Series 2 > Seafield correspondence from 1685 to 1708

1692]
FIRST EARL OF SEAFIELD
79
For SIR JAMES OGILVY OFF CHURCHHILL
thes
Bamff, 22 off Apryll 1692.
Rt Honll,—Provest Leslie hes bein telling me, that
yee have vse for ane bark about fyftein chalder to com
to Portsoy within this fourtnight. I have my bark heir
wch is just fyfteine chalder, and shall bee reidie (God-
willing) against Satterday com eight dayes to come to
Portsoy to serve you, wind and wether serveing. Thee
fraught is ten punds scotts per chalder, with ane boll
of meill and ane boll of malt. So y°r Honor may caus
Andrew Craik draw tuo charter pairttyes, and I shall
caus the skipper whos nam is Allexr Norry subscryve yor
doub11 and returne it to you. I wish it wer in my power
to serve you to any better purpose, and I only add that
I am, Rtt Honbl, Your Honores most humb11 ser^,
George Ogilvy.
Next letter throws light on the methods of the two Aberdeen
Universities, Marischal College (New toun) and King’s College
(Old toun), in beating up for students. The writer, William Black,
was probably an Aberdeen lawyer, who afterwards practised in
Edinburgh.
For THE RIGHT HONORABLE Sr JAMES OGILVIE
OFF CHURCH HILL thes
Right Honoll,—
Among vyr troubles I give yow, I presume to wreit
something in ffavovr of your Alma Mater. Mr. Allexr Moir
on of the regents of the Newtoun Colledge, haveing the
Bejane class this yeir, is lyk the important sturdie
beggars useing all methods to gett schollers. Among the
rest, he hes hops of some ffrom your toun of Cullen, viz.,
the sone of on Bailzie Ord ; and, if ye have any influence
that way (qch I doubt not ye have), it will doe him a
singular kyndness if yow recomend him; or at least, if
your affair w1 the Old toun Colledge hinder, that ye wold
not concern yourself (if ye should be importuned by any
of the masters of the Old toun Colledge) ags* him. I hop