Series 2 > Seafield correspondence from 1685 to 1708

FIRST EARL OF SEAFIELD
87
1692]
att Pancatland, and brought in yesterday. As for y®
orders concerning the forces off ye north, it will be att yor
hand beffor this. Its still expect the sumer session will
not be much, iff att all. Iff ye bear wer heer I expect 5lb
to a day, ore 7 merks raidy mony; but non will barguen
till they see it. John Strachen advysed me rather to
y® 7 merks rady mony. Merchds are very affrayed to
medle at this tyme. Those that hes meall is expecting
it be seccured for y® publicqe. As for yor Hors mony,
I have about therteen hundreth merks, but knows not
what to doe with it. The tymes are so troublsom, that
I ame affrayd to carie it north utout yor Hors spetiall
comand. I offered it to sealls coming north, but they
wold not medle ut it, So lett me have comands in this
and qt elss concerns ydr Hdr heer, and they shall be
observed by Yor Hors most obedient servant,
Alexr Fella.
For THE RIGHT HONOURABLE SIR JAMES OGILVIE
OF CHURCH[H1LL]
Right Honourable,—I have sent inclosed all the news
that are come with this dayes post. There came only one
print proclamation for secureing the peace in the northerne
shires; and the clerk depute is to cause proclaim it at
the crosse, and tells he must keap it for his warrand ;
but I have sent inclosed an exact double of it. I had from
Abd account that the whole English and Dutch fleets
were on the coast of France, and it is thought by many
that they and the French fleet have ingaged by this time,
that Doctor Sprat, Bishop of Rochester, is seized as
being on the plott, that the execution of the designe of
the plot should have been the 12th of May, if God had
not prevented it by a timous discovery. The Earle of
Seafoorth, who lately upon the news of the invasion
escaped from Edr, is again apprehended. What further
account of news comes to this place I shall send them to
Durne, and the Laird of Durne hes promised imediatly to
dispatch ym to the Earle of Findlater and your Honour.