Series 2 > Seafield correspondence from 1685 to 1708

FIRST EARL OF SEAFIELD
195
1696]
this to be lyable to the admirall law for what corns upon
my bownds ; therfor I hoop ye will excuse me to cawse my
own tennants wait on my own shear, which is all from
Your most humble servant, All. Fraser.
ffor THE RIGHT HONORABLE THE EARLE
OFF FINDLATER this is
My dear Lord,—Your son went to Peterhead ys morn¬
ing and Andrew Craik with him. How soon I had the
honour of yr Lops, pacquet, I sent it immediatly affter him.
The ffolly off thosse that questioned his right to medle will
now appear. He hath been at very much paines on ys
account, and hath all his men-servants and severall others
alongst ye coast till ys day y4 he is gone him-selffe. Ane
imployment y* were worth his while were very weell
bestowed on him, for he is very industrious in any thing
qrin he is concerned. I long to give yr Lops, a legend off
my liffe since we turned Buchanians. It were not ill
company to give a description off ye island we now live in,
bot I will forbear till I doe by word. I wish yr Lops,
many happy dayes, and I intreat ye may estiem me, My
Lo., Your Lop. most humble servant and obedient daughter,
Eliza Baird.
Aprill 18, 96.
I give my humble duety to yr Lo., my Lo. Deskford
and both yr Ladys. God bliss yr grand-children.
I did not wreat so much ys nyn month. My Lo., I will
tak it as a curtesy, iff yr Lo. will perswad Castelfeild to be
so just as to give a pairt of Tochineills 1 rent to keep his
poor wyffe Anna Forsyth from starving. I know her to be
a good Christian, and I mak no doubt bot God will reward
ye hard usage shee meets wk I beg pardon for troubling
yr Lo. w1 ys. If it were not for a very great obiect of
charity I would not be so rude.
Elizabeth Baird, who signs her maiden surname, was the wife
of Patrick Ogilvie
James Lawtie of Tochineal, near Cullen.