Series 2 > Seafield correspondence from 1685 to 1708

1699]
FIRST EARL OF SEAFIELD
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reflect on the badd treatment I hawe mett with. I desyre
the honor to kiss your Los. hands, when and wher ye sail
appoynt, and I am, My Lord, Your Los. most humble
servnt., Geo. Leslye.
Cullen, Sepr. 28: —99.
George Leslye by this time had disponed his estate of Burds-
bank to Seafield. He was in debt to the town of Cullen, and
had been incarcerated on that account. Later the same year, on
9th December, he was in prison in Banff also for debt, and was
liberated that day on a letter from ‘Dumwhaill to allow him
libertie within the territories of the burgh, which was admitted,
Dumwhaill haveing got right to the dilligence one which he is
incarcerat.’ George Leslye was grandson of George, second son
of Robert Leslye of Findrassie, in Moray, who acquired in 1610
Bux-dsbank. His grandfather, and his father William Leslye, sub¬
sequently added to the family possessions in Banffshire. George
succeeded as third laii'd between 1681 and 1685. He had
previously married, c. 1675, Christian, daughter of Sir James
Baird of Auchmedden, Sheriff-principal of Banffshire. That same
year he was appointed Sheriff-Clerk and Keeper of the Particular
Register of Sasines of Banffshire. For some years he was County
Collector. In 1723 he x'esigned the office of Sheriff-Clerk, and
died probably in 1724.
For THE EARL OF SEAFIELD
Edr., 6th Odor. 1699.
My Lord,—This place affourds no maner of [ne]wes at
present, hot I send you heir inclosed good newes from
London [o]f my Lord Seafeilds safe arryvall at London,
which I knowe will [be] the best newes I could send both
to your Lope and my Lady, fforglen pairted from this
yisterday morning and hes a good purse [wi]th him. He
will be with your Lope against Wedensday. [J]ames
Dunlop, who should give me ane clear account of what is
yet [re]sting by the shyre of Banff of that old rest preceed-
ing Candle[m]ess i69i, hes bein at Glasgow with our Calle-
donian shipes [th]ese 8 weeks past, and tho they be now
gone yet he is not returned. So soone as he comes it shall
be sent, bot in the mean time my Lords Boyne and Auchen-
toule should pay up what the Lords of the Theasurie