Series 2 > Seafield correspondence from 1685 to 1708

OCT. 1706] FIRST EARL OF SEAFIELD 427
and long liff. I fynd your son most be at Londan for soum
tym yet, which I am sory for ; bot if the unon have on
happy isiou a long tym wold be weall bestoued on it. I
hir soum of my frinds is for my cuming south, bot that is
what I will never be persuaded to tho I war abell, which I
belive I am not, for save my Lord war ther I should have
no satisfaction, save it war in your Los. company, and your
Lo. knos I allvays lovd the contary, and I likways belive
I should loes the litell halth I have gott, if I should quet
the contary, till it war beter esteblished. I wish your
Lo. wold think of cuming north to your ouen hous, wher
you wold be willkam to all, but in a partiklur manar to hir
who is sinserly, My Lord, Your most obedent daghtar and
humbell servant, Anna Seafield.
Cullari, 10 1706.
On the 29th of June 1706 the Earl of Findlater received a
yearly pension of iESOO.1
Next letter is written to the Town Council of Banff. Sir
Alexander Ogilvie, who then represented Banff in the Scots
Parliament, was one of the Scots Lords Commissioners for the
union. He was commissioner for Banff to the Convention of
Royal Burghs from 1704 to 1716.
Eder., 17th Octr. 1706.
Honobll. Gentlemen,—By these I congratulate you
all in your new stationes, and wish you much joy and that
pace may attend you and the toun flurish in your tym.
For your diversion I have sent the minuts and artickles
of the union with the minuts of Parliament and the nues
letter. I feind since Wm Garden went to Leith and by
my absence the sending the neus have bein altogither
neglected, but if you can name oney heere will be cairfull,
I shall give the nues to them for your use, since I have so
mutch to doe that I am affrayed my servants neglect
them. Please receve my Lord Provosts letter, and if ye doe
judge me capable by your commission to serve you in the
Convension I shall be as cairfull of the tounes concernes
as formerlie, and save the charges of on to cum this
1 Stale Papers (Scotland) Warrant Books, vol. xxii. p. 58.