Series 2 > Seafield correspondence from 1685 to 1708

466 CORRESPONDENCE OF JAMES [march
coast since the chase. My Lord, I shall take all dew care
of what is yours, as if it were my own heart.—I am, My
Lord, Your ffaithfull humble sert., Alex1 Ogilyie.
Glassaugh came easternight with Roseberry, who wes
so tyred that his Lop. caused yoke ane cart and lay ane
feather bed on it, and so drive him for 2 stages. This
maner of travelling and the fancy of seeing his Lop. I hope
will make you laugh now, after in all probability our fears
are over. I shall not part from this while the worst be
over. I pray your Lop. cause send what is done in Parliat,
since it revives and refreshes the spirits of ffaithfull sub¬
jects to know that care is taken of them. We think the
ffrench have shoun a great dale of inclination with much
weaknes, since they were not able to hold their face to so
great a designe, but run like theives.
For THE EARL OF SEAFIELD
My Lord,—Your Lop. has been so fully informed of what
has hapned here, that I have nothing to add, since my Lord
Forglain informs me he is to send you a list of the prisoners,
so that I shal truble your Lo. with nothing on that subject.
Grants 1 regt. marched from this today, as doeth ours 2 to¬
morrow for Stirleing, and I goe allong. I shal leave the
keys of your cabinet and my tresure here with my Lord
Forglain, tho I am fully satisfyed ther will be no occasion
for removeing any thing, nor can I as yett understand the
least inclination of any Scots man to support the pre¬
tended prince, so that I belive ther has been very few let
into the secret, but if I can learn any thing you shold be
advysed therof by Your Lo. most faithfull and obedient
humble servant, Alex1, Abercromby.3
Edr., March 20, 1708.
To THE RIGHT HONOURABLE THE EARLE OF
SEAFEILD, London
Edinb., ye 21 si March 1708.
My dear Lord,—I receaved your Lop8 of the 16th
1 Afterwards Brigadier-General.
3 The laird of Glassaugh.
2 Lord Strafhnaver’s.