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BISHOP OF GALLOWAY’S CORRESPONDENCE 79
to sie your lop/ in this country, that I may give you some
prooff of my kyndnes as a vassell. I doubt not bot Baylie
More my brother in law hes given yor lop/ notice of the
comisr’s death. This with my service to your lop/ wishing
you all health and happines, is all ffrom, My Lord, Your
lops/ affect, freind and Servant,
Thomas Greirsone.
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From Arthur Ross, the Archbishop of Glasgow, to
the Bishop of Galloway
Glasgow, March 2, [16]82.
My dear Lord,—I received this day from the Bishop
of Argyll an accompt of his ministers how they hav be¬
haved themselves in order to the Test at ther last meetinge,
bot since he tells me that he hath given full notices of that
affair to my Lord primat,1 I shall referr your Lo/ to his
Grace’s information, onlie Mr. Fullertown2 hath not
dissapointed the character and judgement I gav off him,
who hath not onlie acted contrar to all the promises and
professions he mad at Edinburghe, bot hath been the
head and Author of the mutinous section against autho-
ritie in that Diocess. The Bishop desir’d me to interpose
withe your Lo/ that you would allow him to supplie Mr.
Fullertoun’s Charge for som tym, since he could gett his
own provided by another for that space. Wherin I cannot
be positiv withe your Lo/ albeit I am readie to doe the
Bishop all the services that ar possible and proper for me.
Because I am affrayed this should raise a clamour bothe
against him and us, that he should enjoy so many bene¬
fices at once as his own at Dunoon, and that of Kilmoddan,
1 Alex. Burnet, Archbishop of St. Andrews.
2 John M'Cloy or Fullerton, of Kilmodan or Glendaruell, Argyll—a pendicle
of the Priory of Whithorn—was installed in this charge in 1669. He neglected to
take the test in 1681, when he lost the benefice ; but petitioning on 16th March,
1682, he was authorised to take it. He was transferred to Paisley before
17th September 1684.-80011, Fasti,