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THE LOYALL DISSUASIVE
order to recover it and by his wife and daughter petition’d the
Privy Councill in Scotland for liberty to return, but such was
the rigour of that Presbiterian Government, that notwith¬
standing all his reasonable proposalls, and the interest his
friends made for him, his petition was rejected. But thanks
to Heaven, and to her Maj. for it, now that a generall
indemnity is published in that her ancient Kingdome, the sd
Sir vEneas may with freedome and safety return to his native
Countrie. But as his condition is at present, the s'1 Sir iEneas
thinks it no reproach to own that it is not in his power to
leave this place and take his family, small as it is, along with
him, without the Royall help. That in this extremity some
days agoe, the sd Sir JSneas having presented a short petition
to the Queen, to which as yet he hes no answer. If your Gr./
is pleased to show the goodness to lay his case before her Maj.,
whilst the thing is fresh and recent in her mind, so as that
something may be ordered for him to fit him for his journey,
it will be a charitable and a generous office and in nothing
misbecoming your Gr8./ qualitie and illustrious character. It
is not without a blush the sd Sir iEneas gives your Gr./ this
trouble considering he hes not the honour to be known to your
Gr./ but is very hopefull that a person so eminently famous
for all that is good or great, may not only forgive the freedome,
but shew some tendesness for a Gentleman in distress.—Your
most Humble Ser. Sir JEneas M‘Pherson.
AMEN