and mak conclusiones to themselfs as [if] all wer doin; and thereby occasion our wigilant
adversaries be sea and land to look to our motiones. The Lord quho as it wer, caryed ws
in eglis wings in our woyage heer, and made his creatures sensibli to concurr thervnto.
Ther is no les (if not more) nead now to wrestle with the Lord day and night that ther
and our return may hav the same safe convoyance. I conceaved at our depairtour that
monoyes had cum alongs for suppli of his [Majes]tie's effaires, which wold hav cum weri
seasonabli, if his personale and domestick wants wer alse weel knoen at home as to other
your servands heer. The publicq credit is not adverted to at home, which maks it
smale waleu heer; and throw disapoyntments in Holland hes occasioned Provest Jafr
and my cuming hither yisternight. Thes we ar to speak with heer hes smale will to
work in regard of former disapoyntments We ar presentli to meet with them. I
the honor to speak with the K[ing] yisterday, and did represent to him how that wi
man in the north (Montrose?) his inconsiderable appearance ther wold mak a diversi
Da. Lesselie's forces, and therby in cace of any southerne incursiones indauger his no
London, Edinburgh, and Leath. He seamed to relish extream weel that expressio
said that ther was sum present course layd doun for recalling that wicked one's pr
commission. I sould be sori yow hav not ane exprese from heer. He is not c
This for my exoneratione at your hands, however yow hav all fra better hands.
respects rememberit to your wyf. I cease, and remaines, Your affectionate frein
yow,

Maij, 1650.

For his Reverend Pastor, Mr. ROBERT DOUGLAS, these.

Camphear,

J. SMITH

The account

ngs and losses m. s presented by hi engrossed in an

March, 1647. It may be

erous to June 4, 1673, at

MR. JOHN LIVINGSTONE AND MR. GEORGE HUTCHESONE TO DOUGent, having taken to their con

me be Alexr. Brodie of Lethen, 11

shorereof, as zit, he had never re in Anno 1643 yecies, lent to the

Reverend and loving Brother,—When wee wrote last unto yow Dalrymple we did not expect to have bin so long detained as that we

place, but (whether through want of preparation or of resolution, we wil

insight and plenish of him be

the

to have written again. But it pleases the Lord so to retard matters, are 1645, his hous of Lether we not hitherto get off. We are dailie made to expect that wee shall rot able to prevaill, brunt how ho it is probable it may be a good while ere all be readie. We have teine hundreth meine pas ntiel geest made to consult about our oun comming away, but have not as yet forte laite Marq of Huile, agin such resolution. Wee know we need not put yow in minde to take inrazei tazom to if mut tiations from hence (for some ar gone over whose earand we know no ad 3. cant be 194

so to do; but if matters foreslow as they are like to do, it is like wer

heer ar promised to us (and that with such deserts as yee will observe not performed: which we have told the King was only that which build any thing upon. Yee will receive her[e] inclosed a double of yesterday to the King, which wee think shall be our last addresse

supplicantia

fr

For our Reverend and Lewing Rang 1

to Mr. Robert Douglas and ax

to the sufferings and losses sa o Love en, in those evil times, frem de key wo

f Huntly.

The account

sufferings and losses mar dur de pot de meest etitions, presented by him to do anoRAIN! hich is engrossed in an Act of Par

arch, 1647. It may be adio da. Devender Band ious to June 4, 1673, at wt date wet Love dve

t, having taken to their own as the meters) a Alexr. Brodie of Lethen. Nos tg the bees or 1 y ano 1643 yeeies, lent to the și 3ve the same or potum as zit, he had never recoast any payment pron, golf, mai $45, his hous of Lethen wax Aandgyd be 2ame» trial amp e to prevaill, brunt his be? Kenog barayandre and and plenishing of his being and food or m hundreth sheepe and gas pip hundbych house and Marques of Hunthe, and hi Icantis hous of new be the space of puild work spose with two thousand I throw the loss of many that best dol cant his haill laudis Wherspoon there was abone left not ten of them to tem pump the mandi the Hielanden took away all cheap won hoop yo ing valued exh mht to Romerot Rfb up pho sented to the E daiva of Parliamome in Tam bave ten thousand pumdis tou his enbaratama

and interteaning the garriesone in his house: And lastlie, the Supplicant haveing. plenished sume of his boundis, the enemies, for his refuisall to concurr in the laite unlawfull ingadgment, did eat up and destroy his haill cornes, plundered of new againe his haill nolt and bestiall, and left the land in worse conditioune nor it wes before: And thairfore supplicating That some effectuall way might be fund ffor payment of the said ten thousand pundis, and some course might be taken for keeping of the gariesone within his house, and for the Supplicantis encouragement to continew constant in the guid caus, That the saidis Estaites of Parliament might dispone to him the bailliarie of the regalitie of Kinlose, which belongit of befoir to the lait Marques of Huntlie: And also craveing exemptione of putting out of horse or foote out of his lands, seing they are yet totallie waist: . . . Whilkis being heard and considdered be the Committie for the commoune burdingis and losses to sie and consider the samyne and instructiounes thereof, whilk being reported to the Parliament, The saidis Estates of Parliament ffindis that there is restant vnpeyed to the said Alexr. Brodie of Lethen the soume of fourteine thousand merkis of the fyftene thousand merkis contenit in the said act, and for his more effectual payment thereof, gives power to the said Supplicant to cite, persew, and call any persones wha fallis vnder the compas of the act of Class[es], to be fined till he be payed of the said fourteine thousand markis for his present subsistance and till farder reparatioune of his losses.

The other prayers of his petition granted.

The bailliarie of Kinloss, mentioned in the above unprinted Act of Parliament, had fallen into the hands of the Estates of Parliament in consequence of the sentence of forfeiture which had been pronounced against the Marquis of Huntly.

In the Preface, I should have noticed at p. xvi., that the Laird of Brodie had other two brothers, JAMES, referred to in 1652, at p. 22 of his Diary, and JOHN, whose burial, 22nd of November, 1672, is recorded at p. 336.