cares, I am to halt at Putachie until I 2 April, 1682.-Die Dom. I rested at Fettercairn, being the Sabbath day. We spent the day together, Kinsteri and the servants. We read somwhat of Mr. Durham's Sermons upon Dying in the Lord. . . . I had to be exercised with my mispent tym at Edinburgh. . . . Eddinglass cam ther; made a great jurney befor and after; and slipd the midst of the day. O that my hart wer affected with the dishonour of God, that others keip not God's law! 3.-We croced the cairn in the morning; lighted again at Lumfannen at noon; visited Whythauch and his lady; heard of som ministers ther, who had not taen the test, others who had. I cam to Putachie in the evening. I was satisfied to sie and have the company of my children. . . . I heard of the children at Aberdeen. I had there letters from my wiffe. 4.—I cam from that place in the morning, and visited the Lord Forbes by the way. I found him crabbed and ill to pleas. I was apt to be overcom of my oun humor and passion. . . I lighted at Divron syd. Our hird hors satt up. . . I cam lait to Elgin. 5.-I visited Eliz. Innes, Duffus; mett with Graing, Petgewnie, and others; visited Milton, his childr wer in danger and verie sick; visited the Lady Grang, and Moortoun, and others by the way; and thorou God's providenc cam to my oun hous and famely at night. Family worship was ended. 6.—I heard that James Urquhart and Thomas Hog wer oft unweil, cam litl abroad. 8.-I gave intimation to friends and others as to their coming heir on the Sabbath, to spare it, and not to com. Whether this may be right or not in the sight of God, I shal not determin, bot desirs to seik counsel of the Lord, 9. Die Dom. I read Calvin on the 79 Ps. I was apt to offend at any persons coming to the hous. The Lord knows how to trist truble to a Here follows a blank of several leaves. It appears that during his visits to Edinburgh, Brodie kept his Diary in a different volume. See p. 476. The next entry is 2 April, Die Dom. 1682. me in any ways; and it wil not be my prudence, catiousnes, or warines wil prevent it, when he sies fitt to send it. 10. I went down to Granghil in the fornoon. My wiffe was unweil, staid at hom. . . . In my return I had a proposition from A. D. anent my daughter, and their son, which did surprise. I was apt to inclin to it, and am easilie overcom of evry thing. . . . It is tru I hav never sein that good among them or in their society which was desirabl; yet the neirnes of the relation sticks. . . . I desir to spread it befor the Lord, and to be resignd to Him in al that concerns me. I desir also to take the opinion of honest ministers and good Christians. . . . They expected som ansuer the nixt day. 11.—There was a meiting this day betwixt Granghil and Easterbin, Lethen, Tanachi, and others, concerning that mater of Moy. . . . I communicat with Lethen that mater of K[atharine] and Granghil; which was not relishd by him. I was much concerned to have a discreit and prudent ansuer made to it. I heard this day that Grant his eldest son John, was seik to death, and given over of all; and nixt morning I heard he was dead. 12.—I was despatching letters south to my aunt, to William and Robert Martin. I heard that Mr. Angus M'Bean was to be dean in Mr. Jo. Cumming's place. I found stil much aversion in persons concernd as to that matter of daughter K. and Granghil's son. 13.-I went to Moortoun, missd himselfe, staid som tym with her, spok anent the proposition by Granghil, and the child K. She did not relish it either... 15.-Alr. Dunbar, the Sheriff's brother, and I, went to Elgin; visited Elz Innes, and the Bishop, who was unweil of the gravel. He was content to be ridd of me. I may learn how litl can worldly accomodations, places, preferments, cas, against such pains, diseases. 17.-Petgounie and his wiffe cam heir from Lethen; Main and others; James Fraser, and others with him. The land cannot bear such. He prayd in the famely, but was on his way goeing out of the kingdom. Granghil and my sister wer heir; young Dumphail and my nevay [nephew]. I declind occasions of speaking with them upon the subject of the young persons. 19. I heard the day befor of Jo. Spens his death; was invited to his burial the day befor. I heard he had taen the T.[test] with reluctancy. 21.—I heard that the Bishop continoud unweil. I had letters from Edinburgh from my aunt. I heard of severals their goeing up; the D. his being at London. 23. Die Dom. I read somwhat of Gilespie's Miscellanies, concerning stabilitie and firmness in the truth, against scepticism, &c. 25.-I was cald to goe to Calder this day by Eliz. Innes. I visited the Lady Lethen by the way. . . . I spok with Calder anent the proposition of Granghil's with K. 26.—I heard of the death of one of Burisyeards children in the pocks, and another boy of Ja. Brodie's. I went al night to Burgie. 1 May. This fornoon Mr. William Falconer cam heir, and spok at lenth of my abstractions, of his being tyed to give account of this, when his prsti [presbytri] justified themselves and their way, condemnd others disserting from them; seimd confident of himselfe in caic ther cam any steps of furder defection. I was too frie with him. Let not this be a snar to me. .. 2. I desingd to sie Ja. Urquhart, Thomas Hog, and Kinsterie, Both, and thes at the West. He in Penick was not at hom. . . I heard that som persons met with T. II. [Thomas Hog] this day, Lady Grant and others. I keipd back until they had done. I advisd with T. H. that mater of Carolina; which he did not relish. 4.-I heard of the death of Lord Rothes; how terribl death was to him. 12. We had a meiting at Dyk betwixt Granghil and Easterbinn. . . . I was like to be ensnard by it. . . . Being cald to the burial of a son of Burisyiards, I went there in the evining. My nevy [nephew] Granghil younger cam with me at night; spok of that proposition anent my daughter. I had thoght it had bein laid asid. Lord! give light and counsall. I shew[ed] him my aversnes, and the grounds. I wish'd him to seik the Lord's mind. 13.-I was desird be Glengerak to trist with him at Dyk, anent his daughter's mariage of Easterbinn; which I did. They ended and agreied on conditions. I was importund be my nevy in the mater of K. my daughter. a Treatise of Miscellany Questions, a posthumous work of George Gillespie, 1649, 4to. The death of the Duke of Rothes took place on the 27th July, 1681. . We heard of the great hazart the D. Y. [James, Duke of York] and the company was in in ther coming doun; that the ship was sunk, many lost, Roxbrugh, Hoptoun, and many others: the D. himself in great danger. 15.—We had it further confirmd concerning the hazard the D. Y. [Duke of York] was in, and the loss of lives. I spok with A. D. [Dunbar], the sheriff's brother, anent that mater of my daughter Katherine and Granghil. I was most uncleir, and more and more avers from it. 16.-I went to Forres to a meiting of the heretors concerning the church of that place, which was like to be ruinous. I had no incuragment to be active that way. Oh! so ill as all ar filld: what corrupt, unsound men! I heard of the D. Y. his returning with his to England: that Haddo was Chancellor, and many other changes amongst statsmen. . . . I heard that the M. [Marquis] of H. [Huntly] his son was dead. I cam hom by Granghil's, and found from A. D. that Granghil younger said he had got incuragment from me in his purpos. 22.-I heard of the desolate state of Edinburgh, and al being in confusion there. 23. This day Tho. Dunbar, Easterbinn, and Jean Gordon, Glengerak's daughter wer maried. 24. My Lord Sutherland's daughter, ladie Ann, was heir, goeing for England, on her father's call, and several company with her. They dined heir. I went with her to Burgie. 26.—Windihils cam heir to sie me. I read som [in the] afternoon on the litl book cald "The Graps in the Wildernes." Yong Granghil was heir this night. I am much perplexed in this mater. 27.-The Lady Grant and Lethen cam heir; afterward the Laird from the East. Lethen was for my utter putting of that mater of Granghil and K[atherin], my daughter. I had som hankering. 29.-I heard of the death of Sir Geo. Munroe his eldest son, John, of the 2d mariage. I went to Leathen, and from that to Calder with Lethen and Grant. The Lord humbld me, in that I parted in mistak, and not at one, with Calder. His way was not so straight and even as otherwais. Yet why should I censure others, and not rather judg my selfe? 31.-I heard that Granghil took libertie to speak of me and the family, A posthumous work, by Thomas Bell, published in 1680. with reflexions that they did take ill that we did not intertain the Son's proposition. . . . I heard of the death of Kilrack's son, John, at Edinburgh. 1 June. I went to Forres to a meiting with the heretors of the parish anent the church. My wiffe went East also. The Bishop was there. We cam to no setlment with the Town. I find much blindnes, darknes, confusion, and fecklesnes. . . . The Bishop pretended the honor of God, and edification of souls. Alas! so litl of this. We ended without anie effect. The old goodwiffe of Windihils spok to me anent her children. I found her complaints of her present state. I wrat to Windihils anent them. 2.-I mett with Granghil and his sone afternoon. William Crombie spok to me anent my Uncl's sons affairs. I heard of Cowbin's debts and continuing difficulties; of their profanity; that their daughter was with child. 10.-My nevoy spok with me after supper. I gave him my reasons why I could not consent to that proposition of his. 1. That neir relations, my own and others unclearnes anent this. 2. My friends unwillingnes and doubts anent it. 3. Her unsutablnes for such a place and station. 4. My fear of consequents. 5. My sister her humour, and the liklihood of greater mistaks amongst us than formerlie. Alas! so litl good as ther is heir, in this hous or that hous, so litl serius seiking of God. Thes ar bot som few of the many considerations which occasion my uncleirnes in this matter. 14.-I found by the mother her great aversnes from that purpos of Granghil's. 17.-I heard much of their humor and the venting of it against me and my wiffe from thes of Granghil. . . . A. D., the Sheriff's brother, cam heir at night. I heard mor of their rage against me at Granghil. ... 26. My wiffe went East to Monaghti. Mr. John Steut. [Steuart] was heir. I comund with him anent that proposition betwixt Granghil and us. He seimd to be cleir as to the lawfullnes, nay was at pains to persuad and enforce the sutablnes and conveniencie. I told him wher it did stick. He told me it was his own practis betwixt his daughter and Mr. Don. Forbes' son. Mr. John went to Penick fra this, and to visit Mr. Hog and Lethen, and put them upon writing to Grant, &c. 30.-We heard that Granghil's son, Willie, was verie weak, and in the pox. A. D. and I went down afternoon, and visited them. a Colin Falconer, Bishop of Murray. |
