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Series Three: The Lauderdale Papers, c1647-1682 from the British Library, London

 

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ff.1-4 Documents dated 1637, 1639.

f.5. King Charles I. to John Maitland, First Earl of Lauderdale.
(father of John Maitland, 2nd Earl and 1st Duke of Lauderdale). [1639].

ff.6-15 Documents dated 1639, 1642, 1644 and 1646.

f.16 Declaration by Charles I. Draft of the Secret Conditions made by the Scottish Commissioners, of whom Lauderdale was one, with Charles I at the Isle of Wight.
Dated “Carisbroke, 26 December, 1647”.

f.18. Bishop Ussher’s proposals for a moderate episcopacy.

ff.19- Documents for 1648 and 1649.

ff.25

f.26. Henry Jermyn to Scottish Lords. Paris, 13 March 1649, with news from the Queen and her "confidence of your unalterable affections for the good affaires of the King her sonne; that your Lordships will have your part in the advices and deliberations for the resolutions now to be taken, and the communication from my Lord Biron of her opinions and judgment; that she does believe that though in the deliberations there may be difference of sense and judgment, yet when the resolutions shall be taken, the horrid fact committed in England will powerfully unite all good persons in the pursuit and improvement of that which shall be resolved to the ends which we labour in common for, and that they who may differ in the beliefe that the right wayes are not designed will cooperate with the same vigour and affection as if their opinions were complyed with..."

ff.27- Documents for 1649, 1651, 1654-1657, mostly relating to the
ff.65 Interregnum.

f.66 James Sharp, Minister of Craill, to Mr Patrick Drummond, at London. Craill, 28 August, 1658.

f.69 Order of the Council of State. (Wednesday 29 June 1659).
Copy in Sharp’s autograph, original signed by Hen[ry] Scobell, Clerk of the Council.
"At the councill of State, at Whythall. Ordered that Mr James Sharp be commanded forthwith to returne out of England to his own habitation in Scotland, and there apply himself to the duty of his calling within his parish or other his own private affairs, and that he does not intermeddle with any matters that relate to the publick affairs and concernes of these nations, either himself or by negotiating or corresponding with others therein, but quietly and peaceably demean himself and keep within the compass of his own calling."

f.78 A Short Account of the Earl of Lauderdale's Case (1651-1658).

f.84 The Earls of Crawford and Lauderdale and Lord Sinclair to _ nd.
Endorsed, “Earl of Craufurd, Lauderdale, and Lord Sinclair, advice to friends before the Restoration.”

f.88. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, 6 April [1660].

f.90. Charles II to the Earl of Lauderdale. Signed “Your most affectionate frinde”, Bruxelles, 12 April, 1660.

f.92. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale. Edinburgh, 18 April.

f.93. The Earl of Rothes to Earl of Lauderdale. Leslie, 19 April 1660.

f.97a. From Charles II to _______, Brussels, 4 April 1660.

"My Good Freendis,
Whenever your letter was writt it was not delyvered to me before the 14 of the last moneth, and I will not deny to you that I was in some trouble that in such a conjuncture when so great changes and alterations were in view, I heard nothing from my freindis there of whose affections I never had the least jealosie. But as my tenderness for yor saifety and security (which whatever misfortunes have befallen any of you hath bene with all imaginable care provided for by me and those I trust) keep me from writing or sending to you; so I was very confident that upon the appearance of any advantages you would be vigilent to improve theme and give me such further notice and advice as you judged necessarie for your owne condition and myne. I am glad to heare by the person who delivered yours [? John Davidson] to me that yoke is made a little lighter to you then it hath been, and that you then hoped to be in a better condition..."

f.97b. John Davidson to _______, April, 17/27, 1660. Reports to "My Lords" his mistake and troubles from landing in Holland instead of Zealand and provides all the latest news as well as details of all his meetings and travels.

f.100. Drafts of two letters of Lord Lauderdale to Charles II. c. 2 May, 1660.

f.103. Rev. James Sharp to James Wood, Provost of the Old College, St Andrews. Gravesend, May 4, 1660.

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f.1. From James Sharpe to James Wood. London, May 29, 1660.

f.6. Sir Robert Moray to the Earl of Lauderdale. Paris, 7 June, 1660.
(Sir Robert Moray was to become Lauderdale's deputy in London at times when he was away on business abroad, frequently when Lauderdale was absent for long periods in Scotland).


f.9. Benjamin Whichcot to the Earl of Lauderdale. June 12, 1660.

f.13. For Mistresse Anne Red in Scotland. [Sent by Robert Moray.] Colombe, 29 June, 1660. ("Anne Red" is pseudonym for Anne Maitland, Countess of Lauderdale).

f.25. Relates to a White Ball of 14 December 1631.

f.31. Petition to Charles II asking for the removal of all English Forces from Scotland. The King answers by promising to remove the Forces as soon as possible and also orders the 1651 Committee of Estates to meet on 23 August.
A further document is a Petition to the King's Most Excellent Majestie, signed by Helen Hay. This is the Humble Petition of Helen Hay, Spouse to Sir Archibald Johnston of Wariston, (One of the framers of the National Covenant and a Commissioner to the Westminster Assembly.) See later letters for his trial and execution.

f.74. Robert Douglas and George Hutchesone to the Earl of Lauderdale.
Edinburgh, November 10, 1660.

f.75. James Sharp to Patrick Drummond (n.d.).

f.76. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 13 November, 1660.

f.88. Copy of Earl of Middleton’s Instructions. Charles R.
Instructions to John, Earl of Middleton, our Commissioner to our Parliament of Scotland. Signed “By his Majesties Command, Lauderdaill”, 17 December, 1660.

f.90. James Sharp to Patrick Drummond, (the latter was a Presbyterian minister in London), 11 December, 1660.

f.92. James Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 13 December, 1660.

f.94. James Sharp to Patrick Drummond, Edinburgh, 13 December, 1660.

f.96. James Sharp to Patrick Drummond, Edinburgh, 13 December, 1660.

f.106. James Sharp to Patrick Drummond, Edinburgh, 18 December, 1660.

f.126. Fragment of Letter from James Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale. n.d (end of 1660 ?) a private letter to Lauderdale in which Sharp shows his true colours.
“…..I fear ther can be no remedy against this malady without exercising severity upon the leading impostors, Guthiree, Gillespy, Rutherford, which will daunt the rest of the hottheads who in time may be beat into sound minds and sober practises. When many here together are takin notice of, putt under restraint and to subscribe bonds, it drives them to stick together, wheras the readier way to render them insignificant seemeth to be divyde & separat them, by not taking further notice of those who are but misled, then by dismissing them with a sharp rebuke and threatening in case they obstinately percist in ther seditious preaching and shutting up close the cheef sticklers; in a short time the folly of ther way would thus be manifest and they not beeng exposed to the pity of the people (as by imprisonment they are) would be left to stand upon ther own legs & lose ther interest, &c. so their bustling would cease of it self……….”

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f.14. Rev James Sharp to the Rev James Wood, Provost of the Old College in St Andrews, letter dated Edinburgh, 9 January 1661.

f.16. Rev James Sharp to the Rev James Wood, Edinburgh, 10 January 1661.

f.25. James Sharp to Patrick Drummond. Endorsed “for his esteemed friend Mr Patrick Drummond, at Mr Thomas Viner, his shop in Lombard Street London”. Edinburgh, 12 January, 1661.

f.31. Sir Alexander Primrose to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 19 January, 1661.

f.47. James Sharp to Patrick Drummond, Edinburgh, 26 January, 1661.


f.53. James Sharp to Patrick Drummond, Edinburgh, 31 January, 1661.

f.59. James Sharp to Patrick Drummond, Edinburgh, 7 February, 1661.

f.61 Letter and Petition of 1652.

f.69. James Sharp to Patrick Drummond. Endorsed “for Mr Patrick Drummond at St Thomas Vyner his lodging”, Edinburgh, 14 February, 1661.

f.76. James Sharp to Patrick Drummond, Edinburgh, 19 February, 1661.

f.92. James Sharp to Patrick Drummond, 2 March, 1661.

f.96. James Sharp to Patrick Drummond, Edinburgh, 13 March, 1661.

f.105. James Sharp to Patrick Drummond, Edinburgh, 12 March, 1661.

f.111. James Sharp to Patrick Drummond, Edinburgh, 19 March, 1661.
with addition dated Edinburgh, 21 March.

f.116. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, 21 March, 1661.
at Edinburgh.

f.118. Charles II to the Earl of Middleton, Whitehall, 22 March, 1660(1).

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f.25. James Sharp to Patrick Drummond, Edinburgh, 15 April, 1661.

f.30. Robert Baillie to the Earl of Lauderdale, Glasgow, 18 April (1661).

f.31. James Sharp to James Wood, Edinburgh, 22 April, 1661.

f.51. Sir William Bellenden (Deputy Treasurer) to the Earl of Lauderdale Edinburgh 1 May 1661.
“Pardon me to be so bold as to let your Lordship know that yow have many enemyes heir, who doe entertayne themselves with a full expecatation of your fall, believing undoubtedly that the dispatch sent by the Lord Chancellor & Lord Rothess from this Parliament will doe your turne. Ather now or never your part is to be acted, which I hope will be in such a way as may best confirme people in the former high esteeme held of yow, and give occasion to your enemyes to blush and repent themselves for ye attempts against yow…..”
This is the first hint of the plots that were being formed by Middleton to oust Lauderdale.

f.68. Sir William Bellenden to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 16 May, 1661. About the death of the Laird of Petcurr.

f.76. Edinburgh Ministers to the Earl of Lauderdale, 4 June 1661.

f.86. Dispatch to his Majestie in London from the Lord Chancellor (Middleton) and Lord Rothes. (This is the dispatch mentioned in f.51).

f.121. Earl of Tweeddale to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh 14 September,1661.

f.122. The Earl of Tweeddale to Charles II, endorsed by Tweeddale.

f.125/6. Unto the right Honorable the Lords of his Majesties Privy Council, Johne Earl of Tweeddale. Attachment: Privy Council of Scotland to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh 18 September 1661.

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f.11. Instructions as to Church Affairs unto John, Earl of Middleton, our Comissioner to our Parliament of Scotland from Charles II, 22 January 1662.

f.19. Instructions to John Earl of Middleton, our Comissioner to our Parliament of Scotland from Charles II, concerning the act of Indemnity signed “By his Majesties command, Lauderdaill”

f.52. Lady Balcarres to the Earl of Lauderdale, 6 September 1662.
"Since I had this I have received another from my brother [Lord Rothes] wherein he tells me there is some now hier yet did talk my good Lord Crafford shall not return treasurer, and desayrs me to shew your Lord so much yet you may have a care you lose not such a friend in the State, he hopes you will disapoynt ym in this usin, they profess yet invie against Craford, but truly (he says) it's against Laderdeall, for they think if you war out being as they think on of the prym offesers of stet, if you war out our Samson, who hear is cot, wold be in your place, and they would doe what they please..." This latter is probably a reference to Newburgh, who had been Lauderdale's rival for the Secretaryship, or to Primrose or to Tarbet.

f.79a. William Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale
(Here begin the letters concerned with the Billeting affair. This is the first having the private mark under the signature W.S. which informed Lauderdale that there was writing in sympathetic ink on the other side. Lauderdale does not fall victim to acts mentioned in this letter which was directed against Lauderdale and Crawford. But Lauderdale was willing, as he said, to take a cart load of such oaths. Crawford, by refusing it, lost the Treasureship), 6 September 1662.
(William Sharp, was the brother of James Sharp, and Lauderdale’s private agent in Scotland).

f.80a. William Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale. Again includes secret correspondence on political matters, 9 September, 1662 (Tuesday).

f.81. William Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale (addressed to “Mr John Red” Lauderdale’s pseudonym), Wednesday, September 10, 1662.

f.82b. William Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, [Thursday] 11 September, 1662.

f.86. William Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, [Thursday] 2 October, 1662.

f.92b. William Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, [Thursday] 16 October, 1662.

f.98b. William Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale. Enclosed is a letter to the Hon Charles Maitland, 16 October 1662.


f.98b. William Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale.

f.106. The Earl of Tweeddale to the Earl of Lauderdale, Bolhans, October 1662.

f.112. Sir Peter Wedderburne to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 6 September, 1662.

f.116. William Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, [Thursday] 6 November 1662.

f.122. William Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale, 18 November, 1662.

f.134b. William Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, Saturday December 13, 1662.

f.137b. William Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale [Tuesday, December 16, 1662.]

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f.3. Lord Bellenden to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh [Tuesday] 13 January 1663.

f.3b. William Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale.

f.4. William Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, January 13, 1663.

f.9b. William Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale.

f.10. William Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale, [Thursday] 29 January 1663. "Yesterday about four o'clock I received your lordship's of the 23rd, though the express by which it was sent came to this place about six o'clock the night before..."

f.12. William Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh [Saturday] January 31, 1663.


f.15. A speech concerning the Act of Billetting & some other Acts before his Majesty & about 20 members of the Council of Scotland, 5 February 1663. A note by Lauderdale at the end reads: "The whole substance of this speech was next day delivered to his Majesty in wryting by his order and sent to E. of Middleton with proclaimed answers & replys." (total of 7 folios).

f.33. William Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 26 February, 1663.

f.34. Document re: Billeting; written at Edinburgh, the night of - ? September 1662.

f.36a. William Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 28 February 1663.

f.36b. William Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale.
"B. desires me to acquaint my Master that by the last Nothing received a letter from Newburgh telling him that when the Committee was putt to it to give a why for the stop of the proclamation about the fynes [procured by Lauderdale's influence and superseding the Act for Fining]; his first answere was, that by letter sent to the councill here for this there was a latitude left to them to doe what they should see fitt. The Advocate here [Sir J Fletcher] is of the mynd the councill in cases may and should take that latitude, but by the production of the letter there is found no latitude, but a positive command; and therefore the nixt answere is, his Majestie Command intimate by the Chancellor of England; he being called sayes it was so, and this what the Com: wrot was upon warrant. What truth may be in this my Master best knowes; and with this I am bid acquaint him that he may make what use of it is fitt, but this last box has alarmed some and putt them now to second thoughts, and now some spare not to say they fear my Master he's the better of it..."

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f.1 et Many letters from Lord Rothes, Sir Robert Moray, William Sharp, seq. the Earl of Crawfurd and the Earl of Dumfries.

f.28. William Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale, May 16, 1663.

f.44. William Sharp to Sir Robert Moray, Holyrudehous, June 18, 1663.

f.51. The Earl of Lauderdale to Sir Robert Moray, Holyrudehous, 23 June, 1663.

f.54. Sir Robert Moray to the Earl of Lauderdale, 25 June, 1663.

f.59. The Earl of Lauderdale to Sir Robert Moray, Halyrudehous, 27 June, 1663.

f.61. Sir Robert Moray to the Earl of Lauderdale, 30 June, 1663.

f.62. The Earl of Lauderdale to Sir Robert Moray, Halyrudehous, 2 July, 1663.

f.67. Sir Robert Moray to the Earl of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 3 July, 1663.

f.69. The Earl of Lauderdale to Sir Robert Moray, c.5 July, 1663 [?].

f.76. Sir Robert Moray to the Earl of Lauderdale, 8 July, 1663.

f.78. The Earl of Lauderdale to Sir Robert Moray, Halyrudehous, 9 July, 1663.

f.79. The Earl of Lauderdale to Sir Robert Moray, Halyrudehous, 9 July, very late.

f.80. Sir Robert Moray to the Earl of Lauderdale, 9 July, 1663.

f.82. The Earl of Lauderdale to Sir Robert Moray, Halyrudehous, 10 July, 1663.

f.83. The Earl of Lauderdale to Sir Robert Moray, 10 July.

f.88. The Earl of Lauderdale to Sir Robert Moray, Halyrudehous, 14 July, 1663. "My Lord Commissioner will send you the act concerning the Church, which after some debate as to the forme passed most unanimously..."

f.88b. The Earl of Lauderdale to Sir Robert Moray, Halyrudehous, 14 July, 1663. "I had almost forgot to tell yow that from severall hands I had informations that it is talked at London that I spoke impertinently of my Lord Duke of Albemarle, and that we are here indeavouring a charge against my Lord Chancellor of England. These are damned insipid lyes... "

f.93. The Earl of Lauderdale to Sir Robert Moray, Halyrudehous, 18 July, 1663.

f.99. The Earl of Lauderdale to Sir Robert Moray, Halyrudehous, 21 July, 1663.

f.101. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, 21 July, 1663.

f.105. The Earl of Lauderdale to Sir Robert Moray, Halyrudehous, 28 July, 1663.

f.140. The Earl of Lauderdale to Charles II, Halyrudehous, the last of July, 1663.

f.144. Private instructions to Sir Robert Moray, which he is desired to represent humbly to the King himself. Signed by Rothes only, but holograph of Lauderdail. Halyrudehous, last of July 1663. A good and very detailed document, 3 folios. Some notes by Sir Robert Moray on paragraph 11 are inserted on a slip of paper; they read:
"If the Parliament be not now dissolved it may be imagined that matters of Church & State are not sufficiently settled.
That the existence of a Parliament is necessary for governing the kingdome of Scotland, his Majestie's power & authority being insufficient. That it may come to pass (as hath been reported from E. of Middleton's own mouth) that it is to be kept up till Middleton put a close to it. "

f.157. Original billet given by the Duke of Lennox to Lord Halkeiton on 8 September 1662 and enclosed in Lauderdale's letter to Sir Robert Moray, 8 August 1663.

f.159. The Earl of Lauderdale to Sir Robert Moray, Holyrudhouse, August 8, 1663. This ends: "Let the King know from me that I have ill nature enough to beleev that it was rather for putting things into confusion & increasing the number of dissenters than for zeal against the Covenant that my Lord Middleton's foure friends moved for general imposing the declaration, for indeed it would be ill service to the King & worse for the Bishops."

f.161. The Earl of Lauderdale to Sir Robert Moray, Halyrudehous, 11 August, 1663.

f.173. Sir Robert Moray to the Earl of Lauderdale, 21 August, 1663.

f.182. Sir Robert Moray to the Earl of Lauderdale, 23 August, 1663. 4 o’clock. Re: Letter for the King, Lord Dumfries's proposal, method of dealing with Middleton.

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f.8. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Bath, 7 September, 1663.

f.12. The Earl of Lauderdale to Charles II, Halyrudehous, 10 September, 1663, being the day after Saint Billetings day.

f.19. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Bath, 10 September, 1663.

f.25. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Bath, 14 September, 1663.

f.27. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Bathe, 15 September, 1663.

f.50. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, 6 October, 1663.

f.164. The Case of David Wemeyss, Merchant (1650).

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f.2. The Earl of Middleton to Charles II, London, January 5, 1664.
His resignation of "the offices of Captain generall of your Majestie's kingdome of Scotland, and of captain and keeper of your Majestie's Castle of Edinburgh..." Rothes succeeds Middleton in these offices; a triumph for Lauderdale. Middleton later became Governor of Tangiers.

f.6. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, January the 7, 1664.

f.29. Lord Balcarres to the Earl of Lauderdale, Balcarres, January 23, 1664.

f.53. Lord Belllenden to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 20 February, 1664.

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f.16. Archbishop Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, April 21, 1664.

f.93. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 14 July. [14 July 1664.]

f.143. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 8 September. [1664.]

f.166. Marquis of Argyll to the Earl of Lauderdale, September 30, [1664]. "When I came here I found the country ready to fall in disorder..."

f.187. Duke of Hamilton to the Earl of Lauderdale, Hamilton, 16 November, 1664.

f.189. Duchess of Hamilton to the Earl of Lauderdale, Hamilton, 16 November, 1664.

f.201. Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, December, the 2 [1664].

f.229. Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, the last. [31 December 1664].

f.248. Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, January the 21, [1664/5].


f.313. Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, March 11, 1665.

f.317. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, 11 March [1665.]

f.340. The Earl of Tweeddale to the Earl of Lauderdale, March 20, 1665.
"...To the pupose itself I am very unable to offer ane opinione, but that I will say any thing to yow: I humbly conceave the conditione of the country at present to be such throughout the want of trade, the low prices of all the native commodities, especially corns, and the extream want of money, that if his Majestie's reputatione be not concernid, if any Invasione fall out, all hazard of affront or pejudice the country could suffer were better adventured by far, then a taxe imposid, how mean and qualifyed soever: and how a standing force will be able to secure so large a coast you may judge, for a militia as there is Ingland (if feasible) it would ask noe charge, but to provide arms, but how they are to be trusted, you would also consider: If at present there were a competent Magazine of Arms and ammunitione provided, which might be disposed of in several placis of the country as Edinburgh castle, Denottar & some other further north and in Orkney: and if the foot which are now at Glasgow and westward were callid for and distributed in companys upon the coast to serve for a head to the country to draw in case of invasion; and that on of the troops of horse were sent to the other side of the Tay, the other supplying this coast and Fife: this were to doe somewhat. And for the west country I hope they might be trusted soe long as possibly would putt ane end to the war, or to apprehensions of this nature..."

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f.1. Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, April the 2 [1665].

f.16. Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, April the 13, [1665].

f.40. Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, May the tenthe [1665.]

f.42. Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, May 13, 1665.

f.58. Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, May the 22 [1665].

f.60. Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, n.d. [the summer of 1665.]

f.69. Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, June 10, 1665.

f.100. Earl of Rothes of the Earl of Lauderdale, July the 1, [1665].

f.130. Lord Bellenden to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 19 July, 1665.

f.133. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, July the 19, [1665].

f.201. Lord Balcarres to the Earl of Lauderdale, October 9 1665.

f.212. Lord Bellenden to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, October 24 1665.

f.220. The Earl of Kincardine to James Sharp, the Archbishop of St Andrew’s. November 6, 1665.

f.222. James Sharp, Archbishop of St Andrew’s, to the Earl of Kincardine, St Andrews, November 1665. The day is not marked, but it was written the 10th and I received it the 11th (note by Kincardine).

f.223. The Earl of Kincardine to James Sharp, Archbishop of St Andrew’s, Culros, November 14, 1665.

f.238. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, November the 24. (1665 ?).

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f.1 et Various letters and documents, principally regarding Scottish seq. affairs, January to June, 1666.

f.101. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, March 20, 1666.
This letter refers to matters of "Church and State", those found guilty are opposing the State are punished. Rothes writes:
"...I will positively say there is no hazard nor scarcely a possibilitie of any sturring in this countrie to oppose the established lawes and government of Church and State, and as to the punishment of such as wee found guilty, there has beine no gentillmen before us for keeping conventicles, and but on minister taken, who is confyned to Shetland, and for the ordinary people some of them are sent to Shetland to worke [at the forts], and some of them scourged threw the wholl towne of Edinburgh, and some of them we have sent to the Barbados, so we think of no greater punishments unless we had hanged them..." Rothes seems to be concealing much about the true state of affairs in the west of Scotland.

f.178. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, June the 23. (1666 ?).

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f.5. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, July the 12, 1666.

f.64. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, September the 6 [1666].

f.84. Lord Bellenden to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 22 September, 1666.

f.88. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, Leslie, the 23 September, 1666.

f.112. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, Leslie, the 4 of October 1666.

f.120. Lord Bellenden to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 9 October, 1666.

f.138. Lord Bellenden to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 8 November, 1666.

f.147. Lord Bellenden to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 17 November, 1666.


f.153. Scotch Privy Council to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 27 November, 1666.

f.167. Lord Bellenden to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 29 November, 1666.

f.169. Lord Bellenden to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 29 November: 1666.

f.171. Charles Maitland of Haltown to the Earl of Lauderdale [28 November – 3 December 1666?]

f.175. Lord Bellenden to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 11 December, 1666.

f.185. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, Halyroodhouse, 6 December, 1666.

f.189. General Dalyell to the Earl of Lauderdale, Canegeit, 6 December, 1666.

f.124. General Dalyell to the Earl of Lauderdale, Gleskou, the 9 October 1666.

f.199. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, Glasgow, the 10 of December 1666.

f.201. Lord Bellenden to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 11 December, 1666.

f.218. A Relation of the Late Rebels, their motions; from the time of their Rising till their overthrow, made to His Grace, the Earl of Rothes, His Majestie's High Commissioner, by Sir James Turner. 1666.
A very detailed and long document; 24 folios. (The Pentland Rebellion took place in November 1666).

f.244. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, Glasgow, December 14, 1666. Re: his investigation into the late rebellion; urges Lauderdale to ignore the claims of the members of the College of Justice to exemption from taxation as voted by the Convention.

f.246. Lieutenant-General Drummond to the Earl of Lauderdale, Glasgow, December 14, 1666.

f.251. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, Glasgow, the 17 of December, 1666.

f.255. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, Ayr the 20 of December, 1666.

f.267. General Dalyell to the Earl of Lauderdale, 27 December, 1666.

f.269. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, Halliroodhous, December 29, 1666.

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f.1. The Earl of Linlithgow to the Earl of Lauderdale, Eden, January second 1667.

f.5. Laws and Articles of War for the Government of His Majesties Forces within the Kingdom of Scotland. 6 folios.

f.16. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, January the 8, 1667.

f.24. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, January the 10, 1667.

f.41. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, Palace off Halliroodhous, January 15, 1667.

f.51,52. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, January 19, 1667.

f.60. William Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale. Enclosed by William Sharp in his letter to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 26 January, 1667.

f.72. William Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale. Includes the postscript of William Sharp’s letter to Lauderdale, 2 February, 1667.

f.78. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, 9 February 1667.

f.80. William Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale. From William Sharp on a slip enclosed in his letter, 12 February, 1667.

f.115. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, March the 9, [1667].

f.145. Lieutenant-General Drummond to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, April 2, 1667.

f.169. The Earl of Bellenden to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 18 April, 1667.

f.205. General Dalyell to the Earl of Lauderdale, May 1667.

f.220. The Earl of Tweeddale to the Earl of Lauderdale, Yester, 23 May, 1667.

f.226. The Earl of Tweeddale to the Earl of Lauderdale, Yester, 27 May, 1667.

f.232 The Earl of Tweeddale to the Earl of Lauderdale, Yester, 28 May, 1667.

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f.34. The Earl of Rothes to the Earl of Lauderdale, June the 13, [1667].

f.38-41. Sir Robert Moray to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 17 June, 1667.

f.64. The Earl of Tweeddale to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 22 June, 1667.

f.69. Sir Robert Moray to Lauderdale, June 25, 1667.

f.82. The Earl of Tweeddale to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 28 June, 1667.

f.78. Tweeddale to Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 27 June 1667.

f.88. Sir Robert Moray to the Earl of Lauderdale, 1 July, 1667.

f.92. The Earl of Tweeddale to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 2 July, 1667.

f.98. Rothes to Lauderdale, 4 July, 1667.

f.105. The Earl of Tweeddale to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 6 July, 1667.

f.111. The Earl of Tweeddale to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 9 July, 1667.

f.113. Sir Robert Moray to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 9 July, 1667.

f.124. The Earl of Tweeddale to the Earl of Lauderdale, Bruntstain, 19 July, 1667.

f.141. The Earl of Tweeddale to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 23 July, 1667.

f.146. Sir J Herries to the Earl of Tweeddale, Terreglis, the 24 of July, 1667.

f.148. George Maxwell to Thomas Hay, Munsches, ye 24 of July, 1667.

f.158. William Willoughby to the Earl of Lauderdale, Barbados, July 26, 1667.

f.166. Archbishop Sharp to the Earl of Lauderdale, 27 July, 1667.

f.187. Sir Robert Moray to the Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 8 August, 1667.

f.191. The Earl of Tweeddale to the Earl of Lauderdale, Yester, 9 August, 1667.

f.203. The Earl of Tweeddale to the Earl of Lauderdale, Yester, 15 August, 1667.

f.207. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Yester, 16 August, 1667.


f.215. Tweeddale to Lauderdale, Yester, 20 August, 1667.

f.234. Tweeddale to Lauderdale, Yester, 27 August, 1667.

f.236. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale. Concerned chiefly with the temporary alliance of Rothes and Hamilton, 4 folios, dated Hamilton, 29 August, 1667.

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f.1. The Earl of Lauderdale to Archbishop Sharp. Lauderdale’s answer to Sharp’s desire for reconciliation, Highgate, 2 September, 1667.

f.6. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale. Moray mentions “Proposals” which, with the King’s leave, he intends to lay before the council for the quieting of the country. Hamilton, 2 September, 1667.

f.8, Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Hamilton, 3 September, 1667.

f.14. The Earl of Rothes to The Earl of Lauderdale, September the 7.

f.16. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 7 September, 1667.

f.18. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 7 September, 1667. 3 folios.

f.22. William Sharp to The Earl of Lauderdale, 7 September [16]67.

f.25-6. These are the proposals mentioned by Robert Murray as drawn up by him. Edinburgh, the thirteenth day of September, 1667.

f.27. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 14 September, 1667.

f.30. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale. Account of the debates on the proposals. Edinburgh, 14 September, 1667.

f.32. The Scotch Bishops to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 16 September, 1667.


f.26. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Yester, 19 September, 1667.

f.44,45. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale. Urges the necessity of Rothes laying down the Commissionership before going to court, [September 1667].

f.49. Lieutenant-General Drummond to The Earl of Lauderdale. Edinburgh, 19 September, [1667].

f.54,55. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Yester, 20 September,1667.

f.63. Rothes to Lauderdale, September 24, 1667.

f.67. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale. Applauds the taking away of Rothes’s offices by degrees, Yester, 24 September, 1667.

f.73. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 26 September, 1667.

f.121. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale. Acount of bidding for the customs, Edinburgh, 10 October, 1667.

f.136. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Yester, 14 October, 1667.

f.143. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 17 October, 1667. 3 folios.

f.146. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 19 October, 1667.

f.148. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 20 October, 1667.

f.167. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 7 November, 1667.

f.175. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 12 November, 1667.

f.213. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale. James Sharp betrays the military ring. Edinburgh, 10 December, 1667.

f.223b. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 14 December, 1667.

f.225b. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 16 and [17] December, 1667.

f.235. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Hamilton, 30 December, 1667.

f.240. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, [end of 1667].

f.273. Archbishop Sharp to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, January 18, 1668.

f.290. Jean Ramsay to The Earl of Lauderdale, Breechan February 2, 1668.

f.334. The Earl of Linlithgow to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 27 February, 1668.

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f.56. The Earl of Dumfries to The Earl of Tweeddale. Enclosed in Tweeddale’s of 9 April 1668 to Lauderdale. London, the 4 of April [1668].

f.61. Sir Peter Wedderburn to The Earl of Lauderdale. [Concerning Sir W Ballantyne]. Edinburgh, 10 April, 1668.

f.92. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 7 May, 1668.

f.116. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Yester, 26 May, 1668.


f.128. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Yester, 30 May, 1668.

f.166. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh: 18 June, 1668.

f.182. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 25 June, 1668.

f.203. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 3 July, 1668.

f.213. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 11 July, 1668.

f.215. Andrew Ramsay to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 11 July, 1668.

f.217. Tweeddale to Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 11 July, 1668.

f.248. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 21 July, 1668.

f.253. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 25 July, 1668

f.257. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale. A striking statement of the condition of the country. Edinburgh, 27 July, 1668.

f.260. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 30 July, 1668.

f.290. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Yester, 17 August, 1668. "The governour of Carlisle is it seems our tuest friend, for in stead of advertising he the notice is given contrairie way: & to serve him in the same corn if yow pleas to give my lord Carlisle notice of Colonel Hill's being on the inglish side of the border indeavouring to rays men to fall in upon this country, you may choose, for all hops of the excepted persons was in that supply, thinking thereby to incourage the whigs to rise. I am glad you promise to hasten the western militia..."


f.292. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Yester, 18 August, 1668.

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f.42. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Yester, 24 July 1668.

f.88. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh: 29 October, 1668.

f.108. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale. Disposal of the prisoners. Edinburgh, 12 November, 1668.
"My Lord St Andrew came to toune on Tewsday late at night & I see him nixt morning & mead an appointment in the afternoon; we were two hours together; I find him a real pleasid man and had a large accomt of affairs, which you may imagin fills my head with various reflectiones, that which is most obvious is if there be any talk of unione of Ireland, for God sake make hast with ours, for that will cloge (?) it, and the Inglish will be much better disposid to yield many things to us that it preceed the other, for they have more cause & will be ready to putt many limitations upon a conjunctione with them; & tell me when it is time to speak of it with persons here, for some begin already to be jelous aome such thing is a brewing. This afternoune at councel the examinationes of the prisoners was reportid, & four of them who were left by the King to us (as not being forfawlt) we have banshid the kingdomes of britaine & irland & taken them inactid never to return without licence under the payne of death & have named the place Tangier, for we know none soe secure, for they may buy their liberty from any of the plantations. The Chanclour will writt of this on Satterday, & if the King be pleasid therewith it would be inquirid when any ship is going thither, that they may be sent to London before: they are lusty men and will work well at the mole, only M R Chambers being Gatgirth's brother, & having dealt very ingenowsly, if he might be putt in any better conditione when there it were not amise. Mondrogat is reservid for a greater condemnatione if he doe not some service or say more, yitt we shall make ready the report of his examinatione & send it in a week or two. Yow are like to gett another fellow to M R Michael Bruce if we can catch him, or M R Jhone Welsh, a forfault Rebel who has the last week saue on being running about & kiping conventicles in Clidsdale, both in houses, only one at the church of Camnethine about midnight, where there were about 2 or 300 peopel all of the meanest commons, above 20 children christnid. I had got notice of his haunts & putt the lewtenant of the guard Mungo Murray on it, to try his hand, & he has sent 3 parties out in search of him this morning..."

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f.6. Lord Bellenden to The Earl of Tweeddale, Edinburgh, 5 December, 1668.

f.30. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 12 December, 1668.

f.103. The Earl of Kincardine to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 2 March, 1669

f.117. Sir W Ballantyne to The Earl of Lauderdale, Parise, 26 March, 1669.

f.123. The Earl of Kincardine to The Earl of Lauderdale, Cannongate, 6 April 1669.

f.165. The Duchess of Hamilton to The Earl of Lauderdale, 29 May, 1669.

f.186. The Earl of Kincardine to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 17 June, 1669.

f.190. The Earl of Kincardine to The Earl of Tweeddale, Edinburgh, 22 June, 1669.

f.192. The Earl of Kincardine to The Earl of Lauderdale. Examination of Conventiclers. Plan suggested for ridding in the Highlands of thieves. Edinburgh: 24 June, 1669.

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f.1-31 Letters and Papers, mostly July 1669.

f.32. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 27 July, 1669

f.36. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh: 29 July, 1669

f.46. The Earl of Kincardine to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh: 3 August: 1669

f.49. [endorsed] Mr Hutchinson’s Discourse to the Council.

f.52. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 4 August, 1669.

f.56. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 5 August, 1669.

f.61. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Yester, 10 August, 1669.

f.65. The Earl of Kincardine to The Earl of Lauderdale, Culross: 12 August, 1669.

f.85. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 2 September, 1669.

f.109 Letter, 5 October 1669.

f.111. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 6 October, 1669. This letter provides first mention of the Remonstrance from the Synod of Glasgow. The King is very angry with this "mutinous libell against his Majestie's government." Sir Robert Moray has made a note for the King of the main points of the "new unchristened Remonstrance calling itself a Testimony and Ressents, that look so like the spirit of rebellion." On the following day, 7 October 1669, Sir Robert Moray adds:
"It is now just 12 & I am going to dine that I may wait upon the king when he hath done with his, having emplyed this morning an hour or two to enlarge those heads I shew the King yesterday & make some reflections upon them. Wherein I have let myself go as the strain of the damned paper led me. I have not spared it at all. But if perhaps you may think I have criticised too sharply in some places, yet from the whole you will see the nature of the paper to be such as deserves the utmost severity. Insomuch as I incline to think the Archbishop & his whole synode, at least all that command in it, ought to be deposed & banished, if not worse. But the state of things requires consideration & I delay what more is to be said of it till I receive the King's commands, only I take this to be the greatest ignominy that ever Episcopall government fell under since the Reformation, to go no higher. And shewes that it must be much better managed to be a support to Monarchy or a pillar of Religion.
I need not enlarge on this copious theme.
It was full 5 a clock before I had the opportunity of speaking with the King. I found him as vehement against this libell as I was. I have worded his expression according to his own minde, that is leaving you at liberty to speak to the Archbishop before the Council day or after, only he inclining that you do it in private, yet even in that you are at liberty, as also you may examine other witnesses& burn the paper & record publickly if you think meet....You will think it meet to acquaint the Council with his hearty approbation of what they have done.... [the King] observed, which I did also with a regret, that this damned paper shewes Bishops & Episcopall people are as bad on this chapter as the most arrant Presbyterian or Remonstrator..."

f.113. The Earl of Arlington to The Earl of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 12 October, 1669. Refers to the formation of a new militia.

f.115. The Earl of Lauderdale, to Charles II, Holyrudehous 12 October, 1669. Provides an account of the new militia: "I have seen six regiments of foote in very good order & well armed, & five troops of horse; the Duke of Buccleuich's first, who was very well, both officers & soldiers, & not a blew cap amongst them. [The blue cap or bonnet was the headdress of the common Scottish soldiers of the Covenanting time]. His troup was very well, but the Lord Newbottle's was the best mounted that I ever saw Militia troup. The Earl of Roxborough's regiment were good men & well armed, but all blew caps, & the officers not to brag of. The Earl of Home's was every way well, & the Lord Yester's yet better. The militia regiment of this city was very well. But if the militia regiment of this Shire had not been mine, I would say they looked best because all, both musket and pikemen, were in blew coats lined with white, which made a good shew. Those six regiments yow may depend on to be ready to march when & whither you please... The Commissioners for the Parliament are, I heare, well-chosen, but I cannot yet send their names. This week will be spent in preparation to the Parliament, [ready to conduct negotiations for the proposed union] of which I hope yow shall have a good account. This day I received your commands by Robert Moray concerning the insolent impertinent Glasgow paper: That country is unluckie, it seems they will be remonstrators by what name or title soever they are distinguished. I have already got the originall paper into my hands, which differs not from what Robert Moray shew yow. I shall examine it, & by good advice doe what shall be judged best for your service and give you a speedy account of it..."

f.121. The Earl of Lauderdale to Charles II, Holyrudehous, 19 October, 1669. An account of the Parliament.

f.123. The Earl of Lauderdale to Charles II, Holyrudehous, 22 October, 1669. Regarding the proposed Union and the asserting of the King's power in matters Ecclesiatical.

f.127. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 22 October, 1669.

f.129. The Earl of Arlington to The Earl of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 26 October, 1669.

f.131. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 26 October, 1669.

f.133. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 28 October, 1669.

f.135. Lauderdale to Sir Robert Moray, Holyrudehouse, 28 October, 1669.

f.139. Lauderdale to Sir Robert Moray, Holyrudehouse, 30 October, 1669.


f.141. The Earl of Lauderdale to Sir Robert Moray. A brilliant description of the debate on the Act of Supremacy. Halyrudenhous, 2 November, 1669.

f.143. The Earl of Lauderdale to Sir Robert Moray, Holyrudenhous, 2 November, 1669.

f.147. The Earl of Lauderdale to Sir Robert Moray. Arguments against a blank Commission under the Great Seal, to treat with English Commissioners regarding the Union. Holyrudenhous, 9 November, 1669.

f.153. The Earl of Lauderdale to Sir Robert Moray, Holyrudenhous, 13 November, 1669.

f.154. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale. Account of the discussion on the Union in the English Privy Council, to be read in connection with Lauderdale’s letter of November 9, Whitehall, 13 November, 1669 at 7 o'clock.

f.156. The Earl of Lauderdale to Charles II.
Holyroodhouse, November 16, 1669.
"... I received your Instruction concerning your Supremacy, and immediately went about the obeying of it; on Sunday, in the forenoone, I shewed it to my Lord St Andrew's; He said he acquiest, but I found the old Spirit of Presbitery did remaine with some of the Bishops (soe unwilling are Church-men, by what name or title soever they are dignified, to part with power), and that they would forsooth desire a conference with me about it, which I easily layd aside by declaring I would not alter a sillable in the act. Then I discovered a designe in some others to have haranged against it, but I found ways to fright them out of the current of their conceit; for this morning early I went to the Articles and resolved to bring it in the first business, I brought it into the Parliament before eleven, and had it passed without so much as one contrary vote in the forenoone; as soon as it was voted I called for your scepter, and solemnly touched it, & the act of the Militia with two other small acts, and appointed the acts of Supremacy & Militia to be forthwith printed & solemnly published. The first makes you Soveraigne in the Church, you may now dispose of Bishops & Ministers, and remove & transplant them as you please... In a word this Church, nor no meeting nor Ecclesiastick Person in it, can ever trouble you more unless you please; and the other act settles you 20 thousand men to make good that power..."

f.165. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Whitehall 30 November, 1669.

f.168. Charles II to The Earl of Lauderdale, 2 December 1669, regarding the dismissal of Archbishop Burnet, following full consideration by Privy Council of the Remonstrance from the Synod of Glasgow.
The King's Order for the Resignation of Alexander Burnet, Archbishop of Glasgow.

f.175. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 6 December, 1669.

f.178. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 10 December, 1669, 6 o' clock at night, with a further piece written the next day, 11 December, 1669, at 11 o' clock. Report on the House of Commons being prorogued by the King; the King displeased with "their meddling with Religion". Sir Robert Moray mentions the King's new inclination towards greater toleration in religious matters: "He is now beginning to declare himself more vigorously against persecution of people for their Religion, and sayes upon that subject things most pungent and unanswerable..."

f.186. The Earl of Lauderdale to Sir Robert Moray. The first part of this letter shows in the strongest light how completely the Church had been subject to the Crown. Holyrudehous, 16 December, 1669.

f.195. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 23 December, 1669.

f.197. Letter of Resignation of Alexander Burnet, Archbishop of Glasgow. The first fruits of the Act of Supremacy. 24 December 1669.

f.200. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 25 December, 1669. Annexation of Orkney and Zetland.
"I told Lord Arlington of it, this in standing by the King in his lobby in the chappell: and he instantly magnified it to the Duke & the prince. You will easily think the King likes it..."

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f.1-30. Letters and Papers, January - March 1670. Lauderdale had returned to Whitehall at the end of 1669, leaving government in Scotland in the hands of the Earls of Tweeddale and Kincardine.

f.31. Thomas Haye to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, first March, 1670.

f.34. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 3 March, 1670. "The exchequer adjournid yesterday till the 7 of Aprile, & afternoune the committee for the indulgences meet...The committe did recommendid 4 & 5 ministers more, & the councel this day aloid them; the provost and baylays did renew their bond for kiping the toun free of conventicles, & letters were prepared & orders for supresssing the meetings of quakers in the north..."
In this dispatch there are signs of the increasing influence of the King's new views on Religious Toleration.

f.42. The Earl of Kincardine to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh: 5 March, 1670. News of the examination of some Quakers.

f.43- Letters and Papers, March 1670.
f.58.

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f.10. Robert Leighton, Bishop of Dumblane to The Earl of Lauderdale.
Edinburgh, 6 April [1670]. Leighton is induced to succeed Burnet as Archbishop in order to promote the policy of conciliation.

f.11. Memorandum of Bishop Leighton. To be read in connection with the foregoing letter.

f.42. The Earl of Rothes to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 16 June [1670.] "We have sat this night in counsill till eight o' clock, and have received severall informasions concerning conventickells; they are reallie becum verie insolant and much more numerous."


f.53. Charles R. Instructions to John Earle of Lauderdale, our commissioner, for ensuing Session of Parliament. Whitehall 7 July, 1670.

f.57. Private Instructions from Charles II to The Earl of Lauderdale.

f.59. Private Instructions from Charles II to The Earl of Lauderdale, 7 July 1670.

f.81. The Earl of Tweeddale to Sir Robert Moray. Holyrudehous, 2 August, 1670.

f.95. The Earl of Lauderdale to Sir Robert Moray. Holyrudehous, 11 August 1670.

f.99. Charles II to The Earl of Lauderdale. Whitehall, 15 August: 1670, thanking Lauderdale for his good services in Scotland.

f.106. Report of the Commissioners, Holyroudhous, 24 August 1670.

f.114. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale, Windsor Castle, 30 August, 1670.

f.123. Anne, Countess of Lauderdale, to The Earl of Lauderdale, from Paris, 22 September 1670? She had been sent to France for health reasons, although perhaps this was an excuse on Lauderdale's part to be able to get rid of her.

f.125. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 27 September, 1670.

f.133. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 29 September, 1670.

f.134. Sir Robert Moray to The Earl of Lauderdale.
Whitehall 19 January, 1671.
Through the influence of Lady Dysart, Lauderdale had broken with Sir Robert Moray. This dignified letter is the only record, further than the absence of other letters between them being significant, of the difference between them. That it is from Moray to Lauderdale is a fairly certain assumption, but it is neither addressed, signed, nor endorsed. It is in response to Lauderdale's letters of 14 November and 16 December 1670. Sir Robert Moray declines "to reply upon the answeres you here give, least it might continue a Dispute which I doe not desire to intertaine with your Grace; For I ame as willing as yow can be that not only past mistakes may not stick, but that bygones may be bygones, & faire play in time to come..."

f.157. The Earl of Tweeddale to The Earl of Lauderdale, Yester, 15 December, 1670.

f.161. The Duke of Hamilton to The Earl of Lauderdale, Ham 16 December, 1670.

f.172. The Earl of Kincardine to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 5 January, 1671.

f.183. The Earl of Rothes to The Earl of Lauderdale, 2 February 1671.

f.187. Archbishop Sharp to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 2 February, 1671. The Archbishop states that he "can not goe along with the Bishop of Dunblain's concessions, judging them to leave nothing to the authority of a bishop but the insignificant title..."

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f.1. Letters and Papers, March 1671.

f.3. Letter from the Earl of Argyll concerning the Justiciary & Circuit Courts, 4 March 1671.

f.9. Letter from the Earl of Rothes concerning Proceedings of Councell, 7 March 1671.

f.71. The Earl of Kincardine to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 22 July, 1671. "Bishop Dunblain is like to be more tractable than he hath been..."

f.103. Archbishop Sharp to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, November 23, 1671. "I humbly acquiesce in his Majestie's resolution about the disposall of the Archbishoprick of Glasgow, and shall obey the command for translation, though I differ from the new Archbishop as to his proposals for accomodation, not having the habitude of parting by my own consent with the rights of the Episcopal order, which have been ever acknowledged by the Christian Church. I did not offer any opinion about the vacant Bishopricks until I had your express order, and now that the King has sent directions for advice for the filling of them, I pay all becoming deference to your judgment..."

f.111. Letter of Resignation from The Earl of Rothes to Charles II. November 1671.

f.112. Archbishop Leighton to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 1 December [1671]. He writes of his concerns about the vacant kirks in western parts.

f.114. The Earl of Kincardine to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 7 December, 1671.

f.118. The Earl of Kincardine to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 14 December, 1671.

f.132. Memorandum of the Commissioners of the Treasury to Lauderdale. Edinburgh: 18 January, 1672. Written by the Earl of Kincardine and signed by Rothes, Tweeddale, Kincardine and Charles Maitland, opposing the proposition to levy a regiment of one thousand foot in Scotland, paid by Scotland, but to serve the King in England, either at sea or on land.

f.141. Earl of Kincardine to The Earl of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 21 December, 1671.

f.170. Private Instructions from Charles II to the Duke of Lauderdale.
23 May 1672.
"So soon as you are in Scotland you are to call together some eminent persones, who are affectionat to our service, & understand the condition of the kingdome; and advise with them what is fit to be done for prosecuting the fifth article of your instructions concerning the peace and security of the kingdome; And what is necessary to put the militia in a condition to be ready upon all occasions of our service to go well appoynted into the fields, & to march where ever we shall command. And you are hereby allowed to give full assurance that whatever impositions shall be thought necessary for this end shall be employed no other way.
You shall also consider with them whither it be necessary that any new forces shall be raised during the warre, & how they shall be maintained, seeing it is impossible for us to do any of these out of our revenue.
You shall, by advice of such as shall thinke fit, consider upon the place what is necessarieor fit to be done for preserving & maintaining the government by Archbishops & Bishops, and for preserving the quiet & peace of the kingdome, either by inlargeing the indulgence where you shall find it necessary, or by removing such unconformed ministers as have been indulged by the Councell, or have not yet been questioned by the Bishops, from places which will continue orderly without them, to places where they will be more necessary..."

f.182. Lord Clifford to The Duke of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 5 July, 1672.

f.185. The Earl of Kincardine to The Duke of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 18 July, 1672. Regarding the dispositions of French and Dutch forces and the voting of revenue to finance the war effort. The use of cypher is significant, showing the growing distrust and suspicions in relations between Lauderdale, Tweeddale, Argyll, Hamilton and Atholl.

f.189. Archbishop Leighton to the Duke of Lauderdale. n.d. [early ? 1672]

f.198. Charles II to The Duke of Lauderdale, Whitehall, August. [1672.]

f.203. Lord Clifford to The Duke of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 7 September 1672. "The Caball are all impatient for your returne to us... The King and us all goe downe to the fleet upon munday next... for most of us goe with opinion that it is not yet too late in the year for our whole fleet to goe out to sea againe; but we heare most of the seacommanders are of an other opinion." Lord Clifford promises that the business in London will not detain the Duke for long.

f.213. R. Hamilton to The Duke of Lauderdale, Dublin, September ye 5th.

f.261. The Earl of Middleton to The Duke of Lauderdale, Tangier, March 27, 1673

f.275. Bishop Ramsey (Elect of Dunblane) to the Duchess of Lauderdale, (the second Duchess, Elizabeth Tallmarsh, Countess of Dysart), Hamilton, 21 May, 1673.

f.284. The Earl of Kincardine to the Duke of Lauderdale, Queensferrie, 20 September 1673.

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f.3. Instructions from Charles II to the Duke of Lauderdale. [1673].

f.5. The Hon. Charles Maitland to The Duke of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 4 November, 1673.

f.6. The Duke of Lauderdale to James, Duke of York, Lethington, 4 September 1673.

f.7. The Duke of Lauderdale to Charles II, Lethington, 4 September 1673.

f.10. The Archbishop of Glasgow to The Duke of Lauderdale. Edinburgh, 9 November [1673].

f.12. James, Duke of York to The Duke of Lauderdale, November 11, 1673.

f.14. The Duke of Lauderdale to The Hon. Charles Maitland. Account of the first organised opposition to Lauderdale. Holyrudehous, 13 November, 1673.

f.18. The Duke of Lauderdale to the Hon. Charles Maitland. Holyroodhous, 18 November, 1673.

f.24. The Duke of Lauderdale to Charles II, Holyrudehous, 20 November, 1673.

f.26. Private Instructions to John Duke of Lauderdale, Our Commissioner, from Charles II, 26 November 1673.


f.29. Charles II to The Duke of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 29 November, 1673. For My Lord Commissioner of Scotland.

f.31. The Duke of Lauderdale to Charles II, Holyrudehous, 1 December, 1673.

f.35. The Duke of Lauderdale, to Charles II.

f.41. The Duke of York to The Duke of Lauderdale, 4 December, 1673.

f.44. Copy of intercepted letter from Lord Yester to his father, The Earl of Tweeddale, London, December 4, 1673. Two or three digit number codes are used in this letter to denote major personalties:
125 = The King; 78 = Parliament, or Scotland; 154 = Hamilton.
Hamilton was the active leader of the constitutional opposition to Lauderdale. Hamilton was supported by Tweeddale, Dumfries, Morton, Roxburgh, Queensberry and Drummond.

f.46. Lord Polwarth to Lord Yester, 6 December 1673.

f.47. The Duke of Lauderdale to Charles II, Holyrudehous, 9 December, 1673.

f.51. The Earl of Kincardine to The Duke of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 18 December, 1673.

f.54. Lord Rosse to The Duke of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 13 March [1675]. Reports of the first actual fighting with the Conventiclers at Bathgate.

f.55. Charles II to The Duke of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 21 December: 1673.

f.57. The Duke of York to The Duke of Lauderdale, 21 December, 1673.

f.60. The Earl of Kincardine to The Duke of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 25 December, 1673.

f.62. The Earl of Kincardine to The Duke of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 29 December, 1673.
"Yesterdayes packet brought me a great many copies of the proclamatione against Papists..."


f.64. The Earl of Kincardine to The Duke of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 3 January, 1674.

f.66. The Duke of Lauderdale to Charles II, Holyrudehous, 9 November, 1674.

f.68. The Earl of Kincardine to The Duke of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 10 January, 1674.

f.70. The Duke of York to The Duke of Lauderdale, 13 January, 1674.

f.72. Charles II to The Duke of Lauderdale, Whitehall 14 January 1674."...I will ever be your true friend."

f.74. The Earl of Kincardine to The Duke of Lauderdale, Whitehall,
20 January, 1674. The Earl of Kincardine continues to represent Lauderdale's interests in Whitehall whilst the Duke is away defending his position in Scotland. On Scottish affairs, Kincardine and Lauderdale continue to maintain a strict independence from the English House of Commons.

f.76. The Earl of Kincardine to The Duke of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 29 January, 1674.

f.78. The Duke of Lauderdale to Charles II, 1 February 1674.
In December 1673 Hamilton, Tweeddale and some of their friends had gone in person to the English Court to try to use their influence against Lauderdale. They next helped to raise a storm against Lauderdale in the House of Commons. This resulted in an address to the King to remove Lauderdale from his presence forever.
Lauderdale is grateful for the King's "most gracious letter of 14 January which was a soveraine cordiall against the storme raised against me there." The Duke continues:"My friends at London tell me that they hope the storme is like to be calmed against me in the house of Commons, & some advise me to make addresse to desayer to be heard myself before I be condemned, but this I am sure I can not doe being here by your command & cannot stir without your order..."

f.78b. The Duke of Lauderdale to The Duke of York, Copy letter to the Duke. He reminds the Duke of York that Dumfries had been a prime mover in the billetting plot.


f.83. The Earl of Kincardine to The Duke of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 10 February, 1674.

f.91. The Earl of Kincardine to The Duke of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 12 February, 1674.

f.96. The Earl of Tweeddale to Lieutenant-General Drummond, 21 February, 1674.

f.105. The Duke of York to The Duke of Lauderdale, 24 February, 1674.

f.115. The Duke of Lauderdale to Charles II, Holyroodhouse, 5 March, 1674. "...you shall find me readier than all your Enemies to rid you of the trouble of Scots Parliaments, which I swear are now useless at the best...the Earl of Tweeddale does you much mischeefe there and here, You will I hope dispatch him when you see it fit..."

f.128. The Duke of Hamilton to The Earl of Tweeddale, Edinburgh, 24 March, 1674.

f.131. The Earl of Kincardine to The Duke of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 11 April, 1674.

f.136. William Sharp to The Duke of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 7 May, 1674.

f.142. The Earl of Atholl to The Duke of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 16 May, 1674.

f.143. Mr J Paterson to The Duke of Lauderdale, 4 June, 1674.

f.147. The Marquis of Argyle to The Duke of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 16 June, 1674.

f.149. The Archbishop of Glasgow to The Duke of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 16 June, 1674.

f.151. The Duke of Lauderdale to The Archbishop of Glasgow, 18 June, 1674. He is against the proposals for a National Synod.

f.157. The Archbishop of Glasgow to The Duke of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 20 June [1674].


f.161. The Archbishop of Glasgow The Duke of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 25 June 1674. He acknowledges and weakly gives way immediately to Lauderdale's commands set out in instructions of 18 June 1674.

f.163. Lord Rosse to The Hon. Charles Maitland, Halkhead, 29 June, [1674], addressed to The Right Honorable My Lord Treasurer-Deputy: "Since my last to you I have made all the enqwery I could in to the disorders of the place, both in regard to the disaffected humour of all persons and of all degrees heare about I can hardly procure any trew intelligens...this I can assure you of, that the conventickells ryses and falls according as they are punished or slighted, soe that those who propose further indulgence as the properest mean to quiet the Kingdome I am shewr are much mistaken in their mishowrs...The preachers who infest the town of Glasgow most and the countrey abowt are Mr Robert Morton,
Mr Donald Cargill, Mr Alexander Bertram, Mr Robert Law, Mr J Wilson, and Mr Robert Maxwell elder and younger, they ashoure them yet of any indulgence which they pretend to be confirmed in from persons in trowst. I wish we doe not waiken on anothers hands to the prejudice of the Kings service..."

f.165. The Earl of Kincardine to The Duke of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 30 June, 1674.

f.171. The Archbishop of Glasgow to The Duke of Lauderdale, London, 3 July, [1674].

f.173. The Archbishop of Glasgow to The Duke of Lauderdale, 17 December, 1674.

f.174. Thomas Haye to The Duke of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 4 July, 1674.

f.184. The Earl of Athol to The Duchess of Lauderdale, Tull, 27 August, 1674. There are from this point onwards many more letters addressed to Lauderdale's new Duchess, the notorious Elizabeth Dysart, reflecting her direct involvement in schemes and public matters. Letters from Bishop Paterson, Dean of Edinburgh, who evidently looked to her for favour, and from the Earl of Athol, to whose son she wished to marry one of her daughters, are quite frequent.


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f.1. The Hon Charles Maitland to The Duchess of Lauderdale. Edinburgh, 1 December, 1674.

ff.2-10. Letters and Papers, December 1674.

f.11. The Archbishop of Glasgow to the Duke of Lauderdale, 17 December, 1674.

f.13- Letters and Papers, December 1674.
f.18.

f.29. Observations Upon a Paper entitled "An Address to the Lords of His Majestie's Privy Counsell by the Advocats debarred from their Imployments", February 1675. A long document of 11 folios.

f.40. Another address on a similar subject, 5 folios. 1675.
ff. 19-98 are letters and papers for the period January to December 1675.

f.64. The Hon. Charles Maitland to The Duke of Lauderdale, Holyroodhous, 3 August [1675]. This letter refers to changing allegiances and the weakening of the Duke of Hamilton's opposition to Lauderdale. Aboyne had left Hamilton's "party" and Queensberry planned to do the same. However, this letter also includes the first notice of a breach between Lauderdale and the Earl of Kincardine: "... By the last the Lord Privy Seal [Athol] gave my lady a full accompt as he told me of all matters, especially of the Duke of Hamilton & how the Earl of Aboyne is come off the partie, & that the Earl of Queensberrie deseins the same. Now I must tell you that by this hangs a storie, It is now discovered that the Earl of Kincardine and Sir William Bruce were reconciled before he went hence. That this was in order to a friendship twixt the Chancellor [Rothes] and the Earl of Kincardine which by many circumstances I observe has ever since continued & Increased, yet this has not been so privatly carried on; but the Duke of Hamilton has discovered it, & this is the trew reason of the Speeches the Duke has made to the Lord Privy Seale, for the Duke of Hamilton found himself at a losse as not being considered in this friendship, & we now understand that the partie [the faction opposing Lauderdale] has been at drawing of daggers upon jealousie of this; for this peace was maid upon this basis that the Earl of Kincardine being confident to stand upon his oune legs at court he was to Indeavour all to be done by the Chanslour hier & by himself there. This is the proposition, and the Duke of Hamilton being at this pace has maid him sound this retret..."
The Duchess of Lauderdale was perhaps again responsible for this breach with Kincardine; her interference probably also partially explains the estrangement of Sir Robert Moray and the growing hostility of the Earl of Tweeddale.

f.99 et Letters and Papers for January - April 1676. seq.

f.110. Archbishop Burnet to The Duke of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, February 19, 1676.

f.117. Margaret Leslie to The Duke of Lauderdale, Wemyss, 25 April [1676].

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ff.1-8. Letters and Papers, May - July 1676

f.9. The Hon Charles Maitland to The Duke of Lauderdale, Holyroodhous, 4 July [1676].


f.13. Report of the Committee of the Privy Council for Conventicles to the Duke of Lauderdale, Edinburgh, 6 July, 1676. A special, secret committee was set up for the purpose of further repression. There are details here on the persecution of Baillie of Jarviswood. This is also the first time that the Earl of Kincardine, acting with Hamilton and his faction, openly opposed Lauderdale and his remaining adherents.

f.15. The Duchess of Monmouth to the Countess of Wemyss, Whitehall, July 26 [1676?]

f.25.- Letters and Papers covering the period January - September 1677.
f.60.

f.61. The Duke of York to The Duke of Lauderdale, St James, 12 September 1677.

f.67. Lord Dundonald to The Duke of Lauderdale, Auchants, 24 October 1677. A report on the increase of conventicles in Carrick and on the threat to the State in the west.

f.71. The Earl of Danby to The Duke of Lauderdale, London 15 November, 1677. Lauderdale prepares further military forces in case he needs to crush any rebellion in the west.

f.72. The Earl of Danby to The Duke of Lauderdale, November, 1677.

f.73. The Duke of York to The Duke of Lauderdale, London, November 24 [1677].

f.75. The Earl of Perth to The Duke of Lauderdale, Drummond, 3 December 1677.

f.79. The Bishop of London to the Duke of Lauderdale, Whitehall, December 14, 1677.

f.81. Suggestions by the Bishop of Scotland for the Suppression of Conventiclers in the West, 21 December 1677.

f.83. The Earl of Athol to The Duke of Lauderdale, Tullibardine, 31 December, 1677.

f.85. The Duke of York to The Duke of Lauderdale, February [1678].

f.86. The Duke of York to The Duke of Lauderdale, London, February 11 [1678].

f.93. James, Earl of Arran (later 4th Duke of Hamilton) to The Duke of Lauderdale, 28 March, 1678. An account of Charles II's views on the Western Invasion.

f.97. Narration of Proceedings in London by the Earl of Moray, Sir James Fowler (Foulis) of Collington, and Sir George Mackenzie of Rosenhaugh, to the Duke of Lauderdale, Upon the 9th April, 1678. Written in the hand of Sir James Fowler of Collington.

f.100. The Earl of Murray to The Duke of Lauderdale, Whitehall, April 9, 1678. "Since my last to your Grace, the Duke of Hamilton, the Earls Roxburgh, Haddington & Lord Cochrin arryved here upon Sunday afternoon, [in defiance of a proclamation dated 3 January 1678 forbidding this] I went immediately to the King & acquainted him with it, he sayd he would not see any of them, but would appoint some[one] to hear what they had to say. Yesterday I went with my Lord Maenard to the Chansler, I found the Marquis of Atholl & others had been misinforming him what they could, He told me all they had said..."

f.102. The Countess of Wemyss to The Duke of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 10 April, [1678].

f.104. The Earl of Murray to The Duke of Lauderdale, Whitehall, April 13, 1678.

f.106. The Earl of Murray or Sir James Foulis to The Duke of Lauderdale, Whitehall, 15 April, 1678. Monday at 11 o' clock at night.

f.108 The Earl of Murray to The Duke of Lauderdale, Whitehall, April 15, 1678.

f.114. Sir James (Fowler) Foulis to The Duke of Lauderdale, Tuesday, 18 April 1678.

f.116. The Earl of Murray to The Duke of Lauderdale, Whitehall, April 20: 1678.

f.118. The Earl of Murray to The Duke of Lauderdale, Whitehall, April 23, 1678.

[See also BL Add Mss 23242-23249 for more material covering the period April 1678 to August 1682].

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