Correspondence of Sir Robert Kerr Volume 2 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1875 edition. Excerpt: ... April 1635. (See Forbes Funerals, pp. 1-58.) to take this better from me then you used to doe, and that is, to use all lawful meanes to free yourselse of this bussines, I meane compleatly, though you should sell or wodset to your prejudice; I should rather sell my woods or cornes at a very low rate, rather then to be troubled or heard with him any more, and lykwise Mr. William Clerk, that wee might have him our friend. I hope you will pardon my freedome in this matter, conceiving it my dewty by way of counsell only. Moreouer, when I was at Edenburgh hauing gone there chiefly to make my acquaintance with my lady Desburgh, I met with her very conueniently, who told me (before I spoke of the mater) that hauing heard a litle of the petition from Mrs. Abernethie, she had spoken to her husband; and he said that he thought it not incumbent to the Counsell to medle in it, and if he had beene present in Counsell, no such thing should haue passed, being a mater to be decided by the law. He being unwell, I could not meet with himselse, but desired my lady to (how him, that I came to visit them both, and was withal to show him, that I had a letter from the Counsell in Ingland, directed to the President and Counsell here concerning publique debts, and requested his freendshipe and assistance when it should be presented to them. So his lady sent me word by Mrs. Abernethie that he hath promised to doe all the seruice in his power to my Lord and to me, and she hath sent me again the petition, which she had taken to show to her husband. These were on Munday. On Teusday I sent Mr. John with a letter to Smeaton, to cause sumond Wm. Megot, and find caution for his compearing before the justices their quarter session; but he was not himselse at home, and...