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association, tlio inenibers of the Presbytery resolved unanimously 

 to go iiuinediHtely and subscribe the said association, and join in 

 the subscription of money with the well-aifected gentlemen in 

 town and country, and in regard there was a meeting of Synod 

 called pro re iiata against Monday next, the 16th instant, the 

 Presbytery recommend to their members to attend the same." 



At a meeting of Presbytery Iield on 21st January, 1746, a 

 report was given in as to the members of Presbytery who had 

 entered into and subscribed to the foresaid association ; and at a 

 further meeting held on 4th February there was a report by tlie 

 inenibers of Presbytery, who were " members of the committee 

 appointed by the gentlemen and clergy associating," upon the 

 accounts of tlie casliier of said association, in which there were 

 debit entries of " the sums already 'expended by their direction 

 for enlisting able-bodied men into the marching regiments for six 

 montlis at four pound sterling eacli as a premium, and for pay to 

 the Volunteers of town and country at eight pence per diem.'' 

 This latter sura was the same amount as Mr Fergusson paid to 

 the men whom he raised ; and with regard to the bounty of £4, 

 I would observe that it would not appear to be in exact accord- 

 ance with the terms of the Proclamations, which the Lord 

 Justice-Clerk of the time delighted in quibbling over, ratlier than 

 in encouraging the county to put itself in a state of defence. 



On 28th December, Mr Fergusson again wrote as follows : — 

 "Since I wrote your Grace, the 18th of this, the face of affairs 

 is much clianged here. Upon Friday, the 20th, tlie Highland 

 army crossed E.sk, and part of them came tliat night within 

 eight miles of Dumfries. The 21st, the greatest part of them 

 came to Dumfries, the rest having gone to Mofi'at, and a few 

 came that night within eight miles of this. The 22nd, a few 

 came to Thornhill, but most of them remained in Dumfries. Tlie 

 2.3rd, they came all here and to the adjacent villages. The 24th, 

 they left and went to Douglas, (mly some part of them lodged 

 that night in Leadhills and Wanlockhead, and some near 

 Sanquhar. The 25th, forty of them entered Glasgow and 

 demanded quarter for their whole army in the kirks, meeting 

 houses, and other publick buildings, and said they would not go 

 into private houses. I liave yet heard nothing further of tlieir 

 route. At Dumfries they beliaved very rudely, stripd everybody 

 almost of their slioes, obliged the town to give them £1000 and 

 a considerable quantity of shoes, and carried away Provost 



