44 The Dumfries Post Office, 1642-1910. 



and Portpatrik and Portpatrik and Carlill,' ' and the doing so was 

 laid by some of the Commissioners at Court upon Robert Glen- 

 cors merchant burgess of Dumfreis,' as a person who knew best 

 to sattle post stages betwix Carlill and Portpatrik, and who wes 

 also fittest person to be postmaster at Dumfreis ; who did there- 

 upon represent the mater to the Scotish Commissioners at Lon- 

 doun and to the English Commissioners for the affaires of Ireland, 

 who directed him to Mr Burlimakie, maister of the letter office, 

 for agreement anent this service, and so the said Robert was 

 established postmaister betwix Annand and Drumfreis, 12 mylej 

 and Alark Cook'' betwix Carlill and Annand, 12 myle ; Andro 

 M'Min betwix Dumfreis and the Steps of Or, 12 myle; Ninian 

 Mure betwix the Steps of Or and Gaithous of Fleit, 12 myle; and 

 George Bell from thence to the Pethhous, elleven myles, and 

 John Baillie from thence to the Kirk of Glenluce, 13 myle; and 

 John M'Aig from that to the Port, ten myles . . . which 

 persons are the onelie men fitt for that employment, as being 

 in-keepers and of approved honestie in these parts, who have 

 done also acceptable service to the Parliament of England since 

 the month of May that they entered to that service, and ar to be 

 peyed be them for the same, as by thair orders may appeare and 

 by some letters written to the said Robert Glencors from the 

 said Mr Burlimakie, Sir John Cotworthie, and others, and this 

 service wes found so neccessar that even in time of peace the 

 same wes thought fitting for keeping intelligence with Ireland 

 but stayed be the late Earle of Stafford, and since the supplicants 

 have so long served with the good lyking of England and they wer 

 also established by motioun of some of the Scotish Commissioners 

 humblie desiring therefore the saids Lords to ratifie this imploy- 

 ment and to allow the said John M'Aig postmaster at Port 

 Patrick." 



" The Lords finding the desire of the supplicants reasonable 

 and the imployment and service forsaid to be much conducing for 

 intelligence betwix England and Ireland therefore they have 

 allowed and be thir presents allowes of the saids supplicants 

 thq,ir imployments forsaid and of ane post bark to the said John 

 M'Aig, their fees always being paid to them be the Parliament of 

 England."^ 



4. Not " Loch," as given by M'Dowall. — History of Dumfries,^ 

 p. 418 (3rd Ed., 1906). 



5. Privy Council Records. 



