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James Litiljohne, &c., aud tlie remanent of the haill bretbir of the said 

 craft, and presentit their bill as efter follows :— To yow, my lordes Prowest, 

 &c.— Quhair it is weill k nd till all your wisdoms how for louing of God 

 and upholding of dewyne service we mak great reparatioun and expens at 

 our altare of Sanctis Crispin Crispinian, situat within your college kirk of 

 Sanct Geill, and has na leviug to uphold the same and daily chaplain 

 thairat but our weekly pennie gaderyt amangis t)ie brethir of the said 

 craft, (juhilks are but a few nawmer to the regaird of uthir great craftes 

 within this burgh, quhilk has grantit to thaim weeklie on the niercat day 

 anc penny of all stuft' Ijelanging their craftis, brocht fra landwart, to be 

 sauld for sersing (trying, proving) of the guduess an<l fyness tharof, sau 

 that Our Soverane lord & his liegis be nocht begylt tharewith ancut the 

 unsufficieutness of the saime, &c.— At Edinr., 17th Sep., 1533. 



Copy. 

 Privy Council Letter. 



Edinr., ISth July, 1679. 



"TheLordisof His Majesties Privy Council, considering that Maister 

 William Macmillan hath been for a long tyme past prisoner within the 

 Tolbooth of Drumfries, upon the accompt of Conventicles, and being 

 certaiidie informed that tlic Rebells lately in arms (Covenanters of Battle 

 of Bothwell Brig in June previous and tlien la.st bygone) did make open 

 the said Prisoue and put him at lil)erty, and entysed him to go alongis with 

 thaime ; and that the said Mr William did declare to the saidis Rebells 

 that he would not own his liberty from them, but would come out by that 

 same authority that imprisoned liim, and accordingly he returned back 

 into prison, where he yet remains. 



"The saidis Lordis, upon the consideration foresaidis Doe Ordiiin tlic 

 said Magistrates of Drumfries to sett the said Maisicr \Villiam Macniilliau 

 at libertie. 



" Extracted by me, 



"(•Signed) Alexk. Gju.son." 



Letter of Mr Adam IJioiin. 



Direct yours for me to the care of Nicol Spence, writer, at his liouse over 

 against the Bowheid Well, Ednr. 



To 



William Coupland of CoUistoun, Provost of Dumfries. 



(Anent the Jacobites, &c. ) 



Edinburgli, loth September, 1704. 



Sir,— The insolent boastings of the Jacobite party, and the preparations 

 they have made and are making of arms and ammunition tlirough the 

 whole kingdom, their secret caballings and consultations with the Papists 

 and otheis come from France, and many other circumstances of things not 

 fitt to be communicate by ane ordinar missive, give the well-afFected of the 

 nation just grounds to fear they have some bad designs on foot against the 

 ■ present establishment, both of Church aud State, which we know not how 



