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soon they may execute by forcing iipon ns a Popish successor, and cutting 

 off all who shall oppose them in their designs. 



The convictionis of this onr immenent danger hes engadged some of our 

 good friends of all ranks now on the place who wish well to Her Majestic 

 and present establislinient, to meet together and to consult of means which, 

 through the blessing of God, may prevent the stroak ; and in order to this 

 it is thought necessary to let the country understand thair danger, and to 

 make the grounds of our fears as public among the well-affected as can Ije, 

 and to fix a correspondence with the honest partie of the whole nation, 

 that we may understand the state of the country, the number of these we 

 may reckon upon as our friends, how they are armed, what number of arms 

 will yet be wanting, How arms and ammunition may be provided and 

 distributed, How the people may be modelled, and that overtures for 

 eflectuating these may be interchanged and communicated ; and for that 

 purpose they have made choice of some persons who are of known prudence, 

 interest, and zeal, to meet weekly thereto, receive account thairof, and to 

 consider how to forward this good design ; also, there is chosen out of each 

 shyre and some considerable Burghs and Townes one or more well-affected 

 and of general acquaintance and influence, to take their own prudent wayis 

 for making tryall of these things, and who may pitch upon other persons 

 to join and concert with them in this affair, and who may keep a constant 

 correspondence with these here at Edinburgh, that we botli may under- 

 stand what is done here, or advised to be done, and may communicate our 

 measures each to other. And you are pitched upon for the Burgh of 

 Drumfries as a fit person for that purpose, having all the qualifications 

 requyred for managing such a design. And it being understood here that 

 I, having the honour of your acquaintance, its laid upon me to write this 

 to you to intreat your assistance in this work, whicli tends so much to the 

 security of the present establishment of this Church and nation, and of all 

 the Protestant religion in genei'al, which is in imminent danger from the 

 attempts of a Jacobite party in this nation, considering the present posture of 

 affairs, and to allow of this as the beginning of a correspondence which our 

 friends in this place for our common safety, the rather expected since it is 

 agreeable to tlie Act for the Security of the Nation now past in the last 

 session of Parliament, wliereby we are warranted to do all that's here 

 recommended, wherein if we be wanting we can never answer to God, the 

 Church, or the Nation, but must lay our accounts to be ane easy prey to a 

 furious and enraged enemy. And if by your return to this you signifie 

 your willingness to assist us you shall have further particulars by the next, 

 from Sir, your most humble Sert. , 



(Signed) Adam Broun. 



Ill addition to the above, there was another letter from the 

 Deputy-Governor of Carlisle, dated "ye 28th May, 1689," con- 

 veying the Lieutenant-Governor's thanks to the Provost of Dum- 

 fries for being so hearty in the King's service, " and that you 

 clap up ill men " and deserters who came across the border. A 

 letter written by IJoswell to an early friend, John Johnstone of 

 Grange, Annandale, was sliown by Mr Tlioiiuts Juliiititone Carhjle.' 



