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James Litiljohne, &c., and the remanent of the haill brethir of the said 
craft, and presentit their bill as efter follows :--To yow, my lordes Prowest, 
&e.—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 leving to uphold the same and daily chaplain 
thairat but our weekly pennie gaderyt amangis the brethir of the said 
eraft, quhilks are but a few nawmer to the regaird of uthir great craftes 
within this burgh, quhilk has grantit to thaim weeklie on the mercat day 
ane penny of all stuff belanging their craftis, brocht fra landwart, to be 
sauld for sersing (trying, proving) of the gudness and fyness tharof, sau 
that Our Soverane lord & his liegis be nocht begylt tharewith anent the 
unsufficientness of the saime, &c.—-At Edinr., 17th Sep., 1533. 
Copy. 
Privy Council Letter. 
Edinr., 18th July, 1679. 
“The Lordis of 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 
certainlie informed that the Rebells lately in arms (Covenanters of Battle 
of Bothwell Brig in June previous and then last bygone) did make open 
the said Prisone and put him at liberty, 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 wouid come out by that 
same authority that imprisoned him, and accordingly he returned back 
into prison, where he yet remains. 
“The saidis Lordis, upon the consideration foresaidis Doe Ordain the 
said Magistrates of Drumfries to sett the said Maister William Macmillian 
at libertie. 
‘* Extracted by me, 
** (Signed) ALEXR. GIBSON.” 
Letter of Mr Adam Broun. 
Direct yours for me to the care of Nicol Spence, writer, at his house over 
against the Bowheid Well, Edur. 
To 
William Coupland of Collistoun, Provost of Dumfries. 
(Anent the Jacobites, &c.) 
Edinburgh, 15th September, 1704. 
S1r,—The insolent boastings of the Jacobite party, and the preparations 
they have made and are making of arms and ammunition through the 
whole kingdom, their secret caballings and consultations with the Papists 
and others come from France, and many other circumstances of things not 
' fitt to be communicate by ane ordinar missive, give the well-alfected of the 
nation just grounds to fear they have some had designs on foot against the 
* present establishment, both of Church and State, which we know not how 
