A Covenanter's Narrative. 149 



him to bring up to me ane mutckin of hot waters, and coun- 

 seled me to write to me Lord Annandale to speak to the Com- 

 missioner for my enlargement upon bond and caution, or at 

 least to be transportit to Dumfries prison. Which I did and 

 to me Lord Drumlanrig both, and Mousal got the letters sent 

 to them, and they writ back to me that they should deal with 

 the Commissioner thereanent. I wrote to my lo/ x\nnandale 

 and sent to Edinr. three times by a servant afterward which 

 cost me silver, but it was slightit, and I never got an answer. 

 I wrote again to his lo/ when I received his lo/ letter that 

 his lo/ write to my wife according as his lo/ directed therein 

 till, and sent to Edinr. to his lo/, and also to Mr Hew 

 Henrison to attend and wait on his lo/ thereanent, with 

 monies to the agent and clerk, but I got no answer; but Mr 

 Hew write he hoped that my enlargement would be obtained 

 upon ane sufficient caution. My wife afterwards wrote me that 

 Craigdarroch'*3 had sent her word that it were long ago grantit 

 if the Tutor of Lag wad be caution, but he for the time was 

 gone for England. Whereupon I sent again to Edim'., and 

 wrote both to me lo/ Annandale and Mr Hew to see if any 

 such thing was done thereanent, and write if it yet was or yet 

 could be gotin; that they should have both the Laird of 

 Shankston and the Laird of Horsecleugh''^ cautioners, for 

 they were both very sufficient and willing. I heard also that 

 the Tutor of Lagg sent his bond to Edini". to be caution for 

 me out of his love and affection unwritten to by me. I 

 received Mr Hew's'^s letter, that notwithstanding of all this 

 me lo/ Annandale said to him that the Commissioner would 



45 Robert Ferguson of Craigdarroch ; see J. Ferguson and R. 

 M. Ferguson, op. cit., pp. 379 ft". 



44 Shankston and Horsecleugh are both situated near Old Cum- 

 nock. John Campbell succeeded to the latter on the death of his 

 father in 1643. Through his first wife, who was a daughter of 

 Gordon of Shirmers, he was connected with Dalgoner (see above 

 note 5). The proprietor of Shankston. at the date of the " Memo- 

 randum," seems to have been John Campbell (J. Paterson. History 

 of the Comities of Ayr and Wigtown, Edinburgh, 1863. i., pp. 347, 

 351, 355). ^ ,, - 



45 Hem-isone's letter, dated 19th February. 1667, and addressed 

 to "his worthie ifriend, James Greirsone of Dalgoner, in the Tol- 



