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association, the members of the Presbytery resolved unanimously 
to go immediately and subscribe the said association, and join in 
the subscription of money with the well-affected gentlemen in 
town and country, and in regard there was a meeting of Synod 
called pro re nata against Monday next, the 16th instant, the 
Presbytery recommend to their members to attend the same.” 
At a meeting of Presbytery held on 21st January, 1746, a 
report was given in as to the members of Presbytery who had 
entered into and subscribed to the foresaid association ; and at a 
further meeting held on 4th February there was a report by the 
members of Presbytery, who were ‘members of the committee 
appointed by the gentlemen and clergy associating,” upon the 
accounts of the cashier of said association, in which there were 
debit entries of “ the sums already expended by their direction 
for enlisting able-bodied men into the marching regiments for six 
months at four pound sterling each as a premium, and for pay to 
the Volunteers of town and country at eight pence per diem.” 
This latter sum was the same amount as Mr Fergusson paid to 
the men whom he raised ; and with regard to the bounty of £4, 
I would observe that it would not appear to be in exact accord- 
ance with the terms of the Proclamations, which the Lord 
Justice-Clerk of the time delighted in quibbling over, rather than 
in encouraging the county to put itself in a state of defence. 
On 28th December, Mr Fergusson again wrote as follows :— 
“Since I wrote your Grace, the 18th of this, the face of affairs 
is much changed here. Upon Friday, the 20th, the Highland 
army crossed Esk, and part of them came that night within 
eight miles of Dumfries. The 21st, the greatest part of them 
came to Dumfries, the rest having gone to Moffat, and a few 
came that night within eight miles of this. The 22nd, a few 
came to Thornhill, but most of them remainedin Dumfries. The 
23rd, they came all here and to the adjacent villages. The 24th, 
they left and went to Douglas, only some part of them lodged 
that night in Leadhills and Wanlockhead, and some near 
Sangquhar. The 25th, forty of them entered Glasgow and 
demanded quarter for their whole army in the kirks, meeting 
houses, and other publick buildings, and said they would not go 
into private houses. J have yet heard nothing further of their 
route. At Dumfries they behaved very rudely, stripd everybody 
almost of their shoes, obliged the town to give them £1000 and 
a considerable quantity of shoes, and carried away Provost 
