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were reversed,, he would not show them any favour." The 

 Mayor then, having summoned the Guild to consult what 

 was best to be done in this affair, they determined to 

 acquaint the C\)mmissioner " that the revoking of an order 

 of such importance cannot be done at present, and as it had 

 taken time of consideration in the making thereof it will 

 also take a time to consider the grounds and reasons why 

 they should disannul and make void the same ; but are very 

 desirous, his Lordship will be pleased to accept of such a 

 treat as the town is able to present him at his coming 

 through." Nothing more was done in this until the 13th 

 July, 1677, when at a General Guild, " Mr Mayor acquainted 

 the Guild that this morning Captain Stirling, Deputy 

 Governor, was with him by four of the clock signifying to 

 him that a gentleman or express came this morning to him 

 by one of the clock, desiring to know that if the town would 

 repeal that order they had made for debarring of Scotch 

 apprentices, His Grace the Duke of Lauderdale would lodge 

 in town all night ; and therefore he had called this Guild to 

 know their thoughts thereon. Upon due consideration 

 whereof, had and taken, and of the grounds of the said order, 

 it is thought fit, and so hereby ordered that Mr Mayor do 

 return the Deputy Governor this answer — That now upon 

 this sudden they cannot annul or make void that order, few 

 burgesses being present at this Guild, but would consider of 

 it at next Head Guild and debate it then, and that in any 

 other thing they will be ready to show all imaginable re- 

 spects to his Grace." To this, Mr Wilson appends a 

 marginal note — " Never done nor I hope never be annuled." 

 His Grace does not appear to have accepted the " Treat " 

 proposed to be given to him, and whether the order was 

 eventually annulled by the Guild or was allowed to fall into 

 abeyance I do not know. Fortunately the feeling of hatred 

 against the Scotch has now disappeared, and now a very 

 large, if not the greater number of the leading inhabitants 

 of the town are of Scottish descent. 



There are many other subjects of interest referred to in 

 this volume on which much might be said. Such for 



