The Historical Works of Sir James Balfour of Denmylne and Kinnaird, Knight and Baronet; Lord Lyon King at Arms to Charles the First, and Charles the Second: Published from the Original Manuscripts Preserved in the Library of the Faculty of Advocates..1824 - Scotland |
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Page 357 - Ireland, to the parl. of the dait 26 Dec., 1645, shewing them, if that they condescendit to the Englische to pairt with the toune of Belfast, that they might lykwayes pairt with all their interest in Ireland.
Page 428 - The tyme of his compirance at Edinbrughe drawing neire (for he behoued to take iorney one Monday) causses, aganist Sunday at night, hes wyffe make good cheire, and sendes a particular confident of his to Mr Androw Cant, the minister of Aberdein (one quhosse northerly motion had a werey grate influence one the south, he knowing Arcana Imperij) to invitt him to supper. He refusses to come once, tuyce ; at last, Mr Robert resolues with himselue to haue him at aney rait, and furthwith goes to his...
Page 430 - ... and affection to him, wich Mr Androw did without more ceremoneis. So Mr Robert did accompaney him home, with his goune one his shoulders, and at pairting, Mr Androw told him he should not doe weill to goe without his letters. He said he wold not. To morrow he got his letters, one to Argyle, ane vther to Lothean, and the 3d to the Register, Warrestone, with 2 to some ministers, wich made him...
Page 428 - ... assurid of all otheres, wich was thus : — The tyme of his compirance at Edinbrughe drawing neire (for he behoued to take iorney one Monday), causses aganist Sunday at night hes wyffe make good cheire, and sendes a particular confident of his to Mr. Androw Cant, the minister of...
Page 430 - Edinbrughe, and afterwardes to dance about that fyre, wich (as he feared) should, if not burned him, yet at lest scalded him verey sore. This historey I had from a werey confident and intrinsicke frind of Mr. Roberts, quho had it from his auen mouthe, and told it to me, the 10 of Sept., 1649.
Page 427 - Jest.' About the latter end of this past winter, ather in the end of February or beginning of Marche, this yeire, Mr. Robert Farquer, in Aberdein, being fallin in dislyke with the Campbells and present gouernours, for hes agility in the lait expeditione to England, being then comissarey for the northe shyres, was now called to ane accompte, and summond to Edinbrughe for that end. He was grately perplexed...
Page 429 - Edinburghe, for he was citted to appeir ther befor the parliament, to make hes accompts, and therfor besought Mr Androw that he wold recommend him to some of his most confident frinds, wich he promissed to doe. At last, bed tyme drawing neire, Mr Androw rysses to be gone, and wold haue castin off...
Page 429 - At last, being ouercome by Mr. Robert's importunity, he goes home with him, (all this tyme it is obseruable how he cald him no wther but still Master Robert: and being sett by the fyre, and made werey velcome, Mr. Robert goes to his closet, and brings to the hall a goune of blacke veluett, lyned with martrickes, and wold haue Mr.
Page 429 - Edinbrughe, for he was citted to appeir ther befor the parliament, to make his accompts ; and therfor besought Mr. Androw that he wold recommend him to some of his most confident frinds, wich he promissed to doe. At last, bed tyme drawing neire, Mr. Androw rysses to be gone...
Page 429 - ... varme housse, in so cold and rigid a night, to pertake of so homly fair, for no other end bot to bestow that chamber goune one him, as befitting his age and grauity, wishing it had beine better, for his...