. not to this melting at Kildrymmy,as he luikit for. Aluayes thay planelie declairit befoir the Committee thaywold follow no man bot the lord Forbes. The lord Gordoun haveing convenit about 3000 men as livetennand atKildi-ymmy, and feing thir lordis abfent, grudgit thairwith. And his fi-eindisand followeris, not lyking Aveill the cans, went ilkone a findrie get, and lefthim lying at Kildrymmy with about 400 men that durfb not go from him atthis tyme. The Committee, loth to want the freindfchip and following of the Forbefis,Fraferis a
. not to this melting at Kildrymmy,as he luikit for. Aluayes thay planelie declairit befoir the Committee thaywold follow no man bot the lord Forbes. The lord Gordoun haveing convenit about 3000 men as livetennand atKildi-ymmy, and feing thir lordis abfent, grudgit thairwith. And his fi-eindisand followeris, not lyking Aveill the cans, went ilkone a findrie get, and lefthim lying at Kildrymmy with about 400 men that durfb not go from him atthis tyme. The Committee, loth to want the freindfchip and following of the Forbefis,Fraferis and Crichtounes, choofis the lord Forbes to be crouner, and thay tofollow him. Quhairwith thay war content; bot the lord Gordoun wes of-fendit, feing it touchit him deiplie in his honom-, quhilk maid him alfo growcold in this fervice, as efter do appeir, and at laft left it fimjiUciter, and joynitwith Montrois, as ye have [hereafter.] The Committee begins now to difcus the welthie widowis in Abirdene, andto borrow raoueyis fra thame upone band as fra the 1644. IX SCOTLAND AND ENGLAND. 259 As tliir materis ar in hand, excifes, douii dinging of caflellis, borrowing ofmoneyis, taxationis, and utlicr daylie vexationis, the Committee gat fum utherlabour ado fdiortlie ; albeit thay war dill biidie, for iipone the fecond dayof September thay canfit denunce to the lionie 23 honeft relponlall burgelfisof Abirdene at the cros of Abirdene, for not lening of fic moneyis as thaythame Ielfis fet doun, quhilk the honeft men thocht havy to obey; and iiponethis horning captioun wes to be raifit, and thair perfonis takin and warditquhill papnent wes maid, but law of God or auchtoretie of the king. Bot thisCommittee giver out of thir lawis gat iither laboiu* ado fchortlie, and the ho-neft men fum releif of this opprelRoun, as heirefter do appeir. Upone the fourt of September thair wes diref^t be the Committee ane Pro-damatioun to be jnaid at the cros of Abirdene be found of trimipettis, deda
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