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A46076
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An impartial account of some of the transactions in Scotland, concerning the Earl of Broadalban, Viscount and Master of Stair, Glenco-men, Bishop of Galloway, and Mr. Duncan Robertson in a letter from a friend.
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Friend.
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1695
(1695)
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Wing I65; ESTC R15762
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the_o say_a earl_n shall_v with_o all_o his_o friend_n and_o follower_n join_v the_o highland_n army_n the_o say_a deposition_n be_v read_v it_o be_v move_v that_o the_o king_n advocate_n shall_v be_v order_v to_o commence_v a_o process_n of_o high_a treason_n against_o his_o lordship_n and_o that_o he_o in_o the_o mean_a time_n shall_v be_v commit_v prisoner_n to_o the_o castle_n of_o edinburgh_n and_o it_o be_v plead_v for_o the_o earl_n that_o he_o may_v have_v time_n to_o deliberate_v his_o answer_n before_o impeachment_n this_o be_v a_o surprise_n to_o he_o and_o doubt_v not_o but_o he_o will_v make_v it_o appear_v to_o the_o parliament_n there_o be_v no_o ground_n for_o the_o impeachment_n it_o be_v further_o plead_v for_o the_o earl_n that_o glengary_n not_o be_v summon_v by_o a_o judge_n to_o come_v in_o as_o a_o witness_n against_o he_o and_o especial_o consider_v that_o he_o be_v a_o roman_n catholic_n have_v be_v in_o rebellion_n against_o the_o king_n and_o never_o know_v he_o have_v submit_v to_o the_o government_n unless_o do_v private_o at_o this_o time_n and_o carry_v a_o inveterate_a enmity_n to_o the_o earl_n family_n he_o hope_v the_o parliament_n will_v not_o found_v a_o process_n of_o high_a treason_n against_o he_o upon_o his_o deposition_n these_o argument_n do_v not_o prevail_v it_o be_v further_o plead_v by_o the_o earl_n that_o he_o have_v a_o ample_a commission_n from_o the_o king_n to_o do_v in_o that_o affair_n all_o that_o he_o shall_v think_v fit_a for_o effectuate_a his_o design_n that_o as_o well_o his_o majesty_n as_o all_o the_o world_n know_v that_o in_o such_o negotiation_n there_o must_v be_v allowance_n for_o man_n commissioned_n to_o go_v or_o at_o least_o pretend_v to_o go_v great_a length_n and_o to_o yield_v to_o such_o condescendency_n as_o they_o find_v most_o take_v for_o accomplish_v the_o design_n that_o the_o effect_n and_o consequence_n have_v justify_v the_o method_n he_o have_v take_v that_o not_o only_o they_o 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