At Edinburgh Thursday 17th January 1695
A1695/1/28
A1695/1/281
Letter: to the Council
Letter frae the2 Secretary of State anent the Councills letter of Condolence to the King
The following letter being read in Councill was ordered to be recorded whereof the tenor followeth. My Lords3 4
Your letter of Condollence was presented this day to the King by my Lord Chancellour as your Lordships had ordered I am commanded to signifie to your Lordships That his majestie takes your applicatione to him at this tyme very well, and returns you his thanks for the duety and affectione you have expressed to him therein Blessed to God his Majesties health is als good as can be expected in his circumstances But the tenderness of his greiff hath not allowed him hetherto to signe letters or doe business But he hath ordered his acceptance of their address to be communicated to your Lordships by my Lords your Lordships most humble
and obedient servant sic subscribitur John Dalrymple
1. NRS, PC1/50, 99.
2. The word ‘King’ scored out here.
3. The phrase ‘The Lords of his majesties privy Council did transmitt to me the double of a letter ordered by yor Lordships upon the fifteen next are to be sent’ scored out here.
4. Marginal note: ‘this by a mistake’.
1. NRS, PC1/50, 99.
2. The word ‘King’ scored out here.
3. The phrase ‘The Lords of his majesties privy Council did transmitt to me the double of a letter ordered by yor Lordships upon the fifteen next are to be sent’ scored out here.
4. Marginal note: ‘this by a mistake’.