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<NAME>Mona Logarbo</NAME>
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<OPENER><DATELINE>EDINBURGH, <DATE>June the fir&s;t.</DATE></DATELINE></OPENER>
<P>_SInce our la&s;t we have an account, that the late Earl of <HI>Argyle</HI> did on the twenty &s;ixth of the la&s;t Month march from <HI>Campletoun</HI> in <HI>Kintire</HI> with two Troops of Hor&s;e (&s;uch as could be had in that Country) and &s;even hun|dred Foot to <HI>Tarbert,</HI> and met three hundred of the <HI>Ila</HI> men, and two hun|dred more were expected, where they were all to Mu&s;ter the twenty eight. His three Ships came from <HI>Campletoun</HI> on <HI>Tue&s;day;</HI> and the next day went into <HI>Tarbert,</HI> the greate&s;t carrying thirty Guns, the other twelve, and the third &s;ix; He has another &s;mall Ve&s;&s;el with him which he took upon the Coa&s;t loaden with Corn. The twenty ninth he loo&s;ed from the <HI>Tarbert</HI> accompanied with <HI>Auchinbreck,</HI> (who we have already told you had joyned him) and came into the Town of <HI>Ro&s;a</HI> in the I&s;le of <HI>Boot,</HI> where he took a nights Provi&s;ion for him&s;elf and his men. The thirtieth he &s;ailed round the I&s;land with his three Ships and twenty &s;mall Boats, and came again to the Town of <HI>Ro&s;a,</HI> and fired &s;even Guns at his landing, having with him, as we are informed, in all about two thou&s;and and five hundred men. He endeavours to per&s;wade and encourage the People to ri&s;e with him by a&s;&s;uring them that there are already great Ri&s;ings in <HI>England,</HI> as you will &s;ee by a Letter all Written and Signed by him&s;elf, directed for the Laird of <HI>Lupe,</HI> which is herewith &s;ent, and is as follows.</P>
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<OPENER><DATELINE>CAMPLETOWN, <DATE>May 22. 1685.</DATE></DATELINE><LB>
<SALUTE>Loving Friend,</SALUTE></OPENER>
<P>_IT hath plea&s;ed GOD to bring me &s;afe to to this place, where &s;everal of both Nati|ons doth appear with me for defence of the Prote&s;tant Religion, our Lives and Liberties, again&s;t Popery and Arbitrary Government, whereof the Particulars are in two Declarations emitted by tho&s;e No|ble-men, Gentle-men, and others, and by me for my &s;elf. Your Father and I lived in great Friend&s;hip, and I am glad to &s;erve you his Son in the Prote&s;tant Religion, and I will be ready to do it in your particular when there is occa&s;i|on. I be&s;eech you let not any out of fear or other bad prin|ciples per&s;wade you to neglect your Duty to GOD and your Countrey at this time, or to believe that D. <HI>York</HI> is not a Pa|pi&s;t, or that being one, he can be a righteous King. Then know that all <HI>England</HI> is in Arms in three &s;everal places, and the Duke of <HI>Monmouth</HI> appears at the &s;ame time upon the &s;ame grounds we do, and few places in <HI>Scotland,</HI> but &s;oon will joyn, and the South and We&s;t wants but till they hear I am landed, for &s;o we re&s;olved before I left <HI>Holland.</HI> Now I be&s;eech you make no delay to &s;eparate from tho&s;e abu&s;e you, and are carry|ing on a Popi&s;h de&s;ign, and come with all the men of your com|mand to a&s;&s;i&s;t the Cau&s;e of Religion, where you &s;hall be mo&s;t wel|come to</P>
<CLOSER><SIGNED>Your Loving Friend to &s;erve you,
ARGYLE.</SIGNED>
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<P><HI>P. S.</HI> Let this &s;erve Young <HI>Loigie, Skipnage</HI> and <HI>Charles Mc. Echan.</HI></P>
<P>We have certain advice that His Maje&s;ties Yacht the <HI>Charlotte</HI> is come into the River of <HI>Clyde,</HI> the Commander of which does dai|ly expect the Kings Ships upon that Coa&s;t.</P>
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<P><HI>Edinburgh,</HI> Re-Printed by the Heir of <HI>Andrew Ander&s;on,</HI> Printer to His mo&s;t Sacred <HI>Majesty, Anno Dom.</HI> 1685.</P>
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