ARRIVAL AT PARIS

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fears of wooling [robbing),l yet it pleased God to bring us
most safely to Paris 14 of April at night. » Mr. Strachan led
Mr. Ham[ilton] and me to one Turners, a Scotsman, wheir 1
lay that night, and wheir I recountred wt several of our
countrimen, as Patrick Mein, Mr. Castellaw, Mr. Murray,
Mr. Sandilands, a man wonderfully civil, Mr. Wilky, Mr.
Gibson, and Mr. Colt, The day following I made my addresse
to F. Kinloch, and brought wt me a letter containing my safe
arrivall to go in his packet for Scotland, I not having written
any thing since I wrot at my parting from London. 1
delivered him also my fathers letter, B.2 Kinlochs letter,
and Thomas Crafurds, wt the bill of exchange my fathers
is as followeth

Edinborough, hfdrch 15,1665.

SIR,-The bearer heirof, my sone, inclining to study the
french tongue and the Laws, I have theirfor thought it
expedient to direct him to you, being confident of your
favour and caire, intreating 8 recommendation by a few
lynes to one Monsieur Alex.' [pr]ofessor of the
Laws at Poictiers to which place 1 intend he sould go
as also to place him their for his diet in the most convenient
house but especially wt on of our profession and Religion. He
hes a bill drawen on you wt a letter of advice and credit;
which 1 hope ye will obey. I have bein desired by severalls to
have direct him to our Mr. Mowat and have bein profered to
cause answer him what money he sould neid for 20 shiling the
Frank but I inclined rather to send him to you (whilk I hope
ye will not take as trouble) tho I have payed Thomas Crafurd
~1 shiling.' What he stands in neid of during his abode I
hope ye wil answer him, and upon your advertisment and eis
receipt I sal either advance or pay the money upon sight. 1
most without vanity or flattery say hitherto he hes not bein
inclined to any vice or evill way and l ,hope sall so continue.
I know not positively what may defray his charges in his
studies, diet, and otherwise, but I conceive about 7 or 8
hundred franks a year may do it whowever I entreat you let

1 Robbing' interlined. 1 Wooling' may mean 'shearing,' so robbing.
2 Bailie. 3 Page torn. See Introduction, p. xlviii.