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As yet, we have been to see no fairlies, except going in a coach from one

part of the toun to another; but the Doctor and me was at the he-kirk of

Saint Paul's for a purpose that I need not tell you, as it was adoing

with the right hand what the left should not know I couldna say that I

had there great pleasure, for the preacher was very cauldrife, and read

every word, and then there was such a beggary of popish prelacy, that it

was compassionate to a Christian to see

We are to dine at Mr Argent's, the cornal's hadgint, on Sunday, andfor the okasion Our landlady,

Mrs Sharkly, has recommended us to ane of the rand shop in Cranburn Alla, and she

has brought us arteecles to look at; but I was surprised they were not

finer, for I thought them of a very inferior quality, which she said was