Mr.  Wiliian>  Castares  being  examined  upon
•ath,  conform  to  the  condescension  given  in  by
him,  and  on  the  terms  therein  mieatioiied,  de-


pones, That  about  November  or  December,
1682,  James  Stuart  brother  to  the  laird  of
Cultiiess,  wrote  a  letter  to  him  from  Holland,
importing,  that  if  any  considerable  sum  of
money  could  be  procured  from  England,  thai
sometniog  of  importance  might  be  done  in  Scot-
land :  The  which  letter,  tlie  deponent  had  an
inclination  to  inform  Shepard  in  Abb- Church-
lane,  mei^iant  in  London,  of ;  but  before  he-
could  do  it,  he  wrote  to  Mr.  Stuart  above  named,
to  know  from  him  if  he  might  do  it ;  and  Mr.
Stuart  having  consented,  he  communicated  tht
sai(l  letter  to  Mr.  Shepard,  who  told  the  deponent
that  he  would  communicate  the  contents  of  it
to  some  persons  in  England ;  but  did  at  that
time  name  nobody,  as  the  deponent  thinks:
Some  time  thereafter,  Mr.  Shepard  told  Um
deponent,  that  he  had  communicated  the  con-
tents of  the  letter  above-named  tb  colonel  Sid-
ney, and  that  colonel  Danvers  was  present,  and
told  the  deponent,  that  colonel  Sidney  w«s
averse  from  employing  the  late  earl  of  Argyle,
or  meddling  witli  him,  judging  him  a  man  too
much  aOc<^  to  the  ro^'al  lamily,  and  inclined
to  the  present  church-goveiiiment ;  yet  Mr.
