since the Reformation of Religion in Scotland) the rents thereof are exceedingly small," and concluding by putting L200 a year at the disposal of the Town Council of Edinburgh, "being the founders and undoubted patrons of the said University," to be applied for University purposes with the advice and consent of the Masters and Regents.

The gift, it appears, had been promised to Principal Leighton, when he had been in London, some time before, on one of his yearly journeys for his own bookish purposes, and certainly neither as Resolutioner nor Protester.

"Mr.
Leighton does nought to count of, but looks about him in his chamber," is Baillie's characteristic fancy-sketch of Leighton when he was back in Edinburgh and the L200 a year had become a certainty; but he adds that the saint had shown more temper than usual at finding that Mr.Sharp had contrived that L100 of the sum should go to Mr.Alexander Dickson (son of the Resolutioner David Dickson) who had been recently appointed to the Hebrew Professorship, and whom Leighton did not like.

Indeed Baillie makes merry over the possibility that the poor L200 a year for Edinburgh might never be forthcoming, any more than the richer "flim-flams" Mr.Gillespie had obtained for Glasgow, though in _them_ he confessed a more lively interest.[3]--Whether Scotland should ever actually handle the new endowments for her Universities, or the more important L1200 a year for the civilization of the Highlands, depended on the energy and ability of his Highness's Scottish Council in finding out ways and means.

Broghill being still absent in England, but on the wing for Ireland, and Lockhart and others being also absent, the most active of the Councillors now left in Scotland, in association with Monk, seem to have been Lord Keeper Desborough, Swinton of Swinton, and Colonel Whetham.