His sister Lady Rossie is to be buried next Thursday. The burial is to be at night, "which will be a littell trowbellsome to yow at such a distance by reason of baddnes of the weather, bot I am hopefull yowr relation is such to the defunct that will make yow lay aside all things of that nature iff yowr health and yowr other greater affaires can permitt." Crichton hopes Craighall will stay the previous night with him, and also that he will be able to visit Craighall before long.