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About Google Book Search Google's mission is to organize the world's information and to make it universally accessible and useful. Google Book Search helps readers discover the world's books while helping authors and publishers reach new audiences. You can search through the full text of this book on the web at|http : //books . google . com/ I *.. State Trials. VOL. XI. O ' r COMPLET£?:MeO\i4LECTION • •_ . • • • State Trials AND PROCEEDINGS FOR HIGH TREASON AND OTHER CRIMES ANP MISDEMEANORS FBOM THe EARUEST PERIOD TO THE PRESENT TIME, WITH KOTES AJfD OTHER ILLUSTRATIOJTS COMPILED BY T. B. HOWELL, Esq. F.R.S. F.S.A. VOL. XI. A.D. 1680—1688. LONDON: PRINTED BY T. C HANSARD, PETERBOROUOH-OOUBT, FLBET-STRBET: FOR LONGMAN, HUBST, REE8, ORME, & CO. } J. RICHARDSON ; BLACK, PARRY, & KINGSBURY; J. HATCHARD; E. LLOYD; J. BUDD; J. FAULDER; J. BOOKER ; CRADOCK & JOY ; E. JSFFEIlY; }. BOOTH; AND T. C. HANSARD. laii. 1 ''>•'>••' TABLE OF CONTENTS TO VOLUME XL %♦ The new ArHcles are mariei [N.] Pag€ J25. PftOCBEMNes ^g^ltat HERlWkS OP tfifi SfitftEOF FIFE, for Absetrcfe from the Kitig's Host, a. d. IBSO. t^ow first printed from the Records of Justiciary in Edinburgh] [N.] ^ ;.••« 1 826. ProoeediBgs against THE 00{U90NS, of Eartestooki, ^itA xStb^ftn, for Treason, a. d. 1680. [Now first printed from the Records of Jus- ticiary in,l^cot1and] [N.] ...•*. ^ 46 3S7. Proceedings against JOHN Lord BARGENY, for Treason, a. d. 1680. [Now frrst printed from the Records of Joi(ticiary in iScot* land] [N.) : 6S 926. Vrocetidings upon a Proceis cff Bn-cfr, rftkad «gainit KkLEXANDER BLAIR and eihen, ibr the Mqnktal «€ Jmntii Didc Md others, indicted for Treason and Rebellion, a« d. 168L. [Now first printed frotn'tha Recofdn tf Jiirfliiehry ki i^inbtirgh'] fN.] •••••• tB i^. Proceedings against CHARLES Earl of LAUDERDALE. RICHARD Lord MAITLANDUslSoti, and others, for Offlsial Maltvmlbns ^ respeciiiig the Boyal Mint of Scotoid^ a. t. l€6a«l6ffS. [Now first printed from tiie Prify Cdmcal Books ait XdinbQr|;hij .[N.]... Ibt 330. Pffooeedtnga agabst SEVERAL RffifiDHB. OF iAtWSKSOHCE, tot Treaaon, a. »• 1081. (NM^itt pniled(ftt>tn ill* Secoids of Justiciary at £dini>«rgh|| £N.j •%v»4««M«<«««M*«*^«*««v»tf#««v»^*«««A..«« 9i6 TABLE OF €ONTBNTO. Page SSI. The Trial of the Lady AUCE LTSLE, at WintOB, for High Tlreasoo, A. o. 1685 298 m. Trial! of JOHN FERNLEY, WttLIAM RING, EUZ. GAUNT, and HENRY CORNISH, esq. at the Old Bailey, for High TreaioD, a.d. 1685 382 REMARKS upon Mr. CORNISH'S Trial, by Sir John Hawlbs, Solicitor-General in the Reign of King William the Third ••• 455 333. The Trial of WILLIAM DISNEY, esq. by the King's Special Com-. mission of Oyer and Terminer, held at the Marshalsea in Soath- wark, for High Treason, a. d. 1685 468 334. The Trial of CHARLES BATEMAN, Surgeon, at the Old Bailey, for High Treason, a. d. 1685 .....•..•• 467 REMARKS on the Trial of Mr. CHARLES BATEMAN. By Sir Jobm Hawlbs, Solicitor-General In the Reign of King William the Third * 474 335. The Trial of JOHN HAMPDEN", esq. at the Old Bailey, for High Treason, a. d. 1685 • ., , 479 336. Proceedings aga'mst RICHARD BAXTER, Clerk, for a seditious Libel, at Gaildhall, before Ix>rd Chief Justice Jeffreys, a. d. 1685 49/ 337. The Trial of ROBERT FRANCES, Gent, for the Murder of Thomas Dangerfield, at Jastice-Hall in the Old-Bailey, before the Right Hon. Sir James Smith, knt Lord-Mayor of London, Sir Thomas Jenner, knt. Recorder of the said City, and one of his Majesty's SerjeanU at Law, and <»tbers his Majesty's Justices, a. d. 1685 ... 338. The Trial of HENRY Lord DELAMERE, in the Court of the Lord High Steward, at Westminster, for High Treason, a. d. I686 339. Proceedings in Parliament against THOMAS Earl of DANBY, Lor High TVeasorer of England, upon an Impeachment of High TVe. son, and other High-Crimet and Misdemeanors, a. d. 1678-1685 840. PxM»edings against RICHARD RUMBOLD, for High.Trea» A. D. 1685. iNow fint priolwl fw>« the Records of Priry Ow andConctiof.JiiiticiaKy.atSdinbii^^J C^O ••*« •••«»•«. TABLE OF CONTENm 345. 347. 348. 349. P^ 341. Proctedings against THOMAS ARCHER, ALEXANDER SHEILS, and others^ for Treason, a. d, ]6S5. [Now firtt published from the Records of Justiciary in Edinburgh] [N.] .,., „ ggQ 342. Proceedings agaiiist SEVERAL PERSONS OF GALLOWAY, for Treajion, a. d, 1<5b2. [Now first printed from the Records of Jus- ticiary at Edinburgh] [N.] „,....»...*..,.., ........*. «,..«. 910 343. Proceedings against JOHN SEMPLE, JOHN WATT, and GA- BRIEL THOMPSON, for Treason, a, i>. 1614-, [Now first pub- lished from the Records of Justiciary at Edinburgh] [N.] „„ 950 Proceedings against DENHOLME of Westshiels, and othert, for Treason and Reset of Traitors, a. n. J 685. [Now first printed from ihe Records of Justiciary at Edinburgh] [N,] gfff Trial of DAVID MOWBRAY, for a Tumult within Burgh, a. o, IGB^, [Now first printed from the Records of Justiciary at Edin- burgh] [N.].. 1003 Trial of ALEXANDER KEITH, for Sedition, Mutiny, and Tumult, m Burgh, a. d. \f>U6. [Now first printed from the Records of Justiciary at Edinburgh] [N.] «•«». 1018 Proceedings against JAMES sometime Duke of BUCCLEUGIl (and MONMOUTH). Sir JAMES DALRYMPLE of STAIR, AN- DREW FLETCHER of Salioun, and others, for High Treason and Rtbellion, a. 0. ia85-l6S6. [Now first printed from the Records of Justiciary in Edinburgh] [R] 1023 Proceedings against GILBERT BURNET, D. D* afierwards Bi.shop of Salisbury, for High Treason, a. d. 1CJ87 [N.) •. 1I03 Proceedings against Dr. HENRY COMPTON, Lord Bishop of ^^^ London, in the Council-Chamber at Whitehall, by the Lords Corn- ^^m miisioners appointed by his Majesty to innpect Ecclesiastical ^^B Afiiiirs, for not suspending Dr. John Sharp, Rector of St. Giles's, ^P A. D. 1686 1123 r 350. T The Trial of Sir EDWARD HALES, barf, for neglecting to take the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance; with his Plea thereto, upon the King's diipens'mg with the Stat. 25 Car. 2, and the Opinion of the Judges thereupon, A. p. 1635 ••.«t**».4*«**»**«* # U6S TABLE OF CONTENTS. Pagf SSI. The IVial of the Lady ALICE LTSLE^ at Winton, for High TreaioD, A. D. 1685 SSi 332. Trials of JOHN FERNLEY, WILUAM RING, EUZ. GAUNT, and HENRY CORNISH, esq. at the Old Bailey, for High Treason, a.d. 16B5 S8S REMARKS upon Mr. CORNISH'S Trial, by Sir John Hawlbs, Solicitor-General in the Reign of King William the Third ••• 45! 533. The Trial of WILLIAM DISNEY, esq. by the King's Special Coai-> mission of Oyer and Terminer, held at the Marshalsea in Sooth- wark, for High Treason, a.d. 1685 iSt 534. The Trial of CHARLES BATEMAN, Surgeon, at the Old Bailey, for High Treason, a. d. 1685 ^ 46: REMARKS on the Trial of Mr. CHARLES BATEMAN. By Sir John Hawlbs, Solicitor-General in the Reign of King William the Third # 47' 3S5. The Trial of JOHN HAMPDEN', esq. at the Old Bailey, for High Treason, a.d. 1685 47j SS6. Proceedings against RICHARD BAXTER, Clerk, for a seditious Libel, at Guildhall, before Lord Chief Justice Jefireys, a. d. 1685 49^ S37. The Trial of ROBERT FRANCES, Gent, for the Murder of Thomas Dangerfield, at Justice-Hall in the Old-Bailey, before the Right Hon. Sir James Smith, knt. liOrd-Mayor of London, Sir Thomas Jenner, knt Recorder of the said City, and one of his Majesty's Serjeants at Law, and others his Majesty's Justices, a. d. 1685 ... 50; SS8. The Trial of HENRY Lord DELAMERE, in the Court of the Lord High Steward, at Westminster, for High Treason, a. d. 1686 51< 859. Proceedings in Pariiament against THOMAS Eari of DANBY, Lord High IVeasurer of England, upon an Impeachment of High IVea* son, and other High-Crimes and Misdemeanors, a. d. 1678-1685 59! 840. Proceedings against RICHARD RUMBOLD, for High-Treaaon, A. n. 1685. £Now firsfc printed from the Records of Privy CooDcil andCoortof Justicisuy.atJBdiabarghJ [N.] ••^•••.•.•••«M«»M«k.» 87 TABLE OF CONTENTS. Pag$ 341. Proctediogs agaimt THOMAS ARCBER. ALEXANDER SHEILS, and others, for Treason^ a. d, 1685* [Now first published from the Records of J uiiiciary in Edinburgh] [N.] ggo 12. Proceedings agamst SEVERAL PERSONS OF GALLOWAY, for TreasoAj a. d, l6SSf. [Now first printed from the Records of Jus- «v ticiary at Edinburgh] [N.] , 9|0 3*3. Proceedings against JOHN SEMPLE, JOHN WATT, and GA- BRIEL THOMPSON, for Treason, a. d. 1614. [Now first pub* lished from the Records of Justiciary at Edinburgh] [N*] 950 314* Proceedings against DEN HOLME of Westshiels, and others, for Treason and Reset of Traitors, a« n. 1685* [Now fir^t printed from the Records of Justiciary at Edinburgh] [N.] ggff 345. Trial of DAVID MOWBRAY, for a Tumult within Burgh, a. o. )6B6. [Now first printed from tlie Records of Justiciary at Edin- burgh] [N.] 1003 Trial of ALEXANDER KEITH, for Sedition, Mutiny, and Tumult. m Burgh, a. d. 16H(}. [Now first printed from the Records of Justiciary at Edinburgh] [N.] IQ\% Proceedings against JAMES sometime Duke of BUCCLEUGH (and MONMOUTH), Sir JAMES DALRYMPLE of STAIR, AN- DREW FLETCHER of Salioun, and others, for High Treason and Rebellion, a. i>. 1685-16S6. [Now first printed from the Records of Justiciary in Edinburgh] [N.] •« .«.. *.,» 1033 348. Proceedings against GILBERT BURNET, D. D. afterwards Bishop of Salisbury, for High Treason, a. o* J687 [N] 1103 349. Proceedings against Dr. HENRY COMPTON, Lord Bishop of London^ in the Council-Chamber at Whitehall, by the Lords Ce^m- missioners appointed by his Majesty to inspect Ecclesiastical Afiairs, for not suspending Dr, John Sharp, Rector of St. Giles's, A. D. I6S6-... I IfS 360. The Trial of Sir EDWARD HALES^ barl. for neglecting to take the Oaths of Supremacy and Allegiance; with his Plea thereto^ upon the King's diipens'mg with the StaL 23 Car. Q^ and the Opinion of the Judges thereupon, A. D. \^m «**o. ...*•«.. 1160 fABLB OF COKlCKia 351. ProcMfiBgt fBin^ Mr. JOHN PBACHSLt, Vic«4aMMltaf^ tnil the UNIVBHSmr OP CAMBRIDGE, fcr sot admitting AHian Fraiicit, » Benedictime Monk, to the Dogroo of Maiter of Artt, April and May, a.d« 1087 131 S59. The ProeeediBga agalnft Mn SAMUEL JOBNSOI«, who was tried at the King^srBeneh Bar, Westmiialec^ for High Mbdemeaiion (and foand gailt^ of writing and pablishing two Beditions and •candalooi Libek against the Gorernment) a.d. i0S6 139! 3S» The Cape of WILLIAM Barl of DEVONSHIRB, oa an Information in the King's Bench, for assaalting Colonel Calpepper in the Ktng'sPal»ce> A.9. 1687 139^ a&i The Trial of PHIUF STANDSFIELD, Soato Sir James Standifield, of New-Milns in Scotland, for High Treason, the Marder of his Father, and other Crimes libelled against him, a. d. 168« 137] 1 C O B B E T T'S COMPLETE COLLECTION OF State Trials. 325. Proceedings against Heritors of the Shire of Fife, for Al sence from the King's Host:* 3'i Charles 11. a-d. Ifi80| [Now first priuted from the Records of Justiciary in Edii burgli,] Clru JusTtcutuc, S.D.N, ^' I ill Pneiorio lltirfjri tk* Kilinbu iiiio icrtif» die metJNi>i Fehrtiarii, 1-. l\ jjli' ho- Icenzietie'^IVhet JuMir 1*"m, Thomain Wallace do ^ .iriie ClericuiOi Jflrf>ltiuni I'uti,. ni iMutoiin, Ri»i>rHmti Nairn iJe Si nM I lunL Jliivid«'«ii BaUbur «lc roiret, Daviili^'in I'nkonur de NewtoiJti, ol lloi^* runi lfo^rt>^^,» Iliirrairssj Regis. Curm k'giltiitir aiiiiuiutu, ■ /ftiv* <»r Bnlliousio* Habfft fiitmUton, of KttbracUmout ' JoTHts Metritis of Cii&s'iufmy , jiierantkr Durhamt^ of Liirgp. , Captain Gifiam Murray ^ oCPItkeme^ Charifii CimtiH, orCorstoun. David fiakant^uiN^ of 1 bat llk» Aternntfer A'winir, of Nuriif'uunli Jumci YoMn4(, of Kirktfiun* ^ Wodww do lecuUon. Him ccerliitt'- " theK M V Horn oiir i nil, vfhicli till iniikr i: i*alti'd U» the kiff^N iiit^L a t'rtat tnmt*j and ad tfrrorem ptt^rf puniHlinu'iil'i arc by thewr kwg knit to It ; but t queiiiioal if for ihefe hnodredt ar VOL. XL Me,Af' V;..-. ' '" Litlefreirioum. John J. GtVrgt ,.r, ^ ,- . .l„ 8ir Jaf«^,* :ihtctntr^ ot Kinnaird* J< ) A « J 1 1 uu It , of 1 n r! n lert» ie. Brown ^ of Phinnmnt. — — Murrtt}/,, of pjtkH''li!e. Jfimt* Kynnintnvnd, ot that Hk, J time* U^et/mcM, oi*ii\tt\i^\*y\in, Robert Khttuil^ of Uv iy\v Jitrm,4 litwtf«irmt\ i*». John Litid^iaif^ of Do^\liilL David Bcatan^ of Dandon. WaiUr Latif^ ol' Bnmtouiu — Balhntr^ of Baibi rue- Sir Joh''''- rr,;^ of FonUfif Rohcri <!mtj of WmMlfeild. Ihnry .:..,.,...., : urtioner^ ol'lwia{^borfi, Mr, John MitcheU^ of Babaixlie. Mr, Charier WardifiJiCj of i«gti». InDYTED and accused, Tliat wlier, no, wUli&iamUojf be tbe laHes and acts of pnrUa- meutsof tbis kincfdome and con^ttunt practoit^ iberaf, the reinainiii^ aod abiding frae liia hundred and (lAv years, tbey were put in exe- cution, iiU liovt they aie advanced hhhu handl# a^iiiat a great niuuy pcraons, vrbo from dif- fcreni roaaoiis came uot out ag-aint^t the U'eat cotintry army . ^* ^!'i tier* were laid last y*»ar for llim pro* «f mition ; and, itriU^NH''n. 1 Itf't tluMiii to thia jdace» and so ^ Atter tbc rising al k ir ^vas. made about bcrihir> ultini-j upon th army; but now on, i^j resolve up( cottfves : and i^Uvu tboy Jiud ( 5] 32 CHARLES II. in4jf^ti>'« host ftnd royall stmodart be bve c.Tyitie^ and KT«Hia piqukiUe; sad be tfce 4ih Act, 1st ParliaiD^t kiog Jamft 1, it u ^tfttijt an<) onJaioedt that ifaoy doobejs to \«li:it uas to arise from the estates of sach as had been personallv concemed in the imingj would not answer tneir expectatioof, a more genera] oppression of gentlemen and heritors is resolved upon. It was presumed, that sach who did not heartily join the army, were well affected to Presbyterians, and no opportunity of brinsring such to trouble was left, especially when it was like to brinsf in lanfe sums of money. Thus I ftnd 6y tSe council -registers, Noycniber 6, < That, at the dvsire of the lords * of justiciary, a committee is named to Meet * with them, the chancellor, earls of Argyle, * Alurray, Gleucaim, the president, treasurer * depute, register, and advocate, and consider < what shall be the punishment of absents from < the king's host. November 8. Their opinion * is re|>orted, that the heritors and freeholders ' {guilty, should be fined ; the most guilty not * above two years valued rent, and the least in * a fourth paVt of their rent : that those who ' are fined in the least degree, be appointed to * take the oath of allegiance and declaration, ' and, if they refuse, that they be fined in the ' hi*; best rank.' The council approve this report. Thus no small pcrHecntion for cou- scieucc sake, is mixed with thi<* civil kind of crime. Those proposals are transmitted in a letter to LawderdaJe, dated, << Edinburgh, November 11, 1679. <' May it pleaae your grace ; " The just abhorrence we have of the lnht rebellion, and the too just fears that the same principles may occasion the same distempers, do obhge as to inform his majesty by your grace, that if these who went m»t V} a«ii<it hu m:^estj against these rebels, or fleMTtefl the king's host, be not paniabed, we CMnnfA pro- miie hifl majesty wdl hate any prtprirtir/nal fcrce against any fntnra issurretticnfl, «inre «« ficC by oqr great experience, that tbew who «eR at daily expcnce and hazard m that cs^iboMi^ are nneh dbcooraged, when tfi^-v ^ttc^ben who flayed at Wwie, or d<Mrt#-fl, j ^-^-^ MthiDg ; and that soch at M^yttl at j Proeeedingi agaiiui [« Us yy**wi a priadpleoT mMnMtem to hi* ^j^yy^CHMMl, d» trett the doifffiln#^ and iin- yoor grac^ tiMlweanarevdvH mwy ikmt f^bMen^ m te Urn Mi'nhiuiyl tlMiId be brnigM4 inforce the king against nottor rebells agaiimt hia person, when they be required be tM king and commandit, they shall be chalenged be the king as fkvourers of sick rebellers ; and be the offenders have been punished by forfeitures^ confiscations, and banishment Theie our re- solutions, though taken and formed afler much serious debate, are sul^ected with all dutiful respect to hia majesty's royal consideration, by «( Your grace's most humble SSenrant, «< Rothes, Cancel. I. P. D.'* « The niiotiona for this heavy oppression of midtitudes, we see, caniefrom Edinburgh, and were fallen in with at London. AccordinglTf I find a letter from the king upon this son- ject, recordedin the justidary-registers, of the date, " C. R. " Whitehall, Nor. 18, 1629. '< Whereas, albeit by express law, the de- serters from our host he punishable by death, yet we are graciously pleased hereby to allow yon to proceed against them in the same way, and to the same pains and punishments as yoa are resolved to proceed against the guiltiest of such as did not come to our host : for doing whereof this shall he your warrant. " Lawoerdalb.'* <* By the proclamation issued out during the rising, tlie absents from the host wei*e to be punished as deserters of it ; but that being death by some antiquated laws, and it not being blood but iTioney, a good many alK>ut Edinburgh were at this time wanting. This le ter was procured with relation to deserters, who, I suppose, were not many, in the ordi- nary sense of the word ; and this was a preface to what followed as to the absents. '< I'hat same day, a letter is writ to the couo cil, approving the projposal in ail points, whic they make in theirs of the 11th, and so it need not lie insert here. When they are thus war ranted to begin their finings upon this hea they go rouudly to work, and letters are v to the sheriffs m each shire, that they send the h*x>ks of valuation, or attested copies tliem U> Edinburgh ; and the officers of ' army are appointed to send in lists of the riu>r% in each shire, who did not attend kir^'« ho«t. " io fiecerober and January, citatior mtWrtsA X/» be given to some handreds c ti^'m^^i, fi#:rit/w*,and freeholders, by th« eiary • it t/y* vime time before the listi be made up, %w\ the witnesses condesi on, arid th* rraiisgers themselves seem be ffiSiy ftgTMd, and se? erals were for nr iywrsM» g«^4km#tks exctises being fow f^ ih^tm hiffitlj fswnnMt for not r iw<HfttT<, arid t/M^ttt^ t// the host f Mwt party j^*?a«kd. " Turn, r^titfy ^1J, • great mi Asraf/e g^.fWri#»», fmitnnf «nd ft ga»n«iM b^^^ t^ jMtidaor fc JLtm tlie t^^-* ^ receive tbetr r the ft/eihire tferitors, 5Tth Act, IStli ParlLament king^ James $, U b onlainedf that all maner of men that ban land or goods be rcadie horsed and g;eared eOer ihe facuftie of his lands and goods lor the defence of the realint at the comniandTnenl of the king^s letters, and whoso liets not, he shall he jlUDisbed ID his person and goods, espectallie when they are reqiij^red therto be his innjes- tie's proclamation for subdueing^ of traiterous |iloyed by the gentlemen, and their deftences are longf and pleadings wery l&r<(e upoti the mattsr in general, and the uarticnlur oirctitn- stances of the pannels. The advocate give« hirge replies, and enforces hh rcawmings with the freight of the letter from the king to the council upon this head, dated November 18, which \tas noticed just now, ** This argument from a resolution in coun- ctl, backed vrith rojal approbation^ no douht was uuansv^crable ; ami so the lords give sen- tence against the gentlemen. 1 cannot insert all who were fined now and atVrwards ; only, for A taste at this time, James Young of Kirk- loan is iined in 1870/. Hcots, of Fit- lochic in 700/* Alexander Durham of Largo fn 1830/. Darid Bakanquel of that ilk in 50Ql Alexander Nairn ol' Saml'urd in 294 /. George Moncrief of Re* lie in 300/. James VVeeras in Glencoffitoim in 173/. and muUiiudes of others, ** At other diets of the Justiciary in Fc- brtiary, 1 find vast numbers ot gentlemen and heritors in the shires of Lothian, the IVlerse, and other places, pannellcd, and more than a hutidred of them fined in very considerable sums ; and, fowanls the t-nd of March, the Lords are taktn up in th<? same work : sen- tences are pa^tugamstasmany as in February, if not more, and diiichargesare produced of the paymc^ntof former tiues, tiomeof them several thi>usand jiouuds. *• Upon the ^6th of July, this matter of ab- sence from the king's ho«t» is taken oirt of the hands of the joi»tioi»ry, r.nd put in the hands of the council* Thih was a more arbitrary court, and ^dve not themselves the trouble of lawyers, ftod iegaJ del«nces* That day, 1 tiud the ad- focafe produced a letter from the king, of the dat«, «« C* R. Windsor, Jane 1, 1680. ** Right trosty, Bcc. We are sensible of the lall etfects that have followed by the trial of who have beeii absent froni our li»jst, the justiciary ; and hemg nilbnncd that summons are isi^ed out to cite many others through the shires for that crime, it h now our will nsd pleasure, that they be proceedeil against, not criminally, but by Way of finnig, hi lo the degrees of tneir gutH, uotad* II olous excuses for ubsaiice or deser* tJoni HiMcli we look upon a^i preparatives of tatfurona consequence to our service, Wv icure nonp f -""-t** T-*- ^n- troubled with trials or cttntiun r. , pted w ho are known t0b«iu>ion(j^'*j t,.,^i.^.,4^^ij toour government id Hate : tor though we ate at this A. D. IfigO. [6 and sedltioits rebells, who hade most trailer ou!ilie assumed and taken the hoUltii " ' eF T his niajrstie's law^ and act« ot |i at the marcal cmce ot the hur^he *»t ii. m glen, tipon the iwentJe-nynth f>f May hsl, M day appoinie^l for nm? sidt-nine nnniver^iary thanksgiving (W his niai»^stii'*s rest no ration td the royal I government id' thli kingdonie, and who hade most tressonablic eonvocat and as- time gracioofily pleased to excuse them from criminal inocejis, yet we will tUft suffer absf u!i and deserters to escape without some puiiisti* ment by way of fining* which we desire yoi to signify to our justice con rt Ho we bid you, 6cc. *^ How it came to pa$s that such a letter «s this, of the date, Jutie 1. was not iutimiitc*d, till July 26, I shall not enriuircs rt-rtainly someboily or other found their advanlJige by it. This letter is intimated and rrcordeil in the criminal books, and ftll processes in dependence before them are dotted, and in their rooin succeed the processes for forfeiture of life af^r Airs- moss. *♦ When this matter comes before the conn- cil, they go closely to work, and their regiMers fbr some months are mostly taken up with those processes. Many hnnilreds are cited before them, the diets of some aie continued, others are deserted (not without composjtioiis and money jn-ivalely given.) Mulliiuilea are fined in absence, and some det^lavtd fugitive. I To enter upon particulars would swtfll this I chapter too much. Let me give only a few tnstauces, < July 13, Dundaa uf Borthwick is * tined in a year*s rent. August 1, the laird ' of Riddel's excuses tor absence not sustained, * he is fined in two years rent, which is C,QOQ(, * Scots; George Douglas *d iJoryedhurgh fined * in ti,000/. Scots ; Ker oC Cherr> trees in 3,(KH) * merks ; James Scot oFThitLstiioe in '^770/, ; * Francis Hoot of Gieenhitl in H(>0/. Ills uo- * ticedj that they nil refused the de« laration, * probably otherwise they might have had their * excuse* fius*aincd, or l>een tlued vastly down * of those sums ; and so they art^pruiurly suf- * fcrers for their oiiiniiin in painl ul" pitrliicy^ ' Augttst 9, the following ptj^onsin nerwick* ^ fihire, are fined fur ab^t^nce from tlie Imst j ' l^trlck Wai-dlaw in t.OOijL S*^ots, flglwrt * BrowQ of Blackburn l.yoo/. Pmi:?b of * Greeukntnv l nOO/. Alexundt^r Flume in 8t, * Hathaii nel !!JjH.nce 400/. C'hipper- Moun ol Irugh 1,000 merks, Georgis * FTnme ot Bi*i>sf iiden 1»000 tnerks.* They arts all ordained to pay in six days. But papiicular instances woiUdht* endless. Nov. li, I find tire council apiKiiul, * Th»it caption be executed * with concurrence of parties of SidJiers, for the » fines of the absents from the host ; that their ' escheats be giUcil in nan^e of his majesty** * cush-kcej>er ; that in tirnecomingy all found * gnihy of absencf shall be kept lu custody till * they pay the fine.' Thist obliged many ui»t lo compear, and then the soldiers exev^ule llies«u> tence pronou need i n absence. ' ' yj S2 CHARLES II. sr:iiMv(!f not odIv without but as^oeit hit i m3jr<U(.\ auihuriue, to thf.- number of t'^'ve or fiv liuti'ir. lii, anil took the boMres to luvaue Aft-l >c'.t xitfri: ^rtiie troujis ot' bis majestie's j L'/.w!ounhilL wbcrr haviri<( killc-iJ ' •i.t *'_-f erall of hi.^ majfnilie's subjects : :•:-. and bcin:^ th*:rby iaiboliirif.fi, ■ « ->^!l a.'ifl «;rowe to th^ number of i -: -ri'^iiftari^l, t'l nhicb lilt iiiaje»ii</fe I t r> -^ vter noua\«A frfiij;^! ; aud bib i »• » .f jf'f:.<^r%Jii.on M" lil<i ri.yall ' .' .: \i.i '."Ji- .-.iiij ri', li.t b'lj'jiii-- i I. ".A l.->-i»^ i;. :.':, *.l TjiS l"Ki#l aiid . ' : .;«j-.t ii^;,'' ' j! tfl out. rc«jij\red • . . . 'i ;.- '. '.r »:\ri:»ffr^ in ihfc "■ ......: l^ * -^ 'J i:i t;.*- .Aii- .:'.-. .: Uoirs* MJi^- '-t-.f-i toa.Un^ ibe Jo.- '•£-* R... I .» ar^i I - iti- ■V 1 r.- ir : ■ ,. .- 7 '..'J-. k * ■ .* , - * ■. *■ '. l^r." . .' * > 3 .. I .f: .n tho .'f T' iM-% \ -..;. tf* •■sr /^ "t^ tiu; ur6-rk wtfof.t itm^"^ *.j^j, k f. <«•, 1 B n V''.*2r*^ ^*«i «»4 «h»r WV '^ '■•-■' -«U^^^j[T7^te)ttW&4lU^ b>«i^ v{ Proeeedhgs against [8 and conitDaniJf d, all heritors and frechdIderSy sensible [fensiblej |)crsun8lher«erYantsand fol- low ers, to cunie out uiion horseback within tlie lie iititlcT tb(» cnminrjiid of general Dalziel ; the ^birc of IIaddinL>ii}jn to meet ai BeinstouD- ii;iiir the* 1 itli &a\ of June instant, and to be under thi* cointuand of i lie viscount of Kingf- stoun ; Slirliii<j: and Clackmannan to meet at iht town of SiiiliiiL:, and from tlicuce to inarch to the links of Ltitli upon the 11th day of Juiifr iii.lant, and to be under the (*ommanci .if the lord £lphi!ii,'stoun ; l^rw ick to meet at Fo'^o-nniir upon the llth day of June in- stant, aiid to Ih; under the comniand of the earl (•f Htiine, and in his alisrncr, his brother Cburles llumt*; Koxhur^^h ainl S:lkirk to meet ;it Annum-biiiiije upon the loth day «»t* Jnnr; instant, and to be under the command ut' the lord Eliiiauk, and the laird of Slobs, wlio arri to command i-ccurdli^ to the divisi(»n of the ih.Iitia troops; lifo to meet at Cowjiar the Tiih day of June in>Uuit, and to l>e under the coiiiruand of the lord Newark; Perth to luevt at I'f rill the i:>lh day of June instant and to l»f; iin 1».T the command of ihe niar«]uis of MMiir«**.c, and Mich pei-sons under him as he shall ap|/>int ; Torfar to mtet at Forfar upon ih<: L.tli da\ oi June instant, and to be under lb*- co.xn.aiid of the earl of Souihcsk; Riii. r,:,.-fj..iar:'! Mar>.'i.oI s part of Aberdeen to meet h* A »*.''.*'•'; ii i.iir- iipon the lyth day of J'i:.*' .'.-^'xir, -i-ii It ^le iiudcr the command of •. ': '-^.ri ,: \h')\h\ li^nilfar.d FrroPs |»art ot i.v -'.': ; . *f rn(: i ■:'. '1 i.neffn|jon the l^ih day ' /.;..;.•.-.;; r.t, >.ii'i i** Ji" under the uoumiaud .. '..J? '-...'I ol Ki:.t..* ; i«l;;ini Forics, Nairn -i y. r/.. «tMf: \t: ■, I'l MJ(;et ui Forn^s upou '•>: ;.•',»», r:..v 'J Jfi;. iniiant, and to be under .*-/./. fr.:..^.:;o' 'if tl.r- i.:jil ofMuriay, and in his *.-•"/ *..' I'.r-! D.itiii-*; Uoss to meet at ',...:.'. i>.*i */.;:'\ oay of June instant, and .. ■^/•., '-.■ ' }.,'■ '.-,11.(1. and of the tarl of Sea ;■.'•. >.•.•} *.i .' .1 ..'i tb«- heritors and free •A . •■• '.t •■:*■ .. . 'vj Unoith Forili, to niajxl - .-■'.«• . \'M' !iii iend«vonz to the bridge '.f ••* • / \ .-.kK ?♦.'• liJ'htors and frcfhohlc *>. - #■•."*-* '„•. i|i'. "i'lsith side of Forth ••i- i^ • - < ' r".'i'vouz lO tlie \a\\ '.. l^ ;.'•*■ »'■ ". i».<r- till tnilh* r ordt - V. *« r *i» tbi in to M-ize upon < j..*U/->/, y — - arid in ca-e of res' k /y> V. t\ i\\ f-ncinies, wi' * I .,v;-r-* 4» • /, .ij,. t,f Kucdi as slial ' ^.;r--^.: ,- r •/ : -z oiil *»\' llu' sbiiv to . . V .4^ i . V t'l^'' to tbi* said C4 .• ..#v . . /x- - * ^bi'if- under then' ^ ■ • f.\\ i?r.i»M'i'*J ol iho s hi X* bi ihc rf . x^. ■'*../•• ■« f #ri #<.<!, t'l i:aose 1 •. . i'!-.;i to I"- ni:ide h * « II''. r ll.i .1' comr ,. -A ■• .••. , ./'^ «.M Aw ap.iojnli'd f I,,,. *.g « •• i«u *v.'/ ''f fb'- immI:'(i tbatt' ^t^^^.i.j. '.«; v» J. .'.' t-.<Ii> k'-pt; <;er irfy».v» • ■ --'i*. '^ •• /'• . '^"* *'•*•• ** "*" /^. vv r, - .wj> ■ 9] tht Fi/ejJtire Hcri(or$, A* 0. i6sa [10 ftliyroi fvf Fyff, l^dlnlnin^l^ LinIitl>^oilv» Pee blc?s, I! ' ' _ iui, Sui'lin, < 'lackmanan* IS«***- M^ick, I Selkirk, IVrth, and others tlici'«i(j itit iikiiFiuU ; yvt the pcrsionai ttbuve> w^hdt with llieir best horses find orms, with no umnv of their servants anil followers ns Ihey eiui triiig" imt npim liuTTsch^rk, tUvy sljull he lml>l« lo the jiains Jinil [leniilties provided by tbe nets of partiamcni iij^auist nnch nn d'> noi ntit-nd the knife's hosl, or desei^ llit- samp, and looked upon na disalVccU^d p4*rsonii, and 1'n- vonrL^m and compilers wiih rehch, und put'sued and punished accord in^jflv; And ordttin the«e prcMcnis lo Ut- prinlt^d and' pnhlished M lUe mar- Lct'cnjsi oi' Kdinburjrh, and other placets^ lore- s^iid, ihat lunw preteml i^^'noranec. '* Tna, Hav, CL Seer. Ctmo. ** God sav« the kin§r." Wndrow ob«ienrcs, that ** l!je narrative ofthis prochination sticus it was fornieil when the rctfiil.^r Torcea coming bnck toivartis Cilasytiw, thonght good lo return^ since it rf-prescntslhal the jti'^urrcclion in the vieslern Bhirr^i is now grown to du opin rcUltion :'' uwl he proceeds, *• This proclamation was matter of icr\ gricv- oiijj rtnmi; to a. ^reat many gcnUcmcn and nthcts, who, for di^ercut reasons, eonhl not nt- t end the king's host. All or moist part of the of- ficers named for that liost, were i\w mo^t violent jiei*eeutor<* of Prcfiib\ tcrians, and there were lK»t a few among them, fay oureiii of Po|KTy, And »on}e prolcKSud l^ipists. This wan [dainly cunlmry to law and ihcir own lute procfaniation iliis very year» and flowed from the strenj^lli of the dnkeuf York'ts part^' in council/' lie iil^o ii)?;crl!)i in tlte ^amc Appendix (So* 18) the foltuwiog^ paper * writ by a v ery able * hand* intituled *' A Letter of Advice v^rit by a g«'i»tleinan to his friend, on theoccusion of his ^oini; out to wait nf>on the army contbrin to the proclamatiun^ June 7, 1(>79/' *' Oppurtnnity i« the life of action, witlKiiit which ihe doe(»e»rt and mo r ' 'S deviaed counM'Iji prove abortive* i know, ibut iiir all d«»i^ais, wlocii jm,.i i ,. i>i mifirht be startled at, then' is no op|iortanity comparable to that of Boddeu .rm , -i ni^ ul.iilw.f hsppy 4ir uidkuppy, if t1 cat con- ecm: for inrns <j _ set alott^ and so rendered iinw»ry and inadvertent, fair |>rrtextM are then likely to lake, if ever ; be- UM3 at such times, men havo not^ or take not sure to i»eareh to iIh* iKittoni of tiling, or to a^ider (hcfn on all NHb/v, and uccordinq; to all f»r pri'tteol ond futnve titiportance. \ rec«nt 1^ of the p«r- i9iil;tnd« to bin ^ ' - zm^ Uv, hiM iH: led \y I , - ,iiid yi tii work fci I ^ iihuU; way liir tiieiii. i>t wtiicil i fbail only ssiy^ that I r namrd, tWd prcfranie to abyd and remain fir hi5i iiuijeMie*fi ho»t and royn]' tfiey find j!.*; ane of them, nn i an4 part ihereoi', which l>ein^ fouo<i r^ ...«. .*^%ys wish ihcV Tl>!»v ln-HVr li'-i I frr'i'tiialJv TiPOt-firia ttir flic rr' y I and his km i i to i finpjwsc tbt»y wui e aH'ectionately meant tor the ^iMMf of both. *♦ To apply this to oitr p tiona! thoti<;:h f cannot positiii ! whd are at the helm, ot any nmiLfhaud Luijirniinc or certainly conclude tb« tuinie from the ooti ward flppcitra ace of their : ' sibie that such importni now f:i)lcn out, may proriipi uj< ui iv themselves in their cominatuU, as ^^ our, may be n\ore zealous and foru,.,. well advised and really dutifnl obedicint as loni^ a^o it wns told me, by a vv'Mnr> certain ^eat laan'^ behaviour ut ll nient, Anno 1648, that he would i:<: all the world, that he Imd Wtrayed them, yell be could justly nay, that if he had ^ot a hooa full of Kfold to betray tljem, he ciuhl hav*.* don no more; so f will not a&sert, with the rhnrcfi w state fanatics of this lime, that our contii] sdlors are ronlly desi^ninf^ to introducHi up Ui, I' " ' (§1 cutch 6IUn^ i;t t »| li>>4'( i:U^ II IlKli' <'l ) trtll (I may say, that had they the lOOKt real and for* waril intention of so doittcf, they coubl hnrdli| have t alien upon moi-e hkcly und favournbM eouriJes, for that end, than some ot those tbeyl are taking. •* There is much talking" of a Popisb Plot, and if there be sueb a dt'*<ig"n of arlutrary power, i being* also a work of darkneJ^^ that dares not i Hault Its with open iaee, and m»ct to go hands with I he utlier^ 1 may call it anotlie i'lot, which tim^it work uoderboai\l aniil he' be (irepared to defend it. And t!»cfe two pn eiumations, the one for volunteers, whereby all the Papists in the king^dom are armed, and called nut to the fields ; and the other charging ^ nnder lii^licst pains, the whole nobility, crentr? , and b^ritom to attend the army, under the command 'of otiicerti appointee I hy the conncil, lire like two mines t^priin)> ii|K)n the chief W*- tions of our liborties and reli*i;ion, and we, likd twds, hear the rKuuc, and pijce upon the fimokc% but diiicerti not, nor consider what it Imth car* hed away with it. *♦ For my own part^ to (five yon my jndg"- mcnt freely^ aa yon have desirei it ; amongst all the iJfHevanccH which we have been com* pbiinin^ so muoh of, llie«e yeiirs hv prist, tlier* nri' but few, that either bti* ' ' v, or arc imlc ed of greater \v iherknow I nny onr Hiep« ^viiimuv i ..|ki > ,jijj arbitrary' (lOwer have bud occnsion ot making *.iiih.i r.r.H, . .. fi»\wuds their *-'"'> Mt -by they have j^ r , - by ibeiie tw<i%vx L 3i CHARLES II. they ought to be panished in ther peraons and f^ouds, to the terror of others to comm^ the hke lierefler. Pertewer. — Sir George M'Kenzie, of Uo«e- haugh, our sovereign lord'ff AdTOcat. Mr. Robert CoU^ Advocatas Procomtor for }Iay, of Uaihousie, alieadges that the imnnall ** By the constrtation of our goverament, we are not only ruled by laws, but also by cus- toms, the obligation whereof is many times equi^ alent to that of our most positive laws : must it then be a custom, uid consequently a law amon^ us, that, to satisfy the humour or interest ot a court favourite, we may be liable to most heavy burdens, and taxes upon our es- tates, to furnish him with power to oppress and crush all that will dare to oppose him ? and notwithstanding that we b^ow such large parts of our fortunes for the maiutenasoe of soldiers for that end ; ^et, when by the long continuance and eztreimty of those oppressions, which were enough to make even the soberest and wisest men mad, he hath forced wars and disorders of the highest nature and conse- oueace, it may be, designedly too, for ought that is seen, and as by no small politidans is reasonably alledged, we nevertheless must be obliged ako to come out in person, with our lives in our hands, and serve as soldiers under such commanders, as the council, being mostly his creatures, think fit to appoint: wherein these things are noticeable, which gentlemen would do well in time senousiy to consider, if Uiey l»e indeed content that they go into a law, lc«rt afterward they repent too late. *' That whi-n we have granted never so large taxations for paying of soldiers, the council, without a parliament, or our own consents, miiy nevertheless command us to serve as sol- diers ourselves, though it were but to uphold 9omc particular interests amongst us, which, thus circumstantiale, will be found to be some- what more than what either our old custom of traiting upon the king snd his host with forty «Uys iMiivision, or yet the late <^er of our par- liMiwnt of all betwixt 60 and 16, do import. •* That they may impose commanders upon «»» without or contrary to our choice or con- 9^U whom if we offer to reclaim, we may be ^1^ upon our allegiance, to obey, as I hear ^f% Mi>i dane in the case of the gentlemen of imay so oblige ua to serve imder ■tea, at tl^ have done with _„ EiMaidiu and Marshal's part of «^ i^wiMgh there are so many aftainsitbem, and I UMJ areall pro- . Jh-oceedingi i^tftetf [» cannot goe to the knowledge of ane iaqocist, because it is offered to be proven that he was actuallie preseut with the heritors of PMh- shyre, and hade two or three servants with hitu, well apuoynted and keep't all the rande- vouzie with the capUine of tlie shire, and went aloiigst to the camp with the rest of the gen- tleman of Uiat shyre, which defence doea to* and kinsmen, perhaps for no other crime, than their standing to tbe just defence of their and our liberties, against the incroachmenta of SMne court iNirasites, or whatever else it be, that yet his majesty's will bein^ pretended, or at wlini- soever rate procured, it must be presomptioo in us, or somewhat worse, to inquire further into the cause. *^ And after all this, what is ours? and what privilege is there that we can lay claim to? If we will not think upop these things, when re- presented to us, nor lay to heut our great concernment b them ; it may be said, wiUurat wronging us, that we deserve no kiss than all the sUverv and miseiy, that by such prepam- tives are designed for us. Are all the nooiUtr and gentry St Scotland content to settle tkm yoke upon us and our posterity ? Most we he the degenerate socoessiun of so noble and y thy progenitors, by yidding, without at mony, those liberties, which, with such { and4:are, they retained through a tract nf ao many ages, and transmitted intire into- oar hanJs? Were we bom to be the betrayert or sellers of our own and our soccessoni birth- rights ? and so to be marked as the nerpetnal shame and opprobry of the history or our na- tion, unto the end of the world? ** As our readiness to serve our kinijps, to oibej their just laws, and to defend their persona with our lives and fortunes, hath long time been no small part of the glory of our naticin $ so hath no less been the native courage, and resolute boldness of our ancestors in resisting; and opposing to their face, such flatterers, as, Ereying upon the ^foodness of their prineoi ave at any time, by misrepresentations of per- sona and ^ira, endeavouned to abuse his au- thority, by forcing or insinuating upon hi# faithful subjects, customs different from, or contrary to their settled laws, or derogatory to the honour, and opposite to the true interest of kingand kingdom. **The Caba^ who, it seenos, knew well enough that their counsels woukl never be proof eitiwr of law or reason, and so behoved only to bo propagated by authority and force, had good reason to obtnide upon the late parliament of England, that Test, whereby they were to do* dare upon oath, that it was unUwful to reoal with arms, any person acting by tho king^ authority, which they, seeing the project^ and foreseeing the event, found no \em reaaoMblo, , far the good both of king and eonntry, unani- mously to reject For to say, thu no nan actuv by the king's authority oivht to bo roJ siatea, ia all one aa to say, tnt it is ImpoiBMo that Unga can be ahnsad $ and aB ono oo W 15] 1*^ fifoihiri Ihvitori. tmllie eleitl the iybell, ^ hieb only rvlalei to icb as remained tVoiii the lios^t, i Wy Lord Athocat oMaudgeSj that the allc- "ince oughl to be repelltHl in respect be tbe A. D. 1660. [14 iy\ Uiat if a wicked minister design tbe ruin both ot king and kingdom, under colour and Iirt'textofaulhorilv, Jt is unlawful lo binder lim, though it were in our power. If iiaman^s Plot bad taken effect Wf'ore Egther's access to the k\n^^ who will judg:e it to have been a crime, tUou^U tbe Jews had stood to their own defence, uuld such lime, as his trtachery, iheir itui'icencri and lUe ki«|j*» damage bad been I f«jw«s«nle*l ? ibouph Gcul in his mercy and I justioe provided a better outgiitc for tbcra^ and • worse end for bim ; a dreadful example, and which ou^ht to strike with horror all abusers of their king's favour ami authority. *' He d^ierveth that a tyrant should rcigti over himf and is not worthy of the protection of a lawi'ut prince, that will not cbeerfully ba- yard his liie and fortune for the defence of his ^r^on, honour, and just laws. But what if the king^s name be made use of, to acts mani^ tesily contrary to bis interest in aJI these, and which, it may 1^, erery reasonable man, and loyal subject is bound in duty to beliere, his iDi^jesty would abbor, if impartiaJly consulted in ibem ? ** If this be not impossible, I hope our next IkarUanat'nt will see to it, and consider what the tbmier batb done ; and till then, before you engftge yourself too deep in tbe cange, you b^ve good reasoD to examine, both what are the true causes of iliese poor people's appear- ing in arms, and wli«t they would be at; and if they be oppressed contrary to justice^ or de- mand not unreasonable things, you would think^ what may become of you and us all when they are broken. ** They say, the devil shouM hate his due ; and to deal no worse with the Presbytcdans, though they were bs bad as be; I mu^ coniess, that never a {people on earth were dealt more hardly, or more unreasonably with than they* They stand upon a j9cruple uf conscience, that I Ihey must buve no meddling with tbe bishop s^ « ajMi that both by scripture, and their solemn oath to Goil, which they think no man can dispense wiUi, together wUh an opinion of more sensible benefit to their souls, they are bound to hear none other than those of their owir way ; which being granted them, as it was once the utmost of their aim, so, no doubt, WOitld have as absohitdy secured tbem to peace, and obedience to magistTaies, as any otlier *-'''' ' italsoeycr: but this not being aliowi L >y , lor avoiding public oftence and the r^acn oi tbe law, ■secsnbled themselTes privsK'ly in houses for healing thfir {ireacheni ; wbidi, ail>eit the same be toie. openly, and without either cballfiige or punishments in J&nghuid and Ireland, yet here was looked u^tU u io ndtfiiious a crime, that strict and Ctevert acts were immediatelv issued foKh, lawes and acts of parliament heritors are to assin the king, to punish rebel Is, and are U^ ^ enforce the ktnsr s^gainest rebel Is, both which tteccssarbe impfys as the nature of their dut| bouse, apprehtndeil, imprisoned, eonie in < prisons, some tortured for procuring confl sions from them, sotne weak or sickly perse blocked up, till they died in prison, others 6ne in great sums of money, some wherecif paid again and again, to the great diminishing ol their fortunes, and detriment of their |Kwl«rityy|| others not paying were kept still in pris< some whereof have been prisoners many yo by past, and are yet so, who never saw a neM- conventicle. '* Thus they wer© constrained to betake themselves to the hills and deserts in the tiehli, tor shunning of these severitiec, for which they were more cried out upon than ever, as pers^mi not only disobedient to the king's laws, ba~ designing a rebellion against bis person an authority by these Bekl-meettngs. Tbey, lika so many Roman vindicators of their liWrltc and rights, knew that desperate disease required dpsperale remedies, and therefor thought no Imzard too great for tbem to vn^ der^o, for preventing the bondage threatene a^inst them and their posterity ; while we like so many asses, crouch under tbe burden He must see to bis freedom, he to his life, to his fortune : and though our endeavourp iq those methods befool us never so ofWtt, yel we'll sit still and see the public toter^t sinki' rather than think of another wav. If our wounds will not cure withont pain, weMl ler them rot upon us. Hut behold tlie end of thi« sure dealing, of this thin skinned and elfemi- natc tenderness. Fy unon it ! it looks as if this generation were made for no other end but to be tramoled upon, then destroy ed, and well to deserve both « *< Upon this head, the then armless multi- tade was pnrsaed from hill to hill, as so many traitors; armed men sent against them, bj whom many of them were apprehended, aome wounded, some killed, some imprisoned in cloae prisons, some tormented, some sold as slaret to tbreign platitations, though by tbe Provi- dence of God, delivered in a strange way. to the shame of their enemies. Some of their women* both old and young, most barbftrouslT used, being stript naked by the rude soldiers, their oblb<» carried away, and they lefl in that destitute condition in the ones tields. And as if all this their patient vnHbrtDg, had server 1 for no other end, but to mcense their adversaries fury and implacable malice the more again si them, as a more eminent proof of their destiiie at them, they mised a great army, with % sumptuous train of ammunition and artillery, to Aghl egainet the very i^^nd of the west country* as carrying alooM with it an in* fectiottsprf-*^- *— nn air, whereby other places might In 1 ; f^r the poor people in the mean u,.,.^ ,,^:i» all sittitvq^ '^%jtwb^^ Sa». V m 32 CHARLES IL [Hie does, not n simple! comin«f to the liOet, bu4 «nc rpiimmiittr lill Ihc coL'inies F>e defuta ; hut so \i is, that liDthoiisie did not st4i}' with tjie host, but came hofiieaud bq is lyahle ; will, it' this vttiv allowed, the net ef pnrliamcnt *' This their host mainly consisted of b.ir- haroua liii;hlanders, by whom, like as ttinny •avftges, cruelties, opprcWiotiJ?, pUuiders, an<l i»lher horritl ahuses n»Tc exercised npon then*, iA)i3 g^reat, villuitirMt^ and sihamerul to be nnmeii, hy 'uiy man wfio owns himself a country man i^f tho»ie who eomuiUti'id them, or of those slate ijiiiiwlers by whom i\wy were siuthorized. ** In llie mwin time/ by an aft of non-ad- ilressesi^and aoothfr otlnlurcommuninfi:, where- by tt is unlawful for Ihu son to gfive a bit of hrcadi or lo speak to his father, or tlie wife to ker husband, thougrli lying' 8tarvin;j at their doors, all access by supidicatton^ or otherwise, either by ttiiemadTes or their friends, being- cut i>ff from them, either to his majesty or his council ; and whatever acts of ^rarc his ma- jesty w*5 pleased to sicnd in their faiourSi the isme bttinf* either so mfnced and clogfped, or wholly sappressed by the means and power of tl^ebinhops in the council, that they wor« alto- gether depri?ed of the benefit thereof, as was done with a late order from bin majesty, for liberty lo them to preach in houses : and after all this, a proctauaation beiog' emitted, whereby it is declared treason for them to be found at iho&e meetiufjrs with any ajms, and the standing forces bafiug' received "orifers of tire and sword tgainst all that should withi^tand tbeni; which bein^ put iu execution by captain Grahani of Claverliouse, to the effusion ol much blo<>d, and the same measure being declaredly appointed for the whole remainder of that party ; let any cober and dLs interested mau judge, if, with that wijse and honourable counseller the earl of l|»haftsbury, it may not rather be Uiong^hta mi- ractilous work of God, that these people, havings the hearts of men in them, should have sitten and suffered so much and so long- ; than be 4hau^ht sti*ang«, that now at length they ap- pear in arms for their own defenoe from such Utter and imminent i-uin ; or yet strange, that f ucb numbers should How in to them at such a aick of time, when bifih those of our own no- bility aud gentry, who ha?e so much endea- f oured to reprci>«Dt to, and convince his ma- jesty of our grievances, have, by the forgeries and iniiouatious of evil couns<^llero« liemi so <itleii, and yet are^ not only ti>tally trustraled, 6ut shghtingly and misre^-iirdfutty ti'«»ated, as persona oppo#iile to hb majesty ^s inteit^st and fin.-; — .. mj4 also by proroj^Jing '»f *'- i-'-.'j;. iment, mensho[»4is of helj , , ^ . . . ■ . . .^j liberty or reii gi»m, so un i \ - , : .- 1 i tbem, and the succession of the crown, as well bcrc as thur \s Ki\ Vikt \\ to be dcvolvt:d \ipun ji known vt. *' Are I (0 bestow your a*iiii»»t- mim of alt tbe!»e op- _ I link that your loyalty •lyagvth y^^u w tZ do f Virt bctofis you go» I 1 RhonlJ be eliisoric, the coantrey irtideffefi(lil»j and n;bills unpuniMhetK 8ir George Jjockftart re|dy8, that tlic de- fence atandii relevant notii ithfltaniUng of the | answcjr, because it ir not contravert<Ml wlial is j woujil have you answer me seriously these twc* or three questions. *^ Are you sure that your loyalty would fortify you to suffer patiently all tbose things, if the burden were on your own shoulders ? *• Have alt these arg-uuifrits, that you are so well furnished with, against implicite failli !€► churchmeu in church -aff^urs^ no proportionailii weight at all aqpaiust iinpliciie faith to states- men in state -affairs? Or can you not say thai, the streams are muddy, nuless you coticlud^ the fountain to be so afso f *' Who bad grejLter respect to the king's ho- nour, inieresl and laws, tnose, that witlKUil th* conilitions required by the law, in obedt(>nre to the act of council, found caution of law- borrows for his majesty's safety ? Or they, vrho in obedience to law, reason, conscience, and., their allegiance to their prince, diti altogether refuse it, both as a thing wherein the law could noi be answered, and wliich they found exceed* ing derogatory to his majesty's honour, dignity and aovereigii authority, which our allegianca obligeth us, * with our lives and fortunes, to * the uttermost of our power, constantly and * faithfully to maintain, defend and advance _ * against all and whatsoever persons, power or 1 * estates, who ^hatl presume in any ways to prew J * judge, hurt or impair the same?' James 0, i purl. 18, cap. 1, / ** In which, by the way, it is worth the od* ticing how toiserably Jhose jiatrons ofsupfv macy, those champions oftlie arbitrary leli law ovei^reacbed and faltred themselves, li tliistheirDOtable legal invention for supplj* the room, and saving the credit of their il6r bond, in that, while they are coniendinf much to exalt the king above the law, the the mean w hile, not only make him a sr cant and defueaucr of himself to the lai subject Ikim to so mean and huioble a c of necessity of supplicating, a degree so ^ suitable to a supreme governor o^r allM and in all causes, that not only Jie is m of alt kiags, that ever was made, byf counsellors, to stoop so low, and likeli Ust ; but even amongst bis own subjeq are many thousands, that would thiw far below tiierii to hiwborrows of aiidf majesty, at lea^d Uih council declaf ready to take by that act, yea, whtf much houour to maintain^ as wr them disdain the very thouj^lit of au ticc. We may t*"''-"- **'*t> « u.i» cuuucil Itatli bed thf^ir actmgif, wti' their choice* ** Now this waa a prodami t I llOW C41I t. and iotei< a^d iu tUu;.(^ f uudatneut^Ll oUx^di tlie import of itie acbs of parliament Ijpbrtlcd upon, M hetbti' lliey be suflhcieat to found aue dittay againc^^t ilt'SurtJii ^e^ or not ; but ihc by our wbule refireseDtatiTes have unani- mously bound tbems^ilves and us, and their and our siieeesson*, to the perpetunl and nual- terable Enaint< nance of both, is eiideat tu all that will not wilfully sliut their ryts, ** U it for us ib'en, lo take upon trust onr kiu^^s mind, honour or mterest from such law- c'ivers ? Or if we Jo, may vie not allcri^ard l>e found aa culpable in obeying, as they in com- loanding- f ^^ Jfihis prevail not, consider but these heads of the oatii of c^oronation, ivherewifh, and wbere(i]H)n our kln^s iisceiTe the crown of this kin^d«im, *■ that tliey shall rule the people * c*rmniiired to their charge, acoirdiocf to ihe * houi^nrahW litw> n.nd consiitutions received in ■ thii* reaUu ; that they shad procure tn the ' utterini»!<t of their ]iowt'i\ to the kirk of Ciod, * and hail ClmKlinn people, true and [H'rftct * peace in all time comiui; ; that tbey shall * forbid and repress, in all €*sitntes and decrees, ' reift, omire^sion and all kind of wroi)i>' ; thaL ' iu all judi^ments, they shall command and * procure, thai Justice and if4|uity be kept to all *■ creatures w itbout exception, a^ the Lord and * Father of all mercies be merciful to them.* James 6, parL I, cup. H. Think then ho\v deep it may draiv upon their score, not only before God, but betbre mau, who presume to take upon them to advise or persuade his majcsly to act, or to act themselves under colour of' his authority, thing^s manifestly contrary and re- |)ttSfnant to this sotema oath of God, and chirf *uiHlamental hw of our nation ; and of what fatal consequence it roay afterwards prove, not only to tiiem, but also to their abettore, aiders, cucoumgm iu such wicked imlawful cmmsels and practiceK ; at least, if erer Scotland be sn faappy m to return ag^u to the uabiass^d rr^ht use of law, reason or coascieocc ; and yet more ca;peci:ill^, when, to the conviction of all men, our king- is of hims«lf so naturally projiense and inchrjaUle lo all ways of justice; anil cle- mency. '* his known, that his majesty, at his restau- ration, declared bim^tdf resolved not to alter the govfr TiriLf f.rihe church thenestablishe*k ItiBtkL of late also, a plenary imd iinivers . ^ nee was granted by him, iu favours ot tiio uonconformi$it«^. Thise are the uattTe eiTecls of our kfn<];- s mcli nation, ^ooiJ* nets and clemency, by either of which all ihcse immineut mischiefs might have been pre- vented* Who tlicu were the obstructers ? Ought tliey not now rather to be searched for, looked upon, and dealt with as the greatest ene- Que^ of king, people and government, tlian lusinted in the prosecution of such pernicious counsels as have oncasioneU so imliappy and so uuseasotiabte a bieach in our peace and safety ? '* Shall I ever believe that bis majesty, who, of his own nature^ is so wise and so just a pat- VOL. Xh only def^tiee is, that ther b no crimiuall ly- hcU raised aguinest the patmall as a deserter, bul simplie for byding^ trae his majestie's host leru of civility and obligingness, and who ruleth by compact betwixt him and his lieges, would ever have forced commanders upon the nobility antl gentry ? ei^pecially at a time, when It appears, be oetdeth so much their sen ice, and ibey are so willing to bestow it. When the French king, who hath no other law for his actings but his own w ill, yet dotb not so much as propose any officer to the gentry, when he caVleth them forth, but remitteth that matter w holly lo lot. ** Can it be supposed, that his majesty, whose life, honour and kiugdoms are m bunted for, by plot after plot of these bh>ody emi&saries ofSutan, the Papists, the greatest and most insolent ene- mies ofmonai-chy,and the most incurable plagiie and bane of all humnn society, and who there- fore commanded lately his proclamation to be issued forth, for apprehending or banish irig many, and wholly disarming all of them within all the corners ot the land, would ever not only have restored to them the power of their arms^ but have nut great numbers of bis faithful anil hoti^ourahJe Protestant sulijecLs under some of their commands ? '* Can any man think it his majesty's will, that Bailie Baird^s son, w ho was never a sol- dier» should be cornet of a troop where the eati of IjOthian, earl of Dalhoussy, viscount of Oxenford, lord Torpichen, Balnierino, hi\ are 10 ride as troopenai, and where his grace the dnkeof liucclcugh, when he arrives, can, ac- cording to the procjamntion, pretend no higher than the tight hand of the Jirst rank ? ** And since we haie such ground to doubt of these, and it is so well known, that bis ma- jesty did not of himself intrude bishopt upon us, but only, by the selfish treacbcry of some who were employed to secure us from tliem, he was perewaded, and made lo believe, that that governmenl would best agree with us : who, in reason, can, or ought to iniagine that it pro- ceed eth from his majesty, that his subjects of his tlirije kingdoms should be engaged in bloody wars and devastation of their fortunes, wherebjf they may be renderetl a prey to foreign ene- mies and lurking Papists, and un6i to serve his majesty iu n more necessary cause, and of far greater concern to king and kingdoms, witli the uncertainty of what further ruin these evils may grow to, rather than part now witU that ffovernmeni of the church, when he sees how far he bath* been tnisinfuriued concerning it? ** His majesty^s both mind and true interest being thus cleared, this then, in plain terms, an 11 consequence clear enough of itsetf, must be the true state of the aifair, Duk*^ Lawderdale is obliged to the biiihops, they helped well to uphold him when he was tottering, and yei help him, and therefore we must uphold them, though we should allfaH in the quarrel. '' l& the cause then sufficient? Caa yotL C I I m 32 CHARLES 11. Pr&ceedingi againtt the FlfeMn Haiimr, [W \mni\ royaU siaiidiirt. uhich is altogfitluT dtsttnct ln>rii liie crime orileiert, und the^r are screrall I defences coropetcnt iq tbe one cas^ ihut are not Itake }Otir life in your band, aud !£<?curetj re^t fyonr conscience upoo it P 1 hniiiph vf>u could, )'ou Bure that \m gain fihRil be yours? fAnd« prav, wliether was it interest or con- Ptenee, trial made that statesman, wbea he ivas llast amongrst ns^ cndearoor no much to have Istriick in with the Preabytertan i>urly« those itebels a^inst tile king and government, when Tlie saw tliem growing so fast, and so difficult [to be borne down ? Which iikelv Lad taken t effect, if he had not been checked m tht^ bridle lit hi^ first starting aside, and so ()cbuvcd to ITcnpw his cngatfemeols, with fi^esh and evident rUmimonics ofhisreahty* not tinding it fit to [ tinhinf^e himself of the ouepai-ty, whire he was yet unsure of the ulher* I ** If Ibis llien he the sum of the matter, that I the bishops serve duke Lawderdale-s interest, iind we therefure mast ierre the bishops in - [lercst ut any rate, lest othen%ise we filiould weary of lieiug tre:id npon ; all I can say t captain Carstair^, Baihe Caroiichacl, the [ town- mnjor and hiii men « are like to come to I BO fjumll credit by so noble and nunicrous n \ traui (d' assessoi's, as the whute nobility and ' gentry of Scotland. However on sohie ac- counts, ihty must yield to them the prehemi- , nence, those only haTingtheadiantage of profit for their Ktrvicel bcint^ mercenary n^^ues, and ^ bavin ^^ others aUo under them to wait ilieir • commands, while these hare the hon«»ur to 1 testiijr their zeal, by far greater condeaccn- I dency of serving under command, and some under those theyliate, eome under those thmt hate them, some under in^igttificant green- , lioms, and others under worse tliau some that «TC, or have been their hired isenants, and all this not only gratis, but to their great ct pence, •ml with tlic exposing of their Ures luid for- 101185. *• ir you think this honourable for you, you may be doi n g a& m ueh , an d as si I en t as any , a (be it €n all the forenamed gruundn you have so jtist snd handsome a way to retreat": if not, ] fi-eely give you my advice, that, n't 1 doubt nntluit you will liotQ be as lorwajd anil cordial as any man, in testifying your afTfcdon for the rt il tnaiutenance of lirs mR)v^iy*ii authority ; go, if you lind not yoursc}f indeed conccnvrd to give proof of it in iliis ininrrt^l, you di«enjjngt!your- •elfin tiriic; or it otlKTwl^et that yt'i vim go 0Ot out, nor do any thin^^ withfi ' ^ ^ ii ©f tahojurt\ upon tht* iorefiici i that, by a bud picpanilive, yow .,< ;,,„ .,.,,,- cnsion af an irnrparsible dunnige to your coiin- Iry ;. which, at snrh a time, wore { nf one of those shires that are called out, ymi itjay be- lieve me, I wotdd think it my duty and honour to do, though Mith the greatest hn /.a rd^ and Ciiuugh there were not another to sercnid mc . IVhen the public inteiTCSt is like to Huiftr, by tJie ignonitjce, neglect or coward ici- of all, hV nehtcth double glory, making all Uti uiUioia, proper in the other, and cr ht*i\m ther own naittre are */ri>/*jA. mh\ * not be extend it tiryond the prectue tcmirs Ml and all their posterity his debtors, who ^teppetk in at such a uick of extreme Deed, with oppor* tune help and assistance, ** Take courage then, and regard n«>t itieeil- mour of court sycophants, who live upon tbeir ^J country's ruin, and trill l»e crying down audi ^M heroicK acts, as opposite and prejudicial to im ^^ majesty'^i authori^. But be you confideot* that it Ihall always at long run, be found «nd seen that lie is the best friend to his king*, tbat is the best friend to his country, and ti» tlie laws and lilierties thereof, which knh kirig anil parliament have declareil to be the birth nght and inheritance of the subject, and the security ^| of their lives and fortunes, Charles 2. Pari. 1* ^ Act 17, and that these two interests are us in* dividable in the body politick, as are thoi»e of the head and the body natural. ** For what is further, consult the scripttm and your conscience and be fully perswaocd la * your own mind. For me you know, how much and how often 1 have contended for epta* ^ copacv : But now I have considered tlietr ^| partial behaviour in the matter of Danby und ^^ the lords in tire Tower, those arch enemies (J/foor king and gorernment, I see them lioth iliert and here so knit to the bias of the courf, that they will rather sell their souls, and the wbo1« interests of the kingdom, than not swing to iliat side right or wrong. 1 see them gencfnlly to be men altogether set upon their own proffit and advancement, and that, when once they can make their court well, they little mind re* ligioD, or the care of souls. 1 see they take na effectual course for curbing of profanity, atu| that, ifa man will but stand for their grandeur and revenues, they easily dispense with bis bein^ otberwise what he will. I see, that at moist any scHodaloits fellow that will own them, antl hatu ^^ but an M btfore tiis name, may ha^e a kirk ; fl too rauny whereof I know, and 'more here than ™ with you. I have considered bishop Sharp, mm their head and last introducer, whose rewftrd hath Imtu terriUe in the justice of Uud, what* ever the actors have bern. And 1 have coo- fiidered bishop Patersou aK the tail^ whose re- wanl is, no doubt, waiting him also, if he men^ not his manners. 1 huwe not forgot their rnjcl, arrogant and blood-thirsty stopping of his nntjcstN ',s grarious bounty, and keeping up of bis n ni!<'(ion afWr the business of Pentlaml, whicb^ with their torturing and hanging of the p«tor peojdt*, aOer tjoarttrs given them in the tiehU by ^ieniral Dalziel, as it was a singit'o lar reword to him for hi^ good service doii# thc'iTi, so may it, to all |ionet<t hearts, be as [lalpiible, as it is an odd example of their faitb and ninnnftrs. I see the very oflVscourings of thf rj\rth employed by them as their trustees nnd hrroes, fiir propagating of tlieir conformity, ntid sotiir of thvni, ihoiigh base all over, and de%pir«bli* above all e.xnression, yet owned and caretntd by them, Qi mav c fellows, and chief tl] /or Abimcifrom the King's HaL A*0. 1680* rss wliieh tjjey are lybdied, and cemiiilv the ' <lffet»C4? pr^-iit"' T^ a lotalt dcfenct; ftgtuiiest ' ihc k^iC!ll r. Hy Loy^ ....,,.,.; 4!u|>l3e«^ tbut abytlin^ is KproBslie hn|iUett in iishitvhiig and viilurttu^t Of no man cane intVirce but be that byds, ami pIhh miiji'fii'iti's aiUociit insists, orcordiug to tbe tfiiabsuitiptioii^ Ibot be did reiniiirie and abyd frno tbe hoii Ibe day of Bolliwei iVijfbt. Hit Gear ge Lockkuri^ adbearmg' to tbe de- fence, craves a diiititictintcrtoquitor, and farder dleadges ibattUo des«^ttin|^iudc bein ly belled, . yet the dittay cnnnoi be put to the knowledjie ) of ane assyse, becaui!»e the pannaU did obtoiiie ji V ' .lis of Montrose, cap- 1 ids, and conunandet' c-j ijM' I iniii MiVM -Miiiemen, whtr u[iODthe Lconsideraiimieii tberin mentiuued, and parti - VcuUrhe that the pantiatl ivns tender and vuli- (ftiidntaric and not able to atteud, nnd that he ^Lade left three vnU apiK^yoled horssetnen to iltend his ninjesities 8frviee> he grants him lioence and Ubertieto jjne home without trouble r HHiUeatatJcm, as thcsnid pns^ at lenj^-th hilars. '|>fOmoters of their principles and iuleresit: yea, io Uttk choice DitiKe ibey on this bead, whe* Iber as to Profanily, Popry, Atheiikm, or what .eliie yuu can think on, tiiat» for uug^bt tliat ai>- rpears, a.^ many devils out of bdl nould be .Welcome to them, to [irop their Dajj^on of pre- Jucy, and to be a »coiir|ft- tu the tanatica. 1 if^i forc<2 and the rigour of the law are their two g^{id pillars, the Jachin aud Boa^ of [4lieir tctuple ; and tb^ their whole poviert ^^' Itlerect and endcavouru are 80 joyutiy ami in- f tirely bestouctl upon the auppresfcing of con tiTenticlea, and for hindriu{^ the pnachmg ot L^tlie ffospeif by thitse of the nonconformist j ^party^ which renders it to me dreJidiuiK' sua* h|iiciuos» that their cause mu^t be but so and so, I M heu themt^lvesjudg'e it tiie tt>ain support and |, security thereof, that it ne*«ir came to a fair i lieariuif ; for the truth lit, they reckon them- ^.ie)vc» undone, if ever the pco(deiftt leave lo .liear these men, I see, ino«i of them look either \vjib allection or indirtWunry ufion l*o- [.|)ery, that the PupisU ibtui^eht s labour them 'ethau any other ^ov^r hsm ■ t \\v-A by ihtir line** in pro2*ecnUn|i: t i ;ireiheoc- t of much euUo in - and that \\mpft much life to uU tbetr imsichievous PtlDT tbe hope they find of \et ascending I , up on that step of their hierarcby Mmaiuin|!: ttinon;:^! us. Whereat, on the Other baud, it ^^^\«led^^id by all, tUut the il it Hill, it is certuinly the ^bcst iriiiLkJ) Lk;;.iio^t I'otwry in ibe world j the total j-ootinj^ onl whereol nmor>;^t uu, now ir the diM'ovei'ieti ue have, onytit on many ounts to be I'Htcemed the gruml inter<Mil» herein tlie powu^r, wit and endeavours of every \^i^ui\ subjeci, t^vi-iy i^riod couttuynian, and exiiry ^^'k"-! < 'l.t ,-_ii.,:. vlnu.M um i.iujin*-. Andt in Hut;, > 1, ihefaiai coiifcr^ j meat of biahopi amon^t u», ^itk ike apiiear- ( His Majesties Advocat re pi yea, that those ^entlennin and heriUirv *- i ' 'v the custome of ifie mUiou and by *- iticm of the coimcdl, nideidfifcd til liu...,. ... lung's host, to asciat and enforce as «ai1 is, it nrninoiia the power of the marques of Montrose or any commandiT whatsoever to relace them from this duty, for as they carac not thrr by bis or therjmtboritie,so*ej"uaeatoo' ie/ and if it wcr other wayes c^ , ab- solutely disapoynt his maje^tiii* service, w'he^• as they are choised not to dispense but to command andtherfortJiey are •> extra <>fficium' when they dispense, hu\ if the sicknes waa such as necessarilie and certainlie hindered tktusie from goeing on, it shall be found r« levaQt, which is alTthat any gwd Mibjcct cane crave to be done in his taTours ; and this is not the grantingr of a pase hot the reroittinjf of ane duty which the lawe exacts : and by tlie prti- clamation wherby the commanders wer ap- pnyntedi it is deelaired that such as oanie not or deserted wer to be lyable, so that they wer to knowe ther duty by the proclamatioo, and lion who commandit (but the councill) conid warrand ther deserting. 8ir Genrge Loekhart duplyes, thatthepannall op pons the passe 'and the nctH of parliament M I Y bet ted uiKkn ordainittg^ all persons to enfoi-ce H his majtstie againest nottor rebel k, bears thst exception, unlestie they hare ane reasonable eX- cusation* and ther cape be no excuse more reasonable then a passe from a commissiunat oBicer, tmder whor^e ccmdtict and conmtand tlie _ pan nail was requyred to serve* And h^wyem ■ were clear aa * Grotius de Jure belli et pacis,' m thiit [qu, not! only suprenmc commandcTs ance of what is tike to be tbe end of the pre- sent ; and that our nation hath drunk in nuch ati inbre^l and indelible prejudice against them, that thoue^b the&e fourteen men were as nmuy iraints, neither can much ifood he ex- pected from th»'m, undtL-r that character, in this place, nur yi t they ever long settled without blooil and coufu«iion, *' 1 wish only the pr- '"^ ■ '•- m ^.-ij f^\yf» some pithy »nd incot/ of their rt^al uffevtion to !»;. .....,.,,, .„ . .iful sovereign^ (md to ttie true line, m so far as by t*oj>ery it is not interrupted ; with 8uc!i a proof of their aljhorrence of episcopacy, as mav make tUeni take up an antipathy at their prelatical viay of having no sooner power ia their hand«, but inttuntly, with oaths, tleclara* tion^^and bomh, tiyiui* like as many wild cats, in the throat of our consciences ; and that tliey, Preiihyterians, would rather lake a more jfos- pel wuy of instructing us in love and nifvk* ness, at^i m imticrice watt, till by the use af means, and tltc»r affectionate canisgo towards 1 us, wp be won to the disce ^ilon of those (hing^ji, ihM ar wherein wedilVci% -''"I "t'^ say, Amen. Tl.« and peace ; and i prelacy and ^^>i^\^ S*w perswa- tnenttls, fiij^esty V , tmity J -»4 Jill iiMi nriiniir iifiina^ '.loiier :lii*r rfmnuuiii jiu-r ^-rrtnt luwev. xa\i Ttie ^JiiMuentitnis !::> Linibc n im lusiM! ne't'* -iiuii«» l i^-tiiar tiui uie nurqiiis ir Htmimife. -T'lti » i TtHTiiii] n .r^Kii UiUDur iQJ jfnuuiui juii rurvnn iir ii«v SUttSKItttr -r*!™:!!. -nilUU JUi*** n^HUr-.i lU t^H"! iiisMS luieaw Her luue -Jeui ^iint:!efii ruus«: rur he «iiie. uxu i :aiiiHit jr imu^ruMi ir ji-r- juinv*! tuu .ic^' la^ixnr tie luouur n «n'4i ju ouut-^e u nmiuuHuimu. niivsRf vniua xranc a«aM» 11 Qe ibinmeui uiti ii>^iiiiiL*a if Jis aiiiNstXKt -ier*TL'v. su tun ijer « in Hiar Tnm *ue DU-JiiTembaL'e ir^*a. inu r aumut w «r»nini\-#«TTe'i lui ue iiunmis» n* HiimmsHs ip luv "iiniuuHfHiuai »ine?r iiiipr jt;r*2 mifsvHi lUll IMHIMi'l IT Ji» TOIUI U Itt -tlOlllcnt ilt. JUII -Till \i bk-^- a-; ui^TrumuGUiiiu! m ubiW!Ttuit> . nil I r»>r ufuu^c ul laiiiMi liia Kift*>«^. rruiici Hr Ufn :u tiivM! lumtsiiaiey imttr 'n«r "inuiiaati. ^kihiuu im le *2U»n«r3iir .i\i.'*i«*'. tiu N* lie awes uiu .nintunim if ul '.uiu<ii>. leiuvT ulow««i ni ^ffr^ rjimniaiMuiiac ■imirr- uiiiUf inH:aui:uuiu» ii;&i ▼v^'iiiiNii-^lie •!utu:iit'«t. liii av lu 'V'sKTaim m :oiiiiiiiMUiimc iini'rp*. % i^- at V nurii wi ut n 'Ui» tvm. »-u*.r! # I'.'iit t»i*-" writ--. -Ukt lein^ ivUlilUC uurK •r»u:iii— Drii or oiMrrvr tini,r!r> u ^rmv «QU8«*» *-i!v':i ver i«*er xMiunvHrrc-a hit iraivirii u :u«:jfu»n. »n*' ti*-" im i»'» CTcjse 'Cysc 'J %.iim ntv rer x'^uJit*^- L ■•■?*«» ne narrv..-:' -. "U.mr»»'j« »:--^.aiiiiiv lI•-«^'u•J•l"•••ln- llaL• .r ■: Ufc -flv^. uxu t> •ifin.»«i -w us »r«^'-fl Ltr Kk! '2-jA «r;» IP -■n.^t tiieu 'llt;^* n»ii!!r'ut-i ver ■»»*rni»iauu ^u iiu uiiMir iiah .t>rr:u.^ . ^^ . i ; *i»^ nnii i /-jmiuiMMvinc riv -1 *..-.^u -.yc*:**^ Jill racontr nerKm^r in- r.c-; ? i\- •••" r vr i"".l::««* u awtt »av Us.- :i :.»•! ■^■*- V- : •. viir«v tis*?, *»- ■•- :i. . ■ . -^ :. '.: -'"ws.-i 'ti'i:'.r»»>*f. .f— jilur I :. - .tj<^. i^«. :::^ LiU I'la lUlcMIbb ft'r- .:• "• •: : — '^r ;:.'-»i. Ur!»e w»-ii U'Wtv-utfi .'.'7" :. ..^ :. »»■«• ?«uaia«r«i v^ia i_a : i-' .' «. -.-.t.- u:;:e e ii- •■■ ■.. -. r- -r, — . Z r ».. ■ .. ■• ■:« ':■■-. - - ■ ■ : .■ r-'M-v-e f.. US' ".i " n ,-;• ,T- . ,r. ... ,1. usr.u: . t r'.r*-'! *•■ . . ■^-.•:. • ,.' .mnu": »T 2is iiir-t .:•■:■ ... rannrir ■ I-: — -nii ain. A T 2i *■-. fill tr. ".e snii'.:. -s '.o- ■Hnr». -fiin «v ■ .,. •^nn'-s .jznttie .-mr^^s fMjur Jr-~ ^B* »niv Tme-i ^*snita •>iii« wines. -niOK ::itf L-umir mit uiniBiiiiiff i'i. ZiH^ jtf laiiis ii?t3 imt ail irfuflr kLMiiA 11 "iiiir lar'niw! in* w ih imttflr^iniiit v.ca cais ■Rjniixiiiiix. *liat :uH iniiiiwiB 'ii; a-v^iilm m^^r- istff. uiii tj mr! i«nT-«: mariiey w»r u.»- iiiliii ^::(mrvi. r!iH irMrBmannu. Jitc Htsm^ •inmuc ic iiH nsmmc •t'ii^s if C«mnar. vtiiidk H t'.e ji!3ii nirrnrt ifix»s hi-]"^. li'i c Msar Jtt. EiRD lie iii*finiKrf nniiit loiiw 3i die '<au«v«tie*iir^ ir' ui ubyvf innn tne '"mi i» OK iiuniiic in Iim «u<w luis if mrtmneni^ j^n ifttt TT^e if "tie iiuii;iiur ^iH^jf -a :tie pbc'MS rf i:n:r rallies iii* ir«r. 31s iiu]irfBe anile nr AmiiiniT iirr^s ir jnniKiIe*! vmj . inc jil iiiB iUDHwa n yjix if noeiliini itfrvrrzr 'Haob uiu iRRcsn. 'V'ltiiiiiT iihain!TXfNi if lenuiraL v*sr yiiw"^T!'i 19 Hteait ^luft 3iu{t<!Kii» himc : luw ji» nuiesntt m^iiir t iciniuiii; IDH iie villi* iHi ikHB ir luriansKiit Jiaiiip datt *Tiniiauin] 11 "iiiic le^r ruiHiiniiiuD it'JUi mi^ inB. r 'liiipE "u •CEoniflr He iefiHiiitffai Mem^ iiM aiiiim mi inuii ^nar •muixps jiui ox- leBseK imi :ue na^e if x won !br •^awBO^ tt lie n-rTior«. w. 3'* lis naii*?t:i-* n-KSTOB jct'if "iBiiBm— line, tie imniuuls ur* kk'iqTO» iiiiiiini jbA uttiii I rmiaane me ssic^am •ft unvvs. «^ He sume s nny if 4Ut.*u » liii SK hhk ou DiuvKitr 1 luR.' io iiar -liii in^ «tr jiic nr- ^uailie ir*"M2n. -tk fucsx n -tiein yi <Kac •mc iier -Rfr^^ims mu lur^vs uii tna^y anx *iai nuiMQi^ iirst. inu m rmnoi Tmm^ ui ttos in«wrTe»is^ li me nunpc -sRwcTailie *'iin^ lu u'^zieniv riiinnumi& ul 11& ;uii^«^iiir^ in Durryns ue ^aia ics. iiif. 't » irfvrr't jn w irnvfoi. imr linmi ;li« "^'ne IT tu uuescm inir*HinanuB. Mr* L^ni '.'uov^Iar ixrnc •nsii'-Hiain'i ii ii» niif 7"s ir?T-»- -jimisil He rimniiiii ir vne raTiv .aT 7' :*. im! nui Ufef w^r rimimaiei if itiiwii :>--: nv-riiu:^ lu mu K>*m, riH-iusr imansjait uii-".:r:rTi::r ii.r»««s rr L e«.ter uxma. 11 -ny ..rn ^.-'TTUTc "»"• 'nYuize *2niT'HMni n tMte^ ^Iora i» 1UL3 "ht?r ivrn?-* ii'ifMeff:*! ir '•i^ u. i.:ue icii ^nazn ue 'rnuxir*'. UM 11 :k rai-ie !r'-T ■jL^^-ftowmeai TTfa 'ne -utmif »-- 127.1 -s»t:r. iiae tm -ncn t "u*- -i«iu:s i« vij : L-. -- r.rir i'jj-ws siDilea Trtii: ntdD. 'W T»r-» 'cr.Ti-^^.v^ mir: or TTl^•sii '*i^rn p ^^ -."=:;:•■ .-•Ttf. tvJ:~^ n«t •HEttr r»»fii i.-* nun >^'i- xi' r.ir %.-re"iC2a j« >riM«»#:nj«i, ei:" 3C -017 i;!i«rni:i= r-int ,iig^- u-v . i-*!*:. ,r . ... t.'.s*- ill u:?s. uai mu »i -ns r- ■-u:»*'-'iirii:::ai- -race Q •ni"' He —r*ni: 'i ontt iaa.v»-: be ■t :ae-fjav«< via mx jm* o juiiiip 1 jTtnisc -cvptia '•on "^iinik JMm -m ft'i] /or Abitnct/ram the King^i To tlie fiec«»D<1» it is answered, That the proclamation was 90 notii1l^f1f that public ran- tk'vou:£f^ did Uici^upon eusewe tbrowe all Scotland. To tli€! 3d, Tlie militia is not txdiisive of, hut canbi*it«i»t niili i\m (eudall aod natiooal duty, tliQt lyes u|>on crery heritor, and has %'i3ry juiitUc b^en cverfouod so, and is tiatioraJie litquiesced to by the people who since thooa act^fov the militia have cotiie out, and we see that both iiiililia and heritors are litle enoujcrh for our deiience ; lykeaa by the 25 act S sess, 1 par. Ch. 2d, wherein the niiUtia is granted, it if* d»<elaired that the kingdoine shall Ije reii'M ' St sixtie and mxteiu it' his majestic >hvi t der use for them. 'In the nnirih, it uefds no answer; and, to the fytih, it deserves no ans^ver, ejtcept the letter wer jiroduced, for private men carmot make up the tenor of letters from tlie counciil, which must be known and ex(»oncd by the context I as to the sense of which private men may be uMt*taken ; but to shew his majesties juiitire, it is found relevant of consent that per- sons wcT unable to trnvell, hkeas it is found re- levHut of consent that their horsc-s wer taken away, eo that they could not i^oe, they having^ done exact dilijjence to get other horses and taking- their declarations to ^bow that the hor»es wer not taken away by tbeir own con- nitaucc, wherliy each Tnau' might fumiJih himxt'lf with an defence by causing' his horse be taken nwny, and without thistlier is no pos- sibir' ' ' low what was counivaucc. •^ LiKkhurt duplies for ihe pannels, tlj;u rcuces ^tMnd relevant notwithstand- ing of the reply e, for as to the acts of parlia* tiient Jybelle<l on, they doc not at all concern the case of parlies not coitiino^ to the king^^s hoiit, which by e\j»ri.-sae and po«iti%e act& of purlinment in K. Afejtandcr t2, and K. Hobert 1, lytue^ IS dHyuedt stated, and iletermined ; and lieio^ H stattitorie pufiiidmieut, it cannot be C3CC€edit unlcfe^ thcr wer a (posterior act of par- ti aiuent im|w»8in^ a (rrrater punishment upon lh(? ^inie cryrne, particularlio condescendil on, it 1> nripk- %n law Uiut *■ in totojure ge* * i> r<!tt.>iii dero^aniur/ and wher laws ni' tid defynes and considers cryraea pLu it [*|U. and] doc» impose specific IHJ ' •" J^"- >^ Mfie, siibse()ue4it general as ntieut are nefer uDftor- Ax to ihe Kccond, the defence it is most rale- ▼ant that by thu nets of parliatuctii fotindit kU, and ull otlii^TS, it \h e%i'r requyr^ iw ane >n*^.f roTjitition thereof that (tcivons should l»t' and unlcsse it wer allc<l^ed that hi -( pn>i*btiiatiou was intimate and p>' Ompar, lb*? head hur^U of ttie ah 1% thcr waa 00 ftitlTicient intitna- tit'ii ' lion itself does txprt^slic ptr ri 1 ;iii(| rci^uvrc intuuatton 1- lii^paii- fiiU .».*. ^*i ,i*^.t.., «ii,.t. ... ..,...,.;.», »iut to goe iiAli9SfitbepnK:liiiuitioiis bud been so published^ Ho$L A. D. l6S0. ▼am An to the third, it is replyed, That the acts of parliattieiit establishing: the militia are opponed which relate to and are foondit upon the former acts of iiarl lament, and particularlie (hat aei , of kinvC James 3. lylielled upon ; and althoo^^ it is not contraverted, but tliat notwithstanduifif < of the establishment of the militia, his nmjestie may rcijuyre all fcnsible men, betwixt Mxteia an*l sixtie,' torcpaireio his host, ia which jcasdi heritors who undergoe the trouble and expeoie'^ of the mihtia cannot excuse themseWes; yet ther being no such general proclamatioDi can- ing- all fencible men, hut only calling heritors ^ and their followers in the particular shires men- i lioned in the proclamation, the ebtablisbmenlj of the militia oug-ht to exoner the heritors, ex* ] ccpt iu the common case that his majestic 1 thoufrht (\i to call all hk subjects conforme ta| the old acts of parliament. As to the act of indemnitie, oppons the same, and referrs the consideration therof to the, lords; and the presence of tlie militia forces | ought to exoner, and most he looked upon, a«| ane a^istance, so as to give the beneOtt of thej act of indemnitie. As to the last, repeits and oppons the de* fence and the lords of prii'ie councill having J wreitien a letter of the tenor, mentioned in the J defence, and upon the consideration of the ha-I 7,ard that the rebellion mi^ht break out in thalj countrey, the pannalls who are able to fountll upon the termes of the said letter, ought to bol e?t:cused, and it is positivlic ofl'eretl to b«J proven, that as to tlie persons to be condescendil I upon ther gY>ods, wer rifled and tber hon»etl robbed, wherby they wer incajtable to repair Uki his majesties army, and the pretence of ijiniu-»j lation is nowaycs relevant, unUifse ti v^er pro«i poufHl positive," and offered to be proven, and if need beis the pannalU arc content to purge themselves by ther oath, that ther wa** no 8i<« mulalion, butthat ther liorses were r^tbbed, anilj so they have clearlte the br^nefitt of the lords < privie councill tb*'r letter, and it will clearlia| appeir by the probation, to be led tipoa iba exculpation, ami cannot hut consist ia tfai knowU'flj^e of such of the lords of justiciarie i are upon the privie councill, tlmt the said Irtter J w«H ivrf»lt to my lord Newark, and who beiti'* called, may be able to produce the same, ai by the councill bookcs, it will appeir ther is a] warrand from the councill to the chancellor tO| wreitt to the lord Newark for securing^ th peace of the countrey. litterloquitor upon the General Defences The lonls justice jrenenil, juslic*e clerk, and commissioners of Ju>uciarie, having tonsi*, dcreil the lyWIl and dthste, ib*'V r«"pill th fip«t, thini, ao'l fourth detrnoci* The hnU also repel I the S4 . respect of the 1 1 uiao» n-/ me h^rdl Newark at Iht^ r of the militia con-] forme to the Uhm; ^ 1 -rr"* - • jnd o( his appuyittui^ kuf 1 :itormJ at Levui, which ac4^^.^*;.^..^. «*«-« ^^<^\ by a J7J 32 CHARLES IL Proeee^gi agMinit tie HfesMre Heriiart, [fl As to the fyft defen'^ fouodit upon the [qu. Ciiuncellors] letter, the lords superseid to give (letur mi nation tlierupoD, as it is proposed in gcncrall for all, re&erviag to tliemseWes to determine thcrupon as occurs in particular. TuE Particular Qefemcei. Kilbrachmont, Mr. William Monypennie^ for Hamiltoun, of Kilbrachmont, alleadg^, That the tyme of his majesties proclamation, his horses being not only stollcn from him, but his servants deadlie sick, yet such was his zeall for his majesties service, that he went to Faulklaud markat and furnished himself with horses, and did come the length of the South-ferrie, and tar^-ed ther two dayes, and returned witli the rest of the gentlemen efler the rebells wer defate, and is content to take the declaration. Deserted at to Menttrie, Mr. William Hamilton, for Howburne, of Menstrie, alleadges, he is past tlie age of sexUe years and is not sensible, [qu. fcncibic]] and sent out his meu and horse, who attcudit his majesties host ull the tyme. The lords tiud this detence relevant, and in respect of the nottoriotie of the defender's being past the age of sextie years deserted, and l)e thir presents deserts the dvct simpliciter, and discharges the raising or taking up of any new letters or dittay agaiuest the defender, iiir the cryme above specifit, in tyme comi:ig, wher- upon he asked and took instruments and pro- tested for his cautioners relieff, which the^saids lords admitted. Largo adAssisam, Mr. William Moniepennic, for Durhame, of Itart^o, alleadges, Tliat the tyme of his ma- jesties proclamation, his house was assaulted in the night tyme by several armed men, who threateiic'd to putt Vyre to it, nnd who did nc- tuaiiie take away Ins hordes and his furniture, anti he did endeavour to furuialie himself, and did iidd outune of his own hur^eiii which he of- fered to reilcem at any rate, but he could not have tliem ; aud he otl't^rs to purge himself, by ane soleiiiii oath, tliat thore uus no collusion between liiin and the rebells, but that his hoi*ses were furcildie taken awny. 31y Lord Advocai answers, That the doR-nce ought to be repelled as to that which may be collusion, t:.\'cr|)t the person purge hunself by takiug the dec-Iuration, thcr being nothing more easie then to disNcmble anil cover this collusion by oath ; some friends and relations maj^ all- wa}cs cause take away a mau^s horses without hisown ex[>n>«i<k; knowledge, so that the event should be that only men of lovifll principles should as ant- reward of ther loyaltic be ex- posed to all the danger, and put to ull tlie trouble of opposeing, Iwth by ther indeavours in tyme of peace, and by ther arroes in tyme of ware, whilst these who are of pernitious principles, shouhl Iwve thcr crymes made a protection to them, againest all those troubles and ezpences. Mr. William Moniepennie raplycs. That ths detence stands relevant, uulesse nis Miyesties Ad»ocat will positively allead^ that the dts* fender diti actuallie collud with the robbsm^ which is found relevant of consent to be pro? sd, SAd his ofifering to purge himself by bis nath is su^cieut of itself without taking the declaim* tion, unlesse my lord advocat will poskivelis offer to prove simulation. Bruntoun ad Auitam. Mr. Trt7/iam£ea/on,forLawo, ofBruntoiu, produces two testificats, ane under the hand si the minister and elders of the parrodi who* he lives, and the other ander a phisitiaQ's hand, bearing his sickness all the tyme, and bendss he is |>ast the date of sextie years. Di/et desertedj and Letters discharged againU Captain Murray, ]\Tr. Colin M'Kemie^ for Captain Gidesa Mun-ay, ol' Pitkerrie, allead^ he is past thn- score years of age, and for instructing theraf, produced the indenturs past, betwixtliim and William Miiir, merchant in £dinbuigh, dated the eletinth of Jaimary, 163r ; and iarder allcadged, that he was sick and unwell, all the tyme of the host, of a dan^rous sicknes, so that he was liker to dye then hve, and produced two testiticats for proving therof, one under the hands of Dr. Craw turd and liavid Pringle, cbirurgeon, and the other uuder the bauds of the miuistei-s and eldei-s of Kikeny. The lords in respect of the nottoritie of thir defenoes deserted, and be thir presents deserts the dyet, simpliciter, and discharges all new letters or diltay to he taken up or raised agaiuest the.de- fender for the cryme forsaid in tymo coming, wherupon he asked and took instruments, and protested for his cautioners relieff, which tbi saids lords admitted. BaUanquhill ad Assisam. Mr. Alfjander Mnleolme, tor BalcaDqahiO, of that Ilk, alleadges, that tlie tyme of dm proclamation his horses wer taken away. Sawfoord ad Assisum. Mr. William Moniepennie^ for Nairn, of Saiufoord, alleadges, that he bavins upon his majesties Proclamation sent out three mcD with horses to sene his majestic, in respect Iw could not attend himself, being ane foot cap- tain of militia, and having thcrettcr endeavonred to convein his comiKUi^, could only raise the number of ten men, which being offered to tiie earlc of Weymcs, coUoncl of tlie reffiment by tlie defender himself, he adjoyned them to another com]»auie, so that the defender couU not serve his majestic in the quality of ana heritor, his horses being sent awuy. Glenicston ad Assisam, Mr. David Deicar^ for Weyraes, oi* Gle- niestoun, repeits the samen defences proponed forSamtbord. Ily Lord Advocate alUeadgesi the fm- AhwnttJT&m ike Kki^M fh$it A.D. 1680. [SO hiide wilnotit no m^n (hty 3 any •tj trj . .- lyme il nowivs f^tevant, for tlie? sbodd hare gone to the tost with 1h ' ' " collors, and tlioii£rlt V(. ,thal *. , .t.,>. ..^, i, ...... Principle of disloqunlitie or <1 Ofli j try^T lid hufifie: g-ooe I lome way tu attemlf niHviith^tumlitig^ of her indispofiition, heing' \i\^r nith chrfd, >€t she did frtllowe hiiD a curv ^* Hy» with wove* ml onthit that sIk! ^^ > ^ leave him^ and she dyed hrr blooU vrouUl l>e on hii hemd, id m aaagerous wai her condition that the feW down In ihe i^&y, in n manifest hazanl of •hortioD, so that he was neccssilat to return witli a resolution, that if the wer any hetler I be would repaire to his majesties h(»t, anddid iceep his horse for that eff<K;t. His Mujfsii^i Advctai makes no answer, but that U\% absence appeirs to have bciu from dissatistkction, soeiikg he rduses to take ths de- claration. It is proposed for Mr. Alcirandcr Nairn, of Liile Treiertoun, that he was sick fit the tyme, which is attested bj ane declamtiou under the bund of the arch dean of St. Andrews, and F that \m DKither KfFrents his wholl larnJa and tiroduceil Xlwr lyflrtnl iiifeftment for instruct - jn^ iherof, iind that he lives in the toiiu of Hi. AudrewS) and watched and wardit ther, and iitrer kct:pt a horse. S( rat her lie ad At^isam, Mr* James Graham, for Lundie, of Stni> He, allead^es, that his horses wer all I away, oikI he is content to take ibe de- tion for lestitieing hii loyalde, Itrdie ad Ai$i9<im. Mr. Wiiiiam Mmiepennie, for Georg-e Mon- criff» of Re*lie» alleadges, that the lyme of ihc Prot Uin»ation, notwith^tandin^f bis Inily was extreuiche sick, \et he was i^o '/imlotis to * menet his rnajc^iie tfmt he keept the first ren- I devouze, and did actualHe send forth ane young- I i^ntleniau, im own broihiT-iO'lawe) who was f not ivnc heritor InmHelf, and was a trained soul- dier, with this condition that he shotdd serve id ihe defeijder^s name^ and if he Hhttcitd not he l>ccavc-d i\\ lii^ niihHtitutfthat he should return the sauH* 111 lit- 111 It \u iiii«rhi q-ne himself, and he wa» ;i Mr, J . ir James Hinclair, of Kirinmii}, in; was sick and in* firme .ittU** t\ i it out hor>€ and men, and proilurew its, onv from the loi- fiiHivnif and i^- m the phisitian, ibr provein^ then^oi, aud i» oontcnt to lake Ihe declaruti^m. It was allevilppeit ' ^ • ■ ! demie's soil and a* I at thctymc, h* wa** - ju htm hi i h-^tiuj ynu luui I bis bone was takou £rom his son. L Phinmont dtscrtt ttnd diickargti Letttn. It h alledged for itrown, of Pbinttoitt, tblff he IS past sextie years of age. The lords in respect of the nottonctie oftbii defence deserts the dyet, and dischai-^es all newe letters or dittay againest the defender far the cry me abore specifit in tyme ooming. Pitlochie ad Auinm^' It is alleadge<l for' Murray, of Pillochie^ ^riiat he is no heritor, nor keept he a hnrstt this tweke years, anil he is readie to renounce his heritage in the king^st favours* My Lord Adtocnt nnswers that ane heritor by the courtisie of Bcotland is in all respect! ane heritor, the conrtisie being a legal I dispen- sation daring the lyme, as a comprysing is, and therfor seeing he is in fcudohe^ should serre upon the aocount of hts feudatortc obli* gation. It is replyedi that the Proclamation is op* pOQed which calls only bentors and free- holders, and ihe pannal is neither baitor nor free holder. The adf ocat dupip, that the courtisic is/eu- dum ad lempus^ and consequently he that has li is duiing the tyme ane heritor. Kyninmond ad Assitam, Mr. Jama Aleiandcrt for the laird of Kynto- rnonil^ alleadges, be was sick at the tym« as ane teslificat upon souU and conscience, under the ministers hand testifies, and a decla- ration under the phisitians, which is sufficient ; lykeas he has raised exculpation and cited witnesses, who are able to prote that hs hor?!s'd his brother- in -I awe the laird of Karas, whose horfses were stollen, and that he s«nl another horse and his own mun, well armed who attend it this majestie^s bott, ayi and vvbtU the rebels wer defute. Mr, Dcitid Dettar^ for W«ymes, of Glenies* toun, allcsdges alsOi that he was sick and sent out his xnt^u and horse armed. My Lord Advocat answers the tame is not relevant, piTsonall [iresence being requyred, and the defender refuses to take the declaration. Graingmyn deserti and discharges LeiUrg^ Mr. Alexander Maicolme^ for Robert Kin* net 11^ of Graingmynfi, alteadges he is a mean herilor not excet'ding ane hmidredth n^erkf, and nut being abte to furnish a horse, he ther- for went on foot The lords therfor deserted^ and be their prrsents ['pi, dpsert or de^^erts] ttic dvet simplicilor and fUnchHrges all lelfer^ or dittny agftiufit the defender for the cry me obofi specjfit in tyme coming. Dowhiil coniinufd. I Mr, n«/ for John Lindcsay, of OowhiTI, n! 1 hat at the fvme of the • ' ' ' ''» ' T. of alt * 31] 32 CHARLES IL PtocmUngM agaitui the FiftMre Heriion, [ST tcntetl Lc hade bein taken prisoner, oat of his own boiuc at Culrose, and all his arms were takim from hifn, so that when he was sett at lil>vrtic, he was putt under the forsaid caution to attend all the dyets of the proces, and so was under an absolute necessity to wait the coun- cil! *n fard«T order, seeing the proces was only c«)iitinucd from day to (by, and if he hade not nppcired at e?ery day he would not only bein declared fufritive, but his cautioner would have fuHiiult the 10,000 merks. Mv Lord Advocat answers, That 1. He should have made application to the councill, dosyrein]^ to knowe what should he his cariage : '2. The proclamation would have defended liim if he hade g^ne, and beings the posterior order took off all former restitiint: 3. This viiiui be no defence why he sent not out his nifu viiice the councill aid not disarme them. Thi! lords continues the dyet againest John liiuihay, of Dowhill, till the thud Monday of June nixt. Bandon ad Assisam, Mr. WilUam Beaton^ for David Beaton, of lluniloii, alluailgfcs. That hiswvHTwas at the poynt of death, and he sent out ooth horse and liMit, a.4 a testificat under the lievtenaiits hand ti'Mtitii's, and be is content to take the de- claration. Baibirne ad Assisam, Mr. James Alexander^ for Balfour of Bai- birne, ullrad|(es he was sick at the time, as ane Itwtittcat prmloced bears, and the horse he pro- vidit was taken from him, and he is content to ^Ito the declaration. Fordcll ad Asiisam. Mr. WillituH Beaton, for sir John Henry- IM, of Forilell, alleadges he stnt out three hoiw" and three men, and at lh:it tiri.c lie was unabW to iravcH, as anetestificat under the mi- ttMtna hand bean, and its nottor he was not ^t ihirthiw years bygone todraweon aiic ^at ' Ktotf he was one of the ^^entlrmpu a.'- wTJiitt ilav al borne by the councill's letter, uJSlby the Lonl Chancellar, as a person iin- iSllK i^nif totka host, be reason of his cor- ttaWnck' ittdi niftnniha« Ctumgmy ad Assisam. Mf Ditid Dowr. forMdvill, of Cassin- Z iSlJ^U»««»«* license for him ViTwSS teiiya^*'®'"® lie wanting h •L Ofi of y wfaiU •houh. tbem, I IVi^rti tad *»*»«« ^"«''- W ^ «mM fcr Wbert Cuninghame, of 4ta«iiwMto«MM lb«»ti«MftW^ltairfteBurgh, 01 to the saids Robert Cunninghame and Henij Shanks, and diacliaiges all new letters or dittay againest them, for the cryme forsaid in tyme coming. Mr. William Moniepennie, for Mitch^, of Balbardie, allcdges. That he being conveined befor the circuit at Coupar, he proponed a re- levant essoney, which was proven to the jndgct so as to him it is res judicata, Mr. John Lauder, for Mr. Charles Wmrdkw, propons the same defence. His Majesties Advocate takes instmmenta that the haill pannels, except Hay of Be- houssie, do judicially confesse their- abaenoe from his Majesties host. The Lords continue the diet till the twenty fift instant, and ordains parties witnesses and assizers to attend. Interloquilor upon the particular jyefenees^ 25th February, 1680. The lords justice s^eneral and commissioners of justiciary find tne defence proponed for Thomas Hay, of Balhoussie, foundit upon the passe relevant ; as also find the defences pro- poned for Robert Hamilton, of Kilbrachmont, Janicts T/dw, of Bruntoun, Mr. Alex. Nairn, of Little Friertoun, Lundie, of Strath'eriie, sir. James Sinclair, of Kynnaird, Kynninmond, of that Ilk, David Beaton, of Bandon, sir John Henryson, of Fordell, Rolwert Balfour, of Bal- bimic, and James Melvill, of Cassengray* lykcways relevant and remitts the same to the knowledge of the assize ; as also finda the de- fences proponed for Alexander Durhame, of Lai'go, Charles Cowan, of Corstoun, David Balcanquhill, of that Ilk, Alexander Nairn, of Sainioord, George MoncriefT, of Redie, and Janios Weymes, of Gleniostoun, relevant to alcviat the punishment, though not to elied the \y\)iA\ according to his majesties gracious letter and rcmitu the same to the knowledge of the assize. The IokIs repell the defences proponed for James Young, of Kirktoun, and Murray, of Pitlochie. ASSIZA. Hamilton, of Ilaploch. John Stewart, nf (sairntullie. Gordon, of Cairnborrow- Mr. Robert lr\in, of Peilsyre. Geo. Drununoiid, of Milunabb. Patrick Tailzfer, merchant. I'atrick Smith, of Methven. John Mont^romerie, merchant. Duncan MMntosh, merchant. ^ John Brown, merchant. ' Josf^ph Marjorilwinks, of T^icnchie. . liiiird, of Sauchtounhall, younger. I Robertson, of Strowan. Kinloch, of Bandoch. Charles Maitland, of Pitrichie. The Assize lawfuUie sworn, no objeetion ia theoontrair. SS] /or Ahiener/rom the Kin^'t Uo»t. A.D. 1660. r« ^ II IK Mttjtitm AdfiKate took rnstniiticMitfl llnMt-'- " \*.,....A. «^'i'— -rieJiiKlc lb a .. ,- -,.„., .....^v, ^.. ,.. curling of tltcsaiuen. Tilt' clcfciiders for proreing oflheirionocHnire ami gx*>ui^^s <>i' exculpation, adttuccd the wit- ncs^ifs uuti oilier C'fiilence after mentioned, vie, Put^kh Murfa^^M of Aiichtertyreragied 32 Years, unmarried, purg^ and swor ne, depones, That he saw Thomaa Hay, of BulbouEie in the king^'s host, in summer la§l, and that to the b€«t of ht!i knowledge he was tti bade condt- tione oi health, and that if he hade stayed be Mroutd have heen in danger be rt^a^ou uf sick* «, and that he sia^^e ui in coining offiu thi« £le condition y and that he liaue him have the rquis of Montrose pits«ie^ uho Has bis rap- lain , and that he leii three or tbur i?ieii well appointed behind him iti the army vuuta ttt* tnUa he was present, and this ia tbe^ truth as be shall answer to God. Sk SulfKnUhir^ P. MifHRiv. Hf, T%omQi Ste&tirt^ mn to Mr. Hary Stew- art, in Fearth^ purg^ed and tfworne, depona cnn* formi$ pri'cedrnfi, except that be did cot see the paii^f an<l kno\vt« that he bade two horses left bdiiud with the Unsi at least, and did Tiot iee him come off ; and that to his knowkd^^e ontd have endang Sk Suhscnbitttry [idfje libstayinj^ wontd have endangered liis healtli. Mr. Rohert Colt^ for fardcr probation, re» Tieatia the tnaiquii^ uf ?^luntn>se pasae, and lifjence to thu pririnell to return home. David loni Neuurk hein|| irworue, depons, that it was the common repuft of the country that Uobert ilamiltou of Kilbrachmonts^ hciraef were taken away, and that be sa^ve bim Qotnini^ on his toot to the rantlevou^e to tell tbis, caum ti^mntia'j he is hbuear neiiibbour. Sk Sutfucrilfitury Nev^ark. Jam^t Mehilif of Cassinofray, beiny so- lemnlte sworne, depona, he aaw two of fJamil- ton of Kilbrocbmonts* horses to the rebella bawbf who robed bun, the foresaid rebelb having come to Ins bouse to have robbed the deponent's bor^ca* Sk Su Ific ribitufy J AM cs 51 ELVUX. The said Robert Hamilton producetl lyke* ways ane testificate under tbr band of Mr. Wra* IJay, muiJstcr uf Kilcoui[uor, testineingf that be iit ane orderlie person and tberi'^lTrr cf the regular and orthodox i ler^^te, and that bis bontes Her robb'd and ser^ant^ sick the tyiue of the bo*t, and yet recruited himself and ad- vanced some con^ulmMi- part of the way till he heard th* ste. Jfimti Cti r of V'yiT, depooa be uawe L#ft ' Tie sick tbf^ day of 1 1 . i n doctor who was will I i It was the misles, $a /«r, J. CuAiJFoao. lU^crl Balfuur^ at Dalbimo, btiof iwome, VOL. M depons be sawe I^we, of Bruntouo, lytiing' aidk the tymeof the bust^ and Ueiii)( bedtait, ' Sk Sttbtvrihtiur^ ^. JiAi.roua, Ti,p ~ii 1^.-^^^ r- r* f' '-ntn^ pro- duce'! uich, ani'i Dr. A.. .. i..».v..., ., .. .. iiooii bt*i being sick of the meaails the tyme «>f fhw bost^,] Mr. Wii' v ";hV, for>Ir *^' der Nairn, ' », rciuitn i ofDunkeir.v x .. -..h.vi.-.i ,,.^ ;,f the hfist ufion snal an it b« I is ane well attacted jm , ^. , g»i- 1 Tcrnment, and lykways repeits bita rootber**'] lyfTrentiufel^tncDt, Jfimcs Crctufurd^ collector of Fyfft dt-pon^t That Stratheriie^ii brother's bortie and arm^ wer taken away by llic rebells, and Stratberiii hiniself was not io use to keep borse. Sk SubtcribitMr, J. CftAuronn. Jtsmet PKcoirnc^ initter, in Edinburijli^l dcpons, That Htratherlie*B brother declared iaH Dune that his horses and armes wer taken ^ a way by the rebel Is, and that this ^Fai tbi oonrmun report of the country* Sk Subicribliur^ James PncAiHNE. Dr. Andrew Rtilfour depous, that be ^v% I constant advise to sir Jnute^ HincUir, of Kyn- I naird, the tymeof the host, be being' sick of] aneaijfue at that tymc. Sk SuOscnbitur^ A. Balfour. B^bcrt Maitcr^ of Uur^blte, b<ing sworn e,i de)M)n»i be gnwe sir Jauiest Sinclair's mallei James Arnot and his horse, well armedi atteoil l bis majestie^s host all the tymc. $k Subs€ribitur, R, 0ALrot7R. Mr, George Arnnt^ wreftter, in Erlinbufc^h^ depons sir Janicii Sinclair was sick and un^tH j the tyme of the host, and not able to travell, I and that he sent out his horse to the bust who^ stayed all the tyme. Sk Subscribiiurt Geo. Arnot* The said sir James Sinclair, in farfJer evi* denoc of bis inuoceneie and defence, producetl ] ane testificat of bis sicknes {ihe tymeof the ^ bi>»i) under the hand of Dr. Alexander BaU four, and another under the hand of the mi- ! nister and ciders of Ebdie. Colin Pitscottk^ son to genera II major Pits- cottie, aged Ihretlie years, purged aniTsworne, ^ depont, that Ky uinmond ov that ilk wtkR so sick ! and unwell the tyme of the host that he wait not nh\e to come abroad* and that he sawe bipj iiuraesat ihv ho^t at Bothviell-bridtne. Sk SttbjicribiitJi\ Colin PrrscoTTii:, Jantfi Ahercromhkj of T*och|fellic, swornek] depons Ryuninmond of that ilk wai so unvi'ellj the tyme of the host that lie o^ftil J not come J abroad, and that be sent out bis bon»c to tbi host, Sk Suhicribitur^ J*mf*i AnEtimoMait, Thcdefendei . m%i testiticiitaud phi _ Licitin unwell ail llv4 v^tsas ^V s.W>aS3ftiV' \ ft 35] 32 CHARLES II. Prcuedmg§ againit th> FifeMrt Heritors, [9 John Henrysoa^ in Fordelgrein, defions, That Bandon's man and horse, well armed, attendit the host all the tyme. Sic Subscribiiur^ J. Henderson. Colin PilscoUie^ above designed, deponsthat Eandon's man and horse well armed attendit the bust all the tyme. Sic Subscribiiur^ Colin PrrscorriE. John Dempster^ of Pitliver, bein^ swome, dcpons he knowes Fordell Henryson^s condi- tion to be such that he was never sein him able to loup on a borte, and knowea he sent out bis men ami horse to the host. Sic Subtcrihitur^ John Dempster. Alexander Spitle, of Lencbat, depons be knowes Fordell Henry son to be intirme and unable to mount a horse without help, and that Jif- st:nt out his men and horses to attend the aic Huhcrihitar^ Alexander SprrrELL. David licatpn^ of Bandon, being swome, df'iKMiH tbstt the moneths of May and June last Jii/bf-n lUlfour, of Balbirno, was sick and un* M»- to K**^ ^" ^''" majesties host. Sic Subscribiturj D. Betuun. pavtfl Spitle^ servant to the minister of Miirkirif^bt df^ivons Balbirno was sick and un- ■bUi to ifMVfrJl the tyme of tlie host, and he orovidit Hn« b'»rsc to send to tlie host, but the |ior*#- wan <«tollen and taken away by the re- liilU, iirid III: f^annot wrvtt. , ^ ^ Sii SuhMt nhilur, CjEO. M'kenzie. I. P. D. fuhn DfMf, sn^ant to the Idrd of Bruu- biiiii dvMfUv.oni'onni%Ui DafidSpitlem wn- •.i/i/zi HiidliiMfloiwilwreitt. ^''I^UrnbUur, «E0. M<«NZIE. I. P.D. f.Miif t M' '"''. '^ ^>«s«*»nff™y » itt ^vindication ..I 1.1.1 iiiii'H «ii' «■ |ir«Hluf.td ane tesUficat, under ,|„. b»iHl "I l»tt»"> '''^«* Newark, whereof the |4,|iiil IlillilW*'* I |i5%lil Lord Newark, doe hereby testifie !\ liHHi.ii vuuiufiiif to the nroclamaunn * ;. ..no ittiidrvouzc with tfcerestofthe ?»'*': ; .1 " . vr... »"d he having told nic bis II. IuUm ♦«i»" •••«■>'• *'^***^*' beuig well "' ;:; : !:: I!;: «...! H.'- .^t ««• the gentTemen, \ ^1,,., „,„ .l.«i..iHM-birn,andaHowe am horse to have gott them restored, cmua smiifur, he was working in the home at the tyme. Sic SubMcribitury John Neilsow. John Neilson, son to the said John Neilioi^ above designed, depons conformis to his father and that the laird ofLargo wentwith achairged carrabin eller the rebells to have gott back n\§ horse. Sic Subtcribiturf John Neilsow. Alexander Derhum^ of Duntarvie, depoiu hf knowes the laird of Largo's horse was taka^i away by the rebells. George Scotf of Pitlochie, bemg swomey d^ pons that the voice of the oountiy was thai Charles Cowan of Corstonn's horse waB|ake|i by tlie rebells, and within two days thereAer the said Charles came to the deponent and told him one of his tennents hade taken the said Charles horM, and when became homeheoon- fest that bis liorse was in the company with the rebells. Sic Subscribiiur^ Geokob Scott. John TFi/Ziamirm, servant to Pittonr, d^bns he knowes Charles Cowan of CouratDon'a horse was taken awav by the rdidls ; be can- not wreitt. Sic Subicribilury Geo. M'kenzib. I. P. D. I li».iii u George Scott, of Pitb>cbie, depons that he heard Balcanqubill's horse was taken away, and being walking in the tields be sawe some honea witli the rebells, and one of the deponent's ser- vants told him that one of these horses ba» longed to Balcanquhill as he thought Sic Subscribitur, George Scott. The said John Williamson lykwayes depons, that the common report of the oountrey wi^ that the laird of Balcanquhiirs horse was takea away bytherebeUs. Sic Subtcribiiur^ Geo. M'kenzie, I. P. D. John Henryson, in Fordelgrein, depona weymesof Glenistoun bade a man and luirat armed at the host, who attendit aU the tyme. 5*c SubicribUur, J. Hensersom. -4/€Tflrtflfer Bantkin,'^ servant to the laiid otL^wchat, depons conformis to John He&. ryson. **«w- Sic Subscribitur, Alexander DaKskin. . I t^t^^ ^^7^^"^ ^' Alexander NainTS ;;\;;;;,-7.p.H. hi- lady ;js^^^^^^^ I ^?S^wtt\tr "^' '^ '^"^ -^ ™« written, wbertSfth'itiJ^^^ '»** Tlicaeare testifidng tbit I ke^ntlh*^..^ dcvouzo at Coltoun, of bL^^wSL^MT lufct, mnanie of Geoiie MoSTrfR^S- ''""• broiher-in-lawe, wSTSrSf C^'&'^ cneff. bis servants, J^o;^^ .., , ^i, Mui ilii- '^••«-'''»** day Of October. sl SHhtiubitur, Newark. s^Hunhttur. Newark. Jf7] fot Akicncefram the King-$ TO&rohetl Qitckrr my lord Nevrtrk'i GbtmnaniJ, iwd rtlertvArti under the eurle uf BulrarraM orminiaud, and i^uUiiued in llic bast tilt it vrus dislMiidit by order ; and uU tbat in oh«>dicn cc to hisi)iAjt'siiij^8 l^ruclaiuation fur my said Tiru- tlivr-in-l&i»e. Iii t^nlitnohie wliCMXHif^ 1 have Jiibscjibil tbir presents with my hand «U Aiicb- Icnytie, tbis twenlie nynt of Se[ii€mber, 1679 years, liefof ibir Mritiiesses Joba MoncrieiT, nottar iYubUct|i^reitter hertK)f; and 9^1 r. James fiibbald, icboolm aster, at Auehlernitio. Stc Snhfvribiturt Jg, MoNCRElFF. P^THrcK Leni.ie^ (witnes.) Wt Cot in enrlc of Bakarrat^ and David lord Naeark attests the above wreitlen de- clftration to be of ?eritie, as witnessc our sul»- ■criptinu ut Caupar of Vyii\ Ibc second day of October 1679, Sit Subicnbitur^ Dam; Alius, Ncwwark, David Lord Newark upon oalb, udberes to Hnf attustalion s^yen be blni in Georg^e Mnn- criedTof Redic^a favours that tbe aaiaeu iabulb mid veritie. Sic SuhicriHiur^ >i£^wAiiK. Jtihn Manvrifff of — — ■ — - — depons Atou- Ci lie seut out \\\% bmther-in-lttWfi, to tbt ^ i stwith this «Epi-ei4se condition, if be ^irer not nceepted of he would pro binisclf, cau$a $cientitt^ he wast frith him, stnd heard as he has disponed t Sic Suhicriyuuft Jo. Mo?icREtFr, Tkamtts Ciichnitf in Auchlermougbty, de- Che know(!S iti^iie sent out bis brother- in- to his inujestie's host with lUi* «?xpresse condition, that if he wer not accepted id', he would t|oe liimt^elf or «end bis aoo, and kuowes lus lady was ^ick at the tyine. StcSubscrtbitur^ TnouAAGiLcnntwr, Tbe Lords ordaines tbe Assyse to inclose and retume ther Verdict upon the 27lh inatant, and ordaines nil jlortics to attend. £7th February 1680,— The said day the persons who past upon the absent bmtars from IbehOftio FyH-shiref returned tber VenJict in mttaoee of tbe sjuds lords, wbei-of the tenor lolWeii: Edinburgh 25 Febniary 1&80.— The Aatyse fiodn the ly b«U proven, us alaa tbe Mivse be one voice lie the m<»uth of ther olmn- Mifor Gcorve Drununond, tbiils the defenoc» for Robert Hamilton, of Kilbmchmont, Jannes ! Lavvc, of Hui'moun, Sir. Alexander Nairn, of f litldreirtoun, Lundy, of 8tratherlie, aur James Sinclair, of KJniuiitl, Kinin- Ipond, of that Ilk, Diivid Bcaloo of Bandoo, m Jolm Henrysoti, of Fonldl, Robert Baltbur, of Dalbirno, James Melvil), of CaMiDfrray, and ThomaR Hay, of BolbmiAie, pannalU, contained t in the tint claoe^ pniven, except Beaton, of I Bamlttii^t McMHs or his n^ylTa sicknea, which I |fc# viyse ih4$ noi proveD, bui the rest of th« I tii4 Biilim of Budoii's defiBooe they tiud 5k Su^ri^.f Geo. DMMJiOND, Chat}. Host. K D. 15S0« [SB The Assyie be ot>c vtiice, be tlic mouf h of Georpe Druramond, thcr^''^ ^* '■ ' ' ?. defences for AlexandtT li Charles Cowan, of Cor«lou»i, , .^. .,. hiU» of that Ilk, Alexander Nairn, vi , lieor;Te Moncreilf, of Redie, »tu: _ . A , ^Vt; yiues^ of (tleuMouii , pannalis coataitied m^ ihe second class, proven. Sic Subicrib,, Geo. Drummo^d, Chan. The Assyse all in one roice, be tbe mouth oTj Georg^e Drummond, ther Chanecllar, tiudtf James Yonn^, of Kirkloun, and Mur- 1 ray, uf Pitfocbic, t^fuilty of ibcr remaining, and abydlng frae tbe king^s ho^^t in June last. Sic Subtcrib., Geo. DtiuatMOND, Cbao. EOer oppinitkg and reading of the wbilk i verdict of Assyse, The lord>i justice gpnenil,! justice clerk, and commissioner* ^t •*'* absolved and assulyed, and lie il aolves and aFsolyiei* the haill pi ■ d in the first clB5»se from the hbell and dittii^l above mentioned, and discbaire^^oi), and be thir 1 presents dischanges all new letters or ditt^iy to f Be raised or taken up against the dd'^nderti for j tbe cryme above s{»eelfit, in all tyme comind wherupon they and tber procurators asked ano^ took instnimeuts* His Mtijetties AdxHtcat produced bis ma- jesty's gracious letter direct to tlie lords of hiftl most honourable privie council, ancnt tbe pu*l nishingf of the absents from, antj deserters of hitfl Itynes host, and dcsyred the isaids lords might] proceed con forme tberunto, and to his oiajeati*!^ other vivacious letter direct to ther lordship i the surne date, and record it in the books ol Ad- journ hI, upon tbe twentie sext day of November J last : followes the tenor of bis majesliea i letter direct to bis privie councdl : ClLABLES R, Right trustie and welbeloTod cousio and] cM>uncellor, right trustie and wel beloved cousin and counccHors, right trusty and welb«*lovciI ] councellors, and trusty, and welbeloved C4}uii< cellors, We greet you welL Having setn and I considered your letter of the elivinth in&iant t9i tbej duke of Laudctdale, our seoretarte, oofi*{ ceruing those who did not assist us in actp preasiag the late rebellion, and those who de serted our host at that tyme: we am fuUiiii oonvioced that it would prove a great discou«^ | ragement to our faith full subjects, who, in tb« j discharge of ther duty, hare bein at a grcali deall of expense, trouble and hazard in that cJt-J pedition, if they should not see some suita punishment inflicted upon those who (vviti any reasonable excuse) did not come to our i aistance at that tvme^ and upon those who ef\ coming to our uosi, deserted the snnic ; therefore we *loe readlic approve the rrsolu you have taken^ to fyne the most guihy, not^ above two years of ther valued rent, \>hitst others who aro lease giiiUy are to be fyned al 1 least in tbe fourth part of a yoar*Byiklu«dfenl|j which we take to be so mod^nl (ooniiderin^ i Uow« d\%ti!i3AXV NSaa igwrtaa^ll ^^s«^ ^=ry(a«.'^&M^F^ \ 4 .-?)! CIIARLF.S IL PrBTMimgn strskui ihs Ffeakire Btritan, [40 Ivivo Ivm if ^,ft»\ •>!' iiiH .iilinit (f.io«ln#» Hai!*» .Tit lif^v'nu-.l ilirni J ihnr hm yan <jiv tp:-#-. -.rAJIy It may r.iiln-.' '\u: tlinuiflit i 'vnrnin*; Jh^n % pii- iiiqlitn^nt !or •* iln^ •.*'*II know» Miat <iu\%% of- |i«Mi!irt ii:iv.. ffirriifrti'^ h^t\ p'iniHlK:rl Sj for- liiilinr 'ii'.-'iw^tifins ^rnl Imnmhnn^titR : an«1 <n -.vt: iiifl iif,-t i.»';kr1ly i3iff.vk*-\\. Oiv^n at 0«ii' r .«ir» :it \'. :iit;i;iiL th-- l/Hh d:iy of .\o7«*.mh*-r, ii);i|ir<:rif'< ro'iiirrif.d. L«<;r« Eft DALE.. ! ^■'•mmuiiMifr* of Jjislirlarv, liAvinif fin.^i- •IfTfil I In- IvIhII an • v^Tliri f»f sttsjv* aViVf: ; ^fftiiitn I'l-^itirr ntl.il hw Tri:i'j'«*firH (frimo-n Irt*/ r^j. * .J iid^i.';^ 1,;;% \'',y ^!^ wiil siiirl ^;':.-k ,.-i'. Sfi^rit liK- •i'liiisitrnr'nU to h»rr i^^iir.U•/l uj^jn ihi; .••,4* iiU- fioiM, arwl fi'-<#:rt< ■•'«; of ii;A hvn*^ h^o.r. 'Irify J>r fl,#; rnr»iitli of Jam#^5l /ff^rirvaor., Tty.irjT of r .in't, r!pr^m^fl anil jiirf^H Ihfc aawJ .riiii*-K Voij ./, 'if Kirktonn, to b*; in anfr uii- Uwv nTj\ ui.tt'.rciHmt'wtnt'Tirif. thoii«and ftijfht . liM'.'Irctli niil v:,*r.li': (i<itinfU Scotts, i lViiirr.iv, of |'i*ififlii", iij tli.: ^oiimf^ of KTCQ ■ liiiiitlii'ilifi (I'Miri'li Scot^, ^it:\'iinf!f:r fliirham, j »»f f *'ir:r'>, !'■ lii*- v»'iir»#: lit arK: tiioiiwinr) Hi^ht j f :iii'|ii il, '.{ :!i;it lik, in tli'- soiimfi of fyve liiin- «Iii«S |»'ini.i!q hs^iJltH, AU ?aii'if;r .Nairnfr, of Sjirnf/irfl, in iho. mim of tito hiiri'!r»-t!i nvntift f'..:r \t<,uut\A Un filiillin^ Sf:otU, f«f:orgi» 5lon- «r'ifr, of fff.'i.c, in Uif; 4<r>n!ri«s of lliri-e hun- «li»'Hi poiiriU S*oi|«:, ;infl JanifH Wryrnr*, of *il<'.ii< .Jop;-, in ttir-^.»fimft of zn", hiinrinrtli «' V. nil J;* w- iioiinfl Switu, and rirdaiiMrfl th«:rn lo Iff .If. J Inn. I for p.ijrnn<rnt of tlio frirsai'lH «./,iiin* 4 fii Iiii. rnAjf-AtU''!! r:a((}i l:f#'jKT f"'*r |j2<< ii>ii««8 ii*#-, ;it fhf tfrm#! of l/i'i.'ir^ nixt, and I'l hi 'I f»ii ir»Ti Jor |»rr4f;Tiriri^ Uj':r |if;rson<i, Im I'll* I «f I'lr-l-; rfnttiu\HH%f,wrH of hi^ HuijfiSUtm ill' ...«*...-, p.<- I;i I f-'riflay of .liry ii.-rt, iin«J':r r- ^..tii,< 111- .(/.Ii%(|y n^ifiVfr ffir-hiioiifii, fifiil or- fl II,' •• 'In Ml ill If*' f :ii \«;f| |/| |i;i«/»|i, rn«:i': tO TV.- II. nil t li tr.i y Ktilixr r^li«: tlif («#kirt Uiri'l, nnd fiiirl l|i#- »,'iii rli«-, wliiJ'Ii wHh |iroiiiirir-i'<l ^ir flooin. 'Ill' ...,.il i|.iv .Ii»!ni .Miuniy, of l'i\\ttf.hif^\ttr- I": III. Th#t >v)nkA of A^ijimnni tor this rnntain fc>*r.r,rri< rf th^ pnicewliiia^ airxiiHK «e»*»rai other iwntft*^, whn w«rr broaaht 8» trjii on th« l.ki» iadictaiMifs. Bat th«^m an.l i^t^ c»m h#r« mpmiai there not ipp«^r lA be tit!er#nce fmncienr to the ia.serti«m of them either interaaag; or struct* ve. Fonr.tainh.id'f ucTiant^ aniler dates Feih 3S an<l 2.:, I'^i-j '1 i>GS.oas, o7j of this pn>- cr:H.ir», ia a.« UAloifB : *< \r the Cnnrinal Court the ahaents (mm the kiotr'i host in June txst, to the oamher of .'^.j (yentlrnvn of Fife, are now paooeUeA. N^rfa, thU d oot the thifi part of these »bo '•vere a^l■ent in tiie shire of ¥\i^^ ami there m aootiier indircment raiseti a^iinst th« rest. *' Thf:y tint propooefi ^eoeral deteneei: and aHeiL'^fj. that tbe\ having put oat their nulUia, thfy w err not nlAar^ to attPOil in per- ViH, t!.*r p^rLaiTient havia;; consei^tefl to the rrni.tia i'l [.lace of that ienizwia. This was ir;t ^:.a.xi<>"!. .^. Aitedgfed, the procamatioB r:a!!in'/ t-^riv* out vvas oot published at the liiindrMli !vfrif'rhr('«';i'.»..iiUHr.ol:»i4, iMvid flal- j HH'^i.f^k tp' .kfA-f.r^'A^es, as it expre«Iy bean ftr.d ai*r nnis. Answered, Their privaie know- le*!sy#^ .inr.f.:!'-'' ir.at defect. '- Their p'^rticuiar defences (banded npott flp«:ciaLtiHi, wf:r»f, 1. That some weie »tck. liut the I^.rds toiind tesiificates from miai»- ters, ph\ sician^, officers of the army, he. not sufficient, without witnesses were adduced bjr an excnlpatinn, for * testihus noo testimoniis * est credendum,' See a pleasant Mnry m Philip C.ominieiw* how Lewis llih of Fraoee fined <;ome {j^entlemen for fl\ in^f from bis boat acr^inst tli^ duke of Bur^indy, and tbej ohl-refi to prove others were spared, who fled 0 miles fnrtljpr off thin they did. — ^Tbougb pli \ sir-i;ui9 prMctiid a privile^ not to testify iilKiii soul aud conscitnci-, j>t the justices de- cliiiid, tlir-y w.iild reject all tesliticatcs tha| iviinU'd it. '2. Ir ivas aiir-di^cd for some, that th^y Heio past the kfre oi' oO. This was found I lyiiif^ r.iljfdlii li;iv<r #:oifi|K:ipd Mirir I rtrh-vant, they provin;^ it instantly, proTidiiiff ' • *' ' ' - ' ■ '^ '^ - ''■' they had sent out their best horses, and their liest men well appointe<l. 3. Some pretended they were ofhcers of the iniiitia, and went out With it, or that they had lamts in another sbirOy and nnswcretl tliere. These were found rd»i vant. 4. IJay of Unlkousie founded bisde^ fence on a nass to return fi-om tlie marquis of Montrose, fiis su]ierior ofHccr: Answered, He not lN;in£( in the kiii£;'s i^iiard, Montrose wa« not his officer. Sdn. Commanders have no |N)WfT to tr'tvK tlicni liciMiC4j to desert, else the iialfof tlif! army iiii^lit be dismissed. Replied, Inio, dtrscrtiiiGT is not libelled, but only not coining. 2do, (irotius * de jure belli et pmdif ifi very clear that other officers besides the ge* niTal may i^ive * salviini cunductum de tb* • drimdo,^aiid if the granter hare ezoeaded haH fluty, then blame him. Daplied, deserting i« « fin p.- I'" Im ti In I'll 'Is lilt I diiy iiiid pl:i<U', in the hour of ' !•» |i;ii-i- In »rd iind m'iii diKiiri and M-nt- , (If >ii'iiiii< III »if»inst liiiri for Lis rinnam- .iit'l .il./dirif/ frui* bin iiiap-^tifH host and II >»,ii>i| III, iiiid I'l liAVf (granted bond fur il' til III !.:-. iihliiuc, ;ind ifiiio'l f'ai:tioti (or ' niiir^ III III • pi 1 v'lii lo l|uil #-ni'rl f:ontortiif • ■ >.' i.h ill r liiuliill iiffic r>f flfiy hidilrn, and ii"l I nil riiM'l iitir appfiiiind. Tlitr ionls |iivi|. ■ i.ii,r,,|, jii.iir*- fU'ik and roininiKfi- «.iMiiii Mil )iM-.l|i-i;n-|i-, tl»M-<-f«ir III- llir riioiitli of .linm . Il» I t\ .''11, iiiiiriT 'if rofirl, ili'miicil iind iii||iii|.ri't ilii^.iid .I'lliii \(iirrii\ of |*iil(ichi«% l»i III oiil!;iiii- mid tii'/ilitr fiai' liiM iiiH|fHtieH lii\«i -I, iiml In III- pull to ijif liorni' jind all his iii'ii.ilili iriiriili. iiiid (M'lir III III* ifii lii>nl nnil iti- lii<iii|rhl III mil i.f»Vf ii|i|rtii> lord's lifu*, for bis liv< f'oniiiiipi Iind dpudN-du'iifr, which was |iiiininiiiri-d liir duoin. * So printed in the book. fer Aiancefnm thi King's Hmt* A. D. i6m. c« lUy and * per equipoUcns* Ubelfcd, in •» l&r as tli« 4tll n«i v^ > M24, tbuuded Upon, UMtimiiuls the oe the king aigviost reMleri ; wlu* ' i _.trter» do not : Mc act llO, p&rl. 142^J. Silo, Eslo inf«?rif>r officers may (^tii turJoof»afid maBies * lem- * norc padsV y^ ^^ ' in hello ^tin^oati/ and Vf nen tbe army f^ *tnndin|f * in procinciu ;* tor attUaniteir m iheir p>wer to dia- mkaaU. fu lur Aytoitot Inchdaruic, that be Has * m reueati luctn/ his only son lta?tng l>i'i-n killeil some fifvr days before, upon m miattke as if be bad been one of tbe arch* iMsbopor^t. Andrew^a iimfd««nf ivhicb he Wta not ; and Hm Jus No? el), say^, * per ooTent ^ dkfl non iuc^uirtiE^ur qui proakimi funus dux- *jaiit.* 6. 8«ifne pfetcntkul that their wives were then lyin^r dang^ei-ously sicW, or near the lime of llierr delivery ; or that tbeir wives op- fiosed ami c«jntradicte<i their ^ing". This in mw m not relevout. 7. It was alledged thr oiban^ that thptr houses, their horses and their arms were plunderetl, and »o they neither OOuid, niii were obliged in taw to go on foot ; ■lid they routd not at that time get other horses to bi«y, they beintf all pirked tjp, — Becau«»e there was a prei>umptioii ot* simulation in thi^ robbing, that it was caused to be done by themselves, or at least by tht?ir wives to keep tbem ai home ; iberefofe the declaration wiij« offeri'l to them, uh a testifrcatton of their loyalty if they to»»k it : but sundry of them de- chned it, and otTercd to purire tbemsetvps upoti imtbf thai there was no collusion. Yeu, some apprehended that iheir def«?r>ce of ^ickne^s at anrh a lime «« thin imt^til he niinnliite. 8. fskniic denied thnt they wi-re bpriton*, and so wer*- t\nt ohlii^rd to nttend with the gentry. T^^ • craved they miglit then rfnount'c Hi J -^sje to the kin*;, * ad reinutien- * tintu, \i>svM'red, they Here not ohh^eil. Replieil, Where i.ne is 'pijr»ned ibr taxation, denies he is ain heritor, then the lords of ion johli^ him to renoiiore. *), !S<jme riifo-i tk,... *<^*'n* only upparetit heirn, sinil l>t n* in ]M)ssession of nothing, huL _ , iit«^. Answered, the right of apparency lorleiii* hy the 6'>th act of purl. 154 (^ and m tht' ktoi^ has ri|;ht to wh»t iliey miKbt «*ot'eh!t*d u*. to. Alledifrd for some, they were only wiidsett^irs, or only pos'»t*satHl * jure mariti,* or by the conrtcsie ol Scotland, Vhere thev had married an hcretrix ; and fio were not Ueritarii. Answered, Since the law was so courteous us to ^i\& them thi^ Itti^rent- courtPMe* tbfV ouf^tit to ite a* discreet and thankfol an to det«Mid the law^ atid their own j.,j,.. i ... ...I .. r ■' ^.f,,. ,yas 'jure feudali et * (I dliii pro tempore et ud * u,i.,4..- : ^.^ .,.i. liable to all i»«frvices. — Qnirr. It a blench vjiBf^ul n'ho pays his ^ red> ^denilopro omni alio onere,* may plead ej£- cmiHion from boats and raids ; certainly he cannot. 11. It wan alled^ed for some, that tliey had no itdieritance but some crofts and burrow roods, within 100/. Scou of yearly rent, lod so w«r« not bound to go out iii|)ertoa ultb the heriioiir» their rent not being M% to sit^lsiit ibem as hors«ro«n.-^Tboii^h they should go and pmiteel their own propettf , yet this ex-' ceptton seencia very rele^at* 1 hea rd t h e lorita assfiilzied them nhoss bmfage was withiii^ 300 merks yearly, as not hein^ able to keep i horse on tliat rent : but what if they have m\ good fortune aliunde in money P Some malc^ 1 100/. Scots of valued rent the rtile ; and if they have under that, they are not obliged to atlenil ' hosts and raids. The old crimtnal iiiljourrial ^ books mtrntion sundry excuses fur sitch »s ab< ^ sented theraselres from hosts and raids. Anent the French ban and Arritfr-ban, see Craigf p. 213. 12. 8ome alled^ed they were merehanta and burgevses within a bun^h royal, and watched there. Answered, Since they i»«r«<. Iiind%»itrd heritors, tht*v ought cither ' rtfutai^ *■ feuduni,* or else serve the kiug for theif land. 13, It was contended i\it ai>me, ibat it wau * res hactenus judicata/ for they had been summoned to the circuit at Couper antl^ t be re b ai I ^H absol * i tors, A mw e refl , 11i e d let there was only deserteil, and that did not huider raising of new letters. Replit^i, It was more I than .1 ' , for it proc^eeded upon trial o^l the It their excuse ; and beinj^ found , just atii ^ir'<\< u, it was admitteil, and (lie^y as- , soilzied, 14. Allt<lj^etl for sume that were ahscrtt from the bar, that they were lyinjBT sick, in thflt they were within 16 years of ag^e j for the law condeftoends npou nfi heritors bctvi rca J i> and 60 I tait these were tt*pelle<l as not in* <.Uinf!v v«n-irit'<t. riuil they were fiiiod* 15,' I , <Scc. alleilged, that Ihey \ t loyaltv,but wei^yuaMe totra^d oit hor»eL>iLck for ttie gout, gravel, corpnleucy, '^cc. but that they hftd sent one more »umcitnt than themselves. Answereif^ Their serving • |K*r sulMiUtutuur did not ex- oner ; which nee debated hy CrHig', dia^, 1^ lib. 3. 10* F<ir Lindsay of Uonbill it was^al- Mged, That, hy a c<mimand of ]»riry council, he was ordered to atteud them and tlu ir diets, , at the same ver^' time that the heritoi^ w<<re failed out. Answered, * Posteriora deroytuit ' prioribuii/ and the proclamation calling tbe heritors out wos after that act of privy council anent him ; ami he shtiuld have olieyeil the last. Kenlietl, the proclamation u as only ge- neral, their order for hi* ap^»e»rdnce, under the p^in of lOtOOO merlcM, (Hhich was uncertaia when 4h**y nnifht call for him,) was special^ nnd * in toto juie ^eneri per speciem dero- % * gatur.* — Besnh*«the foresaid nraark-*, having gi*t a summarv ahhreviule of the derence*^ and debalei with ttie atterlocutors tollou ini*' there* u]>on, as they are recorded in tl»e Criiuma) A«l- journul bookH, 1 thoinf hi tit also to insert them * ex sujierabundanti;r here, Tho Ist general defence i«, that the uh set, l*t pari, kingf James 1, founded od, anf nt the ret using to en- force the king agiilist notour rebels^ must be co(i<^rucd and undento^^ only ot rebela^ either convict or declared tngitive : and the 2Mh act, 9nd park J. 9, relates only to weai^on-shaw- tng, Sdo, Th«t the procliiitatiOQ wu not iiiti* 43] S2 CHARLES IL Proeudingi Bgahui tkg BfeMre Ueriion. [44 nate to the heritons and lieges, at the market- cniss of the head burif b of the shire of Fife. 3tio, That the foresaid okl acts were made when the king had neither standinci: forces nor militia ; but now having both, the subjects ought to be exonered, and the said acts not be fouuiled upon. 4to, The king has indemnified several crimes, except those who did- not assist bis host* but they who sent out their servants and horses did assist, and so are pardoned, and cannot be pursued. 5to, They founded on a letter, alledged written by the chancellor, in name of the Secret Council, allowing such heritors as were valetudinary, wanted norses, or had any other reasonable excuse, to stay at home and guard the country. — ^The first 4 ge- neral defences were all repelled. «' Then they came to the special defences ; and it was alled^ed for « Boussie,--^That he attended the host with servants and horses, well armed ; but being valetudinary, he procured a pass and licence to return home, and Udi his horses and his servants in his miyesty's service. *« Hamilton of Kilbraclimont,— That his liorses were robbed from him by the rebels, and his servants were sick ; yet he furnished him- self with horses, and followed the Fife heritors to have served the king, but they were return- ing after the victory ; and he offered to take the declaration. << Law of Brunton,— That he was sick and bed-fast durin|^ ail that time. ** Nairn ot Littleftiertown's defence was sickness, and that all his estate was liferented by his mother. <« Lundy of Stratharlie's,— That his horses were robmsd by the rebels, and that he was content to take the declaration. ** Sir James Sinclair, Kinninmond, and Bal birny's defences were sickuess all the time of the liost. *^ Beaton of Bandon, — his laily's dangerous sickuess, his sending his servants and horses to the army, and his taking the declaration. <* Melvifi of Cassin^ay's, — a licence from the captain to stay at home, his lady being sick, and he wanting horses. *« Durham of Largo,— his horses were rob- bed by the rebels, and be offered to rescue them by force, or to redeem tliem with money, but could not have them. He offered to give his oath that this was not collusion ; but refused to take the declaration. ** Cowan of Corstone,-^his horses were taken away ; he is no heritor, but only pos- sessor and factor of an estate for his own pay- ment, and the payment of other creditors : But he refused the declaration. <( Balcaiiquhall, of that ilk,»Thathis horses were robbed ; but shunned to take the dedara- tion for fear of disquiet from bis wife. « Nairn of Sandfurd, — ^That he sent his ser- vants and horses ; and being a captain of foot, he endeavoured to cooveen nis oompany, but none coming save ten, his colood sdjomed them to aaoiber compwy cooveen lus company, but 1, his colood adjomed them $ and so his boiwo bring ^one before, he oould not get himself timeoudj tomished with others : He rehised the ckcfai- ration. «' Moncrieff of Readie,— That his ladv being sick, he sent an expert soldier with his novsas, who were accejited of, and he had offered to ffo himself if they had not been received ; hoi ho refused the d^laration. ** Wcmyss of Glcnniston's defence is tfasr same with Sandfurd *s. *' Young of Kirkton, — his lady's dangerot» sickness, and bitter curses if he should leave her ; and the ap|iearance of abortioB upon his offering to go from her: But he refused the dedaratian. <* Murray of Pitlochie, — ^That he bruiks his little estate by the courtesy of Scotland, and the heir is on life, &c. " Muirhead of Linbouse, — That he wao within 14, and so pupil, aud he coukl not gjo^ not being fencible : vet some thought in stncft law his tutors should have sent out a man for the land, even as onethat is past 60 should do." Then he gives abstracts of interlocutors. *^ Largo,* Corsteu and Bakanquhall wer* unlawed in one year's valued rent Sandftud^ Glenniston, and Ueadie, were amerciate in half a year's valued rent. — ^The diet was deserted as ta Holbom of Menstrie, and Gideon Murray of Pitkierie, and others, it appearing that ther were past the age of 60. So thm is shnsit room left for that question, whether annus 60 inchoaiui (as heing^'in materia favorabili) will excuse, or if they must be 60 compleat. The declaration was offered to none whose defence was sickness, or who had any other defenoo that put them beyond a possibility of aUendiog. ** I heard where there was a liferent and a fiar, that the (iar was found liable to attend the king's hos^ and be at the expence of sendioflr men ; yet it would seem mucn more equitable that the Uferenter who posseses should be liable for tliir onera fundi realia^ than the fiar { * Onus temporariae indictionis ad fmctuarian Vpertinet. 1. 28 D. de usu et usufir. lesatot^ For it is a real burden, and Uferenter* shouU bear it. See Nov. 1673, f. 228. For Physician^ vide < Mattheeus de afflictis dccis. Neapolitan* < 41 ; tot. tit. Cod. de professor. etmedicM.' The lords were inclined to think any eminent physicians wore exempted as to personal at- tendance, but these who were sahiriat to attend the army; only they should have sent" He has also another entry respectingjprose- cution of persons for absence from the Kinff'd Host: • << March 6, 1680. At the Criminal Conrti some heritors of the three Lothians were pan* neled for absence from the kinff's host. Jamoe Ellies of Soothside, Durham of Duntarvie» and many others were fined, some in 1000 merksi some in 300 merits, some in more, some in' less, according to their valued rent; ud the loids proceeded with modeaietion enooglu «<Iallr.WiiliMnCaiM|y't< tS] PrccttdingBagaimtikiCardMtt^fEarltit&m. A/D. iSfid. ri8 ofCowburu, tl - : ue of his bdog a mem- ber of die co istu;e was pro|»uDe(l» to caUKin liiin Irum personal uttiniaiitice at ihe kiog^t host, am) wan repelled, as I hear ; btil tt wm neiUiiiir hilly debate, nor the acts in tlieir immn shown ; and therefore tlie ctiTnltiiU lords Gontioued the diet against Mr. Thomas LearmoQt, Mr, James Hunter, and the other ftdvocatea who were convaened far thdr ah* •cnc«f) and had gt)t iDdictments and citaboni for that dTecl, and they forbore to insist agpainst tbeiri. It may be alledged for advocates, that thev are not obliged to attend boats and raids, anci a man in arms for them ; and ought not lo be pursued for ahispnce therefrom: Imo, ll«ettiae the iU^man law exeems and pririlegcs them ^ah ^minibus tunctionibns proviocialihui,' II. dp ac 6. C. « de advocat.* diT. jud. el tot. tit. it re 1 J Lid MIC I <fe«ar« et tMdkk % imino tk ffioo* : oth(»tVed there ftAfvna. %^ llirf ^ by an GxproHittotof Bed«runl muM by the duke of Chattidh«mit governor m 13^4 3tio. In June 1a«t the Lords tat alt the ttous of j the raid and campaign, and ao odi^neales etmM, j not warrantably desert their ohenta vi^un qqo* j tmry to their oatli de Jhielit nod of atlendnifp S the Lords* 4to. By aote of aecrst cofum*^ then made, the college of justice were fuKd * mto a cotnpany, lo help to i^ard the town of^ Ediuburgh, and they chused their captain, lieolenaot, and other officers, and got arms from the castle, and marched, and «lrew up, and usefl ditcipUne* Nota, This makea not agKinst the colle^ne of justice, for Mr. William Cwsaly IS deprived ftom being a writer to lh% sigTkei.*** 826- Proceedings against the Gordoxs, of Earlestoun,* and others^ for Treason: 3^ Cha^rles IL A. n* 16S0. [Now first printed | from the Records of Justiciary in Scotland.] CoftiA Jv9ncuAtMt 8. D* N. Re^s tenta in prelorio burgi de Edinburgfi decimo oc- tavo die meosis Fcbruarii, 1680, per ho- I liorobilcs viroidorainosGeorgiiim M*kcn- ^ zie de Tarbel Josticiarium Gencralero, Thomam WaUacc de Cratgi*, Justiciarie Clcriciini^ Uobcriorn Nairn de Strathiird, I>av'iilem Balfour de Forret, Darldem Falconer de Newtoun et Rogernm Ilo^e de Hurcarss, coinmiaBionarioa Juaticiariie dictii H. D, N. Regis. Curia legitlime offinnata* The isaW day anent our soveraigne lord*? criminal letters raised, used and c^ecut at the hiatance of sir George M'kcnzie, of Rosehaurh, ^or soveraigne lord's adrocat for his hyiKS m- • 8et* in this Collection, the Introduction to the Trials for the Ryehou^e Plot, inserted in tol, 9, paiticularl ' t^t 8e<j. 8ee, aluo, as to the torture ' i im and some other partirubrs, vol. (j, pp. i^'ii, ct tetj» and of the 10th volmne, pp. 751* et acq* It appears fi-om Wodrow, iTtat Oordou, of ^udr^itouM, haTing^l>een, together with several other per^iona, cited to answer for being pre- sent at Houte and Field CoiiTenticlcs siuee the year 1674, and for reset and conrerse with in- tercommunefl ponKOti^i, ami not compearing, Ufaa with the rest, on February 18th, 107 9, or- id«fed by the Council to ht detiomieed, and put iQtliebom. Upoti I Fjtb, 1679, the Oocnci! ap- fc'i riofa rommittee of Ptibuf? lo Uw tbllowing effect : *^ That they WtH a letter of thankn to C. Came and "fVuiHtm Camiichael, sheriff- depulcH of Fife, for their dili^ce in ^csrcliixig after the mm^ 4eTtri of tb« primate ^ and Ind impowered proTc ' terest, and also at the instance of lievtenaiil 1 collonell Edmond Mayne against master WiU liam Ferguson, of Kellock, Mr. >VilIiaui aul i Alexauder Qordoos, of Earlatomi, elder aud younger, and James GorJon, youut^er ofj Craishley ; and alao aneut our said soverai^nt j lord^a other crimtnall letters, raided at the in* ' stance of his majestie^s said adrocat far hip < hytiesentereBt, and Uertenant colonellJames liouglaes, his infortner agaivest "- ■ Gordon, of CulTenan, — Dunbar, of Mnchrimore, and I M*Ghie, of Lai^e, mak and men- j tion, That wher notwithstanding be the comrooa ] I awe, la we of nations, lawes and acts of per- i Itament, and constant practice of this kingdume» the ryaein Dumoer of fing of his majesties subjects, or anj of them, the joyning and a5semblein|f \ them to secure and put under inTCntftrytbt! goods of John Balfour of Kink>cb« Maekstouo . of Rathillet, the three Balfonrs, in Gilstoun^ persomi most suspect of the murder, until thejr them9€»lves be brought to a trial : thai they had called before them ten persons apprehended in the south by the laird of Meldrum, two of j which^i^ohort Ncilson and NIcol Story, caii J make great discoreries of Welsh his haunti mnd reset, Neilson baring confessed that h« rode wiih him and Btory ; that he collected contributiotis at their raeetingi*, rolls of which were found on him. They are neTuittctl lo tht ' adrocate, with other four prisoners sent in * from Air by caphiin Murray ; and are to coti« linue in prtson till they reoeire a hl»ci tor b©» < rng at conventicles. That the cautioners of 1 Mr* Alexander Gordoo having forfeited thdrf bond, by not prodncing him, be dmrged M . ftre thousand merks ; that Mr« Andrew Ken* 1 tiedy, of Clowbuni, uptm reftnlng to depoo^ j be held •• confess, aud fined hi a iboostli] 4 bi 32 CHARLES II. ProeeedingiagaimitheChrdaMofEarhi&un: [48 Ucal, are most •detestable, horrid, hynotu, and abominable crimes of rebellion, treaaon, and lese majastie, and are punishable with for&ul* ture of iyfT, lands, beritas^, and escheat of moveables ; and be the third • act of the first parliament of king James the Ist, it is statut and ordained, that no man openlie nor nottoorly ceptM'Ghie, ofLarflf, who is coutinaed until the second Monday of June." Under date Aug. 21, 1G83, Wodrow writes, *' Earlstoun's process before the jnsticiaiy is very short, upon the same day. They pro* oeed upon the former sentence, and only nam* the day for execution. ' The Lords find the * pannel, Alexander Gordon of £arlestoan| was * found guilty of treason by an assize, Fe- < bruary 19, 1680, and ailjudged to be exe* * culedand demeaned as a traitor, when taken ; * being now apprehended, he is sentenced to be * beheaded at the cross of Edinburgh, Sep- < tember 28, next.' This is all I find about this gentleman in the criminal records: " In the Council llegisters there is much about him, but I shall not enter into any larger detail of his affair. He was taken ffoing to Holland the last of May, or first of June this year, which made a mitf hty noise, and people thought a great discovery would have been made; every body was upon the scent and chase as to the plot against the kiug*s life, and the council and bishops hoped for wonders out of Earlstoun's papers, but there was nothing of that kind to be fuuqd in them. The real ac« count of that matter in short stands thus. *^ Earlstoun had been abroad very nrack since Bothwcl ; he came home this springs, andjoyncd himself to the society people, where he was safest from falling into the manager* hands. In April or May, at one of tneir general meetings at £dinhui^h, I fmd, by the origrjnal records of the societies, that he was pitched upon by the general meeting to. go affain to Holland, and joy ned in a commisston With Robert Hamilton brother to the laird of Preston, his brother in law, for representimf the true condition of these people and their principles to the reformed churches abroad, f nave before me the copies of their commissioa and instructions, and several lotters and repre- • seutations they sent with him, too long to be insert here, but they have no relation at all t» the Jilnfflish plot. ** I nnd by an original letter in my hands from Earlstoun to the societies, dated New- gate, June 9, this year, that when he had got safe to Newcaiitle with Edward Atkin his 8er« vant, formerly spoke of, and was aboard a ship for Holland, Kome waiters came and challenged them being strangers. Eurlstoun fearing the seizure of the papers he had with him, dropt them into the sea, where they were noticed, and taken up, and both of them seized and. sent up to Newgale, whence they with the papers were sentoowu to Scotland to lie tried. *' June 2. The council write a letter to the 47] Cogither in armea without and contrary to his tnaiesties command, warrand and authoritie, and the abating, assisting recepting«nd keeping correspondence with such rebel Is, and supplie- ingof them with levies of men, horse, money, orarmes, and furnishing of them with meat, drink, powder, ball, and other munition bel- merks ; that Mr. Robert Maxwell, now cour fined at Paisly, because of his great age and infirmity, have the diet continued against him, he finding caution to appear when called, un- der the pain of a thousand merks ; that, upon the testimony of the archbishop of Glas- ^w, Mr. John Law be dismissed, upon cau- tion, to appear when called, upon bond of a thousand merks; that Bennet, of Chesters, continue in prison till he receive an additional libel ; and Scot, of Pitlochie, and his cautioners be cited to the next council day." The Council also continue Eariestonn's case till next diet. The Gordons, of Earlestoun, elder and younger, are mentioned by name in the Pro- clamation published by the Scots Council, on June 2C, 1679 (inserted, N"" XXX, in the Ap- pendix to 2 Wodrow) by which the king dis- charged and prohibited all his ' subjects, men or women, that none of them offer or presume to harbour, reset, supply, correspond with, hide or conceal, the persons' therein numerated, or any others who concurred or joined in the late rebellion, or who, upon the account thereof, had appeared in arms in any part of the king • dom ol^Scotland. Wodrow, in relating the transactions at Bothwel-brid^ [June 92, 1679] says, *«Whe- ther it was this dtky or the following, I know not, but at this time that excellent person, William Gordon, of Earlestoun, who was com- ing up to the western forces, was killed by the English dragoons." It seems to be clear that the person spoken of in the above passage, is the Alexander Gordon, elder, of the Case be- fore us ; for under date February 18th, 1680, Wodrow writes, " Mr. William Fergusson, of Kaitloch, Alex. Gordons, elder and younger, of Earlstoun, James Gordon, yoiuiger, of Craichlaw, William Gordon, of'^ Culvennan, Patrick Dunbar, of Machrimour, and M'Ghie, of Larg, are called." ** It hath been remarked before, that Earies- toun elder was killed about the time of the de- feat. This ^ood man is prosecuted afWr his death, of which we shall meet with more in- stances." [See, too, in this Collection, vol. 2, D. 707, the Case of Robert Logan, and the Note at the end of that Case, p. 722. See, alM, Laing's History of Scotland, edition of 1804, vol. 3, p. 54, where it is said, «< Ac- cording to a le^al maxim that no person can be condemned m absence his (Logan*s) bones were dog up, and in parliament produced and srrai^ed at tbe bar "] « The prepared witnesses depone as to their accession to the rebellion, •Ad they all ire ferfeitad in common form, ex- lituaent, ftistttatut^lUatciomem wilfuUie rece|it, ^nuyor of Kewcasillc u|>oq thts ufiair. * Sir, We / received jour cf^K^rtiiif, wlicrein yuu ae<jiiniQt * UA ivitli iwo perKuns aptiri'lteiiikJ ami com* tnitU'ii to hig iiinjffttv » gaol iik your toivn, with whom arc lound sc:vcTttl M;ditioU9 papers anii liHt«r5, utidlbat these' (uMsotiH nere ^ouig bej^oml !tL'u» trndtT ilie T Alexainler Pi'iiiglo ami Edwaril 1 , but were hy voiir T - \<'ntc'il, uuii muir papers, U'htch tl : lod to destroy, preserved. P Colonel S-, «,,..- ;iUo liaili sent us copies oi f some of tlie*e seilltiouij paptrni, the ongitmls * whereof yoti have done u ell to send to bis * luniesty. We are very senstible of your care > arid zeal tn his tiirtjesiy*s service, and return ~ yi^u thiiuks for nc(]uaiutin^ us therewith, and desire you may be [^leased in detain them in Aeparate prisoos, ainl continue your care in searching for susj^et petsonB, |;mUy of pur- suing ju'ditious courses in this kingdouQ ; for we liave reason 1o (lelyve that several reliel- preachirs, aud oUier fugitives from Justice, , do iurk concealed in and alioui your towa. * We shall not he wanting to iiiforru his tnajesly * of yourzeaJ iu his service. Yours, &Cp * Aberdeen.* ^* At the same timethey write another letter coloDel Strulhei-?, signifying. They received 13 of the tirst instant with the copies of some pf the pup4H^, thank him for it, and desire Inm to continue hLs diti^ence in discovering^ seili- lous aod suspect |»et'Soiis in tin? North of "iogland. The council were very e^tact in the exa- jnatioii of all the papers, when sent down lo tcin. They drew up their (|uerics lyid written answers from Earlstoun ; he wus mo^t Ingcs Ituous in giving accounts of ull he knew with fcspectto the paperSi as I find by a copy of his «aswer!i to the council r|uencs, and there was * ideed nothing in tJiem save fornmi^Hions and itruciioDs to htm and Mr. Jlumi1lon« with etters to some Dutch ministcrii and >krot^JMen Holland^ and papers on civil busiiiesM. And ter all their endeavours to find Bomu%^ hat re- live to the Plot, they could fix upon nothing", T nothiii|2r was to he fouml of that nature. ** Nevertheless the mana^ei-*, ufWr the jus* ary had renewed their (ornier !$cntence of lieath n\Mtn him, resolve to put him to the tor- re. And liein^ sti aitene<l in point of law to c of deaths the • Liht honoumbfe, I it Lirlstnuu having I ; ^ I ri , md examined Imri! vxliiMM, It Sterns, can he had from all the iuter- ro|f;» i^y could propoHc to him, than what hath bemt alfc^y put in writ, anil seut to his royal liighiMms •tid your Ivrdttiipi and VOL. XI. orture a ]» [.council V. ^ by liio council and j C* tiieir iiijiitlti:i, niul ' not' itaiiie or doe favour lo optn i ht*\h agairM<t Ut^ ni jjesiir ;md the commi*vi lawc, under the paint: of forfAltuir ; and be the lour* tdnt act of the sieijtl parUameuL of king Jamei ! the council having had under their c^mKiileni- tion what is further to he done anient him, h« ] Icing a person under the sentence of deaiJi for hijiifh treason, thought fit, in regard ther<i are only in town three of the justices, th« rest not being' to l»e here till Noirember, lo desire your lord*(hi p to take a<l v ice of his ma- jesty *s advocate, (now at l^ondon) if by th« luvvs of this kingdom, and in thq circum- stances he is now in, bchtg under ihe sentence of death, he maybe put to the ijuestion by toiiure, upon such pertinent questions as your lordship and he shall think fit to <liaw up, And if he find that he may, hy the lawt of tliis kingdom, be now put to the torture, that Ibe advocate, as soon as may be, come dowo himself and answer any thing that shall hapj>en to be objected agaiust ii by the said Earlstoun, or send acommifision to some fit person to do it for him io absence, against this • next council day, September 11, with such interrogatories as shall be thought fit to hv proposed, that tivc council mtiy do justice in that matUT, The justices having met this day have given us an account, that they hava ap|ioime<l the 28th day of 8epleml>er for putting the sentence of death in e^ecutioii against Earlstoun. I am, 6tc. * Aberdeen, Cancel* I. P. 0.' " Ad answer came not t« this letter until September 20, whtn a letter froui IMiddleton, secretary, dated Heptember li, to the chun- ceHor, is read^ and follovvs: * My lord, In an- swer to yours of the 2 l»t of August, Iain now by the kind's command to aci^uaint your lordship, that his majesty in a full Quorum of his privy comicd of Scotland now her^ proposed to his advocate, wliether Alexauder Gordon late of Earlstoun, notwithstanding of his being condemned to die, might be put ta the que^ition by torture. II is answer was, thai though no man can be put to turtu upon intemigatories only rcliiting to thecal] for which he was condemned, > ct he tnay 1 tortured with i^latiuu to plots, conspiracies, and combinations that have happened after the time when the crimes were comuutte^l for which he was condemnetl. Aiitt sinea it is undeniable that the said Alexander Got* , don did accept a treasonable coiiimii<^ion from reb«U, and it doth api^earhy a letter direct to him from J. N. d>ite<t ai London, i^Iarch 'JO, last, that he was privy to the late horrid con- ^ spiracy again&t his majesty's persou uud go- vern mt tit, and yetrt^fiist'ihto give an acooiml cither of those from whom h*? received tti# said commission, or such a:, he knows were accessory to the said cmispiracy, aii«l boib these points beinc of *>> greai c«iii5e(|ueuc^ fur the future set ^ majesty's |»er90ii * atid g«v«ruiii«ai« /i;for* moliied hy J 5IJ 3a CHARLES II. Proceedings against the Gordons of Earleitmn; [Mf the 2tl it m slatut, that non rebc^il againest the kingr'n jiersoo or autboritie, or make warr fl^ramni the king's [tfidfjeu, and nlioso does in ihecouirAir U be |>itnishefl cHer tlte quuhtie and qaantie of siu-h n?belliou ; aod be the ti»efity fyft act of his first |)arltumt*nt, h is italiit» tfiat if any maa commit or doe trea- iOfl a^aiiifst the king^^ person, or rysc in fear of we.^r flg^iinest hirn, or recetils atiy tli:il hn$ comiiiitUH) tJ'eiunn, or i«uf»|>lies iheiri In helji, redd or council), shall lie iiuiiished as troitorH ; and be the H4 act 12 pQTlitinieiil king Jame^i (5, it is stJitur, thai wherever any de- ct&ired traitois repairs m any j^artoflhi^ kinsjf- itniiienou of Ut^ ruujestie^s leidf^es shall pre- sume to rerept, Rupphe or intercomon with Ihcm nrpvetliein my relieti' or comfor! ; and that imnieditttcty upon knowleilore of iher re- parring in the bounds, alt hi« majesties obetJient *ulye<.'t» doe ther exact diligence in searching^ ' and appreliending- the saids traitors and rebelts^ and that with all speed they certifie hin Riajestie, or some of his secret councill, or sorae permits of anthoriiie and creiiit within the «hyre, that surh reMls are wiihin the same, tinder the pnine tliat tlie $;aids rebelU an<l traitors on^ht to suMuine if they wer a|tpre- hendit and convict be josiice : lykeas by the fyii act of the Hrsl sessi^m of bis majesties first ' his majesty, that the said Alexander Gordon * shall be put u> the (ortui-e, and tnterro^te on * what may jiertinentlv relate to these two * he^ds, to Hit, as to those who have bad ac- * cession to tbe tjmniing the said commission, ' or the said conspiracy, of which it fa his ma- * jesity's pb'asure you acquaint tiie lords of his * privy council. 1 am, <ic. * Mu>DLCTON.* " In pursuance of the above letter, thecotin- eil thai S4)fi»e day noniinate the marquis of Douf^bus, earlts of ^'w^ddale^ Wintouo, and Ijiulitht^nw, the loH Livin'^touc, E^tneral Dal- ziel, 0»e pre«tideui, lord Collingrtonn and ('as- tk'hill, or an^ five of them, aj* a committee to meet Tuesday next, at ten of the clock fore- fiiH>n in the ordinary place, and consider the lot* rrO|;iilonL"R to be' put to the said Alexander Gordon, and nee him questinned in th« torture upon them, and others arii^in;^ fiom theiUi and "' , with power to them to do all thmf^ to that puqro^e, as they shall see )tid ontaiu all the membf^ri of the iirt to be present, and Mr Cieorj^e <»,i, L ;u;in» ..r,K... • -it^ from tbe advoc^iiff* to 1 rrtintmtre* ]AUn'^ to thL* X . ., ., „,.,* 4ij bo present wi h the conmiittte, ♦* Aor^.n^ti'^/t'/, Sr-:>tni]lipr 2j, the foresaid #oiki lu^ witli the in- still I : 'ly, but did not apply ti^ \iv ytuirftiiU)* Lr would be a« incfe' Kmou-« fit*f! nK't e TmII thnrt he could be in tor- inrf lid hij( answers •rr Sprat, lale bisliop «f '^ Li^^'^^c^i*^ J iii« account of the parliament, it is declared^ thai it shall be hytt treason to the subjects o( this kingdome, or any nuralier of them, more or lesse, u|>on any t^round or pretext wliatsomever, to ryse or continue in arrays, to make p€^ce or ware, or to make any treaties or leagues with forraigrne princes or estates, or amtJnqpHt themKelvtti, without his majestie's specjall authoritfe and approbatioa <ir«t iutcrponed thereto; and all his majestie^s sul)jects are discbarofed UfM>ii any pretext whatsomcTcr to attempt any €>t* these thiufj^E^, under the paine of treason; and be the eleventh act of the first stsMoooflLif maje^tie's second parliament, it i» statut and ordained, that in tyme coming in all ca^^ea of treasonable rysein^^: in armes, in oppin and loa- nifest rebellion, ag^ainst his majestie and hia authoritte, his majesties ad^ ocat may and ought to insist ag'ainst and prosecute such persons, as be shall be ordered by his majestie or his privie councill to persewe, and if tliey be cited and doe not ap|M'ir, his majetftie's justices, notwiib* atandiit^'- of ther absence, may and ought to proceed to consider and give ther iuterloquitor upon the lybell, and if it be found relevant to adniiti the same to the know led ei-c of ane in- quest, and upon the verdict of the inquest find- ing tlie samen proTen, the doom and sentance of forfaullure oug-ht to proceed and be ^reo, Rye-bouse Plot, though with some mistakes; and so I shall not say any thing' of them here, but that neither the IHot agninst tbe king*9 hfe^ nor the design of risin|^ could be 6xed om this gentleman, or the people who sent bia», who really knew nothing of the matter. ** All I find further in tlie He^sters upon this gentleman's case is, November 23. ' VpOti ' a new letter from the king, the council order ' Earhtoun yet to be put to tlie torture : biit * when he is brou£|^ht in, he appears to he in * diffraction, and phj^sicians were calleil to * consider his case. November 27, thii phy- * sicians report he is affected with that distem- ' per called uUenaiio mentia^ and advi5;e be * may be sent to the castle, that by the change * of the air his case may be liettcr know n . f>^ * cember 7, Earlstoun jK^titions for pious di- * rines to be sent to him, thai he may have * their benefit before his death, and as a dying' * man declares his innocence of any p1otap^Ii0C' * his majefty, prays for the kin^, and adherea * til the answers he gpiive lo tbeinterregfatories, * He is reprieve^l till the laiit Friday of Ja- * uuary. January 17. Karktoun's reprieve is *■ continued till tite last Friday of April, and * his peiiiion for pardon transmiUt d to the ae- * cretary. April 11, he is r^--^ • ^"i «'r^iri till * Dcceml>cr. And in M\\\ ihc * lliis.s for liis hr-ukli. In ^1 ^ : 'uing^ * ! r/ 1 bus he con- wiih more Uberty, vuh bis excellent lai^^ tty tbe rcrolution. And imps and manBiiners, king's person upon i I I and MMi»*jti until he w aUihf^ to lix til Bcolgi^i^Uyieuuuy, catue to uotbiii^*^* SS] /or A. D. \6m. [5* ^od pi'onuticred iti the same Tnanoer as tf the |)eJr- stHMH accused bail coiupeired aud wer pr^seat ; uevertheiesMj the saicl^ Mr, VViltiam Fei'^u- son, of Keilock, Mr. U tlUam aad Aiexander Gordons » of Kartestr^uu, elder, and y 01111^1% JaDii'U Ciordou youtig^er, of Craisliley, -* Gordcii !il'Cul¥fnaD, — DanbarjOfMaeh- i-iinoii^ and -^ M^Ghic, ot Larg^e, and tluT relidlious ussociates and accomptirrs, shacking ofl'ail tear ol God, conscitiicc aad ^tasts of duty, alteg^iaiit'et and lo^attie to hii majc^stie tiier sovcraigae and uathc prtoc«, liave inosi peHidiuuslie and irt^astmablie presuuied tn com- initt, and areg-uilty 0* tTyroei* abo^e meationed ID suulkre, as Juiid BnUour, of Rinlock altaji capt. Burlidi David HaekitoUf of ItaUiUet,* George Balfunr, in Gilhtuun, James Uussill, in ketle, Kobf^rt Dine ^ til K a tenants aon, ia Caildom, Aodrew liuiHan >V obiter, tu Balmirinoch, Henry scms, sons to Joho Henry son, in Kilbraclunont, and Genrtre Fleyining', mti to Gtrorge r leyinini^, in Bal- buthie, these impious and sacraft^ious murders and murdering" reftiruiers, who to pn^ate cbristiauitie, like Jesuits «ioe ii)iirder<;hrystiaus, these enemies of mankind having gone in April last tu the ton a of New mi Ins, in the night time ibey did murder in cold blood f A souldier in captain f compante, aad left another of iha saidfi souldiers for dead t * See his Case, Vol. 10, p. 791. •f- Sic in Orig. t Of this transaction the following is Wod* row a account: ** From the paicellinif of the soldiers up and clown, and their numbers 11 rid activity, the keepers of conventicles were obltpred a iiltle to alter their method. Tn»urds liit* eud of ihB Laat year, [167B] «ome mi nii^ten/ began to withdraw from preaching" wiiii tbeir bre- thren, with wbotn they ussed to preach in the fields formerly, who were now for entring ei- ther upon the indu Igence or cess in their ser- mons to vulgar auditories, and drew up with the young preachers 1 have formerly spoken of, aud continued to preach together witti them pretty much on diese pointa this winter and spring. Some papers before me, writ by some 4)f that side, say, Th;it (iekl meetings in the beginning of tliis year were more numerous than formerly, and many were obliged to come with arms to defend themselves, becau^ they were trequently attacked by the soldiers and garrisons ; and for their safety as well as har- mony, the miaistersandiuch who waite<l iipoii them, resolved to keep as close together as might he. They bad tbund that by preaching in separate places, and scatter iug themselves, iJiey were very much weakened, und the sol- diers got advantage this way against them, and sometimes the mioisterfi were in hazard to be seised, and several of the hearers were taken. Therefore they determined to narrow themselves into one meeting iu such places which stood most in need of the gospel, and where they isigbt gather and preach in the iud therefter having conceaved acnminalland deadlie hatred agamest his grace the late arch- bishop of 8t. Audi'CMs, and U|iou the thiid day^ of jlluy li)st, having cruellie, impioiu^lie an«l sacralegiouslie murdered him, the\ U* esciipe justice utiil iijFoive others in thei ^tiilt (^tiH ftilslie (irclcnding pietie and religion, goe iut*r the VVestenie shy res, and nnisi trca^onablie jtiyue in arfnc^J with Robert HauMlimm, bro- thfrrtothe laird (d* Prestou, Mr, John K.ae^ and titer accomplices* d<ssoUit and Aagitkiu* peraoHii, to the number td' threscore aud up- wards, who, upon ihe twenty nynllt <lay of i May, a day appointed for a solemn annie* versarie thanksgiving for his majesties Hestau-« ration to the roy nil government othiskiogdorMej ^ did goe to the burgh of Hutb^^rglcn, and tber most proudiie end treasonabtie haviit^ read actt*! of their own coining, sihackiug olfther atleag-* 1 ance to his mjijestic, they most treason a btie and j wickedlie burnt several! acts of partiafuentt as^ sertioghis niajestie's prerogatives, and tsisd>fish- , iogthegoverutneot of the church, droivnetlout bonefyres sett on in commeration of that doy^ ! and therefur they trcusonHblie 4'0nvi»eat and J assembled togither, the nmuber of four, rive^^l aex or nevui hundrcth, or thereby, and did J waylay a small and few company of men under ] the command of the laird of Glaverhoiisei J and did tnust cruellie murder and kill simie iiCl greatest safety* Thus they cimtiinwd lor i twenty sabbaths without intermiFsiMn Iroin De*- 1 ceniber to May. I do not doubt htii this ci»ors#i thev took tended to heighten the separation j | and when they were uh>ue without cou\ersiny j with others, and preaciiint: iviili jicrsons morel moderate, severuls who joyned mth them dii'j heiglitcn the breach, aucf serrw up matt«'rs tliej length they came to. J^Ieanwhile^ ilr, Wetsli'j and others of his temper preached in otbe places, with whom there were not many itrl arms, aad endeavoured to calm matters much as might be. ** lJ|»ou the 30th of Maj'ch tliere vas a ser-l men and large tneeling at Cumbeihead, mi the parish of LesinahagOj not tkr frotn Lanerk.i The soldiers hearing of it, sent a good body nfi men to dissipate thctn : Tlie patty undei^itand- ing the numbers of the iiR^etiTtg, aud how weU many of them were armetl, did not Hnd it con* venieot to attack ibem ; but kept at some rlis- tanre, and satisHed themselves with nHmn some women, who were going to the me* iin;^'', of their plaidj«, bibles, and the like, and seizing some men. This coming to the knowledge of the meeting, a good number was sent off iu arms to recpare the prisonei-s, and the womeos plaids, Sec. The commander ef the soldiers refused both, and a scuflle ensued, wherem the offictr WHS woundeil, aud some of the soldiers taken prisoners ; but they were soon dismisaed. When the account of tfiis came to Glasgnir. my lord Bmhs aad the soldiers there^ ma^ch^Aj lip towards Lanerk, und the country thercalf< was sore harrastsed for some weeks. ** The accounts of this icuffle catue in to 1^1 I 32 CHARLES tl. Proceedings agahiat the Gordons of Edrkiiaun. [6( persons who (last upon &e assyieof Oordom, of Earlestoan, and others, returned ther ver- dict io presence of the saids lords, wherof the tenor followes : The assise all in one voice, be the mouth of sir Patiick Nisbet, of Dean, ther chancellor, ffinds Mr. William and Alexander Gordons, of Earlestoun, elder, and younger, master Wil- liam Ferguson, of Ketloch, James Gordon, of Craichley, younger, Gordon, of CuWe- nan, ^— I>unlMLr, of Machrimoir, younger, ^iiihie of the crimes of rebellion and tr^^n, in rcs|)ect of ther accession to the late rebellion, conibrme to the depositions of the witnesses. Sic SHbscribitur^ Pat. Nisbet, Chan. 6SJ fries ; that he sawe Gordon, of Culrenan, in armes with them at Hamilton-Muir, as also he sawe master Samuel Amot in company with them at Hamilton cotiM icientiit : he sawe the saids persons at the jplaces forsaids and knewe them belbr ; and tliis is the truth, as he shall answer to God, and this he 'sawe a fewe dayes befor fiotliwelbridge. Sic Subscribitur^ J. M'Culu>ch. Robert Park, messenjzer, at Sanquhar, purged of partiall GoandU, solemulie swome and examined, depons he sawe the rebells cuter Sanquhar some fewe dayes betbr the feight at Both wel- bridge, in armes, with drums, collora and ane trumpet, depons some of them took free Quarters, and some not; that amongst them he sawe Gordon, of Earl^toon, younger, Ferguson, of Ketloch, Gordon, of Craichley, younpfer, in armes, and that be sawe them march away the nixt momine with the rebells towards Cumnock, depons &ey came in to Sanquhar with ther swords drawen under the notion of three captaines, and this is the truth as he shall answer to God, and depons be knewe the saids persons formerlie. Sic Subscribitupj Ro. Parr. William M^Geornty toun clerk, of Dumfries, purged of partiall rouncill, and soleinniie swome, depons that he sawe Gordon of Earles- toun, elder, in company with the rebells, marching throwe Dumfrcis in June last, a fewc dayes lM.'for Bothwelbridge causa gci- entia : he sawe him at ane kirk befor, and he was called Earlestoun, elder, by those wer present, and this is the truth as he shall an- swer to Go<l. Sic Subtcribitur, W. MArcEORGC. Hu^h M^Watler, in Stonrares, being so- lemnlie su«»nie, purged and exaniinei), depons he sawe Dunbar, of Machrimore, voun*^er, and Gordon, of Craichley, in armes with the rebells at Haniiltoun-muir. Sic Subscribitiir, Htcii M'WATrER. The lords ordaines the assysc to inclose, and returue ther verdict to-morrow at eight a*clock. 19lh February 1680. I'he said day the Efter oppiningund reading of the whilk ver- dict ofassyse, tiie lords justice generall, jus- tice clerk, and commissioners of justiciarie, be the mouth of Adam Anid, Dempster cf court, decerned, and adjudged the saids BIr. William and Alexander Gordons, elder and younger, of Earlestopn, Mr. William Femi- son, of Ketloch, James Gordon, of Craich^, younger, Patrick Dunbar, younger, of Macn- rimoir, and William Gordon, of Cuhrenao, to be cxccut to the death, demained as traitors, and to underlye the paines of treason and utter punishment appoyuted by the lawes of thisrealme, when they shall beapprehendit, at such tymes and places and in such manner as the lonls justice general, justice clerk, and commissioners of justiciary, shall appoynt, and ther names memorie and honours to be extinct, and ther names to be riven furth and delate out of the bookes of armes, suae that ther posterkie may never have place nor be able hereiler to bruik or ioyse any honours offices nor dignities within tnis realme in any tyme coming, and to hare forfault omitted and tint all and sundrie ther lands, heretages, tenements, annual rents, offices, titles, dignities, tacks, steadings, roumea* |K»sscssions, goods and gear, whatsomever per- taining to them, to our soveraigne lord, to re- mainn |>er|>etuallie with his by nes in propertie : Which was pronounc'bd for doom, whenipon his majesties advocate asked and took instru- ments. 05] Pr0U€dmg9 4|g«ffitl JoAii L^ri Bm^gengf. A. D. H(8^ Wi 327. Proceedings against John Lord Bargeny,* for Treason; 3S Charlies II. a. d. 1680. [Now first printed from the Records of Justiciary in Scotland.] CuAU j€tnciARi£, S. D. N. Regici, tenta In Praetorio Burgi de £diiiburgb, decimo iezto die Metisis, Martii, 1680, per tio • norabiles Virot DonaiDos Georgium K*Kenzie dc Tarbet Justiciarum Gene- ralem, Thomam Wallace de Craigie, Jus- ttciariee Clericum, Jacobum Foulis de Co- lintouD, Robertum Nairn dcCStratburd, Da- videm Balfour de Forret, Davidem Fal- conar de Newtoun, et Rogcrum Hogfe de Harcaras, CommissioDarios Justiciaris didti 8. D. N. Regis. Curia legitime affirmata, Jntran^ John Lord Barganiej TnDYTED and accused, Tbat wber not withstanding be tbe common lawe, and lawe of nations, and constant practique of this kingdome and paiiicularlie be the twentie-fyfl act of the •ext parliament of king James tlie 2d, It is sUtot and ordained, that if any man committ or doe treason againest the king's person, or bis raiyestie, or receipts any that has committed treason, or that supplies them in help, redd or eouncill, they shall be guilty of treason ; and ■ickiyke, be the hundreth tourtie and fourth act of the twelth parliament vf king James tbe sext. It is statiit that wherever any de- claired traitor or rebells repairs in any part of this realme, non of his majesties leitfges shall presume to recept, supplie or iutercomon with * " All the account I can gi?e of the trouble of Jo|in lord Bargeny, in the shire of Air, is from the registers. He was susnected to fiiTour the cause of liberty, and to be of the other side from the duke of Lawderdalc ; and last year after Bothwel, some surmises were raised of his favouring the people concenied in that rising, whereupcn he was made pri- soner in Blackness. In the council registers, December 4, last year, just afler the duke of York's coming down, I iind a report from a committee who had been appointed to examine him in Blackness, that they had taken his de- claration, which is read, but not recorded. That day the govci*nor of UlacknesK is allow- ed to permit persons to speak with him in luB own hearing, and to gire him pen, ink and paper, providing he see whatever lie writes. At the same tioie the advocate produceth a letter from the kinsf ordering him to pro- ceed against the loru Bargeny, as having in- cited persons to rise in the late rebellion. No more 18 about him in the registers till January 14, this year, when their act about him runs, ** Aoeat the petition of John lord Bargeny, VOL. XI. them, or to give them any releiff or comfort^ , and that immediately upon knowled|^e of ther ] repairing in the bounds all bis majesties obedi« > entsilhjects doe ther exact diligence in searoh* I ing[ and apprehending the saids rebc4ls and ! traitors, ana that with all speed they certifie I hismajestie or some of his secret council, or some persons of authoritie or credit, within ' the sliyre, that such rcbclls are within tho ' samen, under the paine that the saids traitors ' and rebells ought to sustaine if they wer ap«> prehendit and convict be justice, and be tna fourth act of the sexteint parliament of king* James the sext, whosoever invades, or persewea any of the lords of session, secreit eouncill; or an^ of hifs majestie's officers for doeing of hia raajeslie's service, shall be punished to the death ; lykeas be the lawes abd practque of this kingdome the designing, contryring, o^ hounding out others to massacar and assas* sinat his majestie^s commissioner and repre* sentative, is in itself the cryme of lese majestie^ his majestie's commissioner beings in the con* struction of lawe, his hyncs representative, and in place and vice of his royal I persob : and be the second act of the second session of hia majesties lii*st parliament. It is declaired, that if any person or persons shall, by wrcitincf, printing, or be any malitious and advised speaking, expresse, or dcclaire any words to stirre up tbe people to the hatred of his ma- jestie's royall prerogative and supremacie, in causes ecclesiastick, or of the government of " that he hath been now two months close <' prisoner in Blackness, occasioned by the '* suggestions and malicious informations of <* his enemies, and he being conscious of hia *< innocence of any disloyalty that can be laid ** to his charge, and that in his heart he did " never harbour, far less did he ever practise " any evil against his majesty or government, '' craving that he may either be liberate, or ** presently put to a trial ; and tliat in the <* mean time, or since his imprisonment, there ^* may be no process, or decreets of sessioa ^* moved in, or given out to his prejudice, hia <* adversaries at this time being ready to take *' advantage. The eouncill ordain the said ** lord to be brought in to the castle of Hdin- ** burgh, whenever the advocate hath pre- ** pared his indictment. « This matter is still put off till the end of March, wht^n I find him before the jus* ticiary . The managers had a mind to have had his estate, but their prohution failed them, and the crimes in his libell must be reckoned of the advocate's framing.'' 2 Wodrow/p. 151* F 67] 32 CHARLES IT. Proeeedinga against John Lord Bargeny, [68 the church, by archbishops and bishops, as it is now settled by la we, or to justice any of the deeds, actings, practices, or other things de- claired a^j^inest by the said act, every such person or persons so offending and being le- gallie convict thereof, are declaired incapable to cxerce any pia6eor imploymcnt, civill, ec- elesiastick, or militarie, within thi^ church, or kiugdonic, and are lyabic to sach iarder paines as are dewe by the la we in such cases. Ne- Tcrthelesse it is of veritie, that the said John lord Bargany having shacken off all fear of God, respect and regaird to his majesties lawes gnd person, his native prince, and to whom he was in ane more eminent way obleidgcd, his majestic having raised him and iiis predicessors to be peers of tuis his majestie's ancient rcalmc and heredittary counccllors tberin, and having licstowcd upon hiin and his family extra- ordinary marks of his bounty as well as favour, yet the said John lord Bargany for- gettini^ all these obligations, and the horrid and fircadtull effects of that late rebellion which did ovoiihrowe the monarchie, and enslave and depau|M?ratc the subjects of this kingdome, and hoping as it sc^emcsto raise himself by such new coni'usions and rebellions tu be a chieff ringleader in and disposerof the government of the kingdome, from a share in which go- Tcmment^ suitable to his fancied merit he thought himself excludit by the present choise of his majestie^s odicers and servants, he di<l theriur most treasouablie in ane or other of the monclhs of the years 1074 or 1675, with gri-at onthsund execrations, curse some of the chic/riiiibiliticof the king<lome, because they would not make tlienVselves the head of tho phunaticks, and swore that they w onld never signifie uiiy thing because they hade lost that oportnnitio*; and because hisi grace the duke of I .uiulcrduie liadi.', by his extraordinary pru- dence,* care und loyaltie, delate the designcs tliat he and the said phanaticks wer inanngeing for disturbing the government of the church and state, he did in aiif or other of the miMieths of the \cm-s 1077 or 1678, puUictlic regrate that the English or the phanaticks did not kill and assassinat the said duke of Lauderdale and did hound out* and intvse others to assam- nat and fall upon him in his own bouse, and particularlie in the raonethsof 1675 or 1676, he did indeavour to perawade George Martin, nottar, in Dally, who then lived m this land, that the phanaticks would never gett ther bussenes done whill the duktt of Lauderdale was alive, and that ane ban* dreth men would doe more to assault him in his own house of Lethingtoun then all tliej could doe beside, and because he would not complye vn\\\ the said lord Bars[any'8 inhuman and cniell designe, he did still thcrefter dis- countenance him, and declaired to his friends his bye dissatisfaction with him upon that ac* count ; lykeas one Mr. John Welsh, a fac« tious trumpet of sedition and treason, and for- fault for the rebellion, in a.d. 1666, having maile a constant trade of convocating his ma- jest ie's snl^jects in treasonable |eild meitiDgSp the said lord Bargany did keep correspondencai with him, and having direct a letter to him whilst he and his complices wer contryviny the last rebellion, he did send the said letter U> Sauchhill by his own servant in May or June last, which Ving read at the said conventicle as having come from him, did incourage and esti'emlie invit his majestie's subjects to ryae in th|t rebellion, to which rebellion he did bjr all means invite and drawe in as many of liia freinds and followers as was possible, and par- ticularllie he keep*t ane correspondence with — *— Cuninghame, of Bedlaod ; and, amongal other letters, he did wreitt to him one aboot the beginning of June last, which was imme^ diatlie befor the rebellion, whereby he eam- estlie desyrcd the said Cuninghame, of Bedland, to rep:iir in all beast to the WesUand army, and to move and perswade all gentle- men and others about him to joyn witn him, wher they should see the said lonl Bargany himself snortlie, to which rebellion he might invite the [Hjople with gi-eater ctJiifnlence, be- cause it was Lilt they allon that sh!)uld counte- nance that buhseiiifs, but persons of fare greater Ste the Case of tho duke of Lauderdale, I qualitie, win) would assuredlie joyn with and vol Ci, p. 1025, of this Collection, and the ad- I own them in that affaire ; and albeit many of dilit>nal < luirtrts a;;ainst Laurlc;rd:ik- in ti:*- < the said John lord Borgauy'sown tennents »oint'rs Tniti :. 8te also in (h«^ Collection ci" j hmie bein in the said rebellion, vet he did not State TuiL'ls fioni the year 1600 to 1603, pub- give notice of them to his raJijostie*s privie iislied in 169'2, pp. Q3, 0C\ * JSonie pa/ticiilur matters of fact relating to the a(!niini:.!iaiiou of affairs in Sf.oiland undti* the uukcofLnu- derdalt',* and the impeachment ol' the duke and duchess of Lauderdale, witji I'ueir brother. couuoili, shirriffs or other officers, hut did in- tertaine those that wer nottor rebells in liia liouse and 8i?nico, and particularlie ■ — Mitchell, nephew or cousin to 3Ir. Jamea , , BiUchell, who hade bein execut for many exe- Jiiy lord Halton, presented to !iis -Majesty I y ! crable treasons againcst his ni^jestie, an<l who the city of Kdinburgh. In private, CharU's I himself was in the late rebellion in a.d. 1666, acknowledged that mi;ny detestable things had j and Andrew M*Clarkin, whom he keopt in hia been done by Lauderdale against the Scots, | o>vn house and service elUr he hade returned but that nothing against his service had ap- from that rebellion to which he hade houndil penrcd ; a sentiment not less dishonourable than nalnral to a sovereign, who, when he s; i»arates ; hiv ow n intoi-€St from the people, Ibrgets that ' he creates an interest in opposition to the throne. , Sec 4 Laing, lo^^ edit. lUOl. j him out ; and also in the moneths of or ane or other of the dayes of the samen, the said John lord Bargany did pub- ■k * See a Note to vol. 10, p. 1048. Ik'tlit' TTi^iTilnin*? thf? prtnnT>l<?« of Nepthali , JaS lu. f all miii'iler fttiii irCiiaon^ <iri ilAwl would never he well till ii icie^ or ttie present gtifprnttierit uj mc tunrrii wer destroyed m uotlti (or ilie riation ; and in the nionctli<} of Or'"' ='" '"* No\*eniber last, lit did oppinlit* d«- cl L si the ^crcd order uud function .,.. ^ ., ,.jie, Rwearinjjf tlial wc would ne^er m peace till the currtt* wer routed out, pid that they wer oil but knaves and it)|;^K\f : lierthmHe the said John lord Bargany has pmtniU4.'d» and i^ i^udiy of the tr^asonaltle iirymes and otlicra aUcne TTiontionrd, and is actor nirt and pnrt tlieruf, which being found lie aiie aasjNt.^ he ou|rlit to be punished with fi^rfanlture of lylf, lund and i^nods^ and other line* above mentioned, to the terror and ex- Dpte of others to com mitt the like hereiler. Perjfa>cr.^8ir George M*Kcu/Jc, of Rosc- haugb| our itoverai^i lord'^i Advucate. Procuraion in Defence. — Sir George Lock- hart, sir John Cutiini^huine, Mr. Wni. Hamil- ton, 1^1 r, John Elies, 31 r. Robert Stewart, Mr Roderick Mackenzie. Sir George Lockhatt^ as pr«>courator for the defender, craved he tni^ht be putt to the know- ledge of ane assyse^ or that the dyet mig^ht be deM-rted and he set at lihcrtiet His Mnf€%tle*i Advociile alleailges, That he cannot l>e ohleidi^-eU, nor can he in duly to his inajcstie's iiitcrciit, putt the pannall 1o the knowledge of anc lussy^c, bcc4iuic he did not jfett a coppie of tU^^ first and «?cond humtnondes of excnlpulioo, witlmut which, theli^lufthe vitnci^vs sii^uiiU'd nothin^^ bt;cau^e it is the rcoMms in tlic cxculputiun that inf»1i-uct» hini toMhut end the witne?«e* are adducetl, ana ron<^piervi1y by which he b only hiistructcd howe to cast these wilnc^cs with relation to thii*«e poyiitH for which (Iicv art; to he adduced ; and be tuc elcvinlh act of ute late aclf of pur* lifinirnt, ic^^^^uliainj;;' the justice court, it i.s most clear, thai Mh lyLwlUand e\cul]jation» should he cxccut in ihe nuuie way and inanutr, and tue jure para ttimnu 8ir Gcurgc LackAari answers, That tlie oh- ion proptined be the kin, ^ * ' ;a is not in pe ten I hoc ioca m iin/i ..^ but is [|y competent apiincJit iht |Fi-.r m« -n, :ind the reftMm is most evident, iM-fausc thooi^'ii ihe ob- jirii .n ti**r founilit in lavvc, us the paunall hi ueuics ii in not, \i^ it tends only to ^ lite pannalt of the lH;ne1ill of ttte exeuipatjon, and whcrby hiii mujestie^s aUvoeut han un pn pidtce nor dii»uilvanti}^-e ; hot on the * ' I he wer Jibic to uddocc any relevant pi I the lybcil, it uootd reinuine un- |)ri;^udg4id by tlie excul]ia!ionf it bein^ the * T' -r piddrcatjAna on the part of the i» The title of that heieitnit incu- I Bo io llic Urij^ual, ^Sj A.D, 16S0, [70 mxtm case ia lawe as if the exctilpation hade not be in raised nor ^xet*nt. 2d. Though tlie 4tt«te of the prcteea conM adrailt of the objection, as certftinUe it cannot^ " yet (t has no ground fitmi the act of parliament^ J and it is impossible to infcrre any such thitjfl from the act of partian^ent, that ane pammll havcing anc just and relevant defence in \hwe for defending- his lyflT, honour and reputrnionp^ and ofTerintr to piH»Te the ^an»c by witnessc%| ni^atne^tt whom thcr \h no law full objection|J that such a defence cane be repelled, and con-* set^uonllie ane innocent man condemned^ and the true import and sense of tlie net of parlia* mentis only thiii, that w her a panndl thinki' titt to raise a Jiummond!4 of exculpation, anil ^ to have the benefitt of dilltgenccs, in ease hif' witnesses doe not cotnpcir \u that case, he most obsene the foriualit) of the act of parlia- j meut^ but w hi^r the panu.dl will uud«^ri(f>e the ha^iirtl of a try all, and subject hifl inuocencr to ane assv?»e, w hilhcr the w ilnessc^ he cits foL provcing" fiis defence comj>cir or not, or woulj olfer to (irove hi*i defrncc, either be his jtidcfei or he members of the impie<;t, or any other persons present, it ix tlicr thi* irrefrattuSle opt-, nion of all biwyers^, and practise of utl ciinimalt tribunalU in the world, tliat such a defence and probation cannot be repelled, and thereby ani itmocent man condcimird, and \^ hie h ii6 suit able and consonant to the practise of the bird of justiciarie, ther bdiiig- nothiUi^' more ordi- narit' even nince the act of pailiamcnt, then to sustinnc relevant defenctiti pro[ioued prr modm except lonh, and noi pcj- modttm ucttvnts^ jir th nature of evculpations are ; and the acl of pap tiament as to the poynl of allowing i^unimondi of exculpation to pail null ^ being mtroduceil id ther favours^ cannot b*." detorted lo ther preja« dice, es(>cciaVlic lo prejudi»;ii them of the lK'n<2-i^ lilt of the lawe of nature, and nations delences l>ein|> (/c;w;c na^ur^, and most pn)perlie, and of ther o VI n nature proponablc be way of ex- ception, and as the pannall hunddieconccaveii the pounds ftbo\o mentioned to be foundit upon the clear principles of lawc, so lo con- vince tfie lord'* of justiciarie hovve mnieeesiiaryJ this debate is, it is o^ercd to l»c ni'ovcn by J William Ghvcr, the pursevanlS outh. that he delyvcrcd a list of Ihe wilnessen to my lord adiocat, and whicli docs fuUie saiisfic the act of parliament, which does not reqnyre the «unvmonds of c.vculpuiton to Ih* exccnt, but only thul a list of the witnessi's be cfivcn ; and this the paunalt pmpons tu thiselfoel, that if he think tilt, he m:iy have the full l»cncfitt antl privilepfc «d' his exculpftlem in case any of the materhkll wiln»*s*e« for pro^einaf Ihend' hi- ah- sent ; lykea.s the exculpation ujw produced the last dnVf and pubhctlte read, and bear'* no warrauil tor gmnij a coppie of the rea^utp thcrof to my lord a<tvocat. Ills Mil Hi tics JJrot<^if replyes. That asto the t ' ' * ' n J the n IS sxiost compytcnt hut liKtf^ «mcc he wats tlicrq- n^ 32 CHARLES tl. Procee£ngs against Jehn, Lard Bargeny. [71 by in hon& dyet being •0, but he ^ ^ ignorance howe to manaire the pruces, for his | cutt off a pannall from a just det'euce and wit- majestic and tlie kingdomes interest, in suae I nesses, because he wanted aiie exculpation, fare, as he could not knowc which way to find | and as the justices have verie otlen, and veiie out the strentfth of liis own probation, not justlic allowed ane new dyet, to ane pannallj^ knowein^ howe his probation might be eleidit by the exculpation, and tliough he gott a list of the witnesses, yet he 0(ipoQ8 expresslie the act of parliament, which paralclls the sum- monds and the exculpation, and therfor as upon the whole matter, it would have bein a verie | rd preliminarie defence to the pannall, why c*ould not goe to the knowledge of ane in- queist; that he gott not ane coppie of the lybell, and that he hade gott it, but ther is no execution againest hiui, or that he gott not :^ie list of the Witnesses, subscribed by the advocat, as it wouUl be tor the advocat that he gott not a list subscrybcil be the pannall, because upon either sydc this is the only check to koowe what true %vitnesscs wor trulie given in list, so ought this to be a sufficient prelimi- narie defence for his majestic, who, without this, could not knowe what was the import or strength of his own probation as said is. As to the second, his iMiyosties Advocat ac- knowleilges, that Ijcfore th<? late reafulation of thejustice court a pannall might have at the lord (Jochran, and to sir John Cochran,* who whcr his exculpation was not deulie raised, if his was proposed before : the proces was al- tered upon as here, so it wer as great injostioe and cruelty to the common and publict interest, * not to sustaine Uiis as a preliminarie defence, in favours of his majestic, and would in the event, upon the paritie of reason, prove greet cruehie to the people, since they behoov^ to , gctt the same measure; wheras in equities fair and eouall tryall, and what may tend therto, is ttie common interest of both and of each apairt. His Mitj€itie'$ Advocat adds, that the ]mg having doue exact dillig^ence, and returns of the dilligence having bein showen to the jus- tices againest witnesses which are knowen to be necessary ; the dyet ought to be continued, especittllie seeing Craige, a witness, coining in upon a warrand fmm the justices, he was ap«. urehendit in his way by Alexander Crawfura, balyic dcput,of Cuniughamc, deput to the lord IV]ont<romet'ic, who is bruthcr-in-Iaw to the bare caused cxainin witnesses, even as, and because witnesses might have \w'm adduced for the kin^ at that tyme, without giving them in list to tiie pannall, and it wer just that the pro- cedor sh«'Uld have bein equal! upon lifith sides, for as it is the interest of the pannall that his innocence should have hem dclendit, so it is the ^^ „,^j.^ ^-^i^, ^^J^ ,,^ ^^ ^ necessary much greater interest ot the common wealth ^„j jj, knowen to his majestie's privie «e cruinna n.aneant inipunitH ;» and yet. not- ^j,^ ^^.^^j ^^^^ deposition. withstandini:: ot this great and important rea< son, it is uii(U':iyul)le that nowe the king could not prove the rifarest and most im|>or;ant crynic ii. tiie Horld, except the advocat hade given in to the pannall a hst of the witnesses to 1)0 adduced, and therfor since the late act iias taken aua\ this just priviledge from the kin<^ : competent to him formerlie by the lawe of all nations, and by as strong reasons as are now alleailjj|;ed for tin? pannall, the saiil act and article did jiisilie allowc the king the same la- vour that it did to the pnnnall in eqiialUng both ' aci s, and the reawin inductive of this fnoiir cravjvd by the people did militut as stron^lii' tor the king as lor them, viz. that it was huid that \«itiiesse.ssli(.'Uld he addiired who might ha. e l»rin parlies, or ly. hlu to just ex- ccjUionN, it l.< .riir iiiulrnyalde, that the king aiid ihe j.niilct interest may l»o as mucli pre- judi,^d \t\ J(-.tit)n£^ c.\i'e|rtif>n*d)le \fitnes!»es for eleMhntj il the ti\me, as the pannall Uiay be, hy SnvAx l»'.iMdlie evposed to the mearsofane iiiireitaiiie a^id mikntrvven probation, and what- eiei- UMkrhi l»i: said in this case for securing the panniH's Ivtf, in tie not ntlinitting a u itness vher Iher is the lea^t hazard, yet there cane be no sliaddi?ue why this sho dd not be receiv- ed, when tlic itn[>ort is oiil^ that by a delay are now u|K)n pannall with the lord Bargany, the said Alexander Crawford being advertised, that Craig was coming in upon a securitie given be his majestie's Advocat, which be ooo- temned, and said he would take that on his ha^eard, and his majestie's Advocat is content witness, counciU, depos Sir George Lockhart repeitts, and oppons the former debate and the act of parliament, and alleadges, that it wer a preparative of most dangerous c()Usequenc*e to lay any such fun- dcition that )>annalis accused m criminall processes should be prejudged of ther defences, whatever way proponed, either bti way of sum* uiouds of exculpation or be way oftxception, it being a certaine principle in lawe, that as to defences and probation nunijuam concluditmr contra reum^ aiid that ther defences may be . proponed at any tyme befor encloseing of the assyse, and ther is not the least collor from the act of parliament to tyethe pannalls, to propone all ther detieuces by way of exculpaiion. As to the second, the pannall repeiits and oppons the nature of cnunnall pnK'csses, wherin tlie flyets are peremptor, s|ieciallie u|>on the part of the accuser, and all that ever was allowed was in case the witnesses did not appeirat the first d\ ctto grant a farder dilligence, and which aceonlinglic has l>ein indulsred, and the lords of justiciary, that some of the witnesses wer formerlie ahicnt, ilid continue the dyet * ISec his Case in this Collection, vol. 1% p. 989. r till t1i)« ^ty, uitl tberfor lii>i mAje^ttu*i ail- %ovatl oiijyftit to have conw lullie instructed noU I Di> prt'teuce of tlie ahsente oi any oi' the wit- I BMR9 oa^l in justice to b^ any j^fround Tar ^^aew pfOfOf Atioiis, >Mid to keef> tt)e[*&uualU wlin ^^b wtw reiuUe «t tbe bare, to subject \m inoo- ^^Hhici^' to the iitrit:tc«(it tiiquirie mid tryall uucter ' 1^ iod ittiputatinti i»f fet* hyt* and at- li . nKf*i, and to cootintti! Liiii in wurd dtcr tyvf^ tiionethii imjtrlsuiiment, and ettcr he has bein at rxtniordinury expense und trouble tocite tbrescore tfn \%\ Ik his e\cu1pa- tion^ nii>sMil ibem i'riM y» and iriiom it b iniftosMble tor ttii* |i^ijuiii to bnn^ still lien.' to aitcbd iiDccrtaiue dyeta at'cnnunall pro- €«*»**»» and riM ' -^ .. f - - nisidertd the i:uce ol' puiuiJiilt^ i^H t ouviciion, and a& it were iuipo&b. , , . ,. ,.„,,. .^Jl t4) pretend or have allowed any tknlar dili^eure tor producring* hia witnesa in une exculpation, ho iber in tare lf«arf reaaOD lo altuv^'e pruro^ations ol'ilyets in lafonr» *>f accusers, aud as to Ibe pretoncc tliut one of the maieriall witnesi^ey f i;t» bein deti^iined by the bttlyie d<*pu(, of Cuniitgbame, it is ab- soiiitlie dcnyed, and it cannot iu tbc least be |ire^arucdf that any person cloathed with AUthoritic tlnn^t have advci»lured or prexMined 10 slope or liJuder any witnei^sc^s ubo \ier cited for his tnajcMie^ii intereisl and ser^ice^ ^rt tliougb any HUcb I h in y^ could be (jUiilifitHl^ it is not in tbc Ipust reJeviiitt. itntes»e it cuuld be made appeir that tbe p»inhull hnde accession tiicrto^ wliich tsubfiulutehe refused ; und on the contniir, tbe pannuH an<l \m friends bave u^ed ail indenvour^ to brin^ tliiii matter to a trvull ; it beidi; txinH^ribuM) tiard ibnt be shouhl continue in tMipri>u»niiu-nt, and under tbe fitmini: Hod intpmuLton of mi bye crirurs upon pretence *d the ubiruce of \f itncn^e^, and an- pc<litiMtibi *d tho» kiud may Ije nuU obtnidit, aud tberet'or the ptt»itinM rrave** ihe beniHt oj' 1 1 V iohdde pi^eedor ul 'cat having- ^ottal- •iires biHtf imd the I milt olp an4l if the sucli nialver^arion udvoeat by tbe se* -,. .,,v. » prevf'ttt tbe dunffer i'S^ iind bti!i iiiiijextteH interest iin- dyet wcr de!<ei'led, sinee utiieieiit ground lo in- it for any of tbecryuies lilirlJedf tt tv but uinitlutii tib inttuniia, and «afinot preju4ij,::Ct and tbe punnuU i:^ a pei'son ot' it rhiiriicler and iptuiitie, and of that eouf^ide- jion, a»i t<i foriouii, that tber is no fear he will Ittthdru^ve himtielf. The lonJn m reipect that his majeiitie^s ad- V' ' woiiie of hi!< mulerial vrilncsfces, li* hu^ tbai he bu*( used all pos»iUe dilir^i 11 u»r adducein^ i' I alw iit reaptrct that the pannaU bail- A to jfive 'f?« SFJ" f^w^Wr ' of them on and ttie v\ 1 L of three bij liivie;&iiii ju thn» courts d n ' b as Ot C.! il ad'. hv. , iiW thcst^ond i>i Mne the aasyierb ■ ^t i*,,,..i.i.kj, and a i'§ b>r pioveuig" of eontinoo lli«» t\yrt iune nixt, and or* I utdiat lyinei i^ch ^'^ ^f^ine of ane thcroaand merlca, yU of tbem, under tb e paioa I Uifit ftluje^iiica Advoeat takes itiiiirunieiil I upon the lord Straibuavcr, tlie h>rd Coijif.iiijl 1 ail- John Cochran, Baly ie, of L^ i I Ketmeily, of Ciilzean, and'lla%id D 1 I brother to BI^Kany, tber entering^ the |»4nuaU %vith the lord Bargany* l^thJune, 1680. Jut run J John lord Bargany, Indyteil and accused for the eryme of trea* fion, sedition aud others mentioned in hit diltay, which i^ reconlit in the lunfks of ad* jodtnal upon tbe siCxteint of March tai*t ; as also indyted and at^cu&cd for that, upon ane of other of the dnyes of May, June, July, Aa- guul or September, he hearirii^ that his grac the late archbJ5»hop of St. Andrew 's wm mur* dered, be said that it was w ell or happie, for he was a ^oat enemy to tbe caute of God, and bis people or thekirkof Chrisf, orsonie such words ; lykas he, or f»omc by btscouHitand, or whom he r^itihabitcM}, did orfer armes it^ Jame Kennedy to goe to the late rebellion, at lea he wrcs offered armes in tbe said lord Bar- ' gauy'i* h«>use for that effect, Penewers — 8tr Georg-e M'Kenzie, of I lianght our S'lveraigne lord's Advocat* Frvcurtttori^ ut ante, Mr. Willwm Hwftilfoun^ Advocat as pro* eouiutor h»r the lord Utiivany, prmlnced in presence of the sarrh lords, ane at^t of his ma- jt^iie^j* priTK' council* vibeiof the tenor fol* |otv#*: ** i.dinburgli, ibe tbirtl of j!H»e, lOBO;^ ♦ ** rhe kniiii « Letter, upon which tbii pnicfxjs fs stop|>ed, bears, * That be hud re* * ceivetl a puuoii from ttie lonl Hiir^.^env, re* * presenting Uis \ irher*a loyalty and suiTerin^i^! * aBscMtiu^ his innoc<-orr of th^ crimes he is in* ^ «l<cted for, and attebini!^ Uoil thereupon, and< ' his niaJ4'sty itemn unwiltiui^, he, or any ttub* * jert should r*M?eive prejudice by loiij^ iuipri* * sonmeut, until there u}»pear etident proofs ol * their |;;iwh» retpnres him to be liberate, uncfcr' * fiurhcietil cuutmn to appvur in onler to trial, ^ j1 hereafler sufficient piuof&t of bis uuilt be * lounif* And that this letter be conununi* *" C^ucd lo tbe juitice-couit aud advocate.** *2 Wodrow, 153. ** March 16, 1680. The lord Burjfnny wai. both tlje 1st *Uy of ]Vlarcli, and I his i\»y on the pannall, and waa, after niueh delnitc, con- tinued and sent hack to tbe castle, on pre ihal the advocate wanted Bottie of hh malenal witiicfcws against him ; as alvi he gave li aonic additional articles, anent bisi furniKhinj men witli arntes to tbe later rebellion, ** June 5d. Ai pmy onioeill Uml Bar]E;fa! W}|« liberated, fintiin^ cautmn to appear calkd uud«r pam of 50|00U mcrki/* FofiotttiiMI* wbemi 3 75] 33 CHARLES II. Proceedings against Alex. Blair and othtrs, [70 the lordi of his maji«tie*s privie counciil, in obedience to his majcstie's commands, signi- fied to them in a letter, under his royall band, of the eleventh of May last, gave ordor and warrand to tlie governor of the castle of Edin- privie counciil that he shall compeir befor the lords of counciil whenever they shall call for him in ordor to. his try all, as to those cr}'mes for which he stands mdyted befor the lords commissioners of Justiciary, under tlie pe- nalty of fyftie thousand inerks Seotts money Uk caice of faly ie. Extract by int'. Sic subscribitur, *» WIluam Paterson." The lords justice generall, justice clerk and commissioners of justiciarie, in resjiect the kinff*s Advocat (because of his majestie's letter to the counciil and the act of counciil intimat- ing the same to ther lordships) does not insist against the lord Bargany, therfor deserts the dyet simpliciter, wherupon the said lord Bar- gany's procurators above named asked and took instruments. 328. Proceedings upon a Process of Error,* raised against Alex- ander Blaiii and others, for the acquittal of James Dick and others, indicted for Treason and Rebellion : 33 Charles 11. A. D. 168 h [Now first printed from the Records of Jus- ticiary in Edinburgh.] and inviolable practiq of this kingdome, and spcciallie be the 61th act 8 parliament kin^ James 3rd, It is statut and ordained, that if any of our subjects choiscn upon the assyse of any criminall persons doth acquyt them bs temcraritie, or wiltullie be favours or parti- alitic, they shall be put to the trvall of ane assyse of twenty five persons, and being con* vict thereof, shall be punished efter the formd of the auld lawes contained in the book of Uogiam Majestatcm, and be the Uth chap. 1 Book Re^. Majcst. the pain of them that comniitts wilfull error upon ane assyse is de- claired to be tinscll, and forfaulture of all ther cattell and other moveables, to be inbrought to tbe king's use, imprisonment be the space of ane year and day at the least, and that in all tyme coming they shall tyne the benefitt of the law and of the land, and shall incurre the paine of infaniie, shall never be heard as wit- ness in probation or in acquytance (or purga- tion) nor to make ane oath befor ane judge nor in any other kind of matter : Nevertbelesse it is of veritie, that the saids Alexander Dlair^ ■ Lewes Johnstoun, and the other persons above* named, beinijf in ane court of justiciary, liolden within the 'j'olhtiith of Edinburgh, u|>on the Itith day of ]\lurch hsi by past, by the lorde justice clerk and commissioners ot justiciary. CoRiA JusTicMRLi, S. D. N. Ucgis tenta in Pretorio Burgi de Edinburgh, decimo oc- tavo die mensis Julij, 1681, per honora- biles viros llitchardum Maitland de Dud- don, Justiciarifc Clericum, Robertum Do- mmum de Nairn, Dominos Jacobum Fou- lis de Colingtoun, Da\idem Balfour de Forret, rt Davidem Falconar de Newtoun, f 'Ommlssionarios Justiciaritc dictij S. D. N . llegis. Curia legitime affirmata. Intran, Alfxandfr B!air^ merchand, J^rucs Johnstoun y merchant. Thomas Nohfe, merchant. Captain John liinnhic. Alex. Hot hu elf, of Glencorss. Jo met Baillic, merchant. Mr. Andrew Temple^ of Ravilrige. Jowts liaird, of Suucktounhall. Hnbat Sandicfand^t merchand. Hobcrt Elliot Wiifht. A/cr. Ilenrj/sout of Nowchavcn. /// mts G ray, < >l* W arics! oun . John Dunuitj!, of Han'iestoun. InDYTED and accused, that whcr, notwith- standing be the lawes and acts of parliament ■ ■ ■■ ■ • * "C)fold, before inclosing the jury, the Lord Ailvwatc or prosecutor used to protest for an Assi/c of Error at^aiust the Inquesf, if they assoil/icd. [Sec an iustance of such a Protest iu this Collection, vol. 10, p. 790. Sec, also, vol. 10, p. 855.] This Great Assize, as it was called, consisted of twenty five noble persons, though alWrwards, in practice, landed men were sastained : [Act of Sederunt, 7th June, 1591] who were to inquire, if the jurors were Gfiiilty of irilful error, in their verdict ; and the DiuuihaieQt was escheat of moveabla;. infamy, and one year's imprisonment. [Iteg. Maj. I. 1, c. 14, ratified purl. 1475, c. 63.1 But the pannel, who was ac({uitted, remained so, and couUl not be brought upon a new trial. Assizes of error were justly complained of as a grievance at the revolution, and are now obso- lete. By such assizes, persons who attended trials as jurors, were greatly put in fear of beioff punished, instead of being rewarded tor their trouble, and the sulijects were unsecure in their lives and liberties, by the prosecutors, in many casesi threatning the juiy with an Asuze. St ^rcctis 0f Error, dioi^n. recfAveil* sworne mid atliiittteil u|i«]i %h' f Willtani Dick, in Liintrk, Janie* I' ' jlm HunrLIe ihcr^ Tbo. Hinsful- wotHl rljgr, llu((li fSouienatU, o( Urnil*, Jaiiitrs Mrror Itihty " f thciiaunelby their ver* dtct; and, i i^ lhi^)»c a;;!>ize€, sucb fears arc fv.. ,,v... au«l people* riglitsi and liberties are iI^Uverc<l fVmti luch danger." Lombmrrs ** Ponu uf I'll »ce?!s More the Court of Juaiciary in Scotbnd/^ &cv. p. Ud| edition 0^1752. In tbe " Acts and Orders of the Meeting' of the Eslftte* of tbe King^dom of 8t'otlaml," ActlStb, April 13, 1689, entitted, ** The arti- cle of erifrancrg repre*«;cnled liy Ibe vetiit*^** of ^ iSemlnnd, to tbu* king's most ex . to be redre«"jL*<J to parUa- tnent, uu^ .>m repR'jsentalioti is» '* I hit Assizes of Error are a irrievance, noil ihni juricb be considered b- ■ ' • ' " t Idonottind way pavhdMii ist ifie Assise of*Error, s<» ii... .... ....,......,.i ^jj^riirs to rest upon desuetude corroborated hy that rej>ro- traition. *• The Asjiize/' ms M^Kenzie (Criminals part 2, tit. «3, fee 5,) ** is either an ordinary, or ^eat aasize. The g^reat assize is thdt ^thereby an ordinary is tried, if they do wrorij*", Mid I Itiid aocne foundation for tbir terms* • par la cuslume de LaDg^uinais, act 4, et deia • llochaJ, art. 1, la grand Assise est dtisenpshal, * la petit du juge prevestal/ An «irdinary •4eii*e wfe» lo consist of tiAeen pei'snns, but tbev ntivr cooaist of more, or fewer, if the ntinil>er fie unequal; and thus, the penult of Juiiij 101 4, Ronald was Irird, and CHntict for «]iim]cmbenng' Donaldson, by an hs^'itl*^ of thir- leen peraons. The reniion why the assize tnust be imc«|ua1 in number, is, lest by equality of voles, affairs be not terminated and broug-ht to a sjieedy issue : for which cause likewise, lib. 2. iiig. Maj. cap. 5, and by the 87th act a p*rL king James l» it b appointed, * That * iiHfiter» flibouid be apjjointed in an unequal ^ iinmber,* and yet I lind, that in the civil brieve of ri;fhl, an assize should consist of twelve sworn men.*' It is observaWe, that II J' ' »ys^ *♦ As the defender may «lee!ine *h* be any reason tbr it, so they are «i/vuuj , jiur Hi it presumable, that any will be «o improuK to eondetnn a man to ilie, ht plc*a.se oth. ,^ M. <ii> %. h.^ I. 'n^sumptton our law \l\\u% •o I i*^i£i*st fHifidenm un* JUM A^ to tto A»^izt' ol\Ermr, I n tt»id» (iee^ * A Guide to juries iM*ttiu^ iVniii their antiquity power and duty from f^^ rnmmon l^nw nnd St^tut^'x/ pub- lic I ^ ^, and ibt' - -r cit4*-d*) thu >ii ubvfh 1 lies not in ^Jf^O ^i^^ ^ Iklseter- di< i J at the conviei^H iruilt litter Toiinti riMiu Willi at leusi jurors (viz. wrtb the Iwehe of lb- iind with at the fewest twelve ui ii>t j^r^uu inqu«at) but ai Ua^\kiQi tays (Pl«ai of the 1681. [79 ^l^Qubanie, of Scorieholme, WHlimm Park* fowar, of Lairiml, John llutehteson^ of Har lawe, Luke Grciusheills, of Uugfscaatle, othei*s, nottoriouslie and manih^tlie guilty Crown, Book 1, chapter 72, seci. 5)» ♦' it to be certain, that po one ii liable to aoy p( cution whatsoever, iu respect of any ^^crdii (pren by him iu a criminoi matter, either U(h>i|i a grand or petit jnry. For since the safety of^ the innocent, and punti>hment of the guilty^ doth so much depend upon tbe fair and upright proceeding: of jurors, it is of the utmost eotise* quenci'i (hat I bey should be as little as possibly under I he icBuence of any passion whatsoever* And therefore, U^t ihey e'lmuld be bia^^ed witll I he f i ; V ^sed by a v isjtatious su itt for Ji J to their conscience, (th€ danger ui ^vduu imght easily be insinuatedi w hrre poirerful men are warmly enj^Mj^^ed ifi a c:msc, thoroughly prepossessed of the Justice of the side which they esrouse) the law will not leave any possibifity for a prosecution of this kind. ^^ It IS true indeed, the jurors were for^nerl^f somvtiuH's cjueslioned in the Htur-rh amber, for their pailiahly in dnding a manifest oHcndof not guilty i kut this was always thoiighi a very j^eat grievance ; and surely aj the law is iiovv itctlled by Bnshers case, there is no kind of proceeding ag^aiti&t jurors in respect of their verdicts in criminal matters allowed of at thf# day. As to the objection, that an attaint lie*. against a jury lor a latse verdict *' iu a civil *■ cause,* and that there is as much reason to allow of it in a crimii»al one, it may be an- swered, that in an aUaint, a man's properly it only bn»u>jVil into question a second time, and not [its liberty or life ; and also it may be ge- neruUy presumed, that a jury is likely to bet equally inliuenced with the tear of an attaint from either of the conteinhng parties, whereas if any ^ch examinations ot their proceedinga were allowed iu criminal causes they might lid often in ^reat danger of one sidci by incurring the resentment ol a powerful prosecutor, and provoking liim to call tlieir conduct mtoques* tion fur their sup|K)ied partiality ; but they could have iittle to fear from an injured crimi« nal who \vould seldom be in ciroumstaoccs to niike his protiecution formidable.'* 8o, too, ftlr. Barrin^^ton (t>b«. on Westntiu- ster the Ist,) ^ays, ** It is to be observed, thai attaint lay only in civil cases, either by th« cujiiinoii f»w or by this statute. The rea^u of which seems to have been grounded ii\*on the strong presninptioh. rliai no jury wouUi londetnn H eriuiuial <> tbe evidence* and that it would be < a wiih princi* pics of liberty* to pcijuit ili.* trn'vri, when il might intend oppresjijon, to cs^H *n 'pitfiion* verdict ofncqmUid. liifi foril' >mo» when a crime ih prosocutcd by ■' ' re* rwon, and mu in indict* I uf the crown, thj»t thera I', ir* tiK-^ritwuvii u? u grand jury t* find Ut« biU/' 79] 33 CHARLES If. Proceedingi against Aiex. BMr and othrs, [80 the cry mea of high treason and rebellion, and wer dcfate at Dutliwel -bridi^, as the said who wherindytea and accused for ryseing and i dittay produced be his niajestie's Advocatas per- joyning-in amies with the blood ie and sacra- j sewer therof, against the tbrsaids|>erson8abo?e Jegious murderers of tlie late archliishop of St. [ Daiiicd, indyted, and accused judiciallio,therbyy Andrews, under the command of Robert Ham- i of the crymes forsaids therin contained, in iltoun, brottier to the laird of Prestoune, and \ presence of the lords of justiciary i^ittand in most treasonablie burning his m:ncstie*8 lawes ' judgement, in itself at length nroiiorts ; «f\er and acts of ]>arliament, at the mafcat croce of! reading of the whilk dittiiy, the lords justice Rutlierc^Ien, upon the 29th day of May, 1679, ! clerk and commissionera of justiciary being procUiiming and publishing acts of ther owne j ryplie, and at lenth adwised thcrwith, ifiind the coy ning, drowning oat bonefyre8,sett on in com- samen relevant, and remitteil the same to the memoratiou of his majestie's hap^iie restaura- knowledge of the persons above named as ane tion to the royall gOTernmrntof thiskin^dome, assyse thereto, etler pronuucing of the whilk and for assaulting a |)artie of his majestic*8 intcrloquitor, the saids Alexander Blair, Lewes forces at Loudounhill, under the command of Jolinstoun,and the other persons above named. the laird of Claverhouse, upon the day of June, thereller, killing and Inurdering seve- ralls of them, and marching to the tonn of Gkisgowc, upon the day of the same moneth, :ind assauhing and attactqing a partie of his majestie's forces therin, under the com- mand of the lord Hosse and laird of Claver- house, and for marching up and down the countrey tlirowe the shyrcs of Lancrk, Aire, ilcnfrewe, Dunbartonn, and others, in warlike and military poustcr, with ther accomplices, to tlie number of ten or twelve tliousaud, robbing and pilagcing his majestie's gotnl subjects, quartering uiK>n and oppressing them, printing and publishing declarations and proclamations, bearuig the treasonal>le grounds of ther rebel- lion, modelling and furmeiug themselves into troups, companys, and regiments, nameingand appoynting commanders and officers over them, healing parlies bo drums, sending commis- sioners to the general! of his majestie's forces, requyreing the subvention of the government of the church, and continuoing in ther said desperat and avowed rebellion till the 122nd day oi'thc said moneth of Jime, 1679, that they 8eo, also, sir Thomas Smith's Commonwealth of Englaiid, book 3, eliap. y, • What remedie is, if sentence bee thought unjustly given.' By a passage in Wodrow there is reason to think that Charles the Second designed to publish this trial together with some othi-rs ; but whether such publication was ever made I know not. Tlie nassage is as follows : " In March this year, a letter comes down from the king to the council, and one of the sameiniprt to the lonis of justiciary, ordering extraets to he made out of the registers, of the trials of such as were condemned for rebellion. The letter will best speak for itself. '* C. R, " Right trusty, Sec, Wherefts we have thought fit to appoint extracts to be made out of the books of adjournal of our justice- court, of the trials of some of the most notorious reliels, as also of the trial of John Niven, and those persons found guilty by a great Assize of Error, and likewise'of all papers whatsomever relating to the trial of Archibald late carl of Argyle, and the process of forfeiture led against Uie end the sanoe may be digested and being called upon, receaved, sworne and ad« uiitted upon the assyse of the fierscns abure named fbrtr^all ofther guiltiness oti he crymes above specitit, his majesty's adiocat for ve- rification and clearing to mem of the forsaids persons ther guiltiness, adduced the witnessce efter named, viz. againest the said William Dick, (Javin Mont, in Lanerk, wbode|)ons that he sawc the said William Dick in Lanerk with therebells in armes, in or about Glasgowe, betwixt the first and twentie second days of June, 1679, an<l that he knew him particularliey as also ^Irchibald llinselwood, in Lanerk, who depons, that he sawe the said William D^ ryding aut of the totm of Lancrk, with annes, tde tymethe rehelis wer in armes in the West, and likeways William Heaste, in Lanerk, who depons, that he sawe the said William Dick on horseback with a sword al>out him ryding with the rebells, and James Whytt, in Lanerk, who depons he sawe the said William Dick, in armes, in his returnefrom Both well -bridge, the day the rebells wer defate ther, and for provmg the saids Jume^ Park's guiltiness, adduced the said Gavin Mont, who de|ion8 he sawe the said methodized by Charles Hanses of Gray's Inn, esq. and publlbhed tor the satisfaction of oar good tiuhjeets : we have hereby thought fit, lo ' authorize and ref|uire you to transmit to oar secretary of state, to be delivered to the said Charles true and exact copies of all proclaroa* tions, letters, examinaiions, confessions, trials^ indictments, declarations, and others, since tbm decrease ot our royal "randlather kin<r James 6, of blessed memory , thai relate to public matters, our prerogative, the former and lale rebellions, the rebels thiir suppressiim or c4iption, the security of the pea(% HliKher in church or state, or the ad ancement ot the interest of our bishops and their ri>gular cler^^y in that our ancient kingdom, and of all ititornntions, rela- tions, or petitions, sent to our |>i ivy councfl fnMU time to time, about any thing of this nature, as convrnticli*s, insurret^titius, ins«>len- cies, or cruelties of faiiaticks, and such other pa{H.Tsof any public concern, uliich youjudgv most proper to Ih* luiMishcd, for the satisffac- tion of all good suhjtrcts ; which are to he al« tested under the hand of our chancellor. Gireq^ at Whitehall, February 21, &c. (< MlDDIXTOX.** >r jQoe, 1679, and \ SHiilIer, in fla- |« twcuUfi sccoii.l ibe touu ot li.iiiiii :ii Druincluge auil tI ;e, *n<) ".".-♦ •1..^ ,...;,.^, /. Wipi. ♦of £4 'iie'a ailvocale ai!diKiti Juij 1 n .iiiilioim, ^vho^^e- Uuns^ ii p , of Scorie* pime, n , at Uamil- |M1 nntl lliifuikuun^mtur, betwixt Iho iirMt P mrenh' tfffmd <1nyt ? nf June, 107 9, aut! that he ' >e with tbian amt \V il .'^TT, ^*-bA fit*. pcmii, th4t hi: SilWu tiiu- m anncii wttli the ril JtiiiCf lo70, *uid Ihe «iiiii Jmij* v^iumiM^ fiko iif7t*ou9, llial he «a^« the lOid Jamr^ VOL. XL Jftmct Park, in Lunerk, in ftrmes with the re- belht betwiKt ihc (irijtnad tn«rilic sen>niltlaye3 «f Juiuv 16?y, AiiiJ that lie kuc^ve hitn (mrlJ* Cttbrly, and thr ^iil WiHiAin Hea&tic, who fiepotist he sawe ihc aaid James Fork with the rcU'JU in af t ' , 1679* ^vithin the louii of ' ;ivH \Vil|ia»ri Wauteito , >t.:ij u«-i>onjB, Uiat he Siiwe tK l^ark in company with HP the :■ 1 J'^.:. .:■ ; ;... . ,, ,..,,. _ .■_,.._. adtlncoci the said Guvin Mont^ vihodepons he iMwe the «atd John Biuicte, in Hrmes with the v^betlSi htftHixl the tirsi and IntTilie wcotid d»y*«*»* *^""^7 1fi79, and thrtt he JcDev*chim pni • 'ie, who dc[ ickle, m •rnit's ^Hlii Ibc rthclii* njilno [he touii of L«i- nerk, id Juiic^ 1679, and Ukewnys the said iirchibiild Hins^i-lwood, who depmis tlmt be Wkvrc the snid John Hun':klc ];;oiiig fruui (he t<Hr- ' ' ' ^viih arnuSi the t}itie forsuidf All ,4l Thomas 11 iuseiuood^ ad- duce,. ,;._ ...... V, jlliam iioastie» who dqKKifi, lie sttwethe snid 'l'lto»0*is HiuseUvodif, in armew With thi^ r^ltt'lliif within thetouiiof Lniirrk, in June 1679, and the mid Giivin j\Ioiit, who de- ^ii:i, thai he sawc the kaid ThoniJis Hin!fcl< I ill arm*:» w iih the rcMK and knewe hint iicnlarlti^ ; atid al^o Kobeit ]VI*ttbie, in ocrk, who de]>ons, he gawe the 5aid Tho- mt^s IijiiSL7iwo<Ki \ro^f uloiigst With the rehoUs wad a biatf iu his baiidf and likewa^esjohn Lindsay, «lioc;- maker in Laoetki who dep^jns he jawe the Kaid Thomas Hiuselwoiid in eoni- j>ttny wiili the rebi'Us, with a swoi'd, and ligaincst the said Hugfh JSon»in*rTille of Uiir- rata, his inajesiie's advoealk* addurfnl Jaiiiea TikI in liamiUtKiii, wh" .1. i^.n^ that he sawe the sfiid llug^li Sotum ah tymas in arini-!* with tlir il- hells Ir : 6rstof June and the twentie seeond day thereof the forsaid car, and that he knewe bioi iiarticutarhe, and cr Cleitandj in Laneik, who depous, he p the naid thi^h ^HmuTvail), cf Urrats, in (e* with ilie lebtlla, at L4ii\erk, Hamiltoun, llamiltouii-miiir, b<?twixt the first and A. D. 168I rss M*(iiiharneT in armei, wiUt the rebels, withfn thelonii of Harnihoun* hctwjxt the f 1} Di'wiiK-loife, and the defate at Coth\^ ajid a;,'^»ine!it >Vilhain Pirk, fewer, ci ljiialad,i hin miu^*$tie's advoout adituceil Johu AHaTi, itfJ I* M), wUo ^iepont?** he s:»wo Williiim! ' I, of Lairfiid, in ni"me« with tlie re- lrMi>, V. iiiiin the Laun of Ilamiitotvn, Uol^i'Cij 8cot, if) nuniiltoun« who depons he bAwc the ^!'''' Udliam Park, severall tymts lu t-i)jii«-J with the rt^belfa, at tlie dqH>UL!)t'tf| A\ betwixt the first of June and tin twentie-secoud day thenHtf, ami Johti lUhA hertson, in Earnocb, %*ha dtpoik* he saw t* tlt^S said VViltiiiut Park, fcwnr, ofLairfad, in urine»1 with the rcbella, in llamtUoun-Muir, in June*i 1679, and ae^ineit John llulchiesoni <»t Hare- 1 Inwe, adduced James TmJ, in llarnihotin, wbcil depons he sawe the i^aid John lliitchrtfsou se«f vcrall tvnies in ajuies with the rebel Is. at Ila»l in Lan* (U, who dt^pori^ he nawe thi< Ftiid John] Hutehie&'on, in anncs with the rrhedjt^ i^i Joiu\ 1670, the tyiTve of the late rebellion, audi Archihdld liin^^lwQod, in Lanark* whaj depoDS he suwe the wud John HutcliieiioAl ryditig with amies from the west home- J wurde, the tyme th<p rebells wcr in nrmesj and against ih^ «aid Lnke Greinshdtis, htl* mjijrstie'fi advocat, adduced the said CafiU Mount, in Lam^rk, who depon*; he sawe hltu Iff armcs with the rebelU^ and kuevie hint parti- j cularlie; and Andrew Uobertson, in BHshiir^^ who depons be sawe the said Lnkc Gretnsbeill^l in armes, with two tronpa ol* the nbtUsj a4J the Hhawfdieadmttir, on Sundny befor the bieak at Botbwel-bridg^e; The w bilk wifnesses abovi named, wer receavcd, sv^n " ^I'lrfr^d and ad- mitted, in prc!>cnce of th< i^uw com- 1 pleaned upon, as?<y!iers rec- _ ■} sworue ial the said cause for Iryali of the persons above | named, thtr guiltiia&b of the rryme.s alor* Bpecifit, wlijcli was moat clear and manifestpj ther bcMng" not only one but three and four wit* uesses deponeing pogitive therU|M}n, in respect | wberof his majestie** nilvocate then protected ] for wilful I error, atrainest them in case they should acquytt or cleuf^ the dttfenders abf}v« 1 d of I he crymes I ^ ' ' r \' ; yet true it i ;in(iiie named lieinc" * ' juuvrti mhih of j eourt, end inclosi-d iii«sy4ie-hoHNej and ha%i»ir '-'"•''* 'v-' »"-"> *^"Pi poyntsof tl • ther know 11,. .... tered at^'atne m court 4: of j the eleiir vcrificalion i i>er-» j j»on» alMive mimed« llier jj^udht ntfeof the cry met 1 nlwve tipecitH*, led and adilnrrd in thrr pre* s^nce, be the mouth and jr T the ««:^id Ji»m<*^ Baird, ^d U'd and ehoibcn bt' tlitui, ii; vii , wilfuU be favour, paitiahtie, ' i lull ii)eaiieft,ii8lolvied tho kmu l^k, fttid the oth«t 33 CHARLES II. ProctedmgB again$t Alex. JB/tftr and others, [S% Robert Sandilands, merchant. Robert Eliot Wright. Alexander Henruson, of Newba?eD. Jamet Graiff of WariestouD. John Dundatj of Harriestouo. Indyted and accased for the crime of wilfid error ut in die preccdente. James Buird^ of Sauchtounhall, who waft chancellor to the said assyae, declaires, tbal ther came but aboni sex paonalls to his rote, and he fand them guilty according to his know- ledge. His Majettie's Adoocaie dedaires, he in 83] persons abore named, though they wer bound in lawc, b^ oath, and conscience, to have judg- ed according to the depositions of the witnesses and probation adduced be his roajestie's advo- cat, receaved, sirome and admitted in ther owne presence, which is a most clear, manifest and convincing probation of the persons above named, and ilk ane of them tber guiltines oi the crymes above specitit. In doemg wberof, the persons above complained npon, have most wickedKe committed and incuTRd motft wilful, manifest, partiall, perjorioos, at least temera- rious error, nyn several! tymes againest the light of thee own oonsidences, and against the most clear prot>ation that ever was or cane be adduced in any caose, civill or crimmall, in hye contempt of his majestic, and his autho- ritie, the wliilk being suae found be ane assyse, ^ey and ilk ane of them ought to be punished ■IB tber persons and goods, with the paines -above wnniten, which ought to be inflicted upon them in most examplarie maner to the terror of others, to commit the l^e herefler. Pencwcr.— Sir George M'Kenzie,* of Rose- haugh, our Soi'ereigne Lord's Advocat. Procuratort in Defence, — Sir George Lock- ^art, sir John Cunningham. The lords in regard ther was not a compe- tent number of assy sen present, continued the dyettill Monday next, and ordaines the pau- nulls to find caution for their appsirance at that dyet, and the assysers present wer cited, apud acta to attend ilk persoQ| under the paine of two liundreth merks. CuRif Justiciars, S. D. N. Regis tenta in Pnetorio Burgi de Edinbuigh, 25 die uiensis Julii, 1681, per honorabiles viros Kitohardum l^Iidtlaud deDuddop Justi- ciar] urn Clericum, Dominos Jacolium Foulis dc Colintonn, Davidem Balfour de Forret, Davidem Fdconer de Newtoun, et Rogerum Hoge de Ilarcarssy Commis- fiionarios Justiciarice dictii S. D. N. U(^. Curia legitime affirmata. Intranf Alexander Blair, merchant. Leu-cs Johnstoun, merchant* Thomas Noble, ino'chant. Captain John Binning,' Alexander Bothwell,o£Gkncom^ James Bailifie, merchant. Mr. Andrew Temple, of Ravilrige. James Baird, of Saucbtounhall. * lu sir G. N«Kenzie's treatise on the Cri- minal Law of Scotland, upon several occAnions assizere are mentioned, slightingly, if not con- teropUiousJy ; and the same work exhibits a atrong bias in the mind of the author, in ta- Tour of the authority and power of judges, rather tlian those of assysers. Of his treat- Aent of the latter, see two mstanoes in this CoUwIioUi vol. 8, 8«3| Tol. 10» p. 9T1« and 986. primo loco, affainst Alexander Blair, AleaKander Bothwel, John Binning, James Bailtie, Mr. Andrew Temple, and John Ihindas, of fiar^ viestoun, and James Gray, of Wariestoun. Sir Ge&rge Lockhart, for the pannalls aU leadges, that they cannot he put to the know^ ledge of ane assyse becaoao the process itidf being a prooess of error, and that the pamalli were * temere jurantes super assisam,' as it » extraordinar and vrithont any precedent npoa record, so it is only foundit upon the 63 act, 6 iMurliaiuent king James S, and theifo canm* be farder sustained then in the precise termci and cases mentioned in that act of parliament ( and the expresse case stated in that act b only wher mdyted persons are showen befhr the assyse in the accusation of a trespassor nottoraiid manifestknowledge of the trespassor being bade it happins the persons that passe tm the assyse wiUnUie be favours or partial meanek to acqu^tt, that such assysers neing convMA de temerario juroj/iento may be persewed as guilty of error, but that act of parliament doe9 not in the lest conseriie the case of these paa^ nails ; in respect it cannot be subsumed thai the persons iudyted wer showen and prodooed to them, the pannals then called befor the fi^ syse not being sisted, but the prooedor ody against them as absents which albeit warrand* ed by the late act of parliament, in suae fart as concerns the legalitie of that procedor •• to any sentence, cooderoniiigthem, orfcr&ul* ture, or contiscation of ther estates, yet doea H not at all concerne the case of the act of par* liament king James 3, which m tlie clear aisj distinct woras therof, proceeds and reqnyre$ that the persons indytca should be shpiren and prodnceif, and by the common principles of law in materia criminale, ther cane be no ex« tention of lawcsand acts of parliament ' de casa * iu casum etiam ex paritate et identitate ra- * tiouis,' although ther is no paritie or identitip in the case wher pannalls are absent, and wher they are present ; in respect wher pannalls ar» present, assizers have oportunitysof mora&U^ more evident, and convincing convictions, by the cariage, answers and composure, and inte- rogations, which in ther own presence thew may hear made, or may make, to the pannalls themselves, and therfor this case being of so high and extraordinary importance as to the lives and fortouns of his miyestie^s and whcmpon all assyzen may be «6] ijpcw « Pr4fC€99 of Errc^ A«D. V6tf]* [86 question by great nmyvie%, ftnd these great assyses dra^ven in qu<?slion agAitie beioiT a imrtinnierit; llji* prucoe uf crmr not be\u\r in ibe leifues of the act of |mrliainc:ut kin^'' Jiuucs 3, wbtuujHiu it Ls foumJit, cannot be susuitiieiJ, or the pannnls put to the kaovvletlge of uiie Bsty%c tlierujH)!!. 2, Although the c«se wer in lite exprcsse femics of the act of parliament, tiiat the pa«- nails hado bein sisted luid produced, the con* frair wherof ia ooitor arid known to tlie lordis of jtisticiarie^ ^el no pcTbon cau bo fH'rse^red as guilik of perjurie, and couimitting^ wilfull error, ei^cept wlisr the? are relevant aitd special! quali^cali4m8 cofidesceaded upon and offered lo be proren, that the assy sera did assolyic the trespassors be favour or partial itie, and the reaaoD t» most evident, because the assysc bein^ hj the lawcs and inviolable practice of this fijnmlom, the sole and absolute judges of the |ifoQation according as they shall he convinced tberaf, iQ ther conscieooes, and who in the ua* tufe of their office and duty^ ha%e it in Lher ?ower to con«$ider *■ momcutuni probationes <}liantum iidei e^it te^tibus adhibenduin,' it is noway es sufficient to persewe ane assjse ' super * hoc aolo medio,' thai tber was a probation adduced, hui it most be made appt ir that the ijisyse hade no re^aird to the liaid }>rohation II Don other extrinsic grounds and consideration Of parltaliUe and favour, such as brybrie, cor- ruption «nd other qualitlcatioiiK of that kind, but if no iiuch favour^ qualifications or g'vatili* CAtiouscane be coodescendit on and quahlitil^ so as iLe assyse have proceefht upon the sinjjjle ric for principles paasen for a christian duty and h«*roic devotion, holU in this and our n«;i^hboiir nati^m, uhichas it mnkestliedebateinir idiliese two [• I ' ' . unnccc4J>ary, t^ \ mall' » clear* yet foi . sako, Ins iiuijout-h dtlvocat answers: Tothetin$t the act is op poned, i I who arc guilty '^' ' " - -ojuramcui.'^.^.t.^i.i^i distinclion) tol • 1^ vihich if it should hohl inanyca-.-, il much morr hold In treason, and against persons who ar v as tbe\ dare not appcir, and ihojn y consider what wise men our lawyers had ijcm, if they hade punished these who hade a.vsolytd a man for petiie theitt, or mutilation, and yet would liave allowed inipunltie to oppiu Rbclls {►erststing iu retwHiou, nor does tlie words bundit upon in the act of purliament any \^ay weaken tiie tybell (those words shoucn to ibo aasyse) meaning only that wher pcnKHJS arc designed and spccJfieil to the assyse in a ly bcIT, and not vi tier tlie iKMlies lov pruducetl, for 1 may show e a man to be a rebeU, and ^et not showe hm persOD to be at the hare, and it is verie eftraing to thiidc that rcbells either to he foHUult in absence or efter death, or if the la we should yel otxlatne other })erson8 to be forlault m ab- sence (as probahlie they sbortUe will) ther being greater piohabiliiie of assoiyeing these be par- liahtie then any others, because of the identitie of priuciplesi law should not have protidcd a remetly wtier ther was greatest temptatiou and hazard, 'id. The act of parliament ordaining persont to be forfjulied in absencei appoyuts the pro- oonviction of ther onn reason and consciences, i bntioti to be led againiit them as if they wer no such procedor cane fall under the act of •■-^—•^ '—» *u««*\.- .i.,.„:-, ..„ ,u. *:.,.>#.«.* *^ k«. ]»arharoent to ibund against thein ane process of error, and that lliey are * temcre juraute« * fuper oMisam/ Hts Mmeniics Advocate replies lo the firii, That the law having forsein the great arbie- trariencs and villainies that might be com- mitted by cleogiojf persons guilty, wherby not only tlieprmcipUs of govcrnnieut but of human socictie would be disoKcd, in re*(i/ecl that the grt^a-test malefactors might exfieot iuipunitie, r.htrcby not only government but all focuritie wouhl be cast louse, and every privut omn luive power to reuiitt and indVinaific crymes, though never so great and horrid, they therfor made this excellent and clear law which tloes very deartie ordaine all ' tern ere *yuraiit«s super assisaDi^ to be puuisbed with- out distinction, and which act could never be put in execution in a case of greater moment then is the aK*olyeing of nyn oppin and nolto- rious traitors, who hade ubsolutehe disowned tJhe king, declaircd him a tyrrau, and burnt &ts lawes, nor in a case so clcarlie proven, the pro^tJan being an to all the tiyn, most clear atid ooovbceifig, and the pari i«*>< a^^nylieil haviug not only b^m titer to the kuov^ledl^e of wholl ^rrei and oountrcys, and who durst not com- ir wheo cited but arc vei rvding in nartics ^bnatming nnd murderuig tue king's uoncstt ■id Uf »il 8iil{|icla, nor in a tytne wlmrio perjo- pi t*btnt, and therfor U»er is no distinction to be made but Jhliant jurin^ the lawe makes lliem to be present, nor does the reason of difference condt^cendit on militat any waves in this casc^ for tile assyse are not to consider what might have beiu said if they hade bein present, but are to proceed * secundum allegata it probata/ aud theHbrif the probation l>eiug incontraverted (as iu ibis case it was) they should have eou* demnetl, aud if the pannalls hade any thing to %^y for tliemselves sibi imputent^ that did not com pet r l>ei}ig citexl, and they may htfve a re* medie if they Uiereller compeir and ofler them- selves to a tryall. To the second the act of parliament lyi opponed bearing that persons assolycj ug nilif] JMstlie are to be accused, not only of per- ' verse and partiall assolycing, but ot * temere ' jurantes super aasisam/ aud the taw could not distinguish whither men did by par- tialitie or wiifulnoss assolyie, or if they as- solyied only rashlie by error for utalice and dof | signe, being latent acts of the miud, the Iaw0n could not know them but by tlie etiect, for aue assyser may be of those peruitious princijde$ that thinks Bothwelbridge was no rebellion; and yet no iu:in knevve it but God Almighty^ and tliertbre the law has tixed upon most cleac grounds which is to know the cauae by the elW* iect, nor cane ther be any other pt' fiilneft and partialttie ii' it w«r to be <;f i U 87.1 33 CHARLES II. Proceedings against AU». Biair and others, [8S on and proven, then that efter a clear and con- ▼inceing probation was led of the guilt they as- solyied, and this is the same probation tliat could 1)0 led of 130 witnesses wer led, for in the c(»nstruction of lawe, he does wilfullie assolyie "Who assulyics contrair to probation, that the )awe allowes, and the probation of two or three witnesses in a palpable matter that falls under sense, such as I>eingin amies with the retells, is as coRvinceinjr a ]>rubation as if 150 did de- pone, and if this condescension wer requisit, this law wouifl be absolutlie overturned, elludit and made useless, since it will be impossible for the king to prove partialitie and wilfulnes otherwayes then ex re ipsa, so that this inter- pretation being inconsistent witli the designc of the luwe, and the securitie of the common w&hh, this sense cannot at all be sustained or fastened upon it, for that wer not to interpret a lawe, but to abrogat it. Sir John Cunningfiame duplyes, Tliat the punishment which is to he irrogat in case the pannalU be found guilty, l>eiug no lesse then viz. 1604 and 1635, which took no eflect, nor was the assyse put to ane assyse. 2d. The act of parliament 1669, which flip- poynted probation to be adduced in presedca of ane assyse in absence of a traitor, in crymetf of treason, cannot be extendit to comprehend the case of ane assyse of error, for as thtf cr}'me of error is altogitlier contradistinct from the crimes mentioned in that act of parliament,' which was the only subject of the parliament's consideration at that time, so no law cane im- port the punishment of error ; but tbe act foundit upon in the pro|>osition mider which the pancalls fall not as aforsaid, nor in so great and important cases to the loidges whichSawa equiparats to ther lyff, must con5e(|nentialI in- ferences and illations from posterior lawes be a ground to irrogat so hye punishments, eape- ciallie wher the disparities are so urgent antf pi-egnant as are adduced in the defence. 3. That notwithstanding of his maje8tie'» advocate's allegeance, the lybell ought to bear and should bcqualitied upon parualitie and fk- infaniic, that thcv shoultV have no ri;;[||t to stand I vcur, is evinced first from the expi'csse injuJgijiiicnt, and this being so great a i; tfie tinsell of tlier*^ estaies, Sec conceriic of tho leidges, they <»u|L,ht not to pass to the know- ledge of an assyse in order hcrciO, but upon a clear, positive, and express law, and f-n* a crime subsnmed upon in the tonnes of lawe, anrl thcrforc seeing i' cannot he contiavertcd that the pui1ic-s clenged wer not showcn nor pro- duced ber<»re the assyse, the assystrs who lie pluialitie clenged, cnnnot upon that act be [)f;]*scwfd for error, and as to the replye made l)e his :n:ijcstie's advocat, that these word.s in the act ol p;irliament, viz. the indyted person pliov.j.'n and prodisced, imports notding else but that tlie ]»rrson he spociallie designed, the act of p;nTianit*iit is opponed, uhich requyrcs the showcing oltlie ind\tcd person, and it is most ccrlaiiic, and cannot he contravcrted, thnt the act re«jU3TiKl the production of the person on the pannall, because befor the late act of par- liament, never person past to the knowledge of ane inijucist but wher he was present on the paimall, and as those are the expresse words and clt ar import of the act of parliament, so in ord'T to the clearing of ane assyse, tln-r is ant* al>so!ut \ast diH'ercnce betwixt ane assyse clenging or convicting parte audita et present c et pii! ft inaudif/i, w her the conscience of the assize i^ to be convinced of the pannall's ac- cession to the guilt, or iVeedome from the guih by the moment of a probation, against which a pannall may object, or by the riionicnt of the pannal's delcnce or excnlpa- ti»>p, o;-f| r..it\vithstautling of this act of par- liainciil. r.iil tliat now in the space of 200 \cars since the niakcinLT thereof, ther could Ii4»t ln:t^l:ave oecurred cases uiierrin ther was much more cn'1'.Miee and elearne* to indvt ane assNsc of error then in this Cf se, ytl his ma- jesfie's adxtuat cannot make appeir by the Journnlls of Justiciary, that ever ane assyse was convict of eri-or, and so fare as is knowen iMVAF aiie anyse accuaed of error but t^vicc, oftheactof parliament; S2dlie, from the na-' tore of a verdict wherein assyf^ers proceed upon tlie motion and conviction of ther own con- sciences upon ihu poynt of probation ; Sdlie, from the qualitie of *|»ersons who passes upoa the assyse, whom not only the law of the kin^ dome pVpsumes to be probi hoiuinei terra, but being Jici-sons culled and uominat by his ma- jestie's advocat, ther integritie and fidelitie cannot be dmwen in ijuestion mearlie, becauie of ther verdict, wherm they are supposed to' have served ther consciences, being under thai Magnum sucramcntum which assy sere give when th oy are choisen, and the tords of justi- ciary would be pleased to consider ho we im- portant ane case this may prove wher ther is so frequent use for assyners, that if tbe assyser serve his conscience and elenge, he most then rune the hazard of ane great assyse, and yet serve his conscience he most in regainl of nia oath, and his convixtion, and it is uiion thia consideration that the lawe has expresslie re- quyred partialitie and favour, because it is not to be presumed that a man upon oath would damne himself either to assolyie or condemne, unless it could be made out by these qualifi- cations of lordes or hr3 brie, or dounright la- vour from kindnes to the partie, which cannot be pretendit in this case, wherein non of tlie parties insisted againcstdid so much asknowe any of the parties cleoge<l, and the pretence that it was done from a principle is a worse ac- cusation then the dittay, and absolutlie unjust, because those verie assysers concurred in the cx>nvieting of eight and fourtie at the same tyme. Sir Gein-gc Lockhart adds, that it is most e?i- dent by the act of Parliament, king James 3d, and by the inviolable practiq', and records in the books of adjournal, that the penrons of the pannalb) ought to have bein sisted and pro* du(;e«l, and it is a glosse aUogithcr incopsiatept with the act itself, that these words the per^* f 89] upon a PracfMs of Er%*or* »oii indjt^ ihmren to the aiisyfir) is to be iin- *kn»t#HMl only of a de^ig:nation oi] the ^innunlK be QAiiie anJf(iretiame,or the )).k«^anil ibe rcfi- %on tsmo&t clear, for i^hiiber the paniialt tie lircseot or abs4:nt, all criininall I)'b«llH| and <:i^ill rctjuires »iuii ' hniis, aiul ihcdor UiG ^howioLC tlic [ led Yvaaaststin^ and [irmhimn{rthe |m jvun, und vvliidi not only IS rcfjllyrc^d by the suid act ot* Parlianu'ut, but V/SKi uls<> retjuyrtnl by the couitnan law, uttd ^itj lawt* of all nations, utid the canlriirv whcrof was nerer iiretendit or beard of till the late a«*l of (jarliutnent \ni9* Aod as to that ai^iiinent tb»l the late act of parliament hoc i^wtbat it allo^res a procet^dor agaiue&t ab- ■enlij and d<*c1airts the sentence and d(M»m of Inrtanllurr^ fulloweijtg' tberenpon valid, does also iiiferrc that assysers, if they should as- golyie tijcraiust a clear probation nnay be per- «cwcd for error, it is aDswered, the argiimcDt IH aoe absolute inconsequence, and on the eon* trair the same is retorted, because his ma- jeaiie and estates of parliament makein^ a liiwc in mtitaid connexa and dcclairing: tlie ipeciall eflViis of that prucedor, that it should Ikt valid as to ilie sentence condemnin;^' and the doom of forfaulture, and beiD|f let lurvcc^ taria oa to these poynts» it is impossible that a lawe decfairin^, as to special! effects, and being; both ft corrurlory lawe, and * in materil ' mitxime odiosa,* it cane l)e extend it t<i ai»y other effect then these cxprest, and the com- fnt>n rule of lawe takes place that '^ casus omis- * stis habctur pro onitsso/ and the lords of ses- ajou are iti usp so to interpret law* and arts of {uirliainentt fVen * tn materiti civili/ wlier the ane itst^lf allowps a ju^ and rationall exten- sion * ex firesuniptfl nipnte lefjijilitoris/ ns tor example in tho>;e sUlute*relatio|r lo r«»rnpr)se- hng' fLiid aitjudiraltonHf bei^aime the stiitut as to adjudications d^ies not InMr that sp«»eiall eflert, thai lite udjudi;rr8houUI pay a cuuiposilion to the anjienor, Ibe lord** iifMin the corirnton grounds of lane, that statuts wcti* itrtctuntfn jun$, and could not be cxtendit, thouyh iher was the saire pari lie of reason^ yet ivould not eic tend ibe : taint of ir'tmprymuijlti the case of tidjudicfltion, unilll by the late act of ^»ar)ia* nient, tiiat particular case was providit (or, but it werane absnlul ovi-rttirniflg^ of the fundu- lioo of .1' )lt h«es, that a posterior act of parlt k ^ '*'«' torrrrlorirt, as to spe- cinll ertV'i t> mrn )u mentioned, and proceeding upon a siieciall narrative that it wtr unjust that ptrsou^ by tlitr ub^fiice and contumacy sliould reap any ad^aniutfe, nhirh narn*tive, tho it lie verie just, a» lo tlie imntmlb themselves, who did not compeir, yet dots'not in the least mi- ll tat a^ifist the aM3'<(e, that such nne act of parliniuent pmce«-dintf uj^m such speciall con- dci'atinns, and only innovateing* the former W.fare and cu»tome as to the speeiall tacts tberio PwPntioned, should b)* ane interjiretation be ex- JH»nH to lay ane fun da t ton of a proces of error ■guinst the ansyaef iv|\^n the pannatls wer not pri*!5rnt, and by i*hose presence they iiiig-ht ktve beiu cleared in ther cooicifQcefi, of roaoy A. D^ldSl. [90 I doubts and questions, whereof it was impossible j ihey could lie cleared beinc" absent, and tho ihef . wer any reason to extend ine wt of parliament J ktn^ Jumea Sil, that it should proceed in tha ; case of asi^ysers wher panoalls are absent, iti J cane only be done by act of parliament, J !?do, Assysers by'the lawe of the kingdomr^J being' ab^olut judges of the probation^ as they] may eondemne without any probatioo at all ] up«m the single conviction of iher own con- sciences, so • momenta probationmo sunt lit *arl>itriojudici** •/ and to convince the Lords of justiciar)', that ther is neither absunbtie nor any unwarrantable streatch in this |K») nl, ther | is not a more famous (question in tne canooit \ lawe» then whither * judex contra privatam , ' couiirientiam teneatur sequi allegata ct pro- * bata,^ whcrin there is great and euiinenl au* ^ thurltes upon all hands ; Hut the lawe of tbis^j kin^dome has clearlie datemiined the case as to 1 assysers, that ihey are to proceed and deter- < mine accordinjf to"^ the conviction of ther own conscience, which most be presumed, nnle««#j his majesties ndrocate wer able to qualitie tiitl | instruct such fjualitications against them, m would make it appear that they did not pro* ceed upon conviction of ther consciences, buf upon other unwarrantable and unjust ground! which if they wer coDdescendit upon and proveu, wer a clear grouod lo a great asayst I to find that the foraier assyse were * temerd *j«runtes super assl«am,'and it is stroins;^^ doc- trio to think that ane assyse who ^enerallie ar€^ not lawyers but called as * probi et tideles ho- *■ mines |tatrite;^ to jmiceed according to that measure of li*rht and conviction, that God hai endev^ed thern vvilh, and eiter tliey have taken tlier great oath to proceed without unrtialitie or favour^ that such ane a^^sy^se upon the sinj^tft pretence that a prtd>ation does convince others, which did not convince iliem in ther consci- ence^, sboubl be a^j^uod for aue unsy se of en'or, unlesse ipialticntions of brybrie and corrup- tion, or aniCf Client pactions to aeipiyt parlies whatever should be proven could be oualiOed, and pr«iven a^^nist thetn ; And as to that pi^e- teoce tliat if nucIi <jiialificati<»os wer requyred the net ot parliami-nt would be elusorie, and that It is not i^tM^siUe tor bis majesties advocat to prove the same ; It isansweieil, the pretence is most ifround- les and irrelevant and i|s most mijiiMt and in- cousequentidl» that lens e qualifieauotis »hould,J be recpiyreil to convince ane assiysc off trror, * et de temeran jmnmento^ then the lawe re^piyres even in civil cslscs to re!»cind sentances; attd yf t such f^uabtications of cor- ruption, brybrie, and partialitje, are leqityreil to l>e made appetr atraintit witneasesi in any re|»ro- bator of titer testi monies, and without whichg such repn»liaiors never was nor cane be sus- tained, and therforanc htmdreih instancy caae be g'iven that such quabfications bo^th have ticcurred and bein proven, so ihaftKerja 00 reaKon lo pretend, but these both mi^hi and ou^hi to l»e proven in the ease of a^vvsera^ and without wbiehj it is tmpoisible that in' Ian t^ 33 CHARLES II. ProeeeitHgi againa Alex. Blair and taken, [9t 91J or justice they cane be found goU^ of ac- quyttinf^ paiinalls wilfullie, temeranoualie, or by partialiiie and favour, wbicb are the expresse tenues requy red by the act of parliament, kinff James 3d, and if such a fundation war laicl, there is no man, nay scarce lawyers of tlie greatest reputation, could adventure to be members ot assyses, notknoweing howefare tliey may be chairged or overtaken. And the lawe of the nation putts assysers upon no such racks or difficulties but only tbafi as honest and well meaning men they should proceed according to the integrietie of ther consciences to condemne and as- tulyie^ and it is beyond doubt, and the bookes of adjoumall make mention, as the persewer protests tor error, so the pannalls may doe tlie same, so unto what inextricable labyrinths ahould assyers be involved in by such pro- testations and hazards upon all hands that ther estates and reputations may be drawen in ques- tion as guilty of perjone upon that smgle pretence, that they ought to have nroceedit otherway s upon the probation adduced ; men's reasons and apprehensions, being as different •8 ther faces, and that which seems to be clear and convincing to one being dubious and debatalile as to another, and thcrfor the case being so high and of such extraordinary im- portance as to all men's securities, a pro- cess of error cane be no farder sustained then according to the act of parliament of king James 3u, and even thougli the pannalls then indytcd hade bein sisted and compeired, his mqjcstie's advocat should prove and qualifie bryhrie, coiTuption, and otlier grounds of gra- tincation. The lords justice clerk and commissioners of josticiarie having oousidred'the lybcU and de- Inte, they repell the defence and duplie in res- pect of the 1 yhell and replye, and remits the lybell to the knowlede of ane great assyse. As&ISA. TVilliam, Earle of Dalhousie. Robert, £arle of Roxburgh, C'oliii, Earle of Balcarras. llie Earle of Airlie. The Viscount of Oxfobrd. The Lord f uviotirstoun. John, Lord Elphiogstoun. The Lord Elibank. Andrew, Lord RoUo. Capt. Alexander Livingstouo. The Laird of Gostbord. IMlt. Henry Maule. Capt. M^Ceiizie, of Suddie. Alexander Murray, of Melgum. Sir Andrew Bruce, of EarlcshaU. Mr. William Livingstoun, of Kibyth. Sir Mark Carss, of Cockpen. Sir John Why turd, of Mdntoun John Skein, ot Halyairds. Henry Trotter, of MortounhalK Adam Urquliart, of Meldrum. Ur. John Bayne, of Delneys, Wiiliam Graham, of GurtiiiDioir. Sir Wm. Binning, late provest of Edinboigh. Capt. Andrew Dick. The Assyse kwfullie swome, bo objeetioD w the contrair. His Majettiet Advocate^ for Probatioo, ad- duced the Witnesses Deposition, led and ad- duced be him againest the persons whom tho pannalls have assolyied with their verdict ibl- towiug therupon, as also the Pannalls Decla- rations emmitted Jliefbre the lords of bb ma- jestie's privie council, whereof the tenor ibi- lowes: Edinburgh, 16 June, 1681, in presence of Ina miyestie's privie council*. Jamet Gray, of WariestouD^ being examined * If the verdkt had been taken with perfect regularity, there would not have been oocasioD to resort to any other proof of the votes, wbicb had been given by each of the assizers. Thia will appear from the following passages of Mr. Hume's Commentaries, *< respecting Trial for Crimes." <' To pass to the last article of the doty of the assize, the return of their verdict into oourt. For this purpose an hour is appointed by or- dinary style of the interlocutor ordaining then to inclose ; though if they be still sitting wbea that hour comes, the court may adjouni anew^ and appoint them another hour. In the or- dinary case, the verdict can be received only in the presence of the {lannall ; for, as men« tioued formerly) if even at this period of tba process he maxe his escape, or withdraw hia appearance, no farther step can be taken in tha trial, but sentence offugitation only be pro- nounced, in like manner as if he never haa ap^ Scared at all. Like other rules, thb one may owever be departed from in extraordinary cir- cumstances, wnere, without injustice, or great inconvenience, it could not be observed. JaaA such a situation occnrred in the trial of Peter Glasgow, and others, in October 1797, for rioC It happened here, that Glasgow was taken ill while the assize were inclosed, and beoauM' unable to attend at the appointed hour for ra- ceiving the verdict from their hands. Never- theless, af others were under trial on the sama indictment, it was held that these had a rigfat to know their fate, and conid not on hb account be subjected to farther anxiety or confinemcat. The verdict was received therefore in absaooa ' of Glasgow, and he had sentence afterward^ in pursuance of hb conviction . " It is equally true, that in the ordinary caai^ the verdict can be received in the preseaoa only of all the persons of assize. And the ra»> son is, that they may, in open court, hear ihm verdict read out from the record, and dim own and acknowledge it, as the very verdiol which they have found, and have committad to the keeping of their chancellor, to be dall« vered by him, as their act and decision to th* bench. For, as the writing b anthenticaiad with thenameaonly orthecbanceltorand olerfc, it wo«M otlmrwisa ba io.tha powar of ttca« 9S] tftm a PfQCtH 0/ Errm^. A^D. \6ni. c» caiilS»MS he Hid Msmy}y\t tome ahA conflemned olKei^, hut docs not remetnljer t le whom^ fuiil declnircs be k notr.M of twh •wearing^ huLwlU stand t>y bi^ lutiict. Sic Subtcnbitur^ Ja, Gbay, Alexander Biair, merchandp dediurefl ecm- formis la James Gray, ^ Sk Siihcribitur^ A» Buiiiu AUrander Bothmelly of Glefu^firas, decdarce lie aisolycd some of the pan nails, and OOQ* detODied others, but docs not remember whither lieaiaolyted any of the nyn or not ; confesies ' his ftuh and comes in the king^'s will. Sic Suhscrihtur^ A. Bothwell, twop^TVODS, in concert vviih tach other, tomip* E:e9stb« true Terdict, and subslilule anotlier ill place, Ajs long therefore as the persons of ttBnze are all snrrtving, and able to attend, i ^e court will not readily recetre the verdict in the absence of any of them ; bnl will rather adjourn that business to another time, and take order for compelling^ the obedience of htm who is refractory, or negligent of his duty. Such an adjourn ment seems to have taken place in the trial of Alexander Cunningham for tire-raising, July 31st, 16T7. But, like the former, tliis rule'is suitable only to the ordinary case, and is not observed so much for necessity, as out of scrnpuloasness, and bAcanse in such niatten the Uw is desirous of having the best and moBt loletnn evidence, if it can easily be obtained. It ti» not therefore to be imag^tned, that the verdict is Irtst, if one or more of the ttsige, or even the chancellor himself, happened , l» die, io the interval before the hour appointed Ibr returning it. Nay, if any of th em be Uk&a with a long^ and severe illness, such as disables liim to attend, it seems probable that here too, on pccmint ^f the ponnel, who ouffht not to be kept in suspence. and has right to hjs immediate , I'reedom in case of acquittu, the rerdiirt sliall be received in the presence, and under the failh ^d testimony of the other members of assize, •* The names Of the bquest being called over In presence of the court, they are asked concer- , fung their chancellor, which of them he is ; and from his hands the verdict in receiveil by Ihe |ice«ding jud^; who hanng unsealccf and penised it, delivers it to the cletk of cpurt, to te hy bini traotf^nYed into the record -, after ' which, and a C4ifefu] comparison of tlie record snd original writing, which takes ptace under Ihe eye of the court, it is annonnced and read out aloud. The veolict is then sealed up, io C'>mpliance with the rcgulstlons of 1672 JNo. 9) which declare that it shall never agitin I oe opcnetl, but by order of the judge ; and that Ifthe elerk inf Vrngc this prahibitioD, be shall be mmMied with the lus^ of his oflioe, and other- wise, at the discretion of tlie eourtp At that lime, at appears from the way in which ttiis article is iutrodur^d in the statnt ICTt, it was ihe main object of this ordrr, to prevent any all*'- rmiiott by the clerk or others, of those marks lMi4<?b wcra tbi^n subjoin*^ tv the ti%W9B of the Jvhn Binnhg dedntres be oanolyed some of the defenders, and ooodesntied others that wer paj^nallcd, confesses bis fauH and oomes in th* king*a mercie< Sic Suhcribiiur^ /owjt BnwfNO, Jawct Baiilte, merchand, dechirrs he does not remember whom be condemned orftssolyied of the persona eondescendit on, and «MUMn to his veroict. * Sic Subseribitur^ Jasubs Baiuje* Mr* Andrew TempU^ of Ravilrige, declairei for the most part he condemned all ♦ and as- solyied some, and comes in the king's mercy. Sic Subscrtbitur^ Andrk w Tkm PtB * several assizers, for tJgnifytng bow tbey voted and which served as a direction whom to ar* raigni in case of a prosecution for wilful error, on assize. Though nut at fir^ intended; thii^ practice serves however the far more useful purpose, of hindering all alteration of either the substance or the form of the verdict, on th# part of the clerk or others, whereon to found 9 flea of disconformity of the record and verdict, f any question of this sert shall arise, the vei^ diet having remained sealed all the while, and in the custody of tbe court, will, on bejn^ opened in their presence, stand free from all suspicion, and testify for itself. In the trial of Alexander Blair and others Ivy an aisijse of error, on the ?5th of July, 1681, the lords or- dained the verdict of assyse against the nyno persons assoilzieil to be oppined and broke up, and given in to the great assyse as u tneau of probation. The verdict was opened and com- pared with the record, and again sealed up, rii the case of Gabriel Cnnningham, July t?8fh, IT 30, who inaisled m sns|ieiisten of a capital sentence, prononaced in an inferior court. The like revision seems to have taken nlace in the case of Livingston (Madanrtn, No, 55.) %vhere tbe verdict was remitted for considera- tion, by the judges who had received it on a circuit. Intbec*aae also of Hog and Boutur, Jidy 24th, 1738, on a motion for the prinnels, *^ 'f hat there was Bome variation in engrossing the verdict of assize in the record from tb# principal verdict," onler was given to unsc«l and compare it ; and, being fouiul ri^t, it wai again sealed up.'* Vol. 2, p* 266* " The form fof the v^erdict] inost bi^a wreit- lea form. UTierein the first thintr that is marked, is the Sederunt^ or the names of th<i persons of assize ; which serve'4 the iIoubl# purpose of vouching tliat they were fully met, aiidof applying the verdict to ihe parUculAr case or trnif. Frurinerly, ibis wm neeilfid for a Ihiid reason, in vrder th»t each luiio'v vole might be suhjoiacd to his iinmc, whereby to distinguish the persons who might 1h^ liable to. trial for wilful esHVOO assize : in which view tlie ix*gulatio&a of 167% |iaiticularly ordered the chancdlor of a%size to attend to that mat« ter,'' Vol 2, p. ?78. * This wt»rd itlt apptars to bf redoodatt. 95] 33 CHARLES II. ProceedingB again$t Aiex. Blair and others, [96 ' with the proDoancinfjr of doom and s«nUiioe agaiucst them till Thursday nixk. The anid day the lords with conaifiit of hii majestie's ad\ocat, deserts the dyel agaioest Lewes Johnstoun, merchant, Thomas r^oble, merchant, James Baird» of Saucbtounhall, Robert Sandielands, merchant, Robert £liot Wright and Alexander Henryson, of New- haven, who wer |iersewc<l for error cooforme to ther dittay booked the 25th of July last, Simpliciter, John Duudatf of Har?iestoan» deelaircs he condemned and assolyied some, but does not nowe remember he assolyied any of the nyn, and holds by his renlict. Sic Sub. J. Du*NDAs. RoniEs, Cane. I. P.D. Sir JohnCumnghatnet for the pannalls, takes instruments that bis majesties advocat declaires thut he makes use of no other probation againcMt the pannallsr, but the depositions k<l ugaiiist the persons assolyied, ther verdict and declarations above wreitten. The lords justice clerk and commissioners of justiciary, ordained the verdict of assyse against the nyn persons assolyied to be oppined and brock up and ^ven in to the great assyse as a mean of probation. Follows the verdict of the assyse. The assyse, all in one voice, elected the earle of Airlie cnaocellor, and A. M urray ther clerk ; The chancellar and wholl assyoe having porticu- larlie considered the several depositions led againest the nyn persons contained in the lybell, assolyied by the pluralitie of the assyse, finds all in one voice the pluralitie of the sdd as* ayze guilty of error ; and as to the sevin im- pannalled they find James Grey and Alex- ander RIair, guilty by pluralitie of votes, my lord Balcarras, my lord Oxefurd, Gosfurd, Mr. Henry Maule, Rollo, Alexander Murray, Mr. Livingstoun, Mortounhall, the laird of Gart- more, sir William Riuuiog, find them guilty if the councill dcclaire that those nyn wer the finly |»erKons proposed, and they confessed they absolved them. As to Alexander Both well, of Gleii(»rss, John Binning, Vintner, Mr. An- drew I'emple, of Itavilrig, are found guilty by the assyse all in one voice ; and as to James Baillie, finds him guilty by pluralitie of votes, niy lord Balcarras and tlie rest betbr uaiiMMJ iiualifieingasformerlie in the case of Gray and Blair ; As to John Dundas, finds him not ICuilty by pluralitie of votes ; The earle of Airlie chancellar, my lord Dalhousie, Karles- hall, caiitain M'Kenzie, find him guilty. Sic Subscribiturj Airue, Chancellar. John Dundas, of HarviesMon, takes instru- ments upon the verdict. The lords continues the pronouncing doom against the jieisons found guilty of error till the 27th instant, and ordains them to be carryed to prison, and con- tinues as to the other pannalls till the said day. Jtt/y 27, 1681. The lords continups the dyet againest as- sy sers for error, till Wednesday nixt, and or- Jaines that are found guilty to be detained prisoner till then, that in the mean tymc the saids lords may a«lvise with the councill ancnt the punishment of such who came in the king*s mercy. August 3, 1681. The lords continue the dyet againest captain John Binning, Alexander Bothwell, of Glen- corse, and Mr. Andrew Temple, of Ravihige, wha ara found guilty by ana assyse of error, ; 4 I 3Ir. Waller Pringle, for Alexander Bhir and James Bailyie, merchants, James Gray, qf Waricstoun, protested againest tlie verdict, as the ground of any sentance againest them, in res|>ect that ther vras a former verdict, and the doors oppined and the samen broke np, * * <* One thin^' says Mr. Hume, Commen- taries ** Respectmg Trial Ibr Crimes," vol. 9, p. S73, **• is now matter of uniform observanoe, mdeed it is a necessary conseciuence of the sta^ tute 1587, c. 92, that the decision of the assixa is transmitted to the court through the medinm of the written verdict alone. Wherein if there be any thing obscure, or defective, or even con- tradictory or unintelligible, this cannot be ex- plained, supplied, or amended by the assize in court, on the question or suggestion of the judge ; neither can the judge remand them mto a stale of iuclosnre, privately to reconsider and correct their verdict, for themselves. It must be taken from them as it is, aud receive the judgment of the court, with all its imper- fections, how gross soever these may be, and without r^rd to the prejudicial conse- quences, which may sometimes attend anch an issue of the tnal. It is true, instaocei are to be found of the infringement of this rule. Such as that which is recorded by Foim- tainhall, in the trial of James Learm<^tli i!)ei)tend)er 10th and 1 1th 1678, where, as thai judge relates it, the assize were repeatedly re* inclosed, till they found against tlie pannel. Such also as that in the case of Marion Wcir^ December 3rd, 1678, reported by the sanie judge, where the assize, *' after they had beea abroad all night, were the next day, by com- mand of the criminal lords, and instigations of the king's advocate, reinclosed to mend thoT verdict." As*far as 1 can judge from the record, though expressed somewhat obscurely, the like had liappened in the trial of Alexamler Blair and others, August 3rd, }681, convicted of wilful error as jury men in a trial for treason. It was objected, that no sentence could paae* ap:ainst the paunels, " in respect there waa a former verdict, and the doors oppined, and the . saiiiiii brock up, upon which jMr. Thomafl Skene as procurator for the pannalls, took in« strumeuts." The rccoi-d dues not say that puj answer was made to this challenge ; nor n « any notice taken of it in the doom which pasaed on the verdict. Let me mention too, tuat ^ an advanced period even of tlie present cen- tury, a verdict seems to have been sustained bv ^pem « Proeeu of Err9r* tipoo wbicb Mr* Tbarnas 8kene as procurator fiirlhemiDnaJU took infitniintniU, to which in- uruiiient ihc tfaidsi (innnulls .idbenfAiid pro^sls Ibr reoieiil of law e, and ilmt this thcf protesta- tion migliL be iiiiertio tbebookee of adjourn ul I. A. D. 168I. P<»j the Lords, notwitbstaudm^ an irregpiUrity of thitittoft, t allude to the sHs^iensJon, pttrsued . bv GubricI Cnniiin^hamf of a capital sentence I of the regahiy court ofGIasqpow Aagust 17^0, »ne of this m4n*8 allegations wai^ (but it was mentioned ta passing oohs and wan not insisliK] on as a reason of AUS|>cn9ion,) that^ fmi 'm\^ made up their ferdWt, the jury separated fur the ni^rbtt and next duy rctnrncu it into court ; aud that aAer a ha*ity and not very audible reailing- (as was said) they reinclosed by order of the jud^e, Mr. Orr, and a^ain found a ver- diet, to tlie same or nearly tlic same purpose. On ih rth of November 17:30, *' the said Tho- inai Orr being called to the bar, the court took notice, that he bad tailed tnuch in his duty, in auppreiiiinfr <>r refusinjf to ally w the first ver- dict returned a|;aifiRt the said Gabriel Cunning^- hani to be openly read in iMJurt, tvliich was the pannefs rijjht» and Uie right of every sub- ject ; and Uiat he pronounced sentence of death a(ratnst Cunuinkrbain upon the tccond verdict ^ although the tacts libelled were ibund con- junctly relevant, and that the jury had found one ot these facts not pmven ^ therefore the liorrls K-eoranocnded to the lord justice clerk lo rebuke the %iin\ Thuu^as Oi r for the^e pro* r '1- s, nnd he was accordin'^ly rebuked ta i>ri," Sec. Yet the lx»rds hwd previously fyi- I •' ■;; verdict as warnuil i«»r sentence of ( 'ioo. Notwitli8randJni( this pie- cedt :.il cannot help entertiiioini^ an oni- bion, that where the final and urdy venlict which passes ou record is prooouriced after rc-eniry into court, the regular cou^iefjiience is the lull uhiM>lritor of the panneli as fordo in^ frinjjrmcnt of the %iatutti 1587. ** It is true, tluit In n-poriioK the sftid case of ITur , Ifyrd Fountain hall seems inclined to I .. an thii bend, according as the mmuK 1ju» e or have not disperjted, at the close of their first siitiuj?. Liird Royston too, f «• presses h': . ' . tij^t to Uie same elFect ; and noil* I also, of the authority ofatlean^ ,. , where this doctrine seems to be r I 1 v dehvered, 1 allude In tl»f> trial ot L...... . -r Cuiuiai|<hatn for fire- luly 30lIi, 1677, where the iiilerlocutor "l<>n>: '^ 'I'll* L'lrdM, Sec. having" con- sul' rptviroed upon the iao tj that the ^rne is t)Ot cWikf in sua iar m liiey iind him g'uilty of the pfe*tifU(thort'«, and nave not fund him guilty of wiM I »fme to the dtttay and ih the same to them; and i vi taict was tint aflfircd, at| th* tmt pnsent, some of thcu) haf n I Ml d(»i.|o?«iii^ i^oue outoftoMu, iiavirt\f thereafter pust before tin > i:a.iit' n» tit all pre5*ent at the ^nmt> 1T1 of the rcrdjct^ * sa thai tliure has YUL. XL \ Mr. PringU also allcadged that the rertUct L did bear them ^lilty but not of error^ and^j therfor the justice's' ronhi not proc4^(fil tft*\ sentancr ajfainest them upon that rerdicl. Th« loi'ds justice clerk and cooitnissioners of justt- * hein 0€Ca<>ion for the assizers to meet ami- * speak wkh the persewars and defenders, f*r j * some persons from them, doe thei^tbre find 1 * that they cannot a^in inclose the assiJu: i* I hut considering the venUct as it stands, with < the peliiion t^rven tn be the pannel o^ering' him- self to banishment, they therefore, by the mouth of Adam Auld, &c* Dempster of court, decerned and^ adjudy^e^l the said *^ r Cuuniug^ham to be banished,** &e. 1> , for my own part, I find great di^culiy ut 1 e* concihn^ a rcincloaore of the ass^i^e, in anj case, wilh I he injunction of the slat* 15B7, c. 92, which does not dikting^uish b£tweeo com- munication ivith thi( judi^es, and vvith others. And especially directs the assize, if they hare any duubt of which they wuuld be resolved* io propose it openly, before inclosing or r«lilovin^ j forth of jiid^mcot ; and forbids them to be j removed from their state of custody, till they be finally agreed on their answer. [** It is sta- tute antf ordained, that bow sDone the hnill Dersute, defenses, and answers thereto, ar fuUjf heard he the assize, gif ony of the saids kssh* sowrea hes ony doubt quhairof they wald he resolvcj, that they propone the same openly^ in presence of the parties, in faceof the judg«- tncnt before they passe out tlienisclves, atid immediately at^er that the said assise hes clio&L'U tlieir chanodlit, the clerk of justicinrj sail inclose the said assize them aikme, or in an house he themselves, and suffer n a pnrsoa to be preaient with them, or repaiie them in ony waies, naiher clcik uor uthers, under pre- tense of furder inlbrmaliun, resolving^ of ony doubt, or i>ny uther cuUouv, or occasion c|uhatsumevc/; bnt that the said house he balden fast, and tia man present therein but tile said asbisoures, and that they be tioi snf * fei-cd to come out of the said bou^e, for ouhsitsuaiever cause, or to continue thegivinjf off their sen tine e to another time ; but that they he inclosed as said is, * unto the time they ho * tnlty agrteed,' and return their answer t>e the mouth of the said chancel lar to the judg-e/*) Whereas, if they he rctnclose*t, their tinal an< sner is not given until after the du^^dution of their sitting', and a conference with the court concerning their deci^iou. ami tuuU r the mtlu- ence of the seniimeais, in and per- haps censures, which have ! wi out Ott that occasion. It ii true, Uim coult-reuce takee plm-e under the public eye* ; but then, it fot certain has relation tti the trial, which may not always he theciiKe as to intercourse viith ih# jury while iucloiftd t and jf it wer« no more* than this, it is an objt^tion, acoonJini^ to tho spirit of the statute J5H7, that the assjite are vvitiu^i»es of the reception, whether favourable ^ or otherwiM% which lh<>ir verdict meet* Witl^ I rum the audicAcc, and the cuui L'* u »] 39 CHARLES II. Proeeefrngi agam^ Aka. BUAr and others, f 100 ciary, be the mouth, of James Henrvson, macer of c«)urt, deceraecl and afljud^ed the saids Alexander Blair, Jamei Baiihe, and James Gray, of Wariesloun (as beinff teund guilty by aoc assyse of error) to have roriault ainmitted and tint all ther cattell and other moveables to be inbrotight to the king's tiae, and to be earyed to |irison within the Tolbuikfa of £din- burgh, therin to remaine for the space of anc year and day, and till they be liberal by tlie juaticee order, and that in alityme hcrefter,they bnvc tint the bcnefitt of the lawe, and of the land, and hare incurred the paine of infamie, and shall never be heard as iritnes in probation, or iu acquytance (or purgation) nor to make «ne oath lirfore ane judge, nor in any other kind of Blatter, vrhioh was pronunced fur 4ooiu. AuguttBih, 1681. Captain John Binning, vintner, Alexander Both \i ell, of Glencorss, and Mr. Andrew Trmple, of Revilrijif, who wer found guilty by ane assyse of wmfnU error, and imprisoned within the Tolbiiitii of Edinburgh, and the eentancc and doom against them continued till this day, being sett at libertie by thelonls of his majcstie's privie councill, the lords justice dork, and commissionera of justiciary, did continue to pronounce sentance againest them till tlie councill should giveonler thcranent Wridrow.aftor mentioning the hard measures whirh wrn; received by David White and 46 ftUiLTH of Ijtuierkshire, whose names were in - fcirtvd ill the I'roclamation of October 8, 1681, (of wImhii he says, <' these had nrobation led •{(ninNi tlicm in nivsence, and all that is proven auiiiiiNt most of them is Converse with Kebels, %» lien tliiry were going up and down tliat shire, and lying in camp there, in which the whole •hire \vas necessarily at that time involved ; and tliey are all forfeited in common form, and ordt;nMl to bo executed as traitors, when they shall bo apprehended,' ) proceeils thus : ** A few otiiers are brought off by the ver- dict of the assize, as not having their indict- nieut proven against them; indeed the pro- bation against them who are forfeited is abun- dnntly lame ; Init, it seems, the advocate would hiive all, who did not resign their lands, to be conchulcfl under the same condemnation, and threatiicd the people on tlie assize, with a pro- ces of error ; and I find, August 3, a process of •rror raised against those who had been upon tlie nfisize in March la^st, and had liberate some df ^e heretors of the shire of Lanerk, notour- iv known to have been at BoUiwel -bridge. There are in the Itecords verv long and learned debates, by the lawyers, in (fefence of the as- sizers. I'he matter is very intricate, and turns upon quisquoiis points. At length all the as- sizers except three come off one way or other. iSome of them decline their de- tviices, and come in the king's, mercy, the ftdrocate deserts the di«t against oUmts. Tii« tliree whom he insists against, ore Alex- ander Gray and James Baillie, meroliants ia fidinburgh, and James Gray of Warristouo. The court decern them to have amitted all their chattels and other moveoj^es, to his mi^eaty's use, and to ly in prison a year's time, liiis was done in terrorem, and to fright all others, who should be afterwards on the assizes of persecuted people, heartily to fall in with the measures or tlie managers." Of this proceeding Fountainhall writes thus: **Junel6. Atprivyoouncil,apreoo^tionwa§ taken for prepann^ a dittay by an assize of enor against James Baird younger of SaughtonhalU Mr. Andrew Temple of Ravilridge, Dundass of Jervieston, James Baillie, Thomas NoUe, and Robert liSaudibinds, merchants; Robert Elliot, Hugh Johnston, John Binny, Alexander Blair, and others ; the assizers, who had on the llith of March last cleansed Somervile of Urat, and sundry other heritors, who were pannellcNl for being at Bothwel bridee, though there was clear probation against Uiem. 1 he 15 assisen were called in one by one before the coundli and interrogate to declare Hrat not upon oath, which is a new method,) wnether they voted Ales and condemns, or cleanses and assoilzies ; (for it was not marked in the verdict how everj particular man voted, as should have been done by the regulations of the justice court, and ni<- ti'lied by the 16th act p. 167S). Some four of them had found Urat, &c. guilty, which they declared, and so were freed: Others craved pardon for their deansing him, aad came in the king's will and mercy: Some said, they did not remember how they voted t Others more stoutly adhered to their verdict abtohitor, and that in so doing they had served both their light and conscience. The couneQ remitted them to the criminal court, to be pan- nellcd there on the 63d act pari. 1475, ^ tan- * quam temere jurantes supor assisam,' and to be judged by a great assize of S5 noble persona id esf, gentlemen at least. The libel uses to be in Latin, and under the quarter seal. This was a strange trial, contrary to the natore of all other precognitions taken at privy oonncil, where they were ever designed in the pannel'a favours for mitigation, and never to his preju- dice, as here. ** There was never any of these assizes of error that ever took, effect before this, in Soot- land : But see one learnedly debate in Deoem* ber 1635, p. 318, of ray Cnm. Collections. «* On tlie 25th of July 1681, the libel agamat them was sustained as relevant by the crim. judges, and after much difficulty was found proven by the assize of 25, (though ther liod packed them, making the m^or part of theim officers in the forces, and other dependera^ against seven of them, (the rest having come in thekini^'s will,) who ad lerrorem of oSienwefm imprisoned, fincd^ and declared infamous on the said old act in anno 1475 ; though geno- rally this sentence did not beget Uwn anj ra». praach." mpm « PraeuB a/ Err§r. ** Jftnii^ ir, 1685i Jiiini^s EaiUk and Mine ef the assizers, wfto in 10^1 v?erc conTicteci tt« guthv of givtner an rrroneous f erdici in Ho- ilMrrile of Ur , h&mg been sei ai li* bertv iipoa bo i 1 1 exjininitied to pruon, tiU tliey ahouifi [my ihKir (incs,^* A. D, 1681, The Case which FuuntiLluhall menliotis to have occurreil iti 163.^, is in the Records of 1 ustidar^ , as fu) 1 a w« : CvJUA JusTicuiifE, 8. D, N. Tiegis tentaia nre- I lorio de Etlmburgh, tecundo DfH?om6ri5^ Anuo d'ni I635t [wr magVos Alexander Collide cU acohatn BoberUiUD, Juitkliuios Diajititaios. Jntrmi* Mkt under Iriiin^^ of LetittlA, A' U\k, J he, W ithyn, il 4 fVtter-neir, C. ■■■ - '-ilie, J-: le, Mr. Math(m Lummisdtn, Asaysoffv Ferscwit for Error* Ditaitiit of ye error comroittit f>e ihRm« in <tHe porlialt and if illfull claugein^ and acftuit- Irnj^ ol" Jameii Qordttun aon* to Oeorg;* Gor- flotm of Logyaltoan of resettling and intercora' fnf»nm«' of and with Alex. Leilh and Natha- p . 1 .'oun rebcUfs and fuptmes for dyo*i , .chip* rcof« thiftis and oppre««rHmes i^mDJtmi Bfmm ye Laird of Frcndraiicht and ' Ms t^MMIllS SfieMt in ye taid Janir^ Goi- I pmitj tflit And smime vpone bi^ a^ys^ x^ _^ ,„.. . a^ tlmftif>of ye cryine fbirsnud. I iVsewarr-Sir Tliomas Hope of Cralgball, I kttif kl barniufilf his Mti^ues iduoc^t for his I hieoet iotrifs. • Pro/oftt<tfr» ^ ''If, Jamea Bain) Bflr. Tliomaa N < r Mr, John Nis- bit Mr. WiMJam l'oii>e«) aauoeates. The fenoom vpone fMnoal naktt instrumen- lli ol yair Hktrit ftnd pm^stai for yair aaaikNi- «ds relet t ily Lord Aduoeat prodocel ano Wtrrand of ye lofdia ofoeGrail eMttmall of y« do if the fyH August iasi 1635 for parsute of yeiitui- Dol for the error abotic; wriiciu Uolmiroff ibe tciiiior folio wis ^c. togiild«r wMi tlie tmut' mUis Act* dniiit ye sasl day of ye said mofieth 4f Aofilit t6S5. IMniteraiy lord idtiocat produoet ye dit* tftd didairat ikat be had gtrin aae )7op|ne 'of to Mr. John Niabet f|uiba was aduoeat for I Gordmm in } e iwai urooet Olf ye nii- Mm tiittav tbe iaiiior tbUowii^<»-^« AlesauiiW itiviiif MLealyfli Q^etgia Debpiter is H«ir» 9 loim A1e3cander Banennan frf FJmfc JoUn» r*sfiivie of Gbssacbe ^V ' uloufi of , Schcat by n Alexander Abt i IW^rktu- boiif Ueilof AbercroniT aotier Keith of l>uj TuUlefbotidio Geon^e tiomovni (n Mr. Mathow Luu\i6deii burge» of James Heatone buries yair" Charh^ ..^,..4 Letsler barges ynrr J olio Caddell seruilor to RallnmlaUoch' and Ctcort^^ Rriiit* iuirii^ fr\ zeand ilk nne ^ uod n* H^amekilt as br i-* of parhamcnt and inviolable praciit^uc ot ibis king-« dobif? And jipccittiiie be ane art maid in tb^- reg'neofoitr souerane lordis prcdec^^s&or king^ Jatopji ihe ibrid of guid mt^mi^rif* It in statute HP t tbatgil ot i'ctii' < n^ the AS |'«?r- ^< liL tharn* Ik in, wil- f fiarliahtie Tli put iuyti Ltjci of auesssyir of taenti« niea. Aod being ooayi^ed y*of sal ' hod acpoirding to the lawis of y^ ki * the suid Miil r»1 pHrliament at letj t^i Nocht withstanding qVof it is ot . .i ill ze and itk aoe of zow bt?ing in ane rourt of juaticiarie bablen within ibe tulhutb ot Edin- burgh f pone the fvti day of August Isfit by post in Ibis instant zetr of Gt»d J^m^vi, c. tbreiiie fyve seiris he Bit. Alexander Cnluile of Blair his ma'ties justice depute cbotsei ng res- siiuit sHome and admiHit rponc the as^ysc of James Oordoun sone to George Gordonn of Logyaltonn quba wasbrocbt filnb of waird and that day presentid vpone pannell hetbir th# ^id justice depute as ana noitoar nialdactour and treapassonr indyttit and accusit be dittay ui the crymes dter spe'it at lenth mentiooet y • infill Tiz. flbr reoepting stod intercomonitig of anc Alexander Leitb and Nathaniel 1 Gordouii, baith rebelled and fugitiues for thifl alauohter and burning of the lainl of Frendrauchts coirnetf ami vthcris hearschips and opprcftstones com- mittit againes tbe said lainl of Freodraucht and bis tcnocnte^ speriallie for recepting of ib« said Alexander Lcith and Nalhaniell Gordoua rebelles tbirauda in ye munetb of Mercbe laai W&6 zeires And intercomrooning ivitb tbams within the said James Gordoun bis duelling boim^ in Knoklvttb at ye leist within bia cksio y*of As also tor ioterconioniog and kcjping c!Ofnpany about aiich dayis y%ltir ^viih the 6aia Nathonieh Gordoun and Akxnndrr Leitli ivitbtbe diidlinsT house of Mohcrt LolUtje in f Iss4ie Walii* quhair ye i»aid Jar* and the Katdis rebel hs soup pnl < ny'C and coinmonod and eoiiif^rr tbar splice of tbrt!c houroi tbmy went to year Iteddis Gordoun and thay lay altugidder mer Ihat ny't the «skl NuttianuM Goitloun Altasuder iJeithr being in one betl and thf said Jantsp Gordoun wiUi urn? tii^ben llcmpiii^frof fiiitebnie ir^ v htnl ond that fxpres agniois the n < 1 1 1 the cunLrair sprciath^ the 97 oetot tlt^" 't vmt |]arbaujL*nt of our !(oiie* rnn^ lords darreal graudfV king Jaiii«« tliv ,. . 4.ori{i]l||1 :hat . bo I L>elbir nt JfinK-a> 111 Ltue cbal- TO3] 3S CHARLES IL Praceedif^9 M^mnH Alex. Bhtrani oiher$. ^ftof etcmall mernorie (jiihiilrby it istxpreslic prov^'tlit statute ami onlnmit that na oiauer of pf rvme wtifnUie or wiltluglie recejit supplie maittefiie lietend or do Fauor to oiiy of bii ma- jesties rebellts beinff tit ibe home wiibin yair hoQse laudis bouiuTes ur bailzeries vnder the jKuie of tiaiih to be intiicted vpone the t.>ontia- Tcncr with cvrifisaiitoun of his haill liioferble jTi'idis and iijraiiss the teonor of bis nm^ties jiniclumationesmnid and publelst mye cotitrair 111 ya fiionfth of Januarla^tat ye mercat croeea 4jf Abci'df ne Bantf and ¥*thevis mercat croces ?«f the north purts of yb kio^ome diMhar|reing aJI rpoepting' aiitl intercoutmnaiii^ with ye saidi^ rebftlis r nder the pains foirsaidis »peU in ye ftRid act of parliament As the Mid dituiv pro- ducet he air Thomas Hoipof Crai|fhall knyt Wrrm«t advocat to otir souorane loni as per- se war y'of for bin hienes iotreis uganist the «nid Jamen Giirck»tiQ than iod} tet and accnset j«rdit'iaUic y'rby ot' ye crj-mes forsaidis y'in ountentt in p^us of ye said justice ile[>ute tban •itand in judgfinetit in ye selff profMJrtia Et\cr acfU!»atioti of ^e quiiilk James (iortiouti be ver- teur of ye said ditUy <il ye cryiues foirsaidis •|>e^il y'lntill it was alle^t be Mr. Jtihne Nisbett iMhioca* as prelo^- for the tiaid James Gordoun thai y e dittay in that p*Mnt y*of atient intercom- momn^ was nawayis relefant be inferring ca- pitall puneichmeot y^upoo beeaus the said Uittay was not:ht fouDdit %poue the act of par- lianteni nor uponc the commoun law Nnther was it releraotlie subsumet y'intill that wit- tini^'lie or withtiglie the pannetl intereomiuoned iknd that ane occasionall run countering' could nochl iiupotrt ane acccssioun to yair rebellioim quhajr p'teis ar sarpryset with y* earning to yair awm bouss or to other places qubair they are And cannocht desinfrauge thatnesclffis of yair compunte for feir of irritatmg^ of tbame as mne in««noe of Walter Hay and J ante Grant And in the present caice as ye pannell hes de- pooK That he bad bene iii Hobcrt CoUenes lion^ in Hassiewaltis with Hobert Forbes bro- ther to the persone of Aachterles Robert Bemptter of CiucbDie and Robert Cotlii^one burgfs of Abenlene. All vnsuspect and honest men half ane day befoir the relielli« ciiming to ye house quhtik coming ol^ye reb<>!|iis to ye said liousc wa« at nyne ho ores* of the nv*t ijuhan the pannell could nocht gae elis quliair being benichtted. And the rebellis for yair securitie b«iHog srhote and tnaid taat ye durris of ye flaid house And as to thai ^vord * coofereoce' mentionc't in ye dittny Tl»e samen is nocht re- ]#vtint to impoirt JntcrcouimuDinr^ rales It iMd b^'nr subsumet y'in that ye paanell horl tfdttrt Willi ye rdbelUs cottcemiDg y* rebellion th^ir relH'ltioiui practizes and desi^i^s off pur-» pois to Inn act of i> <#ptti\cr an I' •lUEtUuUU^ tm Num. I) iuid favour tha me conform to ye quhtlk probibdUis all re- : unA m&ntening of rebellis I or Alul the law ()te« cum banuitig ^i| I Uuiiti^ji r Phar, quest. 17 ^« L4Uit ' H «t tractatiti mtm rtJittUibus auAt v«rha tr i^ututaUiia . * * Aitd y'foir caoiKfcht be vuh««met releianMie »pf»1 ane at ye maistluaficcaisioiiall fortoite mirpry qubair mto anitueir being maid be his ro^i teis aduocat as perse war of ye dittay A\ namelie to that pairt of ye said alledg^ii proponet agiunis the secund pairt y*of Th( the ^amyn tuchl to be repellit in respect of y dittay quiiilk is foondit upiiie the aetes of jMif- liament and nocht upon tlie commoun law* aad ye particuler alleijatitjoes adducet imi of ys mw and doctors hes only place in bnimitiji toi ane periicular cryme committit agantst »W subiect But nocht in tliame quha or biiDiiil and proscryret for ane publictrcbellionn as th' is And the occultatiouD of yc deiiouuctil q«ibilk is vrjjet in the deliffnce is uuly in frag- ranti crimine and q*r ye committer of tbi cr\ mes is persewit hett fute in qiibilk CMioa (^cruliutioun hes some respect hot nocht ryer- wayis x^nd lor the poynt of knowledge in aoe iJuLlict rebellioun the notoritie is sufficieni bot to mak the patinell iucxcuscable his nieit- ting- with the rebellis at ye tinu^ q^tenit in the dittay As in M*che 1635 efiir publict inhi- hitioun maid be bis roa^ ties Trez in Jdmiarof befoir And the excuse of chance m meiitiiig or of ye inteotioun aud purpose is frit 6k>us Wo€ than everie man sould be excuset vpone his intentiuiin And the crynie of recept and inters commoning (quhitk in so publiet a retielliouo is i equall to ye crvme ikielf ) sould be vn*punet8ifl but the panneli catio'icht be hard to preteii^| naiher accidental] meittinfif nor excuse of tutiat«* tioun Becaus at the first tyme thay auM to his awin bouse and in taikin of y' familia- ritie tbay socht ane lane for him of ane pif- tolet and within aucht uays y Vfler, thay mett at tlie house of HassiewalUs witliin ane mylt to his awin house q'upotie inbtrumentis wis tan e be his ma*ies ad?ocat that it was erantift be the pannell that day in judgment that y« said house of Hassiewtiliiii was within aoe myle to his awin house quhilk raudtn i^ the panneU to be altogidder inexcusable speciallie iu re^ Bpect of ye actis in ye parliamentis 1^67 1681 1592 quhilk commandis all sublectis rnder the pane of daith to follow and reveill re- bellis with hoy and cry And to have na cou< ference with thame without command of yi s'reflTof the tcbyre. To the quhilk jioynt of my lord advo ansV concerning his Tps distioctioun de bon< nisii. It wai y*efter doplyit be the pann^ and be Mr. Jon. Nisl^t his prelo'r That y samyn is altogidder without warrand in law quhilk speak is indi^nctlie et fipeciHce etiam tie bannitis et pri>f^cripti« locis supra citalis Fanler it was duply it that occult alia being es* senti^il in the cryme of recept quhairby recept is only defy net in the law most be lybellit non solum in fragranti crimine Bot in all dittay is cijncluding tne receptm^ and puneiscbinenl y'of ft was also duplyit b«t ye said James Gordoun and his prelo^r that the notorietie of yc rebellis reMhoiin and prose riptioun cai nfK'hi be obtrudit at leist sa ag^^vatlie tlie sai ailegit ciyms of reosptiog betng sa s«hun«' upm a Praetn of Errcr* A.D. l6fii* flOff dYer y* pTOtcriptiotiD And last it wm duptyit ; mainslaf tdaocat be the maothetnd judtctmll^ Ui«t ye fortune raLic»»tiiit*r of Telieilis most |iur^e mtercf>nitiKiiUn|r or iflitet^ull he irbi< tr&rie t«i mak ye km^i^ li>)all Hntiipclis ijiter- C4»mti]0DeriB as is in^taticefl ol lufbir be Walter Hay And sp*?ciallie in tliis caice qr* ye tor- tuitnes jLtid occiilf-mall uu'ttin;^ %«itti the snidia itsbeltis h nocht only a%erred be the |»ant)ell btit may be ckirml be thre or foutv unsuMpect gen- ttlmen ijubilkif uar preiicnt with the pantidt und violentlie detenit and keipit in the-liQtiie with him. £<\er ihe proponcin^ of the qnhilkls alledge- mtioea ansVis and duply is aboiie writtin The justice be! Tig' ryplie ;.Dd sit length advyss^t y'with be his mteHiHjiiitor gevin and pro- fiuQcet y*antdl repellit the toirsaid alledge- arteea and iknd and dechiiret That ye said James Gordaun than vpoue pannell aucht ta pa« to Ihe knawkdge of anc assyse fur inter* commaning and remittit that pH of ye al- ledgeance wittin^lie or udlluglie to w cog- nocest vpone be ye said assyse As the pro* cets with the intcHo*r ahoue written pronuncet y'io al lenlh proportts. Ltkiis etter ye proounceing of ye quhtik if]terk>'r be the justice ze and tlk ane of zow being^ callii vponc resaauit aiiome and admittii ?pone ye said James Gordoun Ilia asiyfce aa said is for tryell of his guittte* nea of ye cry roe alioiie* writtin ape'il in bis dittay And his mai'tcii aduocat askand inslriinientia y'upoun and for veri6cattoiin and cleiring to zow of the pannelles guiltines of ye suid dittay in sua far as did consist in facto tjrVpone ze war only to cognosce pro- duce! judicial lie the said James Gordotin than i^pftne panuell his I>epositioun quhilk was than judicallie rctd in soV pn's and audience sab- scry nit with his hand As also repeittit vnto aow the notorietie of ye rebcJles rebellioun The hoirniogis and Tres of intercom moaing vset and execute in Jaouar last Efter ye q'lk poblicatioun and inhibitionn yHn eirpremit I be pannell tneti iwyce with the rebellis s'ranea in nit awia house And within aucht dayls Vcfter within ye house of Robert Collie in HtHiewfllhs quhilk is only ane myle from the pannellia a win house cotife&sit be him ju- diciailie And thnt he aoupet and co^lerrit with thame thrt hoVe y^ett^r and Jay with tlianiie in ane chalmer alt that nicht his house being within ane tnyle yairof And in respect ol'soa cl«rir and manifest probiitioun hii»tnaiesteis aduocat than protesUt tor wiltuH ern»r ai^uines sow in caice ze sould acquit or ctancfe the itid Jamrs Gordoun of ye crynie foirsaid con- tetiit in his dittay And trew itia that ze all being yairetiir'remoyet ftirlh of court and ioicloaet within ye assize house of ye liaid tol- Nithe and haiftng coosultit and reasonet vpou (ha fK»yii1ea of dittay aboue writtiil re- firrrit to zor kaaw ledge and del'^rnituaiioun And re^eniering agane in court ze nocht- mthatandiiig of ye cleir verificatioiin and pro- ^balUmn of ye said James Gordoun his guittiues 9^ ye cryiaa foii-satd raat and pi^ducet be his L declnrutimin of ye said Alest* Irring of I Lenturk chanctllef eleciit ami chooaen be zokt ] Tponc the said ;issyse all in ane voice land prontmcet and declairet wilfalUe be favor par- ' tiallic teroerariouslie and be partiatl meaaei^ I The said James Gordoun to be cltiane innocenCJ ami acijuil of int<brconimooiug with the re^f bell is speci6et in his dittay and depositione^^ wittingiie or willullie at ye tyines nex*ine men- ttonet yUntill In the doing qnhairof zcand ilk ' ane of'^zow hes commit tit wilful I and nmnife<it at ye teist temerarious erroV and auch'flfi and sould he puneist in zur persones and guidi#' conforms to ye bwis and actis of parliamenC ] of this kingdome llecaus efler the alteadge^ anoe« olioue wxitrin maid be the said Jaiueg Gordoun and his said prelo*r and ans'ria maid y'to be his m.iiesteis aduocat nathing being referrit to zo^r cognitioun and tryeU bot allanerlie the panncllia intercom moning with the rebelJis at ye tyoMs contentt in hia dittay And ynt p*t of ye alledgeance anenf i wittingiie or wilhnglie to be also cognoscet and tryed bt zow Quhilk intercom mooing with the qnalitie y^of tiz. that ye sarnyn wa^ wittingiie or wilfuUie done was cleirlie provin to zow be ye pannellis a win depQsitione#i ] Quhairby he granted and confesset nts inter* eammonmg with the rebellis at the tymea q'tenK in his said dtttay and in maner cleirlie « sett down y*inUll And as for ihe qufllitic «*f | wittingiie or wilhnglie (}'rof aither of thame is sufficient of ye law to mfer the puneishment j abrme writtin* the samyn And speciallie that member y 'of wittingiie was cleirlie proriii' baith be the said James Gordoun than im*^ pannelht his depo<rttione$ and als be ye do«^ j tohetie of ye rehtllioun q*rof yc said AXvai^t I Leilh and Nathaniel Gordoun war special I ac* to^ris And they denuncet rebellis and put m ye hornc in ye moneth of Januar prececding; I (.iuhairhy they war denuncet at ye m*cat cwc& \ of Aberdenc being ye mercat croce of v€ ] held bur* of the a'refdorae within ye qnhtlk' I the said James Gordoun intercommonet w*| the saidis rebellis And als be the Trez direct i be the tordis of aecreit euunsall inhiheittinf' and discharge! ng all hiK maiesteis le^s and sub* iectis inlercomniune w't tlie saidis rebellit Quhilkis war deutie execute and publetsi af | ye said m*cat ci-oce of Aberdene vpone the' j saxt day of Januar last Quhilkia depo- sjtiounes Trea of hoirning Prez of intercom- moning ane executiooes y 'of was producet and red to zow And quhUkis did evidentlie prove and cleirlie vcrifie that ye intercommonin^ was wittingiie done in respect that member of ye dittay wittingiie respectis onlie the knawlege of yc subiectis coraroittJUjj againist the lawis ana actis of p'kament be inter*' oommonin^ iriiB. that they knew of yt rc» belliouu And that the persones w't qubome thay intercom mot i«d war rebellis The quhilk is cleirlie provin fimt be the said James Gor* doun hi»awindepu«itioun« Nainelie be that arts* i cle y*of bearand that ye satd James being de» *J lOT] 33 CHARLES II. Prautdimgi cgaimai Ak». Blair and otiers, [ 108 mandit be ye lordii bis examioAtore quhat ooDfereoce past betuix bim and ye brokin men attbat tyrae of y' being in Robert CoJleis bouse in Hassiewallia He deponeC tbat be bard thame say tbat tbay bebovet to leave ypooe tbe laird of Frendraucbt till ye marqueis bame cuming becaus tbey wald be forced to lea?e the couDtrey As abo hard Natbauiell say tbat he bad cbaiset ane of Frendrancbtis men tbat day tbre myles And tbat all tbat tibay had tane fra Frendraucbt was spent, and bad nevir done tbame gmd &c. And als is deirlie provin be tbe notorietic of ye said rebellioun, and be tbe Tree of homing and intercommoning pro- ducet. Qubilkis Sk* tbame selffis ar sufficient to prove knawledjgfe of tbe rebellioun and of tbepersones declaired rebellis and of tbe danger of tbe law be intercommoning with tbame and as to the vtber member of tbe dittay and actis of p*liament ar'vpone thesamyn is Ibundit oubilk beiris wiffuliie, Tbat member (albeit the said James Gordoun bad bene frie y'of as he is nocht) coald nocbt baif fred bim Irom the cryme of intercommoning. The vtber member of (wiitinglie)qabilk per $eia sufficient of ye law beinir sa deirlie vehfeid as said is: And of tbe qubilk poynt of intercommoning iwittingbe) zethefoimamet persones of assyse les clauget the said James Gordoun baith wit- tiuglie and wilfoUie And Eit to convince zou and ilk ane of you assysors foirsaidis of sa oppin manifest and inexcusable proceiding ^anis law and justice and of zor solempoe oatlie gevin be zow at zor ressaueing and sneir- iiig vpone the said assyse It is certane be the proces and course vairof, and writtis and Srobatioun pnNlucet for verificatioun of ye ittay That the said member (wilfullie) was also deirlie verifieit to zou and everie ane of zou assysors foirsaidis ; and tbat in the daoge- ing of ye said James Gordoun y^of ze nocbt only bail committed wilfull and manifest error, bot also to ye great contempt of bis majestie and of bis nienes royall autboritie hes done quhat in zou lyis to foster tbe said publiot re- bellioun in the nortbe, by prodameing libertie in sa far as in zou lyes to all his maieaCeis sub- iectis to intercommoun with ye saidis rebelles, in sua far as be zour said verdite ze baif fund in eflect all intercommoning with the saidis rebellis to be lau'll vpone the sole dedaratioun of ye iutercommoner that the samyn was nocht done wilfullie but accidentallie, albeit be the lawis and actis of p'liament, all intercom- moning with rebelhs (speeiallie be sic aae oppin rebellioun) is nocht only prohibeit vnder the pane of death bot also his maiesteis haiU subieclis ar commandit to follow rebellis and trato'rc with hoy and cry and to present tbame to justice And that all his maiesteis subiectis do thuir vtter dilKgence at the vttermost of yair power in searching seiking taking and ai)prchending the rebellis and following of tbame and to mak intimatioun t» tbe magis- trattis and to |)erMne8 of power and authoritie for aDDrehendmg of tbam to be broght lo ju»- 4 iial natM interacNDBMiu wiita the rebellis vpone ony pretext without tbe warrand and knawkdse of ye s'reff and judge of ye contrey sua that aU intercommoning most be wilfull Qubilk is done aganis the«xpres ordour prescryuit be ye saidis actis ofo'liameolip And spedallie aganist ye actis in December 1667 October 1581 and June 1593 quhiDcis war quotted and alledffit to ye justice and to zow as assysors and uie samyn deirlie verifeit to be so be the said James Gordoun his awin confessioun in so far as in his depositioDea hm grantis and confesses his intercommoning with the saidis rebdlis in his awin dose at quhilk tyme he was obleist to acquent the s'reff or some judge of thecountrey of yair being im that part of ye s'refdome Ami as to his in- tercommouinr witli thame in Uassie-wallia ha hes deponet That about aucht dayis after hk mdtting with the saidis rebellis Nathaniell Gordoun and Alexander Leith with tua fata- men come to Robert Collds house in Hanie* wallis the marauds of Huntleyis landia q'r the said James Gordoun (impannellit) and Hu- bert Forbes brother toye peraone of Auohterlea Robert Dempster of Cfuschnie and Robert Coi- liesone burges off Abirdene war the tyme and had bene yair half ane day of befbir And that Nathaniell and Alexander Leitb come to this house about nyne ho'rs at ny't and that he (viz. ye deponer) and hiscompanie soapped witli tliame that ny't and remanet with thamo about thre ho*r bdbir tbay went to bed And that tbe conference that past betuix the de« poner and the brokin men at that tyme wee that he hard thame say that tbay behoreC to leave vpone the laird of Frendraucbt till ye marqueis bame cuming becaus tbay wuld M forced to leave the cuntry than And that he bard Nathaniell say that ue had ehaissed ane of Freudrauditis men that day thre myles and dl that they had tane firae Frendraucbt wa» spcndit and had never done thame giiid And deponet that ye cause qrTore Nathaniell chaaei Frendrauchts man as he affirmed to ye da- uoner, was becaus he was the s'reffis spj Deponet lykwayis that Nathaniell Gordomt hau tuo lang pislolettis and ane gwn And that his roan had ane pistolett and yat Alexander Leith had ane gwn and ane pistolet Deposit also that the ny't tbay war in Robert CoUiee- boose the deponer auu Robert Dempster lay m ane bed and Nathaniell Gordouu and AleOLander Leith lay m ane vy' bed in the same chdmer as ye said deposilioun beiris Lyk as ye said. James Gordoun than vpone pannell gprantit hk. judgement qV vpone his ma'teis aduocat tnik instrumentis that ye said house of Haaaie- walliB was within ane myle to his awin bouae duhairby it is evident that ye said inleroin»- moning was wilfullie and in grit contempt of his ma'teis lawis and au'ctie necaua this waa. tlie secund tynse of his meitting with thame efier the first, and was within ane myle to bia. awin house Sua that he my 't baif retired him- self to his awin house that ny't and schwuncd y' coaspania qMk be did nocht hot be the coa- tcair aoapped with thaiBe and dlir supper eot^ mp4m a PrcuM of Err$r, A. D. l6at* [!!• » fomd with Uiiffi^ llire hoV And yVAir ky in atM3 cihuliiK^r wttK thftmequhilk if oU eon- femi in hin abtnif writtin depcinitiuun Aiitl qV Bfl il [fTiiv a|»|icir ttui the aII^o maid fur ye Jiaid /utnex Gordauo titien t I of in- tMVOI^unociitig will'iiliie wm refumeil he the JuitilM lo J* ftstyte that can be na cuHoV nor ^feltst to firii sou or anv of Xfiu as tuis^sors of MfiuNe tmd eool^mpi of his ma'teis autboritie Becaiis all that was altegii he the paondl and be Mvr John Nishet hit* preloV was that the ditiay was nawayis relevant inferriiifi^ capital I jiwiiebchiiieiit vpotie intercomaiootritr because II m ttocbt foujidit vpone the act or parliament moit rpone the commoun law Nather h it re- JstaotNe mbitiniet y'intiJl that wittiDgUe and willinglie the panQeU intercom mon^ And miie occasotiall rancounterin^ ean nocht itn* poi8t aoe aoceBioun to yair rebeltioaa qu'hao |i^teis ar surprysed with lb air cuming to yair awin housii* or to vtber places quhnir tbay ar and can nocht clisiogadge thumsclHis of yair eova^nh hr feir or trritatine of Lbame as is * b^ Walter Hay anil James Grant And ID v^ present caice as the pannell hea de* ponettBat he had bene in Robert CoHeis house in UiBtie-v%allis with Robert Forbei$ brother to ik0 pcfioue of AuckterTes Aobcrt Dempster of CiMOhoie and Habert Collif^fone bitrges of Abirdene all rnsaspect and honest men half ane day betoir the ret)etliscuTning to the house <|ubi]k cuiiiiiijBr ^^ y^ rebellis to ye said house wai^ at uyne ho'r at ni^ht q'n the pannell could BOcliI goe els^ q'r bemt; benichted And the ivbeltit l«ry* securitie baiting schota and maid fittt ye durris of ye said bougie And as to that woru *■ conference^ mentioned in the dittaj the lyn is nocht relevant to impoirt intercom- iog vules it had bene suhsumet y * in that nell had treittet with the rtWUis con. \ng y * rebcUioim tbair rehetlious practizes rnf>' of purpois to help and liuio'r ine to ye act of p'l*Hment qiibilk II reception snppUting and man- i«iung of rebel lis and ^eneraliie all doing of liuoV And the law jovne? ** conversantes tractantes euro baunitiM ve prestaotcs complexe" Pbar. <[uesL >ti. 172. Last I •* conveniatjo el tractatio cum icheliibus ffunt » f«rlm frfquetitmioH'* And y* loir can nocht be LflbAumet rfi^ caist tua K^kftsiouall HI ite said ^^■■cptioun b«'iri<^ i^ Ka> y ^'i ' !in ^Hpftssnid exceptioun it w ^)tf ^IBld Mr. Jabnne Ni^ibel to liiL im^ i uiuiu b*f bis .MttieMriH Aduocat Tliat the distinctioun tnatd be hi^rpi/f ^,.,r...>ti.r w^^ .,ii,»,T,,i4,T. with- I oat warranilm Uu tUe**et I SlM^'itHT- rlinrn *!*■ is, loCIS 1^1 iiat OC' ctii't' i recei»t qVby i\: most b' Lot h« tilt: 5.*U!i ,Mi, Juhaai; Lliiit Xhti iioloricUL' ul Itic ccbcUU f^bdlioua aud prgscnptigau (;ouid nocht be ohtmidit at hist «b ft^fgrnraflie th« it-* ledpt oryii»# of yair rcceptmg; l^ng' mi sehorti et^ir yair proscnptioiin And loi^t the fortuit* rancounler of rebellis moot purge intenooin* inonini,^ or elUs it sail be arhitrarie to malt th« kinf^iH loyall tiibiectis intsrconifnoiivTis av wat instaneetbe Walter Hay And especiallie lA this caice q^- the fortuittK-s ocddentiuJie of yai^ mdttin^ is noclu ooly Hv^sired be the panneU^ hot micht be cleired be th re or fnire msuspect gentilmeti quha war psesent with the pannell and violcntlie keipit and dctettit in the bous* with him as at lenth is coatent tn the sRl<f dittay. Uuhilkis aUedgeanoei gifand the Ktimyn \m^ bene Feleiraot, as thay war nocht t)k as tike jad^fes in effect hes fund the samyn oochC releraot In sa far as they repellit the aU ledg^eance ifi jtir« And referrit the fnict an<f deid to ssor ci^itioun as assrsors and judg«f y'to Nather was yair ony thing producci b« the psDoel tiz. James Gordoun or be bis pro'n before the sweiring of -zou as assyKors or t^ and befoir yon efter *e %rar sworoe befoir zor remofeing out of judgement to rerifie thai poynt that he was compeillt or that y« durris war 9cbote and made finrt Sec AncI tbairfoir ze and ilk ane of zou as assysor* was iu law aath and conscience bund to bav^ judged acoordbg to the d«po0ilii»oea ami veriticatioiica producet bo bis ma'ties ad«, uocnt Quhairby the said James Gordoun hia wilfull intercommomo^ waa aufficientlie w€ji* feit to zou as saldis nor zit was it ^lossifal^ to ye said James Gordoun than vpone paanfll or Uh prelo're lo produce ony vertticatioutii for cleiring of that [M>yot or g^if he hadi producit ony (quhilk was not done) his I^la'tieci Aduooatas per«ewiu- wald baif cleired thai thtt; samyn could nochl had verifeil that j>oynt i^ that ye said James Gordoun wa« furcel o^ compellit becaas it is (^ranted in ye said J Gordouu's de|>osiiiones that yair wat fviti by the g^idoiau of ye house and histerr^ thre vtberis persones viz H^jbert Forbes bro^ij ther to ye persooe of Auchterlcs Robert J ter of Cuschnie and Robert CoUusone _. Aberdene Q,uba being ane number of persones about six or sevin, or mais accainlln^ t# ye nuoibcr of the servamlis of ye houM the naiiK'' berqVof was wdll knwvria lOfxiirtol'jcou that* war vpoce the said aasyse eovild nocht hail* betie forced be ye saides ttia rsbeilis <:>r gijti tbay bad forced tbame i» eoliMttinjBr o^ Y^ J durris and keipmi^ the kreto y'awin handie>y The said James Goidoun and remanent per* sooM beings with him warobleist in law as Ipui4^^ and fakbrull tfubwotis te hatf aent out ana ( be tpe privat way or wieddw and le hi y^by f^evm adrerteismeut to tho lycntlewieii ve cuntrv neirest abc»u« olT yo taid<l Ik my't haif henet^iHalie dotift' .;,^ to bed nnd mmr ejwjdic eftir ^vttr tn yn ' ' y*in V war buiJ tifUr rcbellis yuir nvrav , y^ \ : , fui tb of ye tM hou A* nn 35 CHARLES IL Pr&teeiing$ against Alex. Blair and others, t«rTed tiie way quhair tbay weol and to hnre raised the counirey and tjr> have follow it thame be boy and cry» quhilk thay did nocht liot its is granted be ye said James Gorfjoon Id liiii depoaitiouD thai he tuik na heid of ^air pairt- me or away paflsiog In the rooirDini^ Be the quoilk dednctioun circumsiancei deposuionea sndftfaeriB befoir deducet it was maist cleir «nd manifest to zou the saidU persones ressauit auome and admittit ifioae the said James Gor- douB his iiitercummonin^ aboue written wilh tlte saidts rebel lis was wrifuliie done be him expres aganis the (awis and actis ol pMiament and prt)cramationes publeist in the cootrarr And thairfoir yefoiroamet persones suoroeand admlttit ?poiie his asayse tii sa tar as ze baif clanget and acquit ye said James Gurdoim of yejiaid poynt of wiUViIJ tntercominotiiD^ bes OOeht only incnrrit u itfull and periiirious error affani!»t the Ucbt of zo'r awin consciences bot ft wo hes com mitt it aue grit contempt ngiinist I his nia*l^e and his bienes au^ctie And y 'throw hes incorrit the pane and puoeisbmeDt sfie'it and set doun in tbe autd law is and actis of p^Iiament of y is kingdome Qubilk auch*t and 60u1d be execute aguuist zou and ilk ane of zou in maiat exempkre maner to the terror of Ytbcris. Thaireftir my lord Aduocat producet an Act ©f yeLoTtlis of secreit connsalJ of the daitthe first of December W^5 no'iatiojjf and appoyol- mg John eric of Tr'quair Archibahl lord of Lome Williame tord Alexander and sir John Hay kny't clerk of reg^s^er or ony tua of Ihame to be assessore to his maiesteis justice in this proces of eiTo'r p'sewit a^nis ye per* sone^ on panoel at ye instance nf his raa'ties aduocatflbr tbe erro'r committit be thame in ye temerarious and wiJfull clangeing of James Oordoun of tnterconmioning' with the rebel I is q^tenit in his dittay Lyk as tbe saidis John erle of Traqaair Archibald lord Lome and Wm. lord Alexander being judiciallie present accfptit ye said charge as assessors vpon tbsune to his matestels justice in ye niatter alioue writttn QVrpone my lord aduocftt askit iastrumentis. Tbe said Mr. Thomas Nlcolsond adwieat as aoe of ye prelo'rs for ye pa on el cotnpeml also for Alexander Key't of Dnffiis as proV for him and orotestit yat ho my*i be hard lo pro- pone bis lau'U defence vpone the order [ire* scrvuetbe tlieactof pNiament vii. Tliat ve said Alexander KeyH of DnfTus can nocht (for his nocht eompeirance Ibts day w4 ye rest of ye i>eriQlies of %mym) he laulie domet nor adiildji>^t to be put to ye borne hi rt'Sjiect he was niK'bt charget nor ceittetl to com|>eir Ijefinr yc lor^is of secreit couiuuiU as ye rt^t of ye asij 6or cumfieirand war diet and rharget, Tlmird^ir the panne) and ye prelo^rs befoir ' «l betoir no kd yair drij^r rony 1 ' proc^ better this cans that ye aii)di!» preJo'rs for jiaratiouu ' '^ ^bttay [iraducet ami red may baii^yo ooppie to anH r to ye poyntm y'of atid ane tyme afTixt to thame to y'to My lord Aduocal decJairet that in of ye productioun uf ye dittay and publt^ rcimn!,' yairof in judgement in sudieiiceof m lord justice and j>ersonea vpnoe pan n el ani that v*eftirthe pauuelis preUVrs schwnc» pre- sent disputatioun and craves line c«»p|)ie of y< dittay My lord Aduocat y'loir and to y effect the preloVs tor the panoel may be pre pareti to aosweir without farder delay nor ibn ciuhilk ye justice sail be pleiset to L^mnf r tua me at this tyme produces th crimioall q*r in James Gorduun is i / t to^ddcr with the haill urittift qVvpone tbi fTttoinall dittay is foundit and .vpet iulhe lli said James Gordoun bis depositiooea Tli tua l*rez of hoimeng qr'by he was dcnuiiei rebel I Tlie Trez of mtercomruoning qr'by a ye subiects war inbibeit to iniercomiuoiin will the rebelUs And y'ut repeittis the actis pMiament Ja. the (yt^ parbamento 7« cap, 9r, Jacobi sexti: par. l, cap, 21. And par. 19|] cap. 144, in anno l/iOi ^Quliilk war tin groundis qr' Tpoun James Gordoun was pan nellit and accuset and nocht w't standin; y'of clenget And y'foir desyrct that my loi .justice wald oyer grant present proces or he gi-ant or int^lyne to on^ continuatiami t1 it may be with this certiticatioun that yai sail baif iia farder delay Tpone Che sight of j% writtis now produced and rejKittted. ^ Thejustice contioewis this dyet to this da) aucht dayis qlk is ye nyntof yb nisiant monctli, of December Ami ordanit ye nersones euteril ?^*one pannel this day to fynd cau'un tor entiie that day ilk pcrsonc viidcr ye panetl q'tenit in the former act viz. of ane tboiiBiiji4| merkis mooey. The persones of assysesnmmond to this day wamit apud acta ilk persone vnder ye pane i **" s^m m'kis money. Compifired Mr. Wm. Gordoun appeirai of Strain che and become souertie for euirie ye said Alexander Irwuig of Leniurk. Mr, Robert Reid bur£^ of Ab*d' for enti of Alexander Ranerman of ELsick and Mr«j Matbow Lumisden. Haiie Gordutm in Glassach for en trie of John Ogilvie of Glassacbe. Mr. James Cheane wryter ffer cntrie Hf Goorge Gonloun of Tilliechowdie and WiDj beaiounot' 8c!»elhyn. Adame Abercrcmbie fcr entrie of Hector Abercromhit» of Fetterneir his brutlier J4ime& Seatoun burge^ot Aberdene. Robert Banermafi in Elsick for entrie of Slid tJhairk'S hteivu) buige.«4 of EdmlMStirli [i Aberdeen] the &aid nynt day of l>eoeiiiJ lostant* ^ US] mpon a Procem tf Error. CuRU JusTiciARiE S. D. N. Regis Tenta in pretorio ile EdV nono Det^bris 16.05 Per Maflr'ros Alexanttrum Coluile de Blair eC] Jacobum Kobertoun adnucatum As- Bfcjsores Justiciario John Eric of Traqiiair Dauid Erie of Soutbeak Arcbiiwld lord Lome. Iniran* AssYSE OP Error. Alexander Irwingy of Lenturk. Alexander Banerman, of Eisick. BIr. Mathow Lum'uden^ bnrges of Aberflene. Johm Ogiivie^ of Glassiche. Wm. Seaiflun^ of Scheatliyn. George Gordoun^ of Tilliecbondie. Hector Abercrombify of Fetter-neir. James Seatoun^ burges of Aberdene, Charles Stevin Utster^ burf^ y*. Alexander Abercrombie^ of Birkiaboig. George Gordaun^ of Newtoun. Alexander Le'Uhy of Duffus. Dilaitit of ve vilfiill errors committit be Ihame in ye clangeing partiallie and wilfullie of James Gordonn sone to George Gordoun of LogyaltouD of intercommoning with Alex- ander Leith and Nathaniell Gordonn rcbellis of je north. JPerfAFar.— Sir Thomas Hope 4i Craighall kny't his Maiesteis Aduocat. Prolocutortfor thepanntl. — ^Mr. James Baird Mr. Thomas Nicolsoue Mr. John Nisbet. My lord Aduocat producet ane act of spcreifc counsall qr*by Dauid Erie of Sonthosk is no'iat and adioynet to the asscsso*rs fiirineriic appoyntit for assisffiig the instice In the prorrs of error dei)ending befoir him daittit thciucht dav of December instant vpone the pn>diictioun qr of .and of my lord of iiikiutheaik his persoiiall p'na and acccptatioun his uiaiestcis aduocat atkit instnimentis. ^' The persones enterit ypone pnnnel befoir nolat askit instrumentis of y' entrie this day apeciallie Alexander Abircrombie of Hirkin- Doit; George Gordoun of Newtoun and Alex* ander Keith of Duflus and protestit for ye cau- tioneris relief. My loi-d Aduocat befoir ony fanler di8])utft- tioun vpone the dittay nrodncrt and red, pass* fra that pairtand article y 'of* wilfullie' » pro 'Jocoet tempore' And dt'cl.aires tli:u he insist!:* only yjionc tliat vther pairl of y o ditfay «|r'by the itersones that war vpon James G<»n1on('s A.D. 1681. [114 Mr. James Baird for himself and in name of ye rest of ye pannellis prelo*rs protestis that in cnice my'lerd aduocat vse ony fanler prolKi- tioun be writt aganis the paniiel for proveing of yV errors nor qu hat Mas producet at ye last dyet that ye samyn may be sene and consid- deret be ttiame befoir his Tp propone ony thing y*iii)0un. My lord Aduocat declaired that he vsed the writis producet the last dyet of yis proces and now repeilted be his lo' with the actis of pTui- ment q'rvi)ouii the dittay is foundit, for ye fall verificatioun of the dittay. The pannel declairis that yai accept the as- sesso'rs no*iat to his maierfiteis justice w'thout ony objecti(»im that may be propooet be thame in ye contrair. it is alledgit be Mr. James Baird for ye pannel that ye dittay is nawayis relevant to. put the pannel to ye luiawledge of ane assyse for ye enour lybeilit Because it is nnther snb- sumet in tlie dittay nor proven that the pannel now stamling in judgment hauc acquit the former pannel for private respect be faTor or be partiall meanis w'tout the qlk war sub - sumet and provcin the dittay is nawayis rele* vant bcsydis that the act of parliament maid be king James the thrid of eternall mcmerie gois vponn the same groundis viz. the ancht parliament evin so the same rewle is kdpit and hes bene keipit fhir many zciris by gane w'tin the kingdome of England Albeit for j-e maist pairt ye Kamyfi dois oecure in civde buflineH as is* rioir be yo t\ientie ane statute -maid Iw kinjr Henrie ye sevint in the cllcvint /.?■>! r of his re^ri'nie .^nd be ye thrid statute maid be king l-fcnric ye aueht in the twentie thrie 7%-'ir of his rigi me and be ye twentie Hve statute maid be ^uenc Elizabethe in the threttenc zeir of hir rigi'mc be all thease actis and statutis the grand jure hes only power to try and cogtios* give any of ye first jure had ressauit any sowmes of money rewairdis or promeis ot guid dead done to yame setfHs or to any vther to yair beliuiff for ye verdeit and na vther wavis This is Ivkwayis clear be ane statute maid in thedayisot'Edviarde thethride in the threttie lour zeir of his rigi*me that ye gi'and assyse q*l!v is our fyvc and tuentic hes only power to cognos* and try giue ye first assyse hes \ytne br\ bit as said is q'lk being nay' qualefeit nor prcvcin is nawayis relevant igitur, \-e. It is aildtl be Mr. John Nisl)et that ye dittay sua far as it sultsuines IS nnwayiv rrMcvant ni assyse ar pannellit for clangcing yovuiil Jsmics ; g'nVillie that yrpnnnall lies acquittwilfullic and of intercommoning and conference Mittinglie i te[nfTnriouf;li(; be partiall mennis or favor And vith the rebellis and insistis ng::nls thame us - condL'scv-ndit not vponn any niranis or niotivi.'S haifing clanget the said James wilfullio par- i of pnrtiuiiiie nrf:i\or nor vpoun any practizer tiallie at the leist tenicrariouslle and takis in- i or rorrujitcr and iiidr.cer to partialitie nor be strumentis of the reiding of yo dittay and of Iqnhais favovc th;«y have bene misled without the writtis producet be his h/ at ye last dyet ' yoqiihilk t-onduHcendiiiir ye gfntTtilitie of for verificatioun of ye same viz the act of par- •-' *' -■ *■ ■■■■ *-.-:.— liament king James the tift par. (!, cap. 97, Jacobiti, par. 12, cap. 144, with ihe drpnsi- liones of James Gordoun and the I'rcs of in- lercommoning. VOL. Xi. ye IS inatrpt qiiiu accMisatwrius Libellus ceitilndin" •i()nnni!t!-. ( t It-.indus venit. Battan- der regain sj'\tji ; ctoiuiips liMlistas de forma libell cviininaJis ; vi le|^e in cnnsis criminalibns Cod. dc accusationibuy ; ct eximiaglossa sccreta- I 115] S3 CHARLES 11. f ium ?bi forma libelU criminalis proponitur ; ct in crioiiuibus non vaj^andum : Lege decima ff. tic* flolo malo ^* et accusator non debet vagari cuip eAistimatiuDC alia iu discrirnine, sed certuin di- cere. Lege si in reum ; ff. de rei vindicatione et in criuuiiibus coiuplexis et coirelativis vt adul- terio >bi adulter et adultera et repetundis et barratria et corruptione judicis per sordes vel ^ratiain uberiorum |ieue et comiptus correlata aunt, uon tautuiii locus et tenipus ezpriiuide* U.'nt ill lil)ella, sed et persous cum quibus com- niunioiie criiuinis compUcantur rei Lege li- bcliuruni tit. de accusationibus ut io Ibrma li- belii de corruiitioiie judicis. Amideus — De Custello ostcndit in tractu de Indicatu. Thairf'oir Being ye crime quhilk. is the subject of ye law is not errour simplie quhilk is incideot to ^« uiost iniioceut and iu law and seoce importith n.'¥f;uilt bot yewilfuU depravatioun of assys'ors be favor anu partiall meania And ye assys'ors ar to cognos' and delyuer not so much of error, as of ye qualitie of it qubither partiall or wilfull be lk?or or partiall meanis A g'nerall as- aumptioun of fa?or and comiptioun cannot pas to ye knawledge of ane grit assyse And the pannell cannot be prejudget of ye defence quhilk wald result pregnantlie vpoun ye con- descending of yc practizeris and meanis of partialitie and motives qr'with ye pannell hes bene misled viz. Thai ye pairteis consescendit vpoun be partiall meanis or practizes and favor to hauc corruptit ye pannell was not of that estait as to have corruptit yame nor of yat pre- dominant favor as to have iuvaigled fyltene men in wilfull inniquitie and to haue maid tbome conspyre in the most attrocious and impresa- mable cryuienixt to that a^nis ye Uoly Gost quVith It is alhnost coincident viz. a wilfull opposcinp^ God and conscience quem Cicero an{)ellat ^' Drum Tel sultcm doroumDeiquonibill divinius'' ]>c OtBciis libro tertio. And all de- vynes ^* vuluntatem Dei revclalam si non mate- naliter saltern formaliter ct interpretative quia iuud cuuscientia dictat fcub ratione voluntatis ^ei dictat" Amesius de Conicientia cap. 4. Ai^auist ye quhilk it cannot be presumet nor rclevantiie aftsumct that any man erres be fa- vour or partialitie without some apparent or lybellit motive And the cousonancie of our biw with ye statuttis of Ingland vrgt^ be Mr. James Baird is constant lie }eact of parliament anent ye uuth uf uss\ s'ors that they suU nather luk bud nor mcid 'J'lie cuuiravencing of ye quliilk tiiilic lu'c-aicry vit be ye act uf parliament is tiiiu/ar'tum juramtiilutn and not q' a man del}uc-rilU accoirdiug to his knawledge albeit et-roiiiouslie Ik'caus in luw and the cnstome of all UHtiutit-s the cunciptiuun ami ineaneing of ye o:irlii' of juii;^-esis only ** (>uo(! jtsdicabunt U(»u quuil jusiiiis ci iiiulius austiticie, sed quod justius et mdids ipsis visum fuciit." Lege J 4. Cod. de JiKhciisi.— " lit jud<*x tcuetur tantum bi scii nttr I'uliit, (|iiia in bciontia nmlta versutur iu \ita.'^ Ciceio Lib. 4. Acadeuii- caruni quL-ktionum. Secuudo, the dittn y is nawayia relevant iusna '^i^'uii^ru tit* ^iil^ul2 aud timerarious Proeeedingt Bgaimi Ales. Blair and otheri, [1 16 delyuerance and depravatioan of aasyseowria be the material! error and allet' inniq^uitie of y' verdict Becaus in law it is a paralogisiDe to argue from errour and ignorance to cry me and from the inniquitieof y e sentence to the iunii^uitie of yejudge ** quia aententia potest esse Iniustm ex ammo ^roferentis, et justa ex online etoansa ; et contra justa ex animo sed injusta ex caosa: Decret: Causa secunda quest tertia" CanoiM 62. And error argueth ignorance in inielUetu^ and not in justice in wfmi^M et voluntate, qa« maleficia distinffuit non autem exitus et Te- ritas. Lege Divi Hadriani ff. ad Legem Cor- neliaro de Sicariis: Et non omnis injuitum ali« quid dicens vel fadens est iniustus. Arist Lib. 5. Ethicor. Cap. 6. Et qniupiam ex iaten- tione et electione iniustum tacere reddit aln quem injnsturo non autem facere preter inten- tionem et per accidens sed ignorantiam Con* clusio Divi Thoms in secunda quest. 59» Articulo secnndo. Et cum Judicium ait ag- gregatum ex actu voluntatis inclinaotis ad recte Judicandum pnidentie autem seu Fationit determinantis. Thomas in Sa Sdce quflBsL 6. in couclasione articuli primi. The fatalitie of errour quhilk is incident to ye best and is ana naturall eclips of reasone occasioned by ye in- dispo»tioun of organes ouia aliqui habent iIp tionem depravatam ex mala habitudine nakura Thomas 2f 8doe queest. ^4. qualefeis not releraDi- lie wilfull perversues and partialitie of ye will Becaus in law and be ye universal practiqua of all natkmes and tymes the error of judges ia not a cry me bot sordit and partiall depravatkron is only pnneischalde Lege 12 TabuWum xe- poirtit by Aulua Gellius liiiro secundo noctiinn. Cap. ]. Lege Julia repetundarum ff. et Cod. ad Legem Juliam de repetandis. Le^e Con* stantini Cod. de piena J udioB qui male jndicabit Novella Justioiani et Litigatores in exordio Litis Indicium § Si quis autem ex Litigato- ribus, et alia Novella ejusdem, ut judices aua quoque suffragio dant $ '* tii (j^uis autem gqok stitutione Valentis et Valentiniani Lege Tni*^ versis Cod. ubi cansoifiscalesagauturcousti- tutioue Gratiani, Valentiniani et Theodoni Lege Judicis Co«1. de dignitatibus. In all quhilks lawis corrujUM depravatio deprtd^tm J'urcu ichelcra and iu the cannon bw simonim passim ar ye crymes duiy puneisched in judges, and abjured be* thame \\ ith solempne concep- tioun of oilhes at yair lulmissioun. NovelU 8L '* ut Judices sinequoquesuH'racfio" Cap. 17.ft Novella 9. Jusjuruiithnn quod prcstatur & his qui iu Adiiiitiistr.nioiic sint, Demostiuea contra Dcniocritoin de Junmient' Judicuniy the contravening of quhilk aitlics inakis yania lyabte and not a involunter ina/Tectat error quhilk baith in law dlvinille and philo'fUiia is excusable, and without a gros^ absurdititt cannot found ane dittay Arist. Libro quinto ethicorum, Cap. 8 *' Divut; Thomas, Amesiiia et omncs casuists de coiiscicncia crrante quia judex tunc litem suum facere iutclligitur cuna dolo malo in fraudem k^is senientiam ducH Et dolo malo videtur hoc facere. Non cdib sententia iniusta est sv;J ki euJtus arguatur I IT} UjioH/t Prteu of Error. A. D. 1$81. [IIS eiu* rel gnitia vcl InimickrcE vel sordes*" Leg*. 15. IT. de JuUieils *' Et pejeriU tHnttim cnit •cien« fiiUil ^* Lege 26 ff. de Jureiurandci," Kt formula Jurifljuraadl otini erat. 8i sciens fiiUo <lie»{)iter me boni» ejimt. Armochiiti! Consilio 891. **• Et Jurtices debent omxinie p^mnrc eonsctentiain meiilift »up/* Cicero pro Mibne ttjiassim: et conscienlie Hiam erromtn di- €4iilur sequi quia ohli^nt ; otiities causuiste de conscientm errante adfu tI voluntas disfordai is a cofiscicntia eUurit errante nmfa sit et iniiiftA. duia quirqtiid est contra c(»n»cnentiain et rum «r fide peccatum est ad lloiitano« CMp. 14. Thomas 3 quest, 19 articalo 5. Be the whilks alleg^ations it is constant that itrnomncc and error in judges is nocht ane cTyrne Kt Im- perilia et itfiprudentia f»er quani judicen litem iuam^aduntnonest inaleBciuoi In^titutionlhus De obli^iionibiis quag ex qua&i delicto nas- eumur, ^. de oblig^atiDnibiiR H actionibos. l^ege 6. ^ si Judex. Et leg^e 6nali de variis et •Xtrmordinanifl judiciis and thatformall iniquitie Aod partialitie cannocht be aubsumet vpone aentcnces maieriallie erronius. And speciallie aganist the aasysors quba or nocht judges profiteiites MfitMin ct qui idco tenentur as- •uoiendo officium ex quasi delicto. Pbarina foeat. J02. Num. $89* Bot i>edaneous and HfitneiBuiif Judges require! to serre the king iccoinling- to thair conscience '^ non ha- bentes Jurisdiction em sed cognitionem tantum camque facti taiitum cuius iguorantia non €St bta culpa nee temeritaa nee quasi delictum et interpretatio prudentissiina etiam tfallit'*if. De Juris et lacti tgnorantia Hot speciallie in Ibis ciice the alledjTct ioiquitie of the seatence fllMflttllit eaiinociit qualifle u ilfuU error agnni^ ttfi raitilroeii now panne 11 it bein|r all hottest Sentilmen aclcno\^lpdi^it be rne lord aduocat inuelf quha hcs gevin pruife of yatr loyaltie ia y« lait disordourev of ye count ne And bes Ithes^reifaDd Tiber com mission eris for J tharoe And cannocht be presumet " iodangcrit tharr honor and est ait be a wilful! acqaitliuop of ane poore inconsiderable man in quhouie ihay had no interest and 2abome for the maist |it* thay had ne?ir sene Q respect v^of s^ing ** in dubio dolus non pre- sumitur scd ex itidictis perBpicuis probari coo- venit^'Ub. 6. Cod. de dolo malo cheitlit! aganist Judges, 'Phari. que«t. 89 Num. H, Et omnes docUircs in Lege 3. Codices de officio Civthuin Jodie uni tn verba non artritramur. And in the present caice all presumptiones exclu^ «!*• of dole ar ooncumng to the qua- Utic of ye pannell baiting bene hitherto hotieat and uuMU^pert g^ntiJmcn The qq^htie of the imirtie acquit quha could nayer pnie- tize nor dc^enre fauor The number and pod- aonancie of the haill pannal in ymv acquit- ting a man in quhouie tuay had no interat and j*loir can nocht be nresumit tn have conspy red wHIiout oity cause m wronging y^r coiiMn«uoe« ^tliev hail fyM t ' vine moir II rnc of sliucht : quhilk 'the taw and in allMiM>ii..tLnii i* uue maiirt prlgtiiuit prcanjiiutiottn ** quw ccnAuiv causa ^essnt delicti pm umptio ; et dolus non pr irnintritr vbi non adest Yucrnm.'^ Crtivettt Concilio 175 et Concilio 319, Baldiis Coneili 25, volumine secnmlo. *" Multo ininus fh damnum sentireinr** Pl^an. quest. Hi. mi 44, H is y'ftnir conehidit '* qund fran« p<ite esaefine pena sed penn non sine fraude ne of>c*!tBc debet iis qnonim seut^ntla fuerit solut et resrift«^ nisi Cfmvinei potueriut vel iniqn^ animo jndic«<sse vel aliqimjtrmtia et rupiditaU dcpravari." Decretal, Cju J sn ^> quest, 6» canon 3 k ** vbi glos^a *,{ couvinci ar^umentatur quo contra judirem malum non prestimiturquan vh sententia iuiqua H rescissa n\i Wm con- vineatnr et propterea qui dirii judicem dotd aliqiiid egisse probare debet,** Phari. quest* Un. num. 3«1. vbi ex vertio evident I^gfe siifilus, ff, de juiliciis cf»lti^tt quod ad judiciH dolum prohandum non ftuA^icinni pre sumption^*^ nisi sint evidente* «•« concUidente et non presumi ev tacti qfiJilitjite nisi sit 1 Tt nulla paUiati<me exeusavi po&iit." Num. 35. ** Kt judex errando eiinm in jup non in dolo sed lata ctilpa esne diritur le^** ff. de verborum signitir^atiooc. Phar. que 111. num. 473. '* Vhi astrurt sententtituti suura innumerifi testimoniis dnctonim ussoren-' tium quod licet ex jiidicts ignnmiitia arguattif lata culpa IS on taroen arguiiur iloias «*t quo " nee etiam dc^los presumntus itidiiciuir niulttl minus punitur quia in cnminalibus lata culp non eq^iipai-Htur dolo. Phar. quest. R4. § I nali. Num. 21. Phar. quest. SO. Num. Ifl Et omnes doctores et de jure el tyinsuetndini judicis non sic iudicantur desententiis per im- |>eritiam legis sed de dolo et l>arratrm. Bal« du8» in lege observari § nrofiacisci ff.de oBioil pro consul i> -i i-.r^tr. Ilyeronimu*; Jachimu Coucilio i\ u vbicitat Batdum Ber lasium et or : stores in materia si iudicatiil tenentesjudicemnonteneri de imperitiaet control judicem siju«Jicandum non sufticete presumj*- Clones sed probationes sole clatiores precipue vb cessatcommoducn etftilitas. duo ca'?u senterttii iniqim non dioihir doliMui: ibidem num. Quia in qualibct materia considerari ileb potius causa facti quam factum. And llti act of parliament 1475 puneisches only fals i sy^rs as the nibrik beiris And {{rtioranee iti~ law can never impoirt falsett " ipiiii tnlsum non potest esse sine dolo." fr.de dolo malo. And the act of parliament cmly puneisehcs wjU full acquitteris be favore or paiii^il meanest and temeraritie in the ad of parliamont i^ takei copnlatiuelie with wiltullie as the dif;iunctiv#lj * or^ it ever interprejt quhair yair sould eiisevf | vtherwnyis ane inhumane ahsurdHie aujj temeraritie is only puneischablo quaiulo veuit H dolo malo. Phar. quest. 0<J, nun 63. Alioqui temeritas faeilitatis venmrn eoi tuiet et peiia nou potest irrogari C ad «enatua consultum m Tnrpilianum et ori siMuper c^nsideranda est si enu Ao% lion f«t delictum. And (t mniestie «|r*nitO the act Intive i|»tmeisc^c0 only p<iiu d^eravit ct dig«rai(M» {ivrcouvK 33 CHARLES II. ProceedingB MgmnH Alex. BUiir end others, [190 foundit quiiairin it is said that natie presume or tak v|>oiie hand to recept or intercoramoun &c. For heir * or' does not seperat wordifl of dyu's senn* in sua iar as to presume and totalM ▼pone haud ar all aue And in the strict accep- tatioun of ye wordis ancht to be interpreit da dolo prcmediuito ct apjiensato non dedolo flim- plici. As gif ony man knawingfthal inter- commonin;^ with rcb<>llis war a cryme Bochl- with;»taudingy 'ofhe wald attempt to committhe said crymc thinkiu*^ hy i»ome vtlier e?asiouii to eveit thepuneischment of ye law and to schaw clcirlie that y^e said word (temeraritie^ in the act of pai'lianicutmost be that same with witfali error and partialilie The act of parliament ia allcad((ing the caus of the |freat assyse vi|pe» only tills that gif ony sail haif acquit he wiii'aU error or partialitie and speikis nathing of teme* raritie Uuhilk wordis of the act being strenth« eiied be therubrickof this act and the corooaomft law auchtto stronthen and interpreit any sub- sequent wordis of the act ordane<l be thesainjia in respect of thaise wordis wilfuUie or partiauie meines conteined in the first end of the act. Tertio it is allegit lie Mr. Thomas Nicolioee that the pannell cannocht go to the kaew- ledge of ane assyse vpone the dittay m mpect the samyn is nawayas relefant as it is declairet he my lord aduocat '* in in- gressu Litis*' viz. that his lo'insistis only vpone this dittay as it Ivbellis the |)annellis as temere* rioiislie or wilfullie to haif danget James Gor- doun the pei-soun first pannellit frome wittingp intcrconiinoning Because the dittay does nocht rdevantlie subsume fra the act of {t'liament * de *■ pen a tcmene jurantium super assisam' in sua far as the said act boiris That in ye accusatioiiB of ane trespassore nottour and niaiiilest knaip* lcj;re beinpf had of ye trespassour Than gif it salt happin the assyse to clenge the tresjiassore and gif it sail be Terified evidenced to ye assyse. of error that ye p^tie acquit was ane trespaiMe that than ye acquilteris of him sail incur 1^ pane of * tciueri jurantium super assisam' Bel sa it is that ye tUttay subsumeing that ye pae* nehs assoilzf ing James Gordoun fronie witting iutercommoning dues nocht subsume that thay assoilziet ane trespasser and cheiflie such aee. trcspassor as qr^by nieanet be ye act of p'l»» ment And y'lbir it is nocht relevantlie su^ Kumet fra ye act of pMiameiit de ptna temer^ jurantium That James Gordouu being ane uaiked wiitintr inlercomnioner is no trce» passor It is cleir out of ye dftinitiuun of wit- ting interconimonin|i;; allegit be my lord ad* uouat in ye dittay viz. that allenarlie kna«r« iiig that the p^icis with q'm he intercommon- (id warrebellis lie intercom inoned with tbame iior to niak ony intercomiiioning a eryme and such a cry me as be the lawis of the cuntrey. ar puneischable be death Nocht only moaft ihay be prcsupponet that ve intercommooer knew the rebeJiis to be rebellis hot also that knawiiig tlianie to be rebellis befoir the aft of ' intercom moning cif the tyme of ye same he had a frie will and intentioun to iniercomniona with thame For of the law of all 119] y'foir in respect of the cubrik beiringonly falset and that in law ndirica dat interpretationem . statuto. Mascardus de generaii interpre- tatioue stalutornm et ostendit mentem statueii- tiom dicia conclusione. And that statutes ar to be interpreit nc»n secundam rorticeui ver- borum l>ot accoirding toUie rubrick and vni- uersall strayne of law and reasone precipuc quando se([ueretur absurd urn. Mascardus ibidem <Sadem questione temeL*antie. Thuir can never be interpreit ignomnce qolitlk in law and sen's can nevir iiupoirt ane cryme quod consistit ex voluntate et ad'cctu et dolo malo. As is constant be all the cnmiiud edittisofye law in the 27 and QQ buik of the Dip^csts q'in the hiiili matter of crymes is contcined and almost in everie title and everie paragraphe dolus mains data opei-a cnimus affcctus |)ro|}o&itum volunlas i'raus ar re qiiyret and repel tit, Itistiket be Mr. Thomas Niculsonc to the last alleil^eance proponct be Mr. John Nisl>ett andchietiiciu furtiiicatioun of that poynt y'of ancnt the interprctiitioun of the particle (or) to be vndei-stuid as ^i\' it war the particle (and) and that temeraritie in the act of 'parliament is to be conioynet with wilfull error and partialitie It is allcii^et that nuther in law nor cvin in the actis of parliament thamesc^ltEs is the saniyn ane impropriat signilicatioun stran^^e or nucht fiudabic nut in l;iw hot in. ye contrair for es- chewing of civill danf^eris in matters of guidis or heritage 'i'he particle (aut) or (vel) is in- terpreit and tane for the particle (and) et As chicflic in Ltge 57. s. 2. ad TrebL'lli.'mum se- natus-coiisultiim |Kn*peto de te vxor charissima turn inorieris hereditateni meam rcstituas filiis nieis vel vni rorum vel neputibus meis vel cui volucris rcspondi (inquit jurisconsultus) inter iilios siilistitutione commissa factum videri. And yit be ye woirds y'of to witt * vel* thair was powm" gevin to l eve the heritage to aue of ihnme us also Lege CAh ff. de verb^rum significHlione in e\)»res tornies sepe ita com- juiratuni est vt coniiincta pro disiunctis rccipi- nniur et e contra disiuncta pro coniunctus nam cu^n dif'itur apu<l vcteies ai;-natorum <^ntiliiim- (juc pro separatione accipi ac cum dicitur super {K:cunia tnlela ve sua. Tutor sepa- rutim sine ps-cunia davi nnn potest, iind also liege 't. Cod ice de vcrbdruin el rerum sig- iiiiioatione ilii in«liiis itaque nobis visum est inquit imperator omni huuismodi vorbo citato coniuiK'tioncin aut pro et accL'pl vt videutur copujatiuo inodo esse pn Inla qucmadmo- dum in iiiterdicto quod vi sut rlani coniiinctio (aut) fM-o (et) apjKTtissiiii;^ est pouita. In q*ik cait'ts for civile res}H?ctis ll.-c inipmpriatioun or the w ord (aut) is in vse Ai;(l \ airfoir far rather aucht ye samyn to haif place in this caice qr' wiUiout tlle!^anlyn the act of parliament in the wordis of ten sera ritie can nocht reosaue ane iiiterprptatior.n accctiniing to law and cqnitie And yat ihe wt>rd (^r) cvin in sindrie aciisof p'liamcnt dois not so sep<rat the words bctuix quhilk it is put as that thay snuld have (htitrent sens' in substance Jt is cleir oat of the act of ^'i;a.n<mft ^^^ qf» ^^^^^ ^q g^st dittay waa ISl] uptm « Pr&crn of Eirer* coDtrollablie observct and inaiitcnet l»e aU 'i* wry ting ^potie the caicc rif comuiis* A.D. \6%\, [ISt of crytnes autl luvw tiie same are pu BewcJKwble ' It k cletr iliat in cnmes ilie pu- B«]«cbliient qr^of is corporali quhld<ler capitall or not l*liat i>c»/t^ that is ,the frie will and itit«uttoart of ye eomroittcr ia r«qi»iret As tfi the grittesi of all crymes in Crimiiie fese iiiaie«Uti$ per totum tituUim tf. ud Lep^fTn » JuJiam Maiestaiiit ihair is ever mtuiiuim maid of Dole Bot chicflie Lt^re 4 . foc/mi tUuh ' BDeut supplting of reirellis q1k caice in the same ivith oures And rnair iVi ciusve opera dolo main Uostes popiili Hnnmai couicatu armis tdis eqiiis pccunia aliave qua re adjuti erunt ct nisi iniervenerti doJus in cofiinu»&icne cri- mrnis reos onlinarla pena non est punicnduij Julius C'larus Practica Cltoitiiilifl f . tinali quest. 8-1 nutn. 1. Antonius Gonilsius variaruin resO' lutionuQi Totno. 3, De lioraicidio nuui. 13. €*rimen eiiim commimutu «iae delo quanq^m itl sit materialiter quod revefa es§et erimeu si ad fuerit dolus in quo consistit forma et essentia criiiunia cosiissi qua enminis Me tamen doli CDmmissum coaiuittieiiti uti'quam imputatur dnUm attteni adeiie dicitur si voluntas eonimit- leodi cniiieti vel d^ietiim reus Jiabuerit, Lege ^.Cod. dcHicani$ ibi Ri quis sine animo occi- ^IpMli occiderit eum nun puniri. et Lege 14. tV. ^^nr/i 11)1 Divus Hadrianus in hec verba HBRripsit in male ficiis voluntas spectatur oen txitiis, Tbe reaaoiib qr^of is ge\iii lie Fhart. que«t. 87 inspeciione prima num. 5, Quia sine dolo et tinimo di liuqivenrli delictum tion Qommillittir et^ ne€ pnniturf non commi^lUur iiiquit quia animus et proposirum distin^uunt mabilcia et in dtJictis et malefk'iis vttluntav •pectatur et non exilu"i. And uTuiidis bimselff vpone expn^'s JrnTis*as Lesfe 1. § 3. If. nd Legem €ioroiiliAm de Hicariis Ibi cum qui liominf^m si non oecitlcndi animo a<Uiiistt absoh i k*et \f^^^ ^I3a, in priudj»io f^^ furtis. ibi qui iniurie causa jaooaiii elftcgit qnanivii^ iode per alios res amoti gust oon tcnetur furti nam maleficia totuntas et prepositum delin- quentis distingutinl; et capile ebm voluntate de Miitentia exoommuniiUktioum cum vohmiate et pfopof^ito mrilolicta distinguuntnr excommuni- cationi.4 senlentiiKm non inciirrit qui e\commu< nieuto in his qui ad a1i«ohtti(mem vel nhas ad ammse »«dnrrni pertinent in loctitioue pai ticipai Licet etiam alia %'ert>a inridentc!r intrrponat. ita sentii* 3iiutM:hiu>« de Arbrtrariis Judicium t'iiHui^ii. num. t» l>um ait veram ei divinam «Kie omnium sentontiam iletirtum *ine dob* non puniri And th.it mvca du rrquixitione duli in «fimmibu«i is so inlair^^cd be all tlie doctors that Ibay IkjUI it mm quhtifr it is protiitit l»e ooy statute simplV 'I'bat \e eommitter of the cry me saH bc> puneisrhc-t m.* death. Etsta- liunm intf^lbi^ecidum si delictum sit dulo com^ Iftissum qnii* sitatuia reeipiunt intiTpretaiionem passiram a Jure communiuequis damnum in* liebitc patiniur. glosea 10, l^ge. 2 Cod. de Nox. act. Jas. Lib. in actinmbua num. ^6, if. l>e Litem jurantia Ibi tent,. n!e cou- lrarimi» Idem Jas, in ru^ tie lege nam. 19, el iO. Ant. Gom. Varioniiii reao- lutionum Tom. 3, Cap. 3, onm. 15. Paul de Cas, in rubric. Tit. ff, dc lege num. J9- Alexander ConsiJio 140 num. 4, toIh. £» Et per tolum consilium vbi congnJuit eum qui [josuit oHendiculum ad feiie&tram c&iiaa ca* |)feiMli fbrea noctu aecedentes non teneri de ocdso fd contigerit ahquem vol en tern per so vestram ingredi mediante oflVadicitlo precipi* lem Irtpisum in lerram et mortuume&«»e uoqiioA qui oliendiculuui posutt anuiium occidendj \ habuit. Lt coui>jUo 38, ti>I lo uht con Itiit locum case Jure repr^ > in suo e^^iiiuihuH uoo olmtante - 'taute ad sueoes!»iouem cognatos proximtores in grado quia per hoc non excluditur Jus rfpreteDta-> liontK. Tira. de Jure primogenilorum quear, 40, num. 2^, el B9. Pbarioa. de dehctta carnis, quest. 345, num. QJl, et num. 159. Alias SI statuta interpretarentt»r sequere- tur maximum absurdum : Nimirum quod esor homicidio casuah quod sine aliqiia cul]ta con-^ tigerit quis decapitaie deberet quod ecset vaidd Injquum. Idem Paiilus m Lib. 3, €3od. d^ £pi.s. Audientia Jure secundum iua com- mune statuta judrx interpretare potest quainq'ia ea serfarejitiuverit per eius emm Jutamenluat uon loUitur arbitrium quod ei datur a Jure muk muni dictus. Pauhta in lib. 3. Cod. exqui Caus. in lamia irrogatur vbi ait se istani causain habtii^e de tiioto et i|uendam evasi^ise a pcB» mortis imo verba skituta smit potius impropri* and in civilibus et etiam aUquando pro super* liuis Liabenda quam lerant sensum jure com* muui contrarium et pafiatiir quis damnum in* debite, Joannes Tugona singular, suo 16 mini* 7, Hipp, de Mar. singulnr. suo 640 num. 5^ Ergo niulto inagiii in criminalibu^ ne quia damnum vite indcbitum eiusquc dispeuditmi pat ia tur. Turn autem maxime stati^ta crimifiibtifl |jcnam capitalem imju^n'^n'm viinnJiciter sine vita do!i meutione i » a Jure comrautii teeiperedt^i , i»"llii:antur mode crimen dolo sit commissum, quando sta* tuta hi^ verbis vtnn tur, ne quis audeat vel pre-* liiunat, verba autem audei^ vel presumere no* turn animi et voluntatis presupponunt, PhaH. in quest^e 87« num. 33. et audere vel pr«- »uriiere ex alicno ^ecunda t>arte pru^sump* tionum Num. '^ nihil aliud stgniHeant quam prt*«»um|»4ive et suprrhe aliquid agere att* ihoritate pi .:< niptn sujKTtom amho- ritatem ; * clium et supercilium ia animo et lo.iiinuit iiiibtnt. Ita AlexV Coa^ <filio l!23. num. 9. vol. 4. ifor ony stafule er ncl ^9 fxrmpt* e,rQtta The act nf nulJuiTaeiit ini anno 1592 aganiH inter* . bt'iring*^ tliaiseword^ That naue p i iik'Tpone-' hand ayer most be u'idenitand to speik of'^ crymej* committed an mo tt pntpoUlo tom* { mttteutii or ell is the said is aetis sal be eoa« trair fo the commoun taw that puneischet na ci-ymes capilallie bot crymes eommiltit off ^ wilK and tniiutioun And also ye saidis actiy sail be conlrair to thameselms and imply aue oontradiottcmii m tlie commitler of the Hyj " 5$CnARLlSn. Pt^etedhgiagdhntAteM.SUiraniotheri, [Ifl €ryme ^f tbfty tta\ he vnAlnUud of theaee ^uha coitiDiittis aay allegit t^r^me " ffiDe proposito et animo dttincjueuJl'* quimo zit thay a^ieik only of ibtas« quba sail presume or tak rpone h»nd to commit the crynie That is quha conl#mpniikijf the ^upreame amijoritic in vair myntJis Qttempllito doein the contrair or ye ■ame and ta (wrtietrat ye «ii^rae forbidden quhilkis lua quatiteis Ttz, to commit any alledgit ei'yme ** sine ajiinji> commiiiendi,'* and to cominit the same ** animo presiimptuoso et legeiii spernente** ar oocht compaiiWe "' eotlem tempore el actu." And nocht only of the law is this intentioun callit doin* he the doctors naikedlie requiret to intervene in ye comuiis' fioim of ony crime l»ot the same is so stricllie ezmctii and link it to thai gif be s<ime gross i>eg:gUgt^nce el lata com mitten tis culpa quod crimen ridetur committJitur, |>cDa iameu oriii- Daria com mittens puniri no n potest quia puni* endiis venirct si ex propositoatlmittniiir crimen ^uanqnam enioi in ci%ilihu& bita culpa doio eqtujpareiur non tamea in criminal ihii^. Lib, T* n. de sicarits. Ant. Gom. dicto capilulo 3, Num. 15 versii ; iroo qucMl ma^iu est quamrili hotnicidiitm sit comoiissum lata culpa, ifan. titulo de homicidio quest. 1^5 § 1. Num. 92 et 45 Lata enim culpa non est dolus verus Bed presumptus. Julius Clarus y dc homicidio Nutia.4. Minochius de arbitrariis judiciis eas. 352 Num. 12- li'arin. dicta questione 125, Num. 45* In the ^\hi1kii places the doctore a.6irmes Crime^i sine dole rommissiini non ordinaria sed iniliore pcna pleclendum etiamsi mrlstt lata culpa, dolus enint in tlubio in de- lictis non prelum itur scd semper vrget pro reo genemlis presumplio^ ft ea actiia in- lerpretatio fiat ne quis incidat in delictum Math. Matbei sing, suo 110, Ja9, in lib. hoc Jure Col. peoa vltima versa S. fallit ff, de »ctiaoibus Bart in L. 7. ff> de sicariis et in Lib. ti adultenuro turn ince^ta § iidem impe- ritores, ff. de adulteriis tenet abquando in delictis nollo modo puotri lataiD culpam et difitiuguit iuter chmina et ddieta quis prtnei- paliler in altermn committuntur vt bomicidium ua quibu5 ait Latam culpam eirtraordinaria puniri poese pena, et inter delicta que per- •oiiam aiicuius principaliter non respiciimt vt est stuprura incest urn et Jn nVo cast) ctmver* satio cmn bauito ; in quibus delictis ait BartoK L^tam culpam nulliitenns puniri. QucMiauteni de delictis capitaliter punieudus dictum est re- qoiri voluntatein et propositiim delinqucndi sauo sensu est inCelligeiidura ; lia vt voluntas •it libera et nou caacta neque vi neque itietu iufcto; justo nitnirum qui in constautiiisrtnum nomtnem fadere pHest, voluntas enim est mavr oogente ad aliquid non irai- Un uduui.hoc est non faciendum vel tacitndum : Cnp, 10. Cas* 15* qu€»t, J a Uccreti 2 parte Pn>inde si quls vi co«mHus f^ ti "' iiti jiuitn aJiiTuid tecerit vel per- «ttr riau tuuto hanetur in civihbut» et in cuiMitii«iiii>a« } precipue in ils criminalihus altaiyi pcriNIOftm principaliter non res- |pn> ttOtt crimine ii«hbetur vt in civilibas passim baWri est : per UHtoi titulum fi\ De eo quod metus eau^, ei qu< vi et vi armata; »ed precipue in L^ege Cics tf. de publicis vbi cum Cetsar insutai Creten locarcl Legem ila dixerat : tie qui preter reilemptorem [tost i*tiis martia*^ cDtcm e: insula Crete Ibdito neve ejcimito ueve avellito j* cuiusdam navis ante idus martias et»tif ouusta ex porti? Crete pfoferta vento relata in] portum eiTit, dein iteruui post iduj* l^larcir-^ profecta erat, coniudebatur ntini contra Le;^ factum quod post idus Martias ex uisuta C cotes exiisise viderentnr: Hesponsum socuil^' dum casum propositum viiieri non contm Legem factum; ideo quia relatus erat niiutx ternpt^tate, et sic in Lq^era latam commits coactus involuntarie autem hoc*, est concts voluntate commissa non punicntur. Gl Gotbofred. in dictam Legem. Ergo intil raagis in criminalibus quoequis vi relju»to c^Hctus ill Legem cominillit vel statutuns non puuiunttir quasi contra statutiim facta : sis statutum prohiliens rem mobilem alienari sub pcna in forensem Lacuna solum habet in alienn- dcme vohintaria non necessaria, Clarus tiuali quest. 82. staL 2. Num. 4. sic reccptatoribits coaciiSf recipientes banitum noii voluntarie sed coacte quia plures sunt banii " simul et eis erpellere non potuissent sine periculo pena aliqiia non punitinlur. Ita Barard. in add. ad Clarum quest. 90. Num. 46. ibi ait tales receplatores non teneri bamlo« in doiJio relinqtiere et recedere, Justus autem niettts ^ est et talis qui in constantisskmom boniineift eadere pot^t : Est terror armomm etiatn absque eu quod arm a habentcs iis wti fuerant. Lege 3. \ qui armati 3. ff. de vi eft vi armata. Alexander Consilio Lib, 5 coa^ si ho 156 Num. 3. et Lib. 3. Consilio $8* Num. 2. etiam absque ulla comminatione vel percus^ioue ^ufiicit terror armorum. AleiC^ ander diet. Consiho 98. Num. 3, Kt quamvi^ qui cutn armis accessit amja de|K»*^ suerit : Glossa in diet, § qui armati, et Alax ^ ander diet. Consilio Num. 5. Sufficit eiiim^ inquitdictus Al^^ifander Num. 4. et 6. ibidem,' solus limor violenlie infereude ut sit iusti raetus modo subsit Justa causa propter quacn futuram violentie impressionem timere de- bemus licet violentia neque fuerit secuta Imo tiequecomminata ; non enim debet quis periculo extremo sese subjicere: vnde Barard I supra cilatci receptatores banitorum eos fie 11 at coactoa qui banitos cunti plQre« simul receperuot eos expellere non valentf sine periculo. Item de Jure deterii>iu»tum est, qutMldicatur metiLs Justus, hoc est viri con* stantiasimi quando subest metus mortis vel met us cruciatuB corporis Alexander Lib. £1, CO nsiliorum, Consilio 99. Num. 3. L, sed el fii 3ff. ad Legem aquiliam, Ibi et si metaEA quis mortis furem occiderit. L. 3 § d«cimo C quod metm; causa L. 4. Cod,4.odem L. 13 d« trunsttctiouiljiis * tbi set) talem metum prubare oportet qui salutif Hrel perioulum vel corpus cruciatum cgnhneat, L. 7. Cod« de lits qut» ^i mctusuecau^ gesta iaQt» ibi tovtruineiiium si id« iricuio ■ upom a PtactMi cf EmiT^ i^. IX. \6%u [lia rnetu nioHit ¥«! cructatu corpom eitortum. ilftrthdua diet. L. 3. § an i , tf. de vi el vl amiata. A nd y'foiV klx s din^ lo llic lawis and ti^tittioaeis oi liaclo'rs addiicet heirtoftiiir nil n^ifn^uig wilb e(]uitie and rea- aotie 110 ij!i - >« And thiiirfuir uochH ye wftling II Flinty lyheUit agnnis Jamei 'Gordoun \\\v Tust |Kmncll can b« eatiinatto be ano crytiN^ (Mini'iKrlmf>le l»e death or to cuni vutler ye a^nipus of the act of p*Iiamt*nt f^uist mtercoininonem itiflictiujj;' vpunc thame bo pwnisrhment of deathe cicepl it be Iv- heWti und vtider^tuid that a6 be wa*; anc vvit- liiig iotercnmmoiier so he was aae^vilful inter- eonimoner Tbat \k qubanr be intercom moned he I hafle atie ire wilt and lutenttonn Fncuactit in Iha doi n i^ of the eaiiie The p» iin rl lis assyscria ia a9(ioy[z4jing the said James Gdrdoun from WttJiig interoomiiioiiing lies naitayes acquit ■oe tf«8{Hiiaouf« agatnca the act made 'againes intercommoutQg and thairfoir are I not sdcbe asHysouriii a^ftiaes quhorue anc relevant dittay f pone the act of parliament '* dt: pena tetuere litiganttiim snper assysam'* Icstt be rdevantUe lyUelUt for acquitting Itlie said Janit-a Gordonn of ^jttiugr in- ' tercomnionin^ The said qualtfie of witting being vndi^rstuid aa in the dittay distinct frutn the qu.iliite of wilftill intercomtnoninKT "nd I i^ittiout the samyne vnless my lord aduaca.t would conjoyne the aaidis tua qnulitieii lu ihcy artobe conjoynit in the act of p'linment for albeit they be conceived in ihe same dis- junctive zit ttey ar to be vuderaiuid copulative oe atalututn feratsensiimjure c^mmuni con- ^^tratiutii et fubi ipsi. In quhilk caice gif the ' act of parliaipent i$ould be vnderstuid co- pulative ns of c<{uilie it aucht to be and the dittay confiuiue thairto carift wiUing:Ue and Vrilfi!" - '? » hf Heini thai the quulilie of in- ter< ' uiUuHit? was njiutiye^^ proven to the ^ . - - .> James Gordo unes depqcsitioun and circunjsNii»ce.s thairof producit to thfc said BMynB But on the coolratr it utiuli \n' schawin cleirbe, tbat out of the aaid u and n^yV waye« out of the g-emt i inptiua cariadire of the refielbs viz. tbiit being' despar I Atlie diiHirdoarit men and haiveing schakiu a(f the feir of G<mI and bi^ ma'iies lawis and liaivein^ tntrrt^rysit ane desperat cours' of ' pf»\ 1(1 doune the cuiintrie be publicl iiost it !£ rncr to Ixi presnmit againea thaiiii' uijii !ii tuvo*re of tin* l^idrrea qubome they acddentalliesurprvst That j^if the letcl^res doe ni»l haivt! conff r*""^ ■ '''■ ^'-^'ne at limir tticiliiijf lK>t preioe i< i \ tberwayet thairinal;i is 'ty attetiipl!; ., ^ ir l>fe Ami also l>y the rel»elliM thaircariudge and ' Aair ttm nrt-idttntail «urpryi>efi of Jmnes Gor* doiii ' » the uayse it lall be veritietthat the GordouD foraoy thing that waa m Jo the at^jadrii waa trcwbe fomt and irllit to nay mterooQimoniR^ he had with le rrbeUix and tbat Iw? anejuxt fcir of the ibunifiT of bm lyfe i|iibiik trewbd xntgbt kaive bene ane laftit dainffer gif he had p^reieeit ajr'r to refuis^ to heir thair discourse or to abvd» with ibnme dureing tbair pleaa^r ©r gif *(he bad preiccd to haite gone his way or raisii any hoy and cry to ad? ertyse neighbouris (isfif anjr was astrewtie thair was nane) to hare appre- hendit ihe ri*bellis In respect of thv quhilk alledgance the dittay aa it is declairit la na* waves relevant. Jt is alied^t be Mr. Jo* Nisbett aa prolo- quiior for the pannell that the dittay h nawayi# relevant couciuiding penam temere jumnttum soper asaiaom, vpone the alternative concep- tloun of the act and assumptioun y*upotiu unles it be vndcrstuid joyntlie and copu* lativelie \'tr. that wilfaUie be fauo^r and partiall mtianes and temerariousUe this pauntll ■■ aasysor' hes acquit James Gordoun agatiist noltoV and manifest knawledge Beeaus in law temeraritie is nocbt ane cryine ralea it be tu- dersttiid with a preauppositioun of wilfiilnea and dole q'lk is asseotiallie requyret in all cryinesi aa is at lenth enncet in law and rea* sooe and w^thouttbequhtlk teraerahtie resolre' i|)g' in ane iiivoluntarie ignorance iucidenl to the liest^ can nalher be schwnnet nor pvvnei^ in ajs^ysors quba one yair aitbes ar nocbl obleist to vindicat yair judgment from error hot trom depravation n be partialietie aa at length is schawin in law and la constant b« the 33 act parliament d Jaoo. primi Q^nhair the oath precsry vet to all judges is That thay sail determine all canss^ acooirding to thair cwnning and skill, absque favore odio frauds vel roUire aUquo juxta suas scientias. And y^foir gif yis pannell have delvverit accoirdiog to yair conscience (aa my lord adao<:at hea ac* know leg it) albeit i^orantUe—thay cannocbtbe indytit de teoienirlo \el illicito juramcnto. As the law in the ma'tie spciketh seinp tbay btif done all that was incumlient to thame in yair deutie vpone y' oathe And gif thay had dona vtberwayia without res|iect to thair awb knaw^ lege and conscience, albeit yair delyueraoce war sDppoaet mateiiallie just thay aotild b# teyntid with tbnnall perjurie qMk is only the cry me pwneiBchable in judges in all 1awi« und in the law of ye maiestie k emphatic&llie qualifdt w't the word dtjerant aAd ilhcitum * juramentiini de pena temere jtirantiiim sup«r asfiiaamq'ik an nocht quadrat to ignorance al- beit nevir sac gros' Because no nan is ao bias- phemons as to aw ear tbat he tall not err ign<>- rantlie And thair is ^reatdiiference betuix ana ignorant assyaor and ane fals- assyseorf betuix ifjfnoranceand flilset qlk being the adequat sub- ject of ye act and rubrick being concearcd tbua (anent fds assysores in criminaU cans*!!) nr'iu ihe alternatives ar jovnet, erinceth that they are to be takin copufativelie for other- wayis temeraritie or erroV w'thout wiliuhiet could noobt iinporte falaet in aaiysors becauae ill law nemo tenetur fattti ni^ «ciena et dob malo tl\ ad legem Corneliam De Falsia L« 9 ^ j| et per totum. Et non nisi dolo malo falaom eom- mittenteai crimini aubiungantur. Co^K eodem L. %<>* And b« lbs 17 act of tbe 6 pMrtiamcnt oC 187] S3CHAULES II. Proceedmgiegainai Alex. Blair and aiher$, [128 long James tbe secund officers ami jadges irespassintr in yW otHees wiUuIlie or only {iwneiscliable et imperitia in sc non est de- ictuiD. L. ftiiali fl*. de variis et extraordinarus judiciis: vU per Improdentiam in- ter pretaiurjusticiaiu juris qiue dicitiir stukitia L. si per. imiNTudeutiaiu de evictione et lata cul- pa, c|ualiB est error iuris et iatua-temeritas, iu crimiualibns non equiparatur dolo. Clarus quest. 4. num. 1. precipue vbiagiturde pena cor^iorali, vel infamia. Glossa in L. ac- tionibus in verbis oon etiam ob culpaoi. ff. de ju- ramento ut litem et quelibet causa et le^is I'a- tua temeraria imo bestialis excusat a duio et peoa intamie. Farin. quest. 9 per totura : et Ofunes decores, et oona fides etiam ex rationibus irrationabilibos et tcmerariis cau- ntur : Non solum in iis que sunt a jure per- missa sed etiam que sunt de jure prohibita vt homicidio falso periurio crimine lese maiestatis, ibidem. And tbaiifoirtemeraritie in itself can pot be ane cryme vples it be takin copula- tivelie witb wiUulnes quhilk is snbioynct in the act of p'iiament not alternatiTelie hot exigeli'. icklie as the 27 act of king James ye tlirid p«r. 6 partiall malice or iqniorancie is'takin copii- lativelie and ar joy net l)othe in the rubrick, be- ing conceavet wiltoll and ignorant error of as- ^sors and in the body of ye act notwithstand- ing the designatioun befoir in thaise wordcs partiall malice or ignorance falset or ignorance ar y'eAir joy net in ane word the said falset qubilk is subioynet ef\er the alternatiue of ig- norance or falset and repoitting l>oth et idences that ignorance is taken copulativelie w't par- tialitie and iuipoirtcs only wilfull and partiall ignorance and falsett and noclit simple ignorance end temeraritie quhilk in na law is pwneischable in respect qr' of the dittay can nocht pas to the kaawlege of ane assyse becMie in ane alter- native sense, disjoyneing temerariouslie from wilfullie it is absurd and irrelevant to infer the payne of infamie, against honest men quha hes done consciensciouslic albeit (gifand and nocht grantand) erroneouslie and in ane copulative sen's my lord aduocat will nocht sueir that he nes iust reasone to persen it since he bes dyu's tymes acknow- {egit that (in his opinioun) this panneli hti done iuuocentlie and accoiding to y'r con- science, It is alleilgit farder that temeraritie is nocht relevant] ie qualifeit be the allegit iniquitie of ye panneli is sentence because in law non qucvis ignorantta aut iniquitas temeritas est, sed quando jud(>x rcsistit jurt, actum a jure diserte prohilntuin faciendo, vel eius precepta sine ratiuuabili caua»a negligendo : doctores in cap. dilccto de sententia exromunicationis in sexto i*tqaundo judex constitutionis temerarius ^t violator. Cap. 1. eodem, Et quando sentcntia fertur contra jus constitutionis, non aotcro contra jus litigatoris Cod. quando pro- focare non est incease. L. S. Nee quando enratur in facto et ex causa probahili, quo casa prdato Bun irrogatur pena, et si fulmco gra- Tissimam excommqiucationis ii|iustt strioiieEit. Decretal. De sententia exconmnicatioDis, cap. 48, vbi glossa in verbo . prvhabili affirmat errarc ex causa probabili, qui errat in proba* tionibus dubiis, quhilk the law intorprctis, quando reus non est plene convictus per COB- spirans ti>stimonium aut onmimodam oonfes- siouem facti ct qnalitatcm. Cod. de penis. L. IG. And in the act oi' parliament 1478, q'lk is the grund of the <littay — ^nocbt cverie acquittal of trespassors is qiialii*eit wilfuH and temerarius hot qnhan thair is noCtor nr ma- nifest knawlegeof the trespasser; and noobt with standing yr!of assysors temerariuslie and wilfullie acquittis tliame Qabilk can non qundnrt aganis thir persones impannellit becftus the verificatioun adducet be my lord aduocat wm nocht of the evidence as importeth in tbe k« notorietie lieing only ane qualifeit confrMiaia q'lk cannot be captiouslie diigoynet and ia moir a deny ell than a ooniesaioun acknowtedging the fatal itie of the fact, hot denying* the forw malitie of intentioun. For in law, Notorim est quod set»e aperte in ocuUmi iagerit et noHa tergiversatione et causalione celari potcat. L. sed etsi uu pill us. ff. de institoria et actione. L. palam, ft*, de ritu nuptiarum* L. if. De verborum signincatione. £t doctores ad eas leges : ^t notorium cat euoa oianes sciunt qiuindo nuUus est locos inocia* tioni ct cuius vniverste vicinias populusteatia apt; cap. cum delictis filiis, s. presertim. deorat. dt purgationc canonica : cap. cum scelus caoa prima. Quest 1. Dammoderius in praxi cri- minali, cap. 10. speculator de notonOi per la- tum. £t quando reus ita iu obiecto flagitis deprchensus est, vt vix ca que comiserat Be| suliiciat. Cod. dc penis, L. 16. Et suflicit quod factum sit notorium nisi etiam siut qualitates. Et non suflicit quod eon- stet lejum occidissc, nisi coustet etiam qiml nulla discussio vtl excusatio cotnpetit leio %M minus punii>ndus sit, potest enim- fieri vt ( dtTctM sui defcnsionem. And y'rfoire ye quahteis q^rof the cryme cousistis, viz. . James Gordoun intercommoned wilfullie i wittiuglie of foir knawlege and set pur[ knawing the meittin*^ of the rebeUb ana tiyil* ing with thame for toat efiect was nocht oqa* staut to the assysors be the paimallis oonfts* aiouu or vtherwayis Bot in the contrair Iks panneli James Gordoun excused his material confereuce with the rebcllis, affirmeing pse^ bablie that it was nocht wilfullie Bot as sin- drie vtheris knawin to thame selffis- in the countrey quhair they duell that he was anv* pryset and necessitat be just fieir qui vaimi cuderB in constanlem virum it cannocnt he said that this panneli lies acquit him agahsift { nottor knawlege and evidences. It is lykwayis alledgit be the said Mr. Ib'e as pro'r tor the panneli that the dittay is ea- way is relevant as it is dcclairct be my loid aduocat insisting only against this panneli iir acquitting Jam(» Gordoun of intercommoBiHff wittinglie because y'r can nocht be a dittay i error bot ibr acquitting ane uottor tresps of a cryme as the act bciris quhilk is the | 8 129] Up«m a PrMtti of Error. KH. ifiSl. riao wi the dltf^: Bot sa it U timt int^rcotnriKiniii^ wit: ' ' ; itiiQi takitt abstrecUie ironie >ei|ya- tit: [»A9t Ira is nut a cfjnie ftnd id 144} vtrha mmt. That tuuie presume or Ulkl vpoDe band to recept !fuppli« or iDtercoromci Ciueae Marie: pari. 1535* act. GO, tcrba tunt^ iuckucii4 Lu dio betvl being Htirpr^^ci ^vitb a ) tending to fiteir liie ht^arti^ of subieclis to iBUitilutle ot rebiHIiaqiiliimie Umy ktitw : And noiwitltfcttiniling ihn^ knew tliame may inter- teioe with ^eiterHU dbcourse and ar nocLt DbleLH tn imtot tliaine wilbisullaitnes and si- lence and be a ftKilisb nyccfirs to tentor yair Ivves And ni la^v wilfumes beiog-lheessennail AfacAce »f all crynwa cannot be sttp^ieat A^Ome thattie without irretevancie and absair- ditie. Ciiifii lualHicia propo«itiim ot volunUi!9 di8tin«(Uit : L. ({iii tntnrie* fl'. De furtis In- •tittUioiijhus de obli^ttonibtis t And in :i)l llie rrimin:dl cdtcti^, and iDtordictis of the law nnd prmj^matikis and itatuiifsof all nationes dole and wilJ is evir requyret and pwueinhct in crymca. I>e furtis, L* 1, ». 3, f bi iVaiis. L. 5J vbi Toiuntaa et prmtoattunif L. 47, s^ 7, L. 2d, •. *l. librani- la, L, 5, s, Q. Vbi dolus malus. Titulo, si is qui nenti) Liber jusaus erat corapissc abquid liminarm rerba sunt si dolo [italo. ff. de y\ Ixmorufy raptonim vbl dolus mnliis pa«i- •im. l^% «. 8 ct % L. 4^ a. 4» ff. De in- cetKliis el roinaf vbi didtta inulua in fronte «dioti ; et liluji ibidem. L. 3, s. 7 ct 8, vbi Mientja tt priidentini et L. 19, b. 1, vbi data opera, fT de ininriis. L, ^^ i. vbi afteetus ex quocrimeD conutslit, L. 11, vljt do|ii!4, s. do esli-aordinaniscrinHiiibua %'bi ilaU opera. L. 4, 9i miDius. L. 7. tf. De sepukhro vj^daiu, vbi d#liia tnalua in Fronte edict). fH. i>i? prevarica- tione, vbi notio verbi importat doltim. i\\ ad Lii^em JidiMin tnaiestaus. I>. 1, vbi dolus de^ litiitionem uiKreditur. L. 4, vbi quater rejie- titor. ff. ad Legem Juliam de odulteriis vbi acicrttia et dMu nmio jiin^untur. L. 14. vbi Cunvilinna et dolus raaUis: ad Le^em C'ornc- liBm de fiic^ariia vbi tlolua nia]tii» in iniuo; ant- muB, s. 9 ; vobuitas, L. 14t fiiH>nk% L. 10. ad Legem Cnmeliani. d« folaia, per totals g, ad Legem Juliani d« Annona. £t ad iJfmtx Ju- liam de peciiflatOi ct ad Legem Juliam de »a* critopiiis, povtm. Et ad l.x><^em Juliara di* pla- gianw, vbi srieiis et dob mailo. L, 6, t. 9, Et I iuniu aid ienaitii9-rmisultuni Turpilianoriim. L. 1 vbi mm^% »emper apectantbi, 9. 3, el 5. et in mmmib^Bm iot«nticriadc»lfisantintelligitiir,aiit ex> fntelllir : *r qnnrum bononini ne vis *iat, Stc, ^d Aeliumat q'lk is rrimen gcmerkum H mlu mpm^m^ ^hair ye occurence of ane stmnge caioB qaadtvtis not to ony perticular faw i« defyntft <* pea- dolum.'* ff. 47. »it. yO. de stel- lioiMtu, et eodice, iiadera litulifl supra citatift* MarcvM Otafiiaf- Cooalio 88, wiinc«»<«9 that ye ^j% «f |nngraietlce» sgainti crymes, et a/r- €^€t the recTeptingof baukf},issp^l4Jt30a menU^ Of frtlflillie. And in otire awin aetis of p^lia- :««nt doilfia or \\dfu)Bea li ayer ejq»re9sft or iinplyit in woii^is, deaotttiig it aa (ihat nane presume or tak vpone band) ** qusc veHia sup- [«oniint doltt)0»/' Ginrba C-on!*trio 28. Quest. m\ FarriBiymii. S8. V ' ' c«dii fi, 1667. act. 5U Tliat naneiY-c or monteine «r tryst tfi rtjfrt e#t«et : thu u-niu la ^mpbalick iJiipoirtiog wiU'iilaca, J<iUi. e, par, l&»i, act VOL. ; haitred qubilk implyi? ane wilful inttiulj Jacob. Ct 1364« act 'l29i verba mn(^ cod ten tuouadeclyneing of bis bienes judgement H that nana sail presume nor take vpone band And in tbe act 130, eodetn parliamento verb oadem et act 134 eiirsd pariiamenti veH 6. patliatiieoto 10. act 10. verb ^^ 54. parlia. 6. act 17. verhu j ttHieeiiitJBHaaBmg^ trilluHie: Jacubi i* par. Cap. 54?%rlm sunt that oane raifie ane fray in tlie hoiA wilfulbc: J9ci»b« 1, Parlia. 3 Cap. 37*/) That nane recept or doe fauor to rebel I is wil* fuHie: Jucobi 5. )«r. 3. cap. 5, Anent willul^l tyre raising : Jacobi sezli par. primo actii vi«I ttmo verba eadent: Jacobi & par. 7- octu 97, f That nane recept or doe tauor to relieltiti wit*»l tin^li^ or wilfiillic: Jacolii. 6. par. 3. Aelu 4.6* Agunitt wijfuli umnteyneris of erroniusdoctrioes ' 111 lirif* Jat obi 6, par. IS. Actu 164. verba suni* \ ' Ml* that recepts or interteneia lilting* ij' piene jesuilcs : be all qubdk allega/* j Ifooes It is evident that ncknUa sine doio tt \ htniatein nocbt an eryine £t accipit-nda i semper ^cientia eias qui piH>hLberi piJit^t ; ft d^l nuiiiabbussectiuuibus ; L. in dilictiii; Caitfluii; <1# aii\ilinin prestante ^lost delictum ubi sinemer et j dolose, ar qiiaJitei^ necessr'lio requyret im\ criinine receptatiums. And v^lbir it is cottstan^l tiT.tt miercommouLD^^ willinglie without ye qua«* bte wtifull caa^ uucht be tbe ground oi* an dittay Nor the ^eqi tilting of i wttiio^Hef the ucquitttLig of ane trespassor, ani] \it€ u[TOtiiid of tbe diiiay of ern)r jlnd the al- tei native coneeptioun of the act cannr^citt ito<* [lorrt thai lulflipminonin^ wktinglie uithoufj wrHullie issiJM^Ktt to lyle p^teis of ansea-- pitall cryirie becaii«:tlie quabieia witttngfie in^ ] wiifullie ar to be takin compicxe as tliay taktn in all criminall atatutis, and the impro^ < priatioun of ye disinnctiue is mair vsnale aitd J to]lerab)e Ibau the barbarua ab^urditie that j aonld tnsew vpone ye takin;,' of tbarne separ*] ateHc viz. thai ane cryme sookl be niiboat iti}| 1 and iotenttoun and tfiat Wahn* Hat and otbet gutd subiactis, becaas ihay hati intereoitt* moned witttiiglie being tsurjiryset am) lorcet m to doe for feir of yair lyvcs sou Id be lyable ii| eafHtall gitilt and puueischment aeetog aliitiilei ptmientm facta capitaliter requh^nl «k>litni| \ vtmm ii eius naentio non fiat : £t multo magii ^ qnando impoaitur pena pro eo quod de Jura comuni mm est pttnibile; aa intereommmiinjf with rebellis ; Et quando de dolo aliqiio moflo rit , mentio. As in the act of parliament be way of altenmliver Far. quest. 90 Num, ^'2. vsqn^ { ad. $a. Et inteUigenda sunt statula pe* cundum meutem atattientium. IViascant d« generaltslatutoraminterpretatiorie; concluston« j 3a. Num. 4. q1k \& argued be (tie motive and end of tbe legislatonr e\pre«!s»ei io Ibe alaiateft As in tbe present caice, the reprcsaing of re- bellis be taking' from th&me all manteoance and comfbrte qnhuk is not prtiiMifct be iorr k 33 CHARLES II. Proceedings against Alex. Blair and others, [132 that he was violenced ia his stay with thanM Quhilk asseveratioun of the pandell beios^ pro« bable in the generail and in the particular se- cundit widi tlie declaration of some of y* number ancnt the violence vset be the rdwlni in schootint)^ the durris and kei|iiDg' in James Gordouu sould haue preponderat ony slender and remote presumptiones adducet be my lord aduocat to infer the qualiteis foirsaidis. Quim in criminalibus probationes debeant esse luoa meridiana-clariores L. iinali : Cod. de proba- tionibus qus reperitur canonis causa 2. quest. vltima capite sciant And some of the best criminalists maketh scruple to condempoe vpone presumptiones albeit yaur war nevir so niony and pregnant Etiamsi essent mille } Paulus. de Castro : quia presuroptio non en Veritas sed veri similitude And q'as the dittay qualifeis the error of ye senteooiL be tne notorietie of the qualitie wittiuglis and that James Gordoun confernt with ye rebellis knawing thame to be rebellis and ISlj occasirmnH intercnnimoniiig'. £t iutelligenda sunt statuta uiagis secundum intentionem quam funnalitatftm verborum. M ascard. Con- c'hisione prima. Num. 9. Et secundum jus conimune,Consiiio 2. per totum;utrationabilem seusum cuutineant et ne videantur statUentes ea ex abnipto siatuisse, etiamsi essent verba impropriand : ut ne absurdum contineant et non Judaice secundum corticera verborum, sed ))otius secundum veritatem quam rudem fig>u- ram statuti. Et ne quis inda>ite daroaom par- tiatur ibidem et nulla juris ratio aui equitatis Iteni^itas patitur vt quoe salubriter pro vtilitate honiinum introducuntur duriori interpretatione contra eonim commodnm producamus. ff. de lecribus ]. 25. Et |K>steriores legfes ad priores pertinent vhi ogitur de interpretatione. L. 25. ibidem. Et in le^jem committit qui verba am- ]4lexus contra leges nititur voluntatem. Cod. de Icgibus. L. 5. et exempio graue est ita l^troncs requirerc et innfx^entibus liat pericu- liim : Cod. de his qui Latroncs &c. L. 2. in ilnt;. And y'foir since the common n law anjij that thay could nocht half acquit him of in- roasone rcqnyrrs willull dolll and omre auin law be aue act of kii)S>: James the first pari 3. cap. 37 puiieisches will iill recepting of rebellis, the nileruative conccptioun of the 97 act of king James the fiflt his 7 ]>arUament cannot be takin striollie in a Judaik construction as the law spcikis dcboirding from the commoun straync of law and of all crimmall statutes Aiitt the dittay iiassini'i' frame the qualitie wil- f iillie is altonriddcr ii-rorefaiu and may quadrat alsAeil aspunis Walter Hay and the maist hrivnll suliiectcs in the land as against the most gdiirio inlorcoiiimoneris. It i^ fHnler cikit for the pannell be Mr. John NisIk t thiit the diltay is nawayis relevant qua- litt'in<r the pannell tu half acquit James Gor- doun wilt'iiiiis and tcmcmriowie be the al- ledgot iiuqultie of the sentence Decaus thair verdict is iK^cht fals and temerarius hot weill and warr.iutablie ddy^erit In sa far as the ciyme, y'of James Cordoun was acquit being inter- commoning consisting nocht only of confer* f'nce with rebellis hot of a wilfull associatioun with thame of foir knowle<1ge be try sting or Ttherwa> is as is constant in law and be the itraine of the act of parUament and it being re- mitted to this pannell to try quhidder James Gordoun had intercommoned wittingUe or wiU linglie thay delyuerit that he was free of inter- coinmoning wi&ullieorwittinglieoffoir knaw- ledge of yr' meittin^ or cumming ffor ony thing that was provem My lord aduocat to quhonie it was mcumbent to prove not only conference witli rebellis hot thequaiitie y'of the cryme ccinsistis baveing adducet nathiug to astruct it and it nocht being constant to thame- sclflis in yair own knowledge but the contrair in the generall that many guid subiectis in the places qr' thay duell hes* bene inveglet in con- ference with rebellis without ony disloyall intentioun or practise and ye first pannell viz. James Gordoun disarowing vpone his greiC tercomnioning wittinglie In respect of ya verificationes aducet by my lord aduocat and that it was not deny it be James Gordonn that he spake'wilh thame and at that same tyma knew thame to be rebellis It is answeirtt that yair meaneing in' acquitting him of intcrcom- moning wittinglie was not that tliay said that ho knew nocht the rebellis but that thay fand him ftie of intercommoning wittinglie aa h is takin in the-act of parliament in ane copuli^tiTa sens' with wilfullic and as it impoirtis a vdiiii* tar ingadgeing in the companio of rebellis of foir knawledge knawing tliame to be rebeHia And the occasioun of yair meitting qlk is tba only meaning of the act of parliament and of v' delyuerauce conforme qr'vnto the coonsdl jies dismissed without censure sindrie chal* lengit for reccptinff knawin rebellis Aad namelie ane Prat and his assolzeit thame of y 'r reoqiting wittinglie or wilfuUie becaus tfaey war Burprysitand could nocht resist thame And ^'ras the error of ye sentence is ag^praraled in respect that vpone the sole declaratioun of ye pannell they naiff acquit thame and oon- sequentlie done quhat in thame lyis to infeil and emancipat all men to intercommoun ypoiit . hoipe of passing frie vpone thair awin deda^ ratiouu that yau* intercommoning was fortute and against y'r will It is answerit that albAt the pannell had nodit dedaret and asserent bis innocencie thay micht haif acquit him The cryme and the essential qualitie of it BOcfai bemg provin vnto thame. Quia actore mm probante ahsoluitur reus. Aod nothing baiog vset to verifie the cryme hot bis awin dopo- . sitions quhilk he qualined confessing intetcom* moning with the qualitie of fortuite and na* cessitate quhilk exniattis ye cryme and impltoet^ lie denoitted in nis depositiyones be thaiit wordis that they come to him to his awin riot and was yair liot half ane hourflb' and had bo discourse hot of ye lane of ane pistolet quhilk Mthe in his depositioncs ony oommerce with . he refuisetand tliat they come to ye hoasaq'r Iktme and pobnctlie in judgement afirmeiiig* he was at nyne iio'is at night bodin botlit >ttM upon a Proceu 0/ j t5fm:*;\vltli ^TTinnnnM and ivith the iiumWrthiit K» ^lioutdiinrrer oppose iKame All <J'ii uices iih|K»rtetli surprysi? aiul rioltiwcii i el iiuius nif'tus qui poleiil liilere m oolistaiitem virum : q*lk hequalitie»J^'Vfk'r ex- firesslie in judgment nffirmeinqf vpone Uh ^rii aatlie that ye lUtrris wjir schoit anti y*ihir txmi'csisii) qi)ftl»fica|JH hod Mhh ^cinili, Balet. L. 1. DurtK 43. Coil, rie confessio. FariQ. Qufst iW. iitMti. 149- et 16a. Mt precipu4» in ii^ vpee noil ftirii jurccomnnirii prolitbita ncc Jia- Cent contra sejnti • ■ ■• ^ -f qnando ^dlilas atite j bus vel (Ifesiimptiombus ; 4.^,.. . ..u,^. ;.,>ii conKtal *le ddictifiqiiafii per conlHsioneni. Q'lk co«- diliones qtjjKJdraiUs jire^uanttie to thf» present caicc the qualitin of the surprv&e litin^' i>ro- Imble in the ^^encrill, tind kimwln to hoirt* ucne incident to n; ^udiectisuud in tlibcaice ihecrymcbi . nl no vrhrrwayis against the pRnndt nor he hh awio conr«i^imni ami the iledar:i(nKiii of puinie!; vponc oalhe fnay lie Riit^ ' ' . .' and informarive to as- sy sonj <'d waiTanlnble be judges i.d ijn*b'iiniuri) innncentiam OHe in aninio <5onsiseit. Be ibe law oi God Exodi. cap, 22. vt*r-'' - ■i-^-tino de furtis Hcfutcr. cap. 21. de c» r cap. 6. verMi 1% ije uxorc kus- jK<-,_ l» Mk? t'ivilelaw per tertwm in L, tbrtr. ?. /T. de his qni nntantnv in- Jamia ', • crbn innoccmiam : et Decins 16(S ; nil; :::,• i,i -•':r,;.|M;ii iJ ;.•',., r:i (iinil ITei €Uni jtlf,ii:r Lit'" ; (jinu tlrju'insrsil iny s ,ib ariimo ttatuf juramentu vm% de cuiu» anirno dnht> tatar; L. 1. C'od, <le iirani<i et ahis ah eo citatjit. ICt GfrvttiB Lib. 2do obnTvatiouum cntp. loo. Im m cafnerd judicatura rcrerl, Anrl fjuhair as the painmtliR inlcrconimon'mfr ^i^. Sumr"* Uordoun is ng^ravatit in thai he advt»r* l*risrd nofbt the wrXrol' ye scliyre of y' being- in the cunt fit' that he hiui nn licence to inter- mm mo u n u I » ' • • ' — f f Vn m h i m e an d h e folhi\red thnnie not vi -I ery It is ans*rit that the viarrnntl , . ut-e of ane s'reffis i*e quyrit quhen ane pai'tie <br *iome caus intend - etb ill riMjfer with rebellis and the irant of nne ^f jot be impnte*! to pairties isnrprv- «it w:ir no necessjitie to odvertis* \\\e niAgifiirtidM ot ye fet»elhx being in the cuntrlc becailA tt WM nottourhe knnwiu that tliey war maTin*^ up and dmm the cnntTie and the fol- lowini^r with hoy and try ik incurabeul tn g^uid jiidg'c« qnhen they ar of that number and pou'fT as they may oTcrtnk thani Lastlte the not ' ' ' " ' ' of rebeltis ar <4ii I'tniu^' quhnir l^t*MM> J.iiJir , S, .,; **;♦ ^^^1 ,j(;_ fjuitt Amiquhnirn*^ luih vittin^-* lieand ot iit.r I u .^^ I ,) .,....,. ikbeeou- ■tont Iw and tobtrvidi'ncit frtirii 111 ^ 1)1 the rebellin ai»4l *Vr. I ourH^ he had with thame and hiK iav ;t K'iir)jiiiiir m\A ios.tavintj with thj !xr, and Ui« ,ir*to hu mi^iit I bo prc- •umit til jctctg' so Fd. 1681. neir home hot of inlcntiouo to interc fhiefiic In the house qr* he utayil hcini; ^nfpe to haive bene the haHwur and ramlcvnu^^ nhvllis. It is ftus^rit that \m 1! i^l bcirin^jtheoccasionuoflhairmeitiny, el and subj^^rt of his oonferenre^ thctuJiu'it r ul the relieihs and ihair eqnijipadLje and funuior with armes thcit^ U»ot hia intcrcommr t lliame was fortuite and |>assitie - ' *' ConsiUo 36, in 6oe Lib. 3, ^ mwiv. Ntini,«4. lU'belluH did non | u^i -jin i»cT nicLuin ant coacte aliquid fadt talis dicitur rebellio psissiua, \i qnando aliquis recppit rebelles qui sunt pinres ut non p««6unt expelli sine pericido. Bald, in L. deHcliii : (F, de Noxialtbos. Fortheoocasinun of intercom- moning^ with thame bis depoailioun bein That it was nocht wittinglie hot he was myt pryset inexpectedlie with yair cumminar wt4<i that thay come to hts close and the house qnhaii he was and the subiect of his conference ileponet U^ him aneni the lane and refui^ of I it the first tyme arg^uesthat he inter I DOcht wittinglie and knawing that iii IV vvLu- to meit and to cum to his close ¥cia|^ 1 It Cimnot be prtsumet that he %VMkl haif tndHti^l ^ered himseltf to no end and vpone no in teti«| tioun of irenttie or accessioun to \air pmcJ tises and the discourse of the rel»eliis th9^ «ecound tyrae in llas«jiewallis overbard b» tlie panncil impoirtelh nocht iniercommoning in the stihiect lei be ye quahtie of wilfullie or utttin^lie For James Gordoun depones 'inly of bi^ liearing^ tliame relaile some of \air doitiMis and deAig'nes hot not of ony intercora- mnort'TititHin of discourse and it was nevir* hard tbnt heirinjj'was ane rrymc, qiihen p*tei0i dar 1. Its* the dislykin/BT of discourse, if til ur nioir poweifuU and insolent and boMiii vviui airmes asi the rebelhs war And the bcini^ w'l rebeJIis impuirtiK nocht conTer- siaiionem itiicitamt w^- -.-♦.' - .,..,.( ....^ et stricia ^ al ioq u i si s 1 ^\ non facit judicium ......... Farin. Quest. 52^ num. 19. Item, the plao of the second meitting qr^in the dittay phicetl anegritt presumpiiouu ufthe interrounnonin^^ «?ilfullie and consequent tie \vjtlins:lie It its r<*»| tortit that most of uti the places iHutiir so ncifj hiti awin house h\» May thair from nyne ho^ffl in ye moirniog till nyne at nv*t the compantvi qr'm he stayit his going to 6ed liefoir tlie re« I bellis and i ignorance of the tyme of yair ryse* tag eiinces, that his meitttui^ was not witling"* lie foir intendil aeiiig it can nocht be prei^wrnel that l>einj^ iio neir his avt in hon!«e he iv}dd half appoyntcil a mcitUnj^ in so puhlict a place qr his practi/es with the rebel I is iny*l havt* bene iltM'Overed and that he sould haif Htiiyil ko fotnj betoir y^ cumiug' in the com panic* of honest! gcntilmen and etter y' cumiii^r ^oold haif bensj •o Strang* as not only to atlord na svtpplic unit not to l»e maid previe to yair way is and corre*l ftpondenec nod con^ious of yair randiTons and 1 plaoes of recept ns he hcs ilepotiet Bfit to b«] i|pior«nt of yair jfoinjf ^ ^»ed and ryseing" quhitkiacomuiaun^uid fcllowsdiip cau no iS5] S3 CHA.RLES II. be fiCfiimet iroles be Uiil disl^'kit the com* janie uul mraoget bifustlfF iVonie thame l^m ibQ Iyii44^ in one c*Ua liner u't rebel lis fji^m not 8o mui--l» intt^nit h iuh\ f;iuuli»riiit^ , w't thtttne lu tlie si roftme^ kn^^ii) 441 Y^ tiftatysu'rs tuu tmc^ ciin uul l#e #g)^iivvtiUU trtifii llje {lincii ii^ ^us^ifct to U*^ bttirU>ur iif reljejtis becjitiis it w«» iio' \m vfun - I iKitid to lite paimrjlis lUa Vi: Ituilfr ' lniili» was !^4.i a Miu^ .1)1 1 II not b to Ibiiiuesf'ltfis inay c^uld not hiui ik ground ui prt>tiiiiii(iito«a iiofne it i vdag the ^>uonel iW^uutt vpuii Uh Iba* iic kjiL'W uot q'r tLe rd>flli> tllftt tUc ilOUSC Ol UUn-M*^- pTf*: .ou^e qr'iltav u««i tu belmr- '■ tci«|:s ti4^ilk»nMI«*3i uoir vi'^oit a& ttne vin (juilt lM.*!ijijs thair - i'uHt iisaysii* itoi lun ^Hnc M man («)'lk ) and tliiit bf melt I A lid t \tc A>s V t^' c<^ bmudii ^s m%e PraeeeiiagM aguiiut Akj. Blair md oikert, [191 boy over quhoroe James Q^wdoiui Ind pilvcr ntnl qubumtf be micbl liaif Arot fiirih «t aoe Htnilow nr |n'irat way whence hr niii^i baif s«*nt him the relndbs niadtrrtan«r#' -vjuI lAiriiii «>< c-iMuic iir iuiprolmbht* supptmol i ' 'i^ ovMc^mit that yftir uas any wuy in ^ mm Uvv iii:a iu»e boy niy't Kaar bcor Ivt ibitta « thrJ lluiir T^ us ony Ikiv ^uboaMr JacU4» OonbllUI Atui a Qocbl beiti^ f«rc>i»uiiie- lis who liad »A li^reai rcAsona ivc* and quhu lor ^mr awM Hch«>oLe durridt, wokl Uiicbl uud Ui> noUor cxtn i and (av*.M.n... .,♦ , pri ^vriu conlesN'Oun ii 'Wasdouc m iiw avu: occasionaihc wilii lit ku«^vv bini out vi. fuFQurar and camplici- i>l i*,Ulli& as tiiay wiU depone %|ioney' great oalht.' and inaisi of ibiiiue Md II* ?ir twjiie or bard of him JieiA qr' ui \m tntLrconjiaoniauf u iitui;rhe M^jtiH actie oi yi^vV tjviMie qaal«;itad in thai tif" r.oi'ye, bouse aad the eoiiij^vii -J .1 I he was to 0]»[ki«s43 the Fcbfib!* Ami < I oi a«e boy lurth be a privf'i Lvi.i V aiid qu'by gaue Dot ad I .'ijis \mau^ yiurq'lk hv my ._ :t.iir goiug lo titnl or eitir qnhen (bay w«r a&k>i)i at lei«t my't Iiaif oli* aVau the way (bay hciU and raised I lie mm* ti-ie It is atis*itt tliat as bis coai^i^ticc ie» juKtIie excuifrct (jb ^^u^iimi luelutn 4]in p^esi et debet cad ere in virum otuiatatiteiii ; lii^creV. de ii» (jui %if metusve cauMi : Cap. 4. And in Uie laiir ctiamsi dod sit vi^ de facto, aec tiiitiB;, timor eliatD violentiie iut'ereiMkis jtistuiu iniert iueUim, et vihub aniioriun, «t^i deleieiia lis nou viatur. L. a, ff. de viaritiata; Giarba COD8. SB DUO), 20. £t co{tstiUJ«i trlr eWj^t jfrudenler luiuus iDaliim, a^l ini^j^iris uinti peri- culuui evitaJidum: €*?% t "■ ■ ' n in ma* triinofiii coDiractu inicr 1.4. lie ^riticr roa&uue U\s n a^aitiiiL thaiiiebe way ofdeid t^ !c Be- cans ibe iimtgmarie it di<ii.v is uol in law rtqiiyret ot ^ymd *' ure nol obleist to titntit God and lyves a-^Ttinst rcbt-Um rolvij vaiv wur i;ru«a- tiiiauce ot advaoiaicr! qubdk uas not Tonr disperaiUc resolirit and lodoublit men ri/, Alexander Leith and NathaiiiiU Citirtjoun w't yatr tua men bodin all w't }(wa«rs aud pis- iutettidlKfin^ loo Mi'iin^' for fuurt? honest meu w:; nim and unc fiUiinnit trew of sicr- V. albi'it Janu-9 OMrdoiin bad bene Iuk ' tt is tiwt c<)u*»!ftntilat be bmi pii\^Ki ii» winkthamej/irTifcw*! bim And bj.i.,,. : <.jie mad lo expose tniuselii Ui fmiii/eae UiG buto of jJiadokttbi i||atie LVem aoe timd b« i I iKit^ >%**ybiiii aaa 1- ..u^«M< ..^^it^etitbe ibei ii rey tti ibilow tbaiuiu %i^lia i^ti, ., cMf 001 quhat%%"v ih.iv ha^i La&thi' q> «u» tb« aanyfio'i s ujbtv tcinv'funoiis proci;doV is c , ao- quiti'UjL; Jam«'S Ciordoan connair tu yc ert- fkncre'^ re|}re.s«aUit be ii^y hitd AdtiiHHii aad vrgtft frame biii a\%in depoiiitioun oo^iorisuf ^'f \nUi Ukay %iar obluitft ti» bate jud|f«>d uotlnag boiiig prcidiioei to Yeriti*? that be waa Ibroii aad ftioaflyfat and that the durrta war i^iooia It ta :ii I n'r^Lr not i^o injioii jUil^^L^ n'lrUa. !>♦ act TO* t iiitnii the KML;li&cbe U«^ 1 itifidil not lu ^strict atid *»M II iJn-1 ijii^uuiL uied^il tte hmi lor b'ia> do fence be otiy fiber testiiuunie nor tlie kna wr- it^ ufane a«&yse qr^ vulo he was remitted and quhan thiy war iuclobet the in'Shiiionir of tiia t}r thre of yair outu^H^r ud^bt liaiie b^Dt aiip gfuid warranfl to the rest to acquit tiiio aa it WAS souie of ihame baveiu^ \«it)i' s-vc-d toyf Tvsi that they knew pi^obablie of ^it |f durris ivar scboote and tliat J 1 > iloM wabi have reteire<l himM^lIf bot u<^ KUiycd bf ibe tfchooteii4Sf of the durris Aim! idh*-ii ygir te«ii lUQQie \T aa only ^ audU n ai 1 of tbaise qubo war pra^eot tii EDay bequarrdlit atKWcil a» Jait uiilfbt baif bene aue iiiidicienl 1^ 1! " - since tbase thai wur pruw u* tj 1 only ^viiqi^' and was |*uMt...iui, iaiawlegebr-^- '^ ■'■hooy of asMciaUoun or 1 *niQ^ w, n^baUis and in the Lv. l^^.^imTuimi di(u tacit preaumptiofit^iD, quo: opomliir fiiiii:^ i:»!i?ite probiiiiiU traiisectt in adiMii in uaifiUBfl u ewet biic«ip iuitur. Uia^ a 47^, Viquaad ie!»tibU!i. dKiM'iiifi probduonitf, ' mniicntmn Jtid«' js iibiu!! de a pi<»i);iiiuMu tiiai. !«i wirtKS^' audi tet^liinonio of !•< number waai nicled with tbi> vtkiwiv ^im* 1 ■ 'v ' rebeUts 1 scbo<»tein'^ ail iba 4gc»n:^ liny knuwm to tinfcm^aelffiii i.'-v .m.. |Moceiilel M 157] upoti a Proce$$ (^ Errar^ ^ftir-nuiiiber AlUeit lhayt>e oibi iyed id law to yu\gc wUiQiHie MecHudum aliefiutioae* et protu' iiowt boUi (lecaus lUay nr wjtneis' anil Uecaus &lbeit in tlii^ caice uuty tbe law n^iikjji a ilb- tincuoun oi* conscU^ncse oq publicl ixirorfDCt l>e »Ue^atume!» ami r^ltivftiit pr^ili^tion^ as the ik|>u*iliuna of tua witness' of a deld aud ane vlXu?r privai iufurtpet be aoc propper and in- iBStin^ koavitege tn tcriuio pcctorit As quIiHti liie juilj^^e knowetU il^t uiiueBs* de|M>DL't and the ctiutiaii- \& www Ju tiiequhilk caice be is t^bleiit lo judge iecundum cmtscuniium piM* ^ftm ei alUfiUia in auiHbm ^cveryvies iu crt* winuitbiii the ItMf is an le^tdvr a^ iiot ti> vrgc nnyjiid^ U)4klyii«r u{;;a'Hi^t yair c^u^'ieuce aecitriduiU venpoj|)ioiii'«, m»i mnt tiptoiii jurM vt conresiiMt tjit-ri irt qurdiUitum^* Ami thaii'tbir Ui<; i^iuuialbn delyu/er4i)<.'e ia nm^i ju#t, aud f}roc3c:idis %pone aU posnilUe aiul war- raatnl^le |[i;;i-iiridi£ qubiiic can be iiiiaj^ined in anc caice of ilila uiUire :fijfi.^l||p Aual Li icitiouo of the imnt^lis t^rmi\tmi0fm fgMk m i^L^v^ i« lodiviiMbiL'— ibe |uiiuie(liB p99ev^^ t ; i m i . t viwmt^ liiti ;;ni o»tUe— ibc* U^tirnouic of Uiiciiber admifjicled wiib yV au. in the t^enemll au«ut the fHt^ti^ 4if ye r* beiiis and iJj uocbt 4>nly omUiMraie |p ye general! ipouu^J!^ ^t'Uw bot to ye decisWses of ye niMSt IWutJtis judicMitfifeiii and juritiC4Misi litis in the Jyk caice ** de reC4fptati£i»e immt/>rmtC' .qlk is f roquiaitjie occurreut in Uaiio Maritf^ Guiarba iofitsmea aoo tauQe at}, itMbilk will berve tu viwlioat the panti<^llis delyuerauce frome bei^g* io Fniu^tjts is i^beUit JSjK^cies facti vmii Hier. iiaro in area caropipi uuimni trabeus ctiin ux^c t't iiUiS bauuitoruiu udventu pcrculbus cuui fuerit f>biirm4iti* arcis Q^Uo,bauniti lutein m liortuiu itj^r(j«^^i tiUain butoni^ cum nu^ice da- |]ftheiidiuit. Hart! abducts infantis metu per eoisuB bunuitosj uccvi-f^in jub«^tf a qnibus, rt's- tiiuta liliHt obuixe ri><(»iii^ est vt eos qyidatici iienuiicio itonaret quippe id euin facultatis a prorev;e abtitiiiiaie se ce rto «>ctre cbcebant* Ne- gautt baro bauc lie potestateui A^beri* ; veriAOi iie ea re »e ad prorei^tjii litcras daturnm polli cetiir : tuiu deinde eus bref i ciuiia reiiectoii di- iitiiiit, Cmu in qticfttione crimlnisa tisoo Vi)raiu.<i ^ssfjl, conversation is ni milium cum baDniti^ iaita^ el auikiUi iis^ prf^ttti, pro eu Rrguit jurkci^DfluU lug tp lull all«>oiiiiofitiu tiavlica cum furaaticiiL* contarsa^) d^^tuin non indicat, cum ni^i 4imnit tuoplex etacciditfiUilia conTersatio mere- atnr peuiiii, oec csdtsm »it ratio que iu teceo- latiniie favore vci aiuaiii;. St^aiindo, recspiatio, quoi doktta ei vd oittluia fiaann aoq est ; f jcnam von ipenilur«(qiioiltt«l£iiil4aiiititieris tostitnoriis let vfif iiig (vripnaii * auikat el prwiumat' qg^ ftop ^nupt. dolum ^ tJt-€ilelinc|uenlem ai>socia^epcr li•dtbctlUll iMvUi^i :id luaUiQi sit; proindedig^- lMSfitllaudet|«iiiuali vitcuidi causa banniiDui rc- OBiftati pix>ciitioa oTimqiie qtiicquid probibctur oon prQptercei>edad eviiandiuiituahmi uoaiUa- qucat traoagrefliionctfQ ad iJlius penam,i^i finis iliiusDon violalur TertioquibaoDitoseoacle re- ocptat punieiidus non est&iexpellereeotinan po- liutfdKK|U£iiui penculosquod^innliter contirinat llMUmotiis, cum uec teacaliir fkiiii(» ced^se el A«D. 168K USB illic eotfi reiinquere ; cjuod astruit testlcnooiia e( \ duraute filiuc cartjeratiane : omn' , r - Hioneia presumuntuTt et justiw < ^ hi iiborubi per^ona^ iicc lis de lacu* rM.t: tu-i^ti, sed miuit sufticiunt »t cuacte rcceplet, Tiuvpf nimiruin viakruiit! in fcrendtv infer t iii^lmn mer LuiHt qtiiu aroiurnni vii»usjimuni ujlcrt inic^u^ti"< ti si defcreiui ii!»U(m vtatui' et paria »uut coacte acta a^it tiiiiore Ciiactliinis. Bald. L. ttovissf^ tr. qiickl MiHi tnture. ^Iks gryndls quadr^tti^. J uppusitelic iu yc present caice and tuore preg* najitlie becauii tbe cr^tne of intjprcomiuouiu^J in ifot so gi'cat as the cry me of recept q^lk ^ ] probibeit in ye comuiin law and iu tbc cuic9 i rdatcd tU^ir >va!> {ine voluutm* act in ^eiidtii^ fur ibe rebelJls and intertt*nein^ and ^uppbeiuif> j of tliucDc qiiHuir u^ in the pvej»ent caice ibair CU1I be nQtltii^^ qualllcid bot tiurpryi>c and iia tbt^ former caice tTatberlie tetidei-nes is not s#'J ij|)pr(^s$iu£^ C* tbc feirfoi" ane maiiK uvvio lyic, it it» al6o fardel" alledtfil be Mr. Jam- '^ m<". -1 Uiat a«ing tbe pannell did convict J i iliinn of Sbinobter qubilk is auc h< i • iiKerconirooniniT And y'i * )i*kiy to tuk bif* lyfc, ite;t[, , ^ suuH*t itat wdfallieaiid jq coninopt of bi9' aia'Lie tbir geniibnen wald baif claoj^et iiiiH^ J of inlercomn^unintf q'lk i& & ^^ cry me uqc , sluuchttT girtbcyTmct not bene rewled vviihib# | liebt of y^^ awiu cotisicieuces and vpouc tiulB-r . ciept inibrmQlious of UU inuocencie. Qnbiik ! iiitorTi);il:iuiin h tbat tbe bail! asby^c at ye ie^^f j th*' iffittest pairt y'of war inform et be ii^bert ( " V ' ' i^ordwun Jindl||# ! « • 1 1 and be R^oberl j Jii'iiijjHRr <i! * uHLiiui^: uc jtMiiLit Forbes Jln"Q* tbcr to ye pei-h^^wp of AueliUnh^ be CoI« \ ieso u e bn rg-t s o f A In r^ 1 > ' * m = 1 I Hi ce rtanc ? tber y:ciit«linciiquha >v;u < ; t (Jolkfi*i lum^i llie ty me of the ranr.^ i ad bcing^ ail got ' ing* to supper at uvf^ bouriv at 6?ia in m itormie wynlernyU tie r^sbelliti beiwg" airu^iil ' men boddui feir of weir with bagbuttis pLato<T JetUji and bit^laui) durkis and all vtber \vappou«if iava&iue ^terit tbe ho|i$e and tmmediallM eftii- yair£Atrie scbote ike durris sa that y V J was MatJ»er e^ess iivr ii»gvess And in taikMl y'«i* ane aerfaiid *d' Bobf 1 1 Celleis being witb- out v^tm not ^uilet'it to enter ye bouse ibat ^ Di^kli Natber fva& yair onv et llobert Collin Jm v^rvnndid ^offerit so epqmII ^ ^^ goe out tityJ mi^te yn>r s^uidis Bol t>e ye contrair tbe l^id*^ Ti^'i- n »i" r f-^' f"..' ^ i- 1." v%i|fuU Ui- IwcHu l^t only i« ] ibi$ pi i,-v,u. ..... .. . ^ i- -, tbat.ny l^tfd Aduncat <Ud fudicialtie accuse iUe>iBiiJ Jaii^e!^ (fordcHin Ikii^j ilian ^mi ve pannell KfMmtel ,tbe,p> t all ibut I buif*] now , tne his ^lva^u I ut'o'i kbui be v%aJd bt^il' l»eoe i k khe reb<'llis t^emg* tbat he couid ] 41oU>>u oiit (thay being, mai^terriid of ve durrts) 1 ibnlJiie $taw quveilie to bis b^ii and knew not j qobati liie reUiUi^ hy doun nor qttbaa thum \ went a M", ay in ye muirnini;' qubilk ifaga||nti v 1S5] 35 CHARUBS II. ProceedingM agaimi Akx. Blairand othen, [IM be presumet voles be had dislykit the com* name and estranget hiniselff frome tbame Item the lying id one chalmer w't rebellis argiies not so much internes and famiiiaritie w*t lliame as the straitues of rovi mes knawin to ye assysoVs Item bis nieitintif </