Edward Kyncaid, burges of Edinburgh, Dauid Watfoun, fifter-fone to Johne Johneftoun, baillie of the Water of Leith, Johne Watfoun, his feruand, Alexander Barcar, baxter in Edinburgh, Johnne Quhippo, baxter thair, and Williame Hepburne, with diuerfe vtheris his complices, of his fpeciall convocating, caufing, command and directioun, laitlie, vpoun the xvij day of December lastbypast, being bodin in feir of weir, with fwordis, fecreittis and vtheris wappynnis, invafiue, contrair the tennour of our fouerane lordis Actis of Parliament, come to Johne Johneftoun, baillie of the Water of Leith duelling-hous thair; quhair Iffobell Huchfoun wedow was, in fober, quyet and peceabill maner for the tyme, dredand na evill, harme, iniurie or perfuit of onye perfonis, bot to haife levit vnder Godis peax and our fouerane lordis: And thair, be way of hamefuckin and conuocatioune of our fouerane lordis liegis, as faid is, violentlie and forceablie brak vp the duris of the faid duelling-hous, enterit thairin be way of deid, and pat violent handis in the faid Iffobellis perfoun, tuke hir captiue, reft, reveischit and tuke hir away with him to his place of Craighous; quhair he detenit hir, quhill his Maieftie, being vpoun the feildis, accumpaneit with Johne Erle of Mar, Sir Johne Ramfay and diuerfe vtheris, his Maiefteis domestik ferwandis, heiring of the committing of fik ane horribill fact, directit the faidis Johne Erle of Mar, Sir Johne Ramsay and diuerfe vtheris his hienes ferwandis, to follow hir, and to releve hir furth of his handis; quha haifing cum to his place of Craighous, and requyring for hir relive, he refufit to grant the famyn, quhill thay manaffit to bring his Maiestie about his said house, and raise ffyre thairin; and fwa compellit him to releve hir: Committing thairbye, Rapt and Reveifching of the faid Iffobell, Hamefuckin, Convocatioun of our fouerane lordis liegis; and hes treffonablie vfurpit his hienes auctoritie, in taking and violent and forceabill detening the faid Iffobell his frie liege, expres contrair the lawis and Actis of Parliament; and he being airt and pairt thairof: Quhairbye he hes incurrit the panis, contenit in the faid lawis and Actis of Parliament; quhilkis fuld be execute aganis him, with all rigour.

Continewit to the morne, the xiiij day of Januare.

[Mr Williame Hairt and Mr Williame Borthuik, Juftices-Deputes.]

(Feb. 17.)-The quhilk day, Johne Kyncaid of Craighous, being enterit on pannell, appointit to heir and fee our fouerane lordis Will declarit, in the quhilk he become, in ane Court of Jufticiarie, haldin in the Tolbuith of Edinburgh, the xiij day of Januar, the yeir of God Im.Vjc. and ane yeiris, be Mr Williame Borthuik, Juftice-depute, for taking of Iffobell Hutcheoune wedo, his hienes frie liege, furth of Johne Johneftoune, baillie of the Water of Leith hous thair, and taking of hir to his awin duelling-house thair; committit the xvij day of December lastwas:-Comperit Mr Williame Brois, feruitour to Alexander Maf

ter of Elphingfloune, Thefaurer to our fouerane lord, and produceit ane Warrand direct to the Justice, Justice Clark and thair deputtis, contening his hienes Will; and defyrit the Juftice to pronunce and declair the faid Will, according thairto; and to caufe infert the famyn in the buikis of Adiornall, to haif the ftrenth of ane Act and decreit thairof. The quhilk Warrand being red, the Juftice pronunceit his hienes Will conforme to the tennour thairof, and ordanit the famyn to be infert and registrate in the buikis of Adiournall; to haife the ftrenth of ane act and decreit thairof; with executioun of horning and poinding, to be direct aganis the faid Johne and his cawtioun, for fulfilling of the faid Will; and the horning to be vpoune ane fimple charge of fax dayes wairning; quhairof the tenour followis:

JAMES, be the grace of God, King of Scottis. To our Justice, Juftice Clark and pair deputis, greting. Forfamekill as Johne Kyncaid of Craighous, is becum in our will, for pe Reveisching of Iffobell Huchefoun, wedo: Thairfoir, We declair our will as followis, to wit; that the faid Johne Kyncaid fall mak payment to ws and our Thefaurer, in our name, or to fik vtheris as our faid Thefaurer fall appoynt and affigne, of the fowme of xxvo (2500) merkis money of our realme: As alfo, that he fall delyuer to ws and our faid Thefaurer his broune horse: Commanding heirbye 30w our faid Justice, Juftice Clark and 3our deputis, to caufe pronunce and declair pis our will aganis pe faid Johne, judiciallie, and infert pir prefentis in our buikis of Adiornall, to haif the ftrenth of ane act and decreit; that executioune of horning and poynding may be direct aganis pe faid Johne, vpoune ane fimple charge of fax dayes. Subfcryuit with our hand, at Halyrudehous, the laft day of Januar, 1601 3eiris. (Sic fubfcribitur) JAMES REX.

Slaughter.

[Mr Williame Borthuik, Juflice-Depute.]

Jan. 22.-WALTER SCOT, James Scot and William Scot in Schoftanis, all brether to Robert Scot of Bowhill, and John Scot in Quholplaw, alias callit Johne of Bonytoune.

Comperit Mr Allane Hammiltoune, feruitour to Sir Archebald Naper of Edynbillie, knycht, and as procuratour for the faid Sir Archebald, and produceit our fouerane lordis lettres, deulie execute and indorfat, purcheft be Alefoune Edmeiftoune the relict, and the faid Sir Archebald Naper as fader, with the brether and remanent kyn and freindis of vmql Archebald Naper, Gudeman of the Wowmet;' to tak fouertie of Walter Scot, &c. that thay fuld haif comperit befoir the Justice or his deputis, this day and place, in the hour of caufe, and vnderlyne the law for the Slauchter of the faid vmq Archebald ; be the quhilkis lettres the faidis perfonis ar denunceit our fouerane lordis rebellis, and put to the horne. The faid Mr Allane Hammiltoune proteftit for releve of Johne Naper, 3ounger of

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1 Woolmot, near Edinburgh. 2 George Birrel gives the following notice in his Diarey,' p. 52, The aucht of November (1600), Archebald Napier flane be fyve of the name of Scot and Thomas Crichtoun, ryding hame to his awen hous to the Wowmet.'

Merchinftoune, cawtioner for productioune of the faidis lettres: quhairvpoune he afkit actis and inftrumentis.

[Mr Williame Hairt, Juftice-Depute.]

Breaking into the Place of Boningtoun—Theft of Title Beeds, &c. Mar. 31.-JAMES WOD, ffear of Boningtoune, and Williame Wod of Latoune.

Dilatit of the breking of the Place of Boningtoune, &c.

PERSEWAR.

Mr Thomas Hammiltoun of Drumcarne, Aduocat to our fouerane lord, for his hienes interes. PRELOQUUTOURIS for James Wod, Mr Johne Ruffell, Mr Alexander King, Mr Laurence McGill, Capitan Andro Gray, Robert Gray.

The Aduocat produceit his Maiefteis Warrand, fubferyuit with his hienes (hand,) ordaining him to infift in perfuit, &c.; quhairof the tennour followis. REX,

MR THOMAS HAMMILTOUNE of Drumcarne, our Aduocat, We greit 30w weill. It is our will, and We command 30w, that eftir þe fycht heirof, 3e compeir before our Juftice or his deputis, in our Tolbuith of Edinburgh, the last day of March inftant, in pe hour of caus; and infist in persuit of James Wod, fear of Boningtoune, and Williame Wod of Latoune, tane and dilatit of breking of pe Place of Boningtoun, and of pe treffonabill and thifteous fteilling and away-taking furth pairof, of certane ewidentis, writtis and pleneiffing, pertening to Patrik Wod, eldar of Boningtoune, and to pe Lady Vfane: As alfo, for contravening of pe Actis of Parliament in heiring of Mess; and reffetting of Lueis.... ., ane Seminarie Preift: ffor pe quhilk thir prefentis falbe 3our Warrand. Subferyuit with our hand, Att Halyrudhous, the laft day of March, 1601. (Sic fubfcribitur) JAMES R. Thairefter, the faid Mr Thomas Hammiltoune produceit the Dittay following. DITTAY against JAMES WOD and WILLIAME WOD.

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JAMES WOD, fear of Boningtoun, and WILLIAME WOD of Latoun; Ye ar indytit and accufit: fforfamekill, as it is ftatute and ordenit be our fouerane lordis Actis of Parliament, and speciallie, be ane Act maid in his hienes Parliament, hauldin and begun at Edinburgh, the xxix day of Julij ITM.Vc. lxxxvij yeiris, that incaice it fal happin ony landit men to be lauchfullie and ordourlie convict of the crymes of Thift, Reffett thairof or Stouth-reiff, in tyme cuming, thay fall incur the cryme and payne of Treffoune; that is to fay, tinfall of lyffe, landis and guidis; as the faid Act at mair lenth beris: And trew it is, that ye and ather1 of yow, being landit gentilmen, accumpaneit with Thomas Daw, smyth in Brechin, Alexander Daw, in Carreftoun, his brother, and vtheris your complices, laitlie, vpoun the xvj day of March inftant, came, vnder fylence and cloud of nycht, fra the citie of Brechin, to the Place of Boningtoun, pertening to Patrik Wod, eldar of Boningtoun, fader to yow the said James; quhair Alexander Daw fchott the baill 3ettis" of the faid place, and preiffit to pryife" the

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1 A strange corruption, for Ulysses-haven, in the shire of Forfar. branch of the Dittay having been insisted on, and no farther notice is taken. Birrel says, in his Diarey,' p. 54, The laft day of Marche, James Wood of Bonnytoun and his guid-brother Williame Wood tholit ane Affyze for being at the Mefs in Andro Napier's hous; but continewit the executioun.' 3 Name left blank. 5 Either, each. Shot or unbolted the bars and bolts, or other fastenings, of the gates. 6 Made a strenuous endeavour. 7 To prize or wrench open by means of any lever, such as a 'pinch' or crow-bar, &c.

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irne zett thairof, and to enter thairin perforce: And becaus ye could nocht pryise the said irne zett, ye pryfit vp ane ftainchell1 of ane laich volt windok, and enterit thairby to the faid place: And efter your entrie, ye opnit the haill duris, and schot the lokis of all the kiflis3 within the said place, and speciallie of the Chartour kist, standing in the chalmer of dace1 of the said place, perteining to your faid fader; ffurth of the quhilk ye trefsonablie (and) thifteouslie ftall, concelit, reffett, ftouthfullie reft, and away-tuik, the haill evidentis being thairin; and findrie vther writtis furth of ane vther kist, within the Galrie of the faid place, and opnit the haill remanent kiftis and cofferis being thairin; ffurth of the quhilkis lykewyise, ye trefsonablie and thifteouslie stall, ftouthfullie reft, reffett and away-tuik nyne pair of scheitis, foure buird-clathis,5 twa dofone and twa of feruiettis, ane pair of blankettis of fuftiane, and ane peace of vnbleichit linning claith: And efter that the haill kiftis wer opnit, and that ye wer paking vp the writtis and plenneiffing foirfaid, within the faidis buird-claithis, Matho Wod in Croftis, James Wod his fone, and Dauid... ......9 ane rynner boy to the Maifter of Ogilvie, came to the Place of Boningtoun to yow, and helpit to pak vp the graith: Lykeas, ye the said Williame Wod of Latoune, with Matho Wod, James Wod and Dauid.... and ilkane of yow, thane thifteouslie convoyit away and bure vpoun thair bakis, the haill plenneiffing aboue writtin, writtis and evidentis, togidder with ane lytill coffer with writtis, pertening to the Lady Vfane, furth of the said Place of Boningtoun, towardis the Place of Boschene; quhair ye wes reffett be Johne Ogilvie, feruand to the Maister of Ogilvie, and be yow the faid James Wod, fear of Boningtoune, haifing borrowit the faid Place of Bofchene to that purpois: And vpoun the Thurisday thaireftir, being the xix day of this inftant, ye thisteouslie transportit and convoyit the faidis euidentis, writtis and plenneiffing, fra the said Place of Bofchen to the Place of Inchture; quhair ye the said James Wod, be your felff, and vtheris of your caufing, reffett the famin: And fwa, ye and ather of yow ar art and pairt of the thifteous breking of the said Place of Boningtoune, and of the treffonabill and thifteous fteiling, conceling, awaytaking and ftouth-reiff, furth thairof, of the plenneiffing, writtis and euidentis aboue writtin, pertening to the faid Patrik Wod of Boningtoune, fader to yow the faid James, and to the faid Lady Vfane; and of the reffett thairof: Of the quhilkis crymes, ye, being landit gentilmen, and being ordourlie and lauchfullie convict, ye and ather of yow hes incurrit the cryme and pane of Treffoune, viz. tinfall of lyffe, landis and guidis: To the takin3 that ye and ather of yow ar airt and pairt of the faidis crymes, ye haif confeft the famin be your Depofitiounis; as the famin, fubferyuit be your bandis, beris.

The famin day, the Laird of Latoune, efter reding of the Dittay produceit be the Aduocat, declarit that he wald becum in the Kingis Maiefteis Will for the famin: Quhairvpoun the faid Mr Thomas Hammiltoun askit inftrumentis.

The parteis, requiring that this mater mycht continew to the morne, THE JUSTICE repellis, and ordanis proces.

The preloquitouris for James Wod desyrit that thay may haif licence to propone declinatouris aganis ony Affeffour that he fall speir att.-It is alledgeit be the faid James Wod and his preloquutouris, that na proces can be led aganis the faid James; becaus he is challangeit vpoun crymes of Treffoune, and that he is nocht fummond vpoun fourtie dayes, to vnderly the law for the faid cryme, quhilk aucht to be; in respect he is nather tane in flagranti crimine, nor putt 1 Stancheon. 4 The presence chamber, or room of state. Properly speaking, it is that part of a hall which was raised higher than the rest; the place of honour. Chawmer o' dais' is still used to signify a parlour, in remote parts of the country. 5 Table-cloths. Servets, towels, or table napkins.

9 The window of a low vault or cellar.

3 Chests.

Loss; from the

to the horne. To the quhilk it is anfuerit, that it is nocht neceffar to warn him vpoun fourtie dayes, becaus he is accufat of Treffoune, and brocht fra the Kingis waird to the bar.

THE JUSTICE ffindis proces, and repellis the alledgeance; quhairvpoun my Lord Aduocat afkit inftrumentis.

It is alledgeit, that the Dittay is nawyis relevant, becaus it is difconforme to the Act of Parliament; becaus the Act of Parliament is anent commoun thift, reffett of thift, or ftouth-reiff; and trew it is, that the propofitioun of the Dittay is nocht fa fett doun, but only vpoun fimpill thift; quhair that the wordis of the Act of Parliament is extendit only to commoune thift, commoun reffett, commoun ftouth and reiff.-The Aduocat anfueris, that the alledgeance aucht to be repellit, in respect of the Actis of Parliament and Dittay; fpeciallie, feing thair is na thing obiectit aganis the tua poyntis of Dittay, anentis the reffett of thift and stouth-reiff, quhilkis ar baith feuerallie (Separately) releuant.—It is anfuerit be the defender, that thay wordis of the Act of Parliament, anent reffett of thift, ftouth-reiff, man (must) be eiufdem nature with thift; that is to fay, commoun thift: And forder, the haill ftrenth of this Dittay, fa far as is qualefeit aganis Bonningtoune, is qualefeit vpoun the alledgeit actuall deid of thift, alledgeit committit be him, quhilk of all neceffitie man be, be the Act of Parliament, commoune.-The Aduocat anfueris, that the wordis of the Act of Parliament ar confauit dif. . . . . ., and ewerie poynt thairof is relevant, lyke as the pannell is perfewit for the thift, reffett of thift and ftouth-reiff. It is anfuerit be the pannell, that that word 'commoun' is vnderstand to be repetit in ewerie pairt of the dif. ; and as fimpill thift is nocht Treffoune, multo minus is simpill reffett or fimpill ftouth-reiff, Treafoune; for thay man be eiufdem nature.—The Aduocat alledgis, that the faid alledgeance aucht to be repellit, in refpect of the wordis of the Act of Parliament.

(2.) Forder, it is alledgeit be the defender, that the Dittay is nocht relevant, becaus it condifcendis nocht quhat landis the excipient hes; for, without it wer speciallie condifcendit vpoun, the Dittay can nawyis be relevant to infer Treffoune: And forder, gif the Aduocat wald condifcend, we mycht and wald allege, that gif ony Infeftment the defender had of thay landis, he wes, lang before the alledgeit committing of the cryme lybellit, denudit of thais landis, be Decreit of Redemptioun obtenit att the inftance of his fader; and we declair that the alledgeance is only proponit to elide that pairt of the lybell concerning Treffoune; vnder proteftatioun, that he nawyis grantis the cryme lybellit.-The Aduocat anfueris, that the alledgeance aucht to be repellit, in refpect of the Dittay; ffor gif he haif land, the conclufioune anent the Treffoune ftandis relevant; and gif he want land, the rest of the Dittay will tak his lyffe and all his gudis.-It is anfuerit,