ordourly enterit our fouerane lordis rebellis, the tyme of the allegit Slauchter; and proponis this allegance vnder proteftatioune forsaid. And for verificatioune of the faid allegance, produceit the extract of the Hoirning; be the quhilk lettres thai wer denunceit to the horne, for the Slauchter of vmqle Henrie Qlypher. My Lord Aduocat allegis the faidis perfonis wer lawfully relaxit fra the Horning produceit, befor the cryme libellit; and thairfore the forfaid allegeance aucht to be repellit; and produceit the faid Relaxatioune; and askit inftrumentis of the productioune of the Horning, and allegis the famin to be pull, in respect of the executioune not contening ony copy of the faidis lettres to haif bene gevin to the faid Thomas Ker and George Glaidner, or affixt vpone thair dwelling place. To the quhilk it is anfuerit be the pannel, that the faid Horning is lawchfull, being for ane criminal caus, to witt, for Slauchter, quhilk merittis na favour; be the quhilk letteris thre perfonis being only fummond to vnderly the law, Thomas Ker and George Glaidner ar bayth perfonally apprehendit,' and the perfonis lykwyfe lauchfully fummond at the market croce, and ane copy affixt; and the letteris beris exprefly, that the meffinger deliuerit to the faid Thomas ane,' quhilk of all neceffity man be fupponit and prefwmit to be ane copy,' being deliuerit be the officer, quha had na vther erand with the faid Thomas, bot to charge him and deliuer him ane copy: And be the fubiect of the letteris, can be referrit to na thing bot to ane copy; and the omiffioune of that word in the extract of the Horning furth of the Register can nocht preiuge the partie.-Anfuerit my Lord Aduocat, that the Horningis, being of thair awin natour odious, and nevir vfit to reffave ony favorabill interpretatioune in jugement, this Horning being vfit to stay the tryell of the partyes vpone pannell, for the crwell Slauchteris and vtheris crymes libellit, the Horning wanting ane neceffar folempnity requifit be the Act of Parliament, is manefeift null, and fa can not ftay proces. THE JUGE Repellis the allegance proponit aganis the nullity of the Horning. Quhairvpone the pannell afkit inftrumentis. My lord Aduocat anfueris, the faidis perfonis wer lawchfully relaxit fra the faid Horning befoir the crymes committit be the pannell and produceit the faid Relaxatioune. The pannell yit, as of befoir, defyres continuatioune quhill Tyfday, or to the morne, that thai may, in the mene tyme, aduyfe with the Relaxatioune produceit. My lord Aduocat craves proces, and diffafentis fra all continuatione. THE JUSTICE ordanis forder proces. A technical phrase, employed when the officer' serves' or 'executes,' as it is termed, the Letters or writ upon the party against whom directed, by delivering a copy to him personally. - It is allegit yit be the pannell, that in refpect the maist pairt of thame hes bene detenit in waird this lang tyme bigane, fwa that thai culd not provyde thame felffis for defence, and this Relaxatioune is bot laitly produceit, and laitly writtin as apperis, delay awcht to be grantit presently, in refpect of the tyme of the nycht. It is anfuerit be my lord Aduocat, fik ane allegance blekkit1 never this buk of before. It is allegit, vnder proteftatioune forfaid, that thir perfones vpone pannel awcht not to be put to the knawlege of ane Inqueift, for the allegit Slauchter of the faid vmqle Thomas Ker, becaus, the tyme of the committing of the Slauchter, he wes enterit our fouerane lordis rebell and put to the horne, and herewith produceit the faid Horning, vfit at the inftance of James Maiftertoune, for nonpayment fevin fcoir ten li. (L.150) mony, and xl li. for expenffis.—It is allegit be the pannell, that the Relaxatioune producit for the first Horning, vfit aganis Thomas Ker and George Glaidner, is null, becaus it is exprefly providit be Act of Parliament, that all registrationis falbe in the Sheref Court bukis of the fchyre quhair the pairtyes wer denuncit, or quhair thai dwell. This Relaxatioune is nether affermit to be registrat in the Sheref bukes nor be the Sheref clerk, nather declarand befoir quhame it is registrate, nor be quhame, nor befoir quhame it wes produceit.-The Aduocat anfuerit, the allegance aucht to be repellit, in respect of the Relaxatioune produceit, quhilk is minut, produceit and registrate in the Sheref bukes of Roxburgh, and fubfcryvit be the ordiner clerk thairof.—It is allegit be the Aduocat, that the Horning produceit, at the instance of James Maiftertoune, aganis the faid Thomas Ker (is null ?) becaus it is nocht lauchfully registrate, within xv dayes efter the denunciatioune, conforme to the Act of Parliament, nor yit subscryuit be the Sheref clerk.—It is forder allegit be the pannell, for the forteficatioune of the allegance proponit for the nullaty of the faid Relaxatioune produceit, that it is null; for this caus, becaus it is not registrate nor affermit to be registrate be ony Sheref clark; and infafer as it apperis to be fubfcryvit be ane callit Dowglas, thair wes never ane of that name Sheref clerk of Roxburgh, except ane Mr George Dowglas, quha deceiffit twa yeir before the said Relaxatioune; and he never affermes him felff to be clerk to the Sheref of Roxburgh. My lord Aduocat anfueris, as of befoir, the Relaxatioune is fufficient notwithstanding the allegance, and declaris that this Relaxatioune was registrat be Mark Dowglas, Sheref Clerk of Roxburgh, quha wes reput sheref clerk, and vfit the office by registratioune of Horningis and Relaxatiounis, and geving furth of extractis thairof.-Vpone the quhilk declaratioune the pannell afkis inftrumentis; and forder allegis, that Mark Dowglas wes never fheref clerk, nor affermes him to be theref clerk, bot be the contraire, be deceis of Mr George Dowglas, Sheref clerk, Robert Trumbill wes lawfullie providit to 1 Never blackened, defiled, disgraced. 2 Minuted, noted in the Minute book.' the faid office, quha vfit and exerceit the faid office of clerkfchip, dyueris yeris after the deceis of the faid Mr George Dowglas. The pannell declairis thai haif na mair to say, nor will fay na mair, befoir this mater be put to the knawledge of ane Affyfe. THE JUGES continewis the faid mater quhill the morne. Dec. 19.-THE Aduocat allegis, that he will infift only aganis HECTOR TRUMBILL of the Firth, JAMES TRUMBILL, MARK TRUMBILL and ANDRO TRUMBILL. It is alledgeit for the reft of the pannell, that my lord Aduocat can nocht pafs fra thame, in respect of the ftait of the proces, quhairin the pannell comperit and proponit findrie defenffis, quhairvpoune Interloquutouris ar gewin, with auise of the Affeffouris: and eftir the proponing of the alledgances and anfueris maid thairto, and Interloquutour gewin be my lord Justice; partie being willing to abyde tryell of Juftice, my lord Juftice may nocht pass fra perfuit in thair preiudice. THE JUSTICE ffindis, that my lord Aduocat may pass fra thame. The pannell allegis the Relaxatioune produceit, makis no mentioune that it wes registrate in the Sheref bukis of the fherefdome of Roxburgh; in respect quhairof, na refpect aucht to be had to my lord Aduocatis allegeance made thairanent. THE JUGE, ex officio, defyrit the ayth of James Dowglas of Kaveris, Shereff of Roxburgh, being present, giff he knawis that Mark Dowglas wes Sheref clerk of the said sherefdom, and wes in vfe to keip Courtis, and register and extract Horningis; quha being fworne, declaris, he knew not the faid Mark to be Sheref clerk, be his knawledge; and that he wes never reffavit nor admittit be him to the faid Office of clerkship. Quhairvpone the pannel afkit inftrumentis. My lord Aduocatt afkis inftrumentis that my lord Juftice declaris he will heir the partyes be word, (and) he will gif his Interloquutour thairvpone.—It is anfuerit be the pannell, that the allegeance proponit be my lord Aduocat aganis the validity of the extract of the Horning producit, fubferyvit be my Lord Clerk of Register, awcht to be repellit, in respect of the extract, quhilk is ane Extract furth of the Regifter of the Horningis of the Sherefdome of Roxburgh, and as the originall buk of the Register makis na mentioune of the clerk, swa the extract furth of the Register can mak na mentioune, becaus the Extract refpectis the Register, and the Register of every fherefdome awcht not to mak mentioune of the clerk, of the productioune of ilk feuerall horning; becaus it being the Register of the Sherefdome, is merkit be the clerk, quhilk is fufficient for the haill horningis thairin contenit: And my lord of Register makis na mentioune of the Sheref clerkis in the Extract of ony Horningis gevin furth be him; and gif this Extract falbe fund null, for the argument foirfaid, the haill Extractis fubferyuit be my Lord of Regifter, and the haill declaratiounis gevin be the Lordis of Seffioune thairvpone, will be fund null: And it is not proper for my Lord Justice to fynd all the faidis Extractis null, for the quhilk thair is ane fufficient Warrand be Actis of Parliament, gevand my Lord Register power to extract all Horningis furth of the Registeris, and that they fall mak als grate fayth as the principall; and gif fik ane Relaxatioune had bene, as is now produceit, thefe wald haif bene alfo in the Register of that yeir. THE JUGE ffyndis the Extract of the Horning produceit, vnder my Lord of Registeris fubfcriptioune, to be fufficient. Quhairvpone the pannell askit inftru ments. It is forder allegeit be the pannell, that this Extract of the Relaxatioune produceit, is nocht contenit in the Register of the Sherefdome forfaid, nor is nocht contenit in the Register thairof that yeir, quhilkis ar extant in my Lord of Regifteris handis. THE JUSTICE Repellis the alledgance maid aganis the Relaxatioune, and fuftenis the faid Relaxatioune produceit. Quhairvpone my Lord Aduocat afkit inftrumentis. THE JUSTICE declaris he and the Affefforis will heir bayth the faidis parteyis, be word; and gif thair allegeanceis be worthy writting, he will heir thaim to writt; vthirwyfe nocht. Quhairvpone my lord Aduocat afkit inftrumentis. The quhilk day, James Ker, brother to the Laird of Phairnyhirst, being perfonally prefent in jugement, fwoir the Dittay to be trew, in prefens of the Affyse; quhairvpone my lord Aduocat afkit inftrumentis. To the taikin' that this deid being done vpone the Ruid day,' the ffair day of Jedburgh, be thir perfonis vpone pannell, thai wer takin ryd hand3 be the Proueft of Jedburgh; and at his Maiefteis command brocht to the tolbuith of Edinburgh, and hes bene kepit captives thairin continually fenfyne.-The pannell takis inftrumentis, that thair is na verificatioune vfit nor produceit, for verifeing 1 In proof or evidence. Holy Rood, or Holy Cross day, Sept. 14. fact, ‹ with the bludie hand,' Red-hand, in the of the Dittay, bot the aith of Mr James Ker, informer. The pannell produceit ane Testimoniall, fubfcryuit be the Sheref, togidder with ane new Declaratioun of the maner and trewth of the Slauchteris of vmqle Thomas Ker and George Glaidner; quhilk thay defyrit to be infert in proces.-The Aduocat protestis, that the informatioun of partie fould nocht be reffauit, nor the Testimoniall of the Shereff fould be reffauit.—It is agreit vpoune, that George Gybfoune and Williame Mayne fould be reffauit witness. The Aduocat proteftis, in respect that George Glaidner is flayne with ane hagbut or pistolet, quhilk is na wappin of defence, bot vnlauchful wappin, in caife the Affyis Clange, for Wilfull errour. And the Pannel proteftis for Wilfull errour, in cafe thay Convict thame, albeit he wes flane with ane hagbut or pistolet, feing thay were nocht the flayaris of him, nor had na hagbut nor piftolet; bot thair wes. that he gaue away with the faidis crymis.-And the Aduocat alledgis that the pannell are airt and pairt of the faidis crymis. THE JUSTICE ffindis that the Testimoniall fould nocht be reffauit. .. SPECIAL VERDICT of the Aflyse. Qubilkis perfones of Affyis being fworne, &c. thay removit altogidder furth of the Court to the Laich-Counfal-hous, quhair, eftir chefing of the faid Neill Montgomery of Langfchaw chancillar of the faid Affyis, and after examinatioun of George Gibfoun and William Mayne, burgeffis of Edinburgh, quha wer reffauit as witneffis, with confent of our fouerane lordis Aduocat and of the perfounes on pannell; and eftir lang reafoning and voting vpoun the poyntis of the Dittay foirfaid, being throwchHe auifit thairwith, thay reenterit agane in Court, in prefens of my lord Juftice; Quhair thay, be the mouth of the faid Chancillar, ffand, pronunceit and declarit Hector Trumbill of the Firth, James Trumbill, callit baneift James,' Mark Trumbill and Andro Trumbill, brether to vmqle Robert Trumbill of Bewlie, to be ffylit, culpabill and convict of airt and pairt of the flauchteris of the faidis vmqle Thomas Ker, brother to Sir Andro Ker of Pharneyhirft, and of vmqle George Glaidner his feruand, committit vpoun the xiiij day of September laft was, in the Burne-wynd of Jedburghe: And als, be the mouth of the faid Chancillar, ffand, pronunceit and declarit the faidis perfounes to be Acquit of Convocatioun of our fouerane lordis liegis, and of bering, weiring and fchuting of piftolettis and hagbuttis, and of foirthocht fellony, and of all the reft of the lybell. The Juftice thaireftir continewis all pronunceing of Dome, till he get his Maiefteis mynd thairanent; and committit the perfounes convict to waird within the tolbuith of Edinburgh. On Dec. 26, the following is inserted in the Record. DOME for Andro Trumbill, brother to the Guidman of Bewlie. Dec. 26. THE JUSTICE, be the mouth of Robert Galbraith, dempftar of Court, decernit and ordanit the faid Andro Trumbill to be tane to the mercatcroce of Edinburgh, and thair his heid to be strikin fra his body; and all his movabill guidis to be escheit and inbrocht to our fouerane lordis vfe, as convict of the faidis crymes. Quhilk wes pronunceit for dome. VOL. II. 3 B |