Shooting with Vagbuts, &c.—Slaughter-Bemembration— Convocation of the Lieges, &c.

Dec. 23.-SIR ANDRO KER of Pharnyherst, James Ker of Lyntellie, Williame Ker, his fone; Michaell Ker in Oxnem, (ftewart to the Laird of Pharnyherft,) Dauid Anifle, younger in Falaw, Johne Aniflie, his brother, Lancelot Aniflie in Oxnem, Adame Aniflie, his fone, Thomas Robfoune, callit Prettie-fit; Matho Robfoune in Burnefit, Thomas Gay in Tounheid, John Gay thair, Williame Rutherfurd, callit Gray Will, burges of Jedburghe; Johne Rutherfurd, his fone; James Hiflop in Eschiefteill, Mr James Ker, brother to the Laird of Phairnyhirst; Williame Robfoune in Burnewynde, Thomas Ker, brother to George the Browfler.

Dilatit for contravening of the Actis of Parliament, in beiring, weiring and schuting with hagbuttis and piftolettis: And als, for airt and pairt of the flauchteris of vmqle Robert Trumbill of Bewlie, and vmqle Johne Middilmeft, brother to Williame Middilmeft of Lilflie-chapell: And for airt and pairt of the schuting of James Dowglas, apperand of Todhoill, with twa bullettis in the wambe, hurting and wounding of him thairwith: And als, for hurting and wounding of James Dowglas in Cruik, in the neife, and demembering of him of ane pairt thairof: And for demembring of Henrie Dauidfoune, fone to Dauid Dauidfoune of the Kamis, of his rycht hand: And for demembring of Mark Trumbill, brother to the faid vmqle Robert Trumbill of Bewlie, of the thowme of his left hand: And for demembring of Andro Trumbill, his brother, of the lytill fingar of his left hand; and for hurting and wounding of Williame Trumbill in Tounheid, in the wambe, be the schot of ane piftolet with twa bullettis; committit the xiiij day of September lastbypaft: With convocatioune of our fouerane lordis leigis; vpoune fett purpois, provifioune, auld feid and foirthocht fellonye.

PERSEWARIS, Mr Thomas Hammiltoune, aduocat, Nicolas Trumbill, the relict of vmqle Robert of Bewlie, Thomas Trumbill, apperand of Mynto.

PRELOQUUTOURIS for the pannell, Mr Johne Ruffell, Mr Thomas Craig, Mr Johne Leirmonth.

Comperit Williame Erll of Angus, lord of the Regalitie of Jedburghefforreft, and defyrit the perfones following, duelland within the boundis of the faid Regalitie, to be replegeit to the privilege thairof; to witt, Sir Andro Ker, &c.; and produceit his Infeftment of the Regalitie, contenand expres privilege of Regalitie, and defyrit the faid perfonis to be repledgeit.

The Aduocat allegis, that the faid Laird of Pharnyherst, and remanent perfonis, can nocht be replegeit; becaus the feafing prewis nocht Pharnyherst to be in Jedburghe-fforreft, or within the regalitie thairof; and except he preve itt,

thay can nocht be hard to replege. The Lord Angus anfueris, that Pharnyherft and landis thairof ar pairt and pertinent of the lordfchip of Jedburghefforreft, haldin of my Lord Angus.-The Aduocat takis inftrumentis, that Thomas Trumbill, apperand of Mynto, declaris, as he is informit, that the Place of Pharnyherft is nocht within the boundis of the Regalitie: And als, the Aduocat allegis, that my Lord of Angus can nocht be hard to preve, be witneses, the Place of Pharnyherst to be pairt and pertinent of Jedburghe-fforrest.

THE JUSTICE ffindis that it man be verifeit be writt, that the Place of Pharnyherft is pairt and pertinent of Jedburghe-fforrest.

Thairefter, it wes fund be Interloquutour that it may be verifeit be witneffis,. that the Place of Pharnyherst lyis within the boundis of the faid Regalitie.

The Lairdis of Aytoun, Broxfmyth, Traquair, being produceit as witnefis to preve as above; and the Aduocat anfuerand, that thay wer kyn and freindis to the Laird of Pharnyherst, the Juftice ffand that thay could nocht be reffauit for the respect foirfaid.

The Laird of Drummalzear wes fworne, that he cam nocht heir to defend the Laird of Phairnyherft, and wes produceit as witness to preve Pharnyherst to be within the Regalitie; and being sworne, deponis that he knawis the Place of Pharnyherft to be within the Regalitie of Jedburghe-fforreft.

Gylbert Pennycuik of that Ilk, being fworne, previs na thing.

James Aniflie, being fworne and produceit, the Aduocat allegis that James Anislie could nocht be reffauit, becaus he is of the name of Anislie, of the quhilk name diuers wes att the Slauchter aboue writtin; and fwa the perfewaris, declarand that thay bure feid aganis all the name of Aniflie, the faid James could nocht be reffauit: And the Juftice referrand the mater to the declaratioun of the faid James, quha wes fworne, and declarit he bure feid att na man, reffauit the faid James witness, nochtwithstanding that the informeris alledgeit feid: Deponit, that he knew Phairnyherft to ly within the boundis of the Regalitie.

Allegis the Aduocat, that the Laird of Pharnyherft can nocht be repledgeit, becaus he being Proveft of the Kingis frie burcht of Jedburghe, and accufit of ane capitall cryme committit within the famin, he can nawyis be repledgeit to ony Regalitie, in respect of the qualitie of the place and perfoun; nather can his hienes Aduocat be drawin to infift in fic ane perfuit before ony inferiour Judge, bot aucht only perfew him before his hienes Juftice Generall. It is anfuerit for my Lord of Angus, proponer of the exceptioune of Replegiatioun, that albeit the Laird of Phairnyherst acceptit vpoun him to be Provest of Jedburghe, that can nocht preiudge my Lord of Angus of his privilege of Regalitie within the haill boundis of the lordfchip of Jedburghe-fforreft; nather yit preiudge the Laird of Pharnyherft of ony benefite compitent to him, in refpect of

his duelling-place: And albeit ane capitall cryme be committit within the Regalitie, ather within burcht or land, that can nocht preiudge the lord of the Regalitie of his priviledge, quha is Judge compitent to all and quhatfumeuer perfounes duelland within the boundis of his Regalitie, quhairewir the cryme be committit; And forder, the Laird of Pharnyherft is nocht perfewit as Proveft, vpoun the discharge of his office, or for ony failzie' committit be him, in vfing or exerceing thairof, bot as ane privat man, for the crymis contenit in the Dittay: And albeit my lord Aduocat is nocht obleift to compeir befoir ony vther Inferiour Judge, that is na caus to preiuge the lord of the Regalitie of his privilege, feing the parteis offendit may perfew, and any lord Aduocat may perfew be his fubstitute; and gif that argument fould be respectit, the haill heretable Regaliteis fould be vnprofitabill, and na replegiatioun fal be admittit in favouris of the lordis of the Regalitie and thair bailleis: And forder, his Maiefteis Aduocat is ordinarlie partie in all criminall perfuitis.

The Laird of Pharnyherst, being inquyrit, gif he wald adhere to my lord of Angus' defyre and alledgeance, he anfuerit, that he wald gif his procuratouris leif to anfuer for him: And Mr Johne Ruffell, as procuratour for the Laird of Pharnyherft, declarit he wald keip fylence, quhill the difcuffing of my Lord Angus' alledgeance; quhairvpoun he afkit inftrumentis.

DENUNCIATION against William Ker, &c. for the above crimes.

THE quhilk day, Sir Andro Ker of Phairnyhirft knight, oftymes callit as cawtioner and fouertie for WILLIAME KER, brother to Robert Ker of Ancrum, George Mofcrope, burges of Jedburghe, David Mofcrope his brother, thair, George Ker in Oxnem, Johne Ker in Redden, Andro Ker thair, Charles Robfoune in Wallis, George Pyle in Mylneheuche, Dauid Pyle his brother, and Symmie Hall in Haviefyde, to haif enterit and prefentit thame befoir our fouerane lordis Juftice or his deputis, the faidis day and place, in the hour of caufe, to haif underlyne the law for the above crymes; lawfull tyme of day biddin, and nocht enterand the perfonis abouewrittin, as he that become cawtioune for thair entrie, as faid is: Thairfoir the Juftice decernit and ordanit the faid Andro Ker, as cawtioner foirfaid, to be vnlawit and amerciat for thair nocht entrie, in the panis contenit in the Actis of Parlia ment, vid, for nocht entrie of the faid Williame Ker, in the pane of twa hundreth markis, and for nocht entrie of the remanent ix perfonis, for ilk ane of thame in the pane of ane hundreth markis: And als Adjudgeit the faidis Williame, &c. to be denunceit our fouerane lordis rebellis, and put to his hienes horne ; and all thair movabill guidis to be escheit and inbrocht to his Maiesteis vse, as fugitiues fra his bienes lawis for the faidis crymes.

PERSEWARIS.

Margaret Trumbill, freinds to John Middilmeft,
Mark Trumbill, brother to Bewlie.*

PRELOQUUTOURIS for the pannell.
The Erll of Crawfurd, My Lord Vchiltrie,
My Lord Newbottill, The Lard of Lytildene.

Dec. 24.-My Lord of Angus declaris, that he infiftis only to haif James Ker of Lintellie and Williame Ker, his fone, replegeit; but vnder proteftatioune

1 Failure, malversation. Until Lord Angus's allegation of being lord of this Regality, &c. was discussed. 3 Relative, blood relation. These perfewaris' and also the preloquutouris' here noted, are inserted in the Record, in addition to those formerly entered.

that he paffis nocht fra the priviledge of his Regalitie, nochtwithstanding that he requyres not the land of Pharnyherft replegeit.

THE JUSTICE Admittis the replegiatioune to my Lord of Angus, for replegiatioun of James Ker of Lintellie and Williame Ker, his fone: And my Lord of Angus appointis the thryd day of the nixt Juftice-air of the Regalitie of Jedburghe-fforeft, or foner, vpoun fyftene dayis warning, for adminiftratioun of Justice; and ffand Ker (of Caveris) cautiouner for adminiftratioun of Justice; and James Commendater of Melroife' become fouertie for thair entrie; and the Guidman of Lintellie obleift him to releve my Lord of Melroife.

The Laird of Pharnyherst takis inftrumentis that Mark Trumbill of Bewlie infiftis in persuit of his lyffe.-The Laird of Mynto refufis to perfew; quhairvpoune the Laird of Pharnyherst askit inftrumentis.-The Laird of Pharnyherft afkit inftrumentis, that Mark Trumbill infiftis in perfuit of his lyffe.—The pannell, except the Laird of Pharnyherft, askit inftrumentis that Mark Trumbill wold nocht infift aganis thame.

The pannell afkit inftrumentis that thay offerit thame felffis to ane Tryell, and to abyde ane Affyfe.-The faid Mark Trumbill lykwayis declaris, that he will nocht perfew the Laird of Pharnyherst, att this tyme, in respect he can nocht gett ane Affyis to him.-The Laird of Pharnyherst afkit inftrumentis of the declaratioun of Mark Trumbill; and speciallie, in that poynt, that he being inquyrit, gif he had just caus to infift aganis the Laird of Pharnyherft? Declarit, that in respect his lyffe wes faifit be him, and in his handis, he wald nocht perfew: And nochtwithstanding of the faid declaratioun, to testifie his obedience to his Maiefteis Justice, and that he cravis na fubterfuge, in respect of his innocencie, and that he did na thing bot as ane publict Magistrate, thairfore he willinglie offeris him felff presentlie to ane Tryell: And becaus this perfuit is only movitt att my lord Aduocatis instance, he cravis his lordschipis declaratioun.

The Aduocat defyrit this mater to be continewit quhill Setterday; becaus that he had informatioun of his Maieftie to infist in perfuit; and vpoun informatioun of partie, quha hes past fra the perfuit.

SIR ANDRO KER of Phairnyherft, and Sir Johne Ker of Hirfell, as cawtioneris for Mr James Ker, Michaell Ker, Thomas Ker, brother to George the browfter, and James Hiflop, to haif enterit thame, &c. were amerciat in the panis following, viz. for nocht entrie of Mr James 200 markis, and for ilk ane of the reft 100 markis: And these parties were ordered to be denounced rebels, &c.

Dec. 26. Continued to Justice-air of Roxburghe, tertio Itineris, vel fuper premonitione xv dierum, plegiis, Patricio Home de Aytoune, D. And. Ker de Phairnyherft et D. Joanne Ker de Hirfell.'

'Afterwards named Johne,' in the Record.

Slaughter in Single Combat, in France.

Jan. 13.-CAPITAN JOHNE RIG, Archeour of the Gaird of France. Dilatit for the Slauchter of vmqle Mr Thomas Strathauchin, alias Meirnis. Comperit Mr George Strathauchin, alias Meirnis, and produceit our fouerane lordis lettres, deulie execute and indorfat, purchest be him selff aganis Capitan Williame (Johne) Rig; and defyrit proces.

Comperit Mr Thomas Hope excufatorio nomine for Capitan Johne Rig, and produceit ane Warrand fubferyuit be the Kingis Maieftie, ordaning the dyet aganis the faid Capitane Johne to be defert; of the quhilk Precept, the tennour followis. REX,

JUSTICE, Juftice Clark and 3our deputtis, We greitt 30w weill. Forfamekill as Capitan Johne Rig and vmqle Mr Thomas Strathauchin, Archeouris of pe Gaird of France, and fwa being ferwandis to our darreft broder Henrie King of France, the faid Mr Thomas Strathauchin appeillit to the faid Capitan Johne Rig to pe Singolar Combat; in pe quhilk Combat the faid vmqle Mr Thomas was hurt and woundit, and be evill handling and cure of cherurgeanis, deceiffit: Quhilk Combat, and all that followit pairvpoune hes bene tryit be our said darrest broder Henry King of France and his Jugeis, as Jugeis compitent to pe faid Tryell, the faid vmqle Mr Thomas and the faid Capitan Johne Rig being baith fubiectis to our faid darreft broper: And nochtwithstanding, as We ar informit, the freindis and kyn of pe faid vinqle Mr Thomas Strauchin hes rafit our vperis letteris, and hes fummond pe faid Capitan Johne Rig, to compeir befoir 30w in our Tolbuith of Edinburgh, pe xiij day of Januar inftant, in pe hour of caufe, to vnderlye our lawis for pe Slauchter of the faid vmqle Mr Thomas, albeit it be of veritie, that We nor our Juftices can nawyis be Jugeis compitent to pe faid Capitan Johne Rig, he being ane Archeour of our faid derreft broperis Gaird, and fwa his fubiect; befoir quhome and his Jugeis he hes bene alreddie tryit: Lyke as, alfo, the faid Capitan Johne Rig being vpoune pe poynt of his voyage, to pass in France to his feruice, can nocht gudlie attend vpoune pe famin dyett: QUHAIRFOIR, We haifing tane fufficient tryell in pe faid mater and of pe proceding pairof, hes concludit that the faid Capitan Johne Rig falbe nawyis trublit in tyme cuming for pe said slauchter. Commanding 30w, that ze onnawyis proceid aganis him nor his cawtioner, at þe said xiij day of Januar inftant, nor in na tyme cuming, for pe Slauchter of pe faid vmqle Mr Thomas; dischargeing 30w pairof, and of 3our offices in pat pairt: And for pe faid Capitan Johnis mair fecuritie, cause regiftrate pir presentis in our buikis of Adiornall, ad perpetuam rei memoriam, and for 3 our Warrand. Subferyuit with our hand, at Halyrudehous, pe firft day of Januar, 1602 3eiris.

To the quhilk it is anfuerit be the faid Mr George Strathauchin alias Meirnis, perfewar, that the faid Letter was ane priuie Letter, and aucht nocht to be admittit.—With the quhilk Letter and anfuer maid thairto, the Justice being throuchlie avyfit, admittit his Maiefteis Warrand, and defertit the said dyett: Quhairvpoune the faid Mr Thomas Hope afkit inftrumentis; and the faid Mr George protestit, that the admiffioune thairof preiuge nocht his persuit in tyme coming.