Slaughter. Feb. 24.-DONALD M'ANGUS of Glengarie, John Dou Mckeane V'donill voir, Donald Mckeane V'donill voir, Angus Mckeane V'donill voir, his brether; Findlay M'donill V'donill voir, Alexander Mcdonill V'donill voir, John Mcdonill V'donill voir, thair brether; Rorie M'murchie V'donill oge, Donald Mcmurchie Vquhonchie, Tormot Mcmurchie V'keane, Johne Moir Mcmurchie Vic doull oige, Johne Dou Mckeane V'doull oige, Inving Mcindowy, in Glengarie, and Eweyne Ockerdane Carfar. Compeirit Williame Makiefoun, and produceit our fouerane lordis letteris, deulie execute and indorfate, purchest be Angus M'indowie, as brother to Donald Mckeane V'doun, Johne and Dougall M'murdo Boweis, as nerreft of kyn to vmqle Donald Mcdonald M'volddonich; Johne Mcdonald V Jok, as brother to Donald Mcdonald V'Jok, with the kyn and freindis of the faidis vmqle perfones; aganis Donald M'angus of Glengarie, &c.; be the quhilkis Letteris thay ar denuncett rebellis and putt to the horne, in default of finding of fouertie to haif compeirit this day and place, to haif vnderlyne the law for the Slauchter of the faidis vmqle perfones: Quhairvpoune he afkit inftrumentis; and protestit for relief of Rorie Mckenzie of Cultellan, cautioner. Slaughter. Mar. 3.-JAMES STEWART, fone to vmql James Stewart, Maifter of Buchan.' Sir James Scrymgeour of Dudop, kny', oft tymes callit, as cautioner and fouertie for James Stewart, fone to vmqle James S. M' of Buchan, to haif enterit and prefentit him to haif vnderlyne the law, for airt and pairt of the felloune and crewall Slauchter of vmqle Patrik Bryfone, tailzeour, burges of the Cannogait; committit in the moneth of October laftbypast, vpone fet purpois, &c.: The Juftice unlawit Sir James Scrymgeour in the pane of tua hundreth merkis, and als adjudget the faid James Stewart to be denuncet, &c., and his moveabill guidis to be efcheit, &c. Murder – Stouthrief, &c. Apr. 28.-ALLASTER M'KIE, Gilchrift Kittoche alias Makilmoyle, Dilatit of certane poyntis of Thift, and for cuming to the Laird of Luiffis Patrik Bryfone flaine in the Cannogate be ane James Stewart of Buquhane; quha wes apprehendit and wardit in Sir James Ballendine's hous; quhair he remanit ftill, till the 26 of November, on the quhilk day he brake ward out of Sir James Innes hous.'-Birrel's Diary, p. 56. boundis, in companie with the Laird of M'Gregour, and airt and part of the Murthour and Reif committit thairon in Februar laft. DITTAYS against the Pannels. ALLASTER MCKIE, ffor airt and pairt of the thiftious Steilling, conceilling and away-taking of foure zowis, pertening to James Galbraithe in Bolgair, furth of Barroun Mewins corrie or glen; committit about Michaelmas laft. ITEM, for fleilling fra the faid James of tuelf fcheip furth of the faid glen. ITEM, for the thiftious fteilling of tua lambes in Balglafs, pertening to the Lady Keir. ITEM, for the fteilling of tua meirs furth of the landis of Galgerrachene; committit about Midfumer laft. ITEM, for the thiftious fteilling of thre meiris or fillies furth of Campfie-mure. ITEM, for commoun thift, &c.— GILCHREIST KITTOCHE, &c., ffor being in company with the Laird of MakGregour and his complices, and airt and pairt with him of the crewall Murthour and flauchter of dyuerie the Laird of Lufes freindis, feruandis and pairtakeris, to the number of fevin fcoir perfones; committit within the Laird of Lufe boundis, in the moneth of Februar laft: And for the harieing and fpuilzeing and reveing of the haill cuntrey thairabout; and thifteous fteilling and away-taking with thame, of the number of aucht hundreth ky, horfe, nolt, fcheip and vther beftiall; committit be thame at the tyme foirfaid. Quhairof the faidis perfones war airt and pairt, accoirding as thair Depofitiones and Confeffiones beiris. VERDICT. The Affyfe ffand, pronuncet and declairit the pannell to be ffylet, culpabill and convict of the haill crymes refpectiue aboue specifeit. SENTENCE. The Juftice, be the mouth of James Henderfone, dempfter of Court, ordanit thame, and ilk ane of thame, to be tane to the Burrowmure of Ed', and to be hangit vpone the Galloife thairof quhill thay be deid; and all thair moveabill guidis to be efcheit, &c. Intercommuning with the Clan-Gregor. May 17.-AULAY M'CAULAY of Ardincapill. Compeirit Johnne Dunlop, feruitour to my Lord Duik of Lennox, and producet ane Warrand, fubferyuit be his Maieftie; quhairof the tennour followis. REX, JUSTICE GENERALL, 3our depute, Juftice clerk, Aduocatt and 3our deputtis, We greitt 30w hairtlie weill: fforfamekill as our louit Aulay Mccaulay of Ardincapill is fummond at pe inftance of 30w our faid Aduocat, to compeir on the xvij day of Maij nixtocum, to vnderly the law for the allegit intercommoning with Allafier Mcgregour of Glenfira, and vmqle Johnne Dow Mcgregour his broper, our rebellis, and for certane vperis crymes and poyntts of Dittay, specifeit and contenit in pe fummondis raifit pairanent. And We, vnderstanding that the faid Aulay Mccaulay is altogidder frie and innocent of pe faidis allegit crymes laid to his chairge; and that he is to accumpany ws to our realme of Ingland, with our darreft cousing the Duik of Lennox, his maister: Thairfoir, and for certane vperis guid cauffis and confiderationes moveing ws, it is our Will, and We command 30w, to desist and ceife fra all calling or accufeing of the faid Aulay Mccaulay, the day foirfaid; or ony wayes proceiding aganis him or his cautioner in the matter foirfaid; bot suffer the dyett, appoyntit to that effect, to defert in it felf, as gif ony fic Letteris had nevir bene raifit; naper zit trubill nor moleft pe faid Aulay Mccaulay, for the pretendit cause foirfaid,' at ony vper dyet paireftir, quhill the returning of our faid 1 See Note to the Laird of MacGregor's Declaration, Jan. 20, 1604. derreft couûng furth of our realme of Ingland. As 3e will anfuer to us vpone 3our obedience; and pat nochtwithstanding of ony vper Warrand gevin or to be gevin in the contrair: Quhairanent pir prefentis fall be to 30w fufficient Warrand. Subferyuit with our hand, att Beruik, pe fevint day of Apryle 1603. (Sic fubfcribitur) JAMES R. The quhilk Warrand the Justice admittit, and defertit the said dyet. Adultery — Child-Murder. May 18.-JOHNE RYBURNE of that Ilk. Robert Montgomerie of Heffilheid produceit our fouerane lordis letteris, purchest at the inftance of Mr Thomas Hammiltoune, aduocat to our fouerane lord, aganes Johne Ryburne of that Ilk, for Adulterie and the Murthour of ane infant bairne, gottin vpoun Agnes Dunlop: Be the quhilk Letteris the faid Ryburne of that Ilk is put to the Horne. Murder of Seven Score Persons in the Lennox by the Clan Gregor, &c. May 20.-GILLESPIE MCDONALD MINNES Dow, Donald Mcclerich alias Stewart, and Johne M'coneill M'condochie. Dilatit, accufit and perfewit for being in company with the Laird of M'gregour: AND for airt and pairt of the lait grit flauchter and crewall Murthour of fevin fcoir perfones in the Lennox,' all freindis and fervandis to the Laird of Lufe: AND of the thiftious Steilling and Reiffing of aucht hundreth oxin, ky2 and vther bestiall, and herrieing the haill cuntrie; committit in the moneth of Februare lastbypaft: ITEM, for the thiftions Steilling of tua horse and ane meir furth of Strabrand, fra Johune Stewart Neilfoun and his man; committit at Lambes3 laft: AND for commoun Soirning,' &c.—Donald McClerich dilatit and perfewit for airt and pairt of the thiftious Steilling of nine ky and oxin, tua yeir fyne or thairby, fra Patrik Stewart furth of Innervaik, in Athoill; and for commoun Thift and commoun Soirning, &c. VERDICT. The Affyfe, be the mouth of Johnne Douglas, burges (of Edinburgh), chanceller, ffand, pronunceit and declairit the faidis thre perfones to be culpabill and convict of the foirfaidis crymes. SENTENCE. To be tane to the Caftel-hill of Edinburghe, and to be hangit thair on ane gibbett, quhill thay be deid, &c. See Apr. 28, Jul. 5 and 14, 1603, &c. The 9 of Februarii, the Laird of Macgregor, with four hunder of hes name and factioun, enterit in the Lennox ; qubair he maid Spulzie and flauchter to the number of sixty honest men, befyde wemen and bairuis. He fpared nane quhair he came.'-Birrel's Diary, p. 58. 2 Kine, cattle. Lammas-day, 1st August. 4 Taking free quarters by force, (q. d. sejournant?) Invasion of a Minister, near the Tolbooth, where the Privy Jun. 29.-WALTER GRAHAME, feruitour to Mr Robert Williamfoun, wryter. Dilatit, accufit and perfewit be DITTAY of the cryines following, viz. FORSAMEKILL as it is ftatute and ordanit, be oure fouerane lordis Actis of Parliament, speciallie be ane Act maid in his Maiefteis ellevint Parliament, cap. 27, that quhatfumeuir persone or perfones Invaidis ony Minifter, or putis ony violent handis in him for ony forget' querrell, fall be pwneift thairfoir with all rigour, and incur the payne of tynfall of all thair moveabill guidis for the faid invafioun and violence allanerlie, albeit na flauchter nor mutilatioune follow thairvpoun; the ane half of the faidis guidis to be applyit to our fouerane lordis vfe, and the vther to the pairtie invaidit or offendit, but preiudice of the gritter pwneischment, gif ony heicher cryme concur with the violence and invafioun foirfaid: And als, Proclamatioun was maid, in our fouerane lordis name and auctoritie, vpone the... day of Junij inftant, in the yeir of God, Jm. Vjc. and thre, befoir the Trinitie ffair, that na perfone fould invaid or perfew ane vther within this burch, during the tyme of the ffair, vnder the pane of deid: And forder, it is provydit be dyuerfe Actis of Secreit Counfall, that na perfoue fall invaid ony man, be drawing of ane fword, within ane myle to the Kingis Palice, or to his hienes Counfall, vnder the pane of deid. AND trew it is, that the faid Walter, in hie and manifeft contempt of our fouerane lordis Actis of Parliament and Proclamationes foirfaidis, vpone deidlie malice confauet be him aganis Mr Thomas Douglas of Stannypeth, Minifter at Balmirrieno, and haifing forget a quarrell aganis him, for the revenge of certane injurious speiches, allegit gevin be the faid Mr Thomas Douglas to the faid Mr Robert Williamfoun, his maifter, vpoun the xxj day of Junij inftant, he, vpone the xxij day of the faid moneth of Junij, prepairit to him felff ane grit foure-nuikit3 battoun, of aik, of purpois to haif fellit the faid Mr Thomas Douglas thair: Lyk as the faid Walter fet vpoue him, behind his bak, vpone the hie ftreit of the burch of Edinburghe, in the tyme of the faid ffair, a lyttill beneth the Stinkand-style,1 the Lordis of Secreit Counfall being within the faid burch, and haifing fittin at Counfall in the Tolbuth of the faid burch, nocht paffand ane half hour befoir the violence and invafioun following; and thair, maift fchamefullie, barbaruflie and crewallie, without regaird of the person of ane Minister, and haifing never fpokin with him ane word of befoir, invaidit him for his flauchter with the said batoun, ftrak him thairwith tua ftraikis vpone the heid, behind the richt lug, and hurt and woundit him thairwith, to the effuffion of his bluid in grit quantitie; vpone fet purpois, perfuafioune, precogitat malice and foirthocht fellony. And efter the committing of the faid crewall and schamefull Invafioun, and hurting of him, as faid is, the faid Walter fled and gat away; and thaireftir was tane and apprehendit for the faid barbarus crewaltie; and he hes confeffit the famyn. Quhilk batouning of the faid Mr Thomas, fa neir to his hienes Counfall, mereittis gritter pwneischment, nor gif" he had drawin ane sword to the effect aboue fpecifeit, in respect of the vyle indignitie thairof: Quhairby he hes contravenit the tennour of the faidis Actis of Parliament and Proclamatioun foirfaid, and incurrit the payne of daith, quhilk aucht and fould be execute aganis him with all rigour, iu exampill of vtheris, &c. PERSEWAR. Mr Johne Nicolfoun of Leswaid, Aduocat, fubftitute to Mr Thomas Hammiltoun of Drumcairne. VERDICT. The Afsyse, be the mouth of James Lyndesay of Dowhill, chanceller, ffand, pronuncet and declairit the faid Walter Grahame to be ffylit, culpable (and) convict of the faidis crymes. 2 Forged, feigned, simulate. 3 Four-cornered, square. 1 Clergyman. 4 Near the Tolbooth, and almost opposite the door of Haddo's-hold, to the eastward of the late New North, or Little Kirk.' 6 In common style, this word is usually provision.' 7 Than if. 5 Ear. (Aug. 12.)-Mr Williame Borthuik, Juftice-depute,' (pronounced Sen-. tence against the pannel,) be vertew, and at command of ane Warrand of the Lordis of his hienes Secreit Counfall, quhairof the tennour followis: APUD EDINBURGHE, vltimo Junij 1603. The Lordis of Secreit Counfall Ordanis pe Justice and his deputis to pronunce dome vpone Walter Grahame, for pe ftreking of Mr Thomas Douglas, Minister, with ane batoun; in maner following, viz.: That pe faid Walter fall be fcurgit fra pe Caftell hill to the Neper boll, throw pis burt, and his richt hand to be firukin af at pe Neper boll: And pairefter, Ordanis him to be Banischet his Maieftcis haill dominiones, and onnawyis to returne agane within pe famyn during his lyftyme, vnder pe pane of deid. And that he remove furth of pe faidis realmes betuix and pe laft day of September nixtocum, vnder pe pane foirfaid. (Sic fubfcribitur) MONTROIS CANRIUS. AL. VCHILTRIE. ELPHINGSTOUN. A. FYVIE. NEUBOTLE. J. COKBURNE. R. COKBURNE. JO. PRESTOUN. CRANS- SENTENCE. The Juftice, be the mouthe of Walter Peirie, dempfter of Court, decernit and ordanit the faid Walter Grahame to be fcurgit throw the burt of Ed", &c., within tua moneth nixt following, vnder the pane foirfaid: Quhilk was gevin for dome. Slaughter. Jun. 30.-JOSEPH BONCLE, burges of Dumbar. Dilatit and accufit for the Slauchter of vmql James Loche, induellar in Dumbar, committit vpoun the xxviij day of Junij inftant, be the ftraik of ane fword in the lifk and the wambe.* 3 Compeirit Williame Kellie, Thefaurer of Dumbar, in name of the Proveift and bailleis thairof, and producet the letter vnderwritten; quhairof the tennour followis. PROVEIST and bailleis of the burt of Dumbar. Ir is our will, and for findrie guid respectis and confiderationes moveing ws, We command 30w, that ze caus faiflie convoy, bring and prefent Jofephe Bonkle befoir our fouerane lordis Juftice and his deputies, within pis burt of Edin", to vnderly the law and juftice for pe flauchter of vmqle James Loch, finyth, committit be him vpoun pe xxviij of Junij inftant. Quhairanent pir prefentis falbe 3our Warrand: And but preiudice or ony derogation to quhatfumeuir 3our liberteis and privilegis of Scherefschip, difponit and grantit be his Maieftie in zour fauoris, and contenit in 3our new Infeftment, maid pairvpoun. Subfcriuit with our handis, at Edinburghe, pe xxix day of Junij, 1603. (Sic fubfcribitur) MONTROIS, CANRIUS. J. ELPHINGSTOUN. A. FYVIE. A. VcHILTRIE. VERDICT. The Affyfe, be the mouth of Patrik Nifbet in Dumbar, chancillar, ffand, pronunceit and declarit the faid Jofeph to be ffylit, culpable and convict of the Slauchter of the faid vmqle James Loch. SENTENCE. To be tane to ane place befyde the mercat croce of Edinburghe, |