and thair his heid to be strikin fra his body; and all his movabill guidis to be efcheit, &c.

Treason — Forging and Uttering base Money.
ROBERT DOW alias MEINZEIS and Allefter M'claren, fmyth.

Dilatit ffor airt, pairt, red and counfale, and conceilling of the treffonabill fforgeing, counterfitting and outputting of fals and adulterat coinzie, fic as fyvepound-pecis and foure-merk-pecis, quhilkis Arthour Smyth coinzeit fyve zeir fyne or thairby, in his fmiddie befyde Banff: And for outing' of ane pairt thairof, amangis our fouerane lordis liegis.

VERDICT. The Affyis, be the mouth of Williame Stalker elder, Goldsmyth, ffand them to be ffylit, culpabill and convict of the treffonabill conceling of the fforgeing, prenting and counterfitting of fals coinzie, prentit and forgeit be the faid Arthour Smyth, in his smiddie befide Banff, conforme to thair Depofitiounis. SENTENCE. The faid Allefter M'claren to be tane to the gallow on the Borrowmure, and thairvpoun to be hangit quhill he be deid: And all his landis, heretageis, takis, ftedingis, rowmis and poffeffionis, guidis and geir, coirnis, cattell, infycht pleneiffing to be forfaltit and efcheit, &c.

Continewis dome vpone Robert Dow to the morrow quhill he auise with the Counfall.

Slaughter of the Laird of Luss's People by the Clan-Gregor, &c. Jul. 5.-GILLIEMICHELL M'HISCHOK, feruand to vmqle Johne Dow Mcgregour, and Nicoll M'pharie Roy M'gregour.

Dilatit for being [' at the ffield of the Lennox3 aganis Sir Vmphray Colquhoune: And for airt and pairt of the Slauchter of fewin fcoir perfounes,''] in cumpany with the Laird of M'gregour and his complices, at the ffeild of the Lennox, aganis Alexander Colquhoun of Lufe: And for airt and pairt of the flauchter of the faid Laird of Lufe freindis, fervandis, affifteris and pairtakeris, to the number of fevin fcoir perfones or thairby: And for reifing and herreing of the haill cuntrey, and fteilling and away-taking of ky, oxin, horse, scheip, gaittis and vther beftiall, to the number of aucht hundreth beftiall or thairby; committit in the moneth of Februare laftbypast.

VERDICT. The Affyfe, be the mouth of Robert Oifteane in Edinburghe, chanceller, all in ane voice, but variance, ffand, pronuncet and declarit the faidis

1 Uttering, putting out.

2 On Jul. 5, he is ordained to be tane to the Caftellhill of Edinburghe, and thair to be hangit quhill he be dead; and all his moveabill guidis to be efcheit, and his lands and heritageis, gif he ony has, to be forfaltit,' &c. Allaster McGregour of Glenstrae, Jan. 20, 1604. also Apr. 28 and May 17, &c. 5 Without.

* See Notice prefixed to the Trial of This sentence occurs at the first entry. See

Gillie-Mitchell Mischok, alias M'gilliechallum, and Nicoll M'farie Roy M'gregour to be ffylit, culpable and convict of airt and pairt of the crymes foirfaidis. SENTENCE. To be tane to the Caftell-hill of Edinburghe, and thair to be hangit on ane gibbet quhill thay be deid; and thair guidis to be efcheit, &c.

'Field of the Lennox' — Slaughter of the Colquhouns, &c.

Jul. 14.—JOHNE (Dow M'ANEVALICH) M'GREGOUR, at the Kirk of
Comerie.

Dilaitit for being in cumpanie with Allafter M'gregour of Glenftra1 and his complices, at the ffeild of the Lennox, againis the Laird of Lufe and his freindis : And airt and pairt of the Slauchteris, thiftis, robbereis committit be thame; quhairin thair was flane vij fcoir perfonis ; committit the aucht day of Februare laft.

VERDICT. The Affyfe, be the mouth of James Chalmer, burges of Edinburghe, chanceller, ffand the faid Johne Dow M'anevalich M'gregour to be ffylit, culpable and convict of the faidis crymes.

SENTENCE. To be tane to the Caftel-hill of Edinburghe, and thair his heid to be strikin from his body; and all his movabill guidis to be efcheit, &c.

Slaughter-Unmerciful Oppression – Shooting' Wagbuttis,' &c. Cattle and Sheep Stealing, &c.

Jul. 19.-GEORGE TRUMBILL, of Belfis.

Dilatit, accufit and perfewit of the crymes refpectiue following, viz.

FOR airt and pairt of the Slauchter of vmqle Johne Hammiltoun, callit of Cumnock; committit the xxij day of Januare, Im.Vc. threscoir nyntene yeris. ITEM, of airt and pairt of the Slauchter of vmqle Williame Trumbill, fone lauchfull to vmqle Walter Trumbill of Raflat; committit in the moneth of Apryle, Im.Vje. yeiris. ITEM, for Vfurpatioun of our fouerane lordis authoritie, in taking of Adame Trumbill, fumtyme fervand to the faid vmqle Walter Trumbill of Raflat, he being his bienes frie fubiect, and binding him with fetteris, and hinging him be the feit and fchouderis, ouer ane balk, for the fpace of xij dayis, quhairthrow his feit rottit fra him; without Commiffioun gevin him to that effect. . ITEM, for contravening of our fouerane lordis Actis of Parliament, in beiring and weiring of hagbutis, dagis and piftolettis; and in fchuiting of Walter Trumbill, younger of Raflat, betuix the toun of Jedburgh and the place of Belfis, in the airme and thie; committit in anno Im. Vje. and tua yeiris. ITEM, for the thiftious Steilling of four nolt fra Johnne Donaldfoune, in Melrois; committit thre yeir fyne or thairby. ITEM, for airt and pairt of the thiftious Steilling of fax ky and oxin, xx fcheip, tua horfis, with the infycht pleneiffing and euidentis pertening to Dauid Riddell, in St Bofuellis; committit in the moneth of. . . . . ITM.V.lxxxxviiij yeiris, or thairby. ITEM, for the thiftious Steilling of xvj nolt, pertening to the Laird of Bemerfyde; committit in anno I.V.lxxxxviij yeiris. ITEM, for the thiftious Steilling of tuentie nolt, ane yeir fyne or thairby, pertening to the Lady Newtoune, ITEM, for

In the Verdict of the Assise, it is said to have been in company with the Laird of McGregour;" so that Allaster of Glenstra was the Chief of this Clan, either by right of blood, or Chieftain for the time, by election, as was usual among the Clans. See Jan. 20, 1601.

the thiftious Steilling furth of the landis of Belfis, in the moneth of Im.Vjc. and ane yeiris of fyve scheip, pertening to ane fervand of George Dauidfones. ITEM, for the thiftious Steilling and away-taking of ane meir, pertening to George Wilfoune in Langnewtoune, furth of his duelling hous in Langnewtoune; committit ane yeir fyne or thairby. ITEM, for a commone briggane1 and notorious cowmone theif, reffet of thift, outputing and inputing of thift.

PERSEWARIS, Iffobell Trumbill, as dochter (to Walter) and fifter (to Williame Trumbill); George Rutherfurd, as kinfman; Mr Johne Nicolfoune, substitute for our fouerane lordis aduocat.

PRELOQUUTOURIS for the pannell, Mr Johne Ruffell, Mr Thomas Craig, Mr Williame Douglas, Dauid Ramfay.

It is allegit be the pannell, that na proces aucht to be grantit vpone the Dittay, vnto the tyme he be fummond vpone xv dayis wairning, in respect the deidis contenit in the Dittay is done xxiiij yeir fyne.-It is anfuerit be the Aduocat, that he was denuncet rebell and put to the horne for ane of the flauchteris contenit in the Dittay, viz. ffor the flauchter of vimqle Williame Trumbill, and ane Commiffioune grantit be the Kingis Maiestie and Counfall for taking of him; be vertew quhairof he was takin and apprehendit and prefentit to the Counfale, vpone the fyft day of July; att the quhilk tyme, in presens of the perfewer and defender, than prefent, this day (being that day xv dayis) was affignit to the perfewer to perfew him for that cryme and all vther crymes could be laid to his charge: And thairfoir, thair being xv dayis grantit to the Counfell to deliberat vpon his defence, thair aucht to be na forder citatioune grantit.-To the quhilk it is anfuerit be the pannell, concerning the Hoirning, he is relaxt. Secundo, as to the Commiffioune, na Commiffioune can be grantit to preiudge him of his lauchfull defenffis, parte non citaia. As to the laft, he gat na coppie of the Dittay, and thairfoir man be fummond on xv dayis wairning.

As for the flauchter of vmqle Williame Trumbill, fayis he was flane be him in his awin defenfe, he being affageit within his awin hous. As to the flauchter of vmqle Johne Hammiltoune, denyis, and offeris him to the tryell of ane Assyse. As to the flauchter of Walter of Raflat, fayis he was flane at the horne, and producet the hoirning for verifeing thairof, raifit at the inftance of Andro Commendater of Jedburcht, quhair the said Walter, for nocht removeing fra the landis of Raflat, and half ane quarter of the toun and landis of Belfis ; quhilkis letteris ar of the dait the xx day of Apryle 1581, and of our fouerane lordis regne the xiiij yeire; denuncet the xij day of Julij, anno foirfaid.-It is alleget be the Aduocat, to the last pairt, that albeit he was at the horne, the pannell aucht nocht to vfurpe the Kingis auctorite vpoune him, to flay ony man at his awin hand. THE JUSTICE continewis Interloquitour to the morne.

Jul. 20.—THE JUSTICE Remittis the haill poyntis of Dittay, except for the flauchter of vmqle Walter Trumbill of Raflat, to ane Affyfe.

It is allegit aganis James Waddell, burges of Jedburghe, that he can nocht pas 1 Robber; Fr. brigand.

vpone this Affyfe, becaus thair is deidlie feid ftandand betuix the haill name of Trumbill, on the ane pairt, and the Laird of Pharniherft, the haill Keris, and the haill inhabitantis of the toune of Jedburghe, on the vther pairt, for the Slauchter of Thomas Ker, brother to the (Laird of) Pharniherst.

The Aduocat proteftis for Wilfull errour, in caice that thay acquit George Trumbill of the flauchter of vmqle Williame Trumbill, becaus he confeft the committing of the Slauchter out of his hous, he being affageit, and allegeit in his defence.

The Aduocat, for inftructing of the Dittay, producet ane Testimoniall, beiring the pannell to be excommunicat for Slauchteris, Murthouris, Inceftis and Adultereis,&c.; subscryuit be Mr George Douglas, clerk of the Presbiterie of Jedburghe. VERDICT. The Affyfe, be the mouth of Walter Eleife, in Danieltoun, chanceller (be pluralitie of voittis), ffand, pronunceit and declairit the faid George Trumbill to be ffylit, culpabill and convict of beiring, weiring and schuiting with hagbuttis and piftolettis, contrair the tennour of our fouerane lordis Actis of Parliament; committit betuix the toune of Jedburghe and the place of Belfis, in anno I.Vjc. and tua yeiris : And to be Clene, innocent and acquit of the haill remanent crymes aboue fpecifeit, mentionet in the faid Dittay; and speciallie, of the flauchter of the faid vmqle Williame Trumbill, becaus the famyn was done in his awin defens.

Quhairvpoune the faid George Trumbill afkit inftrumentis.

(Aug. 18.)-SENTENCE. The Juftice decernit and ordanit the faid George Trumbill to be tane to the mercat-croce of Edinburghe, and thair his richt hand to be ftrukin frome his airme, as convict of the faid cryme; quhilk wes gevin for dome."

Jul. 21.—JAMES REID, fumtyme ferveand to George Andersoun in
Mufiilbur'.

Dilatit, accufit and perfewit, be Dittay, of the crymes following, to wit, FOR ane cowmone Sorcerer, charmer and abufer of Godis peopill, be geving him felff out to haill all kynd of feiknes: Quhilk craft he lernit fra the Devill, his maister, in Bynnie-craigis and Corstorphin-craigis, quhair he met with him and confultit with him to lerne the faid craft; quha gaif him thrie penneis, at ane tyme, and a peice creifche' out of his bag, at ane vther tyme; he haifing appeirit to the faid James dyuerfe tymes, quhyles in the liknes of a man, quhyles in the liknes of a hors: with quhome he lykwayis dyuerfe tymes confultit fen his firft meiting, quhilk is threttene yeir fyne or thairby; quhilk lykwayis 1 See Aug. 23, 1602. 2 Grease, fat. 3 Sometimes, occasionally.

lernit him to tak fouthe-rynnand-watter' to cuir the faidis difeiffis. ITEM, for cureing of Sara Borthuik, be his Sorcerie and devilrie, quha was grevouflie trubillit and diseafit, be bringing of fouth-rynand-watter fra the Schyreff-brayiswall, and casting a certane quantitie of falt and quheit about hir bed; be the quhilk cuir fcho was hailit. ITEM, fforfamekill as he, be the speciall perfuafioune of Jonet Cryftie, dochter to Johne Cryftie at Cryftiefounis mylne, and . his mother, confultit with the Devill, for diftructioun of Dauid Libbertoun, baxter, burges of Edinburghe, his spous, thair coirne and guidis; quha caufit him tak a peice raw flesche, quhairvpone he maid nyne nekkis, and inchantit the famyn, quhilk he delyuerit to the said Jonet, and caufit hir lay ane pairt thairof vnder the mylne dur, and the reft vnder the stabill dur, for diftructione of his hors and cattell. And als, inchantit to him nyne ftanis, quhilk the faid James cuift vpone the said Dauid Libbertones landis, for diftructioune of his coirnes. Lyk as, the faid James and the faidis Jonet Cryftie and hir mother infformet3 and maid ane pictour of walx, quhilk the Devill inchantit; and he and the wemen turnit the pictour at ane ffyre, in the said Johnne Crystiesones hous, for diftructioun of the faid Dauid Libbertones felff. ITEM, for cureing of the faid Johnne Crystie, being difeafit of a swalling, in putting of thre filk poyntis,* in his devilifch maner, about his waift, quhilk remanit ten oulkis with him; and went away fra the faid Johnne, be quhat way he knew nocht.

VERDICT. The Affyfe, be the mouth of Johne Howie, merchand, chanceller (all in one voce), ffand, pronuncet and declarit the faid James Reid to be ffylet, culpabill and convict of the haill crymes aboue fpecifeit.

SENTENCE. To be tane to the Caftel-hill of Edinburghe, and thair to be wirreit at ane ftaik; and his body to be brunt in affis : And all his moveabill guidis to be efcheit, and inbrocht to his hienes vse, as convict of the faidis crymes,

Murder-Robbery.

Jul. 27.-THOMAS HORSBURGH, burges of Peiblis.

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Dilaitit and accufit of the Murthour and Slauchter of vmqle Williame Chisholme in Peibbillis, with his awin quhinger, vnder filence and clud of nycht: And als, of the thiftious fteilling of ten fax li. peces, and tuentie merkis in quhyte filuer, pertening to the faid vmq' Williame, vnder the faid Williames bed-heid; committit in the moneth of Marche lastbypast: And ficlyk, for the thiftious fteilling of tuentie tua li.' fra his guid-mother," committit nyne yeir fyne, or thairby.

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This superstition still obtains, in many remote places of Scotland; where the virtues of such water are firmly believed in. * Nicks, notches. 3 Formed, constructed. 4 Laces, ties. 5 Weeks. 6 Strangled. 7 The 21 of Julij, James Reid brunt, for confulting and ufeing with Sathan and Witcheis; and quha was notably knawin to be ane counfellor with Witches.'-Birrel's Diary. Ten £6 pieces. 10 Mother-in-law.

9 £22.