Horse, Cattle, and Sheep-stealing— Slaughter, &c. Being enterit on pannell and accufit, FOR the thifteous fteilling, conceilling and away-taking of certane oxin, furth of the Drochellis, pertening to the Erll of Mortoune and his tennentis. ITEM, for airt and pairt of the thifteous fteilling of certane fcheip furth of ane rowme befyde Lammingtoune. ITEM, for airt and pairt of the thifteous fteilling (and) conceling of fourfcoir heid of nolt, furth of the landis of the Cairne, pertening to certane Lowthian men, quhilk wes in gerfing1 on the famin landis. AND for airt and pairt of the flauchter of vmqle Hary Rannald, feruitour to Sir James Sandielandis of Slewmanna-mure, and vmqle Andro Smyth in Auchnowlis-hill, committit in the moneth of Auguft, Im.Vje. yeiris. ITEM, for airt and pairt of the thifteous fteilling of foure hors furth of Corfwodburne, pertening to Sir James Sandielandis of Slewmanna-mure. ITEM, for airt and part of the thifteous fteilling of xvj oxin furth of Leftoun-fcheillis, pertening to Alexander Dowglas. ITEM, for airt and pairt of the thifteous ftelling of certane guidis fra the Guid-wyff of Garvell-fute. ITEM, for airt and pairt of the thifteous fteilling of certane guidis furth of Ingerftoun-burne, pertening to Rychard Hodge thair. ITEM, for airt and pairt of the thifteous fteilling of certane claith furth of Caringtoun-mylne. ITEM, for the cuming to Johne Ker Minister of Lynis hous, breking thairof, taking of him selff prefoner, and fteilling of his infycht and pleneiffing furth thairof. ITEM, for airt and pairt of the thifteous fteilling of twa naigis furth of Hairburneheid, pertening to Adame Johnestoun thair. ITEM, for airt and pairt of the thifteous fteilling of threttie gers oxin2 furth of Corfwodburne, pertening to certane Lowthean men. ITEM, for the fteilling of certane oxin, pertening to . . . . . Adamfoun in Leftounfcheillis. ITEM, for the setting upoune vmqle Rodger Schaw in Craiganbae, George Schaw thair, Quintene McMillane in Craigneill, Downie McMillane thair, Sandie McMillane thair, Johne Chalmeris in Clatteran-fchawis, Johne McMillan in Dafelloch, George McMillan his brother, George McMillan in Craiginbae, Andro McMillan in Powschafkene, James Reid in Stronefchafkene and Williame Gordoune in Knokschene, att the Sandiehillis; quhair he and his complices flew the faid vmqle Rodger Schaw in Craigbae, and thifteouslie stall xxij naigis fra thame. ITEM, for airt and pairt of the thifteous fteilling of nyntene nolt furth of the byre of Nether Quhitlaw, pertening to Thomas Ker of Caveris; committit at Martimes 1600 yeiris. ITEM, for Commoun Thift and Commoun Reffett of Thift, inputting and outputting of thift. VERDICT. The Affife" ffand, pronunceit and declarit the faid Adie Scott to be ffylit, culpabill and convict of the haill cryme of Thift and flauchteris aboue writtin, laid to his charge. SENTENCE. The Juftice Ordanit him to be tane to ane Gibbett att the mercat croce of Edinburgh, and thairvpoun to be hangit quhill he be deid; and all his movabill guidis to be efcheit, &c. Uttering Adulterated Money, &c. — Treason. Nov. 27.-GEORGE DRUMMOND, burges of Perth. Dilatit and accufit of, THE Treffonabill outing1 of fals and adulterat money, fic as Hatt-pecis, crounes, foure pound pecis, 1 Grazing. 2 Oxen sent from the Lothians to pasture or graze. 3 The same as in preceding Trial. 4 Uttering, issuing. 5 An early coin of James VI. in which the head is surmounted with a hat, in place of the crown or laurel. and foure merk pecis, amangis our fouerane lordis liegis, as trew money and coinzie, att the ffairis of Perth, Striuiling, and in vther mercattis in the North pairtis; quhilk fals coinzie he bocht fra Hanis Johneftoune, Fleming, Charles Hereis, Fleming, and Arthour Smyth, a smyth duelland befyde Banff, and wes coinzeit be thame in Banff, Elgyn, Abirdene and Lenoch, fyve or fax yeiris fyne. VERDICT. The Affyis, be the mouth of Petir Spens, dagmaker in the Cannogait, chancellar, ffand, pronunceit and declarit the said George Drummond to be culpabill, ffylit and convict of the cryme of Treafoune aboue written. SENTENCE. To be tane to the Caftell (hill) of Edinburgh, and thair to be wirreit att ane staik quhill he wes deid, and his bodie to be brent in affis; and all his landis, heretageis, guidis and geir to be forfaltit, efcheit and inbrocht to our fouerane lordis vfe, as convict of the faidis crymis. [Mr William Hairt, Juftice-Depute.] ASSESSORS, Lords Halyruidhous, Dunkeld and Fentonbarnes. Treason-Keeping the House of Cunninghamehead against the King's Commissioners — Slaughter. Dec. 15.-WILLIAME CUNNINGHAME of Tourlandis. Dilatit, accufit and perfewit be Mr Thomas Hammiltone of Drumcarne, aduocat to our fouerane Lord, of the crymis following, contenit in Dittay produceit be the faid Aduocat. DITTAY againft the Pannel. WILLIAME CWNINGHAME of Tourlandis, ye ar indytit and accufit, fforfamekill as Alexander Cwninghame, your brother, and certane his complices, hyrit and conduceit fuddartis,1 haifing, in the moneth of March the yeir of God Im.Vje. yeiris, tane the Hous of Cwninghameheid, and being chargeit be vertew of our fouerane lordis lettres to haif randerit the famin within2. vnder the payne of Treffoune; Neuirtheles, it is of veritie, that ye, within fourtie aucht houris efter the taking of the faid place, and eftir the charge gewin for randering thairof vnder the pane of Treffoun, convoyit youre felff and enterit within the said place and hous of Cwninghameheid, and treffonablie affiftit the said Alexander Cwninghame, your brother, in keping of the said hous aganis the Lairdis of Duntraith and Vrchill, his Maiefteis Commiffioneris, quba wer affageing the faid place, and that be the fpace of xxiiij dayes eftir your entrie within the famin; during the quhilk tyme, ye and your compliceis treffonablie schot out of the faid place diuers hagbutis att the faidis Commiffioneris and thair affisteris; committand thairby oppin and manifeft Treafoune, and incurrand the tinfall of lyffe, landis and guidis; quhilkis aucht and fould be execute aganis yow, with all regour. To the takin3 that ye ar gyltie of the faid cryme, ye haif confeft the famin, be youre Depofitioun. ITEM, ye ar indytit and accufit, fforfamekill as ye, accompaneit with Alexander Cwninghame, your brother, and vtheris your compliceis, being bodin in feir of weir, with fecreitis, fteilbonnettis, dagis and piftolettis, prohibite to be borne, worne, vfit or schot with, be our fouerane lordis Actis of Parliament, laitlie, in the moneth of September, or thairby, the yeir of God Im. Ve .lxxxxvj yeiris, haifing confauit ane deidlie feid, rancour and malice aganis vmqle James Stewinfoune in the Myltoune of Robertoune, come to the Landis of the Myltoune of Robertoune, qubair the said vmqle James wes in fobir and quyet maner, doand his lefull effairis and buffines, dredand na ewill, harme, iniurie or perfuit of ony perfounes, bot to haif 1 Waged, or stipendiary soldiers. 2 Left blank. 3 In proof, token, or testimony. lewit vnder Godis peax and our fouerane lordis; and thair, with your wappinnis foirfaidis, maift fchamefullie, crewallie and vnmercifullie flew the faid vmqle James; and ye was airt and pairt of the faid crewall Slauchter; committit vpoun fett purpois and provifioune, and foirthocht fellony. To the taikin that ye ar airt and pairt of the said Slauchter of the said vmqle James Stewinfoune, ye wes, vpoun the xxij day of Januar Im. Ve.lxxxxvij yeiris, denunceit rebell and putt to the horne, for nocht comperand befor the Juftice or his deputis, in the tolbuith of Edinburgh, the xxiiij day of November, the yeir of God foirfaid, to haif vnderlyne the law for airt and pairt of the Slauchter foirfaid; att the quhilk horne ye haif remainit continewallie fenfyne, and as yit remanis: as the Letteris of Hoirning, produceit heirwith, beris. PERSEWAR, Mr Thomas Hammiltoune of Drumcarne, Aduocat to our fouerane lord. Mr Williame Oliphant, Mr Alexander King, Mr Johne Ruffell, The Laird of Glengarnok, The Laird of Reidhall, The Preloquutouris produceit ane Warrand of the Lordis,1 commanding thame to compeir in Defence of the Laird of Tourlandis, now enterit on pannell ; quhilk Warrand is fubfcryuit be the Chancellar, in præfentia Dominorum.—The pannell takis inftrumentis, that the Juftice declaris that Sir Johne Colburne of Ormiftoun, Juftice clark, fall nocht be judge nor Affeffour, nor yit Justice clark in this mater. Alledgeis, that Sir George Home, thefaurer, can nocht be Affeffour, because he may win and tyne in the cause, in caise of convictioune. The Aduocat anfueris, that the alledgeance aucht to be repellit, in respect he is nocht partie. The faid Sir George Home declarit he wold nocht voit in that mater. The Aduocat takis inftrumentis of the admitting of my Loirdis of Halyruidhous, Dumkerd3 and Fentounbarnes to be Affeffouris in this caufe. The pannell alledgeis, that he fould be cited vpoun fourtie dayes warning, for the alledgeit Treafoune of keping of the hous. The Aduocat anfueris, that it hes bene the inviolabill practik, quhen ony is tane* for Treafoune, to putt him to ane Affyis for the faid cryme of Treafoune, but citatioun. The Juftice repellis the alledgeance maid be the pannell. It is alledgeit that the Dittay is nocht relevant, in refpect of the generalitie thairof, nocht condifcendand att quhais inftance the charge wes gevin to rander the place, quhom to, or ex qua caufa. The Aduocat alledgeis that it aucht to be repellit, in refpect of the Dittay. Forder, the Dittay is nawyis relevant, becaus I wes nocht chargeit, nor na intimation wes maid to me of the charge, 1 This form was usual, especially in cases of Treason, in order to screen Counsel from the consequences of defending one who must be inferred to have been most obnoxious to the King. A Supplication was, in the first instance, presented to the Lords of Council and Session, by the pannel, praying them to name 'prolocutors' for the defence, and suggesting various names. The prayer was generally granted, as a matter of course. 2 Declinator' of the Judge was competent, on the ground of relationship, or that he had a pecuniary or other interest in the case, &c. Bishop of Dunkeld? 4 Taken or apprehended and put in ward. 5 Without. 6 It will be noticed, in the course of this Collection, that this loose and unjust mode of answering a special objection was usually sustained by the Court, seemingly on the ground, that such must of necessity be held to be inferred, from the general scope of the Indictment. Much of the apparent obscurity in such matters, however, may arise, from the brief manner in which these circumstances are recorded in the Books of Adjournal. 3 nor na qualificatioun of the Dittay of my knawledge. The Aduocat anfueris, it aucht to be repellit, in refpect of the Dittay. The Juftice ffindis the Dittay relevant, and referues the haill defenffis proponit aganis the verificatioune of the Dittay to the Affyis; ffindis the proces for the flauchter. The Aduocat paffis fra the taking away of the horse, pro loco et tempore. ASSISA. Capitan Patrik Herring, Thomas Alexander, portionar of Williame Dowglas of Erlifmylne, Nicoll Carnecroce of Calfhill, burges thair, Robert Home of the Heuch, Edward Edzer, merchand burges of Edinburghe, Quhilkis perfounes being chofin, fworne and admittit, eftir the accufatioun of the faid Williame Cwninghame of Tourlandis, of the crymes contenit in the Dittay foirfaid; ffor Verificatioune of the fyrst poynt thairof, the faid Mr Thomas Hammiltoun, aduocat, produceit the said Williame Cwninghames Depofitiounis and Confeffiounis ; quhairof the tennour followis. DEPOSITION and CONFESSION of the Pannel. AT EDR, the xij day of December, 1601 3eiris. In prefens of Johne Erll of Montrois, chancillar, St George Home of Spott thefaurar, Mr Thomas Hammiltoun of Drumcarne Aduocat, Sir Johne Cokburne of Ormistoun Juftice Clark, and Mr Williame Haert of Lewielandis Juftice-depute, WILLIAME CWNINGHHAME OF TOURLANDIS, being fworne, and being demandit, anent pe laft taking of pe Place of Cwninghameheid and keping of pe famin, anfueris, that the hous wes fyrft tane be his broper Alexander, vpoun quhais aduerteisment, vnderstanding that thair wes fum variance betuix him and the fuddartis within the place, the deponer cam to pe place, and enterit pairin, and remanit within pe famin be pe space of twentie or xxiiij dayes; be pe quhilk space he wes befaiget be pe Lairdis of Duntraith and Vrchill, haifing the Kingis Commiffioun; during pe quhilk tyme thair wes fchuting out of pe hous and fchuting in Declaris, that his broper Alexander had nocht enterit in pe place of Cwninghameheid fourtie aucht houris, before the deponer cam to him; and the taking of pe place wes about March, 1600 zeiris: Denyis that he wes chargeit or putt to pe horne, for nocht randering of pe Place of Cwninghameheid; bot his broper wes chargeit, vnder pe payne of Treafoun, befoir pe deponar enterit in pe hous, and gatt knawledge pairof quhen he enterit. And als the Aduocat produceit the Extract of the Lettres, vnder the figne and fubfcription of Mr Robert Young, for chargeing of the Toune of Glafgw to affift the Kingis Commiffioner, for Affageing of the faid hous, and to head fourtie hagbutteris thairto, in respect of the Commiffioune and Lettres of Treafoun, direct and execute aganis the Laird of Tourlandis and his complices; quhilk wes difobeyit. Quhilk Extract of the Letteris, is of the dait, at Halyruidhous, the fewint day of March, 1600 yeiris. And for verification of the last poynt of the Dittay, concerning the Slauchter of the faid vmqle James Stewinfoune, the Aduocat produceit Extract of the Letteris of Hoirning, vnder the fubfcriptioun of Mr Johne Skene, clark of Regifter, quhairby the faid Williame Cwninghame of Tourlandis wes putt to the Horne. le VERDICT. Eftir productioune quhairof, and diuers alledgances maid aganis the famin, and anfueris maid thairto be our fouerane lordis Aduocat, the haill perfounis of Affife past altogidder out of Court to the Counfal-hous; quhair, eftir chefing of the faid Nicoll Carncorfe of Calfhill chancellar, &c., they ffand, pronunceit and declarit the faid Williame Cwninghame of Tourlandis to be Cleane, innocent and acquit of airt and pairt of the Slauchter of the faid vmq" James Stewinfoune, committit in the moneth of March, in the yeir of God Jm.Vc.lxxxxvj yeiris, as the Dittay beris: AND als, ffand, &c. the faid Williame to be ffylit, culpabill and convict of the affifting of Alexander Cwninghame his brother and his complices, in the keping of the Place of Cwninghameheid aganis the Lairdis of Duntraith and Vrchill, his Maiefteis Commiffioneris; the faid Alexander being chargeit, vnder the payne of Treafoune, to haif randerit the famin, conforme to his Depofitiounes, fubferyuit with his hand. SENTENCE. To be tane to the mercat croce of Edinburghe, and thair his heid to be strikin fra his body:' And als his lands, heretageis, takis, ftedingis, rowmes, poffeffiounes, coirnes, cattell, guidis and geir to be ffoirfaltit, efcheit and inbrocht to our fouerane lordis vfe, as convict of the faid cryme. Adultery. Dec. 16.-DAUID GRAY, fyfchemonger in Edinburgh. Dilatit for the cryme of Adulterie, committit with Elfpeth Hiflope, indueller in Edinburgh, and Margaret Gourlay, wedow in Edinburgh. The faid Dauid confeffis that he had ado with baith Elfpeth Hislope and Margaret Gourlay, as the Dittay beiris; bot knawis nocht quhither the bairnis be his or nocht. For the quhilk he afkis Godis mercie, and cummis in the Kingis will. VERDICT. The Affyis, for the maift pairt, ffylis Dauid Gray of the cryme forefaid. Dec. 26.-SENTENCE. The Juftice, be the mouth of Robert Galbraith, dempftar, Ordenit the said Dauid Gray to be baneift the burcht of Ed', and during all the dayes of his lyff; and nocht to return thairin, without his Maiefteis licence, vnder the payne of deid: And als, Decernit and Ordanit the faid Dauid to pay to the Baillie of the Quarter of Ed' quhair he duellis, the foume of fourtie poundis money, to be applyit to the vfe (of) the Kirk: And to pass in waird in the Tolbuith of Ed', thair to remane quhill the famin be payit. 1 The 16 of December, -Birrel's Diary, p. 55. VOL. II. Cuninghame of Tourlands beheidit at the croffe, for Treafoune. 3 A |