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Decreit finding the famyn, makis thame giltie thairof. Lyk as, the Act 151 of the Kingis 12 Parliament, makis ane criminall Summondis to be relevant, gif it beiris that the defenderis ar airt and pairt of ane relevant cryme; and it is trew that that cryme is fund relevant be the Juftice, and remittit to the Affyfe; and the notorietie of the pannellis being airt and pairt thairof is befoir deducet, feing thair knawlege of the faid fact, thair benifeit rypet' thairby, and ratihabitioune thairof, is manifeft. And as to the clengeing producet, the famyn makis aganis the producer; becaus the perfeweris, as pairtie grevit, and the Kingis Aduocat, for his hienes entreis, being neceffar and only parteis, and the defenderis knawing thair awin giltines, purcheft and deducet ane led Tryell, befoir thair awin ffreindis, being bayth Judges and Affyfouris; na pairtie haifing entreis being prefent nor wairnit thairto. In refpect quhairof, gif the Affyfe Clenge, the perfeweris proteftis for Wilfull Errour.-The Aduocat afkit inftrumentis of the fweiring of the Dittay be the perfeweris, in prefens of the Affyfe; as lykwyis the taiknis producet, alfo fuorne be thame.

It is anfuerit for the pannell, to the alledgeance immediatlie preceiding, that the Aduocat wald haif the Affyfe, quha kennis3 nathing of the factis and deidis lybellit, bot the commone bruit,* and be thair awin allegeance, to ffyle, nochtwithstanding that the multitude of the Witneffes producet be the perfeweris could nawayis preve the fact; thay being Witneffes, duelleris vpone the landis, and round about the famyn; and ane grit number of thame come to the deid, and yit thay wad nocht tak it vpone thair confciences to depone ony thing by the verritie; fua, the Affyfe, quha kennis far lefs, can nocht convict vtherwyis nor according to the firft probatioun. As to the fecund pairt of the allegeance, the famyn contenis only ane repetitioun of the Dittay and taikinis, and mereitis na forder anfuer nor is anfuerit ofbefoir. As to the thrid pairt, beiring that Ratihabitioune equo paratur mandato, and allegeing the first and thrid lawis de vi et vi armaía; to that, it is anfuerit, that as, in criminalibus, Ratihabitioune is never relevant per fe, fua the famyn can be comptit na cryme, nor na grund to convict the pannell; ffor in crymes, thair is thre thingis to be confidderit, airt, pairt, and ratihabitioune : Airt, is command, or devyfe, or counfell of doing of the deid; quhairof we ar declarit innocent: Pairt, is participant of the ffact; quhairof we ar lykwayis declairit innocent: Ratihabitioune, is allowing of the ffact, eftir the famyn be committit; quhilk is nawayis drawin bak to ony of the premiffes, in criminall matteris: And albeit the faid Williame had allowit in taking of the house, eftir it was tane and the deid committit, yit that makis thame nocht giltie of the factis or deidis committit be the perfonis takeris of the house, the tyme befoir or eftir the taking thairof. And feing the Witnesses 1 1 Reaped. 2 Tokens, evidence. 3 Knows. 4 Excepting the common report or talk of the country. Fr. bruit. 5 Past, besides.

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examinat, be thair grit ayth, hes maid the pannell Innocent and clene of the ffactis lybellit; as lykwayis, thay ar declairit Innocent, be ane condigne fuorne Inqueift, befoir thair Judge-ordiner; the Affyfe can nawayis ffyle thame, except thay commit manifest Errour, and declair contrair to the probatioun alreddie led and deducet, and depone contrair to thair awin confcience and knawledge. SPECIAL VERDICT of the Affife.

THE ASSYSE removet altogidder furth of Court to pe Counfall-hous, qubair pai, be pluralitie of voittis, electit and choifit the faid Alexander Fairlie of Braid in1 Chanceller of the faid Affyfe; and pairefter reffonit and voittit vpone the haill heidis and poyntis of the faid Dittay; and being ryplie and at lenth advyfet pairwith, and with the haill taikines and writtis producet for verificatioune pairof, allegeances and anfueris maid, hinc inde, in the said matter; thay re-enterit agane in Court, quhair thay, be þe mouth of pe faid Alexander Fairlie, ffand, pronuncet and declairit the faidis Williame Maxwall, Barbara Johnneftoun his fpous, and pe faid Elizabeth Stewart hir moper, to be ffylet, culpabill and convict, as followis, viz. THE faid Williame Maxwall of Gribtoun, to be ffylet, culpabill and convict off airt and pairt with the faidis Eduard Maxwall, broper to pe Laird of Couhaithe, Thomas Jardane callit of Birnok, James Jardane, fervand to the faid Johnne Lord Hereis, Johnne McBrair and Robert Johnneftoune callit of Brwme, of the violent taking of the faid Tour and ffortalice of Newbie; committit be the faidis fyve perfones, the tyme contenit in the faid Dittay. THE faid Elizabeth Stewart, to be ffylet, culpable and convict off pe reffet of the faidis fyve perfones, quha committit pe crymes specifeit in the faid Dittay, and of the Ratihabitioune of pe violent taking of pe faid Tour and ffortalice of Newbie AND pe faid Barbara Johnnefioune to be ffylet, culpable and convict of the Ratihabitioune of the violent taking of pe faid Tour and ffortalice of Newbie, be pe faidis fyve persones takeris pairof. AND ficlyk, ffand and declairit pe faidis Williame Maxwall, Barbara Johnneftoune his spous, and pe faid Elizabeth Stewart hir moper, to be Clene, Innocent and Acquit of the haill remanent crymes and poyntis contenit in the foirfaid Dittay, viz. of airt and pairt of pe vfurpatioun of our fouerane lordis authoritie, in befageing of the faid hous, convocatioun of his Maiefteis leigis, beiring and weiring of hagbuttis and piftolettis, contrair the tennour of the Actis of Parliament, Invaiding, schuitting, hurting and wounding of pe faidis Robert Johnneftoun, Eduard Johnneftoun and Airthour Johnnestoun, his hienes frie fubiectis; and Invaiding and taking of thame captiues and priffoneris, be way of Hamesukkin and ffoirthocht ffellonie, binding of pair handis behind pair bakis, and schuitting and expelling thame violentlie furthe of the house and ffortalice foirfaid; committit be pe faidis fyve perfones, takeris pairof, pe tyme and in maner aboue writtin, mentionet in the said Dittay.

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Jun. 25.-The Juftice continued the cafe to the 28th of Junij. Plegio, Alexandro Stewart de Gairleis, fub pena in Acto predict.'

Jun. 28.-Alexander Stewart of Gairleis become pledge and fouertie for Williame Maxwall of Gribtoune, &c. to enter and present thame befoir the Juftice and his deputis, in the Tolbuith of Edinburgh, the thrid day of Julij nixtocum, in the hour of cause, to heir dome pronuncet vpone thame; vnder the panes following, viz. ffor the faid Williame, vnder the pane of V" li. (£5000,) and for the faidis Elizabeth and Barbara coniunctlie, vnder the pane of vther fyve thoufand pundis.

Jul. 3.-Alexander Stewart of Garleis of new becomes pledge and fouertie, that thai and ilk ane of thame fall compeir befoir the Juftice or his deputes,

To the office of.

quhair evir thay or ony of thame fall be charget, vpone xv dayis wairning, to heir and fie dome pronuncet, &c. ilk ane of thame vnder the pane of tua thoufand merkis. Maxwall binds himself to warrand releif and keip fkaythles' the faid Alexander Stewart.

Slaughter.

Jun. 26.-JAMES GLEDSTANES of that Ilk.

Dilaitit ffor airt and pairt of the Slauchter of vmqle Thomas Peiblis, burges of Peiblis; committit in the moneth of Februare, IV.lxj yeiris, vpone the landis of Kaidmure, befyde the faid burgh of Peiblis; vpone fet purpois, prouifioune and ffoirthocht ffellony.

PERSEWERIS.

Thomas and Johnne Peiblis, as fones; Johnne and Dauid Peiblis, fones to the said Thomas, (Junior.) PRELOCUTOURIS for the pannell, Laurence Scott.

The pannell tuik him to our fouerane lordis Respett, producet be him, vnder his Maiefteis Priuie Seill, of the dait the... day of Junij instant.

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It is allegit be the perfeweris, that the Respett producet be the pannell aucht nocht to be admittit, in respect the famyn is grantit contrair to the Act of Parliament; na Letter of Slanes being grantit be thame, for Affythement of the partie. It is anfuerit be the pannell, the allegeance aucht to be Repellit, in refpect of the Refpett; and that thai ar willing to fatisfie, conforme to the lawis of this realme, and offeris Cautioune to that effect.-Quhilk Refpett the Justice admittit, and ordanit the said James to find cautioune, &c.: Lyk as, Johnne Gledftanes of Wynningtoun-hauch and Mr Johnne Rutherfurd, bailzie and burges of Jedburgh, become bundin and obleift, coniunctlie and feuerallie with the faid James Gladftanes of that Ilk, his felff, to satisfie the partie for the Slauchter of the faid vmqle Thomas Peiblis.

Murder under Trust.

Jun. 27.-JAMES KYNNAIRD, fone to the Laird of Incheture,' Williame
Haitlie in Balgawie, Williame Kynnaird, fone to the Laird of
Kynnaird.

Dilaitit, accufet and perfewit be Siluefter Chopman in Kinclevin, conforme to our fouerane lordis Letteris, raifit and direct at the inftance of Marioun Chopman, as mother, Margaret Scherp, as fifter, the faid Siluefter Chopman and Thomas Chopman in Ragolny, as mother-brether,' with the remanent kyn and freindis of vmqle Johnne Scherpe, feruitour to the Laird of Ruthven, aganis the faidis Williame, &c. and als aganis James Ramfay in Flacraig-mylne; as thay that war culpable and giltie of the crymes contenit in the DITTAY following. Vmqle Patoun Kynnaird. 2 Maternal uncles, mother's brothers.

FORSAMEKILL as the faidis Williame Kynnaird, &c. haifing laitlie, vpone the ffyft day of July, the yeir of God, Im. fax hundreth and thre yeiris, convenit thame felffis within the toun of Rait, quhair the faid vmqle Johnne Scharp was for the tyme, attending1 the cuming of certane his freindis and gentilmen that war at the buriall of the Laird of Bandane, and doand vtheris his lauchfull effairis and buffines, lipning for na barme, iniurie or perfute of ony perfones, bot to haif levit vnder Godis peax and our fouerane lordis: And thair, in all hamelie and freindlie maner, come to the faid vmqle Johnne, and requeistit him to pas with thame to the drink; quha, vpone meir fimplicitie and benevolence, past to ane drinking hous with thame, and haifing fallin in reffoning with the faid vmqle Johnne, anent fum fpeiches that paft betuix him and the faid James Ramfay in Flacraig-mylne a few dayis befoir; the faidis perfones in the meane tyme directit one of thair companie for the faid James Ramfay, defyreing him to cum to thame, and thay fould affift him to be revenget on the faid vmqle Johnne: At quhais cuming, the foirfaidis perfones, togidder with the faid James Ramfay, being all bodin in feir of weir, with fuordis, qubingeris, gantillettis, plait-flevis and vtheris wappones, inuafius, incontrair the tennour of the Actis of Parliament, fett vpone the faid vmqle Johnne Scherp, vnder treft, and maist trateruflie and barbarullie, everie ane of thame with thair drawin wappones foirfaidis, perfewit him for his flauchter; and as murthereris, thevis and brigganis, haifing drawin the faid vmqle Johnne to drink, as faid is, ftrak the faid vmqle Johnne in dyuerse pairtis of his body, and gaif bim nyne bludie and deidlie woundis, viz. thre ftraikis in his heid, thre in his bak, ane throw his wambe, ane viher vnder his okfter, and tua vpone his fchoulder blaid: Off the quhilkis ftraikis and crewall woundis the faid vmqle Johnne immediatlie deceiffit amangis thair bandis. And the faidis perfones, and ilk ane of thame, ar airt and pairt of the said crewall Murthour and Slauchter, committit vnder treft, vpone set purpois, prouifioun and foirthocht fellony; in bie and manifeft contempt of our fouerane lord, his hienes auctoritie and lawis; and to the evill exampill of vtheris, his Maiefteis obedient fubiectis, to commit the lyk schamefull and barbarus crueltie and Murthour, in tymes cuming, gif the foirfaidis perfones committeris thairof be sufferit to remane vnpwneifchet.

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VERDICT. Lauchfull tyme of day biddin, and (the perfeweris) nocht compeirand, the Juftice-depute patt the faidis Williame, &c. to the knawledge of ane Affyfe, who all in ane voce, be the mouth of Robert Hog in Gally, fumtyme fervand to my Lord Marfchell, chanceller, ffand the faidis Williame, &c. to be Clene, innocent and acquit of airt and pairt of the felloune and crewall Slauchter of the faid vmqle Johnne Scherp, and haill circumstances aboue writtin. Quhairupoune the faidis defenderis afkit inftrumentis.

[Mr Williame Hairt and Mr Williame Borthuik, Juflices-Deputes.]
Masterful Theft-Stouthreif-Lifting of Cattle, &c.
Jun. 28.-JOHNNE ELLOTE of Copfchaw, Robert Ellote, his fone, Johnne
Rutledge and Adam Rakese, fervandis to the faid Johnne.

Being enterit on pannell, quha war fummond be vertew of our fouerane lordis letteris, purcheft at the inftance of Hectour Trumbill of Wauchope, Thomas Trumbill, younger of Wauchope, George Trumbill, fecund lauchfull fone to the faid Hectour, George Trumbill in Wauchope, Thomas Scheill thair, Hob Olipher thair, Harie Trumbill thair, Pait Trumbill thair, Gawin Trumbill in Bullerwall, 1 Waiting. Fr. attender. 2 The matter had been compromised with the relations of the deceased, &c. and by the absence of the pursuer, and no evidence being produced, the Jury acquitted the pannel. 30

VOL. II.

Adame Trumbill in Wauchope, and Eduard Scheill in Langhauch: And perfewit be the faidis Thomas T. younger, and George his brother, for thame selffis, and in name and behalf of the faid Hectour Trumbill of Wauchope thair fader, and haill remanent perfones aboue writtin, thair tennentis, of the crymes following. DITTAY against the Pannels.

FORSAMEKILL as the faidis Johnne Ellote, &c. with thair complices, to the number of ane Hundreth perfones, alfwell brokin-men and borderaris of Ingland, as of Scotland, all bodin in feir of weir, with jakis, fpeiris, fteil-bonnettis, lances, lang-bagbuttis, daggis and piftolettis, expreflie prohibeit to be borne, worne, vset or schote with, be the Actis of Parliament, laitlie, in the moneth of September, the yeir of God, Im. fax hundreth and tua yeiris, come opinlie, in the day lycht, to the landis of Wauchope; and thair, be way of Maifterfull thift and Stouthe-reif, ftaw, reft and away-tuik, af the faidis landis, fourfcoir of ky and oxin, ane hundreth fcheip, and tuelf horfe and meiris, pertening to the faidis perfeweris; had and convoyit the famyn away with thame, and difponit thairupoun at thair pleafour: And thay and ilk ane of thame ar airt and pairt of the faidis crymes of Thift and Stouth-reif; ffor the quhilk thay aucht and fould be pwneifhet, conforme to the lawis of this realme, in exampill of vtheris.

PERSEWERIS, Thomas Trumbill, younger of Wauchope, George Trumbill, his brother. PRELOCUTOURIS for the pannell, Mr Alexander King, Robert Ellot, Mr Thomas Henderfoune. The perfeweris protestis for Wilfull Errour, in caice thay acquit ; in respect of the notorietie of the fact, and that thay haif gewin thair aithes thairvpoune. Hectour Trumbill, elder, and the remainder of the purfuers, ffind Robert Home, younger of the Heuch, as cautioner, that they fhall ratify whatever Thomas and George Trumbill do in their names, in this perfuit; and Williame Erle of Angus band and obleist him, his airis, executouris and fucceffouris to warrand, releif and keip skaythles the faid Robert Home, his airis, executouris and affignais, of his cautiounrie foirfaid, and of all danger, perrell and expenffis that he may incur thairthrow.'

VERDICT. The Affyfe, be the mouth of Robert Wauch of Keip, chanceller, ffand the faidis perfones to be Cleane, innocent and acquit, &c. Quhairupoun the faidis perfones on pannell afkit inftrumentis.

[Mr Williame Hairt, Juftice-Depute.]
Mutilation and Demembration,

Jul. 2.-JOHNNE HAMMILTOUNE, Perfone of Crawfurd-Johnne, Air-
thour Colquhoun, than his fervand, now in Kirmure, Gawin
Murray of Vdftounheid.

Dilaitt of airt and pairt of the Hurting, Wounding and Mutilatioune of Alexander Lokhart, Tutour of Wikketfchaw, of his left hand, and demembring of him of his mid-finger, nerreft his littill finger, of his faid hand: And beiring and weiring of piftolettis; committit in Apryle, ITM.Vc.lxxxv yeiris.

Robert Chanceller of Sheilhill become pledge and fouertie, that thai and ilk ane of thame fall compeir befoir the Juftice or his deputis, the thrid day of the nixt Juftice-air of Lanerk, or foner, vpone xv dayis wairning, to vnderly the law, &c.

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