[29 May 1592]

Procedure: preamble

Parliamentum excellentissimi principis Jacobi sexti Scotoru[m ...] sexti tentum apud Edinburgh in pretorio eiusdem vicesimo nono die m[ensis Maii anno Domini] millesimo quingentesimo nonagesimo secundo. Presentibus domino rege e[...] Willielmo Henrysoun deputato comitis Errolie constabularii, Georgeo com[... .]riscallo, magistro Thoma Rollok deputato vicecomitis de Edinburgh et Jaco[...]

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Committee members: lords of the articles

The haill estaittis of parliament chesit [...]derwrittin to be lordis of the articles, that is to s[...]:

Togidder with the ordiner officeris of estait, Johnne, lord Thirlstane, chancellair, Schir Robert Melvile of Murdocairny, knycht, thesaurare to oure soverane lord, Schir Richart Cokburne of Clerkingtoun, knicht, secretare to oure soverane lord, David Seytoun of Parbroith, his hienes comptroller, Schir Johnne Cokburne of Ormestoun, knicht, justice clerk.

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Procedure: continuation of parliament

The quhilk day, the kingis majestie and estaittis of parliament [...]ris this parliament to ryn and ordanis the lordis of articles to convene ilk day in [...] inner tolbuith of Edinburgh and thair to sitt fra aucht houris to tuelf, and ordanis [...] personis having suittes or actionis to be presentit to gif in the same in dew [...] to the saidis lordis. And in the menetyme, ordanis the haill estaittis presentlie con[...] to remane in this town unpassing furth of the samyne quhill the parliament be dis[...] and endit.

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Judicial proceeding: summons of treason

The quhilk day, the kingis majestie and Maister David Makgill of Crans[...]riddell, his hienes advocat, being baith persounalie present, declairit in presence of the [...] of articles that he insistit only at this tyme in persute of the said summound[...] and tryall thairof aganis the personis following. Thay ar to say: Dame M[...] [...]glas, sumtyme countesse of Bothuell, and Frances, sumtyme erle Bothuell, hir [...] his interes, James Douglas, sumtyme of Spott, Archibald Vauchope, younger, [...], Maister Johnne Colvile of Strathurdie, Williame Stewart, sumtyme constable of Dunbartane, Johnne Hammiltoun, younger, of Samelstoun, Williame Lermounth of the Hill, Johnne Vauchoip, baillie of Nudrie, Robert Home, younger, of the Heuch, Hercules Stewart of Quhytlaw, George Auchincraw of Eist Restoun, Patrik Auchincraw thair, Maister Thomas Cranstoun, younger, of Moreistoun, Johnne Cranstoun, his brother germane, Johnne Ormestoun of Smailhome, Robert Ormestoun, his sone, James Stewart of Tynneis, Patrik Crummy of Carribdin and David Orme of Mugdrum and past pro loco et tempore frome the haill remanent personis defenderis specifiet and contenit in the said summoundis of tressoun, except the foirsaidis speciall personis presentlie nominat be his majestie as said is; and thairupoun the said advocat askit instrumentis.

And immediatlie thairefter, the foirsaid summoundis of tressoun raisit at oure soverane lordis instance and execute aganis the personis underwrittin and ilk ane of thame contrair quhome his hienes declairit he insistis at this tyme in tryall of the said summoundis of tressoun in maner foirsaid, being red in presence of the kingis majestie and lordis of articles and the samyn being hard, sene and understand be thame and thay thairwith being ryplie advisit, the saidis estaittis findis and declaris the ressoun and caus contenit in the samyn summoundis of tressoun relevant aganis the personis underwrittin: that is to say, Dame Margaret Dowglas, sumtyme countesse of Bothuell, Frances, sumtyme erle Bothuell, hir spous, for his interes, James Dowglas of Spott, Archibald Wauchoip, younger, of Nudrie, Maister Johnne Colvile of Strathurdy, Williame Stewart, sumtyme constable of Dunbartane, Johnne Hammiltoun, younger, of Samelstoun, William Lermounth of the Hill, Johnne Wauchoip, baillie of Nudrie, Robert Home, younger, of the Heuch, Hercules Stewart of Quhitlaw, George Auchincraw of Eist Restoun, Patrik Auchincraw thair, Maister Thomas Cranstoun, younger, of Moreistoun, Johnne Cranstoun, his brother germane, Johnne Ormestoun of Smelhome, Robert Ormestoun, his sone, James Stewart of Tynneis, Patrik Crummy of Caribdin, David Orme of Mugdrum, and thairfoir admittis the samyne summoundis to the said advocatis probatioun, quha, being persounalie present, declairit that he sould use his probatioun with all expeditioun. And the said advocat askit instrumentis of the relevancie of the said summoundis, and that the saidis estaites had fundin the ressoun of the said summoundis relevant.

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