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The quhilk day Maisteris David McGill and Johnne Skene, advocattis to oure soverane lord, for verefeing of the said reasone contenit in the said summondisis of tressone rasit aganis the said Frances, sumtyme Erll Bothuill, producit and repetit the extracte of the foirfaltour led and pronuncit befoir the justice and his deputtis aganis the said Frances, sumtyme Erll Bothuill, subscryvit be the laird of Ormeistoun, justice clerk, of the dait the xxv day of Junii the yeir of God jM vC lxxxxj yeris, depositionis of certane witneses examinat befoir the saidis lordis of articles in the said mater, the notorietie of the deid libellit and the cuming of the defendaris in to the palice of Halyruidhous and Falkland the tymes libellit, quhilk in materis of hie tressone suld mak full probatioun.
And that the lordis of parliament, being the greit assyis of the cuntrie, of the daly practik, quhatsumevir personis clengis nocht of certane knawlege the personis accusit, he fylis thame, and the commoun notorietie of this fact and tressone libellit and contumacie of the defendar is sufficient to mak na man to clenge him, and was content the foirsaid proces and summondis of tressone wer haldin concludit and desyrit the estatis to advise the proces and to pronunce thair sentence of parliament thairintill according to the saidis probationis and thair consciencis.
And immediatlie thaireftir the saidis Maisteris David McGill and Johnne Skene, advocattis to oure soverane lord, exhibite and producit befoir the kingis majestie and haill estaitis (lyk as thay did dyvers tymes ofbefoir) the summondis of tressone undirwrittin rasit and persewit at the instance of oure soverane lord his hienes justice aganis Frances, sumtyme Erll Bothuile, quhairby he was summond to compeir befoir oure soverane lord the thrid day of Aprile fourscoir threttene yeiris instant, with continewatioun of dayis, to have answerit to the pointis of tressone undirwrittin contenit in the saidis summondis, off the quhilkis summondis the tennoure followis:
Jacobus Dei gratia rex Scotorum, dilectis nostris Leoni regi armorum, Ilay, Albany, Ross, Rothesay, Snawdoun, Merchemont, herauldis, Johanni Fergussone, Roberto Stewart, Alexandro Douglas et Davide Bryssoun clauigeris, Ormond, Bute, Unicorne, Carrik signiferis, et nunciis ac eorum cuilibet coniunctim et diuisim vicecomitibus nostris in hac parte specialiter constitutis salutem. Mandamus vobis et precipimus quatenus summoneatis legittime et peremptorie coram testibus Fransciscum olim comitem de Bothuile, Gilbertum Pennycuke, Johannem Rutherfurde de Hunthill seniorem, Thomam Rutherfurde de Hunthill juniorem, Simonem Armestrang juniorem de Quhithauche, conspiratores perpetratores et celatores criminum lesemajestatis subsequentium personaliter, si eorum personales presentias commode habere poteritis, alioquin apud loca eorum habitationum, vel per publicam proclamationem apud cruces forales burgorum nostrorum de Edinburgh, Hadington, Jedburgh, aliaque loca necessaria degentes vero seu existentes extra regnum nostrum seu certum nullum domicilium in eodem habentes, apud dictas cruces forales aliaque loca necessaria super premonitione sexaginta dierum, sic quod huiusmodi summonitio ad eorum aures et notitiam vere similiter peruenire poterit, quod compareant coram nobis seu justiciario nostro primo die mensis Junii proxime sequentis in nostro parliamento apud Edinburgh tertio die mensis Aprilis sequentis tenendo hora causarum cum continuatione dierum ad respondendum nobis nostroue justiciario in prefato parliamento super proditoriis criminibus subsequentibus; in primis dictos scilicet Fransciscum olim comitem de Bothuile, Gilbertum Penniecuik, Johannem Rutherfurde de Hunthill seniorem et Thomam Rutherfurde de H[...]† juniorem, Simonem Armestrang juniorem de Quhithauche et eorum quemlibet pro [...]† proditoria arte parte consilio in ipsorum proditoria conspiratione, consultatione et conclusione horrendi facinoris contra nostram honorabilem personam et vitam, per dictas personas commissis vigesimo septimo die mensis Decembris, anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo nonagesimo primo, sub noctis silentio, in ipsorum proditoria invasione palacii nostri de Halyruidhous intrando ibidem cum assistantia consortio et convocatione aliorumque homicidorum oppressorum latronum, ac huiusmodi insolentium virorum armatorum et a legibus nostris fugitiuorum, et deliberato animo et certa intentione violentas manus in nostram regiam personam imponere, ut vitam nostram vel nefarie extinguerent vel nos captiuos secum deducerent, et ad hunc effectum prefati conspiratores directe accesserunt ad nostrum priuatum conclaue seu cubiculum et ostiis ignem nefarie iniecerunt, domesticos nostros presenti violenta morte minitando obiurgandoque nisi ipsis declararent ubi nos essemus, nulla unquam inquisitione per eos facta ob quamcunque aliam personam, nisi propter nosmet ipsos; ac preterea violenter effregerunt malleis ostia interioris cubiculi regine nostre charissime coniugis, atque demum ubi parum se promouisse, et ad illorum inusitatum scelus ad propositum nefandum peruenire non posse intellexerunt, in eorum regressu nondum satisfacti crudeliter et sine ulla misericordia domesticos et familiarissimos nostros servitores ob nostram causam interfecerunt et iugulauerunt, hinc manifestissime crimen summe proditionis contra nos nostram vitam authoritatem regiam et leges committendo. Secundo, prefatos Fransciscum olim comitem de Bothuile, Gilbertum Penniecuik, Johannem Rutherfurde de Hunthill seniorem et Thomam Rutherfurde de Hunthill juniorem, Symonem Armestrang de Quhittauche juniorem, et eorum quemlibet, pro sua proditoria arte parte auxilio et consilio in sua proditoria conspiratione consultatione et conclusione horrendi facinoris contra nostram honorabilem personam et vitam per dictos conspiratores commissi vigesimo octauo die mensis Junii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo nonagesimo secundo, in ipsorum proditoria invasione palacii nostri de Falkland intra vicecomitatum nostrum de Fyff nobis ibidem intus pro tempore existentibus, accedendo ibidem cum assistentia et concursu homicidorum oppressorum latronum declaratorum proditorum et huiusmodi insolentium virorum armatorum et a legibus nostris fugitiuorum, ex deliberato animo et certa intentione violentas manus in nostram regiam personam imponere, ut vitam nostram vel nefarie extinguerent, vel nos captiuos secum deducerent, et ad hunc effectum predicti conspiratores cum suis sociis accesserunt ad posticum dicti nostri palacii eiaculando tormenta ferrea, et huiusmodi machinas eneas violenter idem posticum oppugnarunt, ut eo dirupto facilius ingressi prefatam suam coniurationem et horrendum facinus inceptum complerent, hinc manifestissime crimen summe proditionis contra nos nostram vitam authoritatem regiam et leges committendo; atque adeo pro ipsorum proditoria celatione et occultatione prefate coniurationis consultatione conclusione et executione eiusdem. Tertio commemoratos Johannem Rutherfurde dominum de Hunthill seniorem, et dominum juniorem, Simonem Armestrang juniorem de Quhithauche, et eorum quemlibet pro sua proditoria receptione et auxilio prestito dicto Francisco olim comiti de Bothuill, et pro eorum proditoria assistantia participatione et intercomunicatione cum prefato Francisco et suis complicibus nostris proditoribus declaratis contra leges et statuta regni nostri, idque in mensibus Aprilis Maii Junii Julii Augusti Septembris Januarii Februarii Marcii anno Domini 1592, et eorum quolibet respective in locis de Hunthill Jedburgh Hawik, Liddisdaill, hinc manifestissime crimen proditionis contra nos nostramque vitam auctoritatem regiam et leges regni nostri committendo, atque adeo pro ipsorum proditoria celatione et occultatione predicte sue intercommunicationis receptionis et auxilii supraspecificatis. Quarto prefatum Symonem Armestrang pro sua proditoria arte parte et consilio in excudendo monetam adulterinam domi sue de Royne in Liddisdaill in mensibus Aprilis Maii Junii Julii Augusti Septembris Octobris Novembris Decembris Januarii Februarii et Marcii et qualibet eoque anno Domini 1591, hinc manifestissime crimen summe proditionis contra nos auctoritatem regiam et leges regni nostri committendo, atque adeo pro sua celatione et occultatione eiusdem; ideoque suprascriptos conspiratores ad videndum et audiendum sese et eorum quemlibet respectu premissorum crimen lesemaiestatis incurrisse per nos et trium regni nostri statuum decretum decerni et declarari, et super predictis et aliis quamplurimis rebellionibus et transgressionibus et proditoriis criminibus per prenominatas personas, contra nos regnum nostrum auctoritatem regiam impie et nefarie perpetratis, et dictis die et loco cum continuatione dierum proponendis et ostendendis, ac juri parendum, et super huiusmodi iudicium nostrum et nostri parliamenti secundum leges regni nostri exspectandum et subeundum dictas viz personas conspiratores perpetratores et celatores criminum precedentium ad videndum et audiendum sese et eorum quemlibet intuitu premissorum crimen lese maiestatis incurrisse per nos et trium regni nostri statuum decretum decerni et declarari, et propterea ipsorum bona mobilia et immobilia tam terras quam officia aliasque res ad eos spectantes, nobis confiscari et pro perpetuo nobiscum in proprietate remanere, personasque suas penam proditionis et ultimi supplicii a regni nostri legibus inflicti subire, et uberius in premissis respondendum et nostri parendum, intimando supradictis conspiratoribus eorumque cuilibet quod, siue dictis die et loco cum continuatione dierum comparuerint siue non, nos dictusque noster justiciarius in premissis justicia mediante procedemus et procedet. Insuper citetis etc. ad comparendum coram nobis nostroue justiciario dictis die et loco cum continuatione dierum ad perhibendum fidele testimonium in causa predicta sub pena legis; et presentes litteras debite executas et indorsatas earundem latori reddatis; et vos qui presentes executi fueritis, sitis ibidem dictis die et loco coram nobis seu dicto nostro justicario portantes vobiscum summonitionis vestre testimonium in scriptis pro premissis seu ipsos testes; ad quod faciendum vobis et vestrum cuilibet coniunctim et diuisim vicecomitibus nostris in hac parte committimus potestatem. Datum sub testimonio nostri magni sigilli, apud Edinburgh vigesimo tertio die mensis Marcii anno Domini millesimo quingentesimo nonagesimo secundo, et regni nostri vigesimo sexto.
Heir followis the tennoure of the executionis and indorsationis of the saidis summonidis of tressone upoun the xxvj day of Merche the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir threttene yeris: I, Williame Porteous, messinger, becaus the said Frances, sumtyme Erll Bothuill wes fugitive and culd nocht be apprehendit personallie, having na certane duelling place, thairfoir I past at command of thir oure soverane lordis lettrez under the quarter seill to mercat croce of Edinburgh, and efter thrie oyises as use is thair be oppin proclamatioun lauchfullie summond, warnit and chargeit Frances, sumtyme Erll Bothuill, committer of the crymes respective within specifiit, to compeir in parliament the first day of Junii nixtocum, with continuatioun of dayes, in the tolbuith of Edinburgh, to the effect within contenit efter the forme and tennoure of thir lettrez within writtin in all pointis, quhareof I affixit ane just copie upone the foirsaid croce befoir thir witness Johnne Purdye, Ross herauld, Johnne Forman, Rothesay herauld, Johnne Blindseill, Bute pursevant, and Williame Forsyth, messinger, withutheris dyvers; and for the mair witnessing to this my indorsatioun, my signet is affixit. Upoun the penult day of the said moneth of Merche the yeir of God foirsaid, I, the said Williame Porteous, messinger, past at command of thir oure soverane lordis lettres under the quarter seill to the mercat croce of Jedburgh, and efter thrie oyises as use is thair be oppin proclamatioun, lauchfullie summond, warnit and chargit the said Frances, sumtyme Erll Bothuill, committer of the crymes respective within specifiit, to compeir in perliament the first day of Junii nixtocum, with continuatioun of dayes, in the tolbuith of Edinburgh to the effect within contenit, efter the forme and tennoure of thir lettrez within writtin in all pointis, quhareof I affixit ane just copie upoun the said mercat croce befoir thir witneses Johnne Findlasoun, post, and George Cuninghame, with utheris dyvers; and for the mair witnessing to this my indorsatioun, my signet is affixit. Upoun the last day of the said moneth of Merche the yeir of God foirsaid, I, the said Williame Porteous, messinger, past at command of thir oure soverane lordis lettres under the quarter seill to the mercat croce of Hadingtoun, and efter thrie oyises as use is, be oppin proclamatioun lauchfullie summond, warnit and chargeit the said Frances, sumtyme Erll Bothuill, and affixit ane just copie upoun the foirsaid croce; as also lauchfullie summond, warnitet, chargit the said Frances, sumtyme Erll Bothuile at his duelling place of Morame, becaus I culd not apprehend him personallie, efter I had knokit sex severall tymes at the yett of his place respective quhare he usit oft to duell, and affixit ane just copie of this within writtin summondis thairupoun to compeir in parliament day and place within writtin, with continuatioun of dayes, to the effect within contenit; this I did efter the forme and tennoure of thir lettres within writtin in all pointis befoir thir witneses respective, Johnne Findlasoun, post, George Cuninghame, with utheris dyvers; and for the mair witnessing to this my indorsatioun, my signet is affixit. Quhilkis summondis, with the executionis and indorsationis thairof respective foirsaid, being this instant day red in presence of his majestie and haill estaitis of perliament, first in Latyne and syne in Scottis, and the said Frances, sumtyme Erll Bothuile being oftymes callit of new at the tolbuith window of the said burgh of Edinburgh to have comperit and answerit to the said summondis and ressonis contenit thairin, and he not comperand to have defendit in the said mater and to have answerit to the saidis summondis, the saidis Maisteris David McGill and Johnne Skene, advocattis to his majestie, desyrit the saidis estaitis declaratioun gif the reasones of the saidis summondis wer relevant aganis the said Erll Bothuile, quhilkis estatis all in ane voce fand the same relevant aganis him. Thairfoir the saidis advocattis of new, for verrefeing of the said ressones contenit in the said summondis of tressone, producit and repetit the extract of forfaltour led befoir the justice and his depuittis aganis the said Frances, sumtyme Erll Bothuill, depositionis of the saidis witneses, notorietie of the fact and repetit the haill probationis repetit be him ofbefoir in the said mater this instant day, and desyrit the saidis estaitis of parliament to advise the depositionis of the saidis witneses and utheris probationis and to pronunce thair sentence of parliament thairintill according to the samyn probationis and thair consciences. And thaireftir the depositionis of the haill witneses execut to the death, and of the witneses examinat in presence of the saidis lordis of articles, haill wreittis and probationis being red, sene and considderit be the saidis haill estaitis of perliament in presence of the kingis majestie, and thay thairwith being ryiplie advysit, the saidis lordis and estaitis of perliament findis, decernis and declaris that the said Frances, sumtyme Erll Bothuile hes committit and done oppin, manifest tressone aganis oure said soverane lord in all pointis and articles contenit in the said summondis, and thairfoir it was gevin for dome be the mouth of James Neisbit, dempster of perliament, in maner and forme as followis: This court of parliament schawis for law that the said Frances, sumtyme Erll Bothuile hes committit and incurrit the crymes of tressone and lesemajestie abonewrittin in maner at lenth contenit in the ressonis of the saidis summondis, and thairfoir decernis and declaris all his guidis moveable and unmoveable, alsweill landis as offices and utheris thingis quhatsumevir belangand unto him, to be confiscat to oure soverane lord and to remane perpetuallie with his hienes in propirtie in tyme cuming, and his persoun to underly the pane of tressone and utter punishement appointit be the lawis of this realme. And this I gif for dome.
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Anent the summondis rasit at the instance of James Lindsay of Barcloy, pronevoy and air be progres to umquhile Johnne Lindsay of Wauchoip, his grandschire, and sua haifand guid entres and actioun to reduce the pretendit proces, sentence and dome of foirfaltour undirwrittin, quhilk wes deducit and gevin aganis the said umquhile Johnne, his grandschire, aganis Maister David McGill of Cranstoun Riddell, advocat to oure soverane lord, David Seytoun of Parbroth, his hienes comptrollair, Schir Thomas Lyoun of Auldbar, knycht, thesaurair, Schir Robert Melvill of Murdocarny, knicht, thesaurair depute, and all uthairis haveand or pretendand to have entres in the actioun and caus undirwrittin tuiching the exhibitioun and productioun with thame befoir oure saidis soverane lord and estaitis of perliament of the pretendit proceses, sentence and dome of foirfaltour led, gevin and pronuncit aganis the said umquhile Johnne Lindsay of Wauchoip be oure said soverane lordis maist noble grandschire of worthie memorie, James the ferd, be the grace of God, than king of this realme, and thre estaitis of the samyn for the tyme in thair parliament haldin and begun at Edinburgh the thrid day of Februar the yeir of God jM vC and fyve yeiris; quhairby it was wardit, fund, deliverit and for dome be act of the said parliament pronuncit that the said umquhile Johnne Lindsay haid committit and done tressoun aganis oure said soverane lordis umquhile maist noble grandschir and his realme in the alleagit treassonable airt and pairt of the slauchter of umquhile Barthlemow Glendoning, schireff in that part, executand lettrez of poynding at the instance of umquhile Margaret [...], moder in law to the said umquhile Johnne Lindsay, and for certane utheris pretendit crymes of tressone and lesemajestie; and thairfoir adjugeand and be dome foirsaid pronuncit the said umquhile Johnne Lindsay of Wauchoip to have foirfalt to oure soverane lordis umquhile darrest grandschire his lyf, his landis, guidis, offices and all uther his posesionis quhatsumevir he haid within this realme, evir mair to remane with oure said soverane lordis umquhile maist noble grandschir, his aris and successouris, as in the said pretendit sentence and dome of foirfaltour at mair lenth is contenit; togidder with the pretendit lettres of summondis alleagit execute aganis the said umquhile Johnne Lindsay of Wauchoip, to have comperit personallie befoir oure said soverane lordis umquhile maist noble grandschire or his justice in his parliament abone mentionat the thrid day of October than nixtocum, with continwatioun of dayis, to answerit unto oure said soverane lordis umquhile maist noble grandschire, or to his justice foirsaid, upoun the alleagit treassonable crymes abone rehersit, as at mair lenth is contenit in the saidis summondis rasit thairupoun of the dait at Linlithgw the tuentie day of Junii and of oure said soverane lordis grandschiris regne the sevintene yeir, or of quhatsumevir uther dait or daitis the same befoirnamit sentence and dome of foirfaltour or summondis abone mentionat quhairupoun the samyn procedit be, togidder with the executionis and indorsationis of the said pretendit summondis usit and alleagit execute upoun the said umquhile Johnne Lindsay to the effect abonewrittin; and lykwyis all and sindrie wreittis and depositionis of witness and utheris probationis, gif ony wes usit and producit in the said proces, aganis the said umquhile Johnne for preving of the pointis of the saidis summondis and pretendit crymes foirsaidis thairin contenit quhairupoun the said pretendit sentence and dome proceidit, to have bene sene and considderit be oure said soverane lord and the said estaitis of this realme in the parliament abone mentionat to be haldin as said is, and to heir and sie the same pretendit proceses, sentence and dome of foirfaltour abone specifiit retreitit, rescindit, reduceit, cassit and annullit, decernit and declarit be decreit of the said perliament to have bene fra the begining and siclyk to be in all tyme cuming null and of nane availl, force, strenth nor effect withall that has followit or may follow thairupoun; and to heir and sie the said James Lindsay now of Barcloy, pronevoy and air to the said umquhile Johnne Lindsay, his grandschire, restorit, decernit and declarit be decreit of the said perliament to have bene fra the beginning and siclyk to be in all tymes cuming be restorit and reintegrat for him, his aris and successouris in integrum aganis the said pretendit proceses, sentence and dome of foirfaltour, and thair honoure, loyaltie of blude, fame, stait and estimatioun quhareby thay may bruik, joyis and posseid all landis, heretages, rentis, guidis, offices and possessionis quhatsumevir pertening or that may pertene to the said James Lindsay or his foirsaidis or quhilk pertenit ofbefoir to the said umquhile Johnne Lindsay of Wauchoip or his predicessouris siclyk als frelie, peceablie and in the same maner as gif the said pretendit process, sentence and dome of foirfaltour haid nevir bene led, gevin nor pronuncit.
Followis the tennoure of the executioun and indorsationis of the saidis summondis upoun the sevintene day of Merche the yeir of God jM vC fourscoir tuelf yeiris: I, Adame Lindsay, ane of the schireffis in that pert within constitut, past at command of thir oure soverane lordis lettres and lauchfullie summond, warnit and chargeit Maister David McGill of Cranstoun Riddell, advocat to oure soverane lord, at his duelling place in Edinburgh in the Cowgait, Schir Thomas Lyoun of Auldbar, knicht, thesaurair to our said soverane lord, at his duelling place in Edinburgh in Gilbert McQuherries ludgeing, David Seytoun of Parbroth, comptrollair to our said soverane lord, at his duelling place in Edinburgh in the ludgeing abone the Nethair† on the south syd of the hie gait thairof, and Schir Robert Melvill of Murdocarny, knicht, thesaurair depute to oure said soverane lord, at his duelling place in Edinburgh in James Adamesonis hous, becaus I culd not apprehend thame personallie; and after I haid knokit sex sindrie knokis with the mair at the yettis of thair saidis duelling houses respective and culd not gett entrie, I affixit and left ane copie of thir within writtin lettres upoun the yettis of every ane of thair saidis duelling houses respective foirsaidis to compeir befoir the estaitis of this realme in the parliament to be haldin day and place within contenit in the hour of caus, with continwatioun of dayis, bringand with thame the pretendit proceses and dome of foirfaltour within rehersit to answerit at the instance of the complenar within namit for the caus within mentionat, and maid intimatioun as is within specifiit efter the forme and tennoure of the saidis lettrez in all pointis; and this I did befoir thir witness, Johnne Baillie, Johnne Arnott and Williame Lawder, with dyvers utheris; and for the mair verificatioun heirof, my signet is affixit. Upoun the xxvj day of Merche the yeir of God jM vC lxxxxiij yeris, I, Johnne Hutoun, messinger, ane of the schireffis in that pairt within constitut, past at command of thir oure soverane lordis lettres to the mercat croce of the burgh of Dumfries, quhilk is the heid burgh of the schire, and be oppin proclamatioun thairat and be reding of the lettres within writtin lauchfullie summond, warnit and chargit all and sindrie personis haveand or pretendeand to have entres in the actioun and caus undirwrittin to compeir befoir the estaitis of this realme in the perliament to be haldin day and place within contenit in the hour of caus, with continwatioun of dayis, bringand with thame the pretendit proceses and dome of foirfaltour within rehersit, and to answerit at the instance of the complener within namit for the caus and to the effect within mentionat, and maid intimatioun as is within rehersit efter the forme and tennoure of the saidis lettrez in all pointis; off the quhilkis lettres I affixit and left ane copie upoun the said mercat croce, and this I did befoir thir witnes, Donald Richie in Traquair and Johnne Edyair thair; and for the mair verificatioun heirof, my signet is affixit. Upoun the last day of Merche the yeir of God jM vC lxxxxiij yeiris, I, Niniane Weir, messinger, ane of the schireffis in that pairt within constitute, past at command of oure soverane lordis lettres to the mercat croce of the burgh of Edinburgh, quhilk is the heid burgh of the schire, and thair be oppin proclamatioun thairat and be reding of the saidis lettres lauchfullie summonit, warnit and chargit all and sindre personis haveand and pretendand to have entres in the actioun and caus within specifiit to compeir befoir the estaitis of this realme in the perliament to be haldin day and place within contenit in the hour of caus, with continwatioun of dayis, bringand with thame the pretendit proces and dome of foirfaltour within rehersit, and to answerit at the instance of the complener within namit for the caus and to the effect within mentionat; and maid intimatioun, as is within rehersit, after the forme and tennoure of the saidis lettres in all pointis; off the quhilkis lettres I affixit and left ane copie upoun the said mercat croce, and this I did befoir thir witness, Robert Liddell and Richie Kirk, with utheris dyvers; and for the mair verificatioun heirof, my signet is affixit, as at mair lenth is contenit in the saidis principall summondis and executionis thairof. Quhilkis executionis and indorsationis war presentlie verefiit in face of perliament be the officiaris, executoris thairof, and witnes insert thairintill. The said James Lindsay now of Barcloy, being properlie present with Maister Williame Oliphant, his proloquutor, and the saidis Maister David McGill, advocat to oure soverane lord, David Seytoun of Parbroth, comptrallair, his hienes thesauraris, and all utheris haveand or pretendand to have entres in the said mater, being all lauchfullie summond to this actioun, oftymes callit and not comperit, the foirsaid pertie comperand, richtis, ressonis, allegationisis with the foirsaid sentence and dome of foirfaltour led and pronuncit aganis the said umquhile Johnne Lindsay of Wauchoip of the dait abonewrittin, with certane instrumentis of seasing, retouris, utheris wreittis and probationis producit for the pert of the said James Lindsay now of Barcloy, for preving of his ressone of reductioun efter specifiit, hard, sene, understand and his hienes and estaitis of perliament thairwith being ryplie advysit, the kingis majestie and estaitis of parliament retreittis, rescindis, reducis, casses and annullis the foirsaid proces, sentence and dome of foirfaltour led, gevin and pronuncit aganis the said umquhile Johnne Lindsay of Wauchoip be oure said soverane lordis maist noble grandschire King James the ferd and estaitis of perliament for the tyme haldin at Edinburgh the thrid day of Februar the yeir of God jM vC and fyve yeris; and decernis and declaris the said process, sentence and dome of foirfaltour to have bene fra the beginnig and siclyk to be in all tyme cuming null and of nane availl, force, strenth nor effect with all that has followit or may follow thairupoun; and decernis and declaris be decreit of this present perliament the said James Lindsay now of Barcloy, pronevoy and air to the said umquhile Johnne Lindsay, his grandschire, to be restorit and reintegr[...] him, his aris and successouris in integrum aganis the said pretendit proces, sentence dome of foirfaltrie, and presentlie restoris thame to thair honoure, loyaltie of blude, fame, state and estimatioun, quhairby that may bruik, jois and posseid all landis, heretages, rentis, guidis, offices and possessionis quhatsumevir pertening or that may pertene to the said James Lindsay and his foirsaidis, or quhilk pertenit of befoir to the said umquhile Johnne Lindsay of Wauchoip or his predicessouris, siclyk als frelie, peceablie and in the samyn maner as gif the saidis pretendit proces, sentence and dome of foirfaltour haid nevir bene led, gevin nor pronuncit, becaus the said Johnne Lindsay, sumtyme of Wauchoip, was nevir lauchfullie summond to have comperit in oure said soverane lordis maist noble grandschiris parliament haldin at the tyme abonespecifiit to have answerit upoun the pretendit crymes of tressone abonewrittin, nather personallie nor at his duelling place for the tyme, conforme to the speciall charge and command contenit in the saidis summondis and as was necesserlie requirit baith of the law and practique of this realme, bot onlie wes summond at the mercat croce of the burgh of Drumfreis without ony affixing of ane copie of the said pretendit summondis, as wes necesserlie requisit in all sic kynd of citationis. Nather is thair ony mentioun or report maid in the indorsatioun of the said pretendit summondis nor yit was uther wayis wardit in the said parliament that thair was any lauchtfull caus or impediment quhy the executour of the same summondis culd not at that tyme have suir access to the personall presence of the said umquhile Johnne Lindsay or els to his duelling place for the tyme, as was expreslie commandit and directit in the command of the foirnamit summondis gevin to the samyn executour thairof; and sua he put not the saidis summondis to dew executioun upoun the said umquhile Johnne according to the command and direction thairin contenit and conforme to the commoun law and dalie practique of this realme inviolablie observit in the executioun of all sic summondis continwallie in all tymes bypast. Quhairthrow it appearis nawyis nor can be evident that the said umquhile Johnne Lindsay was lauchfullie summond to the effect abonewrittin, nor that the summondis culd cum probablie to his knawlege, without the quhilk maner of lauchfull citatioun na sentence nor dome of foirfaltour culd have bene lauchfullie or justlie gevin aganis him in maner and upoun the pretendit crymes abonespecifiit. And gif he haid bene lauchtfullie summond to that effect quhairthrow the same micht have cum to his knawlege, than he wald have comperit, proponit and objectit, lyk as the said James Lindsay, his pronevoy and air be progres, now representing his persoun, has sufficient entres and place to propone and use the defenses undirwrittin aganis the said pretendit summondis, sentence and dome of foirfaltour following thairupoun, quhilk wald have bene sufficient to have elidit the said pretendit summondis of tressone and haill contentis thairof and to have stoppit ony sic sentence or dome to have followit thairupoun gif the samyn haid bene proponit in dew tyme befoir the geving thairof. And consequentlie the samyn being gevin for null defence and non comperance of the said umquhile Johnne Lindsay, ar now competent to the said persewar, and ar sufficient ressonis and causes to rescind, reduce and annull the said pretendit summondis, sentence and dome of foirfaltour abonementionat, viz: thair was na cryme of tressone nor lesemajestie contenit in the summondis abonerehersit that of the law and practique of this realme micht justlie infer the foirfaltour and tinsell of the said umquhile Johnne Lindsayis lyf, landis, guidis, offices and possessionis, for as to the alleagit slauchter of umquhile Barthlemo Glendoning, officiar and schireff in that pert, and of umquhile Symon Glendoning, his brother, in the executioun of thair office of ane schireff in that pert, albeit that cryme be the selff was wechtie and deservit to have bene punist be the death of the committair thairof and confiscatioun of his moveable guidis, nevirtheless it was nocht sufficient be the self to have inducit ane cryme, penaltie and dome of tressone or lesemajestie, nor yit be the commoun law, civile or municipall lawis the slauchter of ane officiar, schireff in that pairt, in the executioun of his office micht nor culd have inferrit foirfaltour of landis and heretage; nather culd the convocatioun of oure said soverane lordis maist noble grandschires leigis to that effect be estemit or adjugeit ane cryme of tressone or lesemajestie. And as to the uther pretendit crymes specifiet in the saidis summondis and pretendit dome of foirfaltour, sic as the alleagit making of leigis and bandis with the leigis and subjectis of this realme aganis oure said soverane lordis umquhile maist noble grandschir and his realme for the tyme, and alleagit committing upoun his trew leigis depredationis, reiffis, spulyies, heirschippis and rasing of fyre in tressonable maner, and the alleagit invading of this realme be way of armes and battaill, the maist pairt of the saidis crymes, albeit thay had bene relevantlie and speciallie libellit, as thay ar not yit of thair awin nature, thay ar not tressone, and nane of thame was relevantlie and speciallie qualifiit, nather designand with quhat personis in particular, at quhat tyme or tymes, in quhat place, aganis quhome in speciall and for quhat particuler and speciall caus the said pretendit leigis and bandis wer alleagit maid, nor aganis quhat personis in speciall, at quhat tyme or tymes and in quhat place or places the saidis pretendit depredationis, reifis, spulyies and fyre rasing wer alleagit done committit be the said umquhile Johnne Lindsay, nor yit with quhome, how and in quhat place or places the said pretendit invasioun wes lykwayis done or committit be the said umquhile Johnne. Without specificatioun and qualificatioun of the quhilkis necesser circumstances in perticuler, na summondis nor dittay of tressone nor na uther criminall accusationis culd stand nor be suffucient, bot was altogidder generall and inept. And albeit all the said pretendit crymes of tressone and lesemajestie haid bene relevantlie and speciallie qualified, as is abone designit, nevirtheless befoir ony lauchtfull sentence or dome of foirfaltour micht or culd justlie have bene gevin thairupoun, and befoir the said umquhile Johnne Lindsay aucht or culd have bene thairthrou justlie condamnit of tressone or lesemajestie ante omnia, the executioun and indorsationis of the saidis pretendit summondis and dittay thairin contenit conforme to the commoun law and practicque of this realme all tymes observit in sic caces aucht and suld have bene, as was not, sufficiently verifiit and provin be the officiar and schireff in that pairt thair incontinent, and be the personis quhome he tuik witness at the tyme of the alleagit citationis and summonding of the said umquhile Johnne Lindsay, and the said schireff and his witnes aucht to have bene sollempnitlie sworne that he executit the said pretendit summondis the dayis and in maner respective contenit in the pretendit indorsationis thairof; and that the saidis witneses stude beside, hard and saw the same execute and publictlie proclamit conforme to the saidis indorsationis and wer takin witness, quhilk was nocht done. And likwyis the said pretendit summondis and executioun, with the committing of the alleagit crymes abonementionat contenit thairin, aucht and suld have bene sufficiently verifiit and provin aganis him ather be witness, wreittis or els sum uther lauchtfull mark of probatioun and triall, quhilk was nawyis done in the said pretendit proces, quhairupoun the said pretendit proces and dome of foirfaltour proceidit befoir the geving or pronunceing thairof. Bot trew it is thair wes na witness producit, suorne nor examinat nor na uther lauchtfull kynd of probatioun or sufficient tryall usit nor deducit aganis the said umquhile Johnne Lindsay upoun the said pretendit summondis, dittay and crymes abone expremit for preving thairof that micht justlie have induceit the said sentence and dome of foirfaltour to have followit and bene pronucit aganis him. And consequentlie, the samyn was wrangouslie, raschelie and evill gevin and pronuncit aganis the ordour and forme of the lawes and practicque of the realme in all tymes bygane observit in sic caises, and thairfoir the said pretendit sentence and dome of foirfaltour aucht and sould be reduceit, retreitit, rescindit, cassit and annullit and decernit and declarit be decreit of oure said soverane lord and his hienes perliament to have bene fra the beginning and siclyk to be in all tyme cuming null and of nane availl, force nor effect with all that hes followit or may follow thairupoun; and the said James Lindsay now of Barcloy, pronevoy and air be progres to his said umquhile grandschir, for him, his aris and successouris and assignais, aucht and suld be restorit be decreit foirsaid in integrum aganis the said pretendit sentence and dome to thair honour, loyaltie of blude, fame, stait and estimatioun quhairby thai may bruik and posses all and sindre thair landis, rentis, heretage, guidis, geir and offices pertening or that may lauchfullie pertene to him or thame or quhilkis pertenit of befoir to the said umquhile Johnne Lindsay of Wauchoip, his grandschir, siclyk in all respectis as gif the said pretendit sentence and dome of foirfaltour haid nevir bene gevin. Quhilk reasone of reductioun being fundin relevant be the kingis majestie and estaitis of this present perliament, the same was referrit to the said persewaris probatioun, quha presentlie verifiit the same reason be productioun of the foirsaid proces, sentence and dome of foirfaltour, certane seasingis, utheris wreittis and probatioun sufficientlie lyk as wes cleirlie understand to the saidis estaitis of parliament, and thairfoir thay gaif thair decreit in maner befoir specifiit, and ordanis lettres to be direct to mak publicatioun at all places neidfull of this present decreit of parliament in forme as effeiris.
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Oure soverane lord and estaitis of this present parliament statutis, declaris and ordanis that quhatsumevir gift of escheat, lyfrent or foirfaltour of Archibald,† erll of Angus, George, erll of Huntlie, Frances, erll of Erroll, Schir Patrik Gordoun of Auchindoun, knicht, and utheris personis specifiit in the summondis of tressone depending aganis thame befoir this present parliament salhappin to fall and becum in his majesties handis and at his dispositioun throw sentence of foirfaltour to be pronuncit contrair thame or throw ony uther thair rebellioun and abyding at his hienes horne proceding upoun causes of tressone, the samyn to be grantit and disponit be his majestie, with advise of sevin of his ordiner counsaill sitting in jugement, to the effect the utilitie and proffite of thair saidis escheatis, lyfrentis or foirfaltouris may be haillelie applyit to his hienes propre use, and onnawyis be inoportune sutes or indirect moyen disponit and convertit to the utilitie of thair wyffis, barnis, freindis or utheris quhatsumever. And in caises ony of thair saidis escheatis salhappin to be grantit and disponit utherwayes than be the ordour befoir thair scrivit, decernis and declaris the same to be null and of nane availl, force nor effect, and the nullitie to be ressavit alsweill be way of exceptioun as actioun.
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The kingis majestie and estaitis of this present parliament findis, decernis and declaris that the haill personis summond in this present perliament to be foirfalt for the slauchter of umquhile James, erll of Murray within his place of Dunybrissell (notwithstanding the inconvenient relaxatioun usit and producit be his hienes advocat), to the effect thay micht have comperit and stand in jugement in defence aganis the saidis summondis of foirfaltour, sall incur and fall in the danger of the tinsell of thair lyfrentis as being yeir and day at the horne frome the first tyme of thair denuceatioun for committing of the said slauchter siclyk and in the same maner as gif the foirsaid relaxatioun had nevir bene grantit, execute nor intervenit, to the effect that the giftis of escheat and lyfrent of the foirsaidis rebellis alreddy disponit or to be disponit to the said umquhile Erll of Murrayis bairnis, brethair and sisteris may have and tak full effect and be convertit to thair perticular weill and commoditie, but prejudice alwayes of sic personis contenit in the saidis summondis of foirfaltour as hes obtenit speciall remissionis of the foirsaid cryme, and of Williame Gordoun of Auchindore, quhome the kingis majestie hes ordanit to be deleit furth of the saidis summondisis of tressone conforme to ane speciall warrand gevin be his majestie to that effect; as also but prejudice of the giftis of escheatis and lyfrent alreddie disponit be his majestie of the foirsaidis personis contenit in the saidis summond of foirfaltour, or ony of thame, to Schir George Hume of Spott, knicht, and Johnne Levingstoun of Dunypace, youngar.
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The quhilk day in presence of oure soverane lord and estaitis of this present parliament comperit personallie Maister Johnne Skene, advocatt to oure soverane lord, and producit ane writting subscrivit be his majestie, off the quhilk the tennoure followis: Rex, Maister David McGill and Maister Johnne Skene, oure ordiner advocattis, we greit yow weill. Forsamekle as we understand be veray credible narration maid to us that Williame Gordoun of Auchindore is altogidder innocent of the crymes for the quhilkis he is atteichit to be foirfalt in this oure perliament contenit in the summondis of tressone, direct furth aganis him and certane utheris thairanent, quhairfoir it is oure will and we expreslie command yow and ather of yow that with all guidlie diligence ye obliterat and deleit the said Williame Gordoun name and surename with his style furth of the saidis summondis and executionis thairof, sua that na kynd of proces be led aganis him at the said perliament for ony cryme contenit thairin, and thir presentis salbe sufficient warrand to yow. Subscrivit with oure hand at Haliruidhous the xvj day of Julii and of oure regne the xxvj yeir 1593. Sic subscribitur, James R[ex]. According to the quhilk writting and for obedience of the samyn, the said Maister Johnne Skene, as advocat to oure soverane lord and in his hienes presence and estattis foirsaidis, desyrit the clerk of registrat and his depuittis to deleit the said Williame Gordoun furth of the summondis of tressone and lesemajestie persewit be his hienes aganis the said Williame Gordoun of Auchindore and certane his complices, for the alleagit airt, pairt, counsaill and assistance in the birning of the houss and place of Dunybrissell committit upoun the sevint day of Februar jM vC lxxxxj yeris and cruell murthuring and slaying of James, erll of Muray thairin; quha, at command of his hienes lettre presentlie in jugement, obliterat and delitit the said Williame Gordoun of Auchindoris name, surname and stile furth of the bodie of the said sunmmondis of tressone and executionis thairof, quhairupoun Maister Johnne Dempster, advocat, in name and behalf of the said Williame Gordoun, askit instrumentis.
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The quhilk day, in presence of the kingis majestie and estaitis of this present perliament, comperit Johnne Leslie of Balquhane and producit the offeris undirwrittin for the pert of Williame, erll of Angus, George, erll of Huntlie, Francis, erll of Erroll, Schir Paterk Gordoun of Auchindoun, knycht, and Schir James Chisholme of Dundurne, knicht, personis dilatit and suspectit of the crymes of lesemajestie, off the quhilkis offeris the tennoure followis: In the first, forsamekle as the saidis personis ar indytit and accusit of lesemajestie for consulting and concluding for the inbringing of strangearis and subversioun of the religioun at lenth contenit in thair summondis of foirfaltrie, gif it will pleis youre majestie and estaitis to select and cheis certane ather of youre majesties counsaill or perliament to intreat and commoun ather with the saidis personis thame selffis or thair freindis, thay sall not onlie declair and mak notifiit thair innocence and schaw thair guid will and obedience to youre majestie and cuntrie, bot also thay nevir meanit nor attemptit nather directlie nor indirectlie contrair youre majesties persoun, stait of the cuntrie nor religioun publictlie proffessit thairintill. Item, efter the triall of thair innocence, to tak away all occasioun of suspitioun, the saidis personis offeris for continwance of thair dewtifull service unto youre majestie in tyme cuming that thay sall nevir traffique nor bene intelligence with ony forreyne natioun or prince, in hurt or prejudice of youre majesties persoun, estait, commoun weill and religioun, bot to follow youre majestie in all tyme cuming as youre maist obedient and humble subjectis aganis quhatsumevir youre majesties unfreindis, and this securitie to be maid in sic sufficient forme as salbe thocht expedient. Item, youre majestie being satisfiit, for removing of all kynd of sklander and evile consavit opinioun be the kirk aganis the saidis personis, thay ar content, efter commoning had with certane ministrie to be depute be youre majestie and kirk to that effect, incace thay efter ressoning may be throuchlie ressolvit not onlie to satisfie the kirk for ony sklander, bot also concerning the haill heidis and articles of religioun; utherwayis, gif thai can not be throuchlie resolvit, thay ar content to depert furth of the cuntrie, thair to remane during your majesties plesour, or ay and quhill thay satisfie the kirk in the premissis; and to that effect, and incais foirsaid, maist humbly cravis youre majesteis licence. And in the meantyme, for youre majestie and kirkis better satisfactioun, the saidis personis sall remove out of thair cumpany all suspect personis of religioun. Quhilkis being red, hard and considderit be the saidis estaitis, and thay thairwith being adwysit, the foirsaidis estaitis, for thair advise to his majestie thairanent, findis it meit and expedient incace the saidis noble men and utheris foirsaidis conforme not thame selffis unto his majestie and his lawis presentlie establischit within this cuntrie anent the religioun professit within the same, that his hienes grant thame licence upoun thair humble sute to be maid to that effect to pas furth of the cuntrie upoun sic conditionis and to sic unsuspect places as his hienes and his counsaill sall prescrive and appoint. And incais thai will nather conforme thame selffis as said is unto his hienes and to the religioun presentlie professit, nather yit will pas furth of the cuntrie conforme to the directionis to be gevin to thame, that his majestie and his said counsaill tak ordour thairwith as thay think maist meit for quieting of the cuntrie and estait of religioun. And in the meantyme, that thay remane under the proces and summondis of foirfaltour execut aganis thame in this present perliament quhill forder probatioun may be had and gottin of the crymes of tressone and lesemajestie libellit aganis thame thairintill.†