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†The which day compeared Master Robert Crichton of Eliock, advocate to our sovereign lord, and produced a summons of treason duly executed and endorsed, raised at the instance of our sovereign lord and his highness's justice, against Thomas Rorison of Bardannoch for certain crimes of treason and lese-majesty committed by him, whereby he was summoned to compear this instant day, with continuation of days, as at more length is contained in the said summons; and that he instantly produced Oswald Porter, messenger, executor of the said summons, with Alexander Ferguson and George Ferguson, his witnesses inserted in the execution thereof, who made faith that the same endorsement was just and true in the self, as it purports; and likewise produced our sovereign lord's letters, passed under his highness's subscription and signet, of the date 3 October 1581, through which the said Thomas was relaxed from all process of horning led against him for whatsoever cause or occasion preceding the date of the said letters, which letters were executed on 9 October 1581 by the said Oswald Porter, messenger, and the said Thomas relaxed therewith at the market cross of Dumfries and the wand of peace delivered to him, as at more length is contained in the said letters and executions thereof, to the effect the said Thomas might compear and defend in the said summons duly as appropriate; whereupon the said advocate asked instruments and further offered him to prove the points of his said summons, so far as the same might be proven, by witnesses, and asked instruments that he had witnesses presently to produce for proving thereof.