[A1593/4/2]¹

A summons etc. under the quarter seal

1. William Porteous, Edinburgh

Upon 26 March the year of God 1593, I, William Porteous, messenger, because all the whole persons following were fugitive and could not be apprehended personally, whereof some of them also had no certain dwelling place, therefore I passed at command of these our sovereign lord's letters under the quarter seal to the market cross of Edinburgh, and after three oyes, as use is, there by open proclamation lawfully summoned, warned and charged Francis [Stewart], sometime earl of Bothwell, Gilbert Penicuik, John Rutherford of Hunthill, elder, Thomas Rutherford of Hunthill, younger, Simon Armstrong, younger, of Whitehaugh, committers of the crimes respectively within specified, to compear in parliament on 1 June next to come, with continuation of days, in the tolbooth of Edinburgh to the effect within contained, after the form and tenor of these letters within written in all points, whereof I affixed a just copy upon the foresaid cross before these witnesses: John Purdie, Ross herald, John Forman, Rothesay herald, John Blindseil, Bute pursuivant, and William Forsyth, messenger, with diverse others; and for the more witnessing to this my endorsement, my signet is affixed.

2. William Porteous, Jedburgh

Upon 30 March the year of God foresaid, I, the said William Porteous, messenger, because all the whole persons following were fugitive and could not be apprehended personally, whereof some of them also had no certain dwelling place, therefore I passed at command of these our sovereign lord's letters under the quarter seal to the market cross of Jedburgh, and after three oyes, as use is, there by open proclamation lawfully summoned, warned and charged the said Francis, sometime earl of Bothwell, Gilbert Penicuik, John Rutherford, elder, of Hunthill, Thomas Rutherford, younger, of Hunthill, Simon Armstrong, younger, of Whitehaugh, committers of the crimes respectively within specified, to compear in parliament on 1 June next to come, with continuation of days, in the tolbooth of Edinburgh to the effect within contained, after the form and tenor of these letters within written in all points, whereof I affixed three several just copies upon the said market cross, and immediately thereafter, upon the day, month and year of God foresaid, I, the said William Porteous, messenger, passed at command of these said letters and lawfully summoned, warned and charged the said John Rutherford of Hunthill, elder, and Thomas Rutherford of Hunthill, younger, at their dwelling place of Hunthill, because I could not apprehend them personally, after I had knocked six several times at the gate of the place thereof respectively where they used to dwell, and affixed two just copies of this within written summons thereupon to compear in parliament day and place within written, with continuation of days, to the effect within contained. This I did after the form and tenor of these letters within written in all points before these witnesses respectively: John Finlayson, post, and George Cunningham, with diverse others; and for the more witnessing to this my endorsement, my signet is affixed.

3. William Porteous, Haddington

Upon 31 March the year of God foresaid, I, the said William Porteous, messenger, because all the whole persons following were fugitive and could not be apprehended personally, whereof some of them also had no certain dwelling place, therefore I passed at command of these our sovereign lord's letters under the quarter seal to the market cross of Haddington, and after three oyes, as use is, by open proclamation lawfully summoned, warned and charged the said Francis, sometime earl of Bothwell, Gilbert Penicuik, John Rutherford of Hunthill, elder, Thomas Rutherford of Hunthill, younger, committers of the crimes respectively within specified, to compear in parliament on 1 June next to come, with continuation of days, in the tolbooth of Edinburgh to the effect within contained, after the form and tenor of the letters within written in all points, whereof I affixed a just copy upon the foresaid cross, and immediately thereafter, upon the day, month and year foresaid, I, the said William Porteous, messenger, passed at command of these said letters and lawfully summoned, warned and charged the said Francis, sometime earl of Bothwell at his dwelling place of Morham, because I could not apprehend himself personally, after I had knocked six several times at the gate of his place thereof where he used often to dwell, and affixed a just copy of this within written summons thereupon to compear in parliament day and place within written, with continuation of days, to the effect within contained. This I did after the form and tenor of these within written letters in all points before these witnesses respectively: John Finlayson, post, George Cunningham, with diverse others; and for the more witnessing to this my endorsement, my signet is affixed.