[1704/7/138]¹

Judicial Proceedings: extortion regarding the poll

The parliament, having taken to their further consideration the affair of [William] Cochrane of Ferguslie, ordered that he be brought out of prison to the bar and, after his being further examined, it was remitted to the commission to take further trial of the complaints made or to be made against him and to report and, thereafter, it was put to the vote, remit the determination of these complaints, in so far as they concern the interest of private parties, to the commission or to the lords of session, and carried remit to the session to be by them summarily discussed.