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Forisfactura Roberti Colvile

Quo die comparuerunt in judicio Willelmus Stratherne, nuncius, et Robertus Blak, claviger, vicecomites in hac parte, et presentarunt quandam summonitionem regiam sub testimonio magni sigilli regei sibi directe super summonitione Roberti Colvil, filii Jacobi Colvil de Estwemys, coram dicto domino nostro rege et tribus regni statibus in presenti parliamento congregatis, cuius summonitionis tenor sequitur et est talis:

Jacobus, Dei gracia rex Scotorum, dilectis nostris Leoni regi armorum, Snawdoun', Albany, Ros', Rothissay, heraldis, Jacobo Jhonstown', Johanni Perdovyne, Roberto Blak, Thoma Hammyltoun', clavigeris, Ormond', Bute, Dinguale, Unicorne, Carrik, signiferis, Archibaldo Hoge, Johanni Gourlay, Willelmo Stratherne, Archibaldo Heriot, nunciis, et eorum cuilibet conjunctim et divisim vicecomitibus nostris in hac parta, salutem. Mandamus vobis et precipimus quatenus summoneatis legitime et peremptorie coram testibus Robertum Colvil, filium Jacobi Colvil de Estwemys, personaliter si ipsius presentiam commode habere poteritis alioquin per publicam proclamationem apud cruces forales burgorum nostrorum de Edinburgh et Cupro, quod compareat coram nobis seu nostro justiciario in nostro parliamento infra dictum nostrum burgum de Edinburgh' in pretorio eiusdem proximo tenendo die quarto mensis Decembris proxime future hora causarum cum continuatione dierum ad respondendum nobis seu nostro justiciario pro suis proditoriis favore, assistencia, consilio et auxilio datis et prestitis Archibaldo, quondam Angusie comiti, et Georgio Douglas, eius fratri germano, nostris rebellibus et proditoribus per sententiam forisfacture desuper promulgatam declaratis, cohabitando, solicitando, procurando, consulendo et agendo cum eisdem infra partes Anglie omnia ea que ad nostram, nostrorumque legiorum et regni eversionem et omnimodam exterminationem tendere possunt, ac pro nonnullis aliis actionibus et crimibus lese majestatis contra nos per eundem Robertum perpetratis, et eidem dictis die et loco cum dicta continuatione dierum proponendis et ostendendis juri parentibus et super huiusmodi judicium nostrum et nostri parliamenti secundum leges regni nostri expectand' et subeund' prefatum videlicet Robertum ad videndum et audiendum se crimina lese nostre majestatis incurrisse per tres status regni nostri decerni et propteria eius bona mobilia et immobilia, terras et alias res mobiles sibi pertinentibus nobis confiscari et pro perpetuo nobiscum in proprietate remanere, personamque eiusdem penam proditionis et ultimi suplicii a legibus regni nostri inflictam subire. Et ulterius in premissis respondendum et juri parendum intiman' dicto Roberto quod sine dictis die et loco cum dicta continuatione dierum comparerit sive non nos et dictus noster justiciarius nichilominus in premissis justicia mediante procedemus et procedet. Et presentes litteres debite executas et indorsatas earundem latori reddatis et vos qui executi presentes fueritis sitis ibidem dictis die et loco coram nobis aut nostro justiciario portans vobiscum vestre summonitionis testimonium in scriptis seu idonios testes. Ad hoc faciendum vobis et vestrum cuilibet vicecomitibus nostris in hac parte conjunctim et divisim plenariam committimus potestatem. Datum sub testimonio nostri magni sigilli apud Glammys, vicesimo secundo die mensis Septembris anno regni nostri vicesimo octavo.

Post cuiusquidem summonitionis lecturam predicti vicecomites in hac parte probaverunt in presenti parliamento dictam summonitionem legitime executam per indorsationes suis et certos testes in eisdem indorsationibus contentos et in judicio ad hoc inibi per ipsos vicecomites productos et juratos, videlicet Magistrum Henricum Lauder, Rothissay heraldum, Georgium Gude, Johannem Bannatyne, Nicolaum Carncors', Georgium Lethe, Petrum Stevinsoun' et Jacobum Andersoun', quarum indorsationum tenores sequuntur et sunt tales.

The xxiiij day of September, the yeir of God j^M v^C xl yeris, I, William Stratherne, messinger, ane of the schireffis in that part within constitute, past at the command of thir our soverane lordis lettres of summondis and summond, warnit and chargit Robert Colvil, sone to James Colvile of Estwemis, knycht, be oppin proclamatioune at the market croce of Edinburgh to compere befor our soverane lordis justice in his hienes parliament to be haldin day and place within writtin, with continuatioune of dais, to ansuer to his grace and his said justice in his name to all punctis of tresoune and articulis contenit in thir his hienes lettres of summondis and eftir the forme, tenoure, pure effecte of the samyn. This I did befor thir witnes: Maister Henry Lauder, advocatt to our said soverane lord, Rothissay herald, George Gude, James Bannatyne, Nichol Carncors and George Lethe, with utheris diverse. And for the maire witnessing to this my executioune, my signet is affixt.

The first day of October the yeir of God forsaid, I, Robert Blak, massinger, past at command of thir summondis and summond, warnit and chargit be oppin proclamatioune at the markett croce of Couper the said Robert Colvil to the effecte above writtin, eftir the forme and tenour of thir our soverane lordis lettres of summondis. This I did befor thir witnes: Petir Stevinsoune, James Andersoune, Petir Patersoune, Thomas Haliday, Jhone Murray and Jhone Gib, with utheris diverse. And for the mair witnessing to this my executioune, my signet is affixt.

This court of parliament schawis for law and I geif for dome that, forsamekle as it is fund be sensement of parliament that Robert Colvil, sone to umquhile James Colvil of Estwemis, has committit and done tressoune aganis oure soverane lord in the geving of consale, favour, assistence and help to Archibald, sumtyme erle of Anguse, and his broder, oure soverane lordis rebellis and tratouris, solicitand, procurand and usand with thaim within the realme of Ingland aganis oure said soverane lord and his maist noble persoune and diverse utheris crymes of tresoune committit be him contenit in the summondis forsaid, for the quhilkis causis he hes forfaltit his lif, landis and gudis, and thai to remane with oure soverane lord in tyme tocum. And that I geif for dome.