[1579/10/2]¹

Procedure

²These supplications given in to the lords of the articles:

• A supplication of [William Maitland], laird of Lethington
• A supplication for [Thomas Lyon], master of Glamis, his kin and friends
• A supplication for the Laird of Lauchope and other Hamiltons
• An article for the art of music and singing in each burgh
• A supplication of [Robert Boyd], lord Boyd

³

The suits being called, and in the first, the sheriff[dom] of Edinburgh, these persons underwritten compearing personally, and others by their attorneys and procurators as follows:

• Edinburgh principal:
• Compearing personally:
• [George Touris], laird of Inverleith
• [Edward Sinclair], laird of Roslin
• [Napier], laird of Merchiston
• The Laird of Kilbalberton
• Those of the sheriffdom of Edinburgh principal by attorneys and procurators:
• [William Borthwick], lord Borthwick
• The Laird of Edmeston
• [Robert or Archibald Wauchope], laird of Niddrie-Marischal
• The Laird of Redhall
• [James Ross], lord Ross
• The Laird of Gordonshall
• George Haliburton for his lands of Gogar
• The Laird of Dalmahoy for his lands of Dalmahoy and Libberton
• Andrew Howeston, suiter for William Douglas of Cramond Regis
• The commissaries of Edinburgh by Alexander Clerk of Balbirnie, provost, and Henry Nisbet [...]⁴

• The sheriffdom of Edinburgh within the constabulary of Haddington:
• These persons compeared personally:
• George Hamilton for his lands of Bancrieff
• The Laird of Blance
• [Lauder], laird of Bass
• Janet Gibson and James Adamson compeared for the lands of Goldenstones.
• These persons compearing by attorneys and procurators:
• The Laird of Coulston
• The Laird of Hermiston
• [Patrick Hepburn], laird of Waughton, for act
• Robert Lawson of Humbie
• The commissary of Dunbar, William Bonkle
• The commissary of Haddington, John Cockburn
• The commissary of North Berwick, Thomas Lauder
• The commissary of Lauder, for Robert Home

• The sheriffdom of Berwick:
• These persons compeared personally:
• [...]
• These persons compeared by attorneys and procurators:
• The Laird of Cockburn of that Ilk
• [Swinton], laird of Swinton
• The Laird of Wyliecleuch

• The sheriff[dom] of Roxburgh:
• These persons compeared personally:
• [...]
• These persons compeared by attorneys and procurators:
• John and James Ainslie, commissaries for Jedburgh

• The sheriff[dom] of Selkirk:
• These persons compeared personally:
• [...]
• These persons compeared by attorneys and procurators:
• John Murray, attorney for the sheriff of Selkirk, with the suit roll
• John Mitchellhill, commissary for the burgh of Selkirk

• The sheriff[dom] of Peebles:
• These persons compeared personally:
• Adam Dickson for his lands of Roskuniefield and third part lands of Smithfield
• John Cockburn for his lands of Glennis
• The Laird of Ramannois compeared for the sheriff of Peebles and produced his suit roll
• These persons compearing by attorneys and procurators:
• Andrew Chisholm for his lands of Aikerfield
• [John Stewart], laird of Traquair
• [Horsburgh], laird of Horsburgh
• The Laird of Pirnie
• John Bowie for his lands of Bonnyton
• Gilbert Tweedie, commissary for Peebles

• The sheriff[dom] of Lanark:
• Those compearing personally:
• The Laird of Dunrod
• Those compearing by attorneys:
• [Somerville], laird of Cambusnethan
• The Laird of Whiteford
• The Laird of Lee
• The Laird of Jerviswood
• Sir James Hamilton
• Roland Muir for Lanark
• The Laird of Dunrod, provost

• The sheriff[dom] of Dumfries:
• These persons compeared personally:
• [...]
• These persons by attorneys:
• [Archibald] MacBrair [of Almagill and Netherwood], conveit⁵ and commissary for Dumfries, present

• The stewart[ry] of Annandale:
• [...]

• The stewart[ry] of Kirkcudbright:
• These persons compeared personally:
• [...]
• These persons by attorneys:
• Herbert Gladstone, commissary for Kirkcudbright

• The sheriff[dom] of Wigtown:
• [...]

• The sheriff[dom] of Ayr:
• These persons compeared personally:
• [Boswell], laird of Auchinleck
• These persons by attorneys:
• Thomas Tate of Knockendale
• John Lockhart and Edward Wallace, commissaries for Ayr

• The bailiary of Carrick:
• These persons compeared personally:
• [...]
• These persons by attorneys:
• The Laird of Lochnorris compeared by Richard Binning, his attorney

• The bailiary of Cunninghame:
• These persons compeared personally:
• [...]
• These persons by attorneys:
• The Laird of Dunlop
• Muir, he for his lands of Meiklehill by act

• The sheriff[dom] of Renfrew:
• These persons compeared personally:
• [...]
• These persons by attorneys:
• [...]

• The sheriff[dom] of Bute:
• These persons compeared personally:
• [...]
• These persons by attorneys:
• [...]

• The sheriff[dom] of Dunbarton:
• These persons compeared personally:
• [...]
• These persons by attorneys:
• [...]

• The sheriff[dom] of Stirling:
• These persons compeared personally:
• [...]
• These persons by attorneys:
• [...]

• The sheriff[dom] of Linlithgow:
• These persons compeared personally:
• David Dundas, sheriff depute, produced his suit roll
• These persons by attorneys:
• Andrew Kerr, commissary of Linlithgow

• The sheriff[dom] of Perth:
• These persons compeared personally:
• [...]
• These persons by attorneys:
• William Fleming for Perth
• Dionysius Conqueror

• The stewart[ry] of Strathearn:
• These persons compeared personally:
• [...]
• These persons by attorneys:
• [...]

• The stewart[ry] of Menteith:
• These persons compearing personally:
• [...]
• These persons by attorneys:
• [...]

• The sheriff[dom] of Clackmannan:
• These persons compeared personally:
• [...]
• These persons by attorneys:
• [...]

• The sheriff[dom] of Kinross:
• These persons compeared personally:
• [...]
• These persons by attorneys:
• [...]

• The sheriff[dom] of Fife:
• These persons compeared personally
• James Lathrisk, depute for the sheriff of Fife, produced his suit roll
• These persons by attorneys:
• [Henry Sinclair], lord Sinclair
• James Hamilton, for himself, and Jean Dishington, his spouse, for his lands of Kilbrachmont and others
• Robert Ferguson, commissary of Inverkeithing
• David Peterson, commissary of Cupar
• Mr David Russell for St Andrews
• William Bowsie for Crail
• Mr Thomas Beanston for Pittenweem
• John Boswell for Kinghorn

• The sheriff[dom] of Forfar:
• These persons compearing personally:
• [...]
• These persons by attorneys:
• Alexander Scrimgeour for Dundee
• John Traill for Forfar
• David Pearson for Arbroath
• George Petrie for Montrose

• The sheriff[dom] of Kincardine:
• These persons compeared personally:
• [...]
• These persons by attorneys:
• The Earl Marischal compeared by Robert Keith of Canterland, produced his suit roll and an attorney for his whole lands

• The sheriff[dom] of Aberdeen:
• These persons compeared personally:
• [...]
• These persons by attorneys:
• Gilbert Menzies [of Pitfodels], provost for Aberdeen
• Master Thomas Malison for Kintore

• The sheriff[dom] of Banff:
• These persons compeared personally:
• [...]
• These persons by attorneys:
• [...]

• The sheriff[dom] of Elgin and Forres:
• These persons compeared personally
• [...]
• These persons by attorneys:
• John Annan
• James Garne for El[...] and protested respectively etc.
• William Waugh, commissary for Forres

• The sheriff[dom] of Nairn:
• [...]

• The sheriff[dom] of Cromarty:
• These persons compearing personally:
• [...]
• These persons by attorneys:
• [...]

• The sheriff[dom] of Inverness:
• These persons compeared personally:
• [...]
• These persons by attorneys:
• James Kinross, commissary for Inverness