Agnews of Lochnaw

1684.] HARBOUR OF HUSBANDS. 418
wold have been glad they wold have resceued himself, and if
he had been there he wold have done the same ; and being
sworn and interrogat anent the setting fyre to the thief s-hole
door at Wigtown, depones that that night the prison was burnt
he met Margaret Doual at Bladnoch water, who told him that
the prisoner expected furth that night, and that he spoke with
the prisoner that night before the escape. — And this to be of
verity he declares judicially —
(And signs) " Johne Hendersone.
" Committed to the irons."
" William Sprot in Clontarf confesses judicially that he ad-
vised John Kincaid to counterfeit a pass to him when he was
going to Ireland ; and being solemnly sworn and interrogat if he
converst with rebells, depones he converst with no rebels from
the last circuit at Dumfries in anno 83 ; and being interrogat
how old his last chyld was, and who baptized it, he depones that
his last child is about 3 years old, and that Mr. Eoss baptized it.
Owns the king's authority, and disowns rebellious principles,
and says he knows not what the test or oath of allegiance is.
" Committed to prison. (Signed) Queensberry."
" Margaret Milligan spouse to James Martison, and Sara
Stewart spouse to William Kennedy, and Margaret M'Lurg
spouse to Alexander M'Clingan, rebells, — Margaret Milligan and
Margaret M'Lurg confesses the harbour of their husbands within
this year and this half, but refuses to depone if they were there
sensyne ; the said Sara Stewart confesses harbour of her hus-
band within this quarter of a year, and that she has a chyld of a
year old unbaptized, and is content that Mr. James Cahoun bap-
tize her chyld, and she will hold the chyld up herself ; and is
ordered to enact herself in common form, and find caution that
the chyld shall be baptized.
" Milligan and M'Lurg committed to prison.
" (Sara Stewart) enacted."
(Signed) " Queensberry."