Genealogie of the Hayes of Tweeddale

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ber how heavie the bloode of Abell lay upon the head of his Brother
Cain, who, was a vaigabound, fled from the face of God, and stamped
with the blak mark ; for he cryed out my punishment is greater then can
be borne, or my sinnes greater then can be pardoned ; and I hope I
am your Brother. Remember that the Lord by Nathan, Sam. 2. said
to David, a man other wayes according to his owne heart, for the blood
of Oriah, notwithstanding of his sound repentance, the sword shall never
depart from thy house, with other judgments subioyned ; remember also
the Jewes pretending a law, said we have a law, and by our law he ought
to die. Joh. the 19 and 7, did also say, his bloode be upon ws and
our childrens, and how that bloode layes upon their posteritie is sein
unto this day. As the Lord sayeth by his prophet Jerimie, 51 and
35, the violence done to me and to my flesh, shall be vpon Baby-
lon, shall the inhabitants of Zion say ; and my blood vpon Caldea,
shall Jerusalem say ; so say I, the violence done to me, and my flesh,
shall be upon you and your children. Bewar therfor to be deceaved
by the King's Advocate's suggestiones, making you believe ye have
mor power nor ye have ; nor rest upon the pardon of my life, quhilk
although it war granted, should be moir greivous then a 1000 deathes,
quher by perpetuall prison, or being bebarred for ever from accesse to his
Majestie,"and my enemies having at al times his Majestie's ear, [they] will
stil deteane and hold me under the heavie burthen of his Majestie's dis-
pleasure, never once to be suffered to clear my innocencie. And, further,
my Lords, believe me, that this suffering will not rest at me, bot this pre-
parative of myne will be introduced as a practicke, vpon the breache of
ane unknowne act or statute never pressed befoir : and so yow shall in
your verdite, damnatione & executione thereof upon me, open a doore
for the lyk sufferings unto otheres ; and so shall not faile to bring upon
your selfes both my blood and the bloode of others, yea upon your poste-
ritie after you : Beware, therfor, in having ane hand in introducing
such dangerous a practicke, never used upon any heirtofor, leist some of