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JAMES IV.
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THE IIII CHAPTER.
Hou maister patrick lyndsay gat license to speik for his brother. Hou
the sumondis was continuit. The kingis ansuere to maister patrick
lyndsay : in quhat zeir and month this parliament was set.
Wpoun this the kingis grace and his Judges grantit his Foi. 74 b.
petitioun and bad him speik for his brother the best he
could. Thene Mr Patrick raise of his kneis and was
werie blytht quhene he had obtinitt the said licence with
5 the kingis favour and lustice, [and] begane to speik werie
reverentlie in this maner as efter followis, sayand to the
haill lordis of parlieament and to the rest of theme that
was accusseris of his brother at that tyme, witht all the
laif of the lordis that was in the sowmondis of1 [forfaiting
10 at that tyme] quhilk was enterit in to the bose wondow
and thair to thoill ane syse conforme to thair ditta,
sayand:—1 My lordis I beseiche zow all that is heir
‘ present ffor his saik that man giue sentance and iudg-
‘ ment on zow on the last day that ze will remember that
x 5 1 now instantlie is zour tyme and we haue had ane tyme
‘ in tymes bygain e as we efter may haue; siclyk desyrand
‘ zou to knaw zour estait that all is changeabill wnder the
‘ sone, bot godis iustice and iudgement standis ewer
‘ firm and stabill. And now thairfoir do as ze wald be
20 ‘ done to in the ministratioun of iustice to zour nicht-
‘ bouris and brether quho is accussit this day now of
‘ thair lyues and herietage, quhois iudgment standis in
‘ zour handis.’ Be this Mr Patrick had endit his speiche
the chancelar bad him say sum thing for the defence of
25 his brother and to ansuer to the poyntis of the said
sowmondis maid wpoun his brother and the rest of the
said lordis and barrouns. Mr Patrick ansuerit in this
1 I has “ quha,” omitting the words in brackets.