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APPENDIX D.
tyme of the first intenting and deductioun of the said proces befoir ]>e
said/r cowzmissarzi-: And in the menetyme, cozztinewis the said mater,
depending betuix the saidzir pzw-ties, in the same forme, force & effect,
as it is now, but preiudice of partie. And J?e parties cozzzperand as
said is ar warnit heirof apud acta. § u. Attozzr, the said A lordis
decernis & ordains the said Capz'Azne alexazzzAr montgomery To re¬
found, content, and pay to the said Mr Wz7/zVzm erskin, ]?e soume of
fyve pundzj mozzey, as for expensD of pley, maid, debursit, and
sustenit be him in obtening the said mater remittit, Togidder wz'b& ]?e
soume of vjnr fyve pundzi? pait be him to the saidA lordis, Conforme
to \air act & ordinance, maid ]wanent, and ordinis Lc^Ares to be
direct heirvpoun, gif neid beis, in forme as efferis. (Register of Acts
& Decreets : vol. 138, f. 207.)
IX.
[INTERLOCUTOR in causa Mr Williame Erskyne against
Capitane Alexander Montgomerie. 23rd February
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In [>e terme assignit be J>e saidA cozzzmissarA to geivve and
pronuzzce interlocutozzr, in }?e actioun and caus persewit be mr
Williame erskyne aganis capitane Alexander montgomerie, and
vpoun ]je defensft, alsweill principall, eikit, as reformit, proponit
for }?e pairt of [>e said defendar, and vpoun ]?e anszzz?ris maid J?a'rt°
conforms to ]?e last act; The said Mr Williame erskyne, persewar,
cozzzperand be lames Stirling, his procuratour, And ]>e said capitane
Alexander Montgomerie, defendar, being oftentymes callit and nocht
cozzzperand, The saidA zwzzmissarA be }>air interlocutozzr, Repellis J>e
haill excep/zbnis proponit for ]ze pairt of ]>e said defendar, alsweill
principall, eikit, as reformit defensD, proponit for ]?e pairt of the said
Alexander montgomerie, aganis ]ze suzzzmuzzdis reductiwe, persewit be
J>e said mr williame erskyne aganis him ; And admittis ]?e poyntis of
J>e saidA suzzzmuzzdA to ]>e said mr williame erskyne his probaAoun,
togidder wz't/z ]ze replyis following : That is to say, the reply proponit
aganis J>e first princzytell defence, and aganis ]>e first principall eik,
As alsua ]>e replyis maid to }?e secund eikis, As alsua Jze replyis maid
to the last eikit secund exceptioun. And for prewing of Ipe saidA
suzzzmuzzdis and replyis respectiue, assz^nis to him literatorie pro
prima, and ordanis him to haiwe preceptis to suzzzmund sic witnesfi,
& to produce sic richtis and documezzz'is as he will vse for pzvba-
Aoun \erof, and ordanis him to wairne ]ze pairtie heirto. (Commis-
sariot of Edinburgh : Decreets, vol. 23.)