Bannatyne Club > Criminal trials in Scotland, from A.D. M.CCCC.LXXXVIII to A.D. M.DC.XXIV, embracing the entire reigns of James IV. and V., Mary Queen of Scots and James VI > Volume 2

16 CRIMINAL TRIALS. A.D. lo96-7.
and the faid copie and prentit Act being red to the AfTyis and fund altogidder
difconfornie to the trew and autentik Act extractit and lublcryuit be the Clark
of Regifter, lykewyis produceit in lam proces, the laid prentit Act oniittand
mony of the fubftanciall heiddis of the trew Act, and in vthir partis eikand
clauffis and articles nocht contenit in the faid trew Act : And that it is cofl-
feffit lykewyis be the pannell, that he bocht diuei-fe of the faid prentit Actis fra
the faid Robert Walgrave, as vtheris Minifteris did, and difperfit fum of thanie
to Minifteris, quhilk man of neceffitie infer foirknawledge of the prenting of the
faid Act, and ratihabitioun eftir it wes imin-entit ; in cais the Adyis acquyte
the pannell of airt and pairt of the laid cryme, proteftis for WilfuU errour.
Tlie faid Mr Johnne Howiefoune Proteftis, that na thing alledgeit be his Ma-
iefteis aduocat can ony wyis hurt or indamnage the faid Mr Johnne, ■vaales that
he had confeffit that he had athir forgeit or writtin the Act quhairvpoune he is
accufit, quhilk he did nocht ; nor 3it gaif ony copie thairof to Robert Waldgrave,
hot onl}^ fchew to him the faid bulk, with the leif thairof laid in, quhair the
Act ftandis yit as it did thane ; nather did he gif him ony command to inqn-ent
the famin ; and thairfore the faid Mr Johnne alledgeit he aucht to be acquyte of
the Dittay according to Juftice and guid confcience ; quhilk he bele\yis the Aflyis
will do, and will noclit tak innocent blude vpoune thair heidis.
Verdict. The qvihilk day, Mr Johnne Howiefoune Minifter at Cambuflang
being euterit on jjannell, dilatit, accufit and perfewit be Mr Thomas Hammiltoune
of Drumcarne and Williame Haert of Lewielandis aduocattis to our fouerane lord
for his hienes interes, for the treifonable falcifeing, &c. (here the Dittay is repeat-
ed.) The quhilkis crymes, the faid Mr Johnne, eftir reding of his faid Dittay and
accufatioun, alluterlie' denying, eftir diuerfe alledgeances and declaratiounis
maid be him of his innocencie thairof, and anfueris maid thairto be the Aduo-
cattis, he ofTerit him to the tryell of ane Alfyife for the faidis crymes : And thair-
fore the Juftice-depute patt him to the tryell of ane Alfyis of the perfounes vn-
der written, thay ar to fay Cornelius Cudbert Merchand burges of Edinburghe/
&c. Quhilkis perfounes being chofm, fworne and admittit, and the faid Mr
Jolmne Howiefoun being accufit, be Dittay, of the crymes aboue writtin in thair
prefens : Lyke as the faidis perfewaris produceand the faid JNIr Johnnis Depofi-
tioun fubfcryuit with his hand, maid in prefens of the Lordis of Secreit Counfall,
att Halyruidhous the xv of this inftant, togidder with the Depofitioun of Robert
Waldgi-ave fubfcrjniit with his hand, maid in the Tolbuitli of Edinburgh, quhair
he wes wardit, the fe^'int of Februar inftant, togidder with the faid fals im-
■ Entirely, altogetlipr. ' It is not necessary to insert the names. They are all ' raerchandis'
and ' burgeffis' of Edinburgh.