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 1

15 Mar. criminal TRIALS. • 399
Bouclirig, found furety (Alexander Lord Hume) to underly the law, at the next
Aire of Beru'ik, for Convocation of the lieges, to the number of fourteen Icore
(280 perfons), armed in warlike manner, and fearching for Archibald Douglas
of Kilfpindy for his Slaughter ; conunitted at Abirlady, on Aug. 18, 1556.'
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.Tun. 18. — Nicolas Rynd, tailor, burgefs of Edinburgh, Convicted of
cruelly coming upon Archibald DoM'glas of Kilfpindy, Provoft of Edinburgh,
within his own lodging within the laid burgh : And for cruelly Hurting and
Wounding the faid Provoft with his poignai'd,^ in the flioulder, to the effufion
of his blood in great quantity : And als for the cruel Hurting and Wounding of
John Boyd junior, his fervant, with his poignard, upon his left breafl, and in his
mouth and back, within the faid Provoft's lodging, his mafter ; committed by
way of Hamefuckin on May 9 laft.
The Dome gevin tpoitJie jVic/iolI Rynd, tail'^eoure.
The Juftice depute, of Jje command of ])e Quenis grace, modefeand and tera-
perand J)e rigour of Jje law towarte \)q pvnifment of \>e faid Nicholl for Jie faidis
crymes, Decernis and Ordanis him, of his awin confent, vpoune Monunday nixt-
tocum, to cum in prefens of J)e Proweft, baillies, and counfale of ]>& laid burcht
of Ed% at Jje mercate-croce J^airof, betuix xj and xij houris befoir nvne, and Jjair
publictlie, with his held difcoverrit,' in his lynning claithis, bair-futtit, and in
J)e maift reuerend and humyll maner, fall doune vpoune his kneis, and afk for-
gifnefs and pardoune of God, ]>e Quenis grace, f»e faid Proweft, baillies, counfale,
and communitie of pis bur', of his offence aboue writtin, confefTand ])e famin and
declarand his repentance ])airof : And als decernis and ordanis \>e laid Nicholl
to haue tynt and foirfaltit, and be f»e tennour heirof, foirfaltis him of his libertie
and fredome of J)is bur'. And to be Banist and exilit furth of J^e famin, and
nocht to hant nor repair within Jjis bur', nor vfe ony fredome pairof in ony tyme
cuming, vnder J)e pane of deid : And als Ordanis ])e Proweft and baillies of Jjis
bur' to put Jjis act to executioune.
^Iau(if)tfr of i\)t HairU ot ^mmiw^,
Jun. 21. — Robert Levingstoun in Lynlythqw, and John Knowis,
fervant of the Billiop of Rofs, found furety* to underly the law at the next aire
of Lynlythqw, for the Slaughter of Robert Bruce of Bynning, committed in
February I"V'xl ... on forethought felony, &c.
' See Nov. 19, 1556 ; and the following entry, Jun. 18, 1557. - Pugione. In the Dome it
is called a ' quhix^eare,' which is commonly translated /ji/i^/o in this Record. ■' Bare, unco-
vered. * Thomas Rofs of Prestoune, and Robert Hammyltoune of Briggis.