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realine : Akd Acquit him of all outputting of oiiye vtlier fals hardhcidis, or
vtherwyis of refTait of the hardhcicUs aboue writtin, to be put out wittandlie
amaiigis our fouerane lordis liegis, for diirait of thanie yairwitli.
The Sentkxce is not recorded.
Conboration of i\)t ilirffts— Jimesincr ?l?misc of ^trfdjin, ^c.
Dec. 31. — Walter Bakci.ay iu Bauuagook.
Dilatit of the conuocation of our foueraue lordis liegis, bodin in feir of weir,'
incontrair the tennour of the actis of Parliament thairanent ; cuming about the
hous and place of Strechin, afTageing of the famin maift aufullie, be Ichutting of
culveringis and daggis, and vfmg of vthirs weirlyke perfute ; and fwa continew-
ing in affiigeing and perfewing of the faid hous and ^jlace, fra thre houris in
the morning or thairbye, quhill the fone ganging to ;" quhill at laft, be plane
force and hollilitie, he compellit the perfounes being within the faid hous, and
keparis thairof, and Johnne Gordoun rebell thairin, to rander the faid lious, and
to deliuer to him and his complices the faid Johnne Gordoune, rebell ; and fwa
reft and tidve fra thame the faid rebell, vpoun na \thir j)urpois, hot to faif him
fra punifchement and executioun of juftice vpoun him, for his demereittis : And
vtheris crymes, as the lettres beris.
Prelocutouris for this pannell. Persewar.
The Lord Saltoun, The Lard of Adowne, Tlie Lard of Corfe, Mr Dauid Borthuik,
Mr Alex' Sym, "Sir Alex' Skene. (Lord) Aduocat.
This cafe was continued, firll to Jan. 1, and afterwards to Feb. 25, ' Plegio,
Waltero Barclay de Towye,' when the pannel came in his Majefty's will. ' Plegio,
Magiftro de Forbes cmn feipfo, conjunctim et diuifim, ad latiffaciendum volun-
tati et partibus conquerentibus ; et Waltero Barclay, ad releuand. diet. Magi-
ftnim de Forbes.' The King's award is not inferted in the Record.
STl^tft— lUsttt of ^Ijtft— ^Ijerp-^tealinti:, ^f.
Jan. 8. — Daxd Ei.lot,' callit of the Heuchhous.
Dilatit of commoun thift, commoun reffett thairof, outputting and inputting
of thift in thiftuous maner, betuix land and land, ba}'th of aidd and new ; and
of the flealing fra the Lard of Ceffurd of Ixxx fcheip.
\'eedict. Fand and deliuerit to be culpabill, fylit and conuict of the crymes
aboue writtin. — ' Conuict. et Suspen.
' Arrayed in warlike manner. " Until sunset. Tlie phrase is quite new to the Editor, and is
singulailjr expressive. ^ Dand or Dandy, a familiar ahbreviation in the South of Scotland for An-
drew, e. g. ' Dandy Dinmont.'
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