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120 CRIMINAL TRIALS. A.D. 1611.
the defunct was fchot with peiftis' or dropis, with ane charget hagbut. It is
allegit, that this niattei- can nocht pas to ane AfTyfe ; becans his Maieilie, of his
fpeciall grace, hes gevin to the perfones on pannell ane Remiffioiin, quhilk thai
producet to tlie Juftice, of the dait at Edinburgh, the xviij day of Maij inllant :
And offeris Cautioune to fatisfie the pairtie. — It is anfuerit that this RemifRoun
can nocht ftay the matter to pas to ane Aflyfe ; becaus, be Act of Parliament,
in anno 1593, it is provydit, that all Remiffiones ar null that ar purcheft eftir
ane pairtie paffis to the home for the t}'me ; quhillc allegeance is relFauit be way
of exceptioun, the pairtie nocht being fatisfeit. — It is anfuerit," that this Act of
Parliament is nocht in viridi ohferuuntia, nor hes nocht tane effect in this Judge-
ment of befoir : Quhilk allegeance he offeris to verifie, be my Lord Caffillis, and
vtheris heir prefent.
The Juftice continewis Interloquitour vpone this allegeance to ffryday nixt.
(Maij 24.) — My Lord Aduocat, befoir Interlocutour, pafTes fra his lord-
Ichipis former allegeance : Quhairupoim the pannell takis inftrumentis.
The Juftice, be Interloquitour, Admittis the Remiffiovm producet be the per-
fones on pannell and thair prelocutouris ; and Oi'danit thame to find fufficient
and refponfall Cautioun and fouertie to fatisfie the pairtie grevit ; conforme to
the lawis and daylie practik of this realme.
Quhairupoun the faid Jolinne Kennydie of Bhiirquhan and Johnne Bairdis
afl<it inftrumentis: And fl"or obedience of the faid Juftice Ordinance, nominat
inj' Lord of Caflillis, my Lord Vchiltrie, Sir Robert M'clellane of Bombie, kny',
Williame Cunninghanie of Capringtoun, and Sir James Kennydie of Cul3eane,
as cautioneris, coniunctlie and feuerallie for thame ; lyk as, being all perfonallie
IH-elent, in prefence of the Juftice, Band and obleift thame, coniunctlie and feue-
rallie, thair airis, executouris and affignais, to fatisfie the pairtie, viz. the kyn
and freindis of the faid A'mq'" Patrik Ahannay of Kirkdaill, ftbr the flauchter
aboue Mrittin ; conforme to the Lawis of this realme.^
' Pellets, small t.liot ; but, most piobaMy, wliat is now termed dugs. '^ Replied. ^ Tlie ar-
pumeiils are thus expressed in an after part of the Record. As the point started is interesting, and
the Counfcl engaged were the most eminent of their day, it has heen deemed proper to preferve the
arguments at length. — ' It being peremptourlie allegit for the pairt of the liiidis perfones on pannell,
be Mr Johnne Ruflell, with concurrence of Mr Thomas Hoip and Mr Laurence M'gill, Aduocattis,
thair preloquitouris, that the faid fummondis and Dittay could nawayis be put to the knawlege of ane
Affyfe, becaus our fouerane lord, of his fpeciall grace and mercie, liad gevin and grantit to thame ane
Remiflioun for the faidis crymes, and pro<lucet the faid Remiflioun, part the Grit Seill, of the dait at
Edinburgh, the xviij day of Maij inftant ; quhairvnto thai tuik thame felftis, and oft'erit refponfall cau-
tioneris and fouerteis, at the bar, to fatisfie the pairtie for the crymes contenit in the faid Remiliioune,
accoirding to the niodificatioun of the Lordis of SeiFioun, lawis and practik of this realme. To the
(juhilk it was anfuerit be our fouerane lordis Aduocat, that the foirfaid allegeance audit to be repellit,
and the pannell, nochtwithrtanding thairof, fould be put to the knawlege of ane .^flyfe ; becaus, be Act
of Parliament maid in anno 1593, it is rtatute and ordanit, that na Refpett nor Remiflioun be grantit
at ony tyme thaireftir to ony perfone or perfones pafland to the home for Thift, Reif, Slauchter,