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 3

230 CRIMINAL TRIALS. A.D. 1612.
be Cleane, innocent, and acquit of the flauchter of the faid vmq'" Johnne IVrnacht
of Kilquhannatie, and of being airt or pairt thairof.
Alexander Maxwall of Logaiie become plege and fouertie for Thomas M. his brother germane —
and Capitane Charles (ieddes of Rachan, and Johnne M'naclit, mercheand burges of Edinburgh, ather
of thame become pleges and fouerteis for vtheris,' that thai and ather of tliame fall obferue and keip
his Maielleis peax to all our fouerane lordis legis, and nawayis to molell or trouble thame in thair
perfones, guidis, or pofTefTiones, vtherwayis nor' be ordour of law and juftice ; ather of thame vnder
the pane of flFyve hundreth merkis.
iHiuKtr imtitv trust— ^Iaufri)tti-—C|)tft.
Jul. 11. — Petrie M'gii.lievoriche in Bracbloche.
Dilaitit of the crewall Murthour and Slauchter of Duncane ]\rallafter and
IVrgilliecreift,^ his tua fifter-lbnes ; and for dyuerfe poyntis of thift, (viz.) For
airt and pairt of the crewall and abhominabill INIurthour vnder Truft of vmq'^
Duncane M'allafter, his filler-fone, be fchuitting him with ane hagbut throw the
body ; committit in tlie inoneth of Apryle, the yeir of God I^.A'j'. and thre yeiris.
Item, for airt and pairt of the thiftious fteilling, at the leift reffetting, of fourtie
fcheip, perteuiug to the Guidman of Campbell-Burnet. And for airt and pairt
of the thiftious fteilling of tua oxin and ane kow, pertening to Johnne Leith in
Edingerroche ; committit a tua yeir fyne, or thairby. Item, for airt and pairt
of the fteilling fra Adame Leith of foure oxin ; committit a tuelf yeir fyne, or
thairby. Item, for cowmoun thift, cowmoun relTet of thift, outputting and in-
putting of thift, fra land to land, fra ctmtrie to cuntrie, baith auld and new.
Persewar, Mr Williame Oliphant of Newtoun, Aduocat to our foueran lord.'
ASSISA.
Williame Forbes of Monymufk, George Jope in Cowdaracliie, Mr Johnne Home, fervand to the
Younger, Johnne Woid in Mylnebowie, Laird of Frendraucht,
Mark Mawer of Mawerfloun, Andro Meldrum of Dumbrek, Johnne Forbes, feruitour to my
Edraond Gradane in Kinloche, Alex.Irn'ing, Younger of Lenlurk, Lord Forbes,
Williame Lummifden, brother to Patrik Mortimer, George Gordoun, feniitour to the
the Laird of Cufchnie, Mr Patrik Grant, Miniller at Laird of Lefmoir,
Tho" Cowie, burges of Abirdene, Cromedaill, Mr Robert Elphiugfloun, Tutour
of Glak.
Verdict. The AlFyfe, be the mouth of the faid Williame Forbes of Mony-
muflc, chanceller, all in ane voce, ffand, pronuncet, and declairit the faid Patrik
to be flylet, culpable, and convict, according to his awin Confeffioun, fet doun
in his Depofitiones, of the crymes reJJK'ctiuc aboue fpecified.
Sentence. To be tane to the mercat croce of Edinburgh, and thair, vpone
ane gibbet, to be hangit quhill he be deid : And all his landis, heritages, &c.,
' For each other. ^ Otherwise than by form of Law. ' No mention is otherwise made
in the Dittay or proceedings of this murder of M'gilliecreist. * He appears here for the first
time, in the Record, as Lord Advocate.