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254 CRIMINAL TRIALS. A.D. 1613.
feuerall Meflis refpectine foiifaidis, the faid James Stewart hes contravenit fe tennour of the faidis
Actis of Parliament, and hes incurrit the panes and pwneifchment mentionet pauintill, quhllk fould he
execute vpone liim with all rigour, to the terrour of vjieris.
Quhilk Dittay being red, in jirefens of the faidis Mr Robert Phillipe and James
Stewart, and thay accnfet, be A'ertew thairof, of the feuerall crymes aboue fpeci-
feit ; thay and aither of thame confeffit, in face of judgement, that thai had con-
travenit his IMaiefteis lawis and Actis of Parliament, in heiring, faying, and being
prefent at dyuerfe Meflis, in nianer fjiecifeit in thair Dittaj^ ffor the quhilk thay
offerit thame felffis, and become in his Maiefteis will : Quhairupoun inftrumentis
was tane be my Lord Aduocat.
Nochtwithftanding quhairof, the Juftice ordanit thame to be put to the knaw-
lege of ane Aflyfe.' — The Aduocat, for verificatioun thairof, repeittit to the faidis
perfones of AlTyfe thair former Judiciall Confefliovm maid of thair crymes, aboue
fpecifeit ; and thairwith producet thair Depofitiones and Confefliones, maid in
prefens of dyuerfe Lordis of his Maiefteis Previe Counfall, and of the i\Jiiiifleris,^
fubfcryuit with thair awin handis ; and tuik iuftrimientis vi^one the productioun
thairof.
Verdict. Fylet, culpable, and convict of the contravening of his JMaiefteis
Actis of Parliament, viz. the faid Mr Robert Phillipe, for faying of the feue-
rall Meflis fet doun in his Dittay ; and the faid James Stewart, for heiring and
being prefent at the feuerall Meflis, alfo fet doun in his Dittay : conforrae to
their awin Depofitiones, and ratificatioun thairof in judgement.
The Justice Ordanit the perfones convict to be returnet to waird,^ tbairin to
remane, in fl-rait firmance, vnto the tjane Dome be pronuncet aganis thame.
(Nov. 19.) — CoMPEiRiT Sir Williame Oliphant of Newtoun, kny', Aduo-
cat to our fouerane lord, and producet ane Warrand, direct fra the Lordis of his
hienes Counfall to the Juftice ; quhairof the tennour followis.
Justice, Juftice clerk, and jour deputis : jow fall, vpone the fight heirof, appoint ane Juftice
Court to he iiahlin within the Tolhuthe of Ed'', at fuche convenient and lauchfull day as :;owfall think
meit ; and Jiair call hefoir jow James Stewart, callit of Jerujalem, and Mr Robert Phillope,
Preill, and pronunce Dome aganis thame, vpone the Sentence of convictioun ajreddie gevin aganis
J)anie, as followis, to wit : Dccerne the faiilis James Stewart and Mr Robert Phillope to be Banischet
his Maiefteis dominiones ; and to depairt furth Jiairof, within the fpace of ane moneth ; and nevir to
returne agane within the famyn, without his Maiefteis Licence had to that effect, vnder the pane of
deid. Quhairaneut fir prefentis fall be ;our Warrand. At Ed", the xvj day of November, 1G13.
Al. Cakcell'. Sasctandrois. Argyle.
' Dome' pronounced, according to the terras of the above Warrant.
H^ranntj of t|)r iH.iss.
Sep. 16. — JoHXNE LoGANE, portioner of Reftalrig.
Dilaitit for the wilfull heiring of ane Mefs, and being prefent thairat, in com-
' All tradesmen. - Of the gospel ; clergy. ' Prison.

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