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55 & 19 Jac. VI. CRIMINAL TRIALS. 525
Iblemlie fuorne, aixl declairing tliat, to liis knawlege, tliair was nevir difcord nor inimitio betuix Jolinne
Dynning and liiiu, the Jullice tliairupomi, and vpoue Iiis declaratioun that lie liad geviu ua partiall
counl'all in this caufe, admittis Iiiin.
It is allegit aganis Walter Sterling, mertlieand, that he can (iioc-ht) he vpon this Aflyfe, hecaus he
is hrother-in-la\v to vrnq'' Robert Mure ; tliair heing ane fpeciall poynt of Dittay fet doun aganis the
jiannell, for allegit iniurie done to Robert Mure. — Anfuerit, audit to be repellit, becaus tliair is na
perfute movet aganis the pannell be tlie kyn and freindis of Robert Mure, and thairfoir fould be admittit.
— It is folder allegit, that Walter Sterling, brother-in-law to Robert Mure, can noclit be admittit, becaus
ane Dittay heing fet doun aganis me for ane wrang done to Robert Mure, ilk poynt of Dittay is fund
relevant and ordanit to pas to ane AHyfe ; the faid Walter can nocht be ane Aflyfour aganis nie, being
perfewit vpone my life. — My lord Aduocat anfueris xd fitpra, that nochtwithflaiiding thairof he fould
be admittit, except Robert ^fnre, or fum of his freindis, war ather perfewaris or defenderis, or
vpgevearis of the Dittay, or Informeris to his Maiefteis Aduocat thairiu. — The Justice Ordanis
Walter Sterling to Hand by ; and to call ane vther.
It is allegit againll WdUame Xeiljune, elder, that he can nocht pas vpone this Affyfe, becaus he is
brother- in-law to Jolinne Nicoll, wryter, quha lies behauit him felflf as pairtie, in geving informatioun
of the Dittay, and is prefent at the bar aliilling the perfewaris in this perfute. — Anfueris, the allege-
auce aucht to be repellit, becaus Jolinne Nicoll is nocht a perfewar, nor the Summondis is nocht raifit
at bis inrtance. — Williame Neilfoun, being fuorne, and purget be his ayth of partiall counfall,is admittit
be the Jullice.
Williame Amlerfone, corJiiier. It is allegit aganis him, that he can nocht be admittit vpone this
Affyfe, becaus the pannell, haifing llcill in chirurgerie, fauld to him fum drogis, quhilk he haifing poli-
ponit the pannell in payment, fcho thairfoir perfewit him be ordour of Law thairfoir ; quhairvpone ane
inimitie fell out betuix thame, quhilk is yet vnreconceilit.— The faid Williame, be his giit (aith) being
purget of paitiall counfall, is admittit,
^'erificatioun nff//epefftcitler])oi/))f/s ofHittay.
My Lord Aduocat takis inflriimentis of the iweiring of the Affyfe ; and, for
verificatioun of tlie perticuler poyntis of Dittay following, vfes and produces the
probatioun and Witnelfes efter fpecifeit. And firft, for Verificatioun of the ffirft
Article {of Dittay) anent Ciithbert Greg, produces Charles Polhk and 3Iarga-
rct Dyuiiiiig as ^Vitneffis, defyreing thair Depofitiones to be tane.
Chairlis Polloh, couper, burges of Glelgow, fworne judiciallie, and examinat in
prefens of the Judges, pairteis, and AlTyfouris, and purget of partiall counfall,
mai-eit, of the aige of threttie yeiris, declairis, that a thre yeir fyne, or thairby,
ane diflter' being betuix Cuthbei-t Greg and Criftiane Grahame, for ane dog
quhilk Criftiane defyret fra him, and he refuifet, anfuering to hir agane, ' I rather
56 and my luiflie" baith (meaning be Margaret Wallace) war bi-unt or^je get my
dog!' Q,\\\\a\YQi Matgaret IFat/ace gett'mg knawlege, fcho comes to Cuthljert
and fayis to him, ' flals land-loupper loun tliat thow art, fayis thow that Criftiane
Grahame and I fall be brunt for Witches ? I vow to God I lall do to 50 ane evill
turne !' And declairis, that, within foure or fyvedayis thaireftir, tlie faid Ciith-
bert fell feik. Being inquyret, gif he hard hir fay thir woirdis, ' that he (Jhe)
'Quarrel; difference; altercation. * Cummer; gossip. ^ Rather than.