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55 & 19 Jac. VI. CRIMINAL TRIALS. 531
Depofitioun befoir the Counrell, fcho is only content, gif that haill Article be
provin aganis hir, than to confes all the reft to be trew ; bot albeit it be provin
that fcho was in the hoiis, it is nocht confeflTit thairby that fcho was ane Witche.
Tertio, it is nawayis provin be the Depofitionn producet, that fcho was within
the hoiis, becaus thair is only ane woman producet as a Witnes to verifie the
fame. It is forder allegit, that thair can be na probatioun vpone that hir Con-
feffioun maid befoir the Counfell, becans the famyn is na poynt of Dittay.
It is anfuerit be the perfewaris, as to the obiectioun maid againft the Depofi-
tioun maid be the pannell befoir the Counfell, that obiectioun aucht nocht to be
refpectit, in refpect of the Judiciall Confeffioun maid befoir the Lordis of Coun-
fall, quhilk bindis hir ; be the quhilk it is manifeft, that fcho hes denyit the
treuth, in refpect of the probatioun led be dyuerfe of the "Witneffes producet,
vei-ifeing hir to half bene in Gregis hous the tyme of his feiknes, quhilk the
perfewaris referris to the Inqueiftis knawlege and \\'itnels Depofitioun. And
defyres it may be rememberit to the Affyfe, quhat fentence was gevin aganis
Patrili Cheyiie, vpone the lyk Depofitioun.
It is forder allegit be the pannell, that the Depofitioun maid befoir my Lord
of Glelgow, the famyn can mak na fayth, in refpect his Lordfchip had na war-
rand to that effect. — It is anfuerit be the perfewaris to that obiectioun, that the
famyn aucht to be repellit, in refpect of my Lord of Glefgowis Judiciall Decla-
ratioun maid be his Lordfchip, that he had ane fpeciall Letter direct to him be
the Lordis of Secreit Counfell, for taking of the faidis Depofitiones, and of the
article fubioynet to hir Depofitiones fubfcryuit be the Clerk of Counfell.
It is allegit be the pannell, that nather the ffirft nor fecund Depofitioun of
Cr'ift'iane GraJuime can be relpectit : ffii'Ji, becaus it is nather hir principall
Depofitioun, nor Extract thairof ; nocht the principall, becaus it is nocht fub-
fcryuit be hir, nocht the Extract, becaus nocht (fubfcryuit) be ane Clerk of Court :
Seciindo, can preve nathing, becaus it is maid, fcho nocht being fuorne to that
effect : Terlio, it is maid be the pairtie being abfent aganis quhome it is deponit,
quha, gif fcho had bene requyret, wald haif compeirit, and offerit to liaif bene
confrontit with hir ; quha, gif fcho had bene confrontit, wald haif denyit the
famyn : Lyk as, fcho cum of let purpois to the Tolbiith, befoir hir Convictioun,
and offerit hir felff to haif bene confrontit, quhilk was denyit. Laji, hir Depo-
fitioun can work nathing aganis the pannell, being ane condampnet perfone ; and
the Depofitioun aucht nawayis to be refpectit, except it war inftantlie verifeit be
the proces, that befoir the making of the faid Depofitioun, or the tyme of the
making thairof, that the faid Criftian Grahame had confeffit the haill poyntis of
Dittay than laid to hir charge : ffor as the -woirdis ar confauct, thay ar fpokin
be compariefone, that eftir fcho had denyit the poyntis of Dittay laid to hir