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1592. MOYSIE'S MEMOIRS. [)5
teane be Bothuell, lie left of the foloving of thame. The gentlemen
and haill inhabitantis of Fyffe come fall in hearing- of this, and that
Bothuell wes fled : theare come alfo Perthe, Dundie, Covpar, with
I'undry vtheris burrowis, to the number of iij m perfonis or thairby, or
f'ex houris at ewin. His Majeflie tuik purpois that lame nicht, to pas at
audit houris at ewin to Brunteland, and vpone the morne come over
to Halyroudhoul'e, quhaire his Majeftie remainit a certane Ipaice.
The erle of Angus wes command forduard to that conlpiracie, bot
i'uerued and flayed at Merkinfche ; quhairvpone he wes chargit to com-
peir befoir the King and counfidl. The laird of Balweirie and Ardrie
joynit thamefelffes with Bothuell.
The lairdis of Burley and Logie, delaitted to [have] had intelligence
with the erle Bothuell, wer takin and apprehendit be the diuk of Len-
nox, the ix day of Auguft 1592, and committed to ward within Dal-
keithe ; cpihaire being examinat they baithe confeft the fame. Burley
gat his lyfe for telling the treuthe, bot Logie, being a great courtiour
with the King, and dealler with the erle Bothuell, in Bothuellis inter-
pryfe quhilk fould bein done at Dalkeithe, to wit, that they l'ould come
in at the back yet throw the yeard, and gottin the King in thair
handis, the faid laird of Logie wes ordeanit to be tryed be ane affyfe,
and execut to the dead. Bot the lame nycht that he wes examinat, he
efcapit out be the meanis of a gentlevoman quhom he loved, a Dence,
quho conuoyed him out of his keiperis handis throw the Queinis chalmer,
quhaire his Majeflie and the Queine wer lyand in thair beddis, till a
wyndow in the backfyde of the plaice, quhair he gead doun vpone a
tow ; and 1'chot thrie piftoletis in takin of his onlovping, quhaire fum
of his feruandis with the laird of Nithrie wer awating him.
Vpone the xv day of Anguft 1592, the lord of Spynie wes acculit of
the refet and intercommuning with the erle Bothuell, be crovnall
Steuart befoir the King and counlall. Quhilk being denyed, efter mony