Series 1 > Letters and papers illustrating the relations between Charles the Second and Scotland in 1650

APPENDIX
TRIAL OF NEIL MACLEOD OF ASSYNT1
Curia Justiciarie, S.D.N. Regis tenta in pretorio burgi de
Edinburgh, secundo die mensis February 1674, per
honorabiles viros dominos Jacobum Foulis de Collin-
toun, Joannem Lockhart de Castlehill, Joannem Baird
de Newbyth et Thomam Wallace de Craigie Commis-
sionarios Justiciarie dicti S.D.N. Regis.
Curia legittime affirmata.
Intran. Neill Mcleod of Assint, now prisoner in the tolbuith
of Edinburgh.
Indy ted and accused that wher be the Lawes and acts of
parliament of this kingdome and particularlie be the third act
of the first parliament of K. Ja. 1 and the 25 act 6 par. K.
Ja. 2, it is statut and ordained that if any man committ or doe
treason ag1 the Kings person or his Majestie, or ryses in fear of
weir ag4 him, or layes hands upon his person violentlie, or
recepts any that hes committed treason, or that supplies them
with help, redd, or counsell, or that stuffs the houses of them
that are convict of treason, or holds them out against the king,
or that stuffs houses of ther own in furdering the kings rebells,
or that assalyies Castles or places wher the kings person shall
happen to be without consent of the three estats of parliament,
committs hye treason, and shall be punished therefor as
traitors: As also by the 75 act of the 9 par. Q. M., It is statut
and ordained that no manner of person or persons of what-
somever qualitie, estate, condition, or degree they be of leidges
of this realme attempt to raise any hands of men of warr, on
1 Book of Adjournals, Justiciary Office, Edinburgh.
1674
Feb. 2-13.
Lord Collin-
toun, preses.
Lord Advocat
agt. Mcleod of
Assint,
Treason, etc.
found clean by
ane Assize.
The Lybell.