Series 1 > Journal of the Hon. John Erskine of Carnock, 1683-1687

ERSKINE’S JOURNAL
saidis tenentis and servantes, and be declared lyable in the paynes
and penalties incurred by them therthrow, in regaurd the said
Lord Cardros hath wilfully neglected to take band against keeping
of Conventicles in maner prescrybed by the forsaid proclama¬
tion; and farder, the Lord Cardrose and remanent persons for-
saids are guilty of the crymes of ryot, deforcment, and uthers
particularly abovementioned, committed by them in hie and
proud contempt, etc., ffor quhich they ought to be examplarly
punished. And anent the charg given to the fornamit persons to
have compeared personally and answered to the foresaid complaint
under the payne of rebellion, etc., as the saids letteris, executions,
and indorsations at lenth proportes, Whilk being called and both
parties compearand personally. The Lords of his Majesties Privy
Councill haveing heard and considered the forsaid complaint and
ansueris made therto, with the depositions of severall witnesses
adduced for proving therof, doe find it sufficiently proven that
since the 24 of March 1674 the Lady Cardrose wes present at a
Conventicle keeped in the house of Cardrose, and that the Lord
Cardrose wes within the house for the tyme, and since that tyme
that the Lady Cardrose wes present at a feild Conventicle keeped
at James Ure’s house, and Andes it proven that after Mr. John
King wes denunced rebell, and that the Lord Cardros wes requyred
by the Councill to produce him, conform to his Majesties letter,
that the said Mr. John was resett by the Lord Cardros, and
remained in his house of Cardros for severall monethes, and wes
intrusted with the keyes of the house, and did in that space keep
Conventicles in his house, and both house and feild conventicles
in diverse places therabout. And Andes it proven that John Keiry
and John Wright, millers under the Lord Cardrose, Robert
Dunnven in Carden, and his two brethren, tenentis to the said
Lord, and severall of his domestick servantes, were accessory to
the deforcing of the party imployed to apprehend the said Mr.
John and rescueing him, in respect whereof and that the Lord
Cardros refused to depone upon that article of the lybell referred
to his oath anent the inducing and perswading of orthodox
ministers to desert their charges. The saids Lordis doe ordaine
the Lord Cardrose immediatly to enter himself prisoner in the
Castle of Edinburgh, and to continow therein during his Majesties
pleasur. And fynes him in the soume of one thousand poundis
sterling, to be payed to his Majesties cashkeiper for his Majesties
use: And ordaines him to cause the said John Keiry, Robert