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24 DUNDEE COURT-MARTIAL RECORDS
resolved to attempt the subdueing of the house by force,
and in prosecucion therof set fire to 2 severall dores
which was backed with iron gates, and after the dores
were burnt throw, the lady and himselfe (by the Lord
Mellgam’s messages to and from both) came to agree
upon the delivery of the house upon these eondicions,
viz. that both men and women be prisoners, and the
armes and goods at the disposure of the souldiers, upon
which uppon entring the house the souldiers seised on
the armes, powder, shot, cullours and other goods, beds
and women’s apparrell excepted, which guiedes they
seized upon as lawfull prize according to the agreement.
All which with other materialls circumstances he offers
to prove by severall oathes. Signed by mee
Henry Greene.
The examinacion of Quartermaster Medley taken upon
oath.
This examinant saith, that hee was comanded by the
Lieutenant to take a party of horse and the orders for
their quarter with him alsoe, and to goe to Invernherity
Castle and Cartockwhee House, a place at the Highland
(where by Coll. Okey’s order the troop was for some time
to abide), and that before the Lieutenant came thither
with the troope the quarter might bee readye for them
and this examinant saith that he being with his party att
Invernheritye saw severall horsemen aboute Cortoche house
to the number of 7 or 8 to whome hee sent upp Law:
Innchoyce, Sam: Saker, and Rich. Clarke who pursued
them, but could not overtake. After whose returne he
saw them, went to Cortocwhe and knocked at the gates,
and that the Lady Arley looked out at a window and
demanded what hee would have there ; and this examinant
saith that he answered, ‘ Madam, I have an order for a
troope of horse to quarter heere,’ and the lady replyed,
heere used none to quarter there, hee tould the lady, his
order was to quarter there and withall desires herr either
to come downe and looke upon the order, or that shee
would permitt him to show it her. Wherupon he pul’d
resolved to attempt the subdueing of the house by force,
and in prosecucion therof set fire to 2 severall dores
which was backed with iron gates, and after the dores
were burnt throw, the lady and himselfe (by the Lord
Mellgam’s messages to and from both) came to agree
upon the delivery of the house upon these eondicions,
viz. that both men and women be prisoners, and the
armes and goods at the disposure of the souldiers, upon
which uppon entring the house the souldiers seised on
the armes, powder, shot, cullours and other goods, beds
and women’s apparrell excepted, which guiedes they
seized upon as lawfull prize according to the agreement.
All which with other materialls circumstances he offers
to prove by severall oathes. Signed by mee
Henry Greene.
The examinacion of Quartermaster Medley taken upon
oath.
This examinant saith, that hee was comanded by the
Lieutenant to take a party of horse and the orders for
their quarter with him alsoe, and to goe to Invernherity
Castle and Cartockwhee House, a place at the Highland
(where by Coll. Okey’s order the troop was for some time
to abide), and that before the Lieutenant came thither
with the troope the quarter might bee readye for them
and this examinant saith that he being with his party att
Invernheritye saw severall horsemen aboute Cortoche house
to the number of 7 or 8 to whome hee sent upp Law:
Innchoyce, Sam: Saker, and Rich. Clarke who pursued
them, but could not overtake. After whose returne he
saw them, went to Cortocwhe and knocked at the gates,
and that the Lady Arley looked out at a window and
demanded what hee would have there ; and this examinant
saith that he answered, ‘ Madam, I have an order for a
troope of horse to quarter heere,’ and the lady replyed,
heere used none to quarter there, hee tould the lady, his
order was to quarter there and withall desires herr either
to come downe and looke upon the order, or that shee
would permitt him to show it her. Wherupon he pul’d
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| Description | Third volume. Contents: Dundee court-martial records, 1651 / edited by Godfrey Davies -- The bishop of Galloway's correspondence, 1679-1685 / edited by William Douglas -- The diary of Sir James Hope, 1646-1654 / edited by Sir James Balfour Paul -- Instructions for the trial of Patrick Graham, 1476 / edited by Robert Kerr Hannay -- The Scottish contributions to the distressed church of France, 1622 / edited by D. Hay Fleming -- The Forbes baron court book, 1659-1678 / edited by J. Maitland Thomson. |
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