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26 DUNDEE COURT-MARTIAL RECORDS
were almost burnt throw, the Laird Melgan came into the
court and call’d to the lady, and shee spoke to him and
desired that Melgan might speake to her at a back window,
which was granted, from whence he brought the condicion
of the surrender and reported it openly in the court
amongst the souldiers.
4. To the 4th this examinant saith that upon the
opening the gates the souldiers entred upon many of the
goods, all of them by their condicions being in their power,
and this examinant saith that almost all the goods were
restored again, although they belonged to malignants
openly soe knowen. This examinant further saith that
there was fower barrells of powder, 2 little ones and 2
greate, some musquetts and other guns and bulletts and
stones in the windowes, and 9 foote collours; and this
examinant saith that hee knowes not of any goods the
Lieutenant tooke out of the house except armes and
powder, and that the goods disposed of was inventred
by Robert Bird and call’d in by that paper.
John Medley.
The examinacion of Law: Gunthorne taken upon oath.
1. To the first this examinant saith that he being with
the quartermaster was one of them whome hee sent out
in pursuite of some horsemen, which was armed, but could
not take them, and comeing to Chortawhee with some
others, the lady bid the said examinant keepe of if hee
loved himselfe, and further saith that the quartermaster
in his sight and heareing pul’d out an order and desired
the lady to looke upon itt, and upon her desire put all
the souldiers out of the Court 2 severall times, and not¬
withstanding the lady would not come downe to see,
and not let him in.
2. To the second this examinant saith, that after the
Lieutenant came hee spoke to the lady severall times
letting her know hee was ordered thither and desired her
to open the dores, and that neither person or goods should
be stirred, but for all that the lady would not open the
dores nor come to speake with him.