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DUNDEE COURT-MARTIAL RECORDS
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3. To the 3 this examinant saith when Melgan came
into the court and had spoke to the lady, hee desired to
know what termes shee would offer to them in the house ;
which was answerd that both men and women to have
their leaves (but be prisoners) and the goods at the
souldiers’ disposure as prize; to which Melgan, after hee
and the lady had spoke togeather at a back window, hee
returned answer in the name of the lady [and] promised
these, viz., that if the men and women might have their
livies as prisoners the goodes should be at the souldiers’
disposure.
4. To the 4th this examinant saith, that the souldiers
seized on the goods according to the condicions made,
and upon the Lieutenant’s comand most of the goods
was restored to the lady, and hee conceives all that could
be procured, which goods at their takeing forth of the
roome where they were lay’d was set downe in writing
by one Roberte Bird. Lawnce Guntorne.
The examinacion of Roberte Bird taken upon oath.
1. To the first this examinant saith, hee being one of
the party that came along with the Quartermaster, that
in his sight and hearing the Quartermaster pulled forth
his orders out of his red booke and held it upp in his
hand, and desired the lady that shee would bee pleased
for to looke on it severall times.
2. To the 2d. this examinant saith that the Lieutenant
came into the court and comanded sylence, which was
obeyed, while hee spoke unto the lady, desiring her that
her Ladyship would bee pleased for to come downe and
open the gates, and promised her that noe violence should
be offered neither to persons nor goods ; this being done
severall times yet shee refused for to open the dores.
3. To the 3. this examinant saith that the Lord Melgan
came into the court and spoke unto the lady, and pre¬
sently hee desired that he might have liberty to goe to
the back window for to speake unto the lady which was
granted. And further this examinant saith that the
Lord Melgan came presently from the lady and brought
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3. To the 3 this examinant saith when Melgan came
into the court and had spoke to the lady, hee desired to
know what termes shee would offer to them in the house ;
which was answerd that both men and women to have
their leaves (but be prisoners) and the goods at the
souldiers’ disposure as prize; to which Melgan, after hee
and the lady had spoke togeather at a back window, hee
returned answer in the name of the lady [and] promised
these, viz., that if the men and women might have their
livies as prisoners the goodes should be at the souldiers’
disposure.
4. To the 4th this examinant saith, that the souldiers
seized on the goods according to the condicions made,
and upon the Lieutenant’s comand most of the goods
was restored to the lady, and hee conceives all that could
be procured, which goods at their takeing forth of the
roome where they were lay’d was set downe in writing
by one Roberte Bird. Lawnce Guntorne.
The examinacion of Roberte Bird taken upon oath.
1. To the first this examinant saith, hee being one of
the party that came along with the Quartermaster, that
in his sight and hearing the Quartermaster pulled forth
his orders out of his red booke and held it upp in his
hand, and desired the lady that shee would bee pleased
for to looke on it severall times.
2. To the 2d. this examinant saith that the Lieutenant
came into the court and comanded sylence, which was
obeyed, while hee spoke unto the lady, desiring her that
her Ladyship would bee pleased for to come downe and
open the gates, and promised her that noe violence should
be offered neither to persons nor goods ; this being done
severall times yet shee refused for to open the dores.
3. To the 3. this examinant saith that the Lord Melgan
came into the court and spoke unto the lady, and pre¬
sently hee desired that he might have liberty to goe to
the back window for to speake unto the lady which was
granted. And further this examinant saith that the
Lord Melgan came presently from the lady and brought
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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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