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DUNDEE COURT-MARTIAL RECORDS
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the said examinant, came into the court and told the
Lieutenant the keyes should presently bee had, and ‘ you
will save their lives as you have promised.’ Then againe
the Lieutenant said, ‘ the goods are the souldiers.’ Hee
the examinant answer’d all was at his disposall. Imediatly
the fire was removed from the gate, and the keys throwen
over. This is disposed of me. Ja: Maule.
The examination of John Makeney.
To the 4th this examinant saith that it was the old
lady herselfe which spoke to Melgam, and that the
examinant with some others stood before the back window
and playnley saw that it was onely the lady Arley that
spoke with him, and that upon comeing back into the
court the keys, as shee had promised him, was thrown
downe with their owne hands, all which the examinant
saith he beleiveth Melgam cannot deny if put upon his
oath. John O. Makeney.
The examination of the Lady Margret taken viva voce
in court, saith, that when the Quartermaster came first,
the Lady Arley was willing to speake unto him and the
rest, and desired them to withdraw from the gates and
shee would give them content. After the Lieutenant came
shee was still content, intreating them earnestly to retire
and shee would obey any order they should bring, that
shee knowes not that they withdrew. That hearing
the Lord Melgam had bine in the inclose where some
windows look’t over, I did desire to speake with him;
when he came to the window, he said, ‘ Madam, I am very
much greeved for this busines and am sorry that the gates
were not open’d.’ This deponent answer’d, ‘ truly my
lady was willing to open the gates,’ soe hee onely spake
some few words, that they were very violent in their
discourse, after which the lady threw the keys out of the
window. That shee never herd the lady say that Melgam
should make the best condicions hee could.
The examination of the Lady Isabell, that shee was in