Series 2 > Miscellany of the Scottish History Society

DUNDEE COURT-MARTIAL RECORDS
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hee was accused, that hee never saw Thompson before,
that hee knew nott whether hee was a married man or
noe.
That they were about an hower scuffling before hee
struck with the dagger, that hee gave him but one stroke
with the dagger and drew itt out againe, that hee did
nott fall downe uppon itt.
That the examinant hath a wife in Edinburgh. That
hee putt his handkercheif about his head, that Henry
Thompson said, ‘ thou hast kill’d mee.’ That the
examinant was in service with Col. Ponsonby in Ireland,
and that his brother was alsoe in the service.
Uppon producing of the discharge of Cornett Ferrett
dated December 13, to John Dodd as one of the 20 dis¬
banded by order from Major Generali Lambert, and
Corporall Singleton, declaring to the Court, that Henry
Thompson was alsoe disbanded out of Col. Berrie’s troope,
soe that none of them being att present members of the
army was resolved :
That in regard itt appeares to the Court, that neither
John Dodd nor Henry Thompson were att the doing of
the fact members of the army, nott to proceede further
therin, but to referre itt to the further direccion of the
Lieutenant Generali or Major Generalls.
The examination of Wm. Lambe, and James Donald¬
son, read.
The examination of Wm. Lambe, late trooper in the
Lord Blantire’s troope under Marquesse Huntley, taken
uppon oath the 20th day of December 1651, saith, that
about a month since this deponent and five more came
away from the Marquesse of Huntley intending to come
to the English forces att Aberdene and staid 4 or 5 nights
att Forden1 about 16 miles from Aberdene. That there
staid with him Robert Hamilton who had sold his horse,
that the rest went away towards the west where hee
and others were leavied imediately after the armies goeing
Fordoun.