Series 1 > Records of the Proceedings of the Justiciary Court Edinburgh, 1661-1678 > Volume 1, 1661-1669

28 JUSTICIARY PROCEEDINGS [feb.
Edinr 26 ffebry. 1662. Court holden per Depute
Mckenzie.
Advocatus and agt1. and others for slaughter,
declared fugitive.
Edinr 28 ffebr. 1662. Court holden per Depute M°kenzie.
ffebry 28. The relict and son of Captain Patrick Lindsay against
Alexander Lindsay of Pittairly, for the Slaughter of the said
Capt. The Defender declared fugitive.
Edinr 1 March, 1662. Court holden per Depute Cun-
nigham.
Witnesses William Cockburn, messenger, ag. David Simpson and
absentuniawed. for Deforcement. The absent witnesses unlawed. The
Diet continued and a new Dilligence granted to the pursuer
against Witnesses who of new finds caution to insist.
Edinbr 3 March 1662. Court holden per Depute Cun¬
ningham.
The Diet Glenlyon against Roy and others, and the Diet
against Margaret Ramsay again continued.
Edr 5 March, 1662.
A Diet Robert Anderson against George Smith, continued
to 3d Apfile.
Murder of a Margaret Ramsay indited for the murder of her child, com-
chdd. mitted in October 1661, and throwing the same in the North
Loch of Edr found since. She acknowledged the child to be
hers—cleansed by the Assise for want of probation. I observe
here two strong presumptions, first, not calling Women to the
birth of the child. 2° Throwing the child in the Loch to
conceal the birth and murder, and yet the Assise cleanses ut
supra.
Tho’ cleansed
by the Assize Edinbr 6 March 1662. Mr. John Cunningham, sitting
for want of pro-
bation, yet Judge.
punishment Sentence against the said Margaret Ramsay is pronounced,
Lords?d by the whereby considering that she was cleansed by the Assise of