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Eod: Die.
Walter Drummond at the Mill of Menstrie, incarcerate in ^pon^etting a
the Tolbooth of Lithgow for the alledged Slaughter of David Remission and
Crawford of Kilbryd, upon his Petition to the Justices repre- the
senting that he had purchased a Remmission and had assythed liberate,
the Parties, obtains a Warrand to the Magistrates of the said
Burgh to sett him at liberty so being he be not arrested for
any other Cause therein.
Edinbr. 2 August 1664.
The Diet at the instance of the King’s Advocate agt.
Thomas Harper for Usury again continued.
Eodem Die.
Mungo Campbell, Writer in Edinbr. reports the Criminall
Letters raised at the instance of Gibbon McGibbon in Lawers,
brother to umq11 Gilbert M°Gibbon for himself and in name
of the relict and other nearest of kin of the said umq11 Gilchrist
for the Slaughter of the said Gilchrist and others, and pro¬
tested that his Cautioner may be exonered.
Edinbr. 3d August 1664.
Patrick Craigie, Burgess of Kirkwall agt. David Sinclair of
Ryssie, Geo: Sinclair of Gyre, Alexr Stewart of Orpher, indited
for the Crimes of Deforcement, the Defenders compearing and
offering to underlye the Law, and the Pursuer Wm Mudie
ffiar of Melsetter, James Manson, Messr at whose instance the
Criminall Letters are raised, but only the said Pat: Craigy
who had no Prory. from them, therefore the Diet is deserted
and the Defenders and their Cautioners liberate.
Edinbr. 5 August 1664.
Sir Wm Bannatyne gives in a Petition to the Justices bear¬
ing that he had frequently attended the Diets appointed for
his Tryall in the criminall action pursued agt. him and his
Brother Sir John and others for the alledged Slaughter of
John Colthird, and that at last this day was appointed per¬
emptorily to the pursuers to insist with certification, and that