# 9522
{Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, West Register House, PA 2/3, f53r - 54v}
4840224
0 0 X

{=HCOS SAMPLE 4=} {=Rec Edn P 158.C2=} {=Note: +iS, -iLE are expansions
from final S and E respectively with=} {=upward and back turning
stroke from the letter, otherwise recorded=} {=as " or (less often)
~ (where the stroke does not connect with the=} {=final letter=}
{~f53r~} {(j*N *P*A*R*Lj*A*M*E*N*T*O *EXCELLENTissiMJ PriNCIPIS
AC DomiNI NostRI(} {(jACOBI TerCIJ DEI \ GRaciA *SCOTORUM *REGis
jLLUSTRissiMJ TENTo(} {(& jNCHOATo *APUD BURGUM DE *EDIN,\BURGH~
*DIE MarTis XXIIIJ(} {(MEnSis FEBRUARIJ *ANNO DomiNI MILLesiMO
<LXX< QUA\DRINGENTESIMO(} {(OCTUAGESIMEnTO Per DICTUM SUPreMUm
DominUM NostRuM *REGEM \(} {(IN SUA ProPriA PerSONA PRO TRIBUNALE
*SEDENTE(} {\\} {170} *T*HE-*Q*U*Hj*L*K DAY IN ParLMEnT SITTAND
Our SOUUerANE LORD THE KING HIS {\} THRE ESTATis BEING ASSEMBLIT
& GADerIT *WILLIAM~-*CUMYn MASAR SerEF IN YAT {\} ParT PreseNT
A LettRe OF *SUmMONDis VNDer THE QUHIT WALX & YE TESTIMONIALE
{\} OF YE GRETE SELE OF YE-QUHILK THE TENOur FOLOWIS {\\} {=continues
in Latin=} {(jACOBUS DEI GRaciA ...(} {~f53v~} {(... VICESIMO
\ QUARTO(} {=vernacular resumes with second word of second line
from foot of f53v=} {~f53v~} {=Rec Edn P 159.C1=} *EXECUT BE THE
SAID MASARis HAND-WriTE & TESTIMONIALE VNDer HIS SELE {\} TOGIDDer
W^T YE jNDORSING OF *ALEX^R-HEPBURN~ OF QUHITSOUN SerEF OF *EDINBURGH~
{\} {~f54r} PreseNT & *RED IN jUGEMEnT AS EFTer FOLOWIS *T*H*E
*Xj DAY OF YE MONETH~ OF YE MONETH~ OF {=sic=} {\} DECEMBRE THE
zERE OF OUR LORD A THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRETH~ FOUR SKORE & THRE zERis
*AND OF {\} THE *REGNNE" OF OURe *SOUUerAn LORD KING jAMES THE
THRID THE XXIIIJ zERE {,} j *WILLIAME"\*CUMYn MASAR & SerEF IN
Y^T ParT BE OURE *SOUUerANE LORD SPeciALY conSTITUT BE HIS LettREz
DIRECT {\} TO ME {,} PAST W^T YE SAMYn {,} & Yir *WITNES *SYMON-SProDOur
MESSINGERE {,} *THOMAS-*SCOT jOHNE"\*COWY WITH~ VYer DIUerSs TO
YE MarKET CORSs OF *ABERDENE {,} *AND IN LIKEWISs THE XVIIJ DAY
{\} OF YE SAMYn MONETH~ AND zERE FORSAID j PAST W^T THE SAID LettREz
AND Yir WITNES *THO^S\*SCOT jOHNE"-FRESer & jOHNE"-*COWY PATRIC-PRAT
ANE OF YE BAILLIES OF BANF PATRIC\BLITH~ & PATRIC-DUNCANSOUN~
BURGES OF YE SAMYn TO YE MarKET CORSs OF BANF *AND {\} THE XX
DAY OF YE SAID MONETH~ & zHERe j PAST W^T YE SAID LettREz & {\}
Yir WITNES *SYMON~\SProDOur *THOMAS-*SCOT jOHNE"-FRESer & jOHNE
OF *COWY WITH~ VYer DIUerSs TO YE MarKET CORS {\} OF ELGIN *THE
XXIJ DAY OF YE SAID MONETH~ & zHERe j PAST WITH~ YE SAID LettREz
& Yir WITNES *THOMAS-*SCOT jOHNE"-FRESAR jOHNE"-*COWY *ARCHBALD-BROUN~
{\} & jOHNE-TERRES W^T VYer DIUerSs TO YE MarKET CORS OF FORES
*THE XXIIJ DAY OF {\} YE MONETH~ & zERe FORSAID j PAST W^T YE
SAID LettREz & Yir WITNES *THOMAS-*SCOT {\} jOHNE-FRESer jOHNNE"-*COWY
*WILLIAM~-*CALDOR & *ALANE-THOMSOUN~ BURGES OF NARNE {,} {\} W^T
VYer DIUerSs TO YE MarKET CORS OF NARNE {,} *AND YE SAMYn XXIIJ
DAY j PAST W^T YE {\} SAID LettREz & Yir WITNES *THOMAS-SCOT jOHNE"-FRESer
jOHNE"-*COWY *ALEX^R-FLEMInG *ALEX^R\*REDE {,} & jOHNNE-PATerSOUN~
BURGES OF jNUerNES TO YE MarKAT CORSs OF YE SAMYn *AND BECAUSs
{\} j COWTH NO^T GET CerTANE VERIFICACOUN~ {=Rec Edn P 159.C2=}
NOR KNAULAGE QUHAR TO FYND NOR APPreHEND PerSONALY *WILLIAM~ LORD
CRECHTOUN~ {,} j PAST TO ALL YE BOROWIS FORENEmMYT AND AT YE {\}
MarKET CORSs OF YE SAMYn AT DAIS & BEFOR *WITNES ABONE+ +EXPreM+IT
j SUmMOND Per\EMPTOURLY BE OPIN PROCLAMCOUN~ THE SAMYn *WILLIAm
LORD CRECHTOUN~ *AND MARe\ATTOur THE PEnULT DAY OF YE MONETH~
& zERE FORSAID j PAST W^T YE SAID LettREz & Yir {\} WITNES *THOMAS-*SCOT
jOHNE-FRESer jOHNE-*COWY *WILLIAm-jOHN"SOUN~ ANE OF YE {\} BAILLIES
OF THANE {,} *THOMAS-*REDE A BAILzE OF CROMATY *MAWNIS-VANS {\}
BURGES OF jNUerNES & *ALEX^R-SUYerLAND BRUYer & FAMULIAR SerUITur
TO YE SAID LORD C^ECHTOn {\} TO YE TOVNN~ OF THANE IN *ROSSs WITHIN
THE SerEFDOME OF jNUerNES FORSAID {<SUm\MOND LAUCHFULLY<} QUHARe
THE SAMYn LORD CRECHTOUN~ HAD HIS DUELLING {,} AS {\} j WAS INFORMYT
IN THE VICARis HOUSs OF THANE {,} *AND AT ALL YE MarKET CORSs
{\} OF YE BOROWIS BEFOR NEmMYT & VICARis HOUSs IN THANE ALS FORSAID
j *SUmMOND {\} LAUCHFULLY & PerEMPTOurLY IN THE NAME & AUTORITE
OF OUR SOUerAn LORD THE KING {\} THE SAID *WILLIAM~ LORD CRECHTOUN~
*TO COMPERE PerSONALY BEFOR Our FORNEmMYT {\} *SOUUerAn LORD IN
HIS NIXT ParLIAMEnT TO BE HALDIN *AT *EDINBURGH~ ON THURisDA {\}
THE XIX DAY OF YE MONETH~ OF FEBRUAR NIXT-TOCUm *AND Yar TO AnSUER
TO HIS HIENES {\} {~f54v~} IN HIS SAID ParLIAMEnT FOR THE TRESONABLE
ART ParT CONSALE & ASSISTENCE DON~ {\} & GEVIN TO *ALEX^R VMQUHIL
DUC OF *ALBANY IN THE TRESSONABLE MISSIOUN~ & {\} SENDING OF jAMES
OF LIDDALE VMQUHIL OF HALKerSTOUN~ KNICHT IN jNGLAND {\} W^T TRESSONABLE
WRITis MunIMEnTis & jNSTRUCCONiS TO YE TRESSONABLE conFE\DERACOUN~
W^T INGLISMEN~ IN THE SAID *ALEXandeRIS TRESSONABLE OPINION~ AGANIS
{\} OURe *SOUUerAn LORDis HIENES & *REALME" *AND FOR THE TRESSONABLE
COUNSALE {\} & ASSISTENCE DONE & GEVIN TO YE SAID ALEX^R IN THE
TRESSONABLE *RESSAUInG HAL\DING & DELIUerING OF A PURSEWANT OF
YE KING OF INGLAND CALLIT {\} BLEWMANTLE WITH~ TRESSONABLE WRITis
& jNSTRUCCONiS TO YE InMYIS OF {\} jNGLAND *AND FOR YE TRESSONABLE
ART ParT & COUNSALE GEVIN TO YE SAID *ALEXandeR {\} IN HIS TRESSONABLE
GANGING & AWAY PASSING IN jNGLAND W^TOUT LICENCE {\} OF Our SAID
SOUUerAn LORD TO YE TRESSONABLE jN+ +BRING+ING OF YE SAID InYMYIS
{\} OF INGLAND FOR YE TRESSONABLE DESTRUCCOUN~ OF Our SAID SOUerAn
LORDis PerSON~ {\} & *REALME" *AND FOR YE TRESSONABLE SENDING
OF DIUerSs LettREz IN jNGLAND {\} TO YE SAID ALEXandeR BE ANE
THOMAS-DICSOUN~ CHAIPLAn SEN THE FORFATUR OF {\} YE SAID *ALEXandeR
*AND FOR YE TRESSONABLE {<FORF<} FORTIFIYNG & STUFFING OF YE {\}
CASTELL OF CRECHTOUN~ AND FOR YE TRESSONABLE COUNSALE & ASSISTANCE
GEVIn {=in lh margin written in finer nib tho in what seems to
be same hand=} {>ins>} TO YE PerSONIS {>end>} BEING IN THE SAID
CASTELL TRESSONABLY W^THALDAND THE SAMYn CASTELL {\} AGANIS THE
comMANDMEnT OF OUR *SOUUerAn LORD TO YAIm DIRECT {,} BE YE SAID
{\} *WILLIAM~ LORD CRECHTOUN~ TRESSONABLY DONE {,} EFTer OUR SOUUerAn
LORDis GRACE {\} GRAUNTIT & GEVIN TO YE SAID *WILLIAm LORD CRECHTOUN~
APON~ THE MONY {\} & DIUerSs TRESSONABLE ACCONiS & *REBELLIONiS
AGANIS Our SOUUerAn LORD & HIS *REALME" {\} BE HIM TRESSONABLY
comMYTTIT & DONE {,} & FOR YE SAID TRESONABLE TRESPASSEz~ {\}
& CriMEz AT DAY & PLACE LYmMYT TO VNDer+ +LY YE LAW *AND IN AL
YE ABONE {\} WriTIN EXECUCOUN~ j MADE jNTImACOUN~ THAT QUHEYer
THE SAID LORD CRECHTOUN~ {\} COMPerIT OR NOTHT AT DAY & PLACE
TO HIM LYmMYT W^T conTInuACOUN~ OF DAIS *OURe *SOUerAn LORD NEUer-YE-LES
IUSTICE PASSAND BEFORe WALD ProCEDE {,} *AND ALS {\} OF OUR SOUUerANE
LORDis LettREz TO ME DIRECT IN YIS MATer AS SAID jS {,} j GAIF
{\} THE COPY TO YE FORSAID *ALEXandeR-*SUYerLAND~ QUHILK *REQUIRIT
ME YarOF ON {\} THE BEHALF OF YE {=Rec Edn P 160.C1=} SAID LORD~
CRECHTOUN~ AT THANE YE PEnULT DAY OF DECEmBER ABONE WRITTIn jN
WITNES HEREOF TO THIS MY LETTer OF EXECUCOUN~ & {\} *RECORD WriTIN

W^T MY AVNE HAND j HAUE AFFIXT MY *SELE {,} {\\}