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{Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, West Register House, PA 2/3, f55r - 55v}
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{(*S*E*Q*Uj*T*U*R \ *C*O*Pj*A *CITATiONIS SUPer EODem *WILLelMO
DomiNO(} {(CRECHTOUN~ ...(} {~f55r~} {=Vernacular begins again
fourth line from foot of f55r=} *T*H*E *Xj *D*A*Y OF DECEMBRE
j *ALEX^R-HEPBURN~ OF QUHITSUM SerEF OF *EDINBURGH~ {\} AT YE
BIDDIN & comMAND OF Yir Our SOUerAn LORDis LettREz BECAUSs j COUTH~
NO^T APPreHEND {\} *WILLIAm LORD CRECHTOUN~ PerSONALLY j PAST
W^T YE SAID LettREz & Yir WITNES VNDer+ +WriT+IN {\} TO YE CASTELL
OF CRECHTOUN~ {,} & Yar j SUmMOND THE SAID *WILLIAM~ LORD CRECHTOUN~
{\} {~f55v~} TO *COMPERe PerSONALI IN Our *SOUUerAn LORDis *PARLMEnT
NIXT TO BE HALDIN {\} AT *EDINBURGH~ APON~ THURisDA YE XIX DAY
OF FEBRUAR NIXT-TOCUm WITH~ {\} conTInuACOUN~ OF DAIS & Yar TO
ANSUERe TO Our SOUUerAn LORD IN HIS SAID ParLMEnT FOR {\} HIS
TRESSONABLE ART {=Rec Edn P 160.C2=} ParT COUNSALE AND ASSISTENCE
GEVIN TO *ALEXandeR SUmTYm {\} *DUC OF *ALBANY IN HIS TRESSONABLE
SENDING OF Ser^R jAMES OF LIDDALE VMQUHIL {\} OF HALKerSTOUN~
KNICHT IN jNGLAND W^T TRESSONABLE WriTINGis MYNYMEnTis & {\} jNSTRUCCONiS
TO YE TRESSONABLE conFEDERACOUN~ OF INGLISMEn IN THE SAID {\}
*ALEXandeRIS TRESSONABiLE OPIniON AGANIS Our SAID SOUerAn LORD
& HIS *REALME *AND FOR THE TRESSONABLE CONSALE & ASSISTENCE GEVIN
TO YE SAID ALEXandeR {\} IN THE TRESSONABLE *RESSAUInG HALDInG
& DELIUerING {,} OF A PURSEWANT OF {\} YE KING OF INGLANDis CALLIT
BLEWMANTLE {\} W^T TRESSONABLE WriTINGis & {\} jNSTRUCCONiS TO
Our SAID SOUerAn LORDis jNYMYIS OF INGLAND *AND FOR THE TRES\SONABLE
ART ParT & CONSALE GEVIN TO YE SAID *ALEXandeR IN HIS TRESSONA\BLE
PASSING IN jNGLAND WITHOUT LEIF OF OURe *SOUUerAn LORD TO YE {\}
TRESSONABLE jN+ +BRING+ING OF INGLISMEn {,} IN-TO HIS TRESSONABLE
OPINIOUN~ {\} FOR THE TRESSONABLE DESTRUCCOUN~ OF Our SOUerAn
LORDis PerSOUN~ & *REALME" {\} *AND FOR YE TRESSONABLE SENDING
OF DIUerSs & MONY LettREz TO YE SAID {\} *ALEXandeR HE BEAND IN
jNGLAND BE A CHAIPLAn CALLIT Ss^R THOMAS-DICSOUN~ EFTer YE FORFATURe
OF YE SAID ALEXandeR *AND FOR YE TRESSONABLE STUFFING W^T MEN~
{\} & WITALE {,} OF YE CASTELL OF CRECHTOUN~ AND FOR THE TRESSONABLE
CONSALE & {\} ASSISTENCE GEVIN TO YE PerSONIS BEING IN THE SAID
CASTELE OF CRECHTOUN~ {\} IN THE TRESSONABLE HALDING OF THE SADE
CASTELL AGANIS Our SOUerANE LORDis {\} WriTINGis & ACTis OF ParLMEnT
EFTer Our SOUUerAn LORDis GRACE {,} TO YE SAID LORD {\} CRECHTOUN~
GEVIN & GRAnTIT EFTer YE MONY & DIUerSs CriMEz *REBELLIONIS {\}
& TRESPASSEz~ conTRARe Our SOUUerAn LORD & HIS *REALME" BE HIM
comMYTTIT AND {\} DONE & Yar TO VNDer+ +LY YE LAW FOR YE SAMYn
*MAKIN jNTImACOUN~ TO YE SAID {\} *WILLIAm THAT QUHEYer HE COMPERe
OR NO^T {,} THE SAID DAY & PLACE W^T {\} conTInuACOUN~ OF DAIS
OURe *SOUUerAn LORD WALD ProCEDE {.} EFTer YE FORME OF jUSTICE
{,} {\} *AND YIS j DID BEFORe Yir WITNES {,} & FOR YE MARE WITNESSING
j HAUE {\} SET TO MY SELE {,} GAWAn OF CRECHTOUN~ GEORGE OF CRECHTOUN~
jAMES {\} OF COKBURN~ GEORGE-*SINCLARe *AND ARCHBALD jOHNE" OF
STERMONTH~ {\} & *WILLIAm-jOHNNSOUN~ SerIAND W^T VYer DIUerSs
*AND ATTOur APON~ THE VIJ DA {\} OF DECEMBRE {,} j PAST TO YE
MarKAT CORS OF EDINBURGH~ & Yar j SUmMOND {\} BE OPIN PROCLAMACOUN~
*WILLIAm LORD CRECHTOUN~ BECAUSs j COUTH~ NO^T {\} APPreHEND HIM-SELF
TO COMPer PerSONALY IN Our SAID SOUUerAn LORDis ParLMEnT {\} DAY
& PLACE ABONE WriTIN TO AnSUER TO HIS HIENES APOUN~ ALL POINTis
AND ARTICiLIS ABON+ +EXPreM+YT {,} & YIS j DID BEFOR Yir WITNES
{,} *ALEX^R-THOMSOUN~ {\} ADam-ARCHBALD jOHNE" OF *CARNIS *WILLIAM~-jOHNSOUN~
PATriK-WALDInSTOUN~ SerIAND {\} PETer OF MarCH~ & jAMES-zUNG PUBLIC
NOTARis & FOR YE MARe WITNESSING {\} TO YIS MYn EXECUCOUN~ j HAUE
SET TO MY SELE *T*H*E-*Q*U*Hj*L*K CITACOUN~ OF {\} SUmMONDis &
EXECUCOUN~ BEING *RED & LAUCHFULLY PROVIT BE DIUerSs NOTABLE AND
{\} FAMOUS WITNES {,} LAUCHFULL TYm OF DAY BIDDIN THE ORDRE OF
PROCESSs OF conTInuACON~ {\} OF THE SAID SUmMONDis AT LENTH SENE
HERD & VNDerSTAND PROCEDIT LAUCHFULLY {\} TO YIS DAY {,} THE SAID
*WILLIAM~ LORD CRECHTOUN OFTYMES CALLIT & NO^T COMPERIT {\} jN
THE NAME & BEHALF OF Our *SOUUerAn LORD THE KING jOHNNE" THE *ROSSs
OF MONT\GRENAn AS ADUOCAT TO HIS HIENES {,} ASKIT & *REQUIRIT

IN HIS NAME & AUTORITE {\} AND OF HIS SPeciALE comMAND AT YE LORDis
BARONiS & comMISSarIS OF BOROWIS {,} Yar WARD {\} & SENSIMEnT
OF ParLMEnT {,} GIF THE SAID *WILLIAM~ LORD CRECHTOUN~ HAD comMYTTIT
& DONE TRESSOUN~ TO OUR SOUUerAn LORD & HIS *REALME" IN THE PUNCTis
AND ARTICLIS~ {\} ABONE WriTIN {,} *THE-QUHILKis LORDis & ESTATis
BEING {=Rec Edn P 161.C1=} DELIGENTLY & *RIPLY AVISIT {\} AWARDIT
FOUND & DE-LIUerIT THAT YE SAID *WILLIAM~ LORD CRECHTOUN~ {,}
HAD comM^TTIT {\} & DONE {,} OPPIN & MANIFEST TRESSOUN~ AGANE
OUR SOUUerAn LORD & HIS *REALME {\} IN ALL PUNCTis AND ARTICiLIS
FORSAID AND YarEFTer jT WAS GEVIN FOR DOME {,} {\} BE YE MOVTH
OF jOHNE"-DEMPSTer DEMPSTer OF ParLMEnT IN MANer & FORME AS {\}
EFTer FOLOWIS {\\} *T*Hj*S *C*O*U*R*T OF *ParLIMEnT SCHEWIS FOR
LAW AND j GIF FOR DOME {,} {\} THAT FORSAMEKLE {,} AS jT IS FUNDIN
BE SENSIMEnT OF ParLMEnT {,} THAT *WILLIAM~ {\} LORD CRECHTOUN~
HAS comMITTIT & DONE {,} TRESSOUN~ AGAIn Our SOUUerAn LORD {\}
AND HIS *REALME {,} IN THE TRESSONiS AND CriMEz FORSAID conTENIT
IN THE SUm\MONDis {.} FOR THE-QUHILKis {,} HE HAS FORFATIT TO
OUR SOUUerAN LORD HIS {\} LIF HIS LANDis HIS GUDis OFFICis AND
AL VYer HIS POSSESSIONiS QUHAT\SUmEUer HE HAD OF Our SOUUerAn
LORD W^TIN THE *REALME OF SCOTLAND EUer\MARe TO *REMAIn W^T Our
SOUUerAn LORD HIS AIRis & SUCCESSOuris AS PROPerTE {\} FOR HIS

TRESSOUN~ & OFFENCE AND THAT j GIF FOR DOME {,} {\\}