# 9524
{Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, West Register House, PA 2/3, f55v - 57v}
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{176} *T*H*E-*Q*U*Hj*L*K *DAY IN ParLMEnT SITTAND OUR *SOUUerAn
LORD THE KING HIS THRE {\} ESTATis BEAND ASSEMBLIT & GADerIT *THOMAS-SIMSOUN~
SerEF OF FIF PreseNT A LetteR OF {\} SUmMONDis VNDer THE QUHIT
WALX & TESTIMONIALE OF YE GRETE SELE OF YE QUHILK {\} THE TENOUR
FOLOWIS {\\} {=continues in Latin=} {(jACOBUS *DEI *G*RACI*A *REX
*SCOTORum VICECOMITJ ET BALLionIS ...(} {~f56v~} {=Rec Edn P 161.C2=}
{=vernacular resumes f56v third line from foot=} *EXECUT & jNDORSIT
BE YE SAID {<SerEFFis<} DEPUTis THAT jS TO SAY {\} *ALANE-DEMPSTer
& PAULE OF KINLOCH~ AS EFTer FOLOWIS *T*H*E *X*V DAY OF {\} DECEMBRE
YE zERE OF Our LORD j^M IIIJ^C LXXXIIJ zERis j *ALANE-DEMPSTer
SerEFF DEPUT {\} {~f57r~} OF FIF SPeciALY CONSTITUT IN YIS ParT
PAST AT YE BIDDING & comMAND OF Yir Our SOUUerAn LORDis LettREz
{\} TO YE LAND OF LOCHGELLY WITHIN YE SAID SerEFDOME {,} *AND
BECAUSs j COUTH~ NO^T APPreHEND jOHNE" {\} OF LIDDALE PerSONALY
Yar~ {,} VPOUN~ YE GROUND & SULzE OF YE SAMYn LANDis {,} j SUmMOND
THE SAID jOHNE" {\} OF LIDDALE ELDAST SOUN~ TO SUmTYME Ss^R jAMES
OF LIDDALE OF HALKerSTOUN~ KNICHT TO comPERE {\} PerSONALY IN
Our *SOUUerAn LORDis ParLIMEnT NIXT TO BE HALDIN *AT *EDINBURGH~
ON THURisDA YE {\} XIX DA OF FEBRUARe NIXT-TOCUM W^T conTInuACOUN~
OF DAIS {,} AND Yar TO ANSUER TO OURe FORSAID {\} *SOUUerAn LORD
IN YIS SAID ParLMEnT {,} FOR THE TRESSONABLE ART ParT COUNSALE
& ASSISTENCE {,} GEVIN {\} TO *ALEXandeR VMQUHIL DUC OF *ALBANY
IN THE TRESSONABLE SENDING OF Ss^R jAMES {\} OF LIDDALE {,} IN
INGLAND W^T TRESSONABLE WriTis MuniIMEnTis & jNSTRUCCONiS TO YE
TRESSO\NABLE CONFEDERACOUN~ W^T INGLIS-MEn IN THE SAID *ALEXandeRIS
TRESSONABLE OPINION~ *AND FOR YE {\} TRESSONABLE conSALE {,} &
ASSISTENCE GEVIN TO YE SAID *ALEXandeR IN THE TRESSONABLE *RESSAUInG
{\} & DELIUerING OF A PerSEWAUNT OF YE KING OF INGLANDis CALLIT
BLEWMANTLE {,} WITH~ {\} TRESSONABLE WriTis MunIMEnTis & jNSTRUCCONiS
*AND FOR YE TRESSONABLE ART ParT CONSALE {\} & ASSISTENCE GEVIN
TO YE SAID *ALEXandeR IN HIS TRESSONABLE PASSING IN jNGLAND WITHOUT
{\} LEIF OF Our SOUUerAn LORD TO YE TRESSONABLE jN+ +BRING+ING
OF jNGLISsMEn {,} TO YE TRESSONA\BLE DISTRUCCOUN~ OF OUR SOUUerAn
LORDis PerSOUN~ & *REALME" *AND ALS VPOUN~ THE {\} TRESSONABLE
STUFFING {,} OF YE HOUS OF HALKERSTOUN~ W^T MEn VICTALE & ARTILzERe
{\} *AND FOR YE TRESSONABLE {,} ART ParT conSALE & ASSISTENCE
GEVIN TO YE PerSONIS BEING {\} IN THE SAID HOUSs HALDAND THE SAMYn
TRESSONABLY AGANIS Our *SOUUerAn LORD MAnD\MEnTis & CHARGis VNDer
HIS PriUE-*SELE {,} TO YAIm DIRECT FOR YE DELIUerING OF YE {\}
SAMYn {,} WITH~ jNTImACOUN~ TO YE SAID jOHNE" THAT QUHEYer HE
COMPERE OR NO^T {\} THE SAID DAY & PLACE {,} OURe SAID SOUUerAn
LORD WALD ProCEDE IN YE SAID CAUSs EFTer {\} YE FORME OF LAW *AND
YIS j DID BEFOR Yir WITNES DAUID-*STANEHOUS jOHNE"\*COLEzEARe
*WILLIAm-*COLEzEARe *ALAn-MYLESOUN~ *WILLIAm-BOISUILE WITH~ VYer
DIUerSs W^T MY *SIGNET {,} j *P*A*U*L*E *O*F KINLOCH~ SerEF DEPUT
OF FIFF APOUN~ {\} THE FERD DAY OF DECEmBER YE zERe OF Our LORD
FORSAID {,} BECAUSs j COUTH~ NO^T {\} GET YE PreseNS OF jOHNNE"
OF LIDDALE ELDAST SOUN~ TO Ser jAMES OF LIDDALE {\} KNY^T {,}
j SUmMOND YE SAID jOHNE" BE OPIN PROCLAMACOUN~ AT YE MarKET CORS
OF *COWPer IN FIFF TO COMPERe PerSONALY IN Our SOUUerAn LORDis
ParLMEnT NIXT TO {\} BE HALDIN AT *EDINBURGH~ ON THURisDAY THE
XIX DAY OF FEBRUAR W^T {\} conTInuACOUN~ OF DAIS *AND Yar TO ANSUER
TO Our FORSAID SOUUerAn LORD APOUN~ ALL {\} POINTis & *ARTICiLIS
ABON+ +EXPreMYT *AND APON~ jLKANE OF THAIm {=Rec Edn P 162.C1=}
SPeciALY EFTer YE FORME {,} OF Yir Our SOUUerAn LORDis SUMONDis
W^T jNTImACOUN~ TO YE SAID {\} jOHNNE" AS EFFERis *AND YIS j DID
BEFOR Yir WITNES {,} jOHNE"-LINDISSAY SYMON~\GREG *ALANE-DEMPSTer
*WILLIAm-COWPer jOHNE-*REDE {,} *NICHOL-MurRA {,} & DAUID\*WRICHT
PUBLIC NOTAR *T*H*E-*Q*U*Hj*L*K CITACOUN~ OF SUmMOnDis AND {\}
{~f57v~} EXECUCOUN~ BEING *RED & LAUCHFULLY PROVIT IN jUGEMEnT
BE DIUerSs NO\TABLE AND FAMOUS WITNES {,} THE SAID jOHNE" OF LIDDALE
OFTYMEz~ {>ins>} CALLIT {>end>} AND {\} NO^T COMPerIT LAUCHFULL
TYME OF DAY BIDDIN THE ORDOur PROCESSs OF {\} conTInuACOUN~ OF
YE SAID SUmMONDis AT LENTH~ SENE HERD & VNDerSTAND ProCE\DIT LAUCHFULLY
TO YIS SAID DAY jN THE NAME & BEHALF OF Our SOUerAn {\} LORD THE
KING {,} jOHNE" THE *ROSSs OF MONTGRENAn AS ADUOCAT TO {\} HIS
HIENES {,} ASKIT & *REQUIRIT IN HIS NAME {,} AND AUTORITE {,}
AND OF {\} HIS SPeciALE comMAND AT YE LORDis BARONiS AND comMISSARis
OF BOROWIS {\} Yar WARD & SENSIMEnT OF ParLMEnT {,} GIF YE SAID
jOHNE" OF LIDDALE HAD {\} comMYTTIT & DONE TRESOUN~ TO Our SOUUerAn
LORD & HIS *REALME" IN THE POINTis {\} AND ARTICLIS ABONE WriTIN
*THE-QUHILKis LORDis & ESTATis BEAND {\} *DILIGENTLY & *RIPELY
AVISIT {,} AWARDIT FAND & DELIUerIT THAT THE SAID {\} jOHNNE"
OF LIDDALE HAD comMITTIT & DONE OPPIN & MAnIFEST TRESSOUN~ {\}
AGAIn Our SOUUerAn LORD THE KING & HIS *REALME {,} IN ALL POINTis
AND ARTICiLIS {\} FORSAID *AND YarEFTer jT WAS GEVIN FOR DOME
{,} BE YE MOUTH~ OF jOHNE" {\} *DEMPSTer {,} DEMPSTer OF ParLIMEnT
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 jOHNE" {\} OF LIDDALE
ELDEST SOUN~ TO Ss^R jAMES OF LIDDALE VMQUHILK {=sic=} OF HALKer\STOUN~
KNICHT {,} HAD comMITTIT & DONE TRESOUN~ AGANE Our SOUUerAn LORD
& HIS {\} *REALME" IN THE TRESSONIS & CriMYS FORSAID~ {.} conTENIT
IN THE SUmMONDis FOR {\} THE-QUHILK HE HAS FORFALTIT TO OUR *SOUUerAn
LORD HIS LIF HIS LANDis {\} HIS GUDis OFFICis AND ALL VYer POSSESSIONS~
QUHATSUmEUer HE HAD {\} OF OUR *SOUUerAn LORD WITHIN YE *REALME
OF SCOTLAND {,} EUerMAR TO {\} *REMANE W^T OUR SAID SOUUerAn LORD
HIS AIRis & SUCCESSOuris AS PROPerTE {\} FOR HIS TRESSOUN~ & OFFENCE

{,} *AND Y^T j GIF FOR DOME {,} {\\}