# 9525
Edinburgh, National Archives of Scotland, West Register House, PA 2/3, f53r - 59v
Sort date: 4840224
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THE±QUH(j)LK day in p(ar)lme(n)t sittand our Souu(er)a(n)
lord the king his thre estat(is) being assemblit & gad(er)it Oliu(er)
of laud(er) of yat (j)lk s(er)ef deput to ane Noble lord patric
lord halis s(er)ef of Berwic p(rese)nt a l(ette)r of su(m)mond(is)
vnd(er) the quhite walx and testimoniale of ye grete sele
of ye±quhilk ye tenno(ur) folowis
EXECUT & (j)ndorsit be ye said s(er)ef deput as
eft(er) folowis THE TUENT(j) day of decembre ye (z)er(e)
of god (j)^m iiij^c lxxxiij (z)er(is) (j) Oliu(er) of laud(er) of y^t
ilk s(er)ef deput to ane Noble lord patric lord halis s(er)ef
of berwic at ye (com)mand of o(ur) souu(er)a(n) lord(is) l(ett)re(z) of su(m)mond(is)
direct to me as deput forsaid past to the land(is) of Smaleha(m)
& chennis of ye samy(n) p(er)teni(n)g to dauid±purves & becaus(s)
(j) couth~ nocht app(re)hend the said dauid p(er)sonaly (j) past
to ye m(ar)ket croce of laud(er) ye samy(n) day & at ye said land(is)
& m(ar)ket croce be opin p(ro)clamacoun~ as be aperance
(j)t micht cu(m) to ye knaulage of ye said dauid (j) su(m)mond
lauchfully and p(er)emptourly ye said dauid to compere p(er)sonaly
befor o(ur) Souu(er)ane lord in his nixt p(ar)lme(n)t to be haldin at
Edinburgh~ in the tol\buth~ of ye samy(n) on thur(is)da the xix day
of ye moneth~ of februar nixt\tocu(m) w^t (con)ti(nu)acoun~ of dais
to ansuer to o(ur) souu(er)a(n) lord in his said p(ar)lment for his
tressonable art p(ar)t consale & assistence gevin & schawin to Alex(ande)r
vmquhile duc of Albany in his tressonable stuffing
and forti\fiying of ye castell of dunbar and for ye tressonable
gevin of ye said castell to our Souu(er)ane lord(is) (j)nymyis
of ingland And for his tressonable passing & gangin in (j)ngland
with the said Alex(ande)r (j)n his tressonable opinioun~ to ye
tressonable (j)n# #bring#in of inglisme(n) to ye tressonable distruccoun~
of o(ur) souu(er)a(n) lord(is) p(er)soun~ & Realme" & y(ar)upoun~ to
vnd(er)# #ly his lawis w^t al point(is) and artic(i)lis (con)tenit in
ye su(m)mond(is) forsaid And (j) made (j)nti(m)a\coun~ to ye said dauid
that quhey(er) he comperit or no^t our(e) Souu(er)a(n) lord wald
p(ro)cede in the forsaid thing(is) insafer as he my^t of (j)ustice
And yis (j) did befor y(ir) witnes Thomas±tait Alex^r\(j)ardin
george±bowo (j)ohne"±crak george of laud(er) s(s)^r Willia(m)\bowe
chaipla(n) & s(s)^r (j)ames±thin notar(e) public And for ye mar(e)
witnessing to yis my Record execucoun~ & (j)ndorsing (j) haue
affixt to my sele at day & place forsaid THE\±QUH(j)LK
Citacoun~ of su(m)mond(is) & execucoun~ being Red & lauchfully
p(ro)vit in (j)ugeme(n)t be diu(er)s(s) Notable and famous witnes
The said dauid oftymes callit & no^t comp(er)it lauchfull
ty(m) of day biddin The ordo(ur) p(ro)cess(s) of (con)ti(nu)acoun~ of
ye said su(m)mond(is) at lenth sene herd & vnd(er)stand p(ro)cedit
lauchfully to yis said day (j)n the name & behalf of o(ur) Souu(er)a(n)
lord (j)ohne" ye Ros of montgrena(n) as aduocat to his hienes
. askit & Requirit in his name & autorite & of his
sp(eci)ale (com)mand at ye lord(is) ba\ron(i)s & (com)missar(is) of borowis
y(ar) ward & sensime(n)t of p(ar)lme(n)t gif the said
dauid had (com)myttit & done tresoun~ to o(ur) sou(er)a(n) lord & his
Realme in the point(is) and articlis abone w(ri)tin The±quhilk(is)
lord(is) & estat(is) beand diligently & Ripely avisit awardit
fand & deliu(er)it that the said dauid had (com)mittit & done
opin & manifest tresoun~ agai(n) o(ur) Souu(er)a(n) lord & his
Realme in all point(is) and articlis forsaid And y(ar)eft(er)
(j)t was gevi(n) for dome be ye movth~ of (j)ohne±dempst(er) dempst(er)
of p(ar)lme(n)t in man(er) & forme as eft(er) folowis TH(j)S
COURT of p(ar)lme(n)t schewis for law & (j) gif for dome that
forsa\mekle as (j)t is fundin be sensime(n)t
of p(ar)lme(n)t that dauid±purves had (com)myttit & done tresoun~
agai(n) o(ur) Souu(er)a(n) lord & his Realme" in the tresonis &
c(ri)mys forsaid (con)tenit in the su(m)mond(is) for the±quhilk he has
forfatit to o(ur) sou(er)a(n) lord his lif his land(is) his gud(is)
offic(is) & al vy(er) his possessionis quhatsu(m)eu(er) he had of
o(ur) Sou(er)a(n) lord within the Realme of scotland
eu(er)mare to Remai(n) with o(ur) Souu(er)ane lord his air(is) & successo(uris)
as prop(er)te for his tressoun~ and offence And that
(j) gif for dome