This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1824 edition. Excerpt: ...malefactor, was conwayed daylie by a gaurd from the castle to the tolbuith of Edinbrughe; and after the courte raisse, with the same guard returned ther againe. Then by a warrant from the court, wiche the bis-chopes had purchesed, finding him lykly to eschape ther hands, and wntil they had layed surer trapes ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1824 edition. Excerpt: ...malefactor, was conwayed daylie by a gaurd from the castle to the tolbuith of Edinbrughe; and after the courte raisse, with the same guard returned ther againe. Then by a warrant from the court, wiche the bis-chopes had purchesed, finding him lykly to eschape ther hands, and wntil they had layed surer trapes for him, the bussiness was delayed wntill the tenth of No-uember following, at wich tyme, it being dispute for 12 days, ther came a warrant from the courte to ioyne four assistants to the Justice Generall, wich wer men suorne to the bischopes, and fauorers of the corruptions of the tyme, viz. St Robert Spotswood, President of the Col-ledge of Justice, 2d sone to Archbischope Spotswood; S John Hay, Clercke Register; S James Lermont of Balcomie, one of the Se-nators of the Colledge. of Justice; and Last, after much dispute and heate at home, and tampring betuix the saides bischopes, Judges and courte, they fand the criminal I lybell persewed by his Maiesties Aduocat aganist Johne, Lord Balme-rinoche, releuant in 3 poynts. 1. In keeping and conceilling the said lybell, contrair the actes of parliament and lawes of the land, and not reweiUing the same. 2. In not apprehending off the lybeller, being in Jiis power, bot furdering his escape. 3. In being airte and pairt of the said lybell, aa euidently appeired by a copey of the same, inter-Jynned with the said Lordes hand. The iudges fand him guilty of the saides 3 poyntes, and adiudged him to passe to ane assise; wich assyse, in the mounth of Marche therafter, did condemn him by one onlie woyce, the Earle of Tra-quars, quho durst not woyce otherwayes, (being bot a small frind to the bischopes) least he should oifend them and courte. The sentence pronouncing aganist him was delayed, sore aganist the...
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