Mark Coleman Wallace PhD Thesis - University of St Andrews

[Signed] William Gordon, witness
William Eaton, Witness
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Declaration Against John Andrew 1800
Summon as Assize hereto not exceeding the number of forty five persons
Together with such witnesses as best know the verity of the premises whose
Names shall be given to you in a list Subscribed the said Complainers All to
compear before our said Lords, day and place foresaid. The said persons of
Inquest to pass upon the Assize of the said John Andrew and Robert Ramsay to
bear, leal and soothfast. Witnessing in so far as they know or shall be asked at
them anent the said John Andrew & Robert Ramsay their guiltiness of the
Crimes libelled, Ilk Witness and Assizes under the pain of one hundred merks
Scots – According to Justice – As ye will answer to us thereupon. The which to
do we commit to you full power by these our letters delivering them by you duly
executed and indorsed Again to the bearer Given under our signet at Edinburgh
the twenty sixth day of August in the fortieth year of our Reign 1800.
[Signed] Ex Deliberatione Dominorum Commissionariorum Justiciaria
Ja: Anderson Dept.
Exculpation for John Andrew and Robert Ramsay By His Majesty’s Advocate
That they are Criminally pursued at the Instance of our Advocate for our Interest
for the Crime of Sedition and others in Manner Mentioned in the Criminal libel
raised Against them there anent. The diet whereof is fixed before our Lord
Justice General, Lord Justice Clerk, and Lord Commissioners of Justiciary in a
Circuit Court of Justiciary to be holden by them or any one or more of their
Number within the Criminal Courthouse of Ayr to the Seventeenth day of
September Instant And that the Complainers have Sundry relevant defences to
propose against the said libel for eliding thereof; And also Sundry relevant
exceptions and Objections to propose Against the Witnesses and Assizers
whereof they will be heavily prejudged by the peremptory diets of the Circuit
Court unless remeid be provided thereto As is alledged.
Our will is herefore and we Charge you That on Sight hereof ye pass
And in our Name and Authority lawfully summons, warn and Charge such
witnesses As best know the verity of the premises whose names shall be given to
you in a list Subscribed by the said Complainers, Or either of them, personally,
or at their dwelling places, All to compear before our said Lords in a Circuit
Court of Juiticiary to be holden by them or any One or More of their Number
within the Criminal Court house of Ayr upon the said Seventeenth day of
September Instant, in the hour of cause, there to bear, leal and soothfast
witnessing in so far as they know or shall be asked at them current the said John
____ Andrew and Robert Ramsay their Innocence and exculpation of the Crimes
libelled, Ilk Witness under the pain of One Hundred Merks Scots – According to
Justice – As ye will answer to us thereupon. The which to do we commit to you
full power by these our letters delivering them by you duly executed and
indorsed Again to the bearer Given under our signet at Edinburgh the fifth day
of September in the fortieth year of our Reign 1800.