Mark Coleman Wallace PhD Thesis - University of St Andrews

[Signed] Ex Deliberatione Dominorum Commissionariorum Justiciaria
Ja: Anderson Dept.
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8. Execution of Witnesses in Criminal Witnesses/ The Majesties Advocate
Against Andrew & Ramsay
Upon the first day of September Eighteen Hundred years John Blacklock
Messenger at Arms passed at Command of Criminal Letters raised at the
instance of Robert Dundas Esquire of Arniston His Majesties advocate for his
Majesties Interest against John Andrew Shoemaker in Maybole and sometime
Schoolmaster there and Robert Ramsay Cartwright there And by Virtue thereof
in his majesties name and authority Commanded and Charged the said John
Andrew and Robert Ramsay To Compear and Come and find sufficient Caution
and Surety acted in the Books of adjournal that they shall Compear before the
Lord Justice General, Lord Justice Clerk and Lords Commissioners of Justiciary
in a circuit Court of Justiciary to be holden by them or any one or more of their
Number within the Tollbooth or Criminal Courthouse of Ayr upon the
Seventeenth day of September Current in the hour of Cause thereto underlie the
law for the Crimes mentioned in the said Criminal Letters and that within the
space under the pains and made Certification as is therein expressed. This I did
after the form and tenor of the said Criminal letters in all points which are dated
and Signeted at Edinburgh the twenty Sixth day of August last By delivering to
the said John Andrew & Robert Ramsay and each of them a full double of the
said Letters to the Will with a List of Assizers names & designations that are to
pass upon their assize and a list of the Witnesses names and designations that are
to be adduced against them with a short Copy by way of charge Subjoined
thereto Subserved by me both personally apprehended upon the said first day of
September and year foresaid which copies did bear the day and date hereof
witnesses name & designations therein insert present thereat & hereto
Subscribing Viz. James Gordon Messenger in Ayr & Wm Hogg Sheriff officer
there.
[Signed] James Gordon, Witness [Signed] John Blacklock
[Signed] William Hog, Witness
Charges read against Andrew & Ramsay
Intran John Andrew Shoemaker in Maybole and Sometime Schoolmaster there
and Robert Ramsay Cartwright there. Pannels Indicted and Accused at the
instance of His Majesties Advocate for his Majesties Interests of the Crimes of
Sedition and administration of unlawful oaths in manner mentioned in the
Criminal Lybell raised and prosecuted against them there anent bearing (here
record the Criminal Letters).
The libel being read over the panels pled not guilty.
The Lord Justice Clerk having considered the Lybell against the Pannells
Finds the same Relevant to infer the pain of Law; but allows the pannells a proof