Judicial Proceeding, 10 December 1700, Edinburgh

Att Edinburgh the Twelth day of March J^aj vi^c years

D1700/3/8

D1700/3/8¹

Decreet

Interloquitor anent William Anderson and Allan Walkinshaw

The Lords of his Majesties privy Councill Being farder to advise the proces William Anderson against Allan Walkinshaw, And haveing at Lenth Considered the Same, and severall Stepps therof They Find the said Allan Walkinshaw defender guiltie of the Illegall denuncation and registration Lybelled and proven to be used against the pursuers and of the Illegall and unwarrantable Imprisonment following therupon Contrary to a standing sist, And Finds That the said Allan Walkinshaw is guiltie of the pretended poynding used against the said pursuer, Which was most injust and violent, And that he is guilty of the ejection Committed against the said William Anderson and his wife which was without any Shaddow or warrand, And Finds James Richardson messenger the other defender Called in this proces guilty of takeing away the said William Andersones horse Which they formerly found was a spulzie and Ryot And as to the haill goods geir plenishing and others taken from the said William Andersone with his damnadges by wrongeous Imprisonment And what followed therupon And also his horss taken from him, The saids Lords Have Allowed and hereby Allowes the said William Anderson to give his Juramentum in Litem upon the same before any of the Lords of the Committie formerly appointed in this affair.²