Procedure, 26 April 1705, Edinburgh

Act, 12 March 1705, Edinburgh

Att Holy-rude-house the Twentie Sixt day of Apryll Jaj vijc and fyve years

A1705/4/331

Procedure

Captain Grants letter To the Chancellor

My Lord
Ther hes ane accident fallen out of late betuixt a pairty of my Souldiers, and some Strathdon-men So fatall to both that I2 account myselfe bound to acquant yor lordships of it; And the case beguine and ended thus; One Robert McCandy of that country, being represented to me as a most nottorious thiefe and villaine, I ordered the pairty to make search for him, But howsoon they came to the place of his residence, he Shutt his doors and fyred on them for some tyme, And at length called for the serjeant that commanded them, as if he designed to capitulat for his lyfe, And the Serjeant haveing no orders to doe him hurt, complyed with his desyre, And having gone to the door to treat with him on that head, and given him his paroll for his personall safety, The Villan most treacherously Shott him throwgh the door. Wpon which the pairty called for the Baillie of the bounds, and craved his assistance for getting him brought out, and finding he could not prevaill, They after Some hours dispute, broak in wpon the house and Shott him dead. A son of his was with him in the house all this tyme, and assisted him in the haill action, but the fellow haveing simulat himselfe dead, the party left him, yet since that tyme I understand he is cured of his wound, I wait yor Lordships orders concerning him, and concerning both ther effects, which I shall take care to execute with all the faithfullness becomeing, My Lord, Yor Lordships most obleidged, and most humble servant Sic Subscribitur Will. Grant. Inverness 12. Apryll 1705. directed thus on the back, To The Right Honourable, The Earle of Seafeild Lord high Chancellor of Scotland Edinburgh.

Att Holy-rude-house the Twentie Sixt day of Apryll Jaj vijc and fyve years

A1705/4/331

Procedure

Captain Grants letter To the Chancellor

My Lord
Ther hes ane accident fallen out of late betuixt a pairty of my Souldiers, and some Strathdon-men So fatall to both that I2 account myselfe bound to acquant yor lordships of it; And the case beguine and ended thus; One Robert McCandy of that country, being represented to me as a most nottorious thiefe and villaine, I ordered the pairty to make search for him, But howsoon they came to the place of his residence, he Shutt his doors and fyred on them for some tyme, And at length called for the serjeant that commanded them, as if he designed to capitulat for his lyfe, And the Serjeant haveing no orders to doe him hurt, complyed with his desyre, And having gone to the door to treat with him on that head, and given him his paroll for his personall safety, The Villan most treacherously Shott him throwgh the door. Wpon which the pairty called for the Baillie of the bounds, and craved his assistance for getting him brought out, and finding he could not prevaill, They after Some hours dispute, broak in wpon the house and Shott him dead. A son of his was with him in the house all this tyme, and assisted him in the haill action, but the fellow haveing simulat himselfe dead, the party left him, yet since that tyme I understand he is cured of his wound, I wait yor Lordships orders concerning him, and concerning both ther effects, which I shall take care to execute with all the faithfullness becomeing, My Lord, Yor Lordships most obleidged, and most humble servant Sic Subscribitur Will. Grant. Inverness 12. Apryll 1705. directed thus on the back, To The Right Honourable, The Earle of Seafeild Lord high Chancellor of Scotland Edinburgh.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 395.

2. The word ‘cannot’ scored out here.

1. NRS, PC1/53, 395.

2. The word ‘cannot’ scored out here.