The English Raids on Dumfries in 1570. 241 



command of the said William and tlie army of Ingland reft and 

 had away \vt them the vthir pert. 



iiis and i cop fuill of butter re.sauit for this verk grantit 

 resauit be cristiene read. 



The qlk day andro neilson present in Jugement confessit ix 

 ells quhit foirsaid resauit behym fra cristiane reid and therof 

 andro heslope and cristiane read is exonerit therof for the causs 

 foirsaid.^ 



the depositions of previs led be 

 Andro neilson 



The qlk day Jon rogerson merchiand admyttit and suorn 

 deponis that he by was herd and saw on friday in August last 

 bypast quhen the army was passand away he saw thre grett bord- 

 ings of all sorts of clayth, gray, quhitt, tane and had away fra 

 andro neleson's buyth and that the wyif nekit and tryit followand 

 on tham ; Jone dene deponis that thai pakit tham and beyr tham 

 away that samin day; Wm merheid deponis that he saw thaim 

 spulzie the houss and tak all away that vas in the houss.^^ 



In the next case Sir James Maxwell, Vicar of Lochmaben, 

 sued Arthur Tod for seven ells of cloth. Tod said they had been 

 taken by the English, but Maxwell's witnesses stated that Tod 

 should have taken the cloth to the mill, and had not done accord- 

 ing to promise. Judgment was given for the Vicar. 



Maxvell. 



The qlk day arthur toad \-alkar present in Jugement at the 

 challance of Schr James Maxwell tuixand vii ells browin and 

 blew cator clayth resauit be hym afoir the army cumming the 

 said arthur personaly comperand confessit the resauit of that 

 clayth and denyit the premisses allegeit the clayth tane away be 

 the army qrvpon the juge ordainit act.^^ 



Depositions of the persones led be James 

 Maxvell, agains toad 



The qlk day James breiche admytit and suorn deponis that 

 he brot the browin blew clayth persewit be James Maxwell vpon 



63. Burgh Court Books, 25, x., 1570. 



64. Burgh Court Books, 13, xii., 1570. 



65. Burgh Court Books, 25, x., 1570. 



