300 ■ Letters of Horning. 



familiar clerk and counsalor Mr Dauid m'gill of Nisbet, our 

 aduocat for our Intres, Vpone Sandiis Ringan armstrang Brother 

 german to Will of Kinmont, Sandis fergie armstrang In Kirtill- 

 heid, Sandiis Rob armstrang, Sandiis Jok armstrang callit Wallis, 

 Jok armstrang callit Castells, geordie armstrang, francie and thom 

 armstrang sonis to Will of Kinmont, Jhone armstrang of hollhous, 

 Christie armstrang of Barcleis his Brother, S3'm armstrang of 

 Ralsonne new maid Ringand armstrang bastard sone to Will of 

 Kinmont, James Armstrang of cannabie, Ringanis thom arm- 

 strang, young Christie armstrang of auchingabill, chrestie cawert, 

 Jok moffat o_f helbeks, James Armstrang of cabilgill. Rot. haliday 

 and Ronnie ^rmstrang In carrentoun qlks personis \vt ther com- 

 plicis \vt conuocation of ane great number of common theiuis, 

 Brokin men and out Lawis, Extending to the number of ane 

 hundret personis or therby, all Bodin In feir of weir wt Jakis, 

 speiris, steilbonnettis, hand bonis, Lang colweringis, Dagis or 

 pestolets, prohibite to be Borne, worne, vsit or schot wt als weill 

 be our actis of parliament as our actis of secreit consale rexlie 

 [respectively] under diuerss painis conteint in the samyn ; Laitlie 



vpone the Day of October last bypast, haifing consaifit ane 



Deidlie rancor, feid and malice agains the said compleners, come 

 be way of Brigantrie wnder sylence and cloud of nyt, to the toun 

 and Lands of Libertoun Lyand wtin or shereffdome of Lanerk, 

 and ther thifteouslie stall, concelit and away tuik fiirth of the 

 samyn Lands tuelf scoir of scheip perteining to the sds com- 

 pleineirs, had and conweyit the samyn away wt tham ; Qlks being 

 cum to the saids complenars knawedg thai for recourss and Releif 

 of the said scheip, conwenit thamselfis In quyet and sober manner, 

 followit the saids common theifis be the space of twa dayis, qlk at 

 Last vpon the Day of the said moneth of October Last by- 

 past, thai com to glengagre scheill qr the saids common theifis and 

 ther complecis sot wpone and crewolie Inwadit thaim for their 

 slauteris, put violent hands In ther personis, tuik tham captiuis 

 and presoners, hand led and conweyit tham away to myrs and 

 placis of kirtillhill, auchinbeg, Barcleis, carcane [?] and auchin- 

 gabill rexlie, and thai deteint certane of tham strait firmance and 

 captivitie and wald not permit tham to pas to libertie vnto the 

 tyme thai payit Ransoume at the leist fand cation for ther entrie 

 again or payment therof; lyk as thai as 2it Detinis and keipis 

 wytheris of the saids compleinars In captivitie and will not Releiwe 



