88 The Raid at Dumfries on Lammas Even. 



on the 25th of March, 1509, the King discharged Lord 

 Crichton from holding courts " apon blude committet 

 within Dumfries until " he haid command in word or note 

 of his Grace. "^^ 



The story now divides into two sections. We must 

 follow the criminal records with regard to the actual par- 

 ticipants in the Raid, and then the civil action between the 

 burgh and Lord Crichton as to the right to hold Courts of 

 Bluid. 



In October, 150S, precepts of remission were granted 

 to Harbert Maxwell of Kirkconnel, Andrew Alane, John 

 Cowpir, John Stokbrig, and Thomas Buk, for implication 

 in the raid,^ as well as for other crimes. On November i8th 

 the Laird of " Garrules " (Sir Alexander Stewart of Garlies), 

 whose daughter Agnes was the wife of John 4th Lord Max- 

 well, as surety, was fined £^0 for the non-appearance at 

 the court of David Glendunwell, who was denounced rebel 

 and had his goods escheated for art and part in the slaughter 

 of the two sheriff-deputes. 29 



Lord Crichton and his adherents were early relieved 

 from criminal proceedings. On 3rd January, 1508-g, a letter 

 was " maid " from the Crown to Lord Crichton " making 

 mensioun, that becaus the Kingis hienes understandis and 

 kennis wele that the said Robert maid and set a court to 

 be haldin at Drumfreis the last day of July, for ministratioun 

 of justice to certane personis within the bondis of his office, 

 and that he mycht not nor durst nocht cum to the said burgh 

 to hald the said court without warnyng support and supple 

 of his frendis, as wele apperit fra his deputis war cruelly 

 slane in the executioun of his office and balding of his said 

 court, and that the persounis cumming with the said Robert 

 to the sammyn come in the strenth of him in the executioun 

 of his office and furthputtin of the Kingis auctoritie and nane 

 utherwais : That thairfore it is the Kingis mynde and will 

 that the said Robert nor nane uther persoun nor persounis 



27 MS. Acta Dom., 17th November, 1509, Vol. XXI., fol. 27. 



28 Beg. Sec. Sig., I., Nos. 1745, 1748, and 1750. 



29 Pitcairn's Criminal Trials, I., 53. 



