The Raid ai I)u.\ii-kiks on Lammas I{\i;\. Hi 



was a rebel. Letters of IJiseliarj^e were consequently 

 ordered, but for some unknown reason were not to be ex- 

 tended lo Ferj^y Ferj^ussoun or Robin I'erijussoun, who 

 were " to be punist, as is rontenit in the deerel and deiiver- 

 »ince, be certane of the said Lordis thairapoun. '"^^ 



Coniiiientin<4 on this, Sir Herbert Maxwell savs that 

 there was exidently a preconcerted schenn- for ihc acfiuitta! 

 of the accused.'^'' If so, and il would bi' ditlicult lo prove 

 otherwise, it was wilh the ulterior object of strenj^thenini;" 

 the power of the law. This is shown in tlu' act passed bv 

 the Lords of Council the following- day anent " the Resset 

 of Rebellis and Personls beini^- at our soxerane lordis home," 

 one clause of which act runs, " And i^if ony ])ersonis happins 

 to commilt slauchter apone the said Rebillis and personis 

 ])eini2- at the home, the tynie of the takin or apprehendiiii;- 

 of ihani, sail be na punct of Diltav; bot the slaaris of thaiu 

 to be raxardit and thankil lharft)re. "^^ 



The end of the Justiciary Court proceedini^s seems to 

 have been reached on 5th April, 151.,. That day Robert 

 Graham of Gillesbie,^^ Thomas Johnesloun of (iartno, Da\ id 

 Johnestoun, brother of John Johnstoun, in Bartycujiane 

 [Bartvm|:)ane |, Adam Scot of Tuschelaw, .iikI James Johne- 

 stoun of Skare, were denounced rebels .ind their goods 

 escheated. James Laird of Johnstone, as their surety, was 

 amerced ,/. 'OO for the first, and 100 merks for each of the 

 others, a total of ;/.\^66 13s 4d.^^ J<^bn Johnstoune of W'am- 

 fray^^ was amerced £40 as surety for \\'illi;mi Moffat of 

 Hewek, similarly outlawed, as were also James, dUas Jok 

 Baty, Andrew his brother, Ronald Graham at the Water of 

 Corry, and Patrick, son of A\'alter Graham. John .Maxwell, 

 called France, olTicer to Lord .M.ixwell, was proved to be 

 .sick, and Lord .Nfaxwe!! became his surety undi-r penahy of 



33 Pitcairii's CriminnJ Trials. I., *78-9. 



34 Hlstiiij/ of J^iunfrii'x tind (.'aJJoinii/. 1806. p. 1-54. 



35 Pitcairn's CiiniiiidJ Trials^ T., *8(). 



36 ihkl., *85. 



37 ibid., *86. 



38 A grandson of Jolm .Johiiston o\' that Ilk (1438-1493). (Thr 

 J^cnts Penriijr, I., 239.) 



