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bad and coun beneth fier wynd, and enterit the zet the grityat the black friers, quhil thay come the bak wall and dyke the town wall, quhair my
quenes south garden, ane the sentinels yat stude the zet yat gangs the utter cloiss, speirit thame, quhais that Yai answerit,
friends. Quhat friends Friends my lord
Item.
Deponis, yai came up the Canogait
This the trew copy the Depositions the lord and Paris past over the wall, and
said William Powrie, maid presence the lords secreit counsall, concordand and agrieand with the principal remainand
commandit deponar, William Powry and Patt Willsoun, remayne still quhill yai came till yame, and quhatevir yay hard saw, not stur depart quhill cam againe:
the office Justiciary, collationat
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Joannes Bellenden, The Deposition
Apud Edinburgum,
Clericus Justiciaria. lord, accumpany with John Hay zounger GroRGE DALGLE1sh. Tallo, Johne Hepburne Bolton, come the
presentibus comitibus Mortoun Athol, preposito Dundee, domino
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Gronge Dalgleish Seruande
the erle Bothwell, the aige yareby, &c. deponis, yat
togiddir out the fricr zet, and sunderit the Cowgait. My lord, Johnne Hepburne, and
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my lord coin away
the Chalmer Pat Wilsoupe, William Powrie and the depo Zeiris, nar zeid ane wynd be-est the frier wynd,
Sunday the and crossit the hiegait the nether bow, Bothwell, haif lopin the wall Leith wynd, bot thai
king was slayne nycht the
accumpanyit with the laird Ormestoune thocht the wall over hich, and came againe
yat ilk, Iob Ormestoune, his fader bruther, the port; and my lord caussit cry upone Johne John Hepburne Boltone, Johnne Hay Galloway, and said, yay were servands my
yat
the said erls ludging the abby, about four the Wickit, quha wes yat ruse, ignorat: and
houres the estirnone, and remained yarein syne yay passit down St. Mary wynd, and ane hour and half, and quhat yai did knaws down the back the Canny gait, and the not, ressoun the depomar remainit for the said erles ludging, and caterit the same n:aist port my lords chalmer. turnpicke yat yai cam furth And yai
Item. Depotis, yat my lord maister passit the quenes gardens, ane the senti came his chainer about hours evin, neis speirit, Quha yay war? And yai answerit,
yareby, and tuke his clayths, and chingit Yai war friends my lord Bothweill. And
his hois and doubict, viz. ame pair hoiss soon my lord came his ludgeing cryit stocket with Llack welvet, pasementit with for ane drink, and incontinent yarestir tuke off silver, and ane doublett black satin the his clay thes and zeid his led, and iay the same maner, and put ane viher pair black space half ane hour yarchy; and yat Mr. hoiss, and ane canwes doublet white, and tuke George IIacket came the chalmer about half his side riding cloak about him, sad Inglish ane hour estir my lord lay down. Quhan claith, callit the new colour. And incontinent came apperit very estroyit, and my the erle, Trench I’aris, William Powry scruitor lord speirit, Quhat them atter, man And and porter the said erle, Patt Wilsoun, and answerit, Yat hcard the Kirk Field
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the king slayne. And incontinent my lord raise and pat his clayths, that say, the
saine hoiss and doublet yat had upon Sunday, quhilks wer pessements with siluer,
and Sasone my lordis clayths was on, de partit furth the chalmer, and the deponar remanit still the chalmer.
This the trew copy the Depositione the said George Dalgleish, maid presence
the lordis before expremit, concordand and agreeand with the principal remayning
the office justiciarie, collational
me John Bellenden, knight, clerk our soveraigne lordis justiciary, witnessing my signe and subscriptioun manual. Joannes IBellenden, Clericus Justiciariae.
The DEposition Joit HAY younger Talo.
Item. Deponit, Yat upon Sunday yarester, about thre four houres afternone, th’erle Bothwells nedder house the abbaye, the said erle, John Hepburn Bolton, and the depo nar, devysit yat my lord suld gang the said laird Ormiston's chalmer (like
did) sua sone was mirk, and yat yare past with my lord, quyet fute, John Hepburn Bolton, the deponar, and Ade Murray met yame, and sum utheris quham the deponar re members not, the said laird Ormistons stairefute his chaliner, above the bow, on the south-syde the gait, and yat my lord commandit the said Ade and utheris pass Mr. John Spensis, and remayne yare quhill came yame and yat Iny lord, John Hep burn Bolton, and the deponar, enterit
the said laird Ormistons chalmer, quhair yay fand the said lard, and Hob Ormiston his fader bruthir, and bruther the lards, quhais name the deponar knaws not, and was put the dur: and yair yai consullit quhat gait yai suld gang the kingis house, becaus yai had not tane purpoisyairupon before
Thr quhilk day, John Hay zounger Tallo And syne yai zeid down togydder the being examinit anent the kingis graces murther, black frier zeit, and said lard Ormiston grantit and confesst himself culpable yareof, and zeid throw the awld howsis and wallis, and
wald answer before God, deponit and past and opymitt the said freir zet my lord, declarit the erle Bothwele masters pairt the deponar, and the rest foresaid. And yet my the sane, far the deponar knew, man lord and the deponar zeid up and down the ner following, that say, That upon the Kowgate, quhile Wille Powry and Pate Willson day Fehruar last bypast, before the kingis brocht the powder, quhilk was brocht twa murther, th’erle Bothweil, within his chalmer sundry times, furth the abbay, from the erlis
ludging the abbay Halyrudhous, ludgeing, and yat the same was tronk and schew the deponar the purpose the kingis mail, and was brought upon Hermanis naig, murther, sayand thir words siclike, Johne, and yat the powder was ressavit the black
Apud Edinburgum An. Dom. 1567,
die mensis Septembris, presence my lord Morton and Athol, the
Regent, the erles
lairds Lochlevin and Petarow, Mr. James Magyll, and the justice clerk.
de freir zeit the said lard Ormiston, and put. John Hepburn Boltown, and yat the samyn
this the mater, the kingis destruction
vysit, and mon reveill unto ye, for
not him down, can not half lyfe
land, will my destruction, and reveill the saids lard Ormiston, Hob Ormiston and this the my friend, and gyf zow reveill the deponar the trunk and mail. And yar
again, will my destruction, and sall estir the powder yat was the trunk, was seik life first and yarwith gave the de taken furth the same, and put polks, and ponar also diverse admonitions, and also fair the powder yat was baith the tronk and promises keip the mater secret, and take mail was caryit the kingis house polks. part with him the kingis slaughter, had And verity, that Paris the French devisit; and yat yareafter evin, the pre man was the nedder house, under the kingis sence John Hepburn callit Bolton, the chalmer, and had key the backdowr, and said erle proponit the samyn matter the de then the said lard Ormiston past the ponar, quhilk John Hepburn was the coun said dur, and spake with the said Hob his fader sail yairof before. And th’erle Bothwell bruther, and with the said Paris, being both
said presence James Ormistoun
Scot was born Wille Powry, Pate Wilson, and
this therein, and fand the time convenient, and say, came furth again, and tauld the samyn the
yat said erle and his cumpany; and yat yai had ilk, and the said John Hepburn, thir words, with yame alswa tre and powder barrel,
The pulder mon laid the house under the for have done said but the barrel was kingis chalmer, quhaire the queene suld lye, meikle, could not gottin the dur:
ril, barril, gyf may gottin within the bar and yan yay tuk the polks and carried and the same barril sall haif an hoill the yame within the said laich house, and temit
nether end yareof and tre holit and howkit yame the flour heip, and the polks like troch put the hoill the barril, and weir taken furth again, and yat my lord was
lunt yareupon, quhilk sall syrit the far the house afoir, and had left the said Paris end, and the unsyrit end laid the hoill the yarein, and the said Hob standand the dur barril the pulder. And this porpos suld haif awaitand upon yair coming; and yat the said bene put execution upon the Saturday lard Ormistone said the said John Hep night, and the matter fayliit yat night, becaus burn, Zeken now quhat haif do, quhen
said the deponar, have devisit manner, and sall the same, that
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lunt, and cum zour way. And yarestir the deponar, was ane day twa aftir the bringing
said lard Ormiston past his way with Hob with him, and Paris. John Hepburn and deponar taryit still within the said laich house
certain space, and Paris lockit the back dur, and the duryat passes the turnpike the kingis chalmer, quhair the king, the quene, and
the powder furth Dunbar, quhilk tyme
said the deponar this manner, Thair
ame purpois divisit amongs some the no blemen, and amongs the rest, yat the kioge
erle Bothwell, and others were, and passit
up yaune, levand behind him the said John
Hepburn and the depolar lockit the said
nedder house; and the deponar believes,
Paris shew the erle Bothwell that things
were readiness, and syne sone yarestir, the
quene and the lordis returnit the abbay, my
lord Bothwell being her cumpany; and yar
eftir the erle Bothwell, accumpanyit with Paris
and Georde Dalgleish, came the back zard,
and the said Hepburn quha had twa keyis
the back dur, lichtit the lunt, and came with
the deponar, and lockit the durris after yame, sic answer had done. Quhether may and fand the erle Bothwell the zaird, lord had schewed yame purpois befoir quha sperit yame, gyf they had done that not, deponar knawes not. Swa every day quhilk had bidden yame, and syrit the lunt; yare was tauking amongis yame the samyn and yai answerit yat was done. And efter purpois, quhill within twa dais before mur my lord and thai tarryit the zaird ane lang ther, yat the said erle changed purpois the tyme: and quhen my lord saw yat matter slaying the kinge one the felides, because came not hastily pass, was angre, and van wald knawn, and schew yamie wald have gen himself the house, and the quhat way mycht usit better pulder. said John Hepburn stoppit him, saying thir And the Sunday, the gloining before wordis, neid not. And my lord said thir nicht, daie Februar last past, the de wordis, will not gang away quhile see ponar send said Johne Hayes man for ane
done; and within ane schort space fyrit, my tome poulder barrel the man quhilk Johne lord, John Hepburn, the deponar, and Paris IIay had cost the same fra, yat dwelis above being gangang the fute the aley the said Sandie Bruces cloise head. At even my lord zarj, and quhen they saw the house riseand, suppit maister Johne Balfours hous, quhare and heard the crack, they ran their way, and the bischop Argyle maid the banket, and come down the wynd fra the said freir zett: estir supper my lord came the gait, and yai
sall slane, and that every ane sall tend twa servandis the doing yarot, owther the fields, otherwise may appreheudit
and yan desirit deponar ane the entreprysers for him; quhais answer was, yat
was ane evill purpois, and zit, because was servand and cousignance his lordshy
was vtheirs wald, and put hand
One the morne yarestir, callit James Ormis ton that ilk, the deponar and John IIay zounger Tallo, and break the purpois yame, and maid the the like declaratioune yame, yat vehir noblemen had enteres
yat matter; and yai maid him evin
all with him the said lard of Ormestonis
chalmer, quhair deponar and Johne Haye
thocht over hich, sturrit yairwith, and
came back again the neddir bow, and past
furth the port, after Johnne Hepburne had
cried upon John Gallaway porter, and causit
him oppin the port; and that the saids John
Hepburn and Georde Dalgleish passit afore ponar, the said lard Ormestoune, Hob Ormi with my lord, and some yarestir, the deponar stone, and Johne Haye, past the fute the and Paris followit, and the deponar passit black freir wind, haveing sent away Willie his bed John Hepburns the Canongait, Powry and Pate Wilsone for the poulder. And and my lord passit his awin ludgeing the before yar comming furth the said chaliner, abbay.
and yat my lord yareftir past the wall Leith wynd, have past over but because
past and fand the said lard and Hob Orine stoun his fader bruther; and deponar re
The DEPOSITION John
Apud Edinburgum 1567,
IRegent, the Erle
say, the Lard Clerk.
my lord departit with his servandis, quhair John IIEPBURN, called déponar knawes not. And the saids foure
THE quhilk day, John Hepburn, callit Johnne and speirit, gyf was redy, and bad yame
Bowtoun, being examinit upon the kingis haiste before the queene come furth the murther, grantit himself culpable and gilty kingis house, for gyf she come furth before yay yairos, and wald answere before God, ware reddy, yay wald not find commodity. depomit and declaryt the erle Bothweile his And yan pulder being put polks, the saids masteirs part the samyn, far the depo laird Ormistone, Hob Ormistone, this depo nar knew this matter, that say, the nar, Johne Haye, Willie Powry, and Pate first tyme yat evir the the erle Bothwile Wilsone turst the pouder the kings •pake yis matter the kyngis murther the house, and fand Paris the dur, quha openit
memberis, yat was the first time yat Hob knew yat matter, and yare yai spake togidder, and
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being togidder, befoir wryttin, the fute the freir wind, the said Willie Powry and
Bowton.
die mensis presence
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Decembris,
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925] STATE TRIALS, 9 Eliz. 1567. - for the Murder of Lord Darnley. [923
the samyn, and yay assayit to have taken in
the said barrell, and it wald not gang in at the
dur, and yan yai liftit the samyn, and brocht
it back to the zaird, and had in the pouder,
and tuming it furth of the polks in ane bing
and heip upon the flur, evin directly under the The TRYAL and SENTENCE the saids WIL kingis bed; and yan ye said laird of Ormestone, LIAM PowR1E, GEORGE DALGLEISII, Joli Hob Ormeston, and Paris past away, and left HAY, and Jon EPBURN.
the deponar and John Hay within the said
house, quhilks tarryit yarein quhill estir twa Curia justiciaria, N. regis, tenta in
houres after mydnight, and yan tuk ane lunt, with ane litle tre, quharon it lay, and placit ye same, ye ane end in the pouder, and syrit ye v thir end, and cam yair way, and lockit ye thre duris behind yame; and at yair cuming furth to the zaird, yay fand my lord Bothwell, Geor die Dalgleish, Pat Wilson, and Willie Powry; and my lord speirit at them, gyf yay had done
things was ordourit: and yai said, zeal; and yai tarryit upon ane quarter ane hour yaireflir, and my lord thocht lang, and speirit gyf yair was ony part the house yat they Inycht the lunt gyff was burnand anouch, and yai said, are wes name but ane wundo quhilk wes within clois, and they war speeking upon the house begouth take fyre aud blew up, and yai ran away, and cum up black freir wind, and zeid down ane clois
haif gottin over the broken wall Leith
wind, but my lord thocht over heich loup, viz. John Lockart the Bar; The laird because his sair hand, and swa returnit Caprinton; James Caumpbell Chankstoun; meddir bow, and walkynit John Galloway por Heugh Wallace Carnell; The laird Moch tar, quham yai gart cum down and opin the rum; William St. Clare Gosfoird; Laird zet; and Willie Powry, Paris, and John Haye, Gastoun; Robert Gray Burges Edinburt. ; zeid evin down the Cannongait, and my lord, John Stoddart Burges Edinburt. ; Williame the deponar, Pat Wilson, and Georde Dagleish, Strang; James Freeman Burges Edinburt. ; zeid down saint Mary wind, and behind the Heugh Brown yair: Charles Geddes; John zairds unto my lordis ludgeing the Abby. Watson; James Aickman.
And yair byganging, twa the watchis And immediately aftir the chesing and swer spirit, quhat yai were, and deponar answer ing the saids personis assys, use the
We are servands the erle Bothweill, foresaid John Hepburne, John Haye, William gangand him with news out the town; Powrie, and George Dalgleish, being accusit and swa my lord passit his bed, and yis de dittay, oppinly read judgement, the ponar lay down ane bed hall. And crymes following; and estir the reding alswa sone yarestir Mr. George Hackett came in, jugement certane answeris and depositionis quba told, yat the house the Kirk Field maid thane before particular examina was blawin the air, and the king slane. tionis yame upon saidis cryines, quhilksyai
the originalis, quhilks are remainand
the justiciarie, collationate me sir John Dellenden Auchinoul, knight, clerk
our soverane lordis justiciary. Joannes Bellenden, Clericus Justiciarie.
choata praetorio Edinburgh tertio die mensis Januarii, anno Domino mille simo quingentesimo sexagesino septino,
per honorablem virum magistrum Tho mam Craig,justitiarium deputatum nomine
nobils potentis domini Archebaldi co
mitis Argadia, domini Campbell justiciarii generalis dicti
regui sui generaliter constituti.
Lorne, totius Sectis vo
catis curia affirmata.
THE quhilk day, Johne Hepburne callit
Bolton, Johne Haye apperand Tallo, William
Powrie and George Dalgicish, being present
Judgement the said court, accusit the dittay aftir-specifeit, were putt the knaw ledge the persons underwritten, quhilk were lawesully summoned pass upon yair asize, choisin and admittit thaneselues, and sworn
And within short space yairafter my lord recognoscit, confessit
Huntley came in, and my lord Bothweill raiss sence the saidisperson
and put his claithis, and passit into the personis assys removit furth
verity pre assys, the said the said court,
queenis house. And the deponar tarryit sum and togiddir convenit and ressonit upoun tyme yarestir, and cumand furth, sand the ab the pointis the said dittay, togiddir with
bay zeit closit, and yan
deponar sand the saidis depositionis, and syne being yairwith
John Hepburns, rypely avysit, reinterit the said court jus ticiarie, and yair, presens the said justice Item, Deponis, yat yare wes fourteen false depute, yair deliverance pronouncit and de
said John Hay his bed and lay down with him.
deliver upon the points the said dittay,
the clarit mouth the speiker John Lochart Field, the Bar, chancilar the said assys, fand and the deliverit the saids Johne Hepburne, John Haye,
keys maid for oppyning the lockes
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quhilk the deponar, estir the comitting
said murther, keist the quarie hole betwixt Williame Powry, and George Dalgleish,
abbay and Leith. culpable, fylit, and convict art and part Thir are true Copies the Depositionis the cruel, shamefull, tresonabill, and abhomin
the said John Haye zounger Tallo, and abill slauchter and murther unquhill the Johne Hepburne callit Boutoune, maid kingis grace, fadir our soverane lord, his presence my lord Regent, and the awin ludging for the tyme, within the Burgh
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treasonably risand fyre within the same, with not his subscriptioun, but warrand you he grite quantitie of pouder, through force of was the principall counsallar and deviser. —
ane quhilk said haill lugen wes raisit and Item. He sayd, confesse the veray pro
"the theair, his grace was murderit vidence God that hes brought me his
stroyit by yame yarein : And als, for art and stall, for had schippis providit flie but part of the crewall slauchter and murther of coulde not escape. —Item. He sayd, let no
umquhil William Tailzor his graces servitour, man evill for counsall great men, thayr and umquhil Andro Macaig, tresonably throw may sters, thinking thay shall save tham, for
raising of the said fyre, as said committit surely thought that night that the deid was the cumpany with James sumetime erle Both done, that although knowledge should bene well, now rebel, and declarit traitor parli gotten, man durst have sayd was evill ment, and the horn, the moneth Febru done, seing the hand writtis and acknowledg arie last bypast, under scilence nycht, upon ing the quenis mind thairto. —Item. Speaking
sett purposes, provisioun, and forthought lonye.
And thairfoir the said justice-depute,
dome pronuncit the mouth Andro Lin
desay dempstare the said court justi essit, was ane
ciarie, decernit, ordanit, and adjudgit the saidis daith, and thairfoir Johne Hepburne, Johne Haye, Williame but was assurit Powrye, and George Dalgleish, haif com callit him repentance.
mittit the crymes tresoun and lese ma Item. Talla confessit supra, agreing
i. Regis, per Johannen Bellenden and als my lord regent, nnd
Auchinoule, militen, clericum justiciarie ejus cially than that betrayit me
dem generalem, sub meis signo subscription. c manualibus. Joannes Bellenden, Clericus Jus you,
ticiaria.
The Cox rossroes John Halroun, young Talla, Dagleish and Powrie, upon quhom was
inbrocht, and remaine with our soverayne lord, his escheat.
the congregation, passe
the
my lord Liudsay, forgeve your
Extractum libro actorum adjournalis and say, my lord,
spe
God shall ormistgun, Hob Ormistoun, himself, Talla, foir was done, for my lord Bothwell gangand
John Bowton confessit that nyne was the deid doing, Iny lord Bothwell, the lord
judge, knew nothing
Dagleish, Willo, Pourie, and Frentch Paris,
and that saw moe, nor knew other
companies. —[tem. He knowis nat other but
that was blowin the ayre, for was han me other hose and claithis, and his riding dilit with mens' handes saw, and cloke and sworde, quhilke gave him, and was, was with others and not with tham. — herester cum the gait the lord Ormis.
the quene the Tolbuith sayd, God make weill, but the langer deirt hydden,
jestie; and manifest traytours dema nit followis, that say, the said Johne Hepburne, Johne Haye, William Powrye,
hangit the deid ane gibbet the mer cat croce Edinburt, and yair heddis, leggis, and armis cuttit from yair bodies, and
pointes concerning the parsons, number, and blowing the ayre. —Item. He affirmit,
that Setoun my lord Bothwell callit him and sayd, quhat thought you quhen thou saw hiin blowen the ayre. Quho aunswerit, alas! my lord, quhy speake that, for quhen ever heare sic thing, the wordes wound me
put and hangin (as for example) the
portis Edinburgh, and vther portis the death, they ought you. -Item. That
principall horrowis realme, and yair bo dies brynt and consumit fyre besyde the said gibbet. And the said George Dal gleish hangeit the deid, and heid
cuttit bodye, and put upon the Port Edinburgh. And siclyke, decernit and
same tyme saw James Balfour put his owne name and his brother's unto my lord Bothwelles remissioun. —Item. He knew of
the deid doing three four days was done, thereby. —Item. He sayd, after that came the court, left the reading God's worde and imbrasit vanitie, and thairfoir hes
ordanit the saidis personis, and ane
yame, haif soirsaulted and tynt and sun God justly brought this me. —Quhairfoir let
drye yair landis, heritages, possessionis, talkis, steddingis, lyferentis, actionis, debtis, and vthers yair guds, moveables, and unmoveables,
men flee evill cumpany, and trust not men, for redy are we imbrace evil, redy
the stronger. Quho lives, our daithes will thought newis. —Item. Hinmest con
the principall doers the justly worthy daith,
the mercy God, quho
hardes receiye fyre. And furthur, Tolbuith requirit John Brande, minister
could have savit me
will answere before God the latter your diligence bring the rest quho
day,
was the beginners this worke
justice,
have done me, for know was not be gunne my head, but yit prayses God that his
justice erecute the Januarie, the yeare justice hes begunne me,
God 1567
bedde after the taking ofcf hose, quhilke was stockit with velvet, French Paris cum and roundit with him, and thairester taryed
callit me repentaunce. Item. Daglishe sayd,
the quhilk hes
touching James Balfour, saw toun's lodging, and taryit for him, and therefter that passit ane wynd beside the Blacke
Item.
Buchanan's Detection. English edit. Fryers, and come the slope the dike,
others, but
you, for know
would, desiring
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929] STATE TRIALs, 9 Eliz. 1567–for Murder Lord Darnley. [930
quhaire gart me stand still and God the handis him and utheris that awaitit upon shal my judge, knew nathing quhill the quene, and nevir wer deliverit againe the heard the blast powder; and after this kings servandis: for sche sett upe ane grein bed cum hame, lay downe his beid, quhill Mr. for hir self the laich chalmir quherin sche George Hakit cum and knockit the doore, lay the saids tua nytis, and promist also
and dye for this, the quhilke God judge me haif bidden thair upoun the Sounday nyt. gif knew maire, quhat shal done than Bot estir sche had tarest lang and intertenit
quho was the devisers, counsallars, subscrivers, the king verey familairlie, sche tuk purpoise, (as and fortifiers of it. had bene the suddan) and departit
The Evidesce Thomas Nelson concerning
the Murder King Henry Darnley. ” Mark said Archibald Betoun, and ane Paris Franche
with Secretary Cecil's hand.
Throm Nelson, sumtyme servand the chambir mouhill King Henry guide me mory Scotland, examinat upoun his con science, declaris that was actuall servand
the king the tyine his myrthour and lang
befoir, and came with him frome Glasgow the time the queue convoyit him Edinburgh.
Itern. The depomar remembris wes dewy Glasgow, that the king suld haif lyne first
iman havand the keyis hir schalmir, quherin
hir bed stuid in, alsua the passage that past towart the gairding for quhen the quene
wes thair, hir servandis had the keyis the haill houss, and durris hir commandement,
for upon the nyt sche usit with the lady Reres furth the garding, and ther sing and use pastyme, Bot the first tyine that sche lay that lugeing, the kingis servandis had
nevir the key hir said chalmir agane. The Craigmyliare bot because had will queue being departit towart Halyrud hous, the
thairof the purpois wes alterit, and couclusioun king within the space ane hour past bed, takin that suld besyde the kirk feild, and the chalmer with him lay maulill quhilk tyme this deponir belevit evir that William Taylyour. This depomir and Edward
bot the contrare was then schawin him be
the quene, quha convoyit him the uthir
hous, and his cuming thairto, the schalmer oute the quhilke how sone this depomir
wes hung, and ane new bed black figurat could red, stuid upoun the rwynous
welwet standing thairin. The keyis the wall quhill the pepill convenit, and that lugeing wes partlie standing the durris, and gat claithis and sua depair tit, quhill the
partlie deliverit this deponir Robert Bal Monounday efter none was callit and four awnir, exept the key that dur, quhilk examinat, and amang utheris thingis wes in
passit throuth the sellare and the town wall, quirit about the key the lugeing, this quhilk could noht had, and thairfore Bonkle deponir schew that Bonkle had the key the
the sellare said, suld clois well aneuch sellare, and the queuis servandis the key within, quilikis keyes wes keppit and usit hir schalmir quhilk the laird Tuly bardin this depouir, and utheris the king's servandis, hering said, haid thair, heir ane grund, estir quhill the qoenis culming the lugeing, the quhilk wourdis spokin thai left and procedit
quhilk tyme, the key the latch chaimir undir
the king quhair sche lay tua nytis, viz. the
Wednisolay and Fraday befoir his marthour,
with the key the passage that past toward
the gardin, wer deliverit the hands Aichi
bald Betoun, the depomir remembiris, quhilk
Archibald wes y-cheate the quenis chalmer my lady Lennox packet, and towching Paris,
dour, befoir quhilk tyme the quenis lying the kingis lugeing the tua nytis above namyt, sche causit tak down the uttir dour that
was put death fortnight since, and so was Stewart, who was king heralds, which had determined kill the regent, but he was forgiven that, and was burnt for conjuration and witchcraft.
closit the passage towart baith the chalmeris,
and cau-it use the samyn dour cover
the bath fatt quherin wes baithit: and suit Letter from Murray Elizabeth, without du'e.
ther wes thing left stope the passage into the saidis schalmi bot only the portell durris, as alsua sche causit take doun the said new
PLEASE your majestie, have iaitressa three letters your hienes, the first my servant Alexander Hume, the next from ane
blak bed, sayand wald sulzeit with the Mr. Tho. Fiemyng, and the third my lord
bath, and the place thairof sett upc ane auld governour purple bed that wes accustomat carit, executioun
and the saids key that wer deliverit the man. the handis of Archibald Betoun remanit still
Berwicke, the differing the death upoun ane Paris Franshe
Anderson's Notes Letters the
WOL.
From Anderson, 165. Paper Office.
sche spak gif thc mask Bastyane, quha
that nyt wes mareit hir servand namehe, the
suld haif had the duikis house, and knew na Symonis lay the litill gaylery, that went uther hous, quhill the king lychtit, quhilk dervict sowth oute the kingis schalmir, tyine past derectiie the said duikis hous, havand ane windo the gawill throw the toun thinking the lugeing preparit for him
wall, and besyde thame lay William Tailzeir's boy, Quhilks nevir knew ony thing quhill the hous qhuerin thay lay wes fallin about thane
farther the inquisition.
Letter from Lord Handsdown Sir William Cecil, from Berwick, 30th August, 1569".
Whetorrs says received letter the 23rd August with the Majesty's letter, and
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STATE TRIALS, ELIz. 156 7. —Trial Powrie, and others, 932
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As to that quhilk your majestie writtes of ane Royne, voyant mon equalite, que me con Paris, a Franshuman, partaker with Ja. sumtyme tentois. me dict que iene chommeroys de E. Bothw ele, un the murther of the K. Inv so rien que luy dise, car disoit-il, m'aisfaict ve rains fader, trew it s, that the said Paris bon loyal service depuis que m’a servy;
bypast, he suflerit death by order of law, mais fault garder sur vie que nul
so that before the recept of your hienes letter sache. (Mons. di-ie) n'apertientau ser
arrivitat Leyth about the middes of June last. ;
I at that time being in the north partes of this
realme far distant, quhar upon it followed, that
at my returning, eter dillgent and circunspect dict-ie, nay faict que tor serviteur. Et examinatioun of him, and lang tynne spent, in bien, dict-il, pour autant que t'ay trouvé that behaul, upoun the 16th day of August fydelle serviteur, veulx dire vne chose,
be the space of 7 or 8 dayes, he a es execute. Otherwyse your majesties requisitioun towardis
viteur quant maistre luy dit quelque chose de reveler, s'y est chose que vous penses que puise garder, me dictes point.
Sgais (ce dict-il) que cest; cest que
Roy-là qui est d— jamais les pieds sur nous aultres igneurs, nous voult dominer estre cruel, nous autres siegneurs
the diferring of his executioun by way of death suld have been maist willingly obey ed, the sane
bringing and with it sa gude reason. Bot I trust his testimonie left sal be fund sa au
thentik, as the credit thairof sall not seame
doubtful ney tier to your hienes, neyther to voullons pas soufrir, aussyce n’est façon
thame quhn be nature hes graitest cause to pais, pour cela nous avons conclud desire condigne punishment for the said mur nous aultres de faire sault—de dedans ceste
propre mouement charger comme Aoust, 1569.
voulloir pour s'en ties
cinq six ans que
tous ces troubles, grace IDieu, plus
court que tout monde dict que jamais; pour ma partie voye que chascung vous faict court. petis grands, mas scay pas
celeixine. jour deist,
JE confesse icy devant Dieu Mercredy Jeudy apres disner
sepmain donct dict meurtre feu Roy fut commis, moy estant chambre Royne
primierement,
d'amis qui ayent faict
tres attendant Royne, qui estoit bre Roy, Mons. Boduel vint bre Royne j'estois, l'aureille, Paris, me trouve mal
ladye que sçais qui est mon flux sgais-tu point quelque leu
cham scay pas vous estes pais Mons. Davan cliam tage 'on dict que vous estes plus grand
deist,
vous tousiours veu
n'ay sceu jamais voy
pour vous; maintenant, Mons. vous estes hors
monde que
herkafield, compaignye plues-urs aul que vous qui vous veult veoyr aultrement,
me deist
ma mal
sang, porray aller
terrien pais icy, aussy que vous estes marie qui est l'eure quant homme prend
piy que cefaultarester jamais. Maintenant, Mons. vous entreprenes ceste chose-là qui est grande, sera plus grand trouble que vous eustes jamas, par dessus les aultres, car chascum cryera harault sur vous, vous voyres. bien (ce dict-il) as-tu faict? Vous me perdonnerez, Mons. sil vous plaist, syie vous
faire mes aflaires Ma foy, dict-ie, fut jamais icy qu'a ceste heure-cy, masie m'en vois cliercher quelque lieu. La-dessus trouve ung eoing trou entre deux portes die. Mous. vones-vous-en, vous estes otant presse;
estans dedans, ferme porte sur nous, luy oste robbe, commencant destascher. me regarde, me demande commentie me
portoys luy disant que me portoys bien,
grace Dieu luy, me tenant pour bien re
compense service que luy avois fact
m'avoyer faict donner l'estat varlet
chaumbre ches loyne. me respondst que Le idington qui est estymé 'ung des neilleurs ce n’estoit pas asses, qu'l me feroit davan ricts pais-cy, qui est l'enterpreneur tage. luy dis que me contentois, que
iene pouvoys dav antage maison
Bib. Cott, sub. tit, Cal. ix. 370.
carie sgay que couvert mon deshonneur que avois occation fouller quant vins mon service hors d'Angeterre. Mons.
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qf PAr Servant the and the Murder her Housbonde*.
d'Esco»se: meurtre duquel dit IIau Mons. (ce dije) vous me perdonnerez
bert estoit present, avec Conte Boduel vous die selon non pouvre esprit que i'en les autres ses adherens: Ceste deposition pe. se. Que ulx dire? (se dit-il) veulx fut faicte Sainct Andrieu, sans que prescher. Non, Mons. vous orres. Et bien
ther.
DEpositroN present
maison oyantiene
l'air avecques pouldre, de dis motains baisse veue basse
mon cueur tourne l'avoy
Sensuyt
Nycollas Haubert dict Paris, Paresien, tou
chant norte meutre feultoy en Qu'en pense (ce dit-il) Que jen pense,
DEcLARATIoNs DEPos11
que vous me dictes, qui estune grand chose.
dit Paris fut contraint interrogué, son
(se dit-il) dis, dis. Mons. (ce di-je) depuis
mon sens
ouy ainsy parler. me regarde, ine deman dant que pense? Mons. (ce di-ie). je pense
vous ayfaict service grands troubles,
diestselon mon pouvre beste que (ce dict-il) cecy tout seul moy
esprit (ce di-ie).
pense que
mesme Monsieur,
vous faictes, mais sgay bien que sera
plus grand tróuble que vous eustes oncques. (Ce dict-il) comment sera-ce cari'ay disia
tout
mon frere, Mlons.
ton, Ruthen,
foys me auldront jamais, car jay parlé
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933] STATE TRIALS, 9 EL1z. 1567. —for
pour leur grace; tous les signes ceulx pourquoy cy que t'ay noinmes, aussy avons envie terre
Murder
Lord Darnley. [934
son service hors d'Angle me tormentast comps faire dernierement que nous fusmes crag pied sur ventre, pour me faire faire chose
miller, mais c'est que beste pouvre que n'avoys envie faire, donct m'en d'esprit, qui merite d'entendre chose remercié Escosse, que i'avoys couvert son
fouller,
mon Dieu, grand
qu'il avoit aultre remede que d'avoyr
consequence. Ma foy, Monsieur (ce di-ie) honneur ou i'avois occasion de
est vray, car mon esprit n'est point pour Apres avoir pensé tout cela pour me resoul telle chose, mais bien pour vous faire dre faict meschant que i'avoys entendu
service que porray, bien bien qu'il m'avoyt dict, demande
Mons. principall
vous porront bien faire maistre qu'il me conseillast voyant faict faict-là, mais quant sera estonnoit Inon esprit que
ceste heure pais,
faict pori ont aussy mettre tout sur vous, les premiers qui cryeront harault apres
vous, les ceulx qui vous boutteront pre mier mort, s'ilz peuvent. He Mons. ,
Mons. Croque eust esté
n'eusse point esté ceste peine icy. Quant
vous prie m'en dire d'ung que vos m'aves
j'eusse esté passeport,
prince au
aussy que sceu prouver pourquoy m'en allois
non per Mons. Bodvel qui m'eust iamais advoue; voyant comme chascun peult pensier que cela gysoit beaucoup son honneur,
des aultres Seigneurs qu'il me disoit. Or
aller point nommé sçay bien que cestuy-la est prins
aymé pais commuen peuple, de nous autres François, que quant ·noyt l'espace deux trois ans,
gouver serviteur s'en aller sans congé, n'avoyt
point troubles pais, tout
portoit bien, l'argent corroit, maintenant
monde
peult veoyr homme qui ayt moyen,
voyt-on que troubles; cestuy-la sage
des amys allies. Qui est certuy-la (ce me doncques chemin-la me vallut rien, me dict-il). Cest Mons. (ce di-ie) Mons. Conte resoulz dessus ung poynt que meurtre
patience,
qu'il avoit chemin pour m'en
sortis me battist
non par Angleterre,
arresté per faulter aussy aussy que cest trahayson contre
Morra vous prie me dire quelle part feroit brief c'estoit ma ruyne, pour autant que
cestuy-la prend (Ce dit-il), mesler. Mons. (ce di-ie),
Mons. Boduel retorne
me deist, Mons. Mlorra, Mons. Morra,
congnoyssois l'homme qui n'eust iamais sailli moy commander, s'il auroit dix douze jours entre deux, j'auray esperance bien faire,
car s'il navire quelque coste que soyt, qu'en Angleterre j'estoys delibere me desro
veult point est sage. Adonc
teste vers moy
veult n'ayder nuyre, mais c'est tout ung.
Bien, bien, Mons. (ce di-le) faicte sans ber pourquoy me resoulz sortier l'es
vous voyrez. La-dessus tue com prendre clef chambre
Kirkatilde. luy dis, Mlons. vous me perdoneres, vous plaist, pour autant que suis estrangier, aussy que n'est mon estat, l'huyssier me porra demander que i'en
veulz faire aura raison. pourquoy (ce
qu'à maison d'ung prince chasque oiiicier son office, entre autres l'huyssier sien, l'estat duquel est garder clef cham
cause,
glise scavoyr luy quant seroyt. De Vendredy donc ques m'en vois luy sortier chambre, comme alloit chez Royne,
aussytot qu'il me veist me demande avoys prins ceste clef luy dis que regar
deroys faire me dict que faillisse dont point, car c'estoit Dymanche qu'ilz voul
mande Royne
dit-il) n'est-tu vallet chambre
est vraye, Mons. (ce di-ie) mais vouz sçavez
mettre leur faict execution. sors d'avecques luy plus fasche
Royne
loyent faire
du service Helas Mons. (ce di-ie) c'est bien our vous faire service que porrois, mais
pensois moy mesme sans rien dire
craignant) j'eusse pensé telle chose, iamais
la chambre ne In'eust chambree. La-dessus me conseiileir, car faire bruyt cela j'es
s'en alla moy trou coing-la,
avoit faict ses affaires. Luy estant party
moy, Je prens mon manteau mon espee
m'en voys pormener dans grand esglise,
pensoys beaucoup fortunes que j'avoys Pourquov (ce dict-i) qui t'en gardera N'es-tu du passé eschapies luy, commencois re pas serviteur Royne est vrav, Mons. , mercier Dieu qui m'avoit delyvré d'aveques mais n'est point mon estat prendre
luy, luy demandant bon cueur d'estre hors clefs. Mais moy (ce dict-il) ourquoy compaignie pour attant que congnoys Une foys veulx rien coummander
sois ses vices fort terribles, principallement faict-la. J'ay des clefz asses sans toy, car ung donct l'on dict que j'en suis bon servi n'y porte ceans donct n'ay clef, car
teur, me reportant Dieu, qui congnoit que luy dict, comment seroyt ruvne.
Plus six ans demande lard
Mons. Jacques Balfor moy avons esté toute nuycte pour veoyr chercher meillieur en
droit passage pour executer nostre affair,
ceste heure-la
que iamais,
Leith expres pour trouver navire; quant
fus moytie cheminie dysoys moy-mesme, est-il bon voy que l'esprit bien perdu, chambre Royne non pour tyrer pour autant qu'il plus que main entre
bre. Pourquoy donc (ce dict-il) t'ay-ie mis
n'en vais sur chemin petit
deux, quant ores vent seroyt bon, as-tu puissance louer fretter une navire tout
seul expres; la-dessus m'oste grand
chemin me destorme part, priant Dieu
toys mort. aussv
Ceste jour-la Samedy toute
passe point, matynée. L'apres
disner
luy dis, Mons. , helas comment feray-je
qu'il soit ainsy qu'on
Petiucrief, qui ouy parler pour trouver bonne entree; mais ceste qui
me demande enco
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es une beste, car ie ne te veulx employer parle Jehan Hay Jehan Hepbron' en ce faict-la, car j'ay des gens assez sans toy, qu'il trouve rue. Apres avoir parle eux
et aussy que je sçay que tu n'as point de cueur. s'en tout seul moy La-dessus ie entre en la chambre de la Royne, mye chemin logis
la ou Marguerite ct quelques aultres estoyent qu'il t'en yras
attendantz la l{oyne, qui estoit en la chambre
du Roy. Adonc le bruyt vint incontenent que la Royne s'en alloyt à l'Abbaie; tout le monde
logis me dict,
Roy,
ront faict que ont envie faire, sort hors de sa chambre, et moy le dernier, pre tyras t'en viendras àla chambre
nant la clef de la dict chambre, et m'en voys à
l'Abbaie apres elle, la ou je trouve Mons. de
Bodvel, qui me denaude sy j'avoys ceste clef.
Ouy, Mons. (ce di-ie). Il me commande de la
garder. , Au bout d'une heure Mlarguerite me
prie d'alier à Kurkafield querir une couverture moy pourquoy (ce dict-il)
de maytres à la chambre de la Royne, ce que faire que aultres font,
je fais et prens ung garson avecque moy et en dire, mais sçay bien que
tre en la dict chambre, en presens de Sande cueur; une fois aultres n'ont que faire de
Duram le jeune, et le porte-faix du Roy, et feis
emportier couverture, † la dite le dict Duram me
demande la cicf. le luy dis que ce n'estoit pas à moy à la donner, mais bien à l'huyssier, prvant de me perdonner. Bien, donc (ce dict-ii) puisque ne le ne voullez donner. Ladessus ie m'en vins à l'Abbaie à la chambre de la Royne et delivre la couverture à Marguerite, ceste
m'y voys.
departe
La-dessus
moy s'en vais logis Roy, entre en
chambre, estoyt Royne aucuns des Seigneurs, m'en vins petite court, entre cuisinue demandato une chandelle au cuysynier que j'alumis. Sur ces entre faictz voicy Jehan liebron Jehan Hay qui entrent
chambre, 'estois portoys
et m'en vois pormener dedans le parc, et en pouldre dedans des sacz qu'ilz misrent mi ung vallon le me metz à prier Dieu, et luy de lieu dict chambre. En faysant voycy mander conseil de ce faict meschant, car ie Mons. Bodvil, qui survient parle eulx
sçais-tu Royne Kirkefield, quand Jehan Hepbron, Jehan Hay, Lard Ormiston entront, qu'ilz au
sor Roy, ou
Mons.
(ce je) vous me commandes ma mort. pourquoy (ce dict-il) commande-je faire quelque chose veritable, Mons. mais sçay bien que cest ma mort. Mais dis
commandois pourroys
toy, car entront bien sans toy, car ont
n'y porte
des clefz asses ceans donct ilz
n'ent ayent les clefz. Bien, Mons. (ce di-ie)
t'en yras vouldras. Helas
chambre
n'as point de
jouer-la de Sabinedy estant ainssy passé, je m'en alloys me coucher. #.
Le Dyanenche matin ie me leve à six heures,
n'ay sceu trouv r aultre moyen que de laisser couller l'eau du russeau qui estoit sy ord, en apres m'estant resolu, ie m'en retourne a l'Ab
bay, la ou le trouve troys ofiiciers de la Royne, et m'en allay desieusner quant et eulx, et m'en revins a neufue heures à la chambre de la
j'avoys dictes du dict Seigneur de Mor me demandant que j'avoys d'ainsy faire
ltoyne, la ou l'oye nouvelle que Mons. de Mor
ray venoit prendre son congé de la Royne pour
aller veoyr \ladame sa femme : moy entendant me dire mot. Et n'estant en chambre du ceste parolie l'aperseu incontynent qu'il le ta Roy longueur d'une pater noster que soit pour se destorner de se faict meschant. Royne s'en vers l'Abbaye monte
La dessus ie m'en allois me pormener Las estoit nopces, moy m'en vois ung tarik et n'en vois soubvenir des parolles que coing ou Mons. de Bodvel me vint trouver,
rav à Mons. de Bodvel, et aussy ce qu'il m'en avoit respondu. A ceste heure-la ie dis en
moy mesme, O Mons. de Morray tu es homme de bien. pleust à Dieu que tu sceus mon cueur, Je n'auray pas tant de mal que j'ay ; et ayant
bien pense je m'en revins à ln chambre de la
Royne, la ou elle alloit disner auz noces de
Bastien; toutesfois je m'en allay disner à la
ville et apres disner me pormener, et estant re
v nu j'entendis que la Royne alloyt souper chez di-ie, que feres vous davantage pour moy, car Mlons. d'Argylle, la ou j'estois derrier elle luy mon cueur me peult servir telle chose servant desciant, et conome elle lavoyt ses veulx que vous venies (ce dict-il) bien maius apres souper, elle me demande sy i'avoys done Mons, (ce di-ie) allons. La-dessus osté la couverture de maytre de sa chambre ou s'en chambre changer d'habilieumentz logs du Roy ? Je luy qu'ouy; lors
seigneurs levent table, donc Mons. dvel n'appelie, me méme seul avecques
prend tailler moy avecques luy, s'en jardin logis Roy, tailleurde
luy logis
mere, fust gueres logis Lard d'Ormiston,
son frere Hobe, nous prend
tout roys avecques luy s'en Cougat avoyent parlé luy, voyla comme ung tempeste
qu'il s'eu alla parler luy
neur Bodvel s'en revint vers nous, IIay s'en veindrent
porte dujardio, puis Jehan Hepbron Jet,an
dysant, mon Dieu que vous faictes bruyt, oyt d'enhault tout que vous faictez,
ainsy me regarde
faysoys, que
Roy apres luy,
aupres Mons. d'Argylle, avec qui Mons Bodvel parloit, dict Seigneur d'Argylle
me demande que m'en allasse chambre
que feis, me trouve
m'accaroys-oyt me touche sur dos sanz
myne, que faysoys ainsy devant
Royne, qu'il m'accoustroit fus iamais.
telle façon que m'en soucye pas (ce
di-ie) que vous faictes moy ceste heure-cy,
meure muraille. noy aupres, dict Seig
vous priant me donner congé m'aller coucher, car suis mallade. Non, dit-il. veulx que vous veniez avecques moy voollez vous laisser ces deux gentilhommes-là Jehan Hay Jehan IIepbron Helas Mons.
incontynent comme
et va
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937] STATE TRIALS, 9 ELIz. 1567. —for the Murder qf Lord Darnley. [938
ou ung tonnoyre qui va eslever, de la peur que
j'eu ie cheus en terre cheveulx dressés comme allaines dysant, helas Mons. , qu'est cecy me dicte, me suis trouve des
enterprises grandes, mais iamais enterprise
me feit grand peur que cestycy. luy dis, per ma foy, Mons. , telle chose que cecy
n'en viendra iamais bien, vous
beste (ce dit-il) me menacent dague, mais tire point.
voyres. me fraper Là-dessus
dicte boursse sur Glascou, luy dict
commence s'en aller bien viste, luy,
mais
parler aussy
per derrier moy nous
sceut. envoya donc Hepbron Royne estant arryué Glascou luy dict,
porte, qu'- venir, s'en
me frapper dague, mals vouldroys lequel est meillieur pour loger Roy Craig bien qu'il l'eust faict pour mon honneur. Paris, miller Kirkafeild, affin d'avoyr bon air
portier pour ouvrir monde comencoyt
Jehan Hay
ayant demeure deux jours avecques dame, laquelle escript des lettres baille, dysant, vous dires bouche
dict luy les Mons.
Cannongait,
allasmes grand rue. disoys
telle chose que cecy n'en ad
Jehan IIay
viendra iamais bien. est vray (ce dit-il)
nous avons bien offencé Dieu, mais n'y parle luy, voyes parler ensemble re remede, faulte monstrer verteux prier gardes façon faire, quelle Imine fe Dieu. Helas (ce di-je) Mons. m'a menacé ront, car c'est, disoyt-elle, pour savoyr
dict-il, prenes patience, car vous cong
noysses bien l'homme. La-dessus m'en allay coucher dans mon lict luy sien, mais
car, s'il logoyt l'Abbaye, Prince pourroyt bien prendre malladie, cause que ses servi teurs pourroyent leur garder d'aller veoyr
Prince oultre qu'il dict dict Boduel que Roy voulloyt baiser, mais elle pas voullu peur malladye, chose
sçay ou, moy estant levé envyron sept huyt heures,
Lundy matin m'en vins
Bodvel, incon
chambre
dit Seigneur
premierment Interrogue quant premier
ment entra credit vers Royne. Re sponce que fust comme Royne estoyt
Callendar allant Glascou, qu'alors elle luy
bailla une bourse ou
cens escus, pour porter
lequel, apres avoir receu
chemyn entre Callendar
que dict Paris s'en allast avecques Royne,
qu'il tint pres d'elle, qu'il regardast bien qu'elle feroit, luy dysant que Royne luy
nous apres
s'en cuydoit aller per Leyth Wynd, donneroyt des lettres pour les luy porter
t'envoyeray Lislebourg, tiens-toy prest,
Boduel qu'il baille ces lettres qui s'adressent Mons. Ledington luy mesmes, qu'il
avoit environ ou Mons. Boduel,
tynent qu'l voyt que i'avoys me me demande
faire mine luy que j'avoys que jamais n'y argent me remettroyt point
que i'estoys. Pourquoy (ce dict-il) Porce, Mons. que scay bien que sera pris pour principall faict-cy. Ha ouy (ce dit
que § tesmoigneroyt plus Reress bien.
(ce dict-elle) vous dires Mons. Boduell que vamais vers Roy que Reress n'y est, voyt tout que fais. Item, Royne
moy, car estre repris mesmes
Powrye
trouveroyt l'ayant cherché
fault rien dire,
vous aller, vous vous Mons-Jacques. dict Paris prya Mons.
cryme, cus
vers Kirka Boiduel
bien homme que vouldroys bien res raporté response.
prendre pour ung faict. Ladessus s'en
Estant dict Paris arryvé Lislebourg trouve dit Boduel son logis l'Abbaye.
bas une chambre dit taillar ou
m'envoye querir par avoit en chambre
luy dict,
lequel luy dist, Paris,
Lard Ormeston, Hobe Ormiston, Jehan Hep Mons. , dict-il, voycy des lettres que
bron Daglische, Porrey moy. Royne vous envoye, aussi Mons. Lid Mons. Bodvel me demande que j'avoys dingtoun, vous pryant les luy delivrer, faire telle mine, i'avoys promis quelque que vous vis parler ensemble, pour veoyr
chose Itoy, s'il estoit mon maistre Non, vos façons faire, comment vous vous ac Mons. (ce di-ie). voye-tu point (ce dict-il) cordies ensemble. Fort bien, dict-il, car ces,gentilhommes qui ont terres, rentes re j'ay jourdhuy parlé luy, luy donné venues, femmes enfans, ont tout vollu une haquence. Le lendemain dict Paris dict -
abandonner pour me faire service, pense avoir offencé Dieu, peche n'est toy, cest
Boduel par troys heures,
hastes-vous revenir, car bougeray dicy jusques temps que vous m'au
qu'il vint logis dit
foys chercher
haulte ville, que peraventure quelqz lieu conseil,
Boduel despescher vers Royne. Apres
sceut jamais trouver, mais
t'ay commandé, seroys
faict, car sont Seigneurs portier luy vist, qu'il l'allast chercher
pais, avec moy, qu'avo»t commis vouldroys qui'l meust coste oo. . . es t'en avoyr iamais parlé. Per ma foy, Mons. (ce di-ie) vouldrois bien, bien Paris fault monstrer vetteux, pour toutes
ies irheues monde, s'y vous avez envie
yres bicntost,
congé plus d'vne demye dousaine
voyt venir une troupe gens
feild, estoyt dict Seigneur
Mons. Jacques Balfour, coste coste ensemble, lequelz s'en alloyent disner logis dict
scue iamais avoyer; voyla tout say touchant faict.
retourna querir trouve Seigneur
feray; quant despesche apres disner,
depuis
l'ay demandé fois,
disner (ce dict-il)je
re
que
Sanct Andre dixieme jour Aoust, 1569, Jacques seulz teste teste une chambre,
Nicholas Ilowbert dict Paris esté inter dict Seigneur
rogué sur les Articles Demandes qui propre main, s'ensuyent, &c. Paris, voyla
Boiduel qui escrivoit apres avoyr faict, disvt,
responce, retourne t'en
Boiduell dict Mons.
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939] STATE TRIALS, 9 ELIz. 1567. —Trial of Powrie, and others, [940
Royne et me recommendes bien humblement à sa bonne grace, et luy dictes que tout yra bien,
car Mons. Jacques Balfour et moy n'avons
dormis tout la nuyte ains avons mis ordre en
toute, ot avons apreste le logis, et dictes à la
Royne que je luy envoye ce dyamant que tu luy
porteras, et que j'avoy mon cuetur luy que non aultrement que qu'il desia envoyeraye tresvollunties, mais l'ay pas depose desposition faite neufieme
dict Paris faist, trouve chambre des meutre Roy, qui fust mesme jour que
comptes, luy demande s'il plasoyt rendre response aux lettres Royne que Mons. Boduel luy avoyt baillies. Ouy (cé dit-il) la-dessus prend papier incontinent
Royne couchast logis Roy Kirkafeld, (ainsy comme souvient fort bien)
dit Paris voulloyt dresser lict chambre qui estoyt droyt soubs Roy, ainsy que Mons.