Transcribed from:Publications of the Scottish History Society, Volume XII.
The Court Book of The Barony of Urie in Kincardineshire, 1604-1747
Edited by Rev. Douglas Gordon Barron, M.A., Edinburgh, October 1892
The Barroune Court of Wry, hauldin in Woodheid on the sevint day of November 1621 zeir, in nam and behalf of ane nobill and potent lord Francis, erle of Erroll, Lord Hay, etc., and William Hay of Wry, heritable propriaters of the saidis landis, and in name of ane honorable man Maister William Reid in Cowy, thair bailzie, James Thomsoune, notter, Clark, Alexander Hay, officiar, Dauid Mitchell, Dempster. The suits calit, the Court fensit and affirmit.
Absextis.
James Dewiny in Montquliciche.
Maister Andro Leslie thair.
George Dewny thair.
William Duthie thair.
Alexander Duthie thair.
Archibald Duncane thair.
George Milne in Corsley.
Robert Duncane in Cairntoune.
John Hendersoun in Bannageiche.
Gilbert Barclay in Magray.
Stephane Forbes in Cowy.
Alexander McKay at the miln of Cowy.
Arcliibald Murray thair.
Alexander Burnett thair.
The said day the haill absents aboun wreitten ar decernit to pey the sowme of fyve pundis for thair absence, and the officiar ordeanit to poynd for the same.
The said day George Straquhan decernit be his awin confessioun to pey to Thomas CRUIKSHANK liii s. 4 d. for ane eln broun fleming, xxj s. for ane eln bred lyning,1 x s. for ane vther eln of thrie quarter bred, xviij s. for ane vnce edgit frenzies,2 with xxv s. monie.
The said day James Milne in Cowy is decernit to pey to the Laird ane boll malt restand be him of the crop 1620 zeirs, withine terme of law, wnder the pain of poynding.
1. A particular kind of soft woollen cloth, so called from the Flemings' who introduced its manufacture into Scotland.
2. Pointed fringe. It was evidently sold by weight.
28th Jully 1735.
Presentia said Baillie ; anent the Complaint given in by the Fiscall against Alexander Youngson, younger in Balnagight, and Robert CRUIKSHANK, younger in Montboys, for their mutuall beating, bruising, and blooding of one another, grapling with each other, and throwing one another to the ground, and that upon the twenty fourth day of June last. Compeared the said defenders, and denyed the lybell, and the fiscall offered to prove the same by witnesses. Wherupon compeard Andrew Meason, younger in Glithno, unmarried man, aged twenty five years or thereby, witness, addmitted, sworn, purged of partiall concill, and interrogate, depon'd that at the time lybelled he saw the defenders throw a dogg1 at each other, and then grapple with one another, that the said Alexander Youngson did throw Robert CRUIKSHANK violently to the ground, that he saw them both blooding when they were parted. And this is the truth, as he shall answer to God.
Andrew Meason.
James Gordon.
Compear'd John Glenny in Montboy, unmarried man, aged twenty years or thereby, witness, admitted id supra, and solemnly sworn, depon'd conformis presidente in omnihus, only with this variation, that he saw no blood upon Alexander Youngson when he and Robert CRUIKSHANK were parted from other. And this is truth, as he shall answer to God.
John Glennie.
James Gordon, bailie.
John Mauie, Clk.
28th Jully 1735, Presentia Baillie forsaid.
The Baillie forsaid haveing consider'd the forsaid lybell with the witnesses depositions, finds both the blooding and beating proven against the said Alexander Youngson, younger, and the beating proven against the said Robert CRUIKSHANK, and therfor ammerciates the said Alexander Youngson in the sum of fifty pound Scots, and the said Robert CRUIKSHANK in ten pound, to be payed to the fiscall for the heritors behoof, and ordains them to goe to prison until the same be payed.
James Gordon, balie.
John Maule, Clk.
1. A lever used by blacksmiths in hooping cart-wheels.
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