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A78605	The charge of high treason, murders, oppressions, and other crimes, exhibited to the Parliament of Scotland against the Marquess of Argyle and his complices, January 23. 1661.	England and Wales. Sovereign (1660-1685 : Charles II)	1661 (1661)	Wing C2056; Thomason E1083_1; ESTC R207960	22,777	33

THE CHARGE OF HIGH TREASON MURDERS OPPRESSIONS And other CRIMES EXHIBITED To the Parliament of SCOTLAND AGAINST THE Marquess of Argyle And his COMPLICES January 23. 1661. LONDON Printed for Richard L●●●des at the White Lion in St. Pauls Church yard near the little North doore 1661. CHARLES by the grace of God King of Great Britain France and Ireland Defender of the Faith To _____ Heralds Pursivants and Messengers of armes respective conjunctly and severally specially constituted Greeting Forsomuch as it is humbly mean'd and complain'd to US by our trusty and well-beloved Counseller Sir John Fletcher Knight our Advocate for our interest in the action under-written and by Sir James Lamount of Inneryue Knight for himself and in the behalf of his kindred friends Vassals Tennants and Servants _____ parties grieved and damnisyed in manner after specified upon Archibald Marquess of Argyle George Campbell his Justice and Sheriff Deputy James Campbell of Ardkinglar Officer under the said Marquess his command Colin Campbell of Stra●uhir Duncan Campbell of E●angreg Officer under the command of the said Marquess John Campbell Fiare of Dunstafneich Officer also under the said Marquess's command Dongal Campbell alias Mackconnichie of Innerram Officer under the said Marquess's command Du●can Campbell Uncle to the Laird of Lochnell Officer under the said Marquess's command Robert Campbell of Auchimwilling John Campbell of Ardtariche Hew Campbell his Son Colin Campbell of Otter Patrick Campbell his Brother _____ Campbell of Derburgh Charles Campbell of Ballach●ll E●er Campbell of Kilbryd his Brother D●●e 〈◊〉 Glasie alias Campbell in Glead●●●ell John Ger Campbell there John Ma●k●●● Officer to the said George Campbell D●nald 〈◊〉 of Glensel●ech Andrew Macklaneidan● Uncle to Archibald Marklanchlant of Lethimetre A●gus Mack●h●er●●k Son to E●●r Mackener●ek of Obb James Campbell of Ormsay D●●gald Mackleriehe of Bralycha●● D●ncan Macknil●i●●r in Es●●g Archibald Campbell in Evinn●cha●●e Son-in-Law to the said Land of Otter Mr. Colin Mackla●chlan● Min●i●●● L●b●aylisheid All or the most part of them being the said Marqurss of Argyle his Friends Followers or Complicer under his command and such as he might have stopt or let That where notwithstanding by the 129. Act of the eight Parliament of Our dearest Grand-father King James the sixth of blessed Memory His Majesty and His three Estates then Assembled in Parliament ratifyed and approved the Royal Power and Authority over all Estates As well Spirituall as Temporall within this Realm in the person of His Majesty His Heires and Successors and did Statute and Ordinance that his Highnesse and his Successors by themselves and their Counsels were and should be Judges Competent to all persons his Highness's Subjects of whatsoever degree sunction estate o● condition they should be of in all matters wherein they o● any of them should be apprehended summoned or charged to answer And that none should presume not take upon hand to decline the judgement of his Highnesse his I ●eites and Successors or their Councell in the premises under the pain of Treason And sicklike by the first Act of the eight Parliament of our said dearest Grand-father King James the sixth His Majesties Soveraign Authority Princely Power Royal Prerogative and Priviledge of his Crown over all Estates Petions and Causes whatsoever And the whole Estates then conveen'd in Parliament for them and their Successon faithfully promised perpetually to acknowledg obey maintain defend and advance the Life Honour Safety Dignity Soveraign Authority and Prerogative Royal of Our ●id deatest Grand-father his Heires and Successors and Priviledge of the Crown with their Lives Lands and Goods And to withstand all Persons Powers and Estates who should presume any waies to impugne or prejudge the same Which Act is ratifyed by the third Act by the first Parliament of King Charles the first of blessed Memory our dearest Father Likeas by the third and forth Acts of King James the first his first Parliament and by the 37. Act of the second Parlialiament of King James the first and severall other Acts His Statute that none rebell against the Kings Person or Authority or if they do in the contrary or make War against his Liedges or reset any such Traitots or supplie them in red or counsill or doe favours to Rebells or any waye● assist them or doe not rise at His Majesties command being required they being convicted thereof are punishable as Traitors Likeas by the 134. Act Parl. 8. the 10. Act of the 10. Parl. of King James the 6. All depravers of His Majesties Lawes and medlars in His Majesties affaires or Misconstruers of His Proceedings whereby any mistake may be moved between His Majesty and his loving subjects are punishable by death Likeas by the 1. Act of King James the fift his 3. Parliament and by the 51. Act of the 11. Parl. of King James the 6. All burners of folks in their houses all burners of houses and Cornes and wilfull fire-faising As also all murder or slaughter of His Majesties Liedges where the party slain is under trust credit assurance and power of the flayer the same is declared Treason and Laese-Majesty Likeas by the 75. Act of Queen Maries Parliament 9. and divers other Acts it is Statute that no manner of person of persons of whatsoever Quality Estate Condition or Degree they be Liedges of this Realm Attempt to raise any bands of men of War on horse or foot without special ●icence in Writ had and obtain'd of the Queens Majesty for the time and Her Successors under the pain of death to be executed upon the raisers and risers in Arms. As also by the 50. Act of the 11. Parliament of King Iames the 6. it is Statute and Ordain'd that in case it shall happen any landed man to be convicted of the crime of common thest reset of theft or stealth reift in time comming They shall incur the caime and poine of Treason That is to say Tinsell and forfeiture of Life Lands and Goods Likeat by the common Law and practice of this Nation all Committers of Murder Man-slaughter Robbery Rapine or Reiff is punishable by death and who are Act or Part of any such crimes As also by the same Lawes all private Imprisoners Keepers of private Pritions and false Imp●●soners and all Oppression whatsoever are punishable in the like manner Nevertheless the Persons above named complain'd upon having laid aside all Fear of God Loyalty and Obedience to their Soveraign Lord and King natural affection and reciprocal duty to their Countreymen and sellow Subjects Have most traicesously trecherously perfidiously and cruelly committed the crime of high Treason and other crimes Murders Oppressions Robbeties Misdoods and Malversations underwritten contrary to out said Laws and Acts of Partiament and thereby have incurred the tespective pains and punishments therein contained In so fatas the said Persons above written Desendants porticularly the said Marquess of Argyle George Campbell his Servant and Justice and Sheriff-deputy James Campbell of Ardkinglas Colin Campbell of Straquhir Robers

Sir Iames Le●●ind his two brethren Robert Lamond of Escog Patrick Lamond his onely Son Dancan L●mand his Brother and Iohn Lamond of A●chingylie prisoners to the said George Campbell Sheriff Deputy to the said Marquess his house of 〈◊〉 at which time the said persons or one or other of them most Villanously contrary to the said capitulation lawes and acts of Parliament aforesaid burnt the said Sir Iames Lamonds mansion house of I●●a●e Of the which cruell crimes of treason murders fire raisings burnings oppressions robberies and other crimes above mentioned committed contrary to our said lawes and acts of Parliament and the capitulation above-written the said defendents and particularly the said Mar●ness of Argyle at least one or other of them were aiders abetters assisters commenancers contrivers promoters and countellers of the same Ninethly the said Persons Defendants or one or other of them contrary to the aforesaid Capitulations Our Laws and Acts of Parliament upon the _____ day of Inac 1646. most traiterously and perfidiously did carry the whole people who were in the said houses of Escog and Towars in the said Boats to the Village of Den●●●e and there most cruelly traiterously and persidiously caused hang upon one tree near the number of thirty six persons most of them being special Gentlemen of the name of Lamond and Vassals to the said Sir Iames viz. Neill M●c●parrick altas Lamond Archibald Lamond son to Baron Mach pa●rick of ●ersto●ne Robert Lamond his brother Duncan Lamond brother to the said Robert and Hugh Lamond their other brother Dancan Gerlamend in Kil●sarneck Gocie and Iohn L●●●●ds his som● Ew●n Lamond in Midtowars Gilbert Lamond D●●can Lamond Iohn Mackqutin alias Lamond Ar●hibald Mack●●in alias Lo●●nd his brother Donald Mackqu●in alias Lamond Duncan and Iohn Lamonds sons to Walter ●am●●d brother Germane to the Laird of Escog Hugh Lamond in Corrs of the Carris Robert Lamond in the Carris Du●can Lamond there Augus Lamond there Donald Lamond there Walter Lamond there Duncan Lamond called Mackwalter there Alexander Lamond in Ardyne of Nethercowall William Lamond Iohn Mackqutin younger alias Lamond Patrick Brigle son to the deceased Mr. Iohn Beigle Minister at Ruliesay Dovgall Haerper alias Mackalaster servant to the said Sir Iames Lamond Iohn ●●●ond son to Gilbert Lamond of Knockour Gilbert Macklay in Glendarewall Iames Lamond in Ardyne Donald Lamond Iames Mackquein alias Lamond in Netherconall Iames Lamond his son and Iohn Mackpatrick alias Lamond in Ardyne And also the said Persons Defendants or one or other of them upon the foresaid _____ day of Iune 1646. most cruelly barbarously inhumanely and unchristianly murdered with durks and cut down with swords and Pistols the persons following viz. Iohn Lamond in Auchinshallech who being about the age of fourscore years having a Flux upon him and being also pin'd away with hunger and thirst they most cruelly and barbarously stobb'd him with durks and skanes at the Ladder-foot and did also most barbarously murder stob and cut down the persons following viz. Thomas Brown Neill Mankneill Meldonich Mackman Iohn Mackman his Brother Archibald Hamilton Meldonick Mackilmichael Robert Michael Iohn Mackinlay Iohn Hendry Alexander Hundry Patrick Hendry Iohn Lamond Angus Mackilm●●● Iohn Mackyunes Iohn Macekdongall Iohn Henry William Mackwilliam alias Wilson Hew Mackcrow Iohn Mackcr●w his Brother Iohn Mackperson Donald Mackperson Duncan Mackperson Donald Mackilbreid Lamond Duncan Lamond Duncan Mackalaster Thomas Membryd Iohn Michaelson Iohn Moodie and Iohn Iamison then Provost of R●besay who being shot thrice through the body finding some life in him did thrust severall durks and skanes in him and at last did cut his throat with a long durk The said Iohn Iamison not only representing His Majesties authority as a prime magistrate of his burgh Royal was so cruelly murchered in contempt thereof and of the Statutes made in that behalf And to manifest their further cruelty they did cast some of the aforesaid persons into holes made for them who were spurning and wrestling whilst they were suffocated with earth having denyed to them any time to recommend themselves to God albeit earnestly desired and begg'd by the said murthered persons Insomuch that the Lord from Heaven did declare his wrath and displeasure against the foresaid inhumane cruelty by stricting the ●ree whereon they were hanged in the said moneth o● June being a lively fresh growing as●●tree at the Kirk-yard of Demer●c amongst many other fresh trees with leaves the Lord struck the said tree immediately thereafter so that the whole leaves fell from it and the tree withered never bearing leaf there after temaining so for the space of two years Which being cut down there spring out of the very heart of the roote thereof a spring like unto bloud popling up running in severall streames all over the roote and that for severall years thereafter Till the said murthere● or their savourers perceiving that it was remarked by persons of all ranks reforming there to see the miracle they did cause boock out the roote covering the whole with earth which was full of the said matter like bloud Of the which cruell murthers the said persons and specially the said Marquess of Argyle or one or other of them were authors actors aiders abetters assisters contrivers countenancers and 〈◊〉 many of the said persons defendents being Officers under the command of the said Marquess of Argyle Tenthly Upon the Month of _____ 1646. the said Sir James Lamond his said brethren and friends being detained prisoners at the said Marquess his house of Iunerary the said George Campbel Sheriff and Justice deputy to the said Marquess James Campbel of Ardkenglas Collunder thecommand of the said Marquest Dougall Campbell alias Mackconnachie of En●rran Maso● under the command of the said Marquess and certain other persons being met in a kind of Conventicle who did enquire of the said Sir Iames whether he would submit his life and s●● tune to them or not who answer'd That he would not pleading upon His Majesties Commission the Capitulation given to him and that he being the Kings Baron could not be judged by them none of them being such Whereunto the said George Campbell replied that the said Sir Iames was a false Knave and that he would judge him whether he would or not and hang him as Justice-deputy of the said Marquess of Argyle at which time the said George Campbell did rob and seize upon the summe of 1000 l. belonging to Archibald Lamond Brother to the said Sir James and having within a little time hereafter searched the said Sir James for the said Capitulation finding that he had it not and they considering the prejudice that might follow to them thereby they caused the said Sir James to subscribe a paper penned by the said George declaring therein that his quarrell was unjust and that he repented thereof as also that he did pass from the Capitulation which paper with certain other Articles therein was subscribed by the said Sir James he being compelled thereto for fear of