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B03781
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Information for Lord Basil Hamilton concerning the election of a commissioner for the barons of the shire of Wigton.
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Hamilton, Basil, Lord.
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Wing I164E; ESTC R178649
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great_a part_n of_o it_o consist_v of_o that_o whereupon_o no_o instrument_n be_v take_v in_o his_o hand_n as_o appear_v by_o his_o answer_n to_o lord_n basil_n second_o and_o three_o interrogatories_n when_o he_o be_v re-examined_a by_o which_o interrogatory_n it_o be_v evident_a that_o instrument_n be_v only_o take_v in_o the_o sheriff_n clerk_n hand_n upon_o the_o objection_n and_o answer_n make_v against_o any_o pretend_v right_o to_o elect_a or_o be_v elect_v commissioner_n 2_o do_v he_o have_v in_o it_o many_o thing_n whereupon_o no_o instrument_n be_v take_v at_o all_o as_o appear_v from_o his_o answer_n to_o the_o four_o and_o five_o interrogatories_n when_o first_o examine_v where_o he_o depones_fw-la that_o no_o instrument_n be_v take_v in_o his_o hand_n upon_o the_o motion_n of_o call_v in_o the_o lord_n or_o upon_o lord_n basil_n answer_n when_o desire_a tâ—_n vote_n who_o shall_v be_v praeses_fw-la that_o they_o may_v choose_v the_o master_n of_o stair_n page_n etc._n etc._n and_o it_o be_v not_o pretend_v that_o instrument_n be_v take_v upon_o either_o of_o these_o passage_n in_o any_o other_o person_n hand_n 3_o tio_fw-la the_o instrument_n contain_v falsehood_n as_o 1_o mo_z he_o give_v as_o the_o reason_n of_o the_o motion_n for_o call_v in_o the_o lord_n that_o they_o may_v see_v fair_a play_n and_o protect_v the_o baron_n from_o be_v overawe_v menace_v and_o threaten_v whereof_o they_o have_v complain_v several_a time_n that_o day_n he_o acknowledge_v as_o say_v be_v that_o there_o be_v no_o instrument_n upon_o this_o it_o be_v only_o his_o own_o assertion_n and_o not_o only_o there_o be_v nothing_o of_o this_o appear_v from_o either_o his_o own_o or_o any_o other_o deposition_n but_o the_o lord_n have_v not_o pretend_v this_o reason_n in_o their_o instrument_n and_o castle-stewart_n both_o by_o his_o lawyer_n before_o the_o parliament_n and_o in_o his_o interrogatory_n assign_v a_o other_o reason_n viz._n that_o the_o baron_n may_v advise_v 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interrogatory_n that_o he_o hear_v his_o father_n in_o name_n of_o many_o of_o the_o baron_n go_v to_o the_o end_n of_o the_o table_n where_o the_o clerk_n be_v sit_v and_o there_o do_v protest_v against_o the_o proceed_n of_o that_o meeting_n as_o altogether_o illegal_a and_o thereupon_o take_v instrument_n in_o crawfordston_n hand_n &_o that_o he_o have_v protest_v but_o his_o protestation_n be_v not_o mark_v by_o the_o sheriff-clerk_n if_o old_a phisgall_n have_v thus_o protest_v against_o the_o sheriff-clerk_n his_o protestation_n have_v be_v legal_a as_o no_o doubt_n young_a phisgall_n have_v have_v occasion_n to_o learn_v at_o the_o consultation_n but_o the_o instrument_n produce_v bear_v the_o same_o to_o have_v be_v take_v against_o several_a baron_n and_o not_o against_o the_o clerk_n and_o crawfordston_n in_o answer_n to_o lord_n basil_n second_a interrogatory_n at_o his_o first_o examination_n depones_fw-la that_o he_o see_v the_o clerk_n refuse_v no_o protestation_n 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