rciate Ronald
Macdonald, brother to James Macdonald in Allanquoich, and Alexander
Macintosh _alias_ Reoch, now servant to Thomas Gordon of Fetterletter,
in Strathaven, and each of them, in the sum of one hundred merks Scots
money, for their not appearing this day and place, to bear leal and
soothfast witnessing, in so far as they knew, or should be asked at
them, anent the said panels, Duncan Terig _alias_ Clerk, and
Alexander Bain Macdonald, their guiltiness of the crime of murder
mentioned in the said indictment, raised at the instance of his
Majesty's advocate against them thereanent, as they, who were lawfully
cited for that effect, thrice called, and not compearing.

(Signed) GILB. ELLIOT, I.P.D.

The Lords ordain the assize forthwith to inclose in the Exchequer-Room,
and to return their verdict against six o'clock in the afternoon
to-morrow, in this place; and ordain the haill fifteen then to be
present, and the panels to be carried back to prison.

_CURIA JUSTICIARIA S. D. N. Regis tenta in Nova Sessionis Domo
Burgi de Edinburgh, Duodecimo die Mensis Junij, 1754, per
honorabiles viros Carolum Areskine de Alva, Justiciarium Clericum,
Dominum Gilbertum Elliot de Minto, Magistros Alexandrum Fraser de
Strichen, Patricium Grant de Elchies, et Hugonem Dalrymple de
Drummore, Commissionarios Justiciarios dict. S. D. N. Regis._

_Curia legittime affirmata._

INTRAN.

DUNCAN TERIG _alias_ CLERK, and ALEXANDER BAIN MACDONALD,--Panels.

Indicted and accused as in the former Sederunt.

The persons who past upon the assize of the said panels, returned
their verdict, in presence of the saids Lords, whereof the tenor
follows:

AT EDINBURGH, the twelfth day of June, one thousand seven hundred
and fifty-four years.

THE ABOVE ASSIZE having inclosed, and having made choice of Robert
Forrester to be their chancellor, and William Sands to be their clerk;
and having considered the criminal indictment pursued at the instance
of William Grant of Prestongrange, Esq., his Majestie's Advocate, for
his Majestie's interest, against Duncan Terig alias Clerk, and
Alexander Bain Macdonald, both now prisoners in the tolbooth of
Edinburgh, panels, with the Lords Justice-Clerk and Commissioners of
Justiciary, their interlocutor thereupon; together with the depositions
of the witnesses adduced for provi