fect of his speech on the assembly would seem to
have been considerable, and it is very apparent that the party in power
had no desire to make any fight, for the Chancellor anxiously excused
Lindsay to the King as "ane man of the old world, that cannot answer
formallie nor get speech reverentlie in your Grace's presence." This
roused the brother of the culprit, a certain Mr. Patrick Lindsay,
otherwise described as a Churchman, who was by no means content to see
the head of his house thus described, nor yet that Lord Lindsay should
come "in the King's will," thus accepting forfeiture or any other
penalties that might be pronounced against him. Accordingly he
interfered in the following remarkable way:--

"To that effect he stamped on his brother's foot to latt him
understand that he was not content with the decree which the
Chancellour proponed to him. But this stamp of Mr. Patrick's was so
heavy upon his brother's foot, who had ane sair toe which was
painful to him, wherefore he looked to him and said, 'Ye were over
pert to stampe upon my foot; were you out of the King's presence I
would overtake you upon the mouth.' Mr. Patrick, hearing the vain
words of his brother, pled on his knees before the King and the
Justice, and made his petition to them in this manner: 'Sir, if it
will please your Grace and your honorabill counsall, I desire of
your Grace, for His cause that is Judge of all, that your Grace will
give me leave this day to speak for my brother, for I see there is
no man of law that dare speak for him for fear of your Grace; and
although he and I has not been at ane this mony yeires, yet my heart
may not suffer me to see the native house whereof I am descended to
perish!' So the King and the Justice gave him leave to speak for his
brother. Then the said Mr. Patrick raise off his knees, and was very
blythe that he had obtained that license with the King's favour. So
he began very reverentlie to speak in this manner, saying to the
whole lords of Parliament, and to the rest of them that were
accusers of his brother at that time, with the rest of the lords
that were in the summons of forfaltrie, according to their dittay,
saying: 'I beseech you all, my lords, that be here present, for His
sake that will give sentence and judgment on us all at the last day,
that ye will remember now instantly is your time ... therefore