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316 One Capten Vallen (is sayed) to be likewise executed for that murder. And that a servant of therle Bothwelles shuld be taken who shuld [hath] confess[ed that] therle [was] to be in ꝑson at the murder, and that he did cary[ed] in two trukes made for apparell only [certen gon] powder therin for the purpose.

[Sondry others ar also taken who confess y$e$ Erle Bothwelle being at y$e$ murdre, w$t$ some other very strãg thỹges frome other noble mẽ that now joyne w$t$ the Hamiltõs, were p̃ve that the kynge shuld be rydd out of his liff, but not p̃ve of y$e$ mañe$r$.]

(In dorso,) A note of the courrentes in Scotland, sence the xiiij$th$ of June.

(2.) Vol. xiv. art. 53—A Letter from William Kyrkcaldy, Laird of Grange, to the Earl of Bedford, dat. Edinburgh, Aug. 10, 1567: informs him of Bothwell's arrival at Orkney, and of his (Kyrkcaldy's) appointment with Tullibardine to go in pursuit of him:

(3.) Same volume, art. 82.—Letter from David Sincler to the Earl of Bedford, Sept. 15, 1567. Entry of the regent (Murray) and the lords into the Castle of Edinburgh. Escape of Both well in Shetland from the Laird of Grange, and the capture of one of his ships:

My Lord, Est my maist humyll comendatioriis of vise. I reprewid syndrye of you$r$ lordshippes