Archibald Dumbar Merchant in Edinburgh, aged 26 years, Married, purged, and Sworn, Depones, that the Deponent having met with the deceast Sir James Standsfield at Culter: But he does not remember positively the time, but it was either in the year of this Kings Parliament, or the Harvest before, and Sir James and the Deponent, and some other company being in an
The tryal of Philip Standsfield, son to Sir James Standsfield, of New-Milns;: for the murder of his father, and other crimes libel'd against him. / Published by authority.
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- The tryal of Philip Standsfield, son to Sir James Standsfield, of New-Milns;: for the murder of his father, and other crimes libel'd against him. / Published by authority.
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- Standsfield, Philip, defendant. d. 1688,
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- Anno Dom. 1688.
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- Trials (Treason) -- Scotland.
- Trials (Murder) -- Scotland.
- Standsfield, Philip, -- d. 1688,
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"The tryal of Philip Standsfield, son to Sir James Standsfield, of New-Milns;: for the murder of his father, and other crimes libel'd against him. / Published by authority." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A94853.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed June 8, 2024.
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Roum: Sir James was discoursing of his Sons undutyfulness, and within a little while having heard a shot at the utter-door of the house, and the Deponent, and others offering to go out to see what the matter was. Sir James was unwilling to let them, least they should come to Hasard. And thereafter having heard another Shot, they did offer to go down again, and Sir James still diswaded them, & said, that it might be his distracted Son Philip. And they having enquired, if he was in the Country, and how he came to fear any harm from him, Sir James said, he believed he was in the Country, and that in his going South he had followed him to Lothian-burn, and shot two Pistols, first one, and then another at him, and if it had not been that Sir James was well horsed, and his Son Philip upon a work∣horse, he had killed him. And Samuel Menzies having said he was sure there could not be Ball in them. Sir James said, he had gotten too many proofs of his Sons unnaturality to him, that he had no will to be in his reverence. Depones that Sir Iames all that night went not to Bed, and the Deponent sat up with him, and conveyed him in to Edinburgh. And this is the truth as he shall answer to God. Sic subscribitur.
Archibald Dunbar.