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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Title: 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.
Author: Standsfield, Philip, defendant. d. 1688,
Publication: Edinburgh :: Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to the King's most Sacred Majesty,; Anno Dom. 1688.
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Subject terms: Trials (Treason) -- Scotland.; Trials (Murder) -- Scotland.; Standsfield, Philip, -- d. 1688,
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James Dick in New milns, aged fourty seven years, married, pur∣ged and sworn; Depones that the Pannal Philip Standsfield and the De∣ponent being at Morum after taking up of the Corps, and discoursing a∣bout the finding of the Body in the water, the Deponent said to the Pannal, that he saw something in the water, when they were searching after Sir James, but he did not suppose it to be Sir James's Body, and the Pannal said, I saw him before any of you: Depones that he saw the Body after it was taken out of the water at the Brink of the Brae, and went alongst with the Body a piece of the way, and observed no water come from the Mouth. And this is the Truth as he shal answer to God. Sic subscribitur.

James Dick.