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.
Author
Standsfield, Philip, defendant. d. 1688,
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Edinburgh :: Printed by the heir of Andrew Anderson, Printer to the King's most Sacred Majesty,
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 17, 2024.

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Agnes Bruce Servant to the deceast Sir Iames Standsfield, aged twenty four years, unmarried, purged and sworn, Depones, That a little before Harvest last, she being in the Kitchin of New-milns with Philip Stands∣field the Pannal, she saw him take a Cup of Ale, and drink the confusion of the Pope, and the King, and heard him bid Samuel Spofforth sit down on his Knees and drink the same, which accordingly he did, after this the Deponent went up Stairs, and knows no more what past at that time, but heard they drank more confusions; Depones, that about a week after it being talked in the house, that he had drunk the confusi∣ons aforesaid, he said to the Deponent, God damn him if he knew who divulged it, he would be their Death: And this is the Truth as she shal answer to God, depones she cannot write, Sic subscribitur.

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