History of the Scottish expedition to Norway in 1612Michell, Thomas
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History of the Scottish expedition to Norway in 1612
Michell, Thomas
Norway -- History -- Scottish Expedition, 1612
tak ony men heirefter under the pane of dead certifeing thame that
failyees or dois in the contrair that thay salbe takin apprehendit
and execute to the dead without favour and without ony respect of
thair birth qualyteis or uther conditioun quhatsomevir, And siclyke
to command charge and inhibite the maisteris awnaris and marineris
of all and quhatsomevir schippis and veschellis that thay onnawys
presome nor tak upoun hand to mak saill nor to transport ony of the
saidis sojouris and men of weare listit and tane up for the saidis
weares of Swaden under the foirsaid pane of dead And yf neid beis
to fens and arrest the saidis schippis and to tak the saillis from
the raes swa that thay depairt not As alswa to command and charge
all schireffis justices of peace provestis and bailleis of burrowis
and utheris judgeis officiaris and magistratis to burgh and land,
that whenevir they salbe adverteist be complaynt or uthirwys that
ony personis ar preist and tane to be transportit as said is that
they immediatlie rail his Majesteis subjectis nixt adjacent yf neid
beis and releve the persone or personis swa tane and prest aganis
their will, And that thay tak and apprehend suche personis as ar the
takaris of thame and keepe thame in sure firmance quhill ordour be
tane for thair tryall and punneishment as appertineth.
2.
[Sidenote: Proclamation aganis the souldiouris listed for Swaden.]
Forsamekle as the lordis of secrete counsell hes ressavit sindrie
informationis that of laite thair hes bene ane verie extraordinar and
uncouthe oppressioun committit upoun divers of oure soverane lordis
good subjectis be certane personis undir the pay and commandiment
of the Capitanes and utheris bowne for the weares of Swaden who
haveing shaikin af all reverence of the law and regaird of ordour
modestie and discretioun hes most presumptouslie at thair handis
without lauchfull warrand power or commissioun violentlie prest and
tane a grite many honnest menis sones and servandis and hes caryed
thame to their schippis aganis thair will of purpois to transport
thame to Swaden And the further to testifie their most presumptous
and heich contempt divers of thame in swaggering manner gois athorte
the countrey awayting the tyme and occasioun how and whair thay may
apprehend ony personis travelling in thair lauchfull adois and yf
thay may be maisteris of thame thay immediatlie lay handis on thame
and be force and violence caryis thame to the nixt shoir whair thay
haif thair boites in reddines to tak thame aboard of thair shippis
sua that thair is suche a feir and dredour rissin amangis the commoun
people that nane of thame dar travell in thair lauchfull adois unles
thay be accompanyed and upoun thair gaird able to withstand and
resist the violence and injurie of the saidis personis and divers
young and able fellowis who war resolvit to haif come to thir pairtis
to haif awaitit upoun the harvest and cutting down of the cornis, ar
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