Power, - Duty, - Liability of Magistrates relative to Prisoners.
Crichton v. Watson
Date: 18 July 1628 Case No. No 21.
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Robert Crichton Sheriff in that part of, viz. Dumfries, being charged by Andrew Watson to take the Laird of Otterburn, suspends the first charge, alleging it to be null, because the charger did not show the rebel to him, nor offered to go with him foot for foot to search for him. To which it was answered, That not only the Sheriff did no diligence after the charge to take the rebel, but it was offered to be proved by the Sheriff's oath, that he saw him diverse times after the charge. The Lords ordained the letters to be put to farther execution.
