Power, - Duty, - Liability of Magistrates relative to Prisoners.
Roxburgh v. Renton
Date: 16 January 1630 Case No. No 27.
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Roxburgh had charged Renton, Sheriff of Berwick, to take and apprehend a rebel, and delivers him to the Bailies of Dumfries. After warding, the rebel escaped. The creditor pursues the Sheriff for the debt The Lords absolve him in respect of his diligence.
