Yow shall also lett him understand concerning Andrew Ramsey, as wee wrote in or last lres to you wee wold; so did wee take to speedie order to have a tryall made what he could answere to the fowle fact of breach of his faith to the Kings Ministers who had him prisoner wch yor lres did charge him wth; for wch purpose, he being called before or Councell hid himself; and being often sum̅onedsu{m}oned and not appearing, is for his contempt at the Horn, whereby you may say unto the King, he hath now given us a good ground to punishe him by coorse of lawe; for that before although his fact proving true; we might have ever thought of him as a naughtie and unworthie person, yet could wee not have inflicted any punishement uppon him, for that the declaring of Shelmo is not in use wth us. But now having out of his owne fact putt himself in the daunger of the lawe wee have ground to proceed against him; whereby the King and all men shall see how much we detest such acts.
Wee have also taken a coorse to trye whenne the moneys came wch wee heard he had distributed to the men he levyed; And we doe find that the money came not out of Sweeden; but from whence he had it wee will spare to deliver at this pn̅tp{n}t, but at yor retorne wee will make you acquainted wth it, and by you, the King shall afterwardes understand.
Sir Robert Anstruther to the King.
From Coppenhagen 26 October 1612.
Humblie sheweth unto your Majestie,
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Doutles your Mtie heth hard, of that infortunat accident that hapned unto 3̅0̅0̅{300} of your Mis subjects, which landed in Norroway, under the conduict of Alexr Ramsay, (Lieutenant Coronell unto Coronel Ramsay) captane Hay, and Captane Sinclaire. Efter they had martched six dayis within the cuntry, pressing to goe through to Sweden, were overcharged by the inhabitants of the cuntry, and all killed, except some few, of which the said lieutenant Ramsay, and Captane Bruce, James Monypenny, and James Scott these foure were sent to Denmark efter their coming hither, a counsell of warre was called, to have examined them, and efterward to have given judgement upon them. Efter I had spoken with them, and fand that theire journey was interprysed rashly, and rather simple then weel advysed; for not one of them had any kynd off commission or warrant to shew, nather from the late King Charles, nather from Gustavus, neither from Coronell Ramsay; wherein first they would have beene condemned of great simplicitie, or ignorance: and nixt founde to be plaine invaders, and ravers of the Kings Dominiouns, and subjects, and a severe judgeme̅tjudgem{e}t would have followed, in regairde the King was much discontented, for eviting of this publick censure, and danger, I thought good to labour to have them privily examined in the presence only of the Chancellore and Bredo Rantzow, where I was myself, (unworthie) present: their depositione is sent with them selfs unto your Mtie hoping it shall be farre better for them to come into the hands of your Royall Mtie whoe ever had used grace, and clemencie unto those, that offends of simplicitye, and not of willfulnes.
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