rum sequacium; ac aliis
interrogandis similiter reddendis, et tanquam heretice pravitatis
fautorem et male de fide sentientem accusandum fore et accusari ac
condempnari debere. Testimonia quoque et probationes, si necesse fuerit,
desuper recipi, jurari, et admitti; ac in premissis omnibus et singulis
summarie et de plano sine strepitu et figura judicii prout juris fuerit
procedendum fore et procedi debere; Vel ad allegandum causam
rationabilem quare premissa fieri non deberent; Cum intimatione debita,
ut moris est, intimamus eidem quod sive dictis die et loco comparere
curaverit sive non comparuerit Nos nihilominus in premissis omnibus et
singulis procedere volumus et intendimus justitia mediante; Imprimis
absentia seu contumacia in aliquo non obstante; et ne periculum sit in
mora, et ut interim hujus hereses in hoc regno hucusque ab omni tali
labe et heretica peste per tanta temporis spatia sano, et post Christi
Salvatoris susceptam fidem inviolabiliter preservato, non oriantur nec
per Christi fideles audiantur, vobis omnibus et singulis supradictis,
modo et forma premissis precipimus et mandamus, quatenus auctoritate
nostra inhibentes omnibus et singulis Christi fidelibus cujuscunque
dignitatis, status, gradus, ordinis aut conditionis existant, ne dicto
Magistro P. sic ut premittitur, de heresi suspecto, favorem,
assistentiam, societatem, colloquium seu gratam audientiam praebeant;
nec in suis temerariis et insolentibus predicationibus disputationibus
seu conventiclis publice vel occulte quovis quesito colore vel ingenio
conveniant seu presentiam exhibeant; sed sibi et suis saltem de
premissis fautoribus resistere studeant, resistentiamque faciant et
procurent; ab illo quoque edendo, bibendo aut communicando in premissis
abstineant, donec de heresi et infamia desuper orta purgetur, et eundem
vitent sub pena excommunicationis majoris; Quam contrarium facientes
incurrere volumus et decernimus ipso facto. Et quos vos, etc. Datum,
etc.

APPENDIX C (p. 46).

CARDINAL BETOUN'S INCONTINENCE.

"While ... he was possessed," Mr M'Bain tells us, "of eminent qualities,
he led, in many respects, anything but a moral life. His favourite
mistress was Marion Ogilvie, daughter of Sir James, afterwards Lord,
Ogilvie of Airlie, to whom [as Abbot of Arbroath] he granted a liferent
lease of the lands of Burnton of Ethie, and other lands near the place,
for a small sum of money _and other causes_. This was on the 22nd of May
15