George, by the grace of God, King of Great Britain, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, to our lovits, [blank] macers, messengers at arms, our sheriffs in that part, conjunctly and severally, specially constitute, greeting. For as much as, it is humbly meaned and complained to us by James Carruthers walker at the walk-mill of Wamphray, with concourse of Robert Dundass, younger of Arnistoun, our advocate, for our interest, upon Colonel Francis Charteris of Ampsfield, that where by the law of God, and the laws of this and all other well govern'd realms, the ravishing of women, the violent carryibng away of a woman from one place to another, for satisfying the ravisher's lust ... are crimes of a high nature, and punlishable with the severest pains. Yet true it is, and of verity that the said Colonel Francis Charteris of Ampsfield, is guilty as actor, airt and part of the foresaid crimes, or one or other of them: ....
Scotland.High Court of Justiciary.
[Edinburgh : s.n.,
1723]
An act of accusation, dated 24 January 1723 and signed "Da. Laing, Cls. Dpt.", against Francis Charteris of Ampsfield for ravishing Janet Wilson, wife of James Carruthers.
At foot: List of assizers [48 names] against Colonel Francis Charteris of Ampsfield.
Title from beginning of text.
ESTC
Crawford, J.L.L. Bibliotheca Lindesiana. Catalogue of English broadsides,
Charteris, Francis, 1675-1732
Rape
Scotland Edinburgh.