James VI and the Gowrie mystery . <i- HANDWRITING OF SPROT(July 5, 1COS) p. 210. THE FINAL CONFESSIONS OF THE NOTARY 211 in November was sent back with letters to days later, Matthew took Sprot to Coldingham,to meet Bower, and get his answer to the letters. Itwas a Sunday; these devotees heard sermon, andthen dined together at John Corsars. After dinnerBower took Sprot apart, and showed him two Sprot read to him the first few words, that hemight know which letter he had to answer ? Thefirst letter shown (so Sprot writes on the margin ofhis recorded deposition) refe
James VI and the Gowrie mystery . <i- HANDWRITING OF SPROT(July 5, 1COS) p. 210. THE FINAL CONFESSIONS OF THE NOTARY 211 in November was sent back with letters to days later, Matthew took Sprot to Coldingham,to meet Bower, and get his answer to the letters. Itwas a Sunday; these devotees heard sermon, andthen dined together at John Corsars. After dinnerBower took Sprot apart, and showed him two Sprot read to him the first few words, that hemight know which letter he had to answer ? Thefirst letter shown (so Sprot writes on the margin ofhis recorded deposition) referred to the money owedto Logan, by the Earl of Dunbar, for Gunnisgreenand the lands of Flemington. Logan had expectedto get the purchase money from Dunbar in London;he never got more than 18,000 out of 33,000 wrote for Bower the answer to this businessletter, and gave it to Matthew Logan to be sent toLogan in London. Matthew, being interrogated,denied that he sent any letter back to Logan, thoughhe owned that Sprot wr
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