James VI and the Gowrie mystery . ^ •) / 4tv>i/S k1 *£ >»*. »- .( . ^ •• ^ / fe\V^ >^- V>»--* , .i V ^ ,,,- i:1fc-ff&*l l> l\-™ »• *5 *• .--^, ,V 6< fi, ,<, •• •-• t. Jxfa .4 &*v* •,- ^ .^^ •• ( I. ^ *• /• .. HANDWRITING OF LOGAN(Jauuary 1585-6) p. 196. THE LAIRD AND THE NOTARY 197 which, at the end of his life, as we shall see, Sprotattested by signed endorsements, were in his coursehand. He had them ready for customers, when hewas arrested in April 1608, and they were doubt-less found in his kist on the day before his death,with the alleged original of Letter IV. U
James VI and the Gowrie mystery . ^ •) / 4tv>i/S k1 *£ >»*. »- .( . ^ •• ^ / fe\V^ >^- V>»--* , .i V ^ ,,,- i:1fc-ff&*l l> l\-™ »• *5 *• .--^, ,V 6< fi, ,<, •• •-• t. Jxfa .4 &*v* •,- ^ .^^ •• ( I. ^ *• /• .. HANDWRITING OF LOGAN(Jauuary 1585-6) p. 196. THE LAIRD AND THE NOTARY 197 which, at the end of his life, as we shall see, Sprotattested by signed endorsements, were in his coursehand. He had them ready for customers, when hewas arrested in April 1608, and they were doubt-less found in his kist on the day before his death,with the alleged original of Letter IV. Up toAugust 11, at a certain hour, Government hadneither the alleged original, nor Sprots coursehand copy of Letter IV, otherwise he would nothave needed to quote IV from memory, as he didon that occasion. Among these minor forgeries, to be used inblackmailing operations, was a letter nominally fromLogan to one Ninian or Eingan Chirnside. This manwas a member of the family of Chirnside of EasterChirnside ; his own estate was Whitsumlaws. Allthese Chirnsides and Humes of Berwickshire were aturbulent and lawless gang, true borderers. Ninianis addressed, by Logan, as brother; they weremost intimate friends. It was Ninian who (as th
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