Is this the same Archibald Douglas ...''On the which day the Carrick pursuivant, sheriff in that part, compeared and presented a royal summons under the great seal, concerning the summons of Margaret Forrester, widow of the late James Colville of Easter Wemyss, James Colville, son of the late James, and his other bairns, before the king and his three estates, the tenor whereof follows:

King James, etc., to lyon king at arms, Ross, Marchmont and Rothesay, heralds, James Johnston, John Pardovan, Robert Black, Thomas Hamilton, James Lindsay, key keepers, Ormond, Bute, Dingwall and Carrick, pursuivants, John Gourlay, William Hardy, Archibald Heriot and Alexander Hutton, messengers, sheriffs in that part. Gives command that they summon in the presence of witnesses Margaret Forrester, widow of James Colville of Easter Wemyss, James Colville, son and alleged heir of James, personally, if possible, and any other widows, sons and daughters having interest, at the market crosses of Stirling, Clackmannan and Cupar, to compear in parliament to be held at Edinburgh in the tolbooth on 2 March next, for seeing and hearing James declared to have incurred the crime of lese-majesty while he lived by the three estates, for his treasonable contravention of our mandate on 21 August last, and for other causes moving the king, to enter [ward] at Blackness Castle, on pain of treason, which he not only disobeyed, but he immediately afterwards associated himself with Archibald [Douglas], earl of Angus, and George Douglas, his brother german, rebels and traitors, in counselling and acting with them to the destruction of the king and lieges, and therefore the memory of James is to be damned, and all his possessions, lands, goods, etc., at that time and afterwards are to remain with the king, and all goods sold, given or donated afterwards to his wife or anyone else are to be recovered, to remain for the king and his finance in perpetuity. And further it is to be intimated to the persons that whether they compear or not, the king and his justiciar will proceed to justice, and these letters are to be returned duly executed and endorsed. And those who execute the letters are to be present on that day, carrying the witnesses of the summons in writing, committing full power thereto. Under the great seal, Edinburgh, 10 January [1541], 28th year of the reign.

After this summons was read, the same sheriff proved in parliament that it was executed by his endorsement and certain witnesses contained in the endorsement, who were produced by him in that place and sworn, namely Alexander Hutton, messenger, John Cargill, John Rennie and John Kerr, the tenor of which endorsement follows:

On 15 January, the year of God foresaid, I, Carrick pursuivant, one of the sheriffs in that part within constituted, passed at the command of these our sovereign lord's letters and summoned Margaret Forrester, the widow of the late James Colville of Easter Wemyss, personally apprehended, to compear before our sovereign lord and his justice at the day and place within written, with continuation of days, to the effect within written, after the form of these our sovereign lord's letters in all points and articles contained therein. And upon the same day and on 16 January, I passed to the market crosses of Stirling and Clackmannan and there, by open proclamation, summoned James Colville, son to the said late James Colville, and the rest of his bairns and daughters and all others having interest, to compear before our sovereign lord and his justice at the day and place within written, with continuation of days, to the effect within written, in all points after the form of these letters. This I did before these witnesses: Alexander Hutton, messenger, John Craigingelt, provost of Stirling, and Archibald Spittal, John Cargilll, John Kerr and John Rennie, with diverse others.

Upon 17 January, I passed to the market cross of the burgh of Cupar and there, by open proclamation, summoned James Colville, son to the said late James, and the rest of his bairns and daughters and all others having interest, to compear before our sovereign lord and his justice, day and place within written, with continuation of days, to the effect within written, in all points after the form of these letters. This I did before these witnesses: David Lindsay, provost of Cupar, Alexander Hutton, messenger, Gilbert Seaton and John Cargill, with diverse others. And for the more witnessing to these my executions and endorsements, my signet is affixed.

This court of parliament shows for law and I give for doom that, forasmuch as it is found by judgement of parliament that the late James Colville of Easter Wemyss, knight, has incurred the pains of crime of lese-majesty for the treasonable disobedience of the grace the king, being commanded to enter himself in ward in the castle of Blackness but passing out of the realm to the company of Archibald [Douglas], sometime earl of Angus, and George Douglas, his brother german, his grace's rebels and traitors, treating with them for the destruction of his grace, his lieges and realm, for which causes the memory of the said late James is declared to be deleted and all his goods, movable and immovable, lands and gear at the said time and since then pertaining to him until his death to be confiscated and to remain with his highness as his property, with all other gear conveyed by him to his wife and bairns since the committing of the said crime, possessed or occupied by them to remain with our said sovereign lord in time to come. And this I give for doom.''...

James V: Translation
1540, 3 December, Edinburgh, Parliament
Parliamentary Register
14 March 1541
Judicial proceeding: forfeiture for the crime of treason