A soldier under the pay of Bothwell, Captain William Blackadder of the Clan Blackadder, was one of the first non-participants to happen upon the scene and, for that reason, was treated as a suspect. He was convicted and executed by being hanged, drawn and quartered before each of his limbs was nailed to the gates of a different Scottish town.Lord Herries (1837), Historical memoirs of the reign of Mary Queen of Scots and a portion of the reign of King James the Sixth, p. 84.Robert Pitcairn, Ancient Criminal Trials (Edinburgh, 1833), pp. 489–490.
a soldier under the pay of bothwell captain william blackadder of the clan blackadder was one of the first non-participants to happen upon the scene and for that reason was treated as a suspect he was convicted and executed by being hanged drawn and quartered before each of his limbs was nailed to the gates of a different scottish townlord herries (1837) historical memoirs of the reign of mary queen of scots and a portion of the reign of king james the sixth p 84robert pitcairn ancient criminal trials (edinburgh 1833) pp 489–490