ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti sˈɛvən, ðə pɹˈɪvi kˈaʊnsəl ʌv skˈɑːtlənd ɐkjˈuːzd hˌɪm ʌv ʃˈuːɾɪŋ fˈɪftiːn ɔːɹ sˈɪkstiːn dˈɪɹ ɪnðə fˈɔːɹɪst ʌv bɹˈeɪ wˌɪtʃ wʌzðə pɹˈɑːpɚɾi ʌv wˈɔltɚɹ ˈɜːkɑːɹt ʌv kɹˈɑːmɑːɹɾi, bˌʌt hiː meɪntˈeɪnd ðæt hiː hæd ˈoʊnli ʃˈɑːt wˈʌn dˈɪɹ wɪð ɐn ˈæɹoʊ.
In 1577, the Privy Council of Scotland accused him of shooting fifteen or sixteen deer in the forest of Bray which was the property of Walter Urquhart of Cromarty, but he maintained that he had only shot one deer with an arrow.