He was imprisoned in Edinburgh Tolbooth in 1608 when he gave a discharge to Kenneth Mackenzie of Kintail for money paid to David Lindsay, the keeper of the Tolbooth, for his release.
hiː wʌz ɪmpɹˈɪzənd ɪn ˈɛdɪnbʌɹə tˈɑːlbuːθ ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪt wɛn hiː ɡˈeɪv ɐ dɪstʃˈɑːɹdʒ tə kˈɛnəθ məkˈɛnzi ʌv kˈɪnteɪl fɔːɹ mˈʌni pˈeɪd tə dˈeɪvɪd lˈɪnzi, ðə kˈiːpɚɹ ʌvðə tˈɑːlbuːθ, fɔːɹ hɪz ɹᵻlˈiːs.