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James Tweedie, of Frude, was born circa 1500.¹

James Tweedie, of Frude, died was murdered in the house of Williakm Tweedie, burgess of Edinburgh in December 1562 at age ~62 in Edinburgh. Patrick Hunter, John Hunter (burgess of Edinburgh), John Burn (in Over Posso), George Patersone (in Hairstane) and William Glen (servant to the Laird of Frude) were acquitted of his murder at trial.

Mr Charles Geddese, Robert Fockhert, and William Blaklaw, were denounced rebels and put to the home, and Sir John Maxwell of Terriglis, ku', their furety, was amerciated for their non-appearance to imderly the law for the fame crime, which is ftated to have been committed within James Twedy's chamber or hall, within the burgh of Edinburgh, the Laird being feated at the time in a chair before the fire, fleeping ; and that his Murderers attacked him in that defencelefs ftate, and mortally wounded him before he could raife liimfelf up, or parry their blows.

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In December 1562, James Tweedie of Fruid, most likely the son of the individual who married Catherine Fraser, formerly referred to, was attacked when seated before a fire in the house of William Tweedie, burgess of Edinburgh, and mortally wounded, before he could raise himself up, or parry the blows aimed at him. Patrick Hunter, John Hunter, burgess of Edinburgh, John Burn of Over Posso, George Paterson of Harestanes, and William Glen, the Laird of Fruid's servant, were tried for this murder ; and among the " Prelocutouris " at the trial were the Laird of Coultermains, the Laird of Carmicbael, my Lord Semple, the Laird of Traquair, and the Laird of Coilstone. The panels were on this occasion acquitted.^6,7