In Michaelmas 1628 Ogilvy killed his cousin, James Ogilvy, but on making assythment he was not further proceeded against.

(" inborch" and "utborch"), reparation by a convicted person ("assythment"), and the use of distraint, known as "poinding" in the borders, were all Scottish features.

A "Ratification of a bond of manrent to [James Weir], laird of Blackwood" was passed in legislation 5 June 1592, "for the assythment and satisfactioun of the slauchter of umquhile Johnne Weir of Poneill".