Trials of James, Duncan, and Robert M'Gregor, three sons of the celebrated Rob Roy

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able to explain ; and much more than a libe-
ral spirit of censure would wish to explore,
in order to justify that sentence of condemna-
tion which it is forced to pronounce.
Rob Roy had five sons, Coll, James, Ro-
nald, Duncan, and Robert. Of Coll the
eldest, we have not been able to learn any
thing ; and of Ronald and Duncan there is
not much known, nor do they appear to have
greatly distinguished themselves, except by
becoming accessory to the outrages for which
James and Robert were tried, and the latter
brought to condign punishment. — Of James
and Robert the most authentic and valuable
information is unhappily to be found in the re-
cords of the High Court of Justiciary, of which
an interesting portion is now submitted to the
perusal of the public. An attentive considera-
tion of the following trials, and of other details
which have been principally derived from the
same authentic source, will probably undeceive
the public with regard to the alleged persecu-
tion of the sons of Rob Roy ; which has been
so confidently charged upon the government
of the time, by persons who to all appearance
had never looked into the proceedings, and
who at any rate have hazarded many state-
ments which are directly contradicted by the