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

Grant of Prestongrange, Esquire, his Majesty's
Advocate for his Majesty's interest, for the crimes
of HamesncJccn, and Forcible Abduction of, and car-
rying away Jean Key, daughter and sole heiress of
the deceased James Key, portioner of Edenbelly,
and relict of John Wright, lawful son of John
Wright, portioner of Easter Glins ; and other
crimes at length mentioned in the indictment raised
against him thereanent ; and which indictment mak-
eth mention, That whereas, by the laws of God, and
of this and all other well governed realms, Hamc-
sucken, or the violent entering into any person's
house without licence, or contrary to the King's
peace, or seeking or assaulting him or her there,
where he or she was dwelling at the time, lying
and rising nightly and daily, especially when that
is done against a woman, or minor, a widow lately
become such, and an heiress, with intent to do her
a most heinous and atrocious injury : As also, the
ravishing of women, or the forcible abduction, or
violent carrying a woman from one place to ano-
ther, with intent either to violate her person against
her will, or to force her to a marriage, or the caus-
ing a marriage, or the form thereof, forcibly and
by concussion to be celebrated as betwixt a man
and a woman ; and, under pretence of such forced
marriage, the violating her person without the free
consent, and against the will of such woman, espe-
cially when such woman was a minor, an heiress,
and lately become a widow ; and when the man so
forced upon her for a pretended husband, and who
afterwards violated her person upon that pretence,
was of a character, circumstance, and situation,