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lently entered by a crew of lawless ruffians, armed
with guns, swords, durks, pistols, or other warlike
weapons ; amongst whom was he, the said James
M'Gregor, alias Drummond, alias James More;
and Rohert M'Gregor, alias Campbell, alias Drum-
mond, alias Robert Oig ; and Ronald M'Gregor,
alias Campbell, alias Drummond ; all three sons of
the deceased Robert M-Gregor, commonly called
and known by the name of Rob Roy ; and which
Hobert, brother to the said James Drummond,
at that time stood declared an outlaw and fugitive
from the laws, by a sentence of fugitation pro-
nounced against him by the High Court of Justi-
ciary, upon the 16th day of July 1736, for not
appearing to underly the law for the murder of
John M'Laren of Wester Innernenty, in the pa-
rish of Ralquhidder, and shire of Perth : And the
said James Drummond, and his said two brothers,
were then and there accompanied by Duncan
M'Gregor, alias Drummond, in Strathyre, and then
prisoner in the Tolboolh of Edinburgh, and a num-
ber of other persons, armed as aforesaid, his ac-
complices in a most lawless, barbarous, and wick-
ed enterprise, to attack and invade the said Jean
Key in her own house, and violently and forcibly
to carry her away from the same, in order to com-
pel her to be married to the said Robert M'Gregor,
*ilias Campbell, alias Drummond, alias Robert Oig,
brother to the said James ; and in prosecution of the
said wicked design, he the said James M'Gregor,
alias Drummond, alias James More, with his accom-
plices, and armed as aforesaid, came, at the time
and place foresaid, to the house of the said Jean

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