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

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be called, and the keeper of their tolbooth. And
George Drummond,. Esquire, late Lord Provost of
Edinburgh, and James Kob, keeper of the said
prison, being both present, and interrogate anent
the prisoner, they severally declared, That having
in September last received anonymous letters, ac-
quainting them that the said James M'Grigor's
escape from the tolbooth, either by force or fraud,
was intended, the Magistrates of Edinburgh made
application to the Lord Justice Clerk, then on his
circuit at Ayr, for a warrant for having him car-
ried from the tolbooth to the Castle of Edinburgh,
for his more safe and sure custody ; agreeable to
which his Lordship granted such warrant, and
transmitted the same to General Churchhill ; and
upon that warrant, and an order on the foot there-
of from the General, James M'Grigor was deliver-
ed over to a party of the City Guard, who con-
ducted him to the Castle, and delivered him over
to the Deputy Governor ; and that they were now
informed, that on Thursday the 16th inst. he had
made his escape. Whereupon the Lord Justice
Clerk acquainted the ( ourt, that he had granted
the above warrant upon application of the Magis-
trates of Edinburgh ; and his Lordship and the
Lord Advocate likewise acquainted the Court they
had received information that the said James
M'Gregor had made his escape as above.
The Lord Justice General, Lord Justice Clerk,
and Lords Commissioners of Justiciary continued
the diet, at the instance of His Majesty's Advo-
cate, against James Drummond, alias M'Gregor,