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

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pointing to one of the company, and whom the
deponent believed to be Robert, wanted to make
his fortune ; and some days before had come to
make his addresses to Mrs Jean Key, but was re-
fused access, though now he was resolved to make
it effectual ; and added, if there was any resist-
ance, Glengyle, with 100 men, was hard at hand
in the muir, whom he would call down. The de-
ponent then replied, with a smile, that 10 men
would subdue all that was there, and hoped they
would allow Jean Key some few days to give her
answer : But this they would not agree to ; To
which James Drummond answered, that another
woidd come in and prevent them, and they were
not to be unmanned in that way; and James Drum-
mond, immediately after this, speaking in the Irish
language to the three men of his company, who
came into the room as above, the deponent knows
not what ; the three men catched hold of Jean
Key, and one of them lifting her up in his arms,
carried her out of the room, she crying at the
same time like a woman in labour; and one of
the three men pulled a. pistol or dirk, and held it
above the deponent's head, and said, he was a dead
man if he made any resistance ; and, the deponent
heard the said Jean Key crying and making a
noise as above, while she was without the house,
and the deponent believes, within cry for about a
quarter of an hour ; and the deponent endeavour*
ing to go out after her, he was prevented by two
men, who held two swords across the door, and a
third, who held a pistol over them ; or one of the
two who held the swords, as above, held likewise
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