Historical memoirs of Rob Roy and the Clan Macgregor

234 MEMOIR OF ROB ROY.
never so hazardous if I could expect to be of service or
relief to my Brother, or procure my own liberty to sup-
port my distressed wife and numerous family. The way
and manner I procured the license to return to Great
Britain, was this. Captain Duncan Campbell,* who is
nephew to Glengyle, and my near relation, wrote me in
June last about Allan Breck Stewart, and begged therein,
if there was any possibility of getting him delivered in
any part of England, that if I could be of use in this
matter, that I might expect my own pardon, I returned
him answer after I was at Paris, that I would use my in-
terest to endeavour to bring Stewart the Murderer to
justice ; but that as I could not trust any with the secret,
that I could not act alone, so well as if I had a Trustee
to support me, after receipt of this, both Captain Duncan
and the present Glenuret wrote in a most pressing man-
ner (which letters I still retain,) and desired therein to
acquaint them upon receipt of these letters, and if I de-
sired that a Trustee, and money should be sent me to
support the carrying on of the project, I wrote for this
person to support me, After this gentleman came to
Paris I waited upon him, he showed me proper recom-
mendation he had for the earl of Albemarle, upon whom
he waited and disclosed the matter to his lordship, and
told his lordship, at the same time, nothing could be done
without me, nor could the murderer be brought to Eng-
land unless his lordship would procure a Licence to me
for that purpose, his lordship frankly consented to send
express to London for the licence, which being come, at
the same time came David Stewart Brother to Glenbuckie,
who with little Duncan M'Gregor, whom you recom-
mended to Lord Ogilvy, put Allan Breck the murderer
so much upon his guard, that the very night I intended to
* This was the person from whom the Earl of Perth escaped in
1745-
t Son of him who was shot by Allan Stewart.