MAY IT PLEASE YOUR GRACE,--In obedience to his Majesty’s Commands
signified to us by your Grace in your Letter of the 18^{th} instant
with which your Grace sent us the inclosed Examinations of James Grant
and John Grant brought up Prisoners on suspition of having joined with
or been assisting to the Rebells in Scotland and who are now in custody
of a Messenger, together with several Petitions, Certificates and other
Papers herewith also inclosed; and directing us to take the said papers
into Consideration, and Report our Opinion what proceedings may be
proper thereupon.
We have considered the same, and as some of the Papers mention the name
of Ludovick Grant, Esq^r, the Laird of Grant, as the person by whose
means they were seized and Imprisoned, he being in Town, we thought
it proper to give him notice of our Meeting to take the Papers into
consideration. He was pleased to attend us and laid several matters of
a Treasonable nature to their Charge. But as all those matters came to
the knowledge of Mr. Ludovick Grant by Information from others only;
and none of them fell within his own personal knowledge, and as it is
a considerable time since the Prisoners have applied to be discharged;
and no Information has yet been given against either of them upon oath;
and neither Mr. Sharpe,[586] of whom we have inquired, nor Mr. Ludovick
Grant know of any witnesses now here who can charge them upon oath; and
the Prisoners are not yet committed either for Treason or suspition
of Treason, and most of the things objected to them are only triable
in Scotland. We beg leave humbly to submit it as our Opinion, that it
may be advisable to admit them to Bail for their Appearance, before
the Court of Justiciary in Edinburgh, at the first sitting of the said
Court, after the first of December next, there to answer such things
as may be then laid to their charge; when there Will be an opportunity
of Committing and trying them in case evidence shall appear sufficient
for that purpose. We proposed to Mr. Ludovick Grant, the only person
who has appeared before us as their Accuser that they should be Bailed
for their appearance at Edinburgh, and he has told us that he has no
objection to it but thought it might be proper.
All which is most humbly submitted to your Grace’s Consideration.
(Signed) D. RYDER.
W. MURRAY.
_29th August 1746._
A NARRATIVE OF SUNDRY SERVICES PERFORMED, TOGETHER WITH AN ACCOUNT OF
MONEY DISPOSED IN THE SERVICE OF GOVERNMENT DURING THE LATE REBELLION
BY WALTER GROSSETT
To the Right Honourable LORD COMMISSIONERS of His MAJESTY’S
TREASURY, THE MEMORIAL of WALTER GROSSETT, ESQR.