"men, and did bind them hand and foot, killed "them one by one with shot. And when "Glenlyon inclined to save a young man of "about twenty years of age, one captain "Drummond came and asked how he came to "be saved, in respect of the orders that were "given, and shot him dead. And another

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young boy of about thirteen years ran to "Glenlyon to be saved, he was likewise shot

dead: and in the same town there was a 66' woman and a boy about four or five years of age killed and at Auchnaion there was also

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a child missed, and nothing found of him but "the hand. There were likewise several killed "at other places, whereof one was an old man "about eighty years of age. And all this the "deponents say they affirm, because they heard "the shot, saw the dead bodies, and had an account from the women that were left. And "Ronald Macdonald, indweller in Glenco, far"ther depones, that he being living with his

father in a little town of Glenco, some of "Glenlyon's soldiers came to his father's house, "the said 13th of February in the morning, "and dragged his father out of his bed, and "knocked him down for dead at the door; "which the deponent seeing, made his escape, "and his father recovering after the soldiers

were gone, got into another house; but this "house was shortly burnt, and his father burnt "in it and the deponent came there after, "and gathered his father's bones, and burnt

them. He also declares, that at Auchnaion, "where Auchintriaten was killed, he saw the "body of Auchintriaten and three more cast "out and covered with dung. And another "witness of the same declares, that upon the

same 13th of February, Glenlyon and Lieute"nant Lindsay, and their soldiers, did in the "morning before day fall upon the people of "Glenco when they were secure in their beds, "and killed them; and he being at Innerrig- gen, fled with the first, but heard shots, and "had two brothers killed there, with three men "more and a woman, who were all buried "before he came back. And all these five "witnesses concur, that the foresaid slaughter

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was made by Glenlyon and his soldiers, after "they had been quartered, and lived peaceably "and friendly with the Glenco men about "thirteen days, and that the number of those "whom they knew to be slain were about "twenty-five; and that the soldiers after the

slaughter did burn the houses, barns, and goods, and carried away a great spoil of "horse, nolt, and sheep, above a thousand.

"And James Campbel, soldier in the castle "of Sterling, depones, that in January, 1692, "he being then a soldier in Glenlyon's com

pany, marched with the company from In"verlochie to Glenco, where the company "was quartered, and very kindly entertained "for the space of fourteen days; that he "knew nothing of the design of killing the "Glenco men, till the morning that the slaugh"ter was committed; at which time Glenlyon "and Captain Drummond's companies were "drawn out in several parties, and got orders "from Glenlyon and their other officers to shoot " and kill all the countrymen they met with: "and that the deponent being one of the party " which was at the town where Glenlyon had "his quarters, did see several men drawn "out of their beds, and particularly he did see

Glenlyon's own landlord shot by his order, "and a young boy of about twelve years of

age, who endeavoured to save himself by "taking hold of Glenlyon, offering to go any "where with him if he would spare his life, and

was shot dead by Captain Drummond's order: "and the deponent did see about eight persons "killed, and several houses burnt, and women

flying to the hills to save their lives. And lastly, Sir Colin Campbel of Aberuchil depones, that after the slaughter, Glenlyon told

"him that Macdonald of Innerriggen was "killed with the rest of the Glenco men, with "Col. Hill's pass or protection in his pocket, "which a soldier brought and shewed to Glen❝ lyon.

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more than sufficient to prove a deed so noto"toriously known, it is only to be remarked, "that more witnesses of the actors themselves "might have been found, if Glenlyon and his "soldiers were not at present in Flanders with "Argile's regiment. And it is farther added, "that Lieutenant-colonel Hamilton, who seems "by the orders and letters that shall be here"after set down, to have had the particular "charge of this execution, did march the night "before the slaughter with about 400 men; "but the weather falling to be very bad and

severe, they were forced to stay by the way, "and did not get to Glenco against the next "morning, as had been concerted betwixt

Major Duncanson and Lieutenant-colonel Ha"milton; so that the measures being broke, "Lieutenant-colonel Hamilton and his men "came not to Glenco till about eleven of the "clock, after the slaughter had been com"mitted, which proved the preservation and "safety of the tribe of Glenco, since by this " means the far greater part of them escaped:

“and then the Lieutenant-colonel being come " to Cannelochleven, appointed several parties "for several posts, with orders that they should "take no prisoners, but kill all the men that “came in their way. Thereafter some of the "Lieutenant-colonel's men marched forward in "the Glen, and met with Major Duncanson's "party, whereof a part under Glenlyon had "been sent by Lieutenant-colonel Hamilton to quarter there some days before; and these

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men told how they had killed Glenco and "about thirty-six of his men that morning, and "that there remained nothing to be done by "the Lieutenant-colonel and his men, save that

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they burnt some houses, and killed an old "man by the Lieutenant-colonel's orders, and brought away the spoil of the country. And "this in its several parts is testified by John "Forbes, Major in Colonel Hill's regiment, "Francis Farquhar and Gilbert Kennedy, both "Lieutenants in that regiment, who were all "of the Lieutenant-colonel's party, as their depositions more fully bear.

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"It may also be here noticed, that some days after the slaughter of the Glenco men

was over, there came a person from Campbel " of Balcalden, chamberlain, i. e. steward to the "E. of Braidalbin, to the deceased Glenco's "sons, and offered to them, if they would