66 66 66 66 (now duke of Athol and lord privy seal). JAMES STUART (her Majesty's advocate). ADAM COCKBURN (late lord treasurer deputy). W. HAMILTON (Lord Whitelaw, "one of the lords of the session). JAMES "OGILVIE (now earl of Seafield and lord high chancellor). A. DRUMMOND. 66 "The Report being agreed on, and signed by the commissioners, several members moved "in parliament on the 24th of June, that the "said report should be laid before the house. 66 66 Upon which his Majesty's high commissioner acquainted the parliament, that the report of the commission, for inquiring into the "business of Glenco, being sent to his Majesty "on Thursday last, he would lay the same be"fore them, with the depositions of the wit"nesses, and other documents relating thereto, "for their satisfaction and full information; "and if they thought fit to make any other use of it, he made no doubt it would be with that "deference and submission to his Majesty's 66 66 66 judgment, that becometh so loyal and zealous “a parliament, in vindication of the justice and "honour of his majesty's government. 66 "Then the report from the commission, for inquiring into the slaughter of the Glenco 66 men, was read, with the depositions of the "witnesses, the King's instructions, and the "Master of Stair's letters, for instructing the "said report. "After hearing the said report, it was voted, "Nemine contradicente, that his Majesty's in"structions of the 11th and 16th days of January, 1692, touching the highland rebels, "who did not accept in due time of the benefit of his indemnity, did contain a warrant for 66 66 mercy to all without exception, who should "take the oath of allegiance and come in upon mercy, though the first day of January, 1692, $6 66 prefixed by the proclamation of indemnity, "was passed; and that therefore these instruc"tions contained no warrant for the execution "of the Glenco men, made in February there"after. Then the question was stated and "voted, if the execution of the Glenco men in 66 February, 1692, as it is represented to the par"liament, be a murder or not? and carried in "the affirmative. 66 Moved, That since the parliament has found "it a murder, it may be inquired into who were "the occasion of it, and the persons guilty and "committers of it, and in what way and manner 66 they should be prosecuted. And after some "debate thereon, the method of the said prose 66 "cution was delayed, and resolved, That this "House will again take the same under consideration, first on Monday next: and the "Master of Stair's letters were ordered to be put in the clerk's hands, and any members of parliament allowed an inspection thereof. 46 66 66 66 June 26, 1695. The inquiry into the persons who were the occasion of the slaughter of "the Glenco men was again proponed, and "motioned that before any further procedure in "that affair, there may be an address sent to his Majesty on what is already past. And after some debate thereon, the question stated, pro"ceed further in the inquiry before addressing "his Majesty, or address upon what is already 66 66 66 past without any further procedure? And "carried, proceed further before address. 66 "Thereafter the question stated and voted, if they should first proceed to consider the "Master of Stair's letters, or the actors of the "murder of Glenco men? and carried, First to "consider the Master of Stair's letters. 66 "Then the Master of Stair's letters, with the King's instructions to Sir Thomas Leving❝ston and Colonel Hill, and the 4th article of "the opinion of the commission relating to the "Master of Stair, was read; and after some de"bate the question was stated, whether the "Master of Stair's letters do exceed the King's "commission, towards the killing and destroy 66 ing the Glenco men, or not? And carried in "the affirmative. 66 6 “June 28, 1695. The president of parlia"ment represented, That there was a print dispersed, intituled, Information for the Master "of Stair,' reflecting upon the commission "for inquiring into the slaughter of the Glenco 66 men, and arraigning a vote of parliament: "and therefore moved, That it may be inquired "who was the author of it, and that both he "and the said print may be censured. Mr. 66 Hugh Dalrymple, brother to the master of Stair, and a member of parliament, acknow 66 ledged himself to be the author, and gave an "account of his mistakes, protesting that he "therein intended no reflexion on the commis 66 sion, and that the paper was written before "the vote past in parliament, though printed. "and spread thereafter. 66 "Resolved, That first the author and then the print be censured. And Mr. Hugh was "ordered to ask his grace and the parliament pardon; which he did, again declaring, that "what was offensive in that paper had happened through mistake. 66 66 "Thereafter agreed that the said print was 66 6 false and calumnious. And the question being "stated, If the print spread abroad amongst the members of parliament, intituled, Infor"mation for the Master of Stair,' ought to be "condemned as false and calumnious, and there"fore burnt, or only that the print should be so "marked in the minutes of parliament; it car 66 ried, That the print should be marked in the "minutes of parliament to be false and calum"nious. "Then the parliament proceeded farther in "the inquiry of the slaughter of the Glenco And in the first place, as to the orders given by Sir Thomas Levingston, in two of "his letters directed to Lieutenant-colonel Ha 66 men. 66 milton and the said letters being read, after "debate thereon it was put to the vote, proceed " or delay, and carried proceed. 66 "Then the question was stated, Whether Sir "Thomas Levingston had reason to give such "orders as were contained in these letters, or "not? and was carried in the affirmative, ne"mine contradicente. 66 July 8, 1695. The parliament having re"sumed the inquiry into the slaughter of the "Glenco men, and who were the actors; and "in the first place about Lieutenant-colonel "Hamilton, and that part of the report of the |