The Waverley novels, by Sir Walter Scott, complete in 12 vol., printed from the latest English ed., embracing the author's last corrections, prefaces & notes.

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around the foot of the high belt of semi-circular rocks, called Salisbury
Crags, and marking the verge of the steep descent which slopes down into
the glen on the south-eastern side of the city of Edinburgh. The prospect,
in its general outline, commands a close-built, high-piled city, stretching
itself out beneath in a form, which, to a romantic imaginatioj!, may be supposed to represent that of a dragon; now, a noble arm of the sea, with its
rocks, isles, distant shores, and boundary of mountains; and now, a fair
and fertile champaign country, varied with hill, dale, and rock, and skirted
by the picturesque ridge of the Pentland mountains. But as the path
gently circles around the base of the cliffs, the prospect, composed as it is
of these enchanting and sublime objects, changes at every step, and presents them blended with, or divided from, each other, in every possible
house: and another witness, fellow-apprentice with Stirling, declares, that after the mob had seized tile
Guard, he went home, where he found Stirling before hinm; and, that his master lockt the door, and kept
them both at home till after twelve at night: upon weighing of which testimonies, and upon consideration
had, That he was chariged by the declaration only of one person, who really did inot appear to be a witness
of thile greatest weight, and that his life was in danger from the imprisonment, he was admitted to baill by
the Lord Justice-Generall, by whose warrand he was committed.
" Braidwo(,d's friends applyed in the same manner; but as he stood charged by more than one witness, he
was not released - tho', indeed, the witnesses adduced for him say somewhat ill his exculpation - that he
does not seem to have bees upotn any original concert; and one of the witnesses says he was along with him
at the Tolbooth door, and refuses what is said against him, with regard to his having advised the burning of
the T'olbootll door. But he reiains still in prison.
"As to T'lrall, the journeynlal wrighit, he is charred by the same witness who declared against Stirling, asnd
there is none colscurrs with him; and, to sav the truth concerning him, he seemed to be the most ingenuous
of any of them whom the Sollicltor exanis.led, and pointed out a witness by whsln one of the first acconslplices was discovered, and who escaped when the warrand was to be putt in execution against them. He
positively denys his having shutt the gate, and'tis thought Traill ought to be admitted to )aill.
"As to Bilrnie, he is charged only by one witness, who had never seen linm before, nor knew his name; so,
tho' I dare say the witness honestly mentioned him, it is possible he may be mistaken; and in the examination of above 200 witnesses there is no body concurrs with lhim, and ire is ane insignificant little creature.' With regard to MI'Lauchlan, the proof is strong against him by one witness, that lie acted as a serjeant,
or sort of commander, for some time, of a Guard, that stood cross between the upper end of the Luckenbooths and the north side of the street, to stop all but friends friom going towards the TolbooLh; aind by other
witnesses, that he was at the Tolbooth door with a link in his hand, while the operation of beating and burning
it was going on: that he went along with the mob with a halbert in his hand, until he came to the gallows
stone in the Grassmarket, arid that lie stuck the halbert into the hole of the gallows stone: that afterwards
he went in amongst the siob when Captain Porteous was carried to the dyer's tree; so that the proof seems
very heavy against him.
" To sum up this mlatter with regard to the prisoners in the Castle,'tis believed there is strong proof against
M'Lauchlan; there is also proof against Braidwood. But, as it consists only in emlission of words said
to have been had by himl while at the Tolbooth door, and that he is ane insignificant pitifull creature, and
will find people to swear heartily in his favours,'tls at best doubtfull whether a jury will be got to condemsn him.
" As to those in the Tolbooth of Edinburgh, John Crawford, who had for some time been employed to ring
the bells in the steeple of the New Church of Edinburgh, being in company with a soldier accidentally. the
discourse falling in concerning the Captain Porteous and his murder, as lie appears to be a light-headed fellow, lie said that he knew people that were more guilty than any that were putt in prison. Upon this inlformation, Crawford was seized, and, being examined, it appeared, that when the mob begun, as lihe was corneing down from the steeple, the mob took the keys from him; that he was that night in several corners, alld
did indeed delate severall persons whom he saw there, and imrlmediately warrarids were despatched, and it
was found they had absconded and fled. But there was no evidence against him of any kind. Nay, on the
contrary, it appeared that he had been with the Magistrates in Clerk's, the vintrner's, relating to themn whit
he had seen ill the streets. Therefore, after haveing detained him in prison ffor a very considerable tine,
his Majestie's Advocate and Sollicitor signed a warrand for his liberation.
"There was also one James Wilson incarcerated in the said Tolbooth, upon the declaration of one witness,
who said he saw himl on the streets with a gun; and there he remlained lbr some tinle, in order to try if a
concurring witness could be found, or that he acted any part in the tragedy and wickedness But nothing
farther appeared against himn; and being seized with a severe sickness, lie is, by a warranod signed by Ilis
Majestie's Advocate asnd Sollicitor, liberated upon giveing sufficient baill.
" As to King, enquiry was made, and the ffact comes out beyond all exception, that he was in the lodge at
the Nether-Bow with Lindsay tile waiter, and several other people, not at all concerned in the mob. But
after the affair was over, he went tup towards the guard, and haveing met with Sandie the Turk and his wife,
who escaped out of prison, they returned to his house at the Abbey, and then'tis very possible he mnay have
thought bitt in his beer to boast of villany, in which Ire could not possibly have any share for that reason;
he was desired to find baill arid he should be set at liberty. But he is a stranger and a fellow of very indifferent character, and'tis believed it won't be easy for him to find baill. Wherefore, it's thought he must be
sett at liberty without it. Because he is a burden upon the Government while kept in conrfinemrent, not being
able to mnaintain himself.
"What is above is all that relates to persons in custody. But there are warrands out against a great many
other persons who had fled, particularly against one William White, a journeyman baxter, who, by the evidence, appears to have been at the beginning of the mob, and to have gone along with the drum, front the
West-Port to the Nether-Bow, and is said to have been one of those who attacked the guard, and probably
was as deep as any one tilere.
"Inrformatlon was given that he was lurking at Falkirk, where he was born. Whereupon directions were
sent to the Sheriff of the County, and a warrand from his Excellency Generall Wade, to the commanding
officers at Stirling and Linlithgow, to assist, ant all possible endeavours were used to catch hold of hinm,
arid'tis said he escaped very narrowly, having been concealed in sonle outhouse; arid the mnisfortune was,
that those whli were emlployed in the search did not know him personally.'Nor, indeed, was it easy to
trust any of the acquaintances of so low, obscure a fellow with the secret of the warrand to be putt irs
execution.
"'There was also strong evidence found against Robert Taylor, servant to William and Charles Thomsons,
periwigrirakers, that he acted as anle officer amrong the mob, and lie was traced fi'om the guard to the well
at the head of Fsrgester's Wynad where ihe stood arind had the appellation of Captain from the mob, alnd froms
that walkinlg down the Bow before Captain Porteus. with his tocshaber-axe; asnd, by the description giveon