. Publications of the Scottish History Society . to give any ground (to the reproach of thecountry) for saying that one part of the country had rose inrebellion and that another part of it had perjured themselvesin order to acquit them. And wishing that God might assistthem to finish the work that they were now to undertake,he ended. —It was observed by those who were present that LordTinwald made several hesitations and stammerings in deliver- fol. his speech to the Grand Jury insomuch that they wereafraid his Lordship would have fallen through it same Charles Ers


. Publications of the Scottish History Society . to give any ground (to the reproach of thecountry) for saying that one part of the country had rose inrebellion and that another part of it had perjured themselvesin order to acquit them. And wishing that God might assistthem to finish the work that they were now to undertake,he ended. —It was observed by those who were present that LordTinwald made several hesitations and stammerings in deliver- fol. his speech to the Grand Jury insomuch that they wereafraid his Lordship would have fallen through it same Charles Erskine of Tinwald was once as flaminga Jacobite as any one whatsoever. He was deeply engagedin 1708 and 1715, insomuch that he had a meeting at theHague with his own brother, Dr. Erskine, physician to CzarPeter the Great, importuning him (the doctor) to use all hisendeavours witli the Czar not to act offensively against Charlesof Sweden so long as he should be acting for the Chevalier,in which the Dr. proved so successful that the Czar said he.


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