Excerpt from A Collection and Abridgement of Celebrated Criminal Trials in Scotland, From A. D. 1536 to 1784: With Historical and Critical Remarks In the course however of my search, into volumin ous, obscure, andmutilated Records, I derived great benefit and satisfaction, from' the polite and cheerful assistance afi'orded me by the Gentlemen in all the Public Offices which I had occasion to consult; and in particular from that of Mr. No'aaxs, Depute Clerk of Justiciary, and of the Messrs. Ronan'rsons, Keepers of the Records in the General Register, whose judicious and liberal aid greatly alleviated the trouble of my work, And if it shall be honoured with the public approbation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.