A Conversation betwixt Mr Lyon and Arnprior about the Murder of Glenbuckie

On the 18th of October Mr. Fran-
cis Buchanan of Arnprior, after he
was taken from Prison, return'dreturned a-
gain, &and spoke to me the following
Words, or to the same purpose.

As I have obtain’dobtained a few Mi-
nutes longer to stay here, I desire
to spend them with You in Prayer
&and Conversation. After Prayers he
procededproceeded, &and said: I am much o-
blig’dobliged to Mr Wilson (One of the
Clergymen belonging to the Cathe-
dral) for suggesting one Thing,
which I forgot to speak of, being
conscious of my own Innocence.
He says, my being slander'dslandered with
the Murder of Mr Stewart of Glen-
buckie did me Harm on my Trial.
Now, I take this Opportunity to de-
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clare publicklypublicly to You &and my Fellow-
Prisoners, that Glenbuckie &and I lived
many Years in close Friendship to-
gether, and, altho'although he was found
dead in my House, Yet, upon the
Word of a dying Man, I declare,
I my selfmyself had no Hand in his Death,
nor do I know any other Person
that had, &and I am persuaded, I
can likewise answer for every
one of my Servants; since all
of them were acquainted with, &and
had a particular Love to, that
Gentleman. So that I declare it
to be my Opinion, that He was
the Occasion of his own Death.