X George Blaw of Castlehill Incarcerate upon
the following warrand by Robert Craigie EsqrEsquire
his MajestysMajesty’s Advocate, &and one of the Justices
of the Peace of the County of Midlothian.

Whereas there is Just reason to suspect
that ✝George Blaw of Castlehill Lately
arriv’darrived from France, &and now in Custody of
a Messenger1 in the Cannongate, Is Guilty
of High Treason — These are therefortherefore Au-
thorising &and requiring yowyou to committcommit the said
ΠGeorge Blaw Prisoner to the Tollbooth
of EdinbrughEdinburgh for SuspitionSuspicion of High Trea-
son, there to be Detain’dDetained till he is de-
livered by due course of Law. Given at
Edinbrugh the fifth day of June 1745
years.

18th June 1745⸋George Blaw Design’dDesigned as above,
was Liberate by the following order. John Mar-quis 1802(1802)
quis of Tweedale Earl of Gifford Viscount of
Walden, &and Lord Hay of Yesler one of the Lords
of his MajestysMajesty’s most HonbleHonourable privy CouncillCouncil
&and PrinllPrincipal Secretary of State, These are in his
MajestysMajesty’s Name &and authority, to authorize and
require yowyou to deliver the Body of XGeorge
Blaw Prisoner in your Custody on Suspicion
of High Treason to the bearer William Haite
one of his MajestysMajesty’s Messengers in Ordinary,
In order to his being brought before me, to
be examined and further dealt with accord-
ing to Law and for so doing this shall be
your warrand given at Whitehall the 11th
day of June 1745 in the nineteenth year
of his MajestysMajesty’s Reign.

I ac-
knowledge to have received in pursuance
of the above Authority the body of ✝George
Blaw from the keeper of the EdinrEdinburgh Tol-
booth

These do Certify that what is above
written is a Just CopieCopy of the of the War-
rand for Committing George Blaw of Castle-
hill to the Tolbooth of EdinrEdinburgh and an or-
der for his and Warrand for his being de-
livered to WmWilliam Haite one of his MajestiesMajesty’s
MessrsMessengers for his being carried to London