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(3) Colonel John Hill, governor of Fort William, who also received
instructions from the secretary. The parliament decided unanimously that
Colonel John Ilill was clear and fvee of the slaughter of the Glencoe men.
(•t) Lieutenant-Colonel James Hamilton, who was told off by Colonel
Hill with soldiers for Glencoe.
(5) Sfajor Eobcrt Duncanson, commanding Lord Argyll's regiment. At
the time of the inquiry, in 1G95, he was in Flanders, and the parliament
had no access to the orders which he issued. Their address to the king
recommended that he should be examined in Flanders and sent home for
prosecution.^
(6) Captain Piobert Campbell of Glenlyon, of Lord Argyll's regiment.
(7) Captain ])rummond.
(8-9) Lieutenant Lindsay and Ensign Lindsay. These two were of the
same regiment as Captain Campbell.
(10) Sejgeant Larbour.
Of all these military men who were connected with the massacre of
Glencoe, Colonel John Hill, the governor of Fort William, is the only ofllcer
who is "cleared" or exculpated in the report by the commissioners and
parliament of the " barbarous murder ;
" all the other officers are directly
blamed, and appear to have escaped punLshmeut either by absconding from
justice, or by being engaged at the time in active military service in Flanders.
After the report of the commissioners was transmitted to the king on
20th June 1605, ibmandale, as president of the parliament, issued a warrant
to cite |Lieuteuant-Colouel James Llamilton to appear before parliament.
Upon his non-appearance he subscribed another warrant for his apprehension,
and to have him denounced a rebel.- Thereafter parliament, from the infor-
1 Mr. Hill Biirtoa states that at the perio^l instructions for the massacre. [History,
of the massacre a Robert Duncanson M-as vol. i. p. 1G5, note.]
procurator-llscal of the justiciary of Argyll, - Minutes of Parliament, 2J, 4tli, and Sth
and that this was i>ro!).ahIy the same yersou .Tulv 1G95, vol. ix., Appendix, pp. 110, 117,
who, as a niajnr in the regiment, issued the 119.
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