REPRESENTATION BY The Sherriff Depute of Ross, Commissioners of Justiciary and Supply, and of the Justices of Peace within the District of Ardmanach.  
TO THE Com●●●●●e of His MAJESTY'S most Honourable Privy Council To whom the Consideration of the Petition anent the Watches in the Parish of Kilernan was Remitted.  
〈…〉 having ottered several Execrable ●xpr●s●●ons, ba … 〈…〉 Popery was the best of all Religions, And that the Devil did only Ordain Protestant Ministers, etc. The Minister and Session of Kilernan, Ordained him to stand in Sackcloth, and pay a Mulct to the Poor. Whereupon he (in presence of Reid Castle, his Master, the Reader, and some of the Elders,) Declared, That some person shall smart for that day's work.  
Mr. John Mackencie the Minister attested, all then present, That if he should suffer, there was reason to suspect John Glass for it: And within a short time thereafter, falls into Vehement Burn, Entream Sweatings, and many other preternatural Torments, whereof the Physicians could give no Tolerable account.  
But Donald Moir, a person under, the common repute of a Warlock, being challenged as the Author, did distinctly confess, and persist therein till his death, That John Glass employed him to put the Minister out of the way. In order whereunto Donald assumes, his Confederates. And Agnes Dess (always, bruited as a Witch,) has acknowledged, That She herself with Donald Moir, Agnes Urich, Agnes Chisholm and Others, made an Effigies, etc. And that the Devil in likeness of a Black Man, with cloven feet, and big hands, did assist them in the Operation!  
There was likewise found under the Ground, in Agnes Desses house, a Clew made of men's hair, A, dish bored in the side, and clifted, in the bottom, etc. And Donald Moir confessed, that John Glass promised him a free house, gave him a peck of Meal in hand; And thereafter enquired. if the Turn was done? etc. And being interrogat, Where the Corpse was at the time? Answered. That he knew not, unliss it were in the custody of John Glass, or Donald Mackwilkie his Father in Law, a person always suspected of Witchcraft.  
John Glass on notice of Donald Moirs Discovery, comes with his Son and Servant to a Friend of the Minister, And, besides several unbeseeming expressions, Threatened, that they would shoot him, if he should challenge them as Authors of his decease. And likewise when the Sherriff and Commissioners had committed Donald Moir to prison till a Commission from the Council should come up, he is found strangled; which could not have been done by himself, seeing both his hands and feet were tied, and the Shekels were found knocked off, And the rope was fast 〈…〉 ●op of the h … 〈…〉 Witnesses in the pris●● with him at the time, heard his last word, Viz: Let me alone in the Dev●●● name, for ye have done me too much mischief already: And it can be proven th●● John Glass Sons were absent from the house that night, etc. All which are vi●●lent presumptions, that Donald Moir has been cut off by John Glass, for preventing a Legal Testimony before an Assize, when the Commission for Trial we●● arrived.  
There are many other Evidences which were adduced before us, and hereupon we sent instructions for obtaining a Commission from his Majesty's Privy Council, which the Vaccation did obstruct.  
But in the mean time John Glass foreseeing what might follow, at last presen●●● a Bill of Advocation to the Lords of Justiciary, Craving, That his Cause m●● be Advocate, Not only from the Sherriff, and all other inferior Judges; B●● likewise from any Commission of Council that might come to be obtained; But the Advocation is only granted from the Sherriff, and other inferior Judges.  
It is now Humbly Represented,  
1 more. That a Commission ought to be granted, Because, otherways, t●● Criminals cannot miss to escape: in respect of the Distance of the place, so tha● multitudes of witnesses, (many of whom are Old,) and Assizers (who are mo●● fit to be of the Neighbourhead) cannot come up, Especially, considering that thi● would amount to a great Expense: And many both of the Criminals and Witness, can only speak the Highland Language, which will difficult the Trial 〈◊〉 this place.  
2 do: The Advocation can be no ground to hinder the Extension of this Commission, even to John Glass, both in Respect, that it's not doubted, But the Lords of Justiciary will concur in the Remit: And because a Commission from the Council is not precluded by the Advocation, seeing it only discharges, and Advocates from inferior Judges.  
Hence there needs no Answer to the Impertinency of the Reasons of Advocation, and many Calumnies laid against us therein, As if we had not taken the Oaths, etc. But it is known who is the Father of Lies; And we had nothing in our View in all the pains and Expenses that we have been at, But the Glory of GOD, the Safety of our Country, and the Exhonoration of our Consciencies, by a well grounded Zeal against those Enemies of Heaven and Earth, who are numerous and distinctly known in these parts; And the Inhabitants since this late Discovery, are in a great Con 〈◊〉 〈◊〉, 〈…〉 bringing these Miscreants to Judgements.  
Besides, there was no process, and consequently, there could have been no Advocation quoad John Glass; And he is so 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 a great Criminal by the common belief of the Country, That if he should escape a Trial, (which c●●●●t miss, if he be not in the Commission,) They will esteem 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 to his Revenge, and to all the Instruments which he can be permi●●●● to s●●r up by the Assistance of the Devil.  
In Respect whereof, etc.