Unto His Grace, the Marquis of Tweeddale, His MAJESTY'S High Commissioner, and the Right Honourable Estates of Parliament.  
The Magistrates and Town Council of Inverness, for themselves, and the Community of the said Burgh,  
Humbly showeth,  
THat where in the beginning of May 1689. Cal. Mcdonald of Keppoch, and his Complices raised a Band of Men, to the number of a Thousand, and came on a sudden within a Mile of the Town of Inverness, and threatened them with present Plunder, Fire and Sword, unless they instantly sent to him the sum of Ten Thousand Marks; And when the Town in that surprise, not capable to resist him, thought good to send some of their number to treat with him; Yet he adding Violence to Violence, detained them Prisoners, and at length extorted from the Town no less than four Thousand Marks, which having been a manifest Robbery by Lawless Men, pretending to no warrant whatsoever: the said Town, and the Inhabitants thereof, aught to have full Restitution, with all Damnages, notwithstanding of any Indemnity that afterwards was given, seeing the same was neither given to manifest Robbers without any Law or Warrant, nor can it secure against so great a Violence and Oppression.  
May it therefore please Your Grace and Lordships, to give us Warrant for citing of the said Keppoch, and his Complices, not exceeding Ten, to Compear before Your Grace and Lordships, to answer in the Premises, etc. And if they failyie therein, or that the Parliament shall not sit until the day of Compearance, then and in that case, to give us Warrant to cite them to appear before the Lords of His Majesty's Privy Council, for the effect foresaid, and to Declare that the foresaid Money, Spoilt and Rob, as said is, is to be restored cum omni causa, any Pretence of Indemnity notwithstanding, According to Justice, and your Lordship's Answer.