A. My Lords, I stand here and claim the protection of the laws of this country, which require two witnesses, on oath, to prove me William Brodie.
You shall have the protection of the laws of this country, but they do not require two oaths to identify you; it requires that the magistrates shall be satisfied you are the same man.
Mr. Groves—I beg leave he may be asked, if he is not a native of Edinburgh?
Question put—the answer, I have been at Edinburgh.
Mr Groves—Is he a Deacon of Edinburgh?
A. I claim the protection of the laws.
Mr Groves—Does he know Mr William Walker, Attorney at law, of the Adelphi, London?
A. I know such a man.
Mr Groves—Then that William Walker procured the escape of this William Brodie from London, which I can prove by extracts of letters now in my pocket, the originals of which are here in the hands of your officers. I can swear to Mr Walker’s writing.
Prisoner ordered to withdraw.