Robᵗ: Watt
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By Authority.
THE
DECLARATION AND CONFESSION
OF
ROBERT WATT,
WRITTEN, SUBSCRIBED, & DELIVERED BY HIMSELF,
THE EVENING BEFORE HIS EXECUTION,
FOR HIGH TREASON,
AT EDINBURGH,
October 15. 1794.
ATTESTED BY
The Reverend Dr BAIRD,
PRINCIPAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH;
AND
The Reverend T. S. JONES,
ONE OF THE MINISTERS OF LADY GLENORCHIE’S CHAPEL.
EDINBURGH:
PRINTED FOR BELL & BRADFUTE, PARLIAMENT CLOSE.
1794.
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Entered in Stationers Hall.
The following Declaration, was put up under asealed cover, addressed on the outside to James Clerk,Esq; Sheriff Depute, Geo. Square.—In the inside of the cover waswritten the following Letter by Robert Watt to him:
Sir,
The inclosed papers, with another parcel, containing sundrymiscellaneous letters and papers, I commit to you; requesting they maybe transmitted to Principal Baird, and the Rev. Mr Jones, to do withthem as they may find proper. The little emoluments which may arisefrom them, I am persuaded they will give to Binning who attended me.
My watch and my clothes, and any little effects I may leave behind me,I request them to be given to Mr James Stalker, at Mr Wilson’s, bakerin Cross-causeway, to whom I owe money per[Pg iv] bill; and to whom Igave a disposition to these, and other effects, before my condemnation.I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your obed. humble Servant,
(Signed) Rob. Watt.
Edinburgh Castle,
Oct. 14. 1794.
We, who are referred to in the above letter, and who subscribe thisnote, do hereby ATTEST, that the contents of the followingDeclaration are transcribed verbatim from the manuscript ofRobert Watt, transmitted to us by the Sheriff.
Geo. Baird.
T. S. Jones.
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DECLARATION, &c.
As the best service I can now do to religion, which I have injured bythe unhappy conduct which has brought me to my present un