The Examt says that upon the First Day of September last he was sent for by the Revd.  Mr. Home to his lodgings in the Haymarket, who told the Examt. that a Gentleman of his, Mr. Homes, acquaintance, was going to Calais, & as he spoke no French, desired the Examt. to go with him.  The Examt. asked who it was, & after some hesitation Mr. Home told him it was Capt.  Cranston Bror. to Lord Cranston who was accused of having sent poison to a Miss Blandy, who was suspected to have poison’d her Father; but that he was inocent, & only wanted to get out of the way till his Tryal came on, when he would surrender himself.

The Examt. says he made an objection to going & told Mr. Home, that as he had expectations, from the Recommendations of Lord Home[19] and Sir Walter Blacket, to the Duke of Grafton, of being made one of the King’s Messengers he was afraid it might hurt him, but Mr. Home assured him that he could not be brought into the least trouble, and added that he would oblige him, Mr. Home, Ld.  Home & all the family & that for his satisfaction he would give him a note to Capt.  Alexander Hamilton, who would assure him of the same.

That the Examt. went to Capt.  Hamilton, who told him that he knew where Capt.  Cranston was & that if the Examt. would see him safe at Calais, he would very much oblige Lord Cranston, Ld.  Home & all the Family.  The Examt. asked Capt.  Hamilton if there had been any proceedings against Capt.  Cranston or if any orders were given to stop him at Dover?  Capt.  Hamilton said he would enquire, & the next day Sepr. 2nd told the Examt. he had enquired & that there had not been any proceedings against Capt.  Cranston nor were there any Orders to stop him at Dover.

The Examt. says that he lived with Lord Home several years & now does business for him; that he was willing to oblige his Lordship & not doubting from the assurances of Mr. Home yt he was doing a right thing, consented to go to Calais with Capt.  Cranston.

That upon the said 2nd of September Capt.  Hamilton brought Capt.  Cranston to the Examt’s.  House; that Capt.  Cranston said he had been rob’d in his way to town of his Money & Portmanteau & seem’d in great distress.  That the Examt. by the Direction of Capt.  Hamilton bought for Capt.  Cranston such necessaries as he wanted & Capt.  Hamilton went to Lord Ancrum[20] to borrow Twenty pounds to defray the expence of the Journey & repay the Examt. the money he had expended.  That upon his return he told Capt.  Cranston that Lord Ancrum wd not lend him the money; says, that Capt.  Cranston cried very much & said for God’s sake dear Hamilton get Money somewhere & get me abroad.

That the Examt. seeing the great distress both of Capt.  Hamilton & Capt.  Cranston, said that if ten Guineas wd. be of service he wd. lend Capt.  Hamilton that sum, which he accordingly did & took Capt.  Hamilton’s Note of Hand, which is still unsatisfied.

That he set out with Capt.  Cranston in a Post Chaise for Dover, where they arrived the next morning Sept. 3rd about 9 o’clock.