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His brother Archibald, the minister and translator, though he was revolted and heartbroken by his brother's crimes and had often warned him of the consequences of his dissolute behaviour, wrote a letter from Utrecht to intercede with the court for mercy for his brother, and also wrote to James himself and to Dr Allen, the minister who attended him. Archibald expressed deep conflict between his compassion for the sinful man, his duty to uphold the path of righteousness, and his uncertainty of the true nature of his brother's repentance. [39] The letter written by Archibald Maclaine to his "Unhappy Brother" on 22 September 1750 was a call to absolute repentance before God in knowledge of the coming Judgement. [40] Dr Allen recorded his eventual narrative of confession. The trial became a fashionable society occasion. A contemporary broadside includes an illustration: a Lady (perhaps Lady Caroline Petersham) is shown appearing as a character witness. One of the justices is saying, "What has your Ladyship to say in favour of the Prisoner at the Bar?", and she replies, "My Lord, I have had the Pleasure to know him well, he has often been about my House and I never lost anything." [29] Lord Eglinton declined to testify against him, and Walpole, reporting Maclaine's condemnation in a letter dated 20 September, added, "I am honourably mentioned in a Grub Street ballad for not having contributed to his sentence." [34] Execution of Maclean, Commonly Known by the Name of The Gentleman Highwayman, Cheap Repository for Religious and Moral Tracts (S. Hazard, Bath/J. Marshall and R. White, London, n.d.). Read at Google.

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Josiah Higden, "whose word and honour are too well known to doubt the truth", decided to press charges, saying he went through with it "in duty to my country". [26] At his arrest (which was on 27 July 1750 [26]), Maclaine was first taken for examination before Mr Justice Lediard. He began by denying the charges, and was committed to the Newgate, but very soon afterwards sent a message that he wished to make a confession. He was willing to implicate Plunkett, but the judge advised him that he would need to give them more names if he hoped for leniency, and gave him time to think about it. At his second Examination, on 1 August 1750, Maclaine declared himself to be guilty and wept piteously before the justices, but could still name only Plunkett as his confederate in crime. He brought with him a written confession, unsigned, which Mr Justice Lediard left in his hands. [11] A short view of the Rev. Dr. Allen's account', Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. XX (for October 1750), pp. 435-37 (Hathi Trust). Dr. Allen, An Account of the Behaviour of Mr James Maclaine, from the time of his condemnation to the day of his execution (J. Noon and A. Millar, London 1750). Read at Google. Abbreviated version in Gentleman's Magazine, Vol. XX (for October 1750), pp. 435-37 (Hathi Trust).

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Maclaine was the younger of two sons of a Scots-Irish presbyterian minister, the Revd. Thomas (?or Lauchlin) Maclaine [7] of 1st Monaghan Presbyterian Church in Ireland. His mother, Elizabeth (née Milling) died when he was five or six years old, and his father when he was sixteen or seventeen. He came of a family of many ministers, his grandfather (a Gaelic-speaking clergyman in the Church of Scotland) having received a calling to Ireland from Argyllshire in 1698. [8] His elder brother Archibald Maclaine (1722-1804) was educated in Glasgow and followed his own vocation as presbyterian minister, scholar and royal preceptor in the Netherlands between 1746 and 1796, famous as the first translator (1765) [9] of Johann Lorenz von Mosheim's Ecclesiastical History (of 1726). [10] A Narrative of the apprehending, convicting and executing James Maclean, for a highway robbery', in The Tyburn Chronicle: Or, The Villainy Display'd In All Its Branches (J. Cooke, London 1768), IV, pp. 346-49 (Google).

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A modern fictionalised portrayal of Maclaine's life appears in the 1999 film Plunkett & Macleane, in which he was played by Jonny Lee Miller. Memoirs of the Celebrated Miss Fanny M----, 2 volumes (M. Thrush, London 1759), II. Read in the German edition, Geschichte der berühmten Miss Fanny Murray: In zween Theilen - Aus dem Englischen (Joseph Ehrenreich Ammermüller, Nuremberg 1768), pp. 175-77 (Google). a b Print, "An Exact Representation of Maclaine the Highwayman Robbing Lord Eglington" (published 13 August 1750), with a text; see British Museum Accession Number 1894,0611.79 (British Museum). This transcript appears in Charles Miner, History of Wyoming in a Series of Letters (J. Crissy, Philadelphia, 1845), at p. 180 [1], and Plunket's exploits in America are recounted in p. 164-88, etc. The same story is quoted from Miner by Gideon Hiram Hollister, The History of Connecticut (Case, Tiffany and Co, Connecticut 1857), at pp. 338–39. See John Franklin Meginness, History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania (reprint Heritage Books 1996), Chapter 42 p. 624. [2]a b c d e 'Trial of James Macleane, 12th September 1750', in Old Bailey Proceedings Online, ref. (t17500912-22). William Plunkett (died 1791) was a highwayman and accomplice of the famed "Gentleman Highwayman", James MacLaine. Captain" James Maclaine (occasionally "Maclean", "MacLean", or "Maclane") (1724 – 3 October 1750) was an Irish man of a respectable presbyterian family who had a brief but notorious career as a mounted highwayman in London with his accomplice William Plunkett. [1] [2] He was known as "The Gentleman Highwayman" as a result of his courteous behaviour during his robberies, and obtained a certain kind of celebrity. [3] [4] Notoriously, he held up and robbed Horace Walpole at gunpoint: eventually he was hanged at Tyburn. [5] [6]

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J.L. von Mosheim, translated by A. Maclaine, An Ecclesiastical History: Ancient and Modern (&c) (A. Millar, London 1765). Putney', in E. Walford (ed.), Old and New London, volume 6 (Cassell, Petter and Galpin, London 1878), pp. 489-503, at note 2 (British History Online). Some fictional details crept into popular accounts printed soon after the trial, which reappear in later accounts. On 26 June 1750, Plunkett and Maclaine held up the coach of the Earl of Eglinton on Hounslow Heath. Plunkett went forward of the carriage and took hold of the postilion, so that Lord Eglinton, who was carrying his famous blunderbuss, could not fire at him without killing his own servant. Maclaine, who was behind, commanded his Lordship to throw his blunderbuss out of the chaise, or he would "blow his brains through his face". They took the blunderbuss, together with a portmanteau and 50 guineas. [25]I will publish the answer at the end of the next millennium or when the sequel to this movie is released, whichever comes first. L. Sabine, Notes on Duels and Duelling: Alphabetically Arranged, with a Preliminary Historical Essay (Crosby, Nichols, and Co., Boston 1855), p. 243 (Google). Climbing up the heavenly stairs # You know where you're going when you know where # You're going to hell # Yes, you're going to hell # You're going down a hundred and eighty degrees # You can see when you can see # You're going to hell # Yes, you're going to hell # You were weak, you were easy to squeeze # They did with you as they pleased # You're going to hell # Yes, you're going to hell # They're gonna tear you limb from limb # Because of your so-called sin # You're going to hell # Yes, you're going to hell! Horace Walpole, recited in article 'Tyburn and Tyburnia', Old and New London, Volume 5 (Cassell Petter and Galpin, London 1878), pp. 188-203 (British History Online).

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a b See at The British Museum, Print; broadside, 'James Macleane, the Gentleman Highwayman at the Bar' (Printed for T. Fox in the Old Baily, Publish'd according to Act of Parliament Sept 29 1750), British Museum accession number 1877,1013.832 (British Museum). J.L. von Mosheim, Institutiones Historiae Ecclesiasticae Novi Testamenti, Libri IV (Ex officina viduae Ioannis Meyeri, Francofurti & Lipsiae 1726). When you extract this story from the morass of style through which it wades, it's as simpleminded as an old B Western. The two men lurk in the woods, spring upon the passing carriages of the rich, and relieve them of their wealth. Trouble looms when Macleane is smitten by the beautiful Lady Rebecca Gibson ( Liv Tyler), who, wouldn't you know, is the niece of the Lord Chief Justice ( Michael Gambon). The pair become known as the Gentlemen Highwaymen, the chief justice is enraged that they have not been captured, and the oily Chance ( Ken Stott) is in charge of the chase. William Plunkett was portrayed by the actor Robert Carlyle in a fictionalised account of the highwaymen, the 1999 film Plunkett & Macleane.

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Plunketts Creek in Lycoming County bears the name of Col. William Plunkett. He reputedly died aged around 100 at Sunbury (Pennsylvania [5]), quite blind, and was buried there in 1791. [6] But if this is true, and if he were the same man, he must already have been 60 at the time of the highway robberies on Hounslow Heath, and almost 85 when commanding the Northumberland Militia. The facts can be reconciled if the estimate of his age at death is exaggerated. Of Mr MacLean, the Gentleman Highwayman', in S. Urban (ed.), The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, Vol. XX for the year 1750 (London 1750), pp. 391-92 (Google). Plunkett lived during the mid-eighteenth century in London, on Jermyn Street, and was said to have been an apothecary who was also presumed to be a gentleman. With stolen pistols and horses, and their faces hidden by Venetian masks, Plunkett and MacLaine had a short but highly successful career as outlaws. While MacLaine was eventually hanged for his exploits, Plunkett escaped with both his illicit gains and his life.