"About the end of the 17th century John Sinclair of Rattar, in Caithness,
became indebted to Alexander Rorison, in Thurso, in the sum of £1400 and, on
his failure to pay, the machinery of the law was set in motion, with the
result that, in May 1700 he was confined as a debtor within the prison of
Tain. He remained in confinement till January 1702 when - taking advantage
of the insecure state of the prison of of the negligence or connivance of
the gaolers - he escaped."
Read the rest of this at
http://www.caithness.org/history/articles/prisoninverness.htm
Yours aye
Iain
www.iain-laird.co.uk
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