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THE

HISTORY OF THE SUFFERINGS

OF THE

CHURCH OF SCOTLAND

FROM THE

RESTORATION TO THE REVOLUTION

BY THE

AN ORIGINAL MEMOIR OF THE AUTHOR, EXTRACTS FROM HIS CORRESPONDENCE,
A PRELIMINARY DISSERTATION, AND NOTES,

CONTENTS OF VOLUME FOURTH.

BOOK III. FROM 1684 TO 1688.

CHAP. VIII. Of the state and sufferings of
presbyterians during the year 1684, 1.

Sect. 1. Of the procedure of the council re-

lative to the sufferings this year, 2-proclama-

tion with a list of fugitives, May 5th, 1684, 12

-proclamation against rebels, July 22d, 1684,

31.

Sect. 2. Of the sufferings of particular per-

sons, noblemen, gentlemen, ministers, and others,

not to death, this year, 37.

Sect. 3. Of the proceedings of the criminal

court, forfeitures, and public executions this

year, 57.

letter to the council upon the king's death, Feb-
ruary 6th, 1685, 201-proclamation, king James
VII. Edinburgh, February 10th, 1685, ib.-
king's indemnity, February 26th, and March 2d,
1685, 205-commission to Colonel Douglas,

March 27th, 1685, 207.

Sect. 4. Of the sufferings and treatment of

particular persons this year, before the privy

council, 211.

Sect. 5. Of the procedure of the justiciary

court this year, 224.

Sect. 6. Of the murders in the fields, the bar-
barous drowning of women within the sea mark,

the murder at Polmadie, and others this year,

239.

Sect. 4. Of the council and criminal processes Sect. 7. Of the searchings, oppressions, and

against_the_laird of Cesnock, the earl of Low-harassings through the country, and other suf-

don, Mr Spence, the reverend Mr William ferings of Presbyterians, not unto death, till the

Carstairs, the laird of Jerviswood, and others, parliament this year, 1685, 253-proclamation,

alleged to be concerned in the plot this magistrates of Edinburgh, January 9th, 1685, ib.

year, 71 Cesnock's indictment, 72- Ces- Sect. 8. Of the actings of the parliament con-

nock's advocate's defences, 75-king's advo vened April 23d, as far as they relate to the

cate's answers, 78-Cesnock's lawyers' du-church, 259-king's letter to parliament, com-

plies, 80-Sir George Lockhart's triplies to

Cesnock's advocates, 83-Cesnock's lawyers'

quadruplies, 84.

Sect. 5. Of the procedure at the circuit courts,

October, 1684, 113-proclamation for the oaths

of masters of vessels, September 15th, 1684, 116

-proclamation for passes, September 16th, 1684,

117.

Sect. 6. Of the exorbitant fining, and long

imprisonment of a considerable number of gen-

tlemen after those courts, November and De-

cember, 1684, 136.

missioner and chancellor's speech, with the par-

liament's answer, April 28th, 1685, ib.-parlia-

ment's offer of duty, April 28th, 1685, 266—

proclamation for putting the kingdom in a pos-

ture of defence, April 28th, 1685, 267-act for

the test, May 13th, 1685, 274-act anent justices

of the peace, 275-act for regularity, 279.

Sect. 9. Of the unsuccessful attempt of the

Earl of Argyle, May, 1685, to rescue the nation

and church from the burdens they were under,

with some account of his taking, trial, and mar-

tyrdom, 282-declaration of the earl of Argyle,

with the noblemen, gentlemen, &c. 1685, 286-

Argyle's declaration to his vassals, 290.

Sect. 7. Of the apologetical declaration emit

ted by the society people, the murder at Swine

Abbey, and the severe procedure, commissions Sect. 10. Of the acts of parliament against the

and proclamations following thereupon, Novem-earl of Argyle, the execution of Rumbold and

ber and December, 1684, 147-society people's Mr Thomas Archer, and the forfeitures and

declaration, especially against informers and in-great trouble others were brought to for this un..

telligencers, November 8th, 1684, 148-procla- successful attempt, 308-proclamation against

mation against a treasonable declaration, Decem- traitors and fugitives, June 24th, 1685, 311.

ber 30th, 1684, 160.

Sect. 8. Some general hints of the persecution,

particular hardships and murders in the fields,

with some other accounts which came not so

well in upon the former sections this year, 168–

proclamation for lieutenant in Tarbet and the

Highlands, May 5th, 1684, 179.

CHAP. IX. Of the state and sufferings of

presbyterians during the year 1685, 181.

Sect. 1. Of the persecution this year on the

score of the society's declaration, 182.

Sect. 2. Of the procedure of the council, and

their committees, till the king's death, 187.

Sect. 3. Of king Charles his death, February

6th, the accession of his brother, with the more

general procedure of the council, during the fol-

lowing part of this year, 199-Secretary's

Sect. 11. Of the sufferings and hardships en-
dured by the prisoners sent to Dunotter, May,

this year, with some further view of severities

exercised through the country during the sitting

of parliament, and after the earl of Argyle's at-

tempt, 321.

Sect. 12. Of the hardships of the prisoners
transported to America with Pitlochie, in Sep-
tember, particularly those of the laird of Bar-

magechan, 331.

Sect. 13. Of the sufferings and deaths of

which I have not the particular dates, with
some other incidental things this year, 1685,

not formerly noticed, 336-act, magistrates of

Edinburgh, October 28th, 1685, 346.

CHAP. X. Of the state and sufferings of

byterians in the year 1686, 353.

pres-