continued till the first of June, but no, longer, save in terms of law." So severe are they to this excellent man, who had been so useful to the king in his exile under the usurpation, as hath been formerly observed. March 8th, John M'Ghie of Balgoon, is liberate under a bond of a thousand pounds, to appear before the council or committee of public affairs, when called. March 14th, Mr William M'Jore is ordered to be liberate, upon bond to compear when called, under the penalty of a thousand merks, that in the interim he may speak with the archbishop of Glasgow, at his grace's desire. March 17th, Mr Michael Potter, of whom before, is liberate from the Bass, upon caution to appear when called. And April 16th, Mr John M'Gilligen's diet of compearance is continued sine die. We shall afterwards meet with the treatment of several of the indulged ministers this year. April 21st, Hugh Kennedy of Daljarroch, Alexander Hume of Newton, Hugh Montgomery of Borland, and John Mitchell son to Tunnerhill, are continued under their bonds till the last instant. Borland and Daljarroch are, April last, continued upon caution to a day. July 7th, Alexander Durham of Duntrivie is liberate, on bond and caution to pay the cash-keeper his fine for church irregularities, and compear when called, under pain of three thousand merks. July 14th, Mr George Meldrum of Crombie, imprisoned in Blackness castle, is ordered to be liberate upon his giving bond to pay his fine to the cash-keeper, or re-enter November next, and caution to appear when called. And November 12th, he is continued till the treasurer return from London, under bond and caution for his fine of twelve thousand merks. July 23d, Patrick Hay of Naughton, is liberate under bond of ten thousand pounds sterling, to appear when called. August 7th, Robert Boyd of Trochridge is liberate, as having paid his fine of a thousand merks for church irregularities, upon his giving bond and caution under the sum of a thousand pounds sterling, to live regularly and orderly. And August 8th, C. Alexander in Paisley, prisoner in Edinburgh, is liberate under a bond of a thousand pounds sterling, to live regularly, and answer, when called, to any thing

that is to be laid to his charge. That 1685. same day George Douglas of Bonjedburgh, sent in prisoner by captain Graham, having now lien in prison three months, being sickly, is liberate on his bond to live regularly, and compear when called, under the sum of a thousand pounds sterling. August 18th, the council while sitting at Leith, about the prisoners in Dunotter, upon a petition liberate Patrick Hume, son to Sir Patrick Hume of Polwart, upon caution to appear when called, under the penalty of five hundred pounds sterling. September 19th, Mr James Futhy prisoner in the Bass, is allowed some liberty to walk on the rock, and eight pence per day given him, he being very poor. And September 9th, because he is very valetudinary, he is liberate from the Bass, under bond of five thousand merks, and confined to the town of Edinburgh. October 6th, John Morton of Little-hairshaw, is liberate under bond of five hundred merks. November 12th, the governor of the Bass is appointed to allow Mr John Blackadder to come forth, upon sufficient caution to re-enter prison at Edinburgh the first council-day in January, the council having laid before them an attested declaration of physicians concerning his indisposition tending to death. December 3d, Mr Blackadder is appointed to be liberate presently, in regard he hath contracted a universal rheumatism and bloody flux, on bond of five thousand merks to confine himself to the town of Edinburgh. And December 10th, Mr John Mitchell of Balbardie, is ordained to be discharged fron paying any further fines for his wife's irregularities, in not attending ordinances, in regard of his majesty's letters in favour of regular husbands.

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Having thus gone through the particular gentlemen, ministers, and others, before the council this year, I come to end this section with some account of their way with some other prisoners before them, who were variously dealt with, but most of them are banished, of whose harsh treatment I shall give a narrative in a section by itself. Here I shall only set down the procedure of the council, and sentences passed against them.

February 11th, the council recommend it to the committee about the prisoners, to

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meet, and report the case of those | till to-morrow, that his case be more fully in the prisons of Edinburgh and represented to the council (they liberate Canongate. And February 16th, they him). Samuel Cannon fugitive, being furious, make the following report. "Patrick be relaxed under a bond of five thousand Russel, suspect to be one of the societies, merks to compear at a long day. Robert ordered to the irons, he giving no satisfying Hamilton to be liberate upon taking the account of his principles. John Stodhart, allegiance. That letters be direct to the and others of the same name, James Stod- commissioners for Stirling, Glasgow, and hart, John Harkness, Laurence Corsan, all Ayr, to offer the indemnity to all the from Dumfries, having taken the test, and prisoners there; that all who are liberate their liberation notwithstanding stop- have a printed pass given them, subscribed ped, it is their opinion they be liberate. by the hand of a privy counsellor, or one John Robb student in philosophy, John of the commissioners. George Brown Nimmo in Boghall, John Crokat, James tailor, John Pollock, John Wallet in M'Cudie, James Clerkson, Edward Steel, Galloway, refuse the abjuration, and are John Tait, having taken the allegiance, are continued." The council approve, and liberate. John M'Hastie, Andrew Wilson, appoint accordingly. That same day, the two old, senseless, sick, poor, starving council grant warrant to the laird of Pitlochy, creatures, refuse the oath of allegiance, but to go to the prisons of Edinburgh, Glasgow, give all other satisfaction, to be liberate. and Stirling, and transport an hundred of Mr William McMillan desires time to de- the prisoners, who are willing to go to the liberate about the prerogative, having no plantations; excluding all heritors who are scruple about the allegiance, but stands at above an hundred pounds of rent. March his majesty's supremacy in ecclesiastical 27th, James Armour, merchant in Glasgow, affairs, continued. John Smith and James William Muir, and Halbert Wales, prisoners, Russel, remitted to the justices. Samuel are liberate upon a bond of two thousand Cannon, William Turnbull, Alexander five hundred merks, that they remove to Niven, James Smith, Charles Douglas, the plantations. Alexander M'Birney, Robert M'Ewen, William Wilson, John M'Caul, Halbert Wallace, John Corbet, James Irvine, refuse the oath, and are to be sent to the plantations. James Howatson, and John M'Ewen refuse all oaths except the abjuration, to be banished to the plantations." The council approve, and appoint accordingly. March 10th, the same committee report, "That Walter Menzies in Pilrig may be liberate, being neither heritor nor burgess, and the council may afterwards call him to take the allegiance. John Brown an old man, in the fugitive roll, refuses the allegiance, and so ought not to have the benefit of the indemnity. John Mosman ought to have the benefit of it. Duncan Fergusson in St Ninians, refusing the abjuration, continued. Archibald Wilson, in the fugitive roll, continued. Thomas Russel in Living-verity, that the persons underwritten are stone, refusing that part of the abjuration, not to take up arms against the king, continued. James Reston in Halton, heritor, fugitive, unrelaxed, remitted to prison. John Muir, late provost of Ayr, dismissed

July 24th, the council pass a decreet against great numbers, and banish them to the plantations. Which will best appear as it stands in the records," anent our sovereign lord's letters, raised at the instance of Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh, knight, his majesty's advocate, for his highness' interest in the matter underwritten, mentioning, that where the keeping or being present at house or field-conventicles, withdrawing from the public ordinances, the harbouring and resetting rebels and traitors, or joining with them, or any manner of way having correspondence with them, and the refusing to take the oath of allegiance, which his majesty's laws did justly require from all suspect persons, subjects, be crimes of a high nature, and severely punishable conform thereto nevertheless it is of

guilty of one or other of the said crimes, viz. Alexander Ritchie, William Smith, Andrew Scot, James Forrest, Thomas Stodhart, James Wilkie, John Elliot, George Young, Robert Cameron, John Gibb, James

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Stuart, John Swan, John M'Lean, William With certification, as the said letters, Hastie, James Olipher, Robert Campbell, executions and moderations thereof in John Jackson, Thomas Weir, Matthew themselves at more length proport; whilk Bryce, in the Canongate tolbooth; John being this day called, and both parties comPettie, James Gavin, Andrew Maitland, pearing, and his majesty's advocate having, John Mundel, William Drenon, John instead of all further probation, referred the McBryde, John M'Lean, William M'Lean, matter libelled to the defenders' oath, and Gilbert McIlroy, William M'Ilroy, John they having refused thereupon to depone, Cunningham, John M'Cully, Quintin Dunn, or to take the oath of allegiance, the lords Adam Muir, in the guard-house at the Abbay, of his majesty's privy council do delay the now in the tolbooth of Edinburgh; Gavin case of Alexander Ritchie, Robert CampRussel, John Ireland, Hector M'Gibbon, bell, and John M'Lauchlan till they considArchibald M'Gibbon, Thomas Brown, Tho- er thereof; and have banished, and hereby mas Richard, David Law, Thomas Turnbull, banish all the other persons foresaid, except William Jackson, John Gilliland, George the said Thomas Stodhart, James Wilkie, Cunningham, also in the tolbooth of Edin- and Matthew Bryce, who not only obstinateburgh, Archibald Marshall, Thomas Jackson, ly refused the said oath of allegiance, but in the thieves-hole, James Baird in Kirk- most impertinently and indiscreetly misbehousel in Kintyre, William Watson in Isla, haved themselves before the council, to Donald Fergusson in Ruchoord, Archibald his majesty's plantations abroad, dischargCampbell there, John Henderson there, ing them for ever to return to this kingJohn Martin in Kirkmichael in Kintyre, John dom without license, under the pain of Allan near Cumnock, Duncan M'Cunchall death to be inflicted on them without merin Isla, and William Campbell in the laigh cy in case of failure. And further, the said parliament-house, Neil Black in Glenbeg, lords having considered the foresaid libel Gilbert M'Arthur a drover in Isla, John pursued against the persons aftermentioned, Campbell in Carrick in Lochfine-side, Ar- viz. Neil Black, Gilbert Macarthur, Duncan chibald Campbell in Inverneil in Knapdale, M'Millan, John Campbell son to Walter Duncan McMillan in Carridel in Kintyre, Campbell, John Fletcher, Archibald ThomJohn Campbell son to Walter in Dunotter son, Duncan M'Rig, Iver Graham, John in Kintyre, John Fletcher in Rumicadle in M'Gibbon, John M‘Kinnon, John Campbell, Kintyre, Archibald Campbell in Monridge John M'Geichan, John M'Iver, and John there, John Campbell son to Donald in Dow M'Lauchlan, they (in regard the foreAuchindrydie in Cowall, Duncan M'King said persons have refused to take the said in Skipnish in Kintyre, Iver Graham in oath of allegiance) have banished, and hereInverneil in Argyle, John M‘Gibbon in Glen- by banish all of them, except John Campnowkeil in Argyle, John M'Kinnon in the bell son to Donald Campbell in AuchindryDuppen of Kintyre, John Campbell son to die, a young boy, whom they hereby disRobert in Lockwear in Lorn, Neil M'Geich-miss, to his majesty's plantations, under the an in Barnazare in Lorn, John M'Iver in foresaid certification; and ordain the said Tulloch in Argyle, John Dumaclauchlan in Thomas Stodhart, James Wilkie, and Auchahouse in Argyle, John M'Lauchlan in Barnagate in Argyle, in Paul's work, for which they ought to be punished, conform to the laws and acts of parliament of this realm, to the terror of others to commit and do the like in time coming. And anent the charge given to the forenamed persons, to have compeared before the lords of his majesty's privy council, to have answered to the foresaid libel, and to have heard and seen such order taken thereanent, as appertains, under the pain of rebellion, &c.

Matthew Bryce prisoners in the tolbooth of Edinburgh, and Archibald Campbell prisoner in Paul's work, who is in their case, immediately to be put in irons, and grant warrant to his majesty's advocate to process them criminally before the justices."

Another decreet is passed against the following persons, and the men are ordered to have their ears cropt, and the women to be marked in their hand. Edinburgh, July 28th, "The lords of his majesty's privy council having considered the libel at the instance

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