Genealogical account of the Barclays of Urie

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There are many more of the said Princess's
letters, with copies of his answers, preserved
in the family, to which I refer the curious,
and shall proceed with observing, that so
keen were they for persecution, that upon
the 9th of November, 1679, he with several
of his friends were taken out cf a Meeting
at Aberdeen, and detained only about three
hours, the Magistrates both considering and
fearing his interest at Court, from which he
procured effectual orders, that they should
not be troubled any more. Which accord-
ingly happened.
Whilst they were in prison they received
sympathising letters from several of their
friends in England, as George Fox, William
Penn, Isaac Pennington, &c. still extant;
and now being at full liberty, he employed
himself much in assisting his poor friends,
for whom he contributed liberally, as he had
done for purchasing a Meeting-house, at
Aberdeen, about the year 1672, it being
mostly bought by his money, and some by
his means obtained from the Lady Conna-
way, one of the same persuasion in England,