Agnews of Lochnaw

412 KEEPERS OF CONVENTICLES. [1684.
that he was at the breaking of Mr. James Couper, minister at
Methven-Mochrum his house, immeadiately before the rebellion
seventhie-nyne.
" Committed to the irons. (Signed) Queen sberry."
" Archibald Gray, skipper, solemnly sworn and interrogat,
confesses that he carried in his boat Gilbert M'Ghie, rebel, fra
Kildarroch to Chapel-Eoss about a month since or thereby, and
that he did not know him to be a rebel, and that he had not
seen the fugitive well, and that M'Ghie had said to the deponent
that he was a righteous man. Swears in common form, and is
content to take the test.
" Tested. (Signed) Queensberry."
" Margaret Gordon, goodwife of Arioland elder, confesses resett
of Mr. Wm. and John Hayes her sons ; and that Mr. Samuel Arnot
had kept conventicles in her house ; and being interrogat if she
harboured or resett any rebel or other fugitive or heard any more
vagrant preacher, refuses to depone.
" Committed to prison. (Signed) Queensberry."
" John Henderson, being examined whether rebellion at
Bothwell was a sin against God, answered he could not tell.
" Confesses he heard a conventikle at Edinburgh in the head
of the (Stewart bow ?) in the west syde of the street, a year and
a half since or thereby, but refuses to depone thereupon, or in
whose house it was in. And being examined if he thought
the Covenant was a good cause, he answered, ' Yes, my Lord ; '
and that it was lawful to rise in arms against the King for that
cause ; and declared that he heard not a preaching in the church
these two years ; and judicially confesses a letter now produced
which was written by him to Enterkin (indistinct) ; and being
examined whether it was lawful to kill a bishop or a minister,
refuses to declare thereanent, or to declare that the Bishop of
St. Andrews' murder was a murder ; and being examined if he
knew anything anent Enterkin business, or if they had resceued
the prisoners, declares he knew nothing thereof, but that he