Religion & morality > Cloud of witnesses, for the royal prerogatives of Jesus Christ, or, The last speeches and testimonies of those who suffered for the truth in Scotland, in the years 1681-1688, with an appendix, containing the Queensferry paper, Torwood excommunications, &c

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the prisoners, or relievers, or any that belonged to them, and to follow
after them. They tracked their way out of the east end of the town, it be¬
ing wet weather, and that day shot two innocent men, as they were in
search of them, but found none, either of prisoners, or relievers, though
they went as far east as Tintock. And thus ends the account of this
tragical story, from which we may see the wickedness of wicked men, and
their malice against the people of God. O that every one who reads this
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Captain Inglis shot John Burrie, with his pass in his hand, in Evandale,
April, 1685.
Major Balfour, together with Captain Maitland and their party, appre¬
hended at their work, Robert Tom, John Urie and Thomas Cook, and in¬
stantly shot them, at Polmadie, near Glasgow, May, 1685.
Colonel Buchan, with the Laird of Lee and their men, shot John Smith,
in the parish of Lesmahagow, February, 1685. ,
Lieutenant Lauder shot to death William Shillilaw, at the Woodhead,
on the water of Ayr, anno 1685.
Lieutenant Nisbet and his party, also shot John Ferguson, George
Whiteburn, and Patrick Gemmil, in the parish of Fenwick, in the same
year.
Lieutenant Murray and his party shot one John Brown, after quarters
given, at Blackwood in Clydesdale, March, 1685.
Lieutenant Crichton did most barbarously, after quarter, shoot David
Steel, in the parish of Lesmahagow, December, 1686.
Sir Robert Laurie, of Maiwelton, the Laird of Stenhoase, and John
Craig of Stewarton, did instigate and urge Cornet Bailie’s party of dra¬
goons to shoot William Smith, in Hill, after he had been prisoner one
night, (it was the day of Maxwelton’s daughter’s marriage) who also re¬
fused to let him be buried in the church-yard. This Douglas of Stenhouse,
being a laird of mean estate, was advanced for such services as this, and
his excessive harrassing, spoiling and fining of the people of God, and
because he was a Papist, to the honour of being secretary for Scotland, to
James VII. But the wicked’s honour is short-lived; his name is extinct,
having neither root nor branch, male nor female, nor any remembrance
left unto him. The said Laurie of Maxwelton’s steward reported, that a
cup of wine delivered that day into his hand, turned into congealed blood ;
be that as it may, it is certain he died by a fall from his horse, some years
after.
Siy James Johnston, of Westerhall, caused apprehend Andrew Hyslop,
in the parish of Hutton in Annandale, and delivered him up to Claverhouse,
and never rested until he got him shot by Claverhouse’s troops. Claver¬
house would have delayed it, but Westerhall was so urgent, that Claverhouse
was heard say, This man’s blood shall be upon Westerhall. At length, upon
his urgency, Claverhouse ordered a Highland captain, who was there, to do
it, but he refused ; and drawing off his Highlanders to a convenient distance,
swore, ‘ that her nain-sell would fight Claverhouse and all his dragoons first.’
Whereupon he caused three of his own dragoons do it, May, 1685. It is
observable of this Westerhall, that he was once a great professor, and one
who had sworn the covenant; when the test was framed, he bragged that he
was an actual covenanter, and scorned the test; but when he had the trial,
he embraced it, and became a bitter enemy to the work and people of God.
This man having been taken on his ground he would have him shot, to give
proof of his loyalty. He died about the revolution, in great torture of