Religion & morality > Last publick sermon, being a faithful and free one, preached by Mr. Hugh Mackaile ... upon the Sabbath immediately preceeding that 8th of September 1662, the day affixed for the removing of the ministers of Edinburgh from their kirks

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Jy, anJ tender Conflitution, he was fa di fabled and wea¬
kened with the Toil and Fatigue of continual Marching,
and tempeftuous Weather, particularly at dir, where he
lay a confiderable Time, as if he had been dead, by Rca-
fon of fainting, that he could no longer endure it : Where¬
upon, on Tuesday, November 27th, he was ncce/fitated to
part from them in the Morning near to the new Bridge
upon Cramend Water, and in his Way towards Liberton-
Paridi, about tw'elve of the Clock, pading through BrahCs
Craigs, he was taken, without Refiflance, having only a
final! ordinary Sword, by fuel) of the Countrymen as were'
then fent out to view the Fields ; in which Palfage ’tis
very obfervable, that his Efcape formerly mentioned was
not more miraculous, than his prelcnt Taking was fatal ;
for it is without Queftion, had he but retained and obferved
the leall; of that Advertency and Caution, wherein at other-
times he was known to be both ready and very happy,,
he might, without either Hazard or Trouble, have efcap-
ed this Inconvenience ; but God, who gave him the full
Experience of his turning all things unto the good of them
that love him, did thus, by his Simplicity and Folly, pre¬
pare the Way for his own Glory, and his Servant’s Joy
and Viftory. «
Being brought to Edinburgh, and fir ft to the Town’s
Council-houfc, in their Search for Letters, he was imme¬
diately ftript, and, there being none found, committed Pri-
Jbner to the Tofbooth.
Upon t he IVednefdayN^g the 28 th of November, byOrder
from the fecret Council,he was brought before theEarl of Own'
fries,hordi Sinclair, S\x Robert Murray of PrietlfieldyinA others,
in order to his Examination, and being interrogate concerning
his joining and being with the IVcfl-land Forces, he, con¬
ceiving himlelf not obliged by Law to be his own Accul-
er, to the Deftruiftion of his Life, did plainly deny the
Queftion ; but being defired to fign with his Hand what he
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