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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his BocSy were in as great Torture as that poor Leg, and de-
fires to know what could hinder them to believe one of his
Profeffion, who had fo folemnly declared, as in the Sight of
God, that he knew no more than he had told, viz. That,
to the belt of his Knowledge, the Rifing of the IVeft was
meerly occafional, upon a Difcontent betwixt the People
in the Steviartry of Galloway, and Sir James Turner, to
which every one did run, as their Hearts moved them,when
they heard of it.
This Torture was the Caufe why he w'as not indidted
with the firft Ten, who being arraigned and fentenced, on
IVednefday, December yth, were hanged on the Friday
thereafter, at the Crofs of Edinburgh. Many thought,
that confidering his fmall Acceflion unto that Rifing, which
neither was nor could be proven to be more than what he
himfelf had freely confdled, and that he had fuffered fuch
hard Meafure by Torture, and that not in order to the
Difcovery of his own Crime, but the declaring of the Con¬
trivers and his Complices, that the fame Ihould have pro¬
cured him Favour ; but the Matter was othsrways deter¬
mined •, neither was the Sermon before-mentioned fo
quite forgotten, tho’ ill remembered, and often repeated
in Council in thefe Words, Jhab upon the Throne, and
no more; and therefore,
Upon Monday the toth of December, he and other fe-
ven received their Indictments of Treafon, and were ac¬
cordingly fummoned to appear before the JuJlices, on Wed-
nefday,December 12th; but his Torture and clofe Impriforr- ‘
ment thereafter (for fo it was ordered) having call him
in a Fever, whereby he was utterly difenabled to make
his Appearance,
Upon Tuejday, December i ith, he gave in to the Lords
of Council his Supplication, of the Tenor following, viz.
That whereas I have received an Inditfment of Treajon,
vhieh was Tejlerday delivered to me, and 1 appointed to make