Genealogical account of the Barclays of Urie

so
to satisfy the people ;" to which the King
replied, that " he would do any thing be- I
coming a gentleman, except to part with li-
berty of conscience, which he never would,
while he lived."
Immediately after that, he took journey
homew T ard with James, afterwards Sir James,
Stewart, and Lord Advocate for Scotland,
one for whom he had done singular kind-
nesses, which he indeed ever acknowledged.
They came post to Edinburgh, where part-
ing, he came home to Urie in December.
This was his last journey: for after this he
lived retired near two years at home 3 enjoy-
ing himself in visiting, and being visited by
his friends and neighbours, until about the
end of September, 1690, when in return
from a meeting at Aberdeen he immediately
sickened; James Dickinson, of Cumberland,
at the time visiting friends in this country,
and being with him : he often expressed his
love for all his friends in England, particu-
larly George Fox, with whom he had great
intimacy, as the many letters from George