Life; which supersedes my observing the inconsistency of this procedure with the declaration at Breda; and the great and undeniable share the English presbyterians had in the king's restoration. In short, the same prelatic spirit of persecution, and oppressing people in their consciences and liberty, was raging through the whole island. CHAP. IV. OF THE STATE AND SUFFERINGS OF PRESBYTERIANS, DURING THE YEAR 1663. We have now seen the scriptural 1663. institution of church government overturned in Scotland, and prelacy established, and the foundations laid of turning out all the presbyterian ministers, and many of them confined and banished. This same work is carried on this year, and the few remaining old presbyterian ministers and others, are attacked and harassed. The council hath the greatest part of this sad work in their hand; and from their books I am to give a distinct account both of their more general acts, and particular prosecutions of ministers, gentlemen, and great numbers of country people, for their affection to their outed ministers. This summer the hands are changed in Scotland, and a considerable turn of managers in England also: chancellor Hyde there, and Middleton here, the great abettors and introducers of prelacy in all its heights, are turned out; and Lauderdale comes to Scotland, and the parliament sits down, where some new acts are made against presbyterians. The act for balloting is rescinded, and Lauderdale and his party have the entire management in their hands for many years. During the sitting of parliament, the excellent lord Wariston is executed; and though he be the only person suffering unto death, yet we shall have abundance of others sorcly oppressed this year. The accounts of these will afford matter for five or six sections, much in the order I have used in the former years. HAVING, upon the former year, laid beforc the reader the act of the council at Glasgow, and what followed upon it toward the end of the year, by which such multitudes of ministers were cast out, I thought this as proper a place as I could find, to give him some further view of this melancholy scene and its consequents, especially in the west and south of Scotland, since what was begun in the close of the last year, was completed in the beginning of this. We shall indeed afterwards meet with the mile act, and that discharging alms and charity, and some others about presbyterian ministers: but those formerly mentioned were the great foundation of scattering these multitudes of worthy ministers. By the act of Glasgow, more than a third part of the ministers of the church of Scotland were cast out of their charges, merely for conscience' sake, because they would not take the oath imposed upon all who received presentations, and the oath of canonical obedience, a necessary requisite to collation; and because they could not, contrary to their light, subject to bishops. Scotland was never witness to such a sabbath as the last those ministers preached; and I know no parallel to it, save the 17th of August, 1662, to the presbyterians in England. It was not now as it came to be afterwards in the year 1689, when the episcopal ministers left their congregations, the people in many places through the west and south, obliging them to promise they should never return to them: but when those I am now speaking of took their leave of their dear flocks, it was a day not only of weeping but howling, like "the weeping of Jazer, as when a besieged city is sacked.” This I take to be a very proper place to record the names of the presbyterian ministers of this church, who were thrown out of their churches by the spite and enmity of the bishops. Most part of them were | and, as far as I could recover them, have 1663. cast out by that act at Glasgow, added the names of such as conformed to October 1st, and that December 23d last year. prelacy, that the advocates for that governSome indeed continued preaching for some ment may see whom they have to glory in, time at their peril; and several of the elder especially in the west and south. And to ministers, who were ordained before the year make this list of nonconformists to prelacy 1649, were not so directly reached by those as full as might be, I have added an account acts. But I have put together all the of such presbyterian ministers in the north ministers ejected at this time, and formed of Ireland, who refused conformity to epis the best account I could give from several copacy there, and suffered severely enough papers come to my hand, of such as were for it; because I have always found the cast out from their charges now, and in a elder presbyterian ministers in Ireland reckvery little after. The list I give is as com- oning themselves upon the same bottom plete as now, after threescore of years, I with, and as it were a branch of the church could have it. Probably there may be some of Scotland. It stands below,† as it comes mistakes in some of their names, their par- to my hand, under the correction of the ishes or presbyteries where they resided, reverend ministers of that kingdom; and because this account is made up in part the reader may see a full list of the ejected from the verbal notices given by old min- and nonconformist ministers in England, in isters, and taken out of several old lists the Abridgment of Mr. Baxter's Life, for which I have seen. And, which I more merly mentioned. lament, there are some parishes out of which I know ministers were ejected, and yet I can by no means recover their names. But I persuade myself this is the most exact list that yet hath been framed, and the best I could give from the helps in my hand. I have added it at the bottom of the page, A roll of ministers who were nonconformists to prelacy, and were banished, turned out from their parishes, or confined; with some account of those who conformed to prelacy. Those marked with R. were alive at the revolution; those marked with G. were outed by the act of council at Glasgow, 1662; those marked with C. were confined to their parishes; those marked with P. were outed by particular sentences of parliament or council; and those marked with S. were outed by the diocesan synod. I. SYNOD OF LOTHIAN AND TWEEDDALE. 1. Presbytery of Edinburgh. Thomas Garvan of Edinburgh, P. David Dickson, professor of theology, P. The ejecting near four hundred such worthy ministers, was the greater hardship, that, generally speaking, they were persons of remarkable grace and eminent gifts. They were pious, painful, and a great many of them learned and able ministers of the gospel, and all of them singularly dear to THE CONFORMED MINISTERS WERE, Messrs. Mungo Bennet. George Wallace, PRESBYTERY OF ANTRIM. Messrs. William Kays, James Fleming, PRESBYTERY OF ROUT. Messrs. David Bittel, William Cumming, year's stipend, for which they had served; and in the winter season obliged with sorrowful hearts and empty pockets to wander, their refusing the tender. Those 1663. persons were not only deprived of their livings in time to come, but of the last Messrs. Thomas Henderson of Lochmaben, Thomas Thomson of Applegirth, at Drysdale, 3. Presbytery of Dumfries. John Livingstone of Ancrum, banished, and died Messrs. Hugh Henderson of Dumfries, P. Robert Martin of Eckford, C. in Holland. Conformists. Messrs. Peter Blair of Jedburgh, John Douglas of Crellon and Nisbet, Thomas Abernethy of Hownam, Andrew Pringle of Cassilton, James Douglas of Hopkirk. 5. Presbytery of Ersilton. Messrs. James Kirkton of Merton, G. R. John Hardie of Gordon, G. R. William Calderwood of Legerwood, G. Thomas Donaldson, of Smelholm, C. John Veitch of Westeruther, R. George Campbell of Dumfries, G. R. Gabriel Semple of Kirkpatrick, Durham, G. R. John Cleland of Stow, C. but in some lists he George Gladstones of Orr, C. James Maxwell of Kirkgunion, C. Conformists. 4. Prebytery of Penpont. John Carmichael of Kirkonnald and Sanquhar. Messrs. John Wisheart of Keir, William Black of Closburn. IV. SYNOD OF GALLOWAY. 1. Presbytery of Kirkcudbright. Messrs. Thomas Wylie of Kirkcudbright, P. John Semple of Carsfairn, John Macmichan of Dalry, John Cant of Kells, R. John Duncan of Rerick and Bundrennan, Adam Alison of Balmaghie, I know not how many miles, with their derfully provided for them and 1663. numerous and small families, many of them theirs, to their own confirmation scarce knew whither. But the Lord won James Fergusson of Keltoun, 2. Presbytery of Wigton. Robert Ritchie of Sorbie. 3. Presbytery of Stranraer. Thomas Kennedy of Kirkmaiden, R. Another list makes it Kirkmaiden. V. SYNOD OF GLASGOW AND AYR. 1. Presbytery of Ayr. Gilbert Kennedy of Girvan, G. John Osburn of Kirkoswald, G. John Hutchison of Maybole, G. R. and wonder. And should I set down here James Rowat of Kilmarnock, P. R. John Bell elder of Stevenson, John Bell younger of Ardrossan, R. Robert Aird of Combray. In some lists I find Mr. Thomas Boyd men. tioned in this presbytery. 3. Presbytery of Paisley. Messrs. Alexander Dunlop of Paisley, P. out- John Drysdale of Paisley, P. by a particular act. Fergus M'Alexander of Kirkdoming or Bar, Hugh Walker of Nelston, G. G. R. John Cunningham of Cumnock, C. John Hamilton of Innerkip. I hear he conformed after. Conformed. Mr. James Taylor of Greenock. 4. Presbytery of Hamilton. Messrs. James Nasmith of Hamilton, P. John Inglis of Hamilton, G. R. James Hamilton of Blantyre, Robert Fleming of Cambuslang, R. John Burnet of Kilbride, William Hansilton of Glassford, C. John Oliphant of Stonehouse, R. James Currie of Shotts, Ludowick Somerwel of New Monkland, Hugh Weir of Old Monkland, Alexander Stevenson of Dalmellington, C. R. Matthew Mackail of Bothwell, C. John Lauder of Dalziel, R. Mr. James Hamilton of Cambusnethan. Nicholas Blackie of Roberton, G. R. Peter Kid of Douglas, G. Gilbert Hamilton of Crawford or Crawford |