AN ORIGINAL MEMOIR OF THE AUTHOR, EXTRACTS FROM HIS CORRESPONDENCE. BY THE REV. ROBERT BURNS, D.D. F.A.S. E. MINISTER OF ST GEORGE'S, PAISLEY; AUTHOR OF HISTORICAL DISSERTATIONS ON THE IN FOUR VOLUMES. VOL. IV. GLASGOW: BLACKIE & SON, 8, EAST CLYDE STREET, AND 5, SOUTH COLLEGE STREET, EDINBURGH. - MDCCCXXXVI. CONTENTS OF VOLUME FOURTH. Sect. 2. Of the sufferings of particular persons, noblemen, gentlemen, ministers, and others, not to death, this year, 37. letter to the council upon the king's death, February 6th, 1685, 201-proclamation, king James VII. Edinburgh, February 10th, 1685, ib.king's indemnity, February 26th, and March 2d, 1685, 205-commission to Colonel Douglas, March 27th, 1685, 207. Sect. 4. Of the sufferings and treatment of particular persons this year, before the privy council, 211. Sect. 5. Of the procedure of the justiciary court this year, 224. Sect. 6. Of the murders in the fields, the barbarous drowning of women within the sea mark, the murder at Polmadie, and others this year, 239. Sect. 3. Of the proceedings of the criminal court, forfeitures, and public executions this year, 57. Sect. 4. Of the council and criminal processes Sect. 7. Of the searchings, oppressions, and against the laird of Cesnock, the earl of Low-harassings through the country, and other sufdon, Mr Spence, the reverend Mr William ferings of Presbyterians, not unto death, till the Carstairs, the laird of Jerviswood, and others, parliament this year, 1685, 253-proclamation, alleged to be concerned in the plot this magistrates of Edinburgh, January 9th, 1685, ib. year, 71- Cesnock's indictment, 72-Ces- Sect. 8. Of the actings of the parliament connock's advocate's defences, 75-king's advo-vened April 23d, as far as they relate to the cate's answers, 78-Cesnock's lawyers' du- church, 259-king's letter to parliament, complies, 80-Sir George Lockhart's triplies to Cesnock's advocates, 83-Cesnock's lawyers' quadruplies, 84. Sect. 5. Of the procedure at the circuit courts, October, 1684, 113-proclamation for the oaths of masters of vessels, September 15th, 1684, 116 -proclamation for passes, September 16th, 1684, 117. Sect. 6. Of the exorbitant fining, and long imprisonment of a considerable number of gentlemen after those courts, November and December, 1684, 136. missioner and chancellor's speech, with the parliament's answer, April 28th, 1685, ib.-parlia ment's offer of duty, April 28th, 1685, 266— proclamation for putting the kingdom in a posture of defence, April 28th, 1685, 267-act for the test, May 13th, 1685, 274-act anent justices of the peace, 275-act for regularity, 279. Sect. 9. Of the unsuccessful attempt of the Earl of Argyle, May, 1685, to rescue the nation and church from the burdens they were under, with some account of his taking, trial, and martyrdom, 282-declaration of the earl of Argyle, with the noblemen, gentlemen, &c. 1685, 286Argyle's declaration to his vassals, 290. Sect. 7. Of the apologetical declaration emit ted by the society people, the murder at Swine Abbey, and the severe procedure, commissions Sect. 10. Of the acts of parliament against the and proclamations following thereupon, Novem-earl of Argyle, the execution of Rumbold and ber and December, 1684, 147-society people's Mr Thomas Archer, and the forfeitures and declaration, especially against informers and in-great trouble others were brought to for this untelligencers, November 8th, 1684, 148-procla- successful attempt, 308-proclamation against mation against a treasonable declaration, Decem- traitors and fugitives, June 24th, 1685, 311. ber 30th, 1684, 160. Sect. 11. Of the sufferings and hardships endured by the prisoners sent to Dunotter, May, this year, with some further view of severities exei cised through the country during the sitting parliament, and after the earl of Argyle's attempt, 321. Sect. 8. Some general hints of the persecution, particular hardships and murders in the fields, with some other accounts which came not so well in upon the former sections this year, 168-of proclamation for lieutenant in Tarbet and the Highlands, May 5th, 1684, 179. CHAP. IX. Of the state and sufferings of presbyterians during the year 1685, 181. Sect. 1. Of the persecution this year on the score of the society's declaration, 182. Sect. 2. Of the procedure of the council, and their committees, till the king's death, 187. Sect. 3. Of king Charles his death, February 6th, the accession of his brother, with the more general procedure of the council, during the following part of this year, 199-Secretary's Sect. 12. Of the hardships of the prisoners transported to America with Pitlochie, in September, particularly those of the laird of Barmagechan, 331. Sect. 13. Of the sufferings and deaths of which I have not the particular dates, with some other incidental things this year, 1685, not formerly noticed, 336--act, magistrates of Edinburgh, October 28th, 1685, 346. CHAP. X. Of the state and sufferings of | byterians in the year 1686, 353. pres |