Thus Lions cruelly devoured me,
For bearing unto truth my Teftimony.

I reft in peace, till Jefus rend the cloud,

And judge 'twixt me, and those who shed my blood.

Upon the Grave-ftone in the Church-yard of Balmaghie, upon the Corps of David Halliday, Portioner of Mayfield, Shot by the Laird of Lag, February 1658, and of David Halliday in Glengap, foot by the Laird of Lag, and the Earl of Annandale in the fame year 1685, is this Epitaph:

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Eneath this Stone two David Hallidays

Do ly, whofe Souls now fing their master's praise.
To know if curious Paffengers defire

For what, by whom, and how they did expire?
They did oppofe this nation's perjury,

Nor could they join with lordly Prelacy.
Indulgence favours from Chrift's enemies

Quench'd not their zeal : This monument then crys.
These are the causes not to be forgot,

Why they by Lag fo wickedly were fhot

One Name, one Caufe, one Grave, one Heav'n do tye
Their fouls to that one God eternally.

Upon the Grave-ftone in the Church-yard of Anwith, lying on the Corps of John Bell of Whitefide, who was most barbarously hot to death at the command of Douglas of Morton and Grierfon of Lag in the parifb of Tongland in Galloway, Anno, 1685.

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His monument fhall tell Pofterity,

That bleffed Bell of White- fide here doth
Who at command of bloody. Lag was shot:
A murder ftrange which fhould not be forgot.
Douglas of Morton did him quarters givet;
Yet cruel Lag would not let him furvive,
This martyr fought fome time to recommend
His foul to God, before his days did end,

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The Tyrant faid, "What Devil?, ye've pray'd enough, "Thefe long feven years on mountain and in Cleugh." So inftantly caus'd him with other four,

Be fhot to death upon Kirconnel moor.

So' thus did end the lives of these brave faints,
For their adhering to the covenants.
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Upon the Grave-ftone lying on the Corps of Robert Stewart, Son to Major Robert Stewart of Ardoch, and John Grierson, who were murdered by Graham of Claverhoufe at the water of Dee in Galloway, Anno 1684.

Ehold, behold! A ftone here's forc'd to cry,

At water of Dee, who flain were by the hand
Of curfed Claverhouse and's bloody band.
No fooner had he done this horrid thing,

But's forc'd to fay, Stewart's foul in Heav'n doth fing.
Yet ftrange, his rage purfu'd even fuch when dead,
And in the tombs of their ancestors laid ;
Caufing their corps be rais'd out of the fame,
Difcharging in Church yard to bury them.
All this they did, because they would not abjurė,
Our covenants and reformation pure;
Because like faithful martyrs for to die
They rather chus'd, than treacherously comply
With curfed Prelacy, the nations bane,
And with indulgency, the Church's ftain.
Perjur'd intelligencers were too rife,

Show'd their curs'd loyalty, to take their life..

Upon a Grave-ftone lying on the Corps of William Hunter, aud Robert Smith, who were fentenced and hanged at Kirkcudbright, Anno 1684. by Captain Douglas, Graham of Claverhoufe, and Captain Bruce.

His monument fhall fhow pofterity,

Two headlefs martyrs under it do ly,

By bloody Graham were taken and furpriz'd,
Brought to this town, and afterwards were feiz'd.
By unjuft laws were fentenced to die,

Them firft they hang'd, then headed cruelly.
Captain Dowglas, Bruce, Graham of Claverhouse,
Were these that caufed them be handled thus.
And when they were unto the gibbet come,"
To ftop their speech, they did beat up the drum
And all becaufe they would not comply

With Indulgence and bloody Prelacy.

In face of cruel Bruce, Dowglas and Graham,

They did maintain, "That Chrift was Lord fupreme."
And boldly owned both the covenants:

At Kirkcudbright thus ended thefe two faints.

Upon a stone in the church-yard of Balmachellan, on the body of Robert Grierfon, who was foot by command of Colonel James Dowglas at Inglinton in the parish of Glencairn, 1985.

His monument to paffengers fhall cry,

That godly Grierfon under it doth ly,
Betray'd by knavifh Watson to his foes,
Which made this martyrs days by murder close,
If ye would know the nature of his crime,
Then read the ftory of that killing time,
When Babel's brats with hellish plot conceal'd,
Defign'd to make our fouth their hunting field.
Here one of five were laid in duft,

To gratify Rome's execrable luft.

If Marabins with molten bullets could

Have reach'd their fouls, thefe mighty Nimrods would
Them have cut off; for could no request

Three minntes get, to pray for future rest.

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Efides thefe mottoes in verfe, there are in the Stewarty of Kirkcudbright in Galloway, feveral other monuments both in church yards and open fields, the mottoes whereof are in profe, intimating, That they died for their adherence to the covenants and work of reformation: namely, in the Churchyard of Kircudbright upon the corps of John Hallum who was wounded in taking, and fentenced by Captain Dowglafs, to be hanged in the year 1685. In the Church yard of Brogue upon the body of Robert M quhae fhot to death in that parifh by the faid Caprain Dowglits, Anno 1685 In the Church-yard of Girthon upon the body of Robert Lennox fometimes in Iriintoun, fhot by the laird of Lagg, Anno 1685. In the fame parifh in the muir of Auchenloy, upon the body of Robert Fergufon, fhot by Graham of Claverhoufe, in that place, Anno 1684 In the parish of Tongland, in Kirkconnel hill upon, the body of James Clement, thot to death there, by the laird of Lagg, Anno 1685. In the Church-yard of Kells, upon the corps of Adam M'quhan, who being fick of a fever was brought from his own houfe to Newtoun of Galloway, and next day fhot dead by command of lieutenant general James Dowglas brother to the Duke of Queensberry. 1685. Item, upon the corps of William Graham, who was fhot, while making his efcape from his mother's houfe, by a prrty of Claverhole's troop, Anoo 1682.

Upon a stone in the Church yard of Air lying on the bodies of James Smith, Alexander M'millan, James M'millan, George Macartney, John Short, John Graham, and John Muirhead who fuffered martyrdom at Air, December 27, 1666.

Ere ly feven martyrs for our covenants,

A facred number of triumphant faints.
Pontius M Adam th' unjust sentence paft;
What is his own the world fhall know at laft.
And Herod Drummond caus'd their heads affix,
Heav'n keeps a record of the fixty fix.

Boots, thumbkins, gibbets, were in fashion then:
Lord let us never fee fee fuch days again.

Upon a stone lying befide the Gallows of Air upen the body of
Andrew M'Gil, who was apprehended by the information of
Andrew Tom, and fuffered there, November 1684.

Ear this abhorred tree a fufferer lies,

NEw this and to fall that falling truth might rife.

His ftation could advance no coftly deed,
Save giving of a life the Lord had need.

When Chrift fhall vindicate his way, he'll caft
The doom which was pronounc'd in fuch a hafte,
And incorruption fhall forget disgrace,

Defign'd by the interment in this place.

Upon the ftone at Machline, lying on the bodies of Peter Gillies, John Brice, Thomas Young, William Fiddison, and John Brunning, who were apprehended and hanged up there without trial, Anno 1685,

Bloody Dumbarton, Dowglas, and Dundee,

Mov'd by the Devil and the laird of Lee,

Dragg'd thefe five men to death with gun and fword,
Not fuffering tehm to pray nor read God', word,
Owning the work of God was all their crime.

The eighty five was a faint killing time,

Upon the tomb one at Irvine, lying on the bodies of James Blackwood and John M Coul, who juffered there December 31st, 1066.

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"Hefe honeft country-men whofe bones here ly,
A victim fell to Prelates cruelty;
Condemn'd by bloody and unrighteous laws,
They died martyrs for the good old caufe,
Which Balaam's wicked race in vain affail,
For no inchantments 'gainft Ifrael prevail.
Life and this evil world they did contemn,
And dy'd for Chrift, who died firft for them.

Upon a stone at Kilmarnock, lying on the heads of John Rofs and John Shields, who luffered at Edinburgh, the 17th of Decem ber, 1660 and had their heads fet up at Kilmarnock.

UR perfecutors mad with wrath and ire;

In Edinburgh members fome do ly, fome here:

Yet inftantly united they fhall be,

And withefs 'gainft this nation's perjury.

Upon another stone at Kilmarnoc, lying on the corps of John Nisbet, who juffered there the 14th of April, 1683.

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Ome, reader, fee here pleasant Nifbet lies,
His blood doth pierce the high and lofty skies;
Kilmarnoc did his latter hour perceive;

And Chrift his foul to heaven did receive.

Yet bloody Torrans did his body raife,
And buried it into another place;

Saying, "Shall rebels ly in graves with me?

"We'll bury him where evil doers be."

Upon a grave stone at Finnick, lying on the duft of John Fergufhill, and George Woodburn, who were foot to death, by Nifbet and his party, Anno 1685.

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When bloody Prelates, once this nation's peft,

Contriv'd that curs'd felf contradicting teft;

Thefe men for Chrift did fuffer martyrdom

And here their blood lies waiting till he come.

Upon another grave one there, lying on the Corps of Peter Gemmel, who was shot to death by the fame Nisbet and his Party, Anno 1685

"His man, like holy Anchorites of old,

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For conícience lake, was thrust from house and hold;