their example, are enfnared; my finding the fad experience of it, brings it the more into my memory. Yet, notwithstanding of their being convinced of their error in this, many of them carry now, as if they rued that ever they came forth to the fields to proclaim their mafter a free King in his own house And now they are fallen in under the fhadow of fworn enemies, and alas! they are become profound to lay fnares; yea, "they are a trap upon Mifpeh, and a net fpread upon Tabor !" Oh, for the fad defection both of Minifters and profeffors in Scotland! is like our carriage may make many of our carcafes to lay in the wildernefs. I leave my teftimony against the indulgences, firft, and laft, and against all that comply therewith, or connive thereat. I leave my teftimony against the cenfuring of worthy Mr. Cameron, or any other whom God raifeth up to declare the whole council of God, and to witness against the evils of this generation. I fear when God makes inquifition for blood, Minifters hands will not be found free thereof. As for charging my blood on any particular perfon, I cannot, for I have never gotten the certainty of what hath brought me to the stage; but if any have done it willingly, I leave it to God, and their own confcience. But I may warran table charge it upon all the declared enemies of God within the land.

And first, I leave it upon the bloody council, that fent an order to take me, for they are guilty of it. 2dly, The Sheriff clerk of Perth, and thefe that were with him, when he took me, are guilty of it; the Sheriff-clerk of Kinros, and the mem that guarded me, are all likewife guilty of my bloody; and I leave my blood on Sir George Mackenzie, and the rest of that bloody court, and I take the Lord to witnefs, against them, whether or not it was on eafy terms, that they offered me my life; they faid only, they would not trouble me with their Bishops; but I faid, that fupremacy was as evil as Prelacy. And they faid, That I behoved to fay, that the King was not an ufurper, and pass from all my former Confeffion, and that it was my duty to obey authority. I told them, That they were worn enemies to God, fo that it was impoffible to obey God, and them both: fo I told them, I would not retract an hair-breath; they faid, Thought I ever that he was our lawful King? I faid, Yes; for he entred into covenant with God, and with the land: But he hath broken, and cast off that tye, and hath exercifed fo much, both tyranny and cruelty, that I had juft ground to decline him, and them both; then they bad my blood be upon my own head; but I told them, they would find it on their heads, for it was for my owning of Chrift's kingly office, that they put me to fuffer, fay the

contrary who will: Now I blefs the Lord I am free from. Jefuitical principles. The scripture is my rule, and when obedience to men is contrary to obedience to God, I am clear to dif own them.

I leave my teftimony against Mr Riddel, for his obeying thefe wicked men to enfnare us, and to hold out to us, before thefe accurfed enemies of Chrift, that were fecking our lives for our adhering to the truth, that it was all delufion that we held. I many times rued, that I bare fo well with him, and now here, that he denies that which we wrote But if ye will believe me, who am within a little to appear before God, there was nothing added but rather wanting; I with the Lord may forgive him. I blefs the Lord, what ftrikes against my felf only, I can very heartily forgive, but what ftrikes against God and his truths, I leave that to God, who is the judge of all.

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Now I would only fay this to you, who are feeking to keep your garments clean," Be fober, be vigilant, for your adverfary the devil goes about like a roaring lion, fecking whom he may devour." And as I would have you zealous for the truth, and not to quit one hoof; so I would have you labour against a fpirit of bitternefs; beware of felf; and be more ready to mourn for the flips of others, than to make them the fubject of your difcourfe; and labour to make earnest of religion, for I and there is need of more than a good caufe, when it comes to the pufh. O the everlasting covenant is sweet to me now! And I would alfo fay, they that would follow Chrift, need not fear at the crofs, for I can fet my feal to it, "yoke is eafy, and his burden is light" Yea many times hath he made me go very cafy through things that I have thought I would never have win through; He is the only defireable mafter; but he must be followed fully. Rejoice in him, all ye that love him. "Wherefore lift up your heads, and "be exceeding glad, for the day of your redemption draw"eth nigh;" Let not your hearts faint, nor your hands grow feeble. Go on in the ftrength of the Lord, my dear friends, for I hope he will have a remnant both of fons and daughters, that will cleave to him, though they will be very even as the berries on the top of the outmoft branches." As for fuch as are grown weary of the cross of Chrift, and have drawn to a lee-fhore, that God never allowed, it may be e'er all be done it will turn like a tottering fence, and a bowing wall to them, and they fhall have little profit of it, and as little credit: But what fhall I fay to the commendation of Chrift and his Crofs. I blefs the Lord, praife to his holy name, that hath made my prifon a palace to me; and what am I that he fhould.

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have dealt thus with me? I have looked greedy like to fuch a log as this, but still thought it was too high for me, when I faw how vile it was; but now the Lord hath made that Scripture fweet to me in the vi of Ifa. Then flew one of the feraphims to me, having a live coal in his hand, and he laid it on my mouth, and faid Lo, this hath touched thy lips, and thy iniquities are taken away, and thy fins purged " O how great is his. love to me? that hath brought me forth to teftify against the abominations of the times, and keeped me from fainting hitherto, and hath made me to rejoice in him. Now I blefs the Lord, that ever he gave me a life to lay down for him. Now farewell all creature comforts; farewel faith and hope; Farewel prayers and all duties; farewel fun and moon, within a little I fhall be free from fin, and all the fort ows that follow thereon. Welcome everlafting enjoyment of the Father. Son and holy Ghoff, everlasting love, everlafting joy, everlasting light.

Edinburgh Tolbooth, Jan. 26. 1681.

Sic fubfcribitur

ISABEL ALISON.

Being come to the fcaffold, after finging the lxxxiv. Pfalm,

and reading the xvi of Mark, fhe cried over the fcaffold, and faid," rejoice in the Lord ye righteous: And again, I fay "rejoice." 1hen the defired to pray at that place, and the Major came and would not let her, but took her away to the ladder foot and there the prayed. When fhe went up the lad der, the cried out, O be zealous, Sirs be zealous, be zeallous! O love the Lord all ye his fervants, O love him, Sirs! for in his favour their is life.' And the faid, O ye his enemies, what will ye do, whither will ye fly in that day? For now there is a dreadful day coming on all the enemies of Jefus Chrift. Come out from among them, all ye that are the Lord's own people.' Then the faid, Farewel all created comforts. Farewel fweet Bible, in which I delighted moft, and which has been fweet to me fince I came to prifon, Farewel chriftian acquaintances. Now into thy hands I commit my Spirit, Father, Son and Holy Ghoft.' Whereupon the hangman threw her over.

The last Speech and Teftimony of MARION HARVIE, who lived at Borrowftounness, and juffered at Edinburgh the 29 of January 1682.

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An Account of her answers before the Privy Councill.

Hey asked first, How long is it fince ye faw Mr. Donald

T I I cannot particularly when I faw

They faid, Did ye fee him within thefe three months? I faid, It may be I have. They faid, Do ye own this covenant? I faid, What covenant? Then they read it to me; and I faid, I did own it. They faid, do ye own the Sanquhair decla ration? I answered, Yes; They faid, 'Do you own these to be lawful? I faid, Yes, Becaufe they are according to the Scriptures, and our covenants, which ye fwore yourselves, and my Father fwore them. They faid, yea; but the covenant does not bind you to deny the King's authority. I faid, fo long as the King held by the truths of God, which he fwore, we were obliged to own him; but when he brake his oath, and robed Chrift of his kingly rights, which do not belong to him, we were bound to difown him and you alfo. They faid, Do ye know what ye fay? I faid, Yes They faid, Were ye ever mad? I answered, I have all the wit that ever God gave me : Do you fee any mad act in me! They faid, Where was you born? I answered In Borrow ftounnefs. They afked, Wh was your occupation there? I told them I ferved. They faid did ye ferve the woman that gave Mr Donald Cargil quarters? I faid that is a queftion which I will not answer. They faid, Who did ground you in these principles? I anfwered, Chrift by his word. They faid, Did not Minifters ground you in thefe? I answered, When the Minifters preached the word; the Spirit of God backed and confirmed it to me. They faid, Did ye ever fee Mr. John Welth? I faid, Yes; my foul hath been refreshed by hearing him. They afked, If. ever I heard Mr. Archbald Riddel? I anfwered, Yes, and I blefs the Lord that ever I heard him. Thev faid, did ever they preach to take up arms against the King? I faid, I have heard them preach to defend the gofpel, which we are all fworn to do They asked If ever I fwore to Mr. Donald Car gil's covenant? I faid, "No, but we are bound to own it, They laid, Did ye ever hear Mr George Johnftoun? 1 faid, I am not concerned with him. I would not hear him; for he is joined in a confedracy with your felves. They faid, Did ye, yourselves. hear the excommunication at the Torwoo I faid, No; I 'could not win to it. They asked if I did approve of it? I aniwered, Yes. They asked, if I approved of the killing the

Lord St. Andrews? I faid, In fo far as the Lord raifed up inftruments, to execute his just judgments upon him, I have nothing to fay against it; for he was a perjured wretch, and a betrayer of the Kirk of Scotland. Then they asked, What age I was of? I answered, I cannot tell. They laid among themfelves, That I would be about twenty years of age, and began to regret my cafe, and fajd, Would I caft away my felf fo? I answered, I love my life, as well as any of you do; but will not redeem it upon finful terms; for Chrift fays, "He th it "feeks to fave his life, fhall lofe it." They fad, A Roke, the Cod and Bobboons, were as fit for me to meddle with, as thefe things. Then one of them afked when the affize fhould fit? and fome other of them anfwered, on Monday Then they afked, If I could write? I antwered, Yes Will you fubfcribe, faid they, what you have faid? I answered, No. They bad the Clerk fet down, that I could write, but refufed to fubfcribe. Then they afked, If I defired to converfe with any of our Minifters? I faid, What Ministers? They faid, Mr. Riddel. I faid, What would ye have me to do with him? They faid, He might convince you of that fin. I faid, What fin? They faid, The fin of rebellion. I fmiled, and faid, If I were as free of all fin, as the fin of rebellion, I fhould be an innocent creature, They afked, If they should bring Mr Riddel to me? I faid, It was an evidence he was not right, fince they had him to much at their will. And I told them, I would have none of their Minifters. This is all I can remember, at this prefent.

Her Difcourfe before the Jufticiary Court.

Firft, I was brought and fet in the Pannel, with the murde

rers, and they read over my indictment, and afked me, Then

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If I did confefs with these things? I anfwered, Yes they read Sanquhair declaration and asked, If I owned it? I anfwered, Yes. They read that paper, which they call the New Covenant, and afked, If I owned it? I'anfwered, Yes. Then I protefted they had nothing to fay againft me, as to matter of fact; but only becaufe I owned Chrift and his truth, and perfecuted gofpel and members, of which ye have hanged) fome, others you have beheaded, and quartered quick. To that they replied nothing; but called the affizers, who had no will to appear, till they were about to fine then, and then they came forward. One of them faid, He did not delire to be one of the affize, but they wou'd have him He bade them read our Confeffion; 10: he knew not what they had to fay againit us. They bade him hold up his hand and fwear that he would be true, and he could not, but fell on trembling. The advo