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iiionuinent. So far as I have been able to find out there are 

 eighteen martyr monuments in the county. 



All these eigliteen monuments are noticed, and their inscrip- 

 tions given, in the Cloud of Witnesses, first issued in 1714. 



They are said to be "a gravestone in a clump of trees near 

 the Church of Irongray," where " lyes Edward Gordon and Alex- 

 ander M'Cubine." 



" A stone near Lochenkit or Larghall," where " lyes John 

 Gordon, William Stuart, William Heron, and John Wallace." 



" A gravestone in the churchyard, Balmag-hie," where " lyes 

 David Ilalliday, portioner of Mayfield, and David TIalliday, 

 once in Glenape." 



" A gravestone in the churchyard, Anwoth," where " lyes 

 John Bell of Whitesyde." 



" A gravestone in the churchyard, Dairy, Galloway," where 

 " lyeth Eobert Stewart, son to Major Stewart of Ardoch and John 

 Grierson." 



" A gravestone in the churchyard, Kirkcudbright," on 

 " William Ilounture, Robert Smith." 



P "A stone in the churchyard, Balmaclellan," where "lyeth 

 Robert Grierson." 



All these monuments have inscriptions in verse, or, as the 

 Cloud of Witnesses calls them, " Mottoes in verse." The inscrip- 

 tion on the stone at Irongray, though shorter than the others, is a 

 fair specimen of their rhyme. It is : 



HERE LYE EDWARD GO 

 KDON AND ALEXANDER 

 M'CUBINE MARTYRES 

 HANGED WITHOUT 

 LAW BY LAGG AND CAP 

 BRUCE FOR ADHERING 

 TO THE WORD OF GOD 

 CHRIST'S KINGLY GOVER 

 MENT IN HIS HOUSE 

 AND THE COVENANTED 

 WORK OF REFORMATION 

 AGAINST TYRANNY 

 PERJUREY AND PRELACY 

 REV xn. II. MAR 3. 1685 



