68 John Welsh, the Irongray Covenanter. 



you not see the Lord of Hosts is fighting- for us?" Turner, 

 however, as a soldier saw that Dalziel was winning, and a 

 few hours later he was at liberty, and Welsh and his friends 

 fleeing for their lives. 



After Rullion Green. 



The movements of Welsh after the battle of Rullion 

 Green are very obscure. He left the battlefield with Colonel 

 Wallace, the commander. (Veitch's Narrative.) Wallace 

 escaped to Holland, but there is no indication that Welsh left 

 the country. In 1667 he lurked with other fugitives who, 

 like himself, had been too deeply involved in the Rising to 

 be pardoned (Wodrow, ii., 70). His life and fortunes were 

 forfeited (W^odrow, ii., 34). His parishioners of Irongray 

 shared in his condemnation. In the Privy Council Registers 

 (iii., 436) we find that on May 5th, 1668, twenty-one Irongray 

 farmers had not accepted His Majesty's indemnity for having 

 been out at Pentland. For the sake of the curious I copy the 

 list : — 



William Anderson in Shalloch ; James Anderson in Peir- 

 trie ; William Welsh, son to John Welsh of Skar ; James 

 Welsh, his brother; John Welsh, in Skeoch ; Robert Wallas, 

 in Skaar ; Harbert Biggar, son to Harbert Biggar in Barbuie; 

 Thomas Smith, son to James Smith of Drumclyer ; Robt. 

 Sinclair, son to Robert Sinclair in Lagg ; William Welsh in 

 Inglestoun ; James Biggar in Marglollie ; John Curior in 

 Dalquhairn ; David Currior in Ruchtrie ; John Curior in 

 Nework ; Robt. Colvin in Inglestoun ; John Hunter in Barn- 

 cleuch ; John Wallas in Holhill ; John Welsh in Knackstoun 

 (MacNaughton) ; Jon. Wright in Larbrek ; Jon. Whytheid in 

 Cluden ; James M'Burnie in Crochmore. 



Welsh may have found shelter in his own parish, but 

 probably he was nearer his pursuers than they imagined ; at 

 any rate in 1668 he was lurking at the house of one Robert 

 Grey in Edinburgh. (Kirkton, 1668.) Towards the end of 

 the year he was preaching. The Earl of Tweeddale writes in 

 November, 1668, to the Earl of Lauderdale that Mr John 

 Welsh was running about Clydesdale and keeping conventicles 

 both in houses and in the Church of Camnethine (Cambus- 



