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had suffered inuch, his attendance on public ordinances, and 

 tlie support which he had ^i\en to the orthodox and regular 

 clergy, as Mr Knox himself had testified. He alleged 

 further that he had done his utmost to secure the actors in 

 the robbery, and that he was willing to pay his proportion 

 of the fine, but craved commiseration of his case, " seeing 

 there arc others of the parish more sufficient and deserving 

 than the petitioner, and whom he can condescend upon, that 

 so the petitioner may be inabled to continow in his loyaltie 

 and affection, and may not suffer with the disaffected, who 

 upon that accompt are now his greatest mockers, and that 

 he and his poor children may not be ruined, and his gray 

 hairs may not sink doune in the grave with sorrow." The 

 Lords, having considered the petition with testimonies given 

 in of his past orderly deportment, exonered him from the 

 fine, except as to his own proportion. ^2 



In 1678 John Kirk, younger of Bogrie, subscribed the 

 bond of the peace, ^^ and in October, 1679, he died.^'' In 

 1696, 1698, and 1704 James Kirk of Bogrie is mentioned 

 as a Commissioner of Supply. ^^ He died before 28th 

 March, 1723.^ On loth February, 172 1, Agnes and Mary, 

 daughters of John Kirk, junior of Bogrie, were served 



32 BI'(\, 3rd ser., iv., pp. 596-7. Commission was given to Lord 

 Maxwell to uplift the fine (lb., 3rd ser., v., p. Ill), £1000 of which 

 was to be paid to the minister (NithsdaJf Inveniory. No. 50). As Dal- 

 goner had died and Bogrie had compounded, M'Lellan of Sundaywell 

 ak)ne remained ; and accordingly, in order to avoid delays, his lord- 

 ship asked and obtained letters of horning against the heritors and 

 liferenters of Dunscore fo make payment of their proportions {Ih., 

 p. 155). In 1678 William Murdoch and William M'Korroch, pri- 

 soners in Edinburgh Tolbooth for alleged accession to the robbery, 

 were liberated, having " inacted themselves in the books of the 

 Privy Council for the said minister's indemnity and keeping the 

 public peace, and that they should re-enter prison when called for, 

 ilk ane of them under the payne of 500 merks " ((Ih., p. 372). 



53 arc, 3rd ser., v.. p. .549. 



34 See his testament recorded on 28th .January, 1680 {Dumfries 

 C(immissoriot). 



35 F,,]. Arts, x., pp. 29, 131; xi., p. 142. 



36 His testament was recorded on that date (Dumfries Commis- 

 sar lot). 



