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ber to search and make trial after the occasion and reason 

 of their meeting", who, in the said inquiry, found them with 

 petitions subscribed and some papers and letters scroled, to 

 be sent for convocating^ all of their own judgement, contain- 

 ing many particulars reflecting upon his sacred Majesty, the 

 government of our neighbour church and Kingdom of 

 England, and constitution of this present Committee, and 

 many other [tjhings directly tending to seditions, raising of 

 new tumults, and (if possible) rekindling [civjil war amongst 

 his Majesties good subjects. Therefore, the said Committee 

 have thought fit, and hereby ordanis the persons, sub- 

 scribers of the said papers, and those in company at the 

 updrawing thereof ; they are to say, Mr James Guthrie, Mr 

 Robert Trail, Mr John Sterling, Mr Alexander Moncreiff, Mr 

 John Semple, Mr Thomas Ramsay, Mr Gilbert Hall, Mr 

 John Scott, Mr George Nairn, Mr John Murray, ministers, 

 and John [sic] Kirko, ruling elder, to be committed pri- 

 soners within the castle of Edinburgh, therein to remain 

 untill his Majesties pleasure shall be farther made known ; 

 and gives warrand to the present captain of the said castle 

 to receive them prisoners, and to keep them in safe cus- 

 tody . . . ." 



The Presbytery of Dumfries presented a supplication 

 for the release of these persons by the hands of Robert 

 Archibald, minister of Dunscore ;^^ and, as we have seen, 

 Kirko was liberated after about three months' imprison- 

 ment. ^^ Thereafter, according to Wodrow's informant, 

 " the said James was fynt in 600 marks, qlk he was necessi- 

 tat to pay wt 300 marks more of sese money, and yi'after 

 was fynt wt ane peterson by vertew of some commissione he 

 had from the councell qlk I heard him declear on his death 

 bed was most unjust, and y"t it cost him 300 marks. The 

 last of this fyne I payt my selff to John Irving of drumcoltren 

 who did agree the matter. And in the year 1666 the said 



88 MS. Records of the Freshyteiy of Dumfrie.s, ii. (25th October. 

 1659- 6th August, 1661). 



89 He was included in the Act of Indemnity of 1662, subject to 

 the payment of £360 (Fol. Acts, vii., p. 423). 



