This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1837 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAP. X. New measures resorted to for destroying the covenanters--extensive powers conferred on the military--their barbarity--conventicles assume a warlike attitude--hoax on the town major of Edinburgh--prosecution of Mr. William Veitch--his narrow escape --Earl of Shaftesbury's speech in the English ...
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1837 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAP. X. New measures resorted to for destroying the covenanters--extensive powers conferred on the military--their barbarity--conventicles assume a warlike attitude--hoax on the town major of Edinburgh--prosecution of Mr. William Veitch--his narrow escape --Earl of Shaftesbury's speech in the English parliament--dreadful cruelties committed on the covenanters--violent act against conventicles--the presbyterians driven almost to despair--a party of them form a plot against Carroichael--they accidentally fall in with Archbishop Sharpe, and resolve to take away his life--death of the primate--the covenanters vindicated from approving of assassinationmurder of Andrew Ayton of Inchdairnie--reflections. The year 1679 commenced with still more dreadful enactments against the covenanters. All the sufferings indeed to which they had been hitherto exposed, were trifling in comparison to those which from this period were carried on for nine years with a barbarity that has no parallel except in the proceedings of the apostate church of Rome. Various consultations had taken place in the council towards the close of the precedingyear respecting the suppression of conventicles, the regulating of the forces, and the collecting of the cess. The following " overtures," which were drawn up by the committee for public affairs on the 9th of January, and submitted to Charles for his approbation, were the result of these deliberations: --That the council be empowered to appoint sheriffdeputef and other officers to enforce the laws against intercommuned ministers, supporters of conventicles, and all who absent themselves from their own parish churches: that the military be commanded to disperse all meetings at conventicles by force of arms, and be indemnified...
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