Sept. 3.—The Scots armie that went from Stirling to England, was routed by Cromuell and his forces near Worcester, The Kings Maj. escaped with the Duke of Buckkingam. Duke Hamiltone taken and wounded, and within some dayes after deyed; Earle of Rothis, E. of Kelly, E. of Laderdaile, taken and placed in the Tower; Louetennant-Generall Leslie, Middelton, Mungomrie, Pitscottie, Vandruske, with several other nobelmen and gentelmen, both Scots and English, taken; 400 or 500 officers taken, (amonge which were Lundie and Ardrosse), 6 or 7 thousand prisoners, a great manie killed; 9 ministers taken; 9 crirurgions and 30 of the Kings servants taken, with armes, bag and baggage.
Oct.—The greatest pairt of the protesting ministers against the lawfulnes of the Gener. Ass. 1651, mett at Edenbrough, with a purpose to anull the said Ass. holden at St Androus and Dundie. Mr Jho. Livistone was chosen moderator; they sat about 16 or 18 dayes. They resolved to continue the commission of the Ge. Ass. holden and appointed 1650, bot not the comission appointed 1651.
Dec.—Mr George Haliburtone and Mr Alex. Rooge, ministers of St Jhonstone, were silenced by the English garisone there, and discharged to preach, because, (as they alleadged), they preached up the Kings interest, notwithstanding of his defeate att Worcester.
1652.
July 25.—Some of the Gener. Major Deans regiment of foot, wha lay att Largo and Levin, (viz. 2 corporalls), did challenge Mr Ja. Magill, m. of Largo, (after he had ended sermon and said the blissing), before he came foorth of the pulpitt, for praying for the prisoners in England, and saying that they did suffer for righteousnesse sake, they affirming they suffred for unrighteousnesse; bot after some words passed by them, he answered them he wold be foorthcoming for what he had spoken before a competent judge, and in time and place convenient: for he did not acknowledge them, and so left off. Some dayes before this, they did beginne to quarter some of ther foot upon him and Mr Alex. Moncriefe, m. of Sconie, (this being the first time that ministers quartred ether foot or horse in this shyre). Also, some of the English did pull downe the stoole of repentance in severall churches they came to, as in Kirkekaldie and Kennowhie; they did sitt also in them in some places, wher they came in time of sermon. More, they did challenge severall other ministers for praying for the king, and some other things, as Mr Colen Edem, m. of Enster, and Mr Geor. Hamilton, m. of Pitten-Weyme. Jul. 1652, some of Coll. Berries regim. took backe also some north country ministers that were going to the Generall Assemb. at Edenb. that sate 21 of this instant, under pretence they were ryding upon the Sabath, and brought them to Cuper, and caused them pay 40 sh. Sterl. amonge them. When they came to the church of Largo, some of them did sitt ordinarlie (for contempt) in the stoole of repentance. May 24, 1653, the said Mr George Hamilton was badlie used att Pittenweyme (on a Tuesday), by some of Fairfax regiment of foot, so that he was forced to brake of his sermon, because he refused to ansuer them in publick; att which time ther was a great uproare in the church there; and after they came foorth, they affixed a peaper upon the crosse and every eminent place in the towne, tending to defame the said Mr George, calling him a ridicoulous parson, not regairding what he said, and that they wold hold him so, till he made good his promise, which was to dispute with him.
Aug.—This yeare the Generall Assemblie of this kingdome satt att Edenbroughe, where Mr David Dicke, professor of Divinitie att Edenbroughe, was moderator. (It sat downe Jul. 21; it rose August the 5.) The ministers, for the most pairt, that did protest against the last Generall Assemb. at St Androus and Dundie 1651, did protest also against this as unlawfull, unfrie, and corrupt. About 65 hands of ministers did subscribe this protestation. In the first rowme was Mr Andro Cant, Mr Samuel Rutherfoord, Mr Robert Traill, Mr Ja. Guthrie, and Mr Patricke Gillespie, wha were deposed by the last Ass. did subscribe it also. More, about 80 laicks and others did put ther hands to it also; it was printed, as also the Ass. ansuer to it. This Ass. allowed the protesters a certaine time to come in and to passe from ther protestation, viz. to the 2 Wedensday of Novemb. 1652, otherwyse apointed synods and presbetries to proceide against them with the censurs of the kirke. They apointed Mr Andro Louthian and Mr Andro Pitcairne for to goe to Caitnes. Also a fast to be keiped through the wholle land the 2 and 3 Sabaths of Sept.; also 3 acts for promoveing the knowledge of the grounds of salvation and observing the rules of discipline.
Sept.—A visitatione of the universitie (appointed by the English), satt att St Androus; the measters being called, did insinuate as mutch as that they were not fullie satisfied with ther power; they enquired for the names of the measters, which they receaved, and for the names of the students, which they did not receave, because not present. They gatt ther rentall also, with a sight of the books of the foundation, as also an extract of the act of the universitie, appointing all that were graduat to subscribe the covenants. They desyred that no vaking place in the colledge be filled till they were acquainted. They lodged at James Suords house. They went from thence to Aberdeine, where they deposed Doctor Guilde, and established Mr Jhone Row, minister ther, principall of the colledge. (The said Mr Jhone, with Mr Menzies, not long before, had turned anabaptists, and did refuse to baptize infants att all.)
1653.
Feb.—Mr Patricke Gillespie, minister of Glasgowe, (bot deposed by the Generall Assemblie), was admitted by the English to be principall of the Colledge of Glasgowe. (A litell time before this, Mr Jhone Row, minister of Aberdeine, was admitted by the English to be principall of the Colledge of Aberdeine.)