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A75359 An Account of the late violence committed by some souldiers upon the Generall Assembly of the Kirke of Scotland. 1653 (1653) Wing A318; Thomason E708_23; ESTC R4268 1,730 6

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AN ACCOUNT of the late VIOLENCE committed by some Souldiers upon the Generall Assembly OF THE KIRKE OF SCOTLAND Printed in the Year 1653. A LETTER THe last Wednesday being the twentieth of July 1653. was the saddest day that ever I saw on Earth and I thought not that any that cals themselves Reformed Christians and Covenanters would have Enterprized such an Act. It was the day of the meeting of the Generall Assembly of the Church of Scotland at which Mr David Dickson did Expound in the Gal. 2. and taught on 2 Cor. ch 13. vers 11. Mr Robert Douglas taught afternoon on 1 Cor. 12.25 26 27. both of them very holily prudently and honestly for healing our Rents After these Sermons about four of the Clock the Generall Assembly met in the usuall place and immediatly after prayers conceived by Mr Dickson the last Moderator there came in one Lieutenant Colonell Cotterel and Captain Cliftown Captain of the Castle of Edenborough and another Captain with them whose name I know not The Lieutenant Colonel standing upon a bench said with a loud voice Gentlemen I am commanded to ask you by what Authority you sit here If you have none from the Parliament Commander in Chief or Judges you are to go with me Now at this time he had some Musketteers at the door of the House within the Church and some Horse and Foot about the Church Mr Dickson desired all that were in the house and not Members of the Meeting to remove that they might give a discreet Answer to the Gentleman that spoke After all removed Mr Dickson said We sit here by the Authority of Jesus Christ and by the Law of this Land Whereby we are Authorized to keep Generall Assemblies from year to year according to the several Acts of Parliament and every Assembly meets by the Appointment of the Former The Lieutenant Colonell required them to arise and go with him presently or else he would make them rise on other terms Mr Dickson desired time to call the Rols to constitute the Assembly and appoint the next Diet. By this time some Musketteers with fired matches entered the House whereupon Mr Dickson prayed and in time of Prayer the Commanders aforesaid kept on their Hats and one of them spake all the time the Prayer was short Mr Dickson protested that this violent raising of the Assembly should not hinder the next meeting to be at such a time and place as he should think meet to appoint at a fitting opportunity whereupon they were forced to rise and as they went out at doors were guarded about with Foot and Horse the Officers going before They went up the West Bow and down the Bow to the West-Gate and from thence to Brunsfield-Linkes and there they took up all their Names and gave Orders to them to go to their own homes at the nearest and not return to the Town But when some told him that their way was through the City and all of them had something to do there He commanded them that returned to the City to give up their own names and the names of their Lodgings to the Captain of the Guard that night at seven of the Clock and to depart the City to morrow by eight a Clock in the morning at their perill and that no three of them should meet together Whereupon M. Dickson again protested to the purpose aforesaid It would have grieved any Christian soul to see the Members of that Grave Assembly so disgracefully carried through a great part of the City and Suburbs Especially Reverend M. Dickson late Moderator and to have heard the Groans and Sighs that were among the People for the violence done to the Highest Court of Christ in Scotland Yet in this time and all the next day the Remonstrators or Protestors against the decliners of the Assembly sate in the West-Kirk without any to raise them but on Thursday at night a Proclamation was made at the Market-Crosse that all Lords Lairds and Ministers should depart the City by too morrow at eight a Clock except such as had to do in the Laws or before the Judges or could give other necessary cause of their stay By whose instigation this was done God will bring to light in his good time but the Order is under Colonell Lilburn's hand We expected better things at their hands who swore sincerely really and constantly through the grace of God in their severall places and callings the preservation of the Reformed Religion in the Church of Scotland in Doctrine Worship Discipline and Government then to overturn our Discipline and Government As for my self I found the word of 2 Chron. 20.6 made very lively and sensible to me and I got great liberty to pray and beleeve accordingly God is Just and will not forget a broken Covenant He will be a speedy witnesse against Covenant-breakers but in his own time which is best and till then here is the Patience and Faith of the Saints FINIS