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A continuation of the answer to the Scots Presbyterian eloquence dedicated to the Parliament of Scotland : being a vindication of the acts of that august assembly from the clamours and aspersions of the Scots prelatical clergy in their libels printed in England : with a confutation of Dr. M-'s postscript in answer to the former ... : as also reflections on Sir Geo. Mackenzy's Defence of Charles the Second's government is Scotland ... together with the acts of the Scots General Assembly and present Parliament compared with the acts of Parliament in the two last reigns against the Presbyterians / Will. Laick.
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Ridpath, George, d. 1726.
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Michaelmas Term which was the only apparent Falsity and for the rest it surpasses your Skill to prove it a Lie Instances on Record of the notorious Cruelty and Injustice used in the time of the late Prelatical Administrations in the Courts of Iudicature against the Presbyterians in the Persons of Sir Hugh and Sir Geo. Campbel and the Laâ—rd of Blackwood AS for the Morality and Vertue of the surviving grand Patron of the Faction and their lately deceased invincible Champion Sir George Mackenzy this following Instance will set it in its true Light Q ry tho Douglas by Sirname yet envying the Marquiss of Douglas the Chief of the Family whom he hath a Pique against for refusing to take the Cross-bar out of his Arms designed to revenge himself on his chief Chamberlain or Steward the Laird of Blackwood a pious and worthy Gentleman by whose Care the Marquiss's Estate is frugally managed and that illustrious Family chiefly enabled to maintain it self in what remains of its ancient Splendor Q ry and Sir George not knowing which way to reach this Gentleman did on purpose procuâ—e an Act to make Converse with such as they were pleased to call Rebels or Conversâ— with any that had Converse with them HIGH TREASON The Marquiss having good part of his Estate about Douglas in the West where a great many of his Tenants were concerned in the Insurrection at Bothwell-Bridg they thought that Blackwood must unavoidably converse with some of them upon the Marquiss's account and so of necessity be catch'd hereupon they indicted him and found it a hard matter however to prove any such thing upon him But getting notice that there was one Mr. Wilson an Inhabitant of Douglas a Man of considerable dealing with many of the Noblemens Chamberlains of the West that had also dealt with Blackwood and the said Wilson was reputed a grand Rebel because one of those who had been forc'd to take Arms by the Tyranny of the then Government They set a great many of their Implements at work to take him which was no hard matter to effect because he frequented most Markets in that part of the Country and was often at Edinburgh so having taken him they brought him to Sir George Mackenzy who threatned him terribly and accused him with abundance of Rebellious Practices which had rendred him obnoxious to the Law and liable to Death and having as he thought allarm'd him sufficiently then he begun to â—latter him that he should not only have a Remission but also a Reward if he would give Evidence that he had conversed with Blackwood whom they had then in Custody and under Process which he altogether reâ—used However Intercession being made to Sir George on Mr. Wilson's account and some undertaking to perswade him to a Compliance he admitted him to Bail to appear such a certain day Q ry having notice that Sir George had let Mr. Wilson go was so enraged at the Disappointment of swallowing Blackwood's Estate that being then in â— great Power he swore that if Sir Gâ—orge did not get Wilson again to hang Blackwood he should hang for him because he himself had conversed with Wilson a Rebel and let him go Sir George being thus circumstantiated sent in quest of Mr. Wilson before his day but he could not be found However they proceed to Trial and which was easy for them to effectuate who were so dexterous at suborning of Witnesses and packing Juries got Blackwood condemned which his Advocates or Counsel particularly Sir George Lockhart were so angry at that they offered publickly in Court to prove Sir George to be as guilty as he viz. in conversing with Mr. Wilson who not being able to deny tho fain he would he confessed it and told them that he would go to his Majesty and get a Remission Whereupon all cry'd out Shame upon him to prosecute a Gentleman to Death for that whereof he was guilty himself And Blackwood's Counsel insisted that he ought to have the Benefit of a Remission also Notwithstanding Q ry and Sir George hurried on toward Execution nor could they allow the Gentleman time to prepare for Eternity but call'd for his Accounts of the Marquiss's Estate which the Noblemen and others appointed to take finding so just and seeing the Gentleman so grave and composed they became Intercessors for a Remission which was obtain'd and the Greed and Malice of his Enemies frustrated However we see by this Instance the Vertue Religion and Morality of the grand Pillars of our Scots Prelacy which our Pamphleteers do so much boast of But this following Instance will yet add a new Varnish to their illustrious and refulgent Vertues The barbarous Prelatical Persecution together with that unheard-of way of proceeding against Blackwood having alarm'd Sir Hugh and Sir George Campbel of Cesnock with other Gentlemen who were Presbyterians or favourers of them although they knew themselves Innocent yet thinking it not safe to stay in the Kingdom where Sir George Mackenzie could stretch the Law and make it reach the Life and Estate of whomsoever he would they came for London with a design to represent their Grievances to K. Charles the Second But that same Hand which persecuted the Presbyterians in Scotland falling upon the Dissenters and moderate Church-men in England those Gentlemen happened to come hither when the Earl of Essex my Lord Russel c. were committed on pretence of a Plot and Scots-men because oppressed being generally look'd upon as Disatisfied the said Sir Hugh and Sir George Campbel were illegally taken up without a Warrant and having been divers times examined by the King and Council there could not the least ground of Suspicion be found against them saving what Atterbury the Messenger did falsly Swear And being made sensible of his Perjury by the said Gentlemen he told them that his Oath could not harm them Which my Lord Melford and Sir George Mackenzie being aware of they went to the Duke of York And my Lord having a Prospect of the Gentlemens Estates they dealt with the Duke to procure a Warrant from the King to send them for Scotland where they would do their Business This was quickly granted and then Sir George set about suborning of Witnesses against them and the Evidence was managed and instructed by Sir W. Wallace of Craigy my Lord Melford's Brother-in-Law Hugh Wallace of Garits Chamberlain or Steward to the said Sir William and Hugh Wallace of Ingilston The Evidence being prepared Sir Hugh Campbel was brought upon his Trial before the Earl of Perth then Lord-Justice General or Lord-Chief-Justice of Scotland who was very eager in the Prosecution and having pick'd a Jury for the purpose they proceeded to call the Evidence viz. Tho. Ingram Tenant to Hugh Wallace of Borland Cousin to Sir William Wallace the Suborner Daniel Crawford and one Fergusson The Earl of Perth having according to Form administred the Oath to the Witnesses which is always done with much Solemnity and Gravity in Scotland their
the Heretable Iudges i. e. Hereditary Sheriffs refused to put the Laws in execution against Conventicles by which they became formidable Which destroys two more of his and the Faction's Assertions viz. That Presbyterianism was not popular and that none but the Rabble were their Friends for those Hereditary Sheriffs are the best and most ancient Families generally in every County So that Sir George wrongs his Cause exceedingly by that Concession seeing those Hereditary Judges living upon the Place and being acquainted with the Industry and Honesty of the persecuted Party would not abandon their Honour and Conscience to become Hangmen to their Neighbours and Tenants And therefore the Court being resolved to ruin the Country imployed bloody cut-throat Papists as the Earl of Airly and Laird of Meldrum and their barbarous Savages the Popish Highlanders But according to the natural disingenuity of his Faction he takes no notice that those Military Judges pull'd the Hereditary Sheriffs from off their Benches and would not let them proceed against the Presbyterians according to the Statute-Law because that was too mild in their Opinion One remarkable Instance thereof was at Selkirk where Meldrum pull'd Philiphaugh who is Hereditary Sheriff of the Forest now a Lord of the Session out of his Chair when holding his Court. Another of Sir George's Defences are the alledged Severity to the Cavaliers in Charles the First 's Time Which if true though there 's no reason to take his Word for Proof he could not but know the truth of that Maxim Inter Arma silent Leges and that this could not justify the Dragooning of People to Church and taking free Quarter in time of Peace But Sir George accordinâ— to his wonted disingenuity takes no notice of the Case of that Severity if any such were viz. that the Persons so treated harassed their Native Country with Fire and Sword in conjunction with those who had cut the Throats of Protestants in Ireland filled the Kingdom with bloody Murders and barbarous Villanies I have neither time nor is it consistent with my present Design to anâ—madvert any further upon his pretended unanswerable Book but I think any honest Reader will be satisfied that it needs no worse Character than to be stigmatiz'd as a flat Contradiction to their Majesties and the present Parliament of Scotland being a sophistical and unfair Relation of Matters of Fact to make the World believe that all those Grievances have been false which the Parliament complain'd of his Majesty declared against and founded the Justice of his Expedition upon their Redress So that it will issue in this either that Sir George Mackenzy is a Liar or that his Majesty and the Parliament of Scotland are such and therefore good Mr. Doctor I am not afraid to appeal to the Judgment of all disinterested Persons whether it be you or I that are most void of Generosity Honour Modesty and common Sense of all which you deprive me in the 89 th Page of your Libel So that tho the Ass may vapour a while in the Lion's Skin the Ears of the dull Brute will discover him at last And thus our Doctor has wounded his Pretences to Loyalty by defending Sir George's Book But allowing all to be true that Sir George alledges as the Cause of our Persecution by Charles the Second I say still that the Faction deserves to be more severely treated by this Government upon the very Parallel viz. thus They own Passive Obedience to be true Doctrine and were as much sworn to that as we were to the Covenant so that if they believe that Doctrine they must needs look upon their present Majesties to have no just Title and think themselves obliged to rebel Now Malice it self could never fasten any such Consequence upon the Covenant as to Charles the Second's Title Ergo Passive Obedience must be more dangerous to this than the Covenant was to that Government But the Doctor turns his back and takes no notice of this Argument only magisterially tells you that if there be no more in the case than Passive Obedience the Government needs not be afraid Tho every body but the Faction â—hose Interest it is to dissemble the Consequences of their Principles sees the contrary by Demonstration from the Practices of the Nonjurant Bishops the high Church-of England Zealots and the Scots Rebellions 2. The Episcopal Party disown the Presbyterian Ministers and won't hear them Ergo by Sir George Mackenzy's Position they should be dragoon'd to Church and with much more reason than they dragoon'd us for there 's nothing in our way of Worship but what they practis'd themselves nor can they object against our Form of Government for they had it in conjunction with their own Episcopacy Then seeing we neither do nor desire that they should be persecuted on account of their Dissent whether are they or we most moderate All the difference is that there are no Laws against their Nonconformity as there were against ours which I grant to be true and hence we can demonstrate Presbyterian Moderation that the Parliament did not make any Laws against the Consequences of Prelatical and Passive-Obedience-Principles tho the Prelatists made Laws against ours and sure I am we had much more reason to have made Laws against them who did actually oppose and rebel against his present Majesty while the Parliament was sitting and yet no such thing was â—ver moved As for his Allegation that our Moderation proceeds from the opposite Biass of the Nobility and Gentry it shows his Ingratitude but all Men of sense must needs be convinced that the Parliament who settled Presbyteriaâ— Government and that with so much care as to entrust none but the old Presbyteâ—ian Ministers thrown out by the Prâ—lates and such as they should admit with any shâ—re of the Government were not so much biass'd in â—avour of the Episcopalians as to restrain from making such Laws on that account if there were no other reason Pag. 91. He owns that the Author of the Scotch Presbyterian Eloquence has perhaps been unwary as to some Stories which need Confirmation Well said Doctor perhaps unwary when I have made it evident from his own words that he contradicts himself but the Inconsistencies I charge him with you say you have no Incâ—ination to examine and truly I believe it because you know they are true And whereas you say there is not one good Consequence in my Book pray let 's hear what you can say in your next to avoid the dint of the Consequences there deduced and here repeated to prove your Party in general Liars Persecuters c. But the good-natur'd Doctor being sorry that he has done us so much faâ—our as to grant that his Friend was unwary as to some Stories retracts immediately and tells you there are multitudes of true Stories against us of that nature and believes that there was no Injury done us in publishing that Book Well argued wary Doctor you own that your Friend was unwary in