ment, to retire to England; which he did in a short time after.

In the mean time these affairs were transacting, bishop Sharp was cut
off at Magus moor, the account of which it were needless to relate here,
being touched elsewhere: excepting a circumstance or two somewhat
different, or more full, than some others on that particular; that is,
after they had fired several pistols at him in the coach, being pulled
out, Burly having a brazen blunderbuss charged with several bullets,
fired it so near his breast, that his gown, cloaths and shirt were
burnt, and he fell flat on his face; they, thinking a window was made
through his body, went off, but one staying to tie his horse's girth,
heard his daughter call to the coachman for help, for her father was yet
alive: which made him call back the rest, (knowing if he was not dead,
their case would be worse than ever) Burly (or Balfour) coming to him
while yet lying on his face, (as is said) putting his hat off with his
foot, struck him on the head till his brains were seen; then, with a
cry, he expired. Searching his pockets, they found the king's letter for
executing more cruelties, as also a little purse with two pistol
bullets, a little ball made up of all colours of silk, like an ordinary
plumb, a bit of parchment, a finger breadth in length, with two long
words written upon it which none could read, though the characters were
like Hebrew or Chaldaick. This they took, but meddled with neither money
nor watch.

After he was by the council's order examined by two surgeons, the blue
marks of the bullets were seen about his neck, back and breast, where
his cloaths were burnt; but in all these places, the skin was not broke:
so that the wound in his head had only killed him; which occasioned an
universal talk, that he had got proof against shot from the devil, and
that the forementioned purse contained the sorcery or charm. However,
his brother got liberty to erect a marble monument on him, which instead
of honour (the only end of such sumptuous structures) stands yet in St.
Andrews as an ensign of his infamy unto this day.

The rising of Bothwel immediately followed this. But being broke, an
indemnity was granted to those concerned therein. But one of the
conditions being, that no minister should preach without liberty given,
which no faithful minister could assent to. However Monmouth, upon
Shaftsbury's recommendation, inserted Mr. Vetch's name in the roll with
the rest. Bu