his history, page 203.

[131] Preface to the apologetical relation.

[132] Crookshank's history, Vol. I. page 248.

[133] The reader will find this speech in Naphtali, and in the appendix
to Wodrow's history.

[134] About the time of Middleton's parliament 1661, or 1662, Mr. Wood
in company of Mr. Vetch, went into one Glen's shop in Edinburgh to see
Sharp, whom he had not seen since he turned bishop.--Sharp discoverning
his head to receive the commissioner they had a full view of his face to
whom Mr. Wood looked very seriously, and then with much affection
uttered these words, "O thou Judas, apostate, traitor, that has betrayed
the famous presbyterian church of Scotland to its utter ruin as far as
thou canst, if I knew any thing of the mind of God, thou shall not die
the ordinary and common death of men." And though this was spoken
eighteen years before it was exactly accomplished, _anno_ 1679. See
Vetch's large life biography, prior edition, page 471.

[135] Wodrow's history, vol. I. page 208.

[136] See Wodrow's and Crookshank's histories.

[137] Rutherford's letters, part III. let. 66.

[138] After the rest of his brethren were cast out, people so flocked to
his sacramental occasions, that the church was so thronged, that each
communicant (it is said), had to shew their tokens to the keepers of the
door before they got entrance, to prevent disorder and confusion.

[139] Wodrow's history, Vol. I. page 111.

[140] In the form of a crooked boy who laughed in his face, _&c_,
fulfilling of the scriptures, Vol. I. page 357.

[141] His own memoirs, page 11, and 13.

[142] Fulfilling of the scriptures, Vol. I. page 375.

[143] It seems to have been about this time, that Mr. Blair married his
first wife Beatrix Hamilton, a very gracious woman, of the house of
{illegible}.

[144] See the {illegible} of Mr. {illegible}

[145] See his testimony in Naphtali and Samson's riddle.

[146] Mr. Crookshanks. This was about the Nov. 1662, when the council
commenced a process against Sir James Stuart for entertaining him in
that family. See his history, vol, II, page 134.

[147] Bishop Guthrie says, That the chief managers here were Mess.
William Ardir, William Guthrie, and John Nevay; and that the covenanters
were of foot 2000 and horse 500 strong (but this is more than probable).
See his memoirs, page 177. Bailie's letters adds Mssrs. Mowet, Thomas
Wylie, Gabriel Maxwel, and Alexander Blair, and says they were some