for him to ride upon; but they had not gone far,
when the horse ran stark mad, and, jumping and striking all around him
with such violence as affrighted the beholders, they were obliged to let
him go; but no sooner was he returned home, than he became as calm as
ever. Cumming had to go on foot to Glasgow. From thence Mr. King was
sent to Edinburgh. After which his servant was set at liberty. For what
afterward became of Cumming see the Appendix.

[167] See a short hint of their advocates pleadings and petition in
behalf of Mr. King, Crookshank's history, vol. II. page 27.

[168] Crookshank's history, vol. I. page 255.

[169] M'Ward, in his earnest contendings, page 541.

[170] The Rev. Mr. George Barclay, who was very public at this time, and
had his hand at many a good turn, and was a blessed instrument to the
edification of many souls, but got a waft of that murthering east wind,
in the year 1679--said, The best days that ever he had in preaching of
the gospel was in the bounds belonging to the laird of Haugh-head,
worthy Henry Hull, &c.

[171] Those who dispensed the sacrament of the Lord's supper here, were
Messrs. Archibald Riddel, John Welch, Andrew Morton, Patrick Warner,
George Barclay and others.

[172] Probably this was Mr. Henry Erskine, the late Mr. Erskine's
grandfather.

[173] King James II. never took the coronation oath of Scotland.

[174] Another account bears, that his last sermon was preached at the
water of Renan in Galloway, and that it was a very prophetical one. But
though he might have preached there, yet, according to the order of time
and place as above specified, it does not appear to have been the last
sermon that he preached.

[175] It was said, Earshall got 500 l. and Ochiltree 10,000 merks.
However some time after, one morning about break of day, a fiery pillar
of a bloody colour seemingly about two yards long, was seen hanging
above that house. The same day about two o'clock after noon the castle
took fire, and was with charters, plate and all, burnt down to the
ground. The son said to the father while it was burning, "This is the
vengeance of Cameron's blood." That house was never built. For the new
house, estate and all, they are gone from that race to others.

[176] See Wilson's impartial relation of Bothwel-bridge, p. 67.

[177] Some of these bloody enemies said, That that handful were men of
the greatest courage that ever they set their faces to fight against,
although t