1660 till his death, and kept up the king's
orders of indemnity till the last ten of the Pentland men were executed.
Nor was he any better in his domestick character, for sometimes he
would, when at table, whisper in his wife's ears, the devil take her,
when things were not ordered to his contentment. In a word, the
ambition of Diotrephes, the covetousness of Demas, the treachery of
Judas, the apostacy of Julian, and the cruelty of Nero, did all
concenter in him. But to come to his death, having hunted out one
Carmichael to harrass the shire of Fife, a few Fife gentlemen went out
in quest of the said Carmichael, upon the 3d of May 1679--But missing
him, they providentially met the bishop his master, which they took as a
kind of providential call to dispatch him there. And having stopt his
coach, commanded him to come out and prepare for death. But this he
refused. This made them pour in a number of shot upon him, after which,
being about to depart, one behind heard his daughter who was in coach,
say, There is life yet. This made them all return. The commander (Burly)
finding him yet safe, and understanding shooting was not to do his turn,
commanded him to come out, and told him the reason of their conduct,
namely, his opposition to the kingdom of Christ, murdering of his
people, particularly Mr. James Mitchel, and James Learmond. The bishop
still lingered, and cried for mercy, and offered them money. He said,
_Thy money perish with thee_. He again commanded him to come out and
prepare for death and eternity. At last he came out; but by no means
could they prevail with him to pray. Upon which they all drew their
swords, and then his courage failed him. The commander struck him, which
was redoubled by the rest, until he was killed. And so he received the
just demerit of his sorceries, villanies, murders, perfidy, perjury and
apostacy. _Then Phinehas rose and executed justice_.--_Vid. his life,
Wodrow_.

JOHN, Earl (afterwards Duke) of Rothes, was son to that famous reformer
the Earl of Rothes. He at first set out that way. But, after the
Restoration, being one of a profane wicked life, he exactly answered the
taste of king and court. So he was made president of the council, and on
Middleton's fall, commissioner, with many other places of power and
trust heaped upon him, all which titles, &c. died with him. After
Pentland, with others, he made a tour through the west, and caused
twelve more of the Pentland men to be execut