"Finding my Glasgow men groune prettie tame, I
tenderd them a short paper, which whoever signed I promisd, sould be
presentlie easd of all quartering." It was nothing but a submission
to all orders of Parliament, agreeable to the Covenant. This paper
was afterward, by some merrie men christend Turner's Covenant.
(Memoirs of his own Life and Times by Sir James Turner, pp. 53, 54
printed at Edinburgh, by the Bannatyne Club, in 1829). As he was
deprived of his rank by the Act of Classes in 1649, Sir James Turner
was one of those pretended penitents, of whom according to Bishop
Burnet, "all churches were full" after the passing of the Public
Resolutions. (Memoires of the Duke of Hamilton, p. 425.) "Martii 12,
1651. The qlk day was given in ane lettre from the comission of the
kirk, the tenour whereof follows,--Reverende and loving brethrene,
having received a petition how general adjutant James Turner,
acknowledgeing verie humblie his sin, in ye great accession he had
to that unlawful engadgement against England, and partcularlie his
impious carriage in your citie by perturbing divine service, he
seems to be verie sensible of his former miscarriage. We however
still continue him under conference wt presbyteries hear. Bot if we
shall find him in a condition to mak publik satisfaction, we desire
to know of you, if he can com and staye there wt safetie, and
without danger from the enemie, that he may satisfie in ye kirk of
Glasgow, which we thinke the most convenient place for removing the
scandal, that if he can be secur, he may be appoynted to com to you,
and if not, we may tak such other course as shall be thought most
convenient. We have no more to say, bot commending you in all
thingis to ye Lordis direction, we remain your loving brethrene the
comissioners of ye generall assemblie. Perth, 13 Feb 1651. Sic
subscribitur, Mr. Robert Douglas, Moderator." (Records of the
Presbytery of Glasgow.)

What Principal Baillie says of the oppressive conduct of Sir James
Turner at Glasgow, during the time of the Engagement, is this--"Some
regiments of horse and foot were sent to our town, with orders to
quarter on no other but the magistrates, council, session, and their
lovers. These orders were executed with rigour. On the most