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22 may lawfully and conscientiously perform, I am ready to execute at your tommand, but I will not meddle with that innocent man, who is one of God's servants, and who preaches his word."- “Provost," replied the mortified prelate," you know you are my judge, and steward of my regalitie, and ought to punish all who transgress within my bounds."-"It is true," replied the Provost and if your lordships pleases, I will take him and have him tried by a lawful assize of his peers but not otherwise shall I meddle with him." A wretch named Somerville was at length found who undertook the office of executioner; but the difficulties of the unhappy man's persecutors did he terminate here. Such was the sympathy which his fate excited in St Andrews, that none in th town would either sell or lend a single rope | bind him to the stake, every one hiding whateve he possessed of that article. Determined to cart their point, the ropes of the bishop's pavilion we employed, and at length the murder of the unfo tunate man was effected.

When this poor innocent old man was broug to the stake, he was stripped his outermo clothes, and stuffed all round with powder; a In this condition was placed upon the scaffol His brutal executioners, regardless of humanit and unaffected by his grey hairs and fetter limbs, calling out to him in mockery to reca "I wonder," he patiently replied to these taun that ye would thus heap condemnation on yo own heads, by putting innocent men to a cr death, without either the fear or love of God man before your eyes. As for me," he affecting added, “my dying now is of little consequence for I am fourscore and two years, and had therefore in the course of nature much lon