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( 31 ) his Body were in as great Torture as that poor Leg, and de- ſires to know what could hinder them to believe one of his Profeſion, who had ſo ſolemnly declared, as in the Sight of God, that he knew no more than he had told, viz. That, to the beſt of his Knowledge, the Riſing of the Weſt was meerly occaſional, upon a Diſcontent betwixt the People in the Stewartry of Galloway, and Sir James Turner, to which every one did run, as their Hearts moved them, when they heard of it. This Torture was the Cauſe why he was not indicted with the firſt Ten, who being arraigned and ſentenced, on Wedneſday, December 5th, were hanged on the Friday thereafter, at the Croſs of Edinburgh. Many thought, that conſidering his ſmall Acceſſion unto that Riſing, which neither was nor could be proven to be more than what he himſelf had freely confeſſed, and that he had ſuffered ſuch hard Meaſure by Torture, and that not in order to the Diſcovery of his own Crime, but the declaring of the Con- trivers and his Complices, that the ſame ſhould have pro- cured him Favour ; but the Matter was otherways deter- mined ; neither was the Sermon before-mentioned ſo quite forgotten, tho' ill remembered, and often repeated in Council in theſe Words, Ahab upon the Throne, and no more; and therefore, Upon Monday the 10th of December, he and other ſe- ven received their Indictments of Treaſon, and were ac- cordingly ſummoned to appear before the Juſtices, on Wed- neſday, December 12th, but his Torture and cloſe Impriſon- ment thereafter (for ſo it was ordered) having caſt him in a Fever, whereby he was utterly diſenabled to make his Appearance, Upon Tueſday, December 11th, he gave in to the Lords of Council his Supplication, of the Tenor following, viz. That whereas I have received an Indictment of Treaſon, which was Yeſterday delivered to me, and I appointed to make Anſwer