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( 35 ) December 18th, ſitting in Judgment, the Lord Renton Juſtice Clerk, and Mr. William Murray Advocate Juſtice Depute. Mr. Hew being indifferently recovered, he was brought before the Juſtice, with other three that were arraign- ed with him. And firſt the general Indictment is read, founded both on old and late Acts of Parliament, made a- gainſt riſing and aſſembling in Arms, and entering into Leagues and Covenants, and renewing the Solemn League and Covenant, without or againſt the King's Authority, declaring the ſame to be Rebellion and Treaſon : And thercaſter amply ſubſuming upon all the Acts, Deeds and Paſſages of the late Inſurrection, with many Aggravations ; particularly, upon their taking and renewing the Solemn League and Covenant at Lanerk: And therefore charging them with, and concluding, that they ought to be puniſh- ed for the fame as Traitors. After which Mr. Hew his ſpccial Indictment is read, bearing, That he had riſen and joined with the Rebels, and was with them at Air, Ochil- try and Lanerk, and ſeveral other places, on Horſeback, and had kept and was at ſeveral of their Rendeſvouzes with a Sword. Whereupon Mr. Hew, being permitted to anſwer, began his Diſcourſe very conſtantly and compoſed- ly, declaring, that he looked upon himſelf, both from the Concluſion of his Indictment, and what had happened to others, as a Man appointed by Men, and determined in himſelf, to die, whereupon he thought himſelf obliged to uſe the greater Ingenuity, and then affirmed, that he was not aſhamed to avow, that he was one of that afflicted and perſecuted Party and Perſuaſion called Presbyterian. There- after he proceeded to ſpeak of the Tyes and Engagements that were upon the Land to God; in order thereto, and having commended the Inſtitution, Dignity and Bleſſing of Presbyterial Government, he ſaid, that the laſt Words of the National Covenant had always great Weight upon his