N a STONE near Dalveen Pass, DURISDEER.

"Here lyes the corpse of Daniel M'Michael who was

shot by Dalziel of Kirkmichael, January 1685.

"As Daniel cast into lion's den,

For praying unto God, and not to men ;
Thus lions cruelly devoured me,
For bearing unto truth my testimony.

I rest in peace, till Jesus rend the cloud,

And judge 'twixt me and those who shed my blood.

[The stone lies flat, and is situated near the entrance to the pass, not far from the roadside.-ED.]

Na GRAVESTONE in the CHURCHYARD, BALMAGHIE.

"Here lyes David Halliday, portioner of Mayfield, who was shot upon the 21st of February 1685, and of David Halliday, once in Glenape, who was likewise shot upon the 11th of July 1685, for their adherence to the principles of Scotland's Covenanted Reformation.

"Beneath this stone two Davids Hallidays

Do ly, whose souls now sing their Master's praise.

To know, if curious passengers desyre

For what, by whome, and hou they did expyre?

They did oppose this nation's perjurey,

Nor could they join with lordly Prelacy.

Indulging favours from Christ's enemies,

Quench'd not their zeal : This monument then crys,

These were the causes not to be forgot,

Why they by Lag so wickedly were shot,

One name, one cause, one grave, one heaven do tye
Their souls to that one God eternally."

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Na GRAVESTONE in the CHURCHYARD, ANWOTH.

"Here lyes John Bell of Whitesyde, who was barbarously shot to death in the paroch of Tongland, at the command of Grier of Lag, Anno 1685.

“This monument shall tell posterity,

That blessed Bell of Whitesyde here doth ly;
Who at command of bloody Lag was shot :
A murder strange which should not be forgot.
Douglas of Morton did him quarters give;
Yet cruel Lag would not let him survive.
This martyr sought some time to recommend
His soul to God, before his days did end,

The tyrant said, 'What, devil! ye've pray'd enough
This long seven year on mountain and in cleugh :'
So instantly caus'd him with other four,

Be shot to death upon Kirconnel moor.

So thus did end the lives of these dear saints,

For their adhering to the Covenants."

[The monument is a flat stone, five feet eight inches in length by two feet eight inches in breadth, and is supported on six small square pillars. It is close to the south-west corner of the old church of Anwoth, now in ruins. The whole has evidently been renewed within the century.-ED.]

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N a GRAVESTONE in the CHURCHYARD, DALRY, Galloway,

Memento Mori.-"Here lyeth Robert Stewart, son to Major Stewart of Ardoch, and John Grierson, who were murdered by Graham of Claverhouse, Anno 1684, for their adherence to Scotland's Reformation and Covenants, National and Solemn League, at the Water of Dee, in Galloway, Anno 1684.

"Behold, behold! a stone here's forc'd to cry,
Come see two martyrs, under me that ly.
At water of Dee, who ta'en were by the hands
Of cruel Claverhouse and's bloody band.

No sooner had he done this horrid thing,

But's forc'd to cry, 'Stewart's soul in Heaven doth sing.'

Yet strange! his rage pursu'd ev'n such when dead,

And in the tombs of their ancestors laid;

Causing their corps be rais'd out of the same,
Discharging in churchyard to bury them.

All this they did, 'cause they would not perjure,
Our Covenants and Reformation pure;

Because, like faithful martyrs, for to dy
They rather chus'd, than treacherously comply
With cursed Prelacie, the nation's bane,
And with Indulgencie, our Church's stain.

Perjur'd intelligencers were so rife,

Show'd their curs'd loyalty, to take their life."

Two headless martyres under it doth ly,

By bloody Gr'hame were taken and surpris'd,
Brought to this town, and afterwards were saiz'd:
By unjust law were sentenced to die,

Them first they hang'd, then headed cruely.
Captain Douglas, Bruce, Gr'hame of Claverhous,
Were these that caused them to be handled thus.
And when they were unto the gibbet come,
To stop their speech they did beat up the drum,
And all because that they would not comply
With indulgence and bloody prelacy,

In face of cruel Bruce, Douglas, and Gr'hame,
They did maintain that Christ was Lord supreme:
And boldly ouned both the Covenants:

At Kirkcudbright thus ended these two saints."

[The stone is flat; five feet ten inches in length by two feet six inches in breadth.-ED.]

N a STONE in the CHURCHYARD,

BALMACLELLAN.

"Here lyeth Robert Grierson, who was shot to death by command of Colonel James Douglas, at Inglestoun, in the parish of Glencairn, anno 1685.

"This monument to passengers shall cry,
That goodly Grierson under it doth ly,
Betrayed by knavish Watson to his foes,
Which made this martyr's days by murther close.
If ye would know the nature of his crime,
Then read the story of that killing time,
When Babel's brats with hellish plots conceal'd,
Design'd to make our south their hunting-field.
Here's one of five at once were laid in dust,
To gratify Rome's execrable lust.

If carabines with molten bullets could

Have reached their souls, these mighty Nimrods would
Them have cut off; for there could no request

Three minutes get, to pray for future rest."

[The stone lies flat, and is about five feet in length, by three in breadth. It has recently been painted, and set up about a foot from the ground by a zealous antiquary, the Rev. John Murray of Balmaclellan.

Near it is a monument to the memory of a man, who, in his time, did so much to repair and deepen the inscriptions on the stones over the remains of the martyrs. The inscription is-" To the memory of Robert Paterson, stone engraver, well-known as 'Old Mortality,' who died at Bankend of Carlaverock, 14th February 1800, aged 88." Balmaclellan was the place where the wife and family of "Old Mortality" lived. A monument was also erected in 1869 in Carlaverock Churchyard over his remains, with the following inscription-" Erected to the memory of Robert Paterson, the 'Old Mortality' of Sir Walter Scott, who was buried here February 1801.

"Why seeks he with unwearied toil,

Through Death's dim walks to urge his way;
Reclaim his long-asserted spoil,

And lead oblivion into day?"-ED.]

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ESIDES these mottoes in verse, there are in the Stewartry of
Kirkcudbright, in Galloway, several other monuments, both

in churchyards and open fields, the mottoes whereof are in prose, intimating that they died for their adherence to the Covenants and Work of Reformation.

These monuments are

In the CHURCHYARD, KIRKCUdbright.

Memento Mori.-" Here lyes John Hallume, who was wounded in his takeing, and by unjust law sentenced to be hanged. All this done by Captain Douglas, for his adherence to Scotland's Reformation Covenants, National and Solemn League, 1685."

[The monument is an upright stone, two feet in height, by one foot ten inches in breadth. The letters are Roman capitals, and, like all the work of "Old Mortality," in the Stewartry, are deeply cut. It is in the centre of the churchyard. The six inscriptions that follow are on stones of a similar size and form.— ED.]

In the CHURCHYARD, KIRKANDREWS, parish of Borgue.

"Here lyes Robert M'Whae, who was barbarously shot to death by Captain Douglas, for his adherence to Scotland's Reformation, Covenants, National and Solemn League, 1685.

[This monument was broken, but was restored by the inhabitants of the parish, in fac-simile, 1855.-ED.]

In the CHURCHYARD, GIRTHON.

"Within this tomb lyes the corpse of Robert Lennox, sometime in Irelandtoun, who was shot to death by Grier of Lagg, in the paroch of Toungland, for his adherence to Scotland's Reformation, Covenants, National and Solemn League, 1685."

In the MUIR of AUCHINCLOY, Girthon parish.

Memento Mori.-"Here lies Robert Ferguson, who was surprised, and instantly shot to death on this place by Graham of Claverhouse, for his adherence to Scotland's Covenanted Reformation, Covenants, National and Solemn League, 1684."