morning Feb. 1.
and pretending to search for uncustomed goods, they got entrance; and,
when Mr. Renwick came to the door, Mr. Justice challenged him in these
words, My life for it this is Mr. Renwick.--After which he went to the
street crying for assistance to carry the dog Renwick to the guard.

In the mean time, Mr. James and other two friends essayed to make their
escape at another door, but were repelled by the waiters. Whereupon he
discharged a pistol which made the assailants give way; but as he passed
thro' them, one with a long staff hit him on the breast, which doubtless
disabled him from running. Running down the Castle-wynd toward the head
of the Cowgate, having lost his hat, he was taken notice of, and seized
by a fellow on the street, while the other two escaped.

He was taken to the guard, and there kept some time. One Graham, captain
of the guard, seeing him of a little stature and comely youthful
countenance, cried, What! is this the boy Renwick that the nation hath
been so much troubled with. At the same time one bailie Charters, coming
in, with great insolency accused him with bawdy houses, which he replied
to with deserved disdain. Then he was carried before a quorum of the
council; and when Graham delivered him off his hand, he was heard say,
Now I have given Renwick up to the presbyterians, let them do with him
what they please. What passed here could not be learned.

He was committed close prisoner and laid in irons, where as soon as he
was left alone he betook himself to prayer to his God, making a free
offer of his life to him, requesting for through-bearing grace, and that
his enemies might be restrained from torturing his body; all which
requests were signally granted, and by him thankfully acknowledged
before his execution.

Before he received his indictment, he was taken before the chancellor,
into the viscount of Tarbet's lodging, and there examined concerning his
owning the authority of James VII. the cess, and carrying arms at
field-meetings; and delivered himself with such freedom and boldness as
astonished all present. The reason why he was interrogate anent the cess
was, a pocket-book found about him, in which were the notes of two
sermons he had preached on these points which he owned. There were also
some capitals in the same book, and because the committee was urgent to
know these names, partly to avoid torture, and knowing they could render
the persons no more obnoxious, he ingen