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procured an equal hearing betwixt the protestors and the resolutioners, yet he so boldly defended the king's right in public debate with Hugh Peters, Oliver's chaplain, and from the pulpit asserted the king's title in the face of the English officers, as was surprizing to all gainsayers. Yet for this and other hardships that he endured on this account, at this time, he was but sorrily rewarded, as by and by will come to be observed. Very soon after the restoration, while Mr. Guthrie and some other of his faithful brethren (who assembled at Edinburgh) were drawing up a paper, _Aug._ 23d, in way of supplication to his majesty, they were all apprehended (except one who happily escaped) and imprisoned in the castle of Edinburgh, and from thence Mr. Guthrie was taken to Stirling castle (the author of the apologetical relation says to Dundee), where he continued till a little before his trial, which was upon the 20th of February, 1661. When he came to his trial, the chancellor told him, He was called before them to answer to the charge of high treason, (a copy of which charge he had received some weeks before) and the lord advocate proposed, his indictment should be read; which the house went into: The heads of which were: (1.) His contriving, consenting to, and exhibiting before the committee of estates, the paper called, The western remonstrance. (2.) His contriving, writing and publishing that abominable pamphlet, called, the causes of the Lord's wrath. (3.) His contriving, writing and subscribing the paper called the humble petition[107] of the twenty-third of _August_ last. (4.) His convocating of the king's lieges, &c. (5.) His declaring his majesty, by his appeals and protestations presented by him at Perth, incapable to be judge over him. And, (6.) Some treasonable expressions he was alledged to have uttered in a meeting in 1650 or 1651. His indictment being read, he made an excellent speech before the parliament (wherein he both defended himself, and that noble cause for which he suffered), which being too nervous to abridge, and too prolix to insert in this place: The reader will find it elsewhere[108]. After he had delivered this speech, he was ordered to remove. He humbly craved, that some time might be given him to consult with his lawyers. This was granted; and he was allowed till the 29th to give in his defence.--It is affirmed, upon very good authority, that when he met with his lawyers to
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