The History of the Reformation of the Church of Scotland

And thereafter, as the Provest, and some of the Council, assembled to the Clerks Chamber for consultation. The whole rascal banded together, with some known and honest Crafts-men, and intended invasion on the said Chamber; which perceived, the Provest, and such as were in his company, past to the Tolbooth, suspecting nothing that they would have been so enraged, to make new pursuit, after that they had obtained their intent: But they were suddenly deceived; for from the Castle hill they came with violence, and with stones, Guns, and such other Weapons as they had, and began to assault the said Tolbooth, ran at the door of it, till that partly by stones cast from above, and partly by a Pistol shot by Robert Norwell, (which hurt one Tuedy) they were repulsed from the door. But yet ceased they not to cast and shoot in at the windows, threatening death to all that were within. And in very deed the malice of the Crafts-men, who were suspected to be the occasion of that tumult, bare no good will to divers of those that were with the Provest. The Arguments that the Crafts-men were the causes of that uproar, besides their first disorder that they had used before, in taking Sandersone from the execution of punishment, are two. The former, Archibald Dewar, Patrick Shaugzie, with other six Deacons, came to John Knox, and willed him to solicit the Provest and the Town to delay the execution. Who did answer, That he had so oft solicited in their favours, that his own conscience accused him, That they used his labours for no other end, but to be a Patron to their impiety; for he had before made intercession for William Harlaw, John Frissell, and others that were convinced of the former tumult: They proudly said, That if it was not stayed, both he and the Bailiffs should repent it. Who answered, He would not hurt his conscience for the fear of any man: And so they departed; and the tumult, as said is, immediately thereafter did arise. The second Argument is; The tumult continued from two at afternoon, till after eight at night. ⟨p. 281⟩The Crafts-men were required to assemble themselves together for deliverance of the Provest; but they past to their four hours penny, or afternoons Pint, and in their jesting, said, They will be Magistrates alone, let them rule the multitude alone.

And thereafter, as the Provest, and some of the Councell, assembled to the Clerks Chamber for consultation. The whole rascall banded together, with some knowne and honest Crafts-men, and intended invasion on the said Chamber; which perceived, the Provest, and such as were in his company, past to the Tolbuith, suspecting nothing that they would have been so enraged, to make new pursuit, after that they had obtained their intent: But they were suddenly deceived; for from the Castle hill they came with violence, and with stones, Guns, and such other Weapons as they had, and began to assault the said Tolbuith, ran at the door of it, till that partly by stones cast from above, and partly by a Pistoll shot by Robert Norwell, (which hurt one Tuedy) they were repulsed from the door. But yet ceased they not to cast and shoot in at the windows, threatning death to all that were within. And in very deed the malice of the Crafts-men, who were suspected to be the occasion of that tumult, bare no good will to divers of those that were with the Provest. The Arguments that the Crafts-men were the causes of that uprore, besides their first disorder that they had used before, in taking Sandersone from the execution of punishment, are two. The former, Archibald Deware, Patricke Shaugzie, with other six Deacons, came to Iohn Knox, and willed him to solicite the Provest and the Towne to delay the execution. Who did answer, That he had so oft solicited in their favours, that his own conscience accused him, That they used his labours for no other end, but to be a Patron to their impiety; for he had before made intercession for William Harlaw, Iohn Frissell, and others that were convinced of the former tumult: They proudly said, That if it was not stayed, both he and the Bayliffs should repent it. Who answered, He would not hurt his conscience for the fear of any man: And so they departed; and the tumult, as said is, immediately thereafter did arise. The second Argument is; The tumult continued from two at afternoon, till after eight at night.