The case of the present afflicted clergy in Scotland truly represented to which is added for probation the attestation of many unexceptionable witnesses to every particular, and all the publick acts and proclamations of the convention and Parliament relating to the clergy / by a lover of the church and his country.

An Account of the Grievances of the Presbytery of Dunbarton.

IMprimis, Upon the twenty fifth of December last, Anno 1689 a Party of Dissenters about 9 a Clock at Night, entered vio∣••entl•• into the House of Mr. Walter Stirling Minister of Bader∣nock, threatned most Barbarously his Wife and Servants, (him∣self being from home) saying that they would cut off her Papish nose and rip up her Prelaticall belly but by a good Providence they were hindered by the coming in of some Friends.

2. They having Assaulted Mr. Will. Duncan Minister of Kil∣patrickeaster several times before, did on the Sixteenth of Ianuary instant, come to his House about the number of Thirty Armed Men, some whereof were his Parishioners, and violently took from him the keys of the Church, struck and abused himself, broke down and overthrew all his Furniture and did cast all out of doors, so that he and his Family were forced to go else∣where and live upon the Charity of Friends.

3. On Sunday last being the 20 Instant, a little before the time the Sermon should have begun, about Thirty Armed Men came to the Church of Boiall threatned the Minister who was to Preach (Mr. Will. M'Kenzie Minister of that Church being of a long time dangerously sick) most barbaro••sly saying that he should lose his life if he should offer to Preach there, or any o∣ther sent from the Presbytery to supply his Place. And on the morrow thereafter, about fourscore armed men, some whereof were his Parishinoers, came to his house, abused his Wife by re∣viling and beating her, (the Minister himself the night before for fear of his life having gone out of the way) spoil'd some of his Furniture, and threatned to throw all out of doors if he and his Family wou'd not go away from Church and House within Eigh•• days.

4. Each day adds new ground of Complaint, most part of the Brethren fearing that before the next Lords day they shall be thrust from their Churches and Houses by Armed force, for they have been often threatned to that effect.

This Account was sent to the Prince of Orange (for then he was no more) attested by the hands of the Presbytery of Dunbarton. Feb. 1688/9.