A Compleat collection of papers in twelve parts relating to the great revolutions in England and Scotland from the time of the seven bishops petitioning K. James II. against the dispensing power, June 8. 1688. to the coronation of King William and Queen Mary, April 11. 1689.

Edinburgh, Decemb. 20.

WHen the Chancellor went away privately from the Abbey for Castle Drummond, he gave strict Command to Captain Wallace to preserve the Chappel, &c. The Rabble having gathered and procured Links, without any Fire-Arms, about Six at Night went to the Abbey, and were denied access; whereupon, some pressing forward, Wallace commanded his Souldiers to fire, which they did, and killed and wounded a∣bout Twenty, whereof one half died shortly after. The Rabble retired to the City with a great Noise, towards the Entry to the Court of the Parliament-House, where some of the Lords of the Privy-Council were sitting. There some West-Country Gentlemen encouraged them to prosecute a Revenge, and got the Provost of the City to go to the House of Lords, and told them, if they would not give a Warrant to assault Wallace, and force him from the Abbey, they would do it without it. The Lords being alarm'd with the Slaugh∣ter, and a Report that several Gentlemens Sons were killed,

and some of their own; they ordered a Herald at Arms, with sound of Trumpet, to command Wallace in the King's Name to give up his Guard at the Abbey to the City: And the Company under the Cities Pay marched first, commanded by Captain Grahame, and after them all the Train'd-Bands and Militia, to force him in case of refusal; several Gentlemen accompanying Grahame, and the Magistrates attending, Wallace refused the Herald, and fired upon Grahame, and the rest be∣hind, wounded some Gentlemen and a few Souldiers: But Grahame marched quickly down a Lane on the South-side of the Porch of the Abbey-Court where Wallace was posted, and by a back way entered the Court, came upon Wallace's Reer, and the Town Companies fronting him; after the first Fire he and all his Men fled, only a few of them were taken, the most part escaping under the Darkness of the Night. The City being thus Master of the Abbey, the Rabble immediately, with∣out opposition, went first to the Chappel, forced the Doors, broke all to pieces, ard carried several parcels in Triumph up to the Cross, and burnt them there.

The next day strong Guards were set through the whole City and Suburbs, in convenient places, to repress any farther Tumults; and so all was quiet, and continues so.

This Morning there was coming into Leith a Boat from Burnt-Island, with eighty Men aboard, being a part of two or three hundred which had been sent for by the Duke of Gordon from the North to reinforce the Castle, and the rest to follow. But the Bayliff of Leith having notice before-hand of their coming, sent on Board and discharged their coming into the Harbor, and desired to speak with their Commander, who came ashoar, and owned the Design, being believed to be all Papists: He was seized, and the Men commanded back to the other Shoar, under the highest Pains.

The Lords of the Treasury have called in all Commissions given to Papists, for collecting His Majesty's Revenue.