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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTYR'S MONUMENT [Newmilns] | Martyr's Monument Martyr's Monument Martyr's Monument |
Mr. James Mitchell Newmilns Mr. William Steel Newmilns Mr. Matthew Steel Newmilns |
019 | This monument is fixed in the Wall which surrounds the Grave Yard of the Parish Church at Newmilns it is on the east side of the grave yard and consists of a Tablet with the following inscription. "Erected Sept. 1829 by the Parishioners of Loudoun in testimony of their deep admiration of the noble struggle in defense of the Civil and Religious Liberties of their Country against the despotic and persecuting measures of the House of Stuart maintained by the undernamed Martyrs belonging to this Parish who suffered and died for their devotedness to the covenanted work of the Reformation. Matthew Paton Shoemaker in Newmilns who was taken in the encounter at Pentland and executed at Glasgow Dec. [December] 19th. 1661. James Wood taken at the Battle of Bothwell Bridge, and executed at Magus Muir Nov. [November] 25th 1679. John Nisbet in Glen executed at Kilmarnock April 14th 1689. James Nisbet in Highside executed at Glasgow June 11th. 1684 These are they that came out of great Tribulation. Rev VII.14 |
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