. The Scottish nation; or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland. In changing sides, and turning from Presbyte-rianism to Episcopacy, Sharp acted only as Leigh -ton did, but the difference between the two menwas that Leighton was conscientious and sincere,and wholly devoted to his episcopal and ministe-rial duties, while Sharp was more a political thana religious adherent of his party, and took theiead in the persecution of the Covenanters; the very different estimate which historyhas made of these prelates. In 1679 occurred t
. The Scottish nation; or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland. In changing sides, and turning from Presbyte-rianism to Episcopacy, Sharp acted only as Leigh -ton did, but the difference between the two menwas that Leighton was conscientious and sincere,and wholly devoted to his episcopal and ministe-rial duties, while Sharp was more a political thana religious adherent of his party, and took theiead in the persecution of the Covenanters; the very different estimate which historyhas made of these prelates. In 1679 occurred that memorable act of ven-geance which has been differently represented bydifferent historians. On Saturday, May 3, in thatyear, while travelling with his eldest daughter,. Isabel, from Edinburgh by Kennoway to St. An-drews, the primates carriage was met on MagusMoor, within three miles of the latter town, bynine of the more zealous of the persecuted Pres-byterians, of whom Balfour of Barley, Russell ofKettle, and Hackston of Rathillet were were waiting there to intercept Carmichael,sheriff-substitute of Fife, an active and unscrupu-lous agent of the archbishop and the council inoppressing the Covenanters. On Rathillet declin-ing to act as captain, Balfour of Barley, a littl*man, squint-eyed, and of a very fierce aspect,was chosen to command the party. The followingis the account given of the murder of the arch- SHARP, 444 ARCHBISHOP JAMES. bishop: Soon after passing the farm-house ofMagus, between eleven and twelve oclock, thecoachman, looking round, saw the conspiratorsriding at full speed, pistols in hand, with swordsdrawn, and hanging from their wrists; and heimmediately called to the postillion to drive on,for he suspected their pursuers
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