. The Scottish nation; or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland. ters, however, were pre-sent. In May 1662 Sharp and Fairfoul, withLeighton, bishop of Dunblane, proceeded to con-secrate the ten other bishops of Scotland, the par-liament having postponed its meeting till thebishops should be ready to take their seats The unrelenting persecution of the faithful ad-herents of the Covenant which followed Sharps ele-vation to the primacy, increased the general odiumin which his character was held, from the belief,which was common among them
. The Scottish nation; or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland. ters, however, were pre-sent. In May 1662 Sharp and Fairfoul, withLeighton, bishop of Dunblane, proceeded to con-secrate the ten other bishops of Scotland, the par-liament having postponed its meeting till thebishops should be ready to take their seats The unrelenting persecution of the faithful ad-herents of the Covenant which followed Sharps ele-vation to the primacy, increased the general odiumin which his character was held, from the belief,which was common among them, that he had be- trayed the cause of the church. On Saturday,July 9, 1668, he narrowly escaped assassination,by being shot at with a pistol, as he was enteringhis carriage in the High Street of Edinburgh, byMr. James Mitchell, who was not apprehendedtill five years afterwards, and who was executed,in 1678, in violation of a solemn promise to thecontrary. Two of Archbishop Sharp are sub-joined, the one representing him in middle life,and the other at a more advanced age, when hisfeatures had become harsher :. 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,
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