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The Contents Page to “As God is my Witness – The Presbyterian Kirk, the Covenanters and the Ulster Scots “.

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Contents

Title Page

Dedication

Preface and acknowledgements

Chapter 

I. An overview of the 17th century. 

II The Kirk and the people 

III Tales of the Covenanters 

IV What`s in a Name ? 

V Covenanter Ships 

VI The National Covenant and Greyfriars Kirk 

VII The Bishops Wars and the Wars of theThree Kingdoms 1639-46

VIII Engagers & Resolutioners vs Whigs, Protestors and
       Remonstrants.

IX Cromwell; the Restoration of King Charles II,  and return to
     episcopacy.

X The Pentland Rising – Rullion Green 

XI Bass Rock and Dunnottar Castle prisons 

XII The Sanquhar Declaration 

XIII Execution by Drowning 

XiV The Societies 

Part II The People of the Covenant

XV James Graham, First Marquis of Montrose 

XVI Archibald Campbell, Marquis of Argyll 

XVII Archibald Johnston, Lord Wariston – the Advocate 

XVIII Rev James Sharp – Archbishop of St Andrews  turncoat and
          persecutor

XIX Rev Alexander Henderson – the Statesman and Scribe

XX Rev Robert Blair – a Godly man. 

XXI Rev John Livingston of Ancrum – a potential migrant

XXII Rev William Guthrie of Fenwick – Risk taker  and fisher of men.

XXIII Rev Alexander Peden – the Prophet 

XXIV Rev Samuel Rutherford – the Intellectual Gladiator and Saint

XXV Rev James Guthrie – the Scapegoat 

XXVI Rev John Blackader – a Field Preacher  and Prisoner on the
          Bass Rock

XXVII Rev Donald Cargill & the Queensferry Papers – the
           Administrator

XXVIII David Hackston.  Magus Moor, Drumclog , Bothwell Brig – the
            Soldier

XXIX Rev James Hamilton – an Ulster Covenanter 

XXX Rev James Renwick – the Preacher 

XXXI Rev Richard Cameron & Ayrs Moss –  the Lion

XXXII Rev John MacMillan of Balmaghie, First Minister of the
           Reformed Presbyterian Church

Part III The Ulster Scots. and Presbyterians in Ireland

XXXIII The Ulster Scots – a historical snapshot.

XXXIV Presbyterians in Ireland – so many Oaths to take. 

XXXV The Irish “Killing Time ” 

XXXVI Cromwell and the Restoration in Ireland 

XXXVII James II, the siege of Londonderry and the Boyne 

XXXVIII The legacy of a hundred years of struggle 

XXXIX. Migration to the Colonies 

XL. America and the Declaration of Independence  

Part IV. Epilogue

XLI The Solway Martyrs -Controversy returns