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of a
brisk fire, particularly from the General's own battalion, whereby many
of the chief gentlemen of the name of Macdonald, who attacked it,
were killed, pushed their point, after they had fired their light pieces at

some distance, which made little or no execution, with sword in hand,
tho' in great confusion, which is their usual way. Which when the
General observed, he called to the Lord Belhaven to march up with the
first troop of horse, ordering him to flank to the left hand the enemy,
the fire being then past on all hands, and coming to handy strokes if our
men had stood, appointing the second troop to do the same to the right;
but scarcely had Belhaven got them without the front of the line, where
they had orders to wheel for the flank, tho' their very appearance made
the enemy turn away from the place where they saw the horse coming
up, but contrary to orders, they began to pass, not knowing whereat,
and presently turned about, as did also Kenmore's and the half of
Levin's battalion.
The General, observing the horse come to a stand, and firing in
confusion, and the foot beginning to fall away from him, thinking
happily that the horse would be picked to follow his example, and in all
cases to disengage himself out of the crowd of Highlanders which came
down just upon the place where he was calling to the officers of the
horse to follow him, spurr'd his horse through the enemy, (where no
body nevertheless followed him, but one of his servants, whose horse
was shot in passing).... Having passed through the crowd of attacking
Highlanders, he turned about to see how matters stood, and found that
all his left had given way, and got down the hill which was behind our
line, ranged a little above the brow thereof, so that in the twinkling of
an eye in a manner, our men, as well as the enemy, were out of sight,
being got down pall mall to the river where our baggage stood....
The enemy lost on the field six for our one, the fire to our right having
been continued and brisk, whereby not only Dundee, with several
gentlemen of quality of the countys of Angus and Perth, but also many
of the best gentlemen among the Highlanders, particularly of the
Macdonalds of the Isles and Glengarie, were killed, coming down the
hill upon Hastings, the General, and Levin's regiments, which made the
best fire and all the execution....
The General having got the small rests of his forces safely over the
river, and seeing no disposition, so far as he could discern, of the

enemy to pursue him, he bethought himself which way he had best
retire; and notwithstanding of the contrary advice of all the officers
who would have him to descend the plain country of Athole to Dunkeld
and Perth, he resolved rather to march into the Highlands three or four
miles, and then over to Strath Tay and along the foot of the hills, over
the Castle of Drummond, where he had a garrison, to Stirling, whither
he resolved to make all the speed possible, to fall upon some present
measures.
FOOTNOTES:
[2] Major-General Mackay, commanding the Royal troops.
[3] Bulk.

THE RELIGIOUS SETTLEMENT (1690).
+Source.+--Letters and State Papers chiefly Addressed to George, Earl
of Melville, Secretary of State for Scotland, 1689-1691, p. 436.
(Edinburgh: Bannatyne Club, 1843.)
22 May, 1690 WILLIAM R.
HIS MAJESTIES REMARQUES upon the Act for settling Church
Government in Scotland, Which, together with some reasons designed
for the clearing of it, and answering those objections that might be
made against it, was sent to him by My Lord Commissioner.
1st, Whereas it is said that the Church of Scotland was reformed from
Poperie, by Presbyters without Prelacy, his Majesty thinks, that tho this
matter of fact may be true, which he doth not contradict, yet it being
denied by some who discourse much of a power that Superintendents
had in the beginning of the Reformation, which was like to that which
Bishops afterwards had, it were better it were otherwise expressed.
2d, Whereas it is said that their Majesties do ratify the Presbyterial
Church Government to be the only Government of Christ's Church in

this kingdom; his Majesty desires it may be expressed thus,--to be the
government of the Church in this Kingdom established by law.
3d, Whereas it is said that the government is to be exercised by sound
Presbyterians, and such as for hereafter shall be owned by Presbyterian
Church Judicatories, as such; his Majesty thinks that the rule is too
general, depending as to its application upon the opinions of particular
men; and therefore he desires that what is said to be the meaning