Alexander Peden
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Alexander Peden, also known as "Prophet Peden", was one of the leading figures in the Covenanter movement in Scotland.
Peden's cloth mask and wig displayed in the Museum of Scotland
The Bass Rock, East Lothian. Peden endured upwards of five years from 26 June 1673 to 9 October 1678 closely shut up in that "desolate sea-girt Rock".
Alexander Peden Memorial inscription, Cumnock, East Ayrshire, Scotland
The Marriage of the Covenanter, by Alexander Johnston (1815–1891). Alexander Peden conducted the marriage of John Brown to Isabel Weir at Priesthill in Muirkirk parish in 1682
John Brown of Priesthill
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John Brown, also known as the Christian Carrier, was a Protestant Covenanter from Priesthill farm, a few miles from Muirkirk in Ayrshire, Scotland. He became a Presbyterian martyr in 1685.
Alexander Peden
…set at liberty. From London, Peden found his way back to Scotland, and again to the north of Ireland. In 1682, Peden performed the wedding ceremony of John Brown and his second wife, Isabel Weir. He told Isabel after the ceremony, "You have a good man to be your husband, but you will not enjoy him long; prize…
The Martyrdom of John Brown of Priesthill, 1685
The remote Martyr's Grave of John Brown
Monument at the Martyrs Grave
Covenanters, George Harvey. Stirling Smith Art Gallery & Museum; Study for The Covenanters' Preaching