William Carstares
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William Carstares was a Scottish religious minister who was Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland in 1705, 1708, 1711 and 1715. He was active in Whig politics and was Principal o
William Carstares c. 1700
The Carstares grave, Greyfriars Kirkyard
The grave of William Carstares (detail), Greyfriars Kirkyard
Plaque to William Carstares, St Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh
Sir George Mackenzie of Rosehaugh was a Scottish lawyer, Lord Advocate, essayist and legal writer. He was nicknamed Bloody Mackenzie.
William Carstares
…knowing any of the plot, though he had heard assassination rumours from Robert Ferguson. He was again threatened with torture in London, this time by Sir George Mackenzie. Once more he was transferred to Edinburgh. In July 1684 the Privy Council of Scotland tortured William Spence, Argyll's agent, and Carstares was…
Sir George Mackenzie
Sir George Mackenzie, by Sir Godfrey Kneller
Mackenzie mausoleum in Greyfriars, Edinburgh
Title page of Mackenzie's 'Vindication', published in 1691