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Wodrow, in his History, (vol. iii. p. 151,) calls him by mistake " James Forthie." This has led Dr Crichton, in his list of the Bass prisoners annexed to his Memoirs of Mr John Blackadder, erroneously to suppose that the person whom Wodrow calls in that place " James Forthie," is different from " James Futhy," whose imprisonment in the Bass in 1685, is recorded by that historian in vol iv. p. 215. It is the same person who is spoken of in both places. Crichton is also mistaken in representing |
Wodrow, in his History, (vol. iii. p. 151,) calls him by mistake " James Forthie." This has led Dr Crichton, in his list of the Bass prisoners annexed to his Memoirs of Mr John Blackadder, erroneously to suppose that the person whom Wodrow calls in that place " James Forthie," is different from " James Futhy," whose imprisonment in the Bass in 1685, is recorded by that historian in vol iv. p. 215. It is the same person who is spoken of in both places. Crichton is also mistaken in representing |
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"James Forthie", or more correctly "James Fithie", as imprisoned in the Bass in 1679. That he was not imprisoned there at that time, is evident from wliat is stated in Appendix, No. I., \>. 379. <ref>{{cite book |last1=M'Crie |first1=Thomas, D.D. the younger |title=The Bass rock: Its civil and ecclesiastic history |date=1847 |publisher=J. Greig & Son |location=Edinburgh |pages=374–375 |url=https://archive.org/details/bassrockitscivil00mcri/page/n535 |accessdate=11 February 2019}}{{PD-notice}}</ref> |
"James Forthie", or more correctly "James Fithie", as imprisoned in the Bass in 1679. That he was not imprisoned there at that time, is evident from wliat is stated in Appendix, No. I., \>. 379. <ref>{{cite book |last1=M'Crie |first1=Thomas, D.D. the younger |title=The Bass rock: Its civil and ecclesiastic history |date=1847 |publisher=J. Greig & Son |location=Edinburgh |pages=374–375 |url=https://archive.org/details/bassrockitscivil00mcri/page/n535 |accessdate=11 February 2019}}{{PD-notice}}</ref> Porteous calls him James Fithy.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Porteous |first1=James Moir |title=The Scottish Patmos. A standing testimony to patriotic Christian devotion |date=1881 |publisher=J. and R. Parlane |location=Paisley |page=74 |url=https://archive.org/details/scottishpatmosa00portgoog/page/n77 |accessdate=3 March 2019}}</ref> |
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<ref>{{cite book |title=The register of the Privy Council of Scotland EDITED AND ABRIDGED BY HENRY PATON, M.A., WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT KERR HANNAY, LL.D., FRASEIR PROFESSOR OF SCOTTISH HISTORY AND PALAEOGRAPHY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH. |date=1927 |publisher=Edinburgh: H.M. General Register House |page=473 |edition=THIRD SERIES. VOL. X. A.D. 1684-1685. |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112103825628;view=1up;seq=505 |accessdate=9 March 2019}}</ref> |
<ref>{{cite book |title=The register of the Privy Council of Scotland EDITED AND ABRIDGED BY HENRY PATON, M.A., WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT KERR HANNAY, LL.D., FRASEIR PROFESSOR OF SCOTTISH HISTORY AND PALAEOGRAPHY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH. |date=1927 |publisher=Edinburgh: H.M. General Register House |page=473 |edition=THIRD SERIES. VOL. X. A.D. 1684-1685. |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112103825628;view=1up;seq=505 |accessdate=9 March 2019}}</ref> |
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<ref>{{cite book |last1=Porteous |first1=James Moir |title=The Scottish Patmos. A standing testimony to patriotic Christian devotion |date=1881 |publisher=J. and R. Parlane |location=Paisley |page=74 |url=https://archive.org/details/scottishpatmosa00portgoog/page/n77 |accessdate=3 March 2019}}</ref> |
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James Fithie was a chaplain at Trinity Hospital in Edinburgh. He was imprisoned on the Bass Rock for about a year between 1685 and 1686.[1]
Early Life
James Fithie was chaplain of Trinity Hospital, Edinburgh, a situation to which he was elected by the Town Council on the 20th of January 1671.[2] He had attended his own parish church, and received baptism for his children from the regular incumbent of the parish. But his sympathies being on the side of the persecuted Presbyterians, he had given evidence of this in several ways, and on various occasions. On this account he was apprehended, and lay in one of the jails of Edinburgh for some time previous to July 1679, when he was released. He was again arrested about the beginning of the year 1685, and imprisoned in the Bass in April, where he lay till March 1686, at which time he was liberated by an order of the Council, in consideration of his own ill health, and the afflicted condition of his family.
Other names
Wodrow, in his History, (vol. iii. p. 151,) calls him by mistake " James Forthie." This has led Dr Crichton, in his list of the Bass prisoners annexed to his Memoirs of Mr John Blackadder, erroneously to suppose that the person whom Wodrow calls in that place " James Forthie," is different from " James Futhy," whose imprisonment in the Bass in 1685, is recorded by that historian in vol iv. p. 215. It is the same person who is spoken of in both places. Crichton is also mistaken in representing "James Forthie", or more correctly "James Fithie", as imprisoned in the Bass in 1679. That he was not imprisoned there at that time, is evident from wliat is stated in Appendix, No. I., \>. 379. [3] Porteous calls him James Fithy.[4]
Family
He marrieed Elizabeth Reid, who survived him, and had children: Elizabeth, served heir 3rd November 1691 (married, pro. 20th November 1691, John Elliot, writer, Edinburgh: Edin. Horn., 26th Dec. 1693).
Bibliography
- Wodrow's Hist., iii., iv.
- Crichton's Memoirs of Blackadder
- Inq. Bet. Gen., 7185
- Dickson's Emeralds Chased in Gold
References
- ^ Dickson, John (1899). Emeralds chased in Gold; or, the Islands of the Forth: their story, ancient and modern. [With illustrations.]. Edinburgh and London: Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier. p. 210. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ M'Crie, Thomas, D.D. the younger (1847). The Bass rock: Its civil and ecclesiastic history. Edinburgh: J. Greig & Son. pp. 374–375. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ M'Crie, Thomas, D.D. the younger (1847). The Bass rock: Its civil and ecclesiastic history. Edinburgh: J. Greig & Son. pp. 374–375. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ Porteous, James Moir (1881). The Scottish Patmos. A standing testimony to patriotic Christian devotion. Paisley: J. and R. Parlane. p. 74. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
- ^ The register of the Privy Council of Scotland EDITED AND ABRIDGED BY HENRY PATON, M.A., WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY ROBERT KERR HANNAY, LL.D., FRASEIR PROFESSOR OF SCOTTISH HISTORY AND PALAEOGRAPHY IN THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH (THIRD SERIES. VOL. X. A.D. 1684-1685. ed.). Edinburgh: H.M. General Register House. 1927. p. 473. Retrieved 9 March 2019.
- ^ Scott, Hew (1915). Fasti ecclesiæ scoticanæ; the succession of ministers in the Church of Scotland from the reformation (Volume 1 ed.). Edinburgh : Oliver and Boyd. p. 287. Retrieved 9 March 2019. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.