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CHAPTER V--A RECORD OF BLOOD
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CHAPTER V--A RECORD OF BLOOD.
'They cut his hands ere he was dead, And after that struck of his head.
His blood under the altar cries For vengeance on Christ's enemies.' _Epitaph on Tomb at Longcross of Clermont_.

{104} Master Andrew Murray, an outed minister, residing in the Potterrow, on the morning after the defeat, heard the sounds of cheering and the march of many feet beneath his window.

He gazed out.

With colours flying, and with music sounding, Dalzell, victorious, entered Edinburgh.

But his banners were dyed in blood, and a band of prisoners were marched within his ranks.


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