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He was known as a prisoner from the [[Bass Rock]]. He was heavily fined and repeatedly imprisoned on the island in the [[Firth of Forth]] for stating that he would not attend open air church services. The main reason behind his detention in the Bass was his taking part in “armed conventicles". He was sentenced on 2 May 1677 and transferred from the Tolbooth to the Bass by 3 horsemen and 6 footmen.<ref name="PrivyS3V5">{{cite book |last1=Brown |first1=P. Hume |title=The register of the Privy Council of Scotland |date=1912 |publisher=Published By The Authority Of The Lords Commissioners Of His Majesty's Treasury, Under The Direction Of The Deputy Clerk Register Of Scotland. H.M. General Register House |location=Edinburgh |pages=79, 156, 160 |edition=3rd series: vol. 5 1676/1678 |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112103825693;view=1up;seq=127 |accessdate=9 April 2019}}</ref> He was fined 4000 merks on 28 June 1677.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brown |first1=P. Hume |title=The register of the Privy Council of Scotland |date=1912 |publisher=Published By The Authority Of The Lords Commissioners Of His Majesty's Treasury, Under The Direction Of The Deputy Clerk Register Of Scotland. H.M. General Register House |location=Edinburgh |pages=177-180 |edition=3rd series: vol. 5 1676/1678 |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112103825693;view=1up;seq=127 |accessdate=9 April 2019}}</ref> Other counts were preferred against him, such as refusing to wait upon the “preaching of the curates” and to forego the ministrations of one “[[John Welsh of Irongray|John Welsh]]; a declared rebel and traitor". He was fined four thousand merks Scots, and ordained to be carried to the Bass until he made payment thereof.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dickson |first1=John |title=Emeralds chased in Gold; or, the Islands of the Forth: their story, ancient and modern. [With illustrations.] |date=1899 |publisher=Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier |location=Edinburgh and London |pages=202-203 |url=http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_000000058DB2#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=231&xywh=135%2C303%2C2475%2C1151&r=0 |accessdate=3 March 2019}}{{PD-notice}}</ref> He was ordered to be set free on 9 October 1677.<ref name="PrivyS3V5liberty">{{cite book |last1=Brown |first1=P. Hume |title=The register of the Privy Council of Scotland |date=1912 |publisher=Published By The Authority Of The Lords Commissioners Of His Majesty's Treasury, Under The Direction Of The Deputy Clerk Register Of Scotland. H.M. General Register House |location=Edinburgh |pages=265-266 |edition=3rd series: vol. 5 1676/1678 |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112103825693;view=1up;seq=313 |accessdate=9 April 2019}}</ref>
He was known as a prisoner from the [[Bass Rock]]. He was heavily fined and repeatedly imprisoned on the island in the [[Firth of Forth]] for stating that he would not attend open air church services. The main reason behind his detention in the Bass was his taking part in “armed conventicles". He was sentenced on 2 May 1677 and transferred from the Tolbooth to the Bass by 3 horsemen and 6 footmen.<ref name="PrivyS3V5">{{cite book |last1=Brown |first1=P. Hume |title=The register of the Privy Council of Scotland |date=1912 |publisher=Published By The Authority Of The Lords Commissioners Of His Majesty's Treasury, Under The Direction Of The Deputy Clerk Register Of Scotland. H.M. General Register House |location=Edinburgh |pages=79, 156, 160 |edition=3rd series: vol. 5 1676/1678 |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112103825693;view=1up;seq=127 |accessdate=9 April 2019}}</ref> He was fined 4000 merks on 28 June 1677.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brown |first1=P. Hume |title=The register of the Privy Council of Scotland |date=1912 |publisher=Published By The Authority Of The Lords Commissioners Of His Majesty's Treasury, Under The Direction Of The Deputy Clerk Register Of Scotland. H.M. General Register House |location=Edinburgh |pages=177-180 |edition=3rd series: vol. 5 1676/1678 |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112103825693;view=1up;seq=127 |accessdate=9 April 2019}}</ref> Other counts were preferred against him, such as refusing to wait upon the “preaching of the curates” and to forego the ministrations of one “[[John Welsh of Irongray|John Welsh]]; a declared rebel and traitor". He was fined four thousand merks Scots, and ordained to be carried to the Bass until he made payment thereof.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dickson |first1=John |title=Emeralds chased in Gold; or, the Islands of the Forth: their story, ancient and modern. [With illustrations.] |date=1899 |publisher=Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier |location=Edinburgh and London |pages=202-203 |url=http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_000000058DB2#?c=0&m=0&s=0&cv=231&xywh=135%2C303%2C2475%2C1151&r=0 |accessdate=3 March 2019}}{{PD-notice}}</ref> He was ordered to be set free on 9 October 1677.<ref name="PrivyS3V5liberty">{{cite book |last1=Brown |first1=P. Hume |title=The register of the Privy Council of Scotland |date=1912 |publisher=Published By The Authority Of The Lords Commissioners Of His Majesty's Treasury, Under The Direction Of The Deputy Clerk Register Of Scotland. H.M. General Register House |location=Edinburgh |pages=265-266 |edition=3rd series: vol. 5 1676/1678 |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112103825693;view=1up;seq=313 |accessdate=9 April 2019}}</ref>


==Family==
He married Anna Douglas. He was given leave to visit her from the Bass when she was on her deathbed on 18 February 1678.<ref name="PrivyS3V5sick">{{cite book |last1=Brown |first1=P. Hume |title=The register of the Privy Council of Scotland |date=1912 |publisher=Published By The Authority Of The Lords Commissioners Of His Majesty's Treasury, Under The Direction Of The Deputy Clerk Register Of Scotland. H.M. General Register House |location=Edinburgh |pages=357, 388 |edition=3rd series: vol. 5 1676/1678 |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112103825693;view=1up;seq=405 |accessdate=9 April 2019}}</ref> He was ordered to be put into house arrest on 13 June 1678.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brown |first1=P. Hume |title=The register of the Privy Council of Scotland |date=1912 |publisher=Published By The Authority Of The Lords Commissioners Of His Majesty's Treasury, Under The Direction Of The Deputy Clerk Register Of Scotland. H.M. General Register House |location=Edinburgh |page=476 |edition=3rd series: vol. 5 1676/1678 |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112103825693;view=1up;seq=524 |accessdate=9 April 2019}}</ref>
He married Anna Douglas. He was given leave to visit her from the Bass when she was on her deathbed on 18 February 1678.<ref name="PrivyS3V5sick">{{cite book |last1=Brown |first1=P. Hume |title=The register of the Privy Council of Scotland |date=1912 |publisher=Published By The Authority Of The Lords Commissioners Of His Majesty's Treasury, Under The Direction Of The Deputy Clerk Register Of Scotland. H.M. General Register House |location=Edinburgh |pages=357, 388 |edition=3rd series: vol. 5 1676/1678 |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112103825693;view=1up;seq=405 |accessdate=9 April 2019}}</ref> He was ordered to be put into house arrest on 13 June 1678.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Brown |first1=P. Hume |title=The register of the Privy Council of Scotland |date=1912 |publisher=Published By The Authority Of The Lords Commissioners Of His Majesty's Treasury, Under The Direction Of The Deputy Clerk Register Of Scotland. H.M. General Register House |location=Edinburgh |page=476 |edition=3rd series: vol. 5 1676/1678 |url=https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.35112103825693;view=1up;seq=524 |accessdate=9 April 2019}}</ref> Robert seems to have had a least one daughter: Christian who married Walter Scot.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Wilson |first1=James, town clerk of Hawick |title=Hawick and Its Old Memories: with Appendix: Containing Biographical Sketches and other Illustrative Documents |date=1858 |publisher=Maclachlan and Stewart |location=Edinburgh |page=135 |url=https://archive.org/details/hawickanditsold00wilsgoog/page/n146?q=%22robert+bennet+of+chesters%22 |accessdate=4 May 2019}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

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Robert Bennet of Chesters was a 17th-century Scottish gentleman. He lived in the Scottish Borders.

Life

Chesters or Grange lies on the banks of the Teviot and is close to the town of Ancrum in Roxburghshire.

In 1676, Robert Bennet of Chesters was declared an outlaw and had all his possessions siezed due to the fact he had attended conventicles by John Blackadder and others.[1] The conventicles took place on Lilliesleaf moor.[2][3] He was known as a prisoner from the Bass Rock. He was heavily fined and repeatedly imprisoned on the island in the Firth of Forth for stating that he would not attend open air church services. The main reason behind his detention in the Bass was his taking part in “armed conventicles". He was sentenced on 2 May 1677 and transferred from the Tolbooth to the Bass by 3 horsemen and 6 footmen.[4] He was fined 4000 merks on 28 June 1677.[5] Other counts were preferred against him, such as refusing to wait upon the “preaching of the curates” and to forego the ministrations of one “John Welsh; a declared rebel and traitor". He was fined four thousand merks Scots, and ordained to be carried to the Bass until he made payment thereof.[6] He was ordered to be set free on 9 October 1677.[7]

Family

He married Anna Douglas. He was given leave to visit her from the Bass when she was on her deathbed on 18 February 1678.[8] He was ordered to be put into house arrest on 13 June 1678.[9] Robert seems to have had a least one daughter: Christian who married Walter Scot.[10]

References

  1. ^ Jeffrey, Alexander (1855). The history and antiquities of Roxburghshire and adjacent districts, from the most remote period to the present time (Vol 2 ed.). Jedburgh: W. Easton. pp. 366–368. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
  2. ^ M'Crie, Thomas, D.D. the younger (1847). The Bass rock: Its civil and ecclesiastic history. Edinburgh: J. Greig & Son. pp. 203–216. Retrieved 11 February 2019.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. ^ Wodrow, Robert; Burns, Robert (1828–1830). The history of the sufferings of the church of Scotland from the restoration to the revolution, with an original memoir of the author, extracts from his correspondence, and preliminary dissertation. Vol. 2. Glasgow: Blackie, Fullarton & co.; and Edinburgh: A. Fullarton & co. pp. 359–360. Retrieved 7 April 2019.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date format (link)
  4. ^ Brown, P. Hume (1912). The register of the Privy Council of Scotland (3rd series: vol. 5 1676/1678 ed.). Edinburgh: Published By The Authority Of The Lords Commissioners Of His Majesty's Treasury, Under The Direction Of The Deputy Clerk Register Of Scotland. H.M. General Register House. pp. 79, 156, 160. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  5. ^ Brown, P. Hume (1912). The register of the Privy Council of Scotland (3rd series: vol. 5 1676/1678 ed.). Edinburgh: Published By The Authority Of The Lords Commissioners Of His Majesty's Treasury, Under The Direction Of The Deputy Clerk Register Of Scotland. H.M. General Register House. pp. 177–180. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  6. ^ 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. pp. 202–203. Retrieved 3 March 2019.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  7. ^ Brown, P. Hume (1912). The register of the Privy Council of Scotland (3rd series: vol. 5 1676/1678 ed.). Edinburgh: Published By The Authority Of The Lords Commissioners Of His Majesty's Treasury, Under The Direction Of The Deputy Clerk Register Of Scotland. H.M. General Register House. pp. 265–266. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  8. ^ Brown, P. Hume (1912). The register of the Privy Council of Scotland (3rd series: vol. 5 1676/1678 ed.). Edinburgh: Published By The Authority Of The Lords Commissioners Of His Majesty's Treasury, Under The Direction Of The Deputy Clerk Register Of Scotland. H.M. General Register House. pp. 357, 388. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  9. ^ Brown, P. Hume (1912). The register of the Privy Council of Scotland (3rd series: vol. 5 1676/1678 ed.). Edinburgh: Published By The Authority Of The Lords Commissioners Of His Majesty's Treasury, Under The Direction Of The Deputy Clerk Register Of Scotland. H.M. General Register House. p. 476. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  10. ^ Wilson, James, town clerk of Hawick (1858). Hawick and Its Old Memories: with Appendix: Containing Biographical Sketches and other Illustrative Documents. Edinburgh: Maclachlan and Stewart. p. 135. Retrieved 4 May 2019.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
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