Pedestrianism

268 APPENDIX. ascendancy, through Cromwell's means. Colonel Barclay, and many otherofficers, were deprivedof their commands. From this time, it appears that the colonel laid aside his anilitary character, and lived for several years inretirement at Gordonston, in Morayshire, the seat of his father-in law. But his friend, Earl Marischal, having been taken prisoner by General Monk at Elliot in Angusa,nd his estates seized, the barony of Ury was included in the forfeiture, on the pretence thatit was not fully conveyedby the earl. Colo­ nel Barclay was advised to obtain a seat in the Scots parli­ ament, which would afford him the only meansof recover­ ing his property. He was accordingly elected forSuther- 1andshire, through the interest of his cousin, the Earl of Sutherland ; but he was returned to the next parliament by the counties of Angusand Mearns, through hisown in­ fluence. He became so popular indeed, by his services, to the nobility and gentry ofthese districts, that he received their public thanks ; and as a mark of their entire satisfac­ tion with his conduct, they again elected him their repre­ sentative in the year 1656. The colonel obtained there­ versal of the forfeiture of his estate, and continued in par­ liament, successfully exerting himself in behalf of his friends and the distressed loyalists. For several years, nothing remarkabloeccured in Colonel Barclay's life that deserves our particular consideration; but in 1663. hewas unexpectedly arrested and thrown into Edinburgh Castle, by an order from Government. As no crime was alleged againsthim, he was soon liberated ; but • it