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| List of names as written | Various modes of spelling | Authorities for spelling | Situation | Description remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAPTAIN PATON'S MONUMENT | Captain Paton's Monument | Mr John Fairlie Fenwick Mr. James Boyd Fenwick Mr. John Young Midton |
013 | This monument is of Cut stone about two feet by 1½ feet at base and about 8 feet high with a pistol, Swords, drum and flag neatly carved, under these is the following inscription Sacred to the Memory of Captain John Paton. Late in Meadowhead of this Parish who Suffered Martyrdom in the grass -market Edinburgh May 9th. 1684. He was an Honor to the Country, on the Continent, at Pentland. Drumclog and Bothwell. His heroic conduct truly evinced the gallant Officer, brave soldier, and true Patriot. In social and domestic life he was an ornament, a pious Christian, and faithful witness for truth, in opposition to the encroachment of the Tyrranical and despotic power in Church and State, The mortal remains of Captain Paton sleep amid the dust of Hindred Martyrs in Grey-Friers Church Yard Edinburgh Who Antichrist do thus oppose And for truths cause their lives lay down Will get the Victory over their foes And gain life's everlasting crown |
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