The Battle of Bothwell Bridge; The Shipwreck of the Crown of London Interesting site for those trying to find family members from Scotland to the Colonies, and West Indies. http://www.stardate.bc.ca/ivan/sub_pages/bob_miller.htm Covenanter prisoners from the Battle of Bothwell Bridge, which was fought on June 22nd, 1679, were banished to the plantations as slaves. This was a rebellion between the Scottish Presbyterians and King Charles II's Church of England/Episcopalians and it occurred 8 miles southeast of Glasgow. 1184 prisoners were captured after the battle, some were tortured and executed (".to be hanged on a gibbet till they be dead, and their bodies be hung up on chains in the said place till they rot."), but most were discharged on August 14th with the Act of Indemnity proclamation. However, an earlier order had been made on July 4th by the Privy Council for all "Ministers, Heritors, and Ringleaders" who were to be prosecuted and banished to the plantations as white slaves. William Paterson was the merchant in Edinburgh that contracted with Provost Milns, Laird of Barnton [7], for the job of transportation [2]. The prisoners were held in the Greyfriar's Churchyard, Cannongate and Edinburgh Tollbooths (prisons) and Heriot's Hospital. On November 15th the 30 prisoners held at Edinburgh Tollbooth were moved to Leith by Captain John Ballfour [3] to board the Crown of London [4] which was commanded by Captain Thomas Teddico [4] (described by the Reverend Blackadder as a ".profane, cruel wretch, and used them barbarously.") and sailed for either Barbados [6] or Virginia [8] on November 27th with 257 prisoners. Ylana Stoneyfields Ranch Remember what your elders used to say, "Birds of a feather flock together." If you're an eagle, don't hang around chickens: Chickens Can't Fly! You can't soar with the Eagles if you hoot with the hoot owls.