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250 Gaelic Society of Inverness.
bretliren of the Presbytery of In^erness visited Daviot. The Hst
of the ottice-beai-ers of the united parishes, as given up to liis lord-
ship, is interesting. The elders were—Lachlan Mackintosh of
Aberarder ; Fergus Mckillvray of Dounmaglash ; Alexr. Mckiutoshie
of Fnrr; Eun Mckpherson of Flichity; Robert Shaw of
Toi'darroch ; John Mckintosh in Elrig; Angus Mckphail in Tnveramy;
"William ]\Ickilvray in Lergs ; Donald Mckbean of Falzie;
Donald Mckbean, younger of Falzie; and six others; while the
deacons numbered six, including an Alexandei- Mackay. The
result of the Bisliop's enquiries as to the state of the parish was
not satisfactory. The minister had still an itch for wandering
away from the parish ; the church was ruinous " wanting thack in
some ])laces, the windows not glassed ;" there were no " necessaries
for the Lord's supper ;" there was no schoolmaster " because there
was no incurragement for one, nor no mediat centricale place qr
they could fix a schoole to the satisfaction of all concerned ;" and
the only really hopeful feature in the report is that the church
officers "caried soberly and Christianly as they ought, and faithful
in their duty."
As soon as the Bishop depai'ted, Mr Micliael thought he
would take another holiday, and on this occasion he travelled
into England, where he remained for a considerable time. After
his return he apparently remained quiet until the troublous
times which immediately preceded the Revolution of 1688.
Mr Angus Macbean, one of the niiniste)-s of Inverness, and son
of Macbean of Kinchyle in our vicinity, began in the year
1687 to have some doubts as to the scriptural authority of
Episcopacy ; and after he had absented himself from several
meetings of Presbytery it is minuted on 3id August that he
" did disown the Government of the Church of Scotland as it is
now established by law, by Archbishops, Bishops, and Pivsbytei-s."
The Rev. Mr Marshall, Inverness, and Mr Michael were appointed
to confer with Mr Macbean, and endeavour to make him leturn to
but Mr Macbean was obdurate, and,
his Episcopalian ways ;
accused of beginning a schism in Inverness, which is described as
" one of the most loyall, orderly, and regular cities in the nation,"
proceedings were taken against him under the special direction of
Mr Michael, who was sent to Edinburgh in February 1688 to lay
the matter before the Archbishop of St Andrews. At a Presbytery
meeting on 7th March a letter is read from Fraser " showing
him to be actively going alwut the ailair entrusted to him,"
and on the 27th of the same month, another letter from him
is submitted enclosing an Act dejjosing Mr Macbean as a minister