John Campbell (17th-century minister) explained

John Campbell
Religion:	Christianity
School:	Presbyterianism

John Campbell, sometimes spelled Campble^[1] was a 17th-century minister of the gospel.

He was charged in an Edinburgh court for attending a service of worship at the house of James Campbell (vintner) and Thomas Waddell (lorimer) during the hours of Sunday morning worship. He was imprisoned on the Bass Rock on the Firth of Forth in Haddingtonshire on 31 May 1678.^[2] This may have been the date of his sentence since one source has his imprisonment starting in June 1678.^[3] The duration of his incarceration is uncertain.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Privy Council Minutes . 3 March 2019.
2. Book: M'Crie . Thomas, D.D. the younger . The Bass rock: Its civil and ecclesiastic history . 1847 . J. Greig & Son . Edinburgh . 271–275 . 11 February 2019.
3. Book: Porteous . James Moir . The Scottish Patmos. A standing testimony to patriotic Christian devotion . 1881 . J. and R. Parlane . Paisley . 58 . 3 March 2019.
4. Book: Dickson . John . Emeralds chased in Gold; or, the Islands of the Forth: their story, ancient and modern. [With illustrations.] ]. 1899 . Oliphant, Anderson & Ferrier . Edinburgh and London . 205 . 3 March 2019.