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Description: The Covenanters grave at Old and St. Michael of Tarvit Church, Cupar, contains two heads and a hand of executed Covenanters. Here lie interred the Heads of LAUR HAY and ANDREW PITULLOCH who suffered martyrdom at EDINr. July 16th 1681 for adhering to the word of GOD & Scotland covenanted work and Reformation and also one of the hands of DAVID HACKSTON of Rathillot who was most cruelly murdered at EDINr. July 30th 1680 for the same causeThe other side bears the inscription: 1680 Our persecutors filled with rage Their brutish fury to aswage Took heads and hands of martyrs off That they might be the peoples scoff They Hackstons body cutt asunder And set it up a worlds wonder In several places to proclaim These monsters gloryd in their shameRE-ERECTED July 13th 1792
Title: The Covenanters grave, Cupar Fife
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