Pentland Rising.- A Proclamation, against those rebels that have not accepted the Act of Indempnity. Edinburgh, the ninth day of May, one thousand six hundred and sixty eight, broadside, 2ff., black letter, woodcut royal arms at head and a decorative initial, worming, a few small holes or splits, with minor loss to text (mostly on second f.), some creasing, folds, [Wing S1619A], folio, Edinburgh, Printed by Evan Tyler, 1668. *** Rare at auction. The act was passed in 1667 in the wake of the Covenantor rebellion, known as the Pentland Rising. It was sparked by the mistreatment of an old man by soldiers in Dalry, Kirkcudbrightshire. The locals took those soldiers and reinforcements prisoner. A Covenantor army then marched towards Edinburgh under Colonel James Wallace. They were defeated by a government force led by Tam Dalyell of the Binns. Between 40 and 50 Covenanters were killed and up to 85 prisoners taken, many of whom were allegedly tortured. 36 were executed and others were transported to Barbados. Unrest continued over the next two decades, culminating in the period of repression from 1679 to 1688 known as 'The Killing Time'.