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First published 1990 (DOST Vol. VII).
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Quotation dates: 1655-1693
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Remonstrator, n. [Remonstrate p.p. Cf. 17th c. Eng. remonstrator (1653).] One of the extremist Presbyterians who after 1650 opposed co-operation of any kind with those of known Royalist sympathies. See also Remonstrance n. and Protester n..1655 Acts VI ii 899/2.]
[Those two partise which heere pass under the names of publike resolutioners and remonstrators in both which I have found severall godly and considerable persons. … The remonstrators [are] … for the generallity more strict and close in their outward walkinges then the generallity of the other 1655 Baillie III 279.
The remonstrators had as little a mind to unite with us as we with them 1660 Wodrow Hist. (1827) I 76 n.
A proclamation against all seditious railers and slanderers … and against remonstrators and their adherents 1661 Reg. Privy C. 3 Ser. I 22.
[Mr. Nathaniel Martin minister at Peterheid] a remonstrator and no freind to his majesties governement c1680 Mackenzie Affairs 14 (see Remonstrance n.). a1691 Kingston Contin. Ho. Seytoun 71.
This earle … rose … against the remonstratorsattrib. 1660 Lamont Diary 125.
Ther being some of the remonstrator and protesting ministers mett at Edenboroughe 1693 Apol. Clergy Scotl. 16.
Severals of the Remonstrator Presbyterians
