CARGILL

cargill, donald (1610-1681), scottish covenanter, was born in 1610. he was educated at st andrews, and afterwards attached himself to the protesters. after his appointment to one of the churches in glasgow, he openly resisted the measures of the government. compelled to remain at a distance from his charge, he ventured back to celebrate the communion, and was arrested, but was liberated at the instance of some of his private friends. he was afterwards wounded at the battle of bothwell bridge, and fled to holland, where he remained a few months. on his return he joined richard cameron in publishing the sanquhar declaration, and boldly excommunicated the king and his officials. he was soon afterwards apprehended, and brought to edinburgh, where he was beheaded on the 27th of july 1681. cargo (span. for "loading," from lat. _carrus_, car), a shipload, or the goods (or even, less technically, persons) carried on board a ship; and so, by analogy, a term used for any large amount. the maritime law affecting the cargo of a ship is dealt with in the articles average,