0 , ▁which ▁eventually ▁carried ▁ 2 7 ▁sign atures ▁of ▁the ▁group ▁who ▁formed ▁the ▁nucle us ▁of ▁his ▁loyal ▁following . ▁By ▁April ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Priv y ▁Council ▁reported ▁to ▁James , ▁Duke ▁of ▁York , ▁who ▁fe ared ▁C oven anter ▁meet ings ▁as ▁" fore - run ners ▁of ▁re bell ion ", ▁that ▁new ▁measures ▁were ▁being ▁planned ▁against ▁the ▁" fan at ics " ▁who ▁were ▁" running ▁out ▁again ▁to ▁field - con vent icles ▁in ▁several ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁kingdom ". ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 2 ▁June ▁ 1 6 8 0 ▁Camer on , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁ 2 0 ▁follow ers , ▁including ▁David ▁H ack ston , ▁wanted ▁for ▁his ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁murder ▁of ▁Arch bishop ▁Sh arp , ▁rode ▁into ▁the ▁town ▁of ▁San qu har ▁in ▁N ith sd ale . ▁After ▁singing ▁a ▁ps alm ▁at ▁the ▁cross , ▁the ▁San qu har ▁Dec laration ▁was ▁read ▁al oud ▁by ▁Michael ▁Camer on , ▁calling ▁for ▁war ▁against ▁Charles ▁II , ▁den ounced ▁as ▁a ▁" ty rant ", ▁and ▁the ▁ex clusion ▁of ▁his ▁open ly ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁brother ▁James ▁from ▁the ▁succession . ▁The ▁Priv y ▁Council ' s ▁response ▁on ▁ 3 0 ▁June ▁condem ned ▁the ▁" exec rable ▁paper " ▁as ▁tant amount ▁to ▁a ▁declaration ▁of ▁war ▁and ▁declared ▁the ▁participants ▁" open ▁and ▁not orious ▁tra itors ▁and ▁reb els ". ▁Camer on ▁had ▁a ▁price ▁of ▁ 5 , 0 0