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 There was in his house amongst many others, who tabled with him for good education, a young gentleman of great quality, and suitable expectations, and this was the heir of the lord Ochiltry, who was captain of the eastlecastle [sic] of Edinburgh. This young nobleman, after hohe [sic] had gained very much upon Mr. Welch's affections, fell sick of a grievous sickness, and after he had been long wasted with it, elosedclosed [sic] his eyes, and expired as dying men used to do, so to the apprehension and sense of all spectators, he was no more but a carcasocarcase [sic], and was therefore taken out of his bed, and laid upon a pallat on the floor, that his body might be the more conveniently dressed, as dead bodies used to be. This was to Mr. Welch a very great grief, and therefore he stayed with the young man's dead body full three hours, lamenting over him with great tenderness. After twelve hours, the friends brought in a coffin, whereunto they desired the eorpscorps [sic] to be put, as the custom is: but Mr. Welch desired, that for the satisfaction of his affections, they would forbear the youth for a time, which they granted, and returned not till twenty four hours, after his death, were expired: then they returned, with great importunity the corps might be eoffinedcoffined [sic], that it might be speedily buried, the weather being extremely hot; yet he persisted in his request, earnestly begging them to oxcuseexcuse [sic] him for once more; so they left the youth upon his pallat for full thirty six hours: but even after all that; though he was urged, not only with great earnestness, but displeasure, they were constrained to forbear for twelve hours yet more; and after forty eight hours were past, Mr. Welch was still where he was, and then his friends perceived that hohe [sic] believed the young man was not really dead, but under some