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 The man upon whom he complains and threatens o ore, was bihop potwood, at that time deigned archbihop of Glagow; and this prophey was punctually accomplihed, though after the pace of forty years, for firt the bihop himelf died in a trange land, and, as many ay, in miery; next his on Robert Spotwood, ometimes preident of the Seion, was beheaded by the parliament of Scotland, at the market cros of St. Andrews, in the winter after the battle of Philiphaugh, to which I myelf with many thouands, was witnes, and as oon as ever he came upon the caffold, Mr. Blair, the miniter of the town, told him, that now Mr. Welch's prophecy was fullfilled upon him, to which he replied in anger, that Mr. Welch he and were both fale prophets.

But before he left Scotland, ome remarkable paages his behaviour are to be remembered, And firt when the dipute about church government began to warm; as he was walking upon the treet of Edinburgh, betwixt  honet citizens, he told them, they had in their town two great miniters, who were no great friends to Chrit's, preently in controvery, but it hould be een, the world hould never hear of their repentance. The two men were Mr. Patrick Galloway, and Mr. John Hall; and accordingly it came to pas, for Mr. Patrick Galllway died eaing himelf upon his tool; and Mr. Hall, being at that time at Leith, and his ervant woman having left his alone in his houe while he went the market he was found head all alone at her return.

He was ometime prioner in Edinburgh catle before he went into exile, where one night itting at upper with the lord Ochiltry, who was an uncle to Mr. Welch's wife, as his manner was, he entertained the company with godly and edifying dicoure, which was well relived be all the company ave only one debauched poh young gentleman, who ometimes laughed, and mocked and made faces: whereupon Mr. Welch brake out in a ad abrupt charge upon all the company to be ilent, and oberve the work of the Lord  that prophane mocker, which they hould  behold; upon which immediately the prophane