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 has got his last glut in a lordly dish from his brother, and he is lying with his tongue cold in his mouth." The news of this came not to Ireland for 24 hours thereafter The foresaid John Muirhead and others of our Scots sufferers, who had heard him preach the Sabbath day before, concluded this was the shot beneath the right wing, that he spoke of, Charles II, dying the Friday's night before.

23. After this he longed to be out of Ireland, what through the fearful apprehensions of the dismal day of rebellion in Ireland that came upon it in four years thereafter, and that he might take part with the sufferers of Scotland. He came near the coast one morning; John Muirhead came to him lying within a hedge he sail, "Have ye any news John?" John said, 'There is great fear of the Irish rising." He said, "No no, John; the time of their arising is not yet; but they will rise, and dreadful will it be at last. He was long detained waiting for a bark, not daring to go to public ports but to some remote creek of the sea.-Alexander Gordon of Kinstuir in Galloway had agreed with one, but Mr Peden would not sail the sea with him, having some foresight of what he did prove afterwards. In the beginning of August, before this, Kinstuir was relieved at Enterkin path, going from Dumfries to Edinburgh prisoner, when the news of it came to Ireland, our Scots sufferers their acquaintance were glad of the news especially that Kinstuir had escaped. He said, "What means all this Kingstuiring? There is some of them relieved there, that one of them is worth many of him; for all will be ashamed of gun ere all be done." Being in this strait, he said to Rober Wark. an old worthy Christian, worthy of credit. "Robert go and take such a man with you, and the first bark you can find,