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 they designed, he halted and said, "I will not go one foot farther this way, there is undoubtedly danger before us." An herd lad being there, he gave him a gross, and desired him to go to that house and fetch him meat and news When the lad came to the house, the goodwife hasted and gave him meat to them, saying, "Lad run hard, and tell them, that the enemies are spread, and we are looking for them here every minute." As the lad was going from the house, eighteen of the enemies foot were near, crying stand dog, The lad ran, and six of them pursued half a mile, and fired hard upon him, the ball went close by his head. All that time Mr Peden continued in prayer for him alone, and with the rest, being twelve men; when praying with them he said, "Lord shall the poor lad that is gone our errand, seeking bread to support our lives loose his; Direct the bullets by his head, however near, let them not touch him: good Lord spread the lap of thy cloak and cover the poor lad." And in this he was heard and answered, in that there was a dark cloud of mist parted him and them.

26. About this time there was an honest poor wife brought him and them some bread and milk: when seeking a blessing he said, "Now in this bloody land, this poor woman has endangered her life in bringing bread to support ours; we cannot pay her for it, but Lord, it is for thy sake the has brought it; there is no need that she should be a loser at thy hand, thou givest plenty of bread to many that are not so worthy of it; giving does not impoverish thee, and with-holding does not enrich thee: give the poor Wife twenty bannocks for these few." And the Wife said several times afterward, she got many bannocks: so that she was never so straitened for bread as before.