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 pursued for it." I had this account from Capt. John Matthison.

35. About this time he was in a house in the shire of Ayr. (James Nisbet, yet living in the Castle of Edinburgh, Can bear witness to the truth of this) and one night he was standing before the fire, where he uttered some imprecations upon the cursed intelligencers who had told the enemy that he was come out of Ireland. When James took him to the place where he was to rest a little. James said. "The servants took notice of your imprecations upon the intelligencers" He said, "Ye will know to-morrow about nine o'clock, what ground I have for it: I wish thy head may be preserved, for it will be in danger; for me. I will take my own time, and be gone from this house." Same time and night, he went to a desart place, and darned himself in a moss hag. The next morning James was going to the harrows, and about eight o'clock there was a troop of the enemy surrounding the house; when James saw them, he ran for it, and they pursued hard after him till he wan to a moss, where they could pursue him no further with horses: Then they fired upon him and he having knots upon his hair, on each side of his head, one of their bullets took away one of the knots. He ran where Mr. Peden was who said. "Oh! Jamie, Jamie, I am glad your head is safe, for I knew it would be in danger" He took his knife and cut away the other knot. 36 About this time. he and James Wilson in Douglas, a singularly known man to many, was at Airdsmoss; and heingbeing [sic] together some time without speaking, as Mr Peden's ordinary was, when there was any extraordinary thing in his head, they came to Mr. Cameron's grave, where he and other eight were buried After