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 broken & taken, he was near Wigton in Galloway; a considerable number of men were gathered together in arms, to go to his assistance; they pressed him to preach, but he positively refused, saying he would only pray with them; where he continued long, and spent some part of that time in praying for Ireland, pleading that the Lord would spare a remnant, and not make a full end in the day of his anger; and would put it in the hearts of his own to flee over to this bloody land, where they would find safety for a time. After prayer they got some meat; and he gave every one of his old parishioners, who were there, a piece out of his own hand, calling them his bairns. Then he advised all to go no farther; "But (said he) for you that are my bairns, I discharge you to go our foot-length, for before you can travel that length, he will be broke: and though it were not so, God will honor neither him nor Monmouth to be instruments of a good turn to his church, they have dipt their hands so far in the persecution." And that amesame [sic] day that Argyle was taken Mr George Barclay was preaching and persuading men in that country to go to Argyle's assistance: After sermon, he said to Mr George "Now Argyle is in the enemy's hand, and gone!" though he was many miles distant. I had this account from some of these his bairns who were present, and the last from Mr Barclay's self

39 After this he was to preach at night, at Pengaroch in Carrick: the mistress of the house was too open-minded to a woman, who went and told the enemy & came back to the house, that she might not be suspected. Mr Peden being in the fields came in haste to the door, and called the mistress and said 'Ye have played a bonny sport to yourself, by being so loose-tongued; the enemy is informed that I have to