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 you, you and yours must enjoy it, there is no help for it."

49. A little before his death, he was in Auchincloich, where he was born, in the house of John Richman, there being two beds in the room, one for him, and one for Andrewwho dwelt in and about the New-Milns: when Andrew was going to his bed he heard him very importunate with the Lord, to have pity upon the West of Scotland, and spare a remnant, and not make a full end in the day of his anger; And when he was off his knees, he walked up and down the chamber, crying out, "Oh! the Monzies, the French Monzies! See how they run! How long will they run? Lord cut their houghs and stay their running." Thus he continued all night, sometimes on his knees, and sometimes walkingIn the morning they enquired whawhat [sic] he meant by the Monzies? He said, "O sirs! ye will have a dreadful day by the French Monzies, and a set of wicked men in these lands, who will take part with them! the west of Scotland will pay dear for it They will run thicker in the water of Ayr and Clyde, than ever the Highland-men did." I lay in that chamber about three years ago, and the said John Rickman and his wife told me that these were his words At other times to the same purpose saying. "O! the Monzies, the Monzies, will be through the breadth and the length of the south and the west of Scotland! Oh! I thirk I see them at our fire sides, slaying man woman and child The remnant will get a breathing, but they will be driven to the wilderness again, and their sharpest hours will be last.

The late worthy Mr Richard Cameron spoke to the same purpose, when preaching at the Grass-water-side, south from Cumnock, July