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 Airdsmoss, and bury them beside Richy (meaning Mr Cameron) that he might get rest in his grave, for he had gotten little through his life; but he said he knew they would not do it. He told them, that bury him where they would, he would be lifted again, but the man that put first too his hand to lift his corpse, four things should befal him: 1 He should get a great fall from a horse 2 He should fall in adultery. 3 Into theft; and for this he should leave the land. 4. Make a melancholy end abroad for murder. Which accordingly did come to pass. There was one Murdoch, a mason to his trade, but then in the military service, who first put hand to his corpse.

A little before his death he said, "Ye shall be angry where I shall be buried at last, but I discharge you all to lift my corpse again." At last one morning early, he came to the door, & left his cave; his brother's wife said. Where are you going? the enemy will be here. He said, I know that. Alas, Sir. said she, what will become of you? You must go back to the cave again. He said, 'I have done with that, for it is discovered: but there is no matter, for within forty-eight hours I wilt be beyond the reach of all the devil's temptations and his instruments in hell or on the earth; and they shall trouble me no more." About three hours after he entered the house, the enemy came, & found him not in the cave; then they searched the barn narrowly, casting the unthreshen corn, and searched the house stabbing the beds, but entered not into the place where he lay.

Within forty-eight hours he died, Jany. 28th 1686, being past-sixty years; and was buried in the laird of Afflect's aisle The enemies got notice of his death and burial, and sent a troop of dragoons, and lifted his corpse, and carried