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 before the enemy at Pentland-hills, he was in a friend's house in Carrick, sixty miles from Edinburgh, his landlord seeing him mighty troubled, enquired how it was with him; he said, "Tomorrow I will speak with you;" and desired some candle. That night he went to bed, the next morning calling early to his landlord, said, "I have sad news to tell you, our friends that were together in arms appearing for Christ's interest, are now broken, killed taken and fled every man."He said, "Why do you speak so; There is a great part of our friends prisoners in Edinburgh." About forty-eight hours thereafter they were fully confirmed in the truth of it.

5 After this, in June 1673, he was taken by Major Cockburn, in the house of Hugh Ferguson, of Knockdow, in Carrick who constrained him to tarry all night. Mr. Peden told him, that it would be a dear nights quarters to them both. Accordingly they were both carried prisoners to Edinburgh. Hugh Ferguson was fined in a thousand merks, for resetting, harbouring and conversing with him. The council ordered fifty pounds sterling to be paid to the Major out of the fines, ordained him to divide twenty-five pounds sterling among the party that apprehended him. Some time after examination, he was sent prisoner to the Bass where and at Edinburgh, he remained untill December 1668, that he was banished.

6. While prisoner at the Bass, one Sabbath-morning, being about the public worship of God, a young lass about 13 or 14 years of age, came to the chamber door mocking with a loud laughter: He said, "Poor thing, thou mocks and laughs at the worship of God, but ere long God shall write such a sudden surprising Judgement on thee, that shall stay they laughing, and thou