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 constables and others making search for prisoners who had broke prison but found none

17 Mrs Maxwel, or Mary Elphingstone, yet alive, whom I mentioned in the former passages, whose hearts thoughts Mr Peden told, when her child was baptised; that child is own, a married woman, and has children of her now, whom I spoke with about about three months ago, She came from Kilmarnock to public occasiousoccasions [sic] which was about fifty miles distance. Mrs Maxwel told me since, when last in Glasgow, that when the child was in her father's arms, Mr Peden said, "That child's coming here at this time, is a testimony against the unfaithfulness of the ministers of Ireland relandIreland [sic] thinks that Carolina in America will be a refuge for them: but as the Lord lives. it shall be no shelter to them. And these of them, designing to go there at this time, many of them shall lose their lives. & the rest of them shall come home in great distress." And at that time, there were two ships setting out from Ireland to Carolina; one of them was cast away near Carolina, and 140 people in her, whereof 70 perished Mr James Brown one of the ministers of Glasgow, since the Revolution, was one of the 70 who were preserved The other ship was driven back to Ireland shattered and disabled, and the people greatly distressed.

18 One time travelling himself alone in relandIreland [sic]. the night came on, and a dark mist which obliged him to go into a house belonging to a Quaker: Mr Peden said, "I must beg the favor of the roof of your house all night." The Quaker said, "Thou art a stranger, thou art welcome, and shalt be kindly entertained: but I cannot wait upon thee, for I am going to the meeting," Mr Peden said, "I will go along with you." The Quaker said, "Thou may, if thou please; but thou must not trouble us."