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 home to Scotland, her husband (whose name was Paton) being in danger and hearing of such a killing in Scotland, being 1685 one of the bloody years, upon Scaffolds and in the fields: (and indeed the din was no greater than the deed) A bark being to go off with passangers, and she resolving to go along with it went to take berher [sic] leave of Mr Peden, and found him in a wood with John Muirhead, and others of our Scots sufferers. She told him her design, and he mused at little, and then said, "Go not away till I speak with you." He took a turn through the wood, and when he came back, be said, "Janet, go back to your aunt's for you will not see Scotland these five months there will strange things happen in Scotland ere you go to it, you will see a remarkable providence in your being stopt." The bark went off, and was cast away, and 17 passangers' corpse were cast ashore, at the place where they took shiping: John Muirehead gave me this account

21 After he came to cetlandScotland [sic], in the beginning of March 1685. flying from the enemy on horseback, and they pursuing, he was forced to ride a water, where he was in great danger of being drowned: At last he got out, and cried, "Lads follow not me for I assure you, ye want my boat, and will so certainly drown Consider where your landing will be! ye are fighting for hell, and running post to it." Which affrighted them to enter the water,

22 At another time, being hard persued he was forced to take a dangerous bog and moss before him: One of the dragoons more foreward than the rest. run himself into the bog, and he nor his horse were ever seen more

23 Lying sick in a village near Cumnock, he told his landlord who was afraid to keep him in his house, the soldiers being to travel through