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Marion Weir, whom he married before he went to Ireland, where he stayed all night; and in the morning when he took farewell he came out of the door saying to himself, "Poor woman, a fearful morning!" twice over: "a dark misty morning." The next morning between five and six the said John Brown, having gone about the worship of God in his family, was going with a spade in his hand to make ready some peat ground: the mist being very dark, he knew not until cruel Claverhouse compassed him with three troops of horse, and brought him to his house and there examined him; who though he was a man of stammering speech, yet answered him solidly and distinctly; which made Claverhouse go ask these whom he had taken to be his guide through the muirs, if ever they heard him preach? They answered, "No, no he was never a preacher." He said, if he has never preached meikle, he has prayed in his time." He said to John, "Go to your prayers, for you shall immediately die." when he was praying Claverhouse interrupted him three times: One time that he stopt him he was pleading that the Lord would spare a remnant, & not take a full end in the day of his anger, Claverhouse said, "I give you time to pray and ye are begun to preach." He turned about upon his knees, and said, Sir you know neither the