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17 This murder was committed between six and seven in the morning: Mr Peden was about ten miles distant, having been in the fields all night, he came to the house about eight, and desired to call in the family, that he might pray amongst them. When praying, he said, “ Lord when wilt thou avenge Brown's blood? Oh! let Brown's blood be precious in thy sight! and hasten the day when thou wilt avenge it with Cameron's, Cargill's, and many others of our Martyrs names" When ended John Muirhead enquired what he meant by Brown's blood. He said twice over, “what do I mean? Claverhouse has been at the Press-hill this morning, and has cruelly murdered John Brown, his corpse is lying at the end of his house, and his poor wife sitting weeping by them, and not a soul to speak comfortably to her". This morning after sun-rising I saw a strange apparition in the firmament, the appearance of a bright, clear shining star, fall from heaven to the earth; and indeed there is a clear shinning light fallen this day, the greatest Christian that ever I conversed with.

A little before his death, he was in Auchincloich, where he was born, in the house of John Richman, there being two beds in the room, one for him, and one for Andrew —————, who dwelt in and about