Page:Life and prophecies of Mr. Alex. Peden (3).pdf/20

20 happy, men taking part with them, that there would be spring-tide day of the gospel : given them for a sign, if he but once buried, they might be in dout but if he were oftener buried than on they might be persuaded that all he says would come to pass : And earnestly desired them to take his corpse to Ainmoss, and bury them beside Richy, (meeting Mr Cameron) that he might get re in his grave, for he had gotten little through his life; but he said he knew they would not do it. He told them, that bury him where they would, he would be lifted again, but the man that put first to his hand to lift his corpse, four things should befal him : 1. He should get a great fall from a horse. 2. He should fall in adultery: 3. Into theft, and for this should leave the land. 4. Make a melancholy end abroad for murder. Which accordingly did come to pass. There was one Murdoch, a mason to his trade, then in the military service, who first hands to his corpse.

A little before his death, he said, shall be angry where I shall be buried last, but I discharge you all to lift the corpse again. At last one morning early he came to the door, and left his car his brother's wife said, where are you