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7 6. While prisoner at the Bass, one Sabbath morning, being about the public worship of God, a young lass about 13 years of age, came to the chamber door mocking with a loud laughter : He said, "Poor thing, thou mocks and laughs at the worship of God, but ere long God shall write such a sudden surprising Judgment on thee, that shall say thy laughing, and thou shalt not escape it.” Very shortly after, she was walking upon the rock, and there came a blast of wind and sweeped her into the sea where she perished.

While prisoner there one day walking upon the rock, some soldiers passing by him, one of them said, “Devil take him." He said, Fy, fy, poor man, thou knowest not what thou art saying; but thou wilt repent that." At which word the soldier stood astonished, and went to the guard distracted, crying aloud for Mr Peden, saying, the devil would immediately, take him away. He came to him again and found him in his high mind under deep convictions of great guilt. The guard being changed, they desired him to go to his arms; which he refused, and said, he would lift no arms against Jesus Christ, his cause, and persecute his people; he had done that too long. The governor threatened him with death to-morrow about ten of the clock;