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 never lift arms that way. About three days after, the governor put him out of the garriſon, ſetting him aſhore. He having a wife and children, took a houſe in Eaſt Lothian, where he became a ſingular Chriſtian Mr Peden told theſe aſtoniſhing paſſages to the foreſaid John Cubiſon and others, who informed me.

7. When brought from the Baſs to Edinburgh, and ſentence of baniſhment paſſed upon him in Dec. 1678, and ſixty more fellow priſoners, for the ſame cauſe to go to America, never to be ſeen in Scotland again, under the pain of death; after this ſentence was paſt, he ſaid ſeveral times, that the ſhip was not yet built that ſhould take him and theſe priſoners to Virginia, or any other of the Engliſh plantations in America. One James Kay, a ſolid and grave Chriſtian, being one of them, who lives in or about the Water of Leith, told me, that Mr. Peden ſaid to him, James, when your wife comes in, let me ſee her; which he did. After ſome diſcourſe, he called for a drink; and when he ſought a bleſſing, he ſaid, Good Lord, let not James Kay's wife miſs her huſband, till thou return him to her in peace and ſafety; which we are ſure will be ſooner than either he or ſhe is looking for. Accordingly, the ſame day month that he parted with her at Leith, he came home to her at the Water of Leith."

8. When they were on ſhipboard at the Water of Leith, there was a report, that the enemies were to ſend down thumbkins to keep them from rebelling; at the report of this, they were diſcouraged: Mr Peden came above the deck and ſaid, Why are ye diſcouraged? You need not fear, there will neither thumbkins nor bootkins come here: Lift up your hearts and heads, for the day of your redemption draweth near; if we were once up London, we will be all ſet at liberty. And when, on the voyage, praying publicly, he ſaid, Lord, ſuch is the enemies' hatred at thee, and malice at us, for thy ſake, that they will not let us ſtay in thy land of Scotland, to ſerve thee, tho' some of us have nothing but the canopy