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 She told me, that ſhe was very lately delivered, and out of her great deſire to have her child baptized before he came off, that ſhe took travail too ſoon; and being weak, and ſo ſurpriſed with telling her the thoughts of her heart, that ſhe was in danger of falling off the chair.- At this exerciſe alſo he told them, that he could not win off till he got this done, and this was all the drink money he had left in Ireland, and to the family, (pointing to the landlord) for all the kindneſs he had met with from them After baptiſm they got breakfaſt; there was plenty of bread upon the table, and ſeeking a bleſſing, he put his hand beneath the bread, holding it up with much affection and tears, ſaid, "Lord, there is a well-covered table, and plenty of bread; but what comes of the poor young kindly honeſt lad Renwick, that ſhames us all, in ſtaying and holding up his fainting mother's head, when of all the children ſhe has brought forth, there is none will avowedly take her by the hand; and the poor, cold hungry lads upon the hills? For the honour of thine own cauſe, let them not ſtarve: thou cauſed a ravenous bird, greedy of fleſh itſelf, to feed Elijah; and thou fed thy people in the wilderneſs with angels food; and bleſſed a few loaves and ſmall fiſhes, and made them ſufficient for many; and had experience of want, wearineſs, cold and hunger, and enemies daily hunting for thy life, while in the world: look to them, and provide for them. We will get the black ſtone for leaving him and them."—The waiters being advvertiſed of the bark being in that place, they and other people came upon them, which obliged them that were to come off, to ſecure the waiters and people altogether, for fear of the garriſon of Carrickfergus apprehending them, being near to it, which obliged them to come off immediately, however it might be with them. After that he and twenty-ſix of our Scots ſufferers came aboard, he ſtood upon the deck and prayed, there being not the leaſt wind, where he made a rehearſal of times and places,