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 John Wilson in Lanark was with him, who suffered martyrdom in the Grass market of Edinburgh next year, May 1683. He lectured at, night upon Amos viii, and repeated these words in the 9th. verse three times, And I will rise against the house of Jeroboam with the word. He laid his hand on the said John, and said, “Encourage yourself in the Lord, and hold him fast, John, for you will win up yonder shortly, and get on your braws.” That night he went to the fields; and to-morrow, about six o'clock. John went to seek him, and found him coming to the house. He said, “John, let us go from this house for the devil is about it, and will take his prey with him” John said, “We will take breakfast ere we go it is a question when we will get the offer again!” He answered, “No, no, I will not eat bread in this place, our landlord is an unhappy man, the devil will get him shortly, for he will hang himself.” Which very shortly came to pass. His daughter, Jean Brown, was the first thing that got him in her arms, hanging in the stable. She was reckoned by all, to be a grave Christian lass but from that day never had her health, and died of a decay at last, after she had been some time in prison for her principles. This passage the same John Wilson reported several times to many, and some alive can bear witness to the truth of it.

14. In the year 1680, after the murdering of Mr. Cameron, and these worthies with him at Airdsmoss. he was near Machline, in the shire of Ayr; Robert Brown of Cross-house, who lived near New-Mills, and one Hugh Pinaneve, factor to the Earl of Lothian stabled their horses in that house where he was, and went to a fair in Machline; and, in the afternoon, when they came to take away their horses they got a drink, and in the time of pit, the said Hugh, a wicked wretch, both in principle and practice, broke out in a railing against sufferers, particularly against Mr. Cameron: Mr. Peden being in another room