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 he was in that wood all day, and at night he came to the said Mr Vernor’s house, where several of our Scots sufferers were; he said, “Why are ye so discouraged? I know ye have got ill news of the dreadful murder of our friends in Scotland; but I will tell you good news, that unhappy, treacherous, leacherous man, who has made the Lords people in Scotland, tremble these years bygone, has got his last glut in a lordly dish from his brother, and he is lying with his tongue cold in his mouth.” The news of this came not to Ireland for 24 hours thereafter. The foresaid John Muirhead and John Waddel and others of our Scots sufferers, who had heard him preach the Sabbath day before concluded this was the shot beneath the right wing that he spoke of, Charles II. dying the Friday’s night before.

23. After this he longed to be out of Ireland, what through the fearful apprehensions of that dismal day of rebellion in Ireland that came upon it four years there after, and that he might take part with the sufferers of Scotland. He came near the coast one morning; John Muirhead came to him lying within a hedge: he said, “Have ye any news John?” John said, “There is great fear of the Irish arising.” He said, No, no, John: the time of their arising was not yet; but they will rise and dreadful will it be at last. He was long detained waiting for a bark, not daring to go to public ports, but to some remote creek of the sea—Alexander Gordon of Kinstour in Galloway had agreed with one, but Mr. Peden would not sail the sea with him, having some foresight of what he did prove afterwards. In the beginning of August, before this. Kinstour, was relieved at Eterker-path, going from Dumfries to Edinburgh, prisoner, when the news of it came to Ireland, our Scots sufferers their acquaintance were glad of the news especially that Kinstour had escaped. He said, “What means all this Kinstuiring? There is some of them received there that one of them is worth many of him; for all will be ashamed of him ere all be done.”