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 the Lord would spare a remnant and not make a full end in the day of his anger; and would put it in the hearts of his own to flee over to this bloody land, where they would find safety for a time. After prayer they got some meat, and he gave every one of his old parishoners, who were there a piece cut of his own hand, calling them his bairns. Then he advised all to go no further: But, said he, for you that are my bairns, I discharge you to go your foot-length, for before you can travel that length, he will be broke: and though it were not so God will honour neither him nor Monmonth to be instruments of a good turn to his church, they have dipt their hands so far in the persecution. And that same day that Argyle was taken, Mr. George Barclay was preaching, and persuading men in that country to go to Argyle’s assistance. After sermon, he said to Mr. George, Now Argyle is in the enemy’s hand, and gone! Though he was many miles distant, I had this account for some of these his bairns, who were present, and the last from Mr. Barclay’s self.

39. After this he was to preach at night, at Pengaroch in Carrick: the mistress of the house was too open-minded to a woman who went and told the enemy, and came back to the house that she might not be suspected Mr. Peden being in the fields, came in haste to the-door and called the mistress, and said, Ye have played a bonny sport to yourself, by being so loose-tongued. the enemy is informed that I was to drop a word this night in this house, and the person who has done it. is in the house just now, and you will repent it; for to-morrow morning the enemy will be here. Farewell, I will stay no longer in this place. The next morning both foot and horse were about the house.

40. In the same year, within the bounds of Carrick, John Clark, in Muirbrock, being with him, said Sir, what think ye of this present time? Is it not a dark, melancholy day? Cean there be a more discouraging time than this? He said, Yes, John this is indeed