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 The late worthy Mr. Richard Cameron, spoke to the same purpose, when preaching at the Grass-water-side, south from Cumnock, July 20th 1680, eighteen days before his death, viz. There are three or four things that I have to tell you this day, which I must not omit, because I will be but a breakfast, some hour or another, to the enemy, and my work and time will be finished. First. As for King Charles, who is now upon the throne, after his death there shall not be a crowned king of the name of Stuart in Scotland. Secondly, There shall not be an old Covenanter’s head above the ground in Scotland, (that swore these Covenants with up-lifted hands) ere ye get the reformation set up. Thirdly, A man shall rsderide [sic] a summer-day’s journey, within the shire of Ayr, and shall not see a house, reek, or a cock Crow, ere ye get reformation, and several other shires in Scotland shall be as ill. Fourthly, The rod that the Lord will make instruments of. shall be the French and the French king, with a party in this land joining with them. But ye that stand to the testimony in that day, be not discouraged at the fewness of your number, when Christ comes to set up his work in Scotland, he will not want men anew to work for him; yea. he will chap on the greatest man in all Scotland, and he will be the greatest malignant in it, and he will say, Sir, let alone this Babel-building, for I have another piece of work to put in your hand; and he will gar him work whether he will or not. It may be he will convert the man, and give him his soul for a prey. And there are many of you that are my hearers this day, that shall live to see these things accomplished. And after these desolations are over, ye shall see the noblemen and gentleman’s houses so ruined, that the nettles shall be growing out of their bed-chambers, or ye die, and their memory and posterity shall perish from the earth.

44. The following are some notes of Mr. Peden's last Sermon in the Colom wood, at the Water of Ayr,