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 a great part of our friends prisoners in Edinburgh. About forty-eight hours thereafter, they were fully confirmed in the truth of it.

5. After this, in June 1673, he was taken by Major Cockburn, in the house of Hugh Ferguson, of Knockdow, in Carrick who constrained him to tarry all night. Mr. Peden told him, that it would be a dear night’s quarters to them both. Accordingly they were both carried prisoners to Edinburgh. Hugh Ferguson was fined in a thousand merks, for resetting, harbouring and conversing with him. The council ordered fifty pounds sterling to be paid to the Major out of the fines, and ordained him to divide twenty-five pounds sterling among the party that apprehended him. Some time after examination he was sent prisoner to the Bass, where, and at Edinburgh, he remained until December 1668. that he was banished.

6. While prisoner in the Bass, one Sabbath Morning being about the public worship of God, a young lass about 13 or 14 years of age, came to the chamber-door mocking with loud laughter: He said, “Poor thing, thou mocks and laughs at the worship of God, but ere long God shall write such a sudden surprising judgement on thee, that shall stay thy laughing, and thou shalt not escape it.” Very shortly after, she was walking upon live rock, and there came a blast of wind and sweeped her Into the sea, where she perished.

While prisoner there, one day walking upon the rock, some soldiers passing by him one of them said, “Devil take him.” He said, “Fy Fy, poor man. Thou knowest not what thou art saying; be thou wilt repent that.” At which word the soldier stood astonished, and went to the guard distracted, on crying aloud for Mr. Peden, saying, the devil would immediately take him away. He came to him again and found him in his right mind, under deep convictions of great gilt. The guard being to change; they desired him to go to his arms; he refused, & said he would lift no arms against Jesus Christ A3