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38 way, but the lady of St. John's kirk was preſent, who had influence upon Mr. Smith and Mr. Boig, who prevailed with him: Notwithſtanding of her great profeſſion, he was always jealous of her, and would not go to her houſe, and ſeveral times ſaid, "Whatever end ſhe might make, there would be foul wide ſteps in her life." That lady not only followed the perſecuted goſpel, but alſo frequented private ſociety meetings; particularly with theſe two old ſingular Chriſtians, Thomas Johnſton in Grangehall in Pettinain, and Francis Liverance in Coventoun, who were both my acquaintances. She ſeveral times ſaid to them and others, that if ever ſhe turned from the way of the Lord, ſhe knew not what ſhe would make of theſe three Scriptures, viz. Heb. vi. Being once enlightened, &c. Heb. x. Sinning wilfully, &c. and that in 2 Pet. ſecond Chapter, It had been better for them, &c. Yet after that, when hard came to hard, in the two ſlaughter years of 1684 and 85, the turned ſo far out of the way, that ſhe became a perſecutor, and would ſuffer none to dwell in her land that would not hear the plagued curates, nor take the oath of abjuration. The two foreſaid worthy Chriſtians went together, to know what the made of her foreſaid ſcriptures; but ſhe would give them no acceſs, by cauſing ſhut the gates upon them, it being about the middle of January 1687, Mr Cargill went along with her the length of Covingtoun-mill, to the houſe of Andrew Fiſher, and his ſpouſe, Elizabeth Lindſay, my acquaintance, about a mile from her houſe, near Tinto hill, but would go no further.

James Irvine, of Bonſhaw, who formerly made a trade of fine horſes, of outſang and inſang betwixt the kingdoms, that being diſcovered, he came to the council and General Dalziel, and got a general commiſſion, although he was no officer. All then knew that the wickedeſt and vileſt of men were then employed, that wherever he was informed by the curſed intelligencers, that any of the Lord's ſuffering people