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40 and their march ſo haſty, that they could not be conveened when they came near the city, they turned him upon the horſes and led him backward; which made many to weep to ſee their old miniſter in that poſture; he being for ſome years ſettled miniſter in the Barony kirk; and ſome wicked to rejoice. When they came to the tolbooth they halted until the magiſtrates came to receive them. John Niſbet, Biſhop Paterſon of Glaſgow's factor, looking over the ſtair, out of his great wickedneſs merrily faid, Mr. Cargill, (three times over in ſport) In effect, will you not give us one word more? This he ſaid becauſc Mr. Cargill in public ſometimes ſaid, In effect we will ſay that one word, or, I have one word more to ſay. Mr. Cargill looked to him, and with concernedneſs ſaid, Wicked poor man, why do ye mock? Ere you die, you will deſire one word, and will not get it. Shortly thereafter he was ſtruck dumb, his tongue ſwelling in his mouth Robert Goodwin and John Hodge, two Glaſgow men, who were witneſſes to this, and went to viſit him lying in that caſe, told me this when in priſon, in the years 1634 and 85, in the Canongate of Edinburgh, Robert Goodwin deſired him to write what ſtopt him from ſpeaking, and if he had a great deſire to ſpeak. He wrote ! "That it was a juſt judgement from the Lord, and the ſayings of the minifter verified upon him, for his mocking of him; and if he had the whole world, he would give it for the uſe of his tongue again." But that he never got.

Bonſhaw haſted to Edinburgh with his priſoners. When Mr. Cargill came before the council, chancellor Rothes raged againſt him, being one of the ſeven whom he had excommunicated at the Torwood the preceding year, and gave them over to their father the devil, whoſe works they did, and to whoſe ſervice they had dedicated themſelves. Rothes threatened him with extraordinary torture, and a violent death. He ſaid my Lord Rothes forbear to threaten me, for, die