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Rh what death I will, your eyes will not ſee it: And 'tis well known to ſome yet alive, that he died that morning that Mr. Cargill, and theſe worthies with him ſuffered in the afternoon. Shortly after this compearance of Mr. Cargill before the council, Rothes was ſeized with ſickneſs and pains: And when he found the pangs of death turning ſharp upon him, he cried out for ſome of his wife's miniſters (ſhe being a favourer of Preſbyterian miniſters) for his miniſters were good to live with, but not to die with. He ſent for old Mr. John Carſtairs, who with Mr. George Johnſton came to him. Mr. Carſtairs dealt very faithfully and freely with him, rehearſing many wicked acts of his life: To whom he ſaid, We all thought little of what that man did in excommunicating us; but I find that ſentence binding on me now, and will bind to eternity. When Mr. Johnſton was praying, ſeveral noblemen and biſhops being in the next room, ſome of them ſaid to the biſhops, He is a Preſbyterian miniſter that is praying; the devil ane of you can pray as they do, tho' your prayers would keep a ſoul out of hell. Rothes roaring ſo loud under the horror of conſcience, for his active wicked life in perſecuting, made theſe noblemen leave him weeping. William, Duke of Hamilton ſaid, We baniſh theſe men from us, and yet when dying, we call for them; this is melancholy work.

Mr. Cargill and theſe martyrs murdered with him, got their indictment with found of trumpet: When they ended their found, he ſaid, That's a weary found, But the ſound of the laſt trumpet will be a joyful found to me, and all that will be found having on Chriſt's righteouſneſs.

While in priſon, a gentlewoman viſiting him, told him weeping, That the heaven-daring enemies were contriving and propoſing an extraordinary violent death for him: Some, a barrel with many pikes to roll him in, others an iron-chair, for his body to roaſt and burn there; he ſaid, Let you, not none of