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 were hiding, that the forces, foot and horse, were to ride and march at his command Accordingly that Sabbath-night, at the sun-setting, he mounted with a party of the dragoons from Kilbride, and the next morning, at the sun-rising, he came to St. John's kirk, twenty miles, and searched that house narrowly; then came to James Thomson's, in the Muir-house, and searched it. Many reflected upon the foresaid lady, that she, leaving these worthies a few hours before that, in the time they were searching her own house and James Thomson's, which took some time, did not send and advertise them, being only a mile distant. Next he came to Covingtoun-mill, and surrounded that house and chamber, two beds being in it, where I have rested sometimes since, where they were lying, and not fallen asleep; when he found them, he cried out, Oh blessed Bonshaw? And blessed day that ever he was born, that had found such a prize this morning; this he did and said, out of his great wickedness, and prospect of the rich reward that was set on the head of Mr. Cargill, to any that would apprehend him either quick or dead, which was 6000 merks.

They marched hard to Lanark, and put the prisoners in the tolbooth, until the soldiers got meat and drink; they got horses brought them but in haste, and set them on their bare backs Bonshaw with his own hand, tied Mr. Cargill's feet below the horse's belly very hard; he looked down to him and said, Why do you tie me so hard? Your wickedness is great, you will not long escape the just judgment of God; and, if I be not mistaken, it will seize upon you in this place.

They hasted to Glasgow, sixteen miles, fearing the prisoners had been taken from them, which many of the Lord’s zealous people would willingly have ventured their, to have delivered their brethren drawn unto death, "and those that are ready to be slain," Prov. xxiv. 11. &c. But their taking being so surprising,