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15 under his hand, to render him odious; which in truth were nothing else than forgeries, wherein they only discovered their own treachery.

Yet all this could not move him, even when his enemies were shooting their arrows at him. Being not only the butt of the wicked, but the scorn of professors also, who were at their case, and a man much wondered at every way; yet still he continued at his work, his inward man increasing more and more, when his outward man was much decayed; and his zeal for fulfilling his ministry, and finishing his testimony, still increasing the more, the less peace and accommodation he could find in the world. At the same time he became so weak, that he could not mount or sit on horseback; so that he behoved to be carried to the place of preaching, and never in the least complained of any distemper in the time thereof.

In the meanwhile, the persecution against him was so furious, that in less than five months after the toleration, fifteen most desperate searches were made for him, To encourage which, a proclamation was made, October 18th, wherein a reward of £100 Sterling was offered to any who could bring in the persons of him and some others, either dead or alive.

In the beginning of the year 1668, being now drawing near the period of his course, he ran very fast, and wrought very heard, both as a Christian and as a minister. And having for some time had a design to emit something in way of testimony against both the granters and accepters of the toleration, that might afterwards stand on record, he went towards Edinburgh, and on his way, at Peebles, he escaped very narrowly being apprehended. When at Edinburgh, he longed and could have no rest till he got that which he, with the concurrence of some others, had drawn up in form, delivered; and upon inquiry, hearing that there was to be no presbytery or synod of tolerated ministers for some