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7 Dumbarton this day eight-days, when I thought to have made my escape from dying on the. He being called for came in through the crowd, being in great fear and perplexity, but he most lovingly took him by the hand, and said Robert, do not be  your taking hold of me for the Lord sent you there as a trap to hold me, I forgive you from the bottom of my heart, and I hope that the Lord will never impute it to you, his providence brought you in my way. But try to get a sure hold of Christ, and keep him as fast as you did me in the Vennel Street of Dumbarton and in taking leave of him he kissed him three times, with so mild a countenance that the most of the spectators wept and mourned; and turning round to the multitude, he desired that none of them would upbraid that man for what he had done, for I from my heart forgive him, and all those that act his part in the least, they were but helping me on in my journey; therefore I look on them as friends and not enemies. As for the keeper of the prison, I heard that he is looked on as unfaithful to his trust, because he was in prison when I broke out. I desired him to read a certain portion of scripture out of a book, his back was to me while looking on, because of the of the light of the window; and then I  off unknown to him; therefore he is, and knew not of it in the least. And now petition is, that my body may get leave to be  the place appointed for the bones to rest, and  the good people in this place may take care  my grave, that it be not lifted. Which being him, he threw off his great-coat, went