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Rh I ſaw a white ſheet, let down from a great height to the bed-ſide, tied at the four corners, and ſettled as I thought upon my knees, and faſtening my eyes upon it, I ſaw upon one ſide, a part of every ſort of fowls, and at the other ſide cut pieces of fleſh, and as I was thinking upon it, it was ſaid to me, I will tell thee the meaning, the fowls are the generality of this generation, and the fleſh is the remnant, which is to let thee ſee, the good and bad live in one community together, and none of them will eſcape my ſtroke that will come upon this land, for I am provoked to anger by this generation in this place by the following ſins, pride, whoredom, curſing, ſwearing, lying, ſtealing, and walking contrary to my commands every way, that I am provoked even by their buying and ſelling, for which I have two rods, the rod of mine anger, and the rod of my jealouſy, wherewith I will even purſue them to the wilderneſs of Zin, and there will I let them ſee the want of bread and water.

22. Another time, being awake, there was a voice ſpoke to me, ſaying, That the iſle betwixt Kintyre and Carrick, ſhould occaſion great blood both in the eaſt and weſt of Scotland, and particularly in the ſouth of Carrick; then I perceived four ſhips, which received a commiſſion to come to Lochkillicran, called the ſhips of Tarſhiſh, which were to raze this place, by burning houſes, which ſhould make the inhabitants to flee to the mountains, they that take hold of me by prayer for their refuge, will be ſafe; but thoſe that take not hold of me for their ſhelter, tho’ the common enemy ſhould not purſue them, yet they ſhall not eſcape my judgements which I will inflict upon them, whether by peſtilence or any other ſtroke; for there are many ſhips gathered hither, ſome for plunder, ſome for accompliſhing the ſtroke, yet they ſhall be all broken and ſcattered by very ſmall means, particularly I apprehended one ſmall ſhip, which fought a great parcel of theſe ſhips.

23. In the ſame month, as I was ſitting in my bed, I ſaw as it had been the ſhape of an ax, laid before me in the bed, all cruſhed together in one lump, and the houſſel of it out of all ſhape, and while I looked upon it, it was ſaid unto me, I will ſhew thee the meaning, this is the king of France his armies which ſhall be made that they ſhall nei-