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let me see her;" which he did. After some discourse he called for a drink, and when he sought a blessing, he said, "Good Lord, let not James Kay's wife miss her husband, till thou return him to her in peace and safety; which we are sure will be sooner than either he or she is looking for." Accordingly, the same day-month that he parted with her at Leith, he came home to her at the Water of Leith.
When the were on ship board at the Water of Leith, there was a report that the enemies were to send down thumbkins to keep them from rebelling; at the report of this they were discouraged. Mr. Peden came upon deck, and said, "Why are ye discouraged? You need not fear, there will neither thumbkins nor bootkins come here: lift up your hearts and heads, for the day of your redemption draweth near: if we were once at London we will be set at liberty." And when sailing on the voyage, praying publicly, he said, "Lord, such is the enemies hatred at thee, and malice at us for thy sake, that they will not let us stay in the land of Scotland, to serve thee, though some of us have nothing but the covering of thy heavens above us, and the earth to tread upon; but, Lord, we bless thy name, that will cut short our voyage, and frustrate thy enemies of their wicked design, that they will not get us where they intend;
