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enemies ſurrounding the houſe; when James ſaw them, he ran for it, and they purſued him hard, till he wan to a moſs, where they could purſue him no farther with horſes: Then they fired upon him, and he having knots upon his hair, on each ſide of his head, one of their bullets took away one of the knots. He ran where Mr. Peden was, who ſaid, "Oh! Jamie, Jamie, I am glad your head is ſafe, for I knew it would be in danger." He took his knife, and cut away the other knot.
36 About this time, he and James Wilſon in Douglas, a ſingularly known man to many, was at Airdſmoſs; and being together ſome time, without ſpeaking, as Mr. Peden's ordinary was, when there was any extraordinary thing in his head, they came to Mr Cameron's grave, where he and other eight were buried. After ſitting ſome time on the grave, he gave James a clap on the ſhoulder with his heavy hand, and ſaid, "I am going to tell you a ſtrange tale!" James ſaid, "I am willing to hear it." He ſaid; "This is a ſtrange day, both of ſinning and ſuffering! (as indeed it was, it being killing time, wherein many fainted, and could not endure thc ſcorching heat of the perſecution! but to ſome the Lord, in his love, gave gourds of ſtrength, ſupport and comfort, that keeped them from fainting:) But, ſaid he, tho' it be a dreadful day, it will not laſt long; this perſecution will be stopt within theſe few years, but I will not ſee it; and ye are all longing and praying for that day, but when it comes, ye will not crack ſo much of it as ye trow And ye are a vain man, James, and many others, with your bits of paper and drops of blood! but when that day comes, there will be a bike of indulged, lukewarm miniſters from Holland, England, and Ireland, together with a bike of them at home, and ſome young things that know nothing; and they will all hyve together in a General Aſſembly; and the red hands with blood, and the black hands of defection, will be taken by the hand, and the hand given them by our miniſters; and ye will not ken who has been the perſecutor, complier,
