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for ſome time ſilent, ſome with their faces to the wall, and others covered. There being a void in the loft above them, there came down the appearance of a raven, and ſat upon one man's head, who ſtarted up immediately, and ſpoke with ſuch vehmence, that the froth flew from his mouth: It went to a ſecond, and he did the ſame; and to a third, who did as the former two Mr Peden ſitting near to his landlord, ſaid, "Do you not ſee that? You will not deny it afterwards." When they diſmiſſed, going home, Mr Peden ſaid to his landlord, "I always thought there was devilry among you, but never thought that he did appear viſibly among you, till now that I have ſeen it. O! for the Lord's ſake quit this way, and flee to the Lord Jeſus, in whom there is redemption, through his blood, even the forgiveneſs of all your iniquities." The poor man fell a weeping, and ſaid, "I perceive that God hath ſent you to my houſe, and put it in your heart to go along with me, and permitted the devil to appear viſibly among us this night; I never ſaw the like before. Let me have the help of your prayers, for I reſolve, thro' the Lord's grace, to follow this way no longer." After this he became a ſingular Chriſtian; and, when he was dying, bleſſed the Lord that in mercy ſent the man of God to his houſe.
19 There is an old Chriſtian woman living at the Water of Leith, that in the beginning of 1685, went to Ireland, to the foreſaid parish of Conert (being big with child) to an aunt's houſe, who lived there: Shortly after, she was ſafely delivered, and Mr Peden baptized her child. After ſhe was recovered, ſhe went on a Sabbath-morning to the foreſaid John Slowan's houſe (where Mr Peden was) expecting ſermon: being ſnow, ſhe and others ſat down in the kitchen, at the fire-ſide; then Mr Peden came and called for water to waſh his hands: When he ſaw them, he ſaid, "For what do you come here, without ye had been advertiſed? For I have nothing prepared for you." hey ſaid, "O Sir, you muſt not ſend us away empty, for we are in a ſtarving
