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near the city, they turned him upon the horse, and led him backward; which made many to weep, to see their old minister in that posture, he being for some years settled minister in the Barony Kirk and some wicked to rejoice. When they came to the tolbooth, they halted until the Magistrates came to receive them. John Nisbet, Bishop Paterson of Glasgow's factor looking over the stair, out of his great wickedness merrily said, Mr. Cargill, (three times over, in sport), In effect, will you not give no one word more? This he said, because Mr Cargill, in public, sometimes said In effect we will say one word; or, I have one word more to say. Mr. Cargill looked to him, and with concernedness said. Wicked poor man, why do you mock? Ere you die, you will desire one word and will not get it. Shortly thereafter he was struck dumb, his tongue swelling in his mouth. Robert Goodwin and John Hodge, two Glasgow men, who were witnesses to this and went to visit him lying in that case, told me this when in prison, in the years 1684-85 in the Cannongate of Edinburgh. Robert Goodwin desired him to write what stopt him from speaking and if he had a great desire to speak. He wrote, That it was a just judgement from the Lord, and the sayings of Mr. Cargill verified upon him for his mocking of him; and if he had the whole world he would give it for the use of his tongue again But that he never got.
Bonshaw hasted to Edinburgh with his prisoners, and when Mr. Cargill came before the Council, Chancellor Rothes raged against him being one of the seven whom he had excommunicated at the Torwood the preceding year, and gave them over to their father the devil whose works they did. and to whose service they had devoted themselves. Rothes threatened him with extraordinary torture, and a violent death. He said, My Lord Rothes, forbear to threaten me, for die what death I may, your eyes will not see it. And it is well known to some yet alive, that he died that morning that Mr Cargill, and these worthies with him, suffered in the afternoon
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