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where, and at Edinburgh, he remained until December 1668, that he was banished.
6. While prisoner in the Bass, one Sabbath-morning being about the public worship of God, a young lass, about 13 or 14 years of age, came to the chamber-door mocking with loud laughter: He said, "Poor thing, thou mocks and laughs at the worship of God; but, ere long, God shall write such a sudden surprising judgment on thee, that shall stay thy laughing, end thou shalt not escape it."-Very shortly after, she was walking on the rock, and there came a blast of wind and sweeped her into the sea, where she perished.
7. One day, when Mr Peden was taking the air upon the rock, some soldiers passing by him, one of them said, "Devil take him." "Fy, fy. poor man, said Mr. Peden, thou knowest not what thou art saying; but thou wilt repent that." At which words the soldier stood astonished, and went to the guard-house distracted, crying aloud for Mr. Peden, saying, the Devil would immediately take him away! But when Mr. Peden came him, he found him in his right mind, under deep convictions of great guilt. The guard being to change, they desired him to go to his arms; which he refused to do, and said, he would lift no
