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She told me, that she was very lately delivered, and out of her great desire to have her child baptized before he came off, that she took travail too soon; and being weak, and so surprised with telling her the thoughts of her hearts, that she was in danger of falling off the chair.———At this exercise also he told them, that he could not win off till he got this done, and this was all the drink money he had left in Ireland, and to the family, (pointing to the landlord) for all the kindness he had experienced from them. After baptism they got breakfast: there was plenty of bread upon the table, and seeking a blessing, he put his hand beneath the bread, holding it up with much affection and tears, said, "Lord there is a well covered table. & plenty of bread; but what comes of the poor young kindly honest lad Renwick. that shames us all, in staying and holding up his fainting mother's head,, when of all the children she was brought forth, there is none will avowedly take her up by the hand; and the poor cauld hungry lads upon the hill? For the honour of thine own cause, let them not starve; thou caused a ravenous bird. greedy of flesh itself, to feed Elijah and thou fed thy people in the wilderness with angels food; and blessed a few loaves and small fishes, and made them sufficient for many, and had experience of want weariness cold and hunger, and enemies daily hunting for thy life, while in the world: look to them and provide for them. We will get the black stone for leaving him and them."-The waiters being advertised of the bark being in that place, they and other people came upon them, which obliged them that were to came off to secure the waiers and people altogether, for fear of the garrison of Carrickfergus apprehending them, being near to it, which obliged them to come off immediately, however
