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28th 1680, eighteen days before his death, viz. "Tnere are three or four things that I have to tell you this day, which I must not omit, because I will be but at breakefast some hour or another, to the enemy and my work and time will be finished 1st As for King Charles, who is now upon the throne, after his death there shall not another King of the name of Stuart be a crowned king in Scotland. 2dly There shall not be an old Covenanter's head above the ground in Scotland. (that swore these covenants with uplifted hands) ere ye get the Reformation set up 3dly. A man shall ride a summer's day's journey within the shire of Ayr & shall not see a house reek, nor hear a cock crow ere ye get reformation: and several other shires in Scotland shall be as ill. 4thly. The rod that the Lord will make instrument of, shall be the French, and the French king, together with a party in this land joining with them: But ye that stand to the testimoney in that day, be not discouraged at the fewness of your number, when Christ comes to set up his work in Scotland, he will not want men anew to work for him: yea he will chap upor the greatest man in all Scotland, and he will be the greatest malignant in it, and he will say. Sir, let alone this Babel-building, for I have another piece of work to put into your hand; & he will gar him work, whether he will or not, It may be he will convert the man, and give him his soul for a pray And there are many of you that are my hearers this day, that shall live to see these things accomplished: And after these desolations are over ye shall see the noblemen and gentlemen's houses so ruined, that the nettles shall be growing out of their bed-chambers, or ye die; and their memory and posterity shall perish from the earth."
44. The following are some notes of Mr.
