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(illegible text), and he should not only be no enemy to him, (illegible text) a friend. Mr. Peden said, he was not ⟨ashamed⟩ of his office; and gave an account of his ⟨circumstances⟩. He was no more set to work, nor to (illegible text) with the lad; and he staid a considerable time (illegible text)hat place, and was a blessed instrument in the ⟨conversion⟩ of some, and civilizing of others, ⟨though⟩ that place was noted for a wild rude ⟨people⟩, and the fruit of his labour appears unto this (illegible text). There was a servant-lass in that house, ⟨that⟩ he could not look upon but with frowns: and ⟨sometimes⟩, when at family-worship, he said, ⟨pointing⟩ to her with a frowning countenance. You ⟨come⟩ from the barn and from the byre reeking in ⟨your⟩ lusts, and sits down among us; we do not ⟨want⟩ you, nor none such. At last he said to William Steel and his wife, Put that unhappy ⟨lass⟩ from your house, for she will be a stain to your family, for she is with child, and will ⟨murder⟩ it, and will be punished for the same. Which ⟨acccordingly⟩ came to pass, and she was burnt at ⟨Carrick⟩ fergus, which is the punishment of ⟨murderers⟩ of children there. I had this account from John Muirhead, who staid much in that house, and other Christian people, when in Ireland.
20. After this, he longed to be out of Ireland, through the fearful apprehensions of that dismal day of rebellion in Ireland, that came up-
