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the year 1685, one of the bloody years, upon scaffolds and in the fields (and indeed the din was no greater than the deed) a bark being to go off with passengers, she resolving to go along, went to take her leave of Mr. Peden, and found him in a wood with John Muirhead, and others of our Scots sufferers. She told him her design, and he mused a little, and then said, Go not away till I speak with you. He took a turn through the wood, and when he came back, he said, Janet, go back to your aunt's, for you will not see Scotland these five months; there will strange things go through Scotland ere you go to it, you will see a remarkable providence in your being stopt. The bark went off, and was cast away, and 17 passengers' corpse were cast out at the place where they took ship; John Muirhead gave me this account also.
21. After he came to Scotland, in the beginning of March 1685, flying from the enemy on horseback, and they pursuing, he was forced to ride a water, where he was in great danger of being lost: When he got out, he cried, Lads follow not me, for I assure you ye want my boat, and so will certainly drown. Consider where your landing will be! ye are fighting for hell, and running post to it. Which affrighted them to enter the water.
22. At another time, being hard pursued, he was forced to take a dangerous bog and a moss before him: One of the Dragoons, more forward than the rest, run himself into the bog, and he and his horse were never seen more.
23. Lying sick in a village near Cumnock, he told his landlord, who was afraid to keep him in his house, the soldiers being to travel thro' that town the next day, Ye need not fear to let me stay in your house, for some of these soldiers shall keep centry at the door, but shall not come in. Which came to pass. His landlord being digging stones at the end of that village, told the officers that he was afraid the soldiers would plunder his cottage.
