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her calf. She replied, I could not tell him what I knew not, and as little did he. At the same time seeing some of the people turning weary, he said, Ye are not taking notice, some of you are thinking upon one thing, and some upon another. The Lady Hundelsop sitting near him, but knew her not, he turned to her, and said. And ye are thinking on greeting Jock at the fire-side. This was a son of hers, that she had left very weak of a decay at the fire-side upon a couch. She sold several afterwards, that the very time there was a draw of anxiety ever whelmed her about him.
9. In the year 1682, he went to Ireland: Peter Aird, who lived in the parish of Galstoun who was taken with me, and imprisoned together, told me, that he followed him some good piece of the way to detain him until he got his child baptized: He said, I resolve to come back shortly and I hope the Lord will preserve your child. Which accordingly he did; and after baptism he said to Peter, If the man of the parish (Mr. James Veitch, one of the actually indulged) had baptized your child, you would have got your horned beasts kept, but now you will lose them. Which came to pass in a few days after. The enemy came and took away his cattle, every hoof, but he fled with his horses.
10. The same year 1682, he married John Kirkland and Janet Lindsay, both my very dear acquaintances, who told me, that when they were standing before him, he sighed deeply, and said, First one husband killed, and then another, and must have a third! If it must be so, let her say, Good is the will of the Lord. Which came to pass: her husband, Thomas Weir, in Cumberhead, was deadly wounded at Drumclog, by Claverhouse, June 1st, 1679, being the Sabbath-day, and died the 5th day; and Ensign John Kirkland was killed in Flanders. Kersland Fullerton and he were buried in one grave; and since, William Spence, baillie in Coulter, who also was my intimate acquaintance, married her They are both now in their grave.
