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with you". He took a turn through the wood, and when he came back, he said, "Janet, go back to your aunt" 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, & 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, & 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 & moss before him: One of the Dragoons, more forward than the rest, run himself into the bog, & he & 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 through 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 this door, but shall not come in." Which came to pass: His landlord being digging stones at the end of that village, told the officers he was afraid the soldiers would plunder his cottage. They said. "Poor man, you deserve encouragement for your virtue; be not afraid of your house, we will order two soldiers to stand at your door, that no man enter to wrong you." Which they did.
24. He lying sick about the same time, his landlord was afraid to keep him in his house. The enemy being in search of hiding people, he was obliged to make a bed for him among the standing corn at which time there was a great rising of the water, but not one drop to be observed within ten foot of his bed.
