From the Bendry-bridge he went to Fife, and baptized many children, and preached only one Sabbath at the Lomond-hills, and halted, back to Clydesdale, and came to the Bentyrig in Cambusnethen parish, where two friends, sent from the societies in Galloway to call him back there, to preach and baptize: where, after he enquired for their welfare and friends in Galloway, he said. Have your friends now in Galloway any thoughts or fears of the French, or other Foreigners coming upon you? They said, No. He rose and went out, being a desart place, to a moss-hag, being the best chamber oft-times that he, Cameron, Renwick, and Shields had in those days, who displayed the public banner of the gospel, after Bothwell-bridge. It was but a short time that he staid in company and converse These two Galloway men said to other friends, in that bounds, who were my very dear acquaintance, who told me, why does the minister speir such a question at us? These friends said, Enquire at himself for we find this is his ordinary with friends who have been any time out of his company. When he came in, they said, We have been thinking on what you said to us, and we cannot understand what you mean by it. After musing, a little, for that was his ordinary, especially when they inquired any thing concerning the times, he said, if I be not under a delusion, (for this was his ordinary also, when he spoke of things to come) the French, and other foreigners, with wicked unhappy men in his land, will be your stroke and it will come in such a nick of time, when one of these nations will not be in a capacity of help one another; for me I am to die shortly by the hands of these murderers, and who not see it, I know not how the Lord's people will endure it, that have it to meet with; but the foresight the forethought of it makes me to tremble; And then, as his ordinary was, as it had been to himself, said, Short but very Sharp
There were two very young lads, who were my
