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who appeared as a gentleman, and promiſed her all proſperity in the world. She promiſed her ſervice to him, and he put his mark on her. which was very painful, he was ſhortly after ordered to attend the company to go to one McGregor's houſe to murder him. He awaking when they were there and recommending himſelf to the divine protection they were forced to withdraw.
This Iſobel Adams appeared ingenuous and very penitent in their confeſſion She ſaid He who forgave Manaſſeh's witchcrafts might forgive her's alſo; and died very penitent and to the ſatisfaction of many
Betty Laing was ſuſpected by her huſband long before ſhe was laid in priſon by warrant of the magiſtrates: The occaſion was this She ſaid that ſhe had packs of wool coming from Leith to her, which ſhe was to ſell Auchiermuchty fair, and they being long a coming he ſaid they would not be in time the fair She deſired him to go to the market for ſhe was ſure her merchant would not fail her. He went off long before her; and when he came to the town he found her before him and two packs of very good wool, which ſhe inſtantly ſold. And coming home with a black horſe which ſhe had with her they drinking till it was late in the night ere they went home the man ſaid, what ſhall I do with the horſe ſhe replied, caſt the bride on his neck, and you will be quit of him. And as her huſband thought the horſe flew with a great noise thro' the air. They were by a complaint
