on him, and a great bob of ribbons on the cock o't. Whereupon I fent four of my dragons after one party, four more after another; and myself, with the remaining four, went in purfuit of him with the white hat. As I went forward, I met another cow-berd, who told me, that the fellow with the hat, and one more, (for as the rogues advanced further into the Weft, they ftill divided into smaller parties) were juft gone done the hill, to his mafter's houfe. The good man of the house returning, from putting the horses to grafs in the garden, was going to fhut the door; whereupon myself and two of the dragoons commanded him, with our piftols at his breast, to lead us to the room where the man lay, who wore a white hat. We entered the room, and before he awaked, I took away his arms, and commanded him to drefs immediately: Then finding his companion afleep in the barn, I forced him likewife to arife, and mounting them both on their own horfes, came at nine o'clock in the morning, with my two prisoners, to the other dragoons, at the place where we appointed

appointed to meet. From thence we rode ftrait to Glasgow, and arrived thither about eight in the evening, after a journey of fifty miles, fince we left the army at Bothwell the day before.

This was upon a Sunday, and although we met with many hundreds of people on the road, yet we travelled on to Glafgow, without any oppofition. I must here inform the reader, that although I had once before taken this very man, who wore the white hat, yet I did not know him to be Mas John King already mentioned, until I was told fo by the man of the house where I found him. I likewife forgot to mention, that King who knew me well enough, as foon as he was taken in the house, entreated me to fhew him fome favour, because he had married a woman of my name; I answer ́ed, That is true, but first you got her with bairn, and fhall therefore now pay for dif gracing one of my name.

When we arrived near Glasgow, I fent a dragoon to inform the general, that Mas John King was coming to kiss his hand; whereupon his excellency, accompanied

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with all the noblemen and officers, advanced as far as the bridge, to welcome me and my prifoner; where it is very obfervable, that Graham, laird of Clavers, who came among the reft, made not the leaft reproach to Mas John, in return of his infolent behaviour, when that commander fled from Drumclog. Mas John was fent to Edinburgh next morning, under a guard, and hanged foon after. From hence I went to my quarters in Lanerick fixteen miles from Glasgow; and about a month after, (I hope the reader will excufe my weakness) I happened to dream that I found one Wilson, a captain among the rebels, at BothwellBridge, in a bank of wood, upon the river Clyde. This accident made so strong an impreffion on my mind, that as foon as I awaked, I took fix and thirty dragoons, and got to the place by break of day; then I caused some of them to alight, and go into the wood, and fet him up as bounds do a bare, while the rest were ordered to ftand centry to prevent his escape. It seems I dreamt fortunately, for Wilson was actually in the wood, with

five more of his company, as we afterwards learned; who all feeing me and my party advancing, hid themselves in a little ifland on the river, among the broom that grew upon it. Wilfon had not the good fortune to escape; for as he was trying to get out of one copfe into another, I met him, and guefling by his good cloaths, and by the defcription I had received of him before, that we was the man I looked for; I feized and brought him to my quarters; and from thence immediately conveyed him to Edinburgh, where he was hanged; but might have preferved his life, if he would have condefcended only to fay, God fave the King. This he utterly refused to do, and thereby loft not only his life, but likewise an eftate, worth twenty-nine thoufand marks Scots.

For this fervice, the duke of Queensbury, then high commiffioner of Scotland, recommended me to the king, who rewarded me with the gift of Wilfon's eftate; but although the grant paffed the feals, and the Sheriff put me in poffeffion, yet I could neither fell it nor lett it; no

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body daring, for fear of the rebels who had escaped at Bothwell Bridge, either to purchafe or farm it; by which means I never got a penny by the grant; and at the revolution the land was taken from me and restored to Wilson's heirs.

The winter following, general Dalziel, with a battalion of the earl of Linlithgow's guards, the earl of Ayrly's troop of horse, and captain Stuart's troop of dragoons, quartered at Kilmarnock, in the Weft, fifty miles from Edinburgh. Here the general, one day, happening to look on, while I was exercifing the troop of dragoons, afked me, when I had done, whether I knew any of my men, who was skilful in praying well in the style and tone of the covenanters? I immediately thought upon one James Gibb, who had been born in Ireland, and whom I made a dragoon. This man I brought to the general, affuring his excellency, that if I had raked bell, I could not find his match for his skill in mimicking the covenanters. Whereupon the general gave him five pounds, to buy him a great coat and a bonnet, and commanded him to find out the VOL. XIII. rebels,

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