d by
several judicious old men of good credit and reputation. He at last came
to a kind of gentleman's house in the east country for quarters. The
gentleman, coming to the hall, and seeing him in a dejected melancholy
situation, asked the reason. At last, Grant told him, That, by a former
paction, the devil was to have, him soul and body that night. Whether
the gentleman believed the reality of this or rather took him to be
crazed, I cannot say: but it was said, he gave him such advices as
occurred to him, to break off his sins by repentance, and implore God's
mercy, who was able to pardon and prevent his ruin, &c.--What answers
he gave we know not; but he went to bed in the gentleman's barn. It
appears, he asked no company, else they were not convinced fully in the
matter. However, he was not like to open the door next morning, which
made them at last break it open; where they found his body dissected on
the floor, and his skin and quarters in such a position, as I shall
forbear to mention, lest they should shock the humane reader's
mind.--_History of the sufferings_ &c. _A--d R--n_.

ALEXANDER HUME, commonly called sheriff Hume, probably because employed
by the sheriff or sheriffs depute in Renfrew, as a kind of inferior
officer, and of that kind to persecute, pursue and oppress the
sufferers, in which he proved a most industrious labourer, wherein he
would run upon the least notice of any field preaching, and harrass
people, particularly, in the parish of Eglesham, where he mostly
resided: for instance, hearing that Mr. Cameron was preaching at a place
in that parish called Mungie hill, he and one R--t D--p, another of
these vassals, set off, and, while in the tent, they laid hold on it to
pull it down, because he was on Eglinton's ground. Mr. Cameron told
them, he was upon the ground of the great God of heaven, unto whom the
earth and its fulness did belong, and charged them in his Master's name
to forbear; and so they were detained by the people till all was over.
Sometimes he, with the foresaid D--p, would go to the outed people's
houses, and offer to throw them down or inform against them, whereby he
got sums of money or other considerations. But all this, besides a large
patrimony by his parents of some thousands of pounds, did not serve him
long; for he came to beggary, wherein he was so mean as to go to some of
these men's houses he had before offered or laid hands on to cast down,
some of whom served him libe