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104 ^ The loft Speech and Tejlimony
under their wrath: I would not mar my peace with Goc 1
fo far. The general faid, he would parole to me, that tht
indwellers of the houfe (hould be advertifed. 1 faid, I
would not have his parole The chancellor boafted me ;
for denying his parole. I faid to the chancellor, 1 was s n
gentleman that had blood relations to his relations, the j
earl of Mar’s mother and I being filter-bairns He faid }
he was forry I was fo related. I faid, the caufe I wa!t|
there owning honoured me; and 1 would it befel my4
friends. So this, I hope, you will not too critically re-fet
fle£l: on my confuted writing, fince I am in hafte; yelj
know, it may be, 1 may be cited before thefe bloody merji
this forenoon. I will not order for my funerals till 1 .>
know my fentence: I may poffibly not be allowed a bu-
rial. My Lord comforts me, and I leave all on him to
bear me through this ftorm, through the valley and fha-t
dow of death. Dear Billy, bid all ye fee of our feriouefc
friends help me with their prayers, that I may be helped t;
of the Lord to be faithful unto the death: and that he i
will give me the faith of aflurance, that I lhall enjoy my
Lord’s love through all eternity: the want of this clouds
me much, 1 am lo unworthy a wretch. 1 am,
Dear Billy^ your unworthy friend,
and loving brother,
JAMES SKEEN.'
From my Lord Jefus his houfe, which he has made a fweetk
palace, wherein he JIjcws me his wonderful free love,*
the clofe prifon above the iron-houfe, in the high tolbootB\
of Edinburgh, Nov. 1680.
P. S. I told the chancellor, the caufe was juft, for which,
the king and others were excommunicate; though J
was not there, yet I adhered to it. j1:
Another Letter from Mr. James Skeen, to all profcp
fors in the jbire of Aberdeen, efpecially Mr. William
Alexander, Mr. William Mitchel, and Mr. John Wat^
fon, my dear acquaintances, being the lajl teftimon]
for the inter eft of Chrift from Mr. James Skeen,