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George Gordons in Ardo and Ahy in the Parroch of Old 
Deery with a Brother of my own, and many of the 
reft hurt, having their Legs or Arms Ruined, but are 
all, I thank God Recovered ; and as for my fe!f, I ne- 
ver was in greater danger, for chere was one killed be- 
fore me, another at my left hand, and not half a Foot 
from me there was a breach made in the middle Wall 
of my Chamber, and yet, I thank God I received no 
hurt, only I was bled in the Mouth, but how I cannot- 
tell ; as to the Childrens Bodies that were killed, real- 
ly I cannot give you fo very diftin<3: an Account, for I 
was a little Confufed at the time ; but however I lookt 
them, but found none of their Bones broken, fave my 
Brother had a cut in his Head ; and all of them, where 
they received the Strokes had their Cloaths cut, as if it 
had been eat out with Rats ; they all received their 
Strokes on their Vital Parts, as about the Shoulders, 
which were in Colour of a Browniih Black. I repent 
nothing fo much as for burying them fo foon , which 
was the next Morning, for really myBrother keeped a 
long while a great heat in his Belly, but his other parts 
were moft cold : From the hole at the Roof was James 
Chiens Son killed, under whom your own Son waspref- 
fed when I got him ; and yet by God's Providence and 
great Goodnefs and Mercy to me in thar, for which I 
will ftill blefs him : For if any thing had happened to 
your Child, it had been to my fad regret for ever, 
to the wonder of all preferved. All the Children that 
were killed were in different places, and as it were 
even picked out. I cannot ftay to tell you the many 
other Circumftances wherein Providence over-ruled , 
for they who deny it are grofly miftaken, and if they 
had feen what I faw, they would be Confuted and Si- 
lent for ever. 
