day, and to ſpend his whole time in ſpiritual exerciſes, that ſome in that place waited well upon his miniſtry with great tenderneſs, but that he was conſtrained to leave that place, becauſe of the malice of the wicked.
The ſpecial cauſe of his departure was, a prophane gentleman in the country, (one Scot of Headſehaw, whoſe family is ⟨now⟩ extinct) but becauſe Mr. Welch had either reproved him, or merely from hatered Mr. Welch was moſt unworthily abuſed by the unhappy man amongſt the reſt of the injuries he did him this was one Mr. Welch kept always two good horſes for his uſe, and the wicked gentleman when he could do no more, either with his own hand, or his ſervants, cut off the rump of the two innocent beaſts, upon which followed ſuch effuſion of blood, that they both died, which Mr Welch did much reſent, and ſuch baſe uſage as this perſuaded him to liſten to a call to the miniſtry of Kircudbright which was his next poſt.
But when he was to leave Selkirk, he could not find a man in all the town to tranſport his furniture. except only Ewart, who was at that time a poor young man but maſter of two horſes, with which he tranſported Mr. Welch's goods, and ſo left him, but as he took his leave, Mr. Welch gave him his bleſſing, and a piece of gold for a token, exhorting him to fear God, and promiſed he ſhould never want, which promiſe, providence made good through the whole courſe of his llife, as was obſerved by all his neighbours.
At Kirkcudbright he ſtayed not long; but there he reaped a harveſt of converts, which ſubſided long after his departure, and were a part of Mr. Samuel Rutherfeord's flock, tho' not in his pariſh, while he was miniſtry at Anwith: yet when his call to Ayr came to him, ⟨the⟩ people of the pariſh of Kirkcudbright never offered ⟨to⟩ detain him, ſo his tranſportation to Ayr was the more eaſy.
While he was in Kirkcudbright, he (illegible text)met with a young gallant in ſcarlet and ſilver late the gentleman's name was Mr. Robert Glendoning: new come home from travels, and much ſurprized the young man by ⟨telling⟩
