This so provoked _Gow_, that he resolved to plunder the Country, be the consequence what it would, and in order thereto, he sent _Belvin_ his Boatswain, with _Rob_ and Four more, to Mr. _Honnyman's_ house, the Sheriff, who not being at home, his Servants let them in, not suspecting their design. They immediately fell to work, but Mr. _Honnyman's_ Daughter had the presence of mind to hide the money in a tub of feathers, till she found an opportunity to carry it away, by the contrivance of _Alexander Rob_, who was placed centinel at the door. But when the Boatswain found the treasure was gone, Gow having before told them where it lay, he swore he would burn the house, and all that was in it, which the young Lady hearing, she runs to the Charter-room where the Treasure lay, and threw it out of the Window, jumping herself after. However, they plundered the house of about fifty pounds, and some plate, and then forced a servant who played on the bag-pipes, to pipe before them to the ship, whom they also detained, and was brought along with them to the _Marshalsea_, where he was sick till his release.
The next day they weighed anchor, and came to _Calf-Sound_, where the boatswain went ashore again with four armed Men, meeting with no Plunder. From thence they went to the Island of _Eda_, to plunder the house of Mr. _Fea_, whom _Gow_ had formerly been School-fellow with, and knowing him to be a Man of Courage, believed that the Alarm at _Caristoun_ had drawn him thither: But Mr. _Fea's_ wife at that Time being very sick in Bed, kept him at home, and having notice of them he sent a letter to _Gow_ by _James Laing_, to desire him to withdraw, assuring him that most of the inhabitants were fled to the mountains on the report of his being a Pirate, desiring him to send the messenger safe back, at whose return the affrights of the people would be over. _Gow_ sent him word back, that he would write to nobody, but if Mr. _Fea_ would send his men with a Boat, he would reward them handsomely, which Mr. _Fea_ hearing, he ordered his great Boat to be staved, and sunk, and the sails to be carried out of sight. In the mean time, perceiving _Gow's_ boat come on shore, with five men in it, well armed, he met them, and said if they would go to a Publick House in the neighbourhood, and take a cup of ale with him, he would see what he could do to serve them, which they agreed to, seeing Mr. _Fea_ was all alone, not suspecting any danger. Mr. _Fea_ had before given orders for half a dozen men, well armed, to lie in ambush to surprize them, which being done, Mr. _Fea_ sent to Mr. _Gow_ to let him know, that the country was alarmed, and that it would be his best way peaceable to surrender, which _Gow_ did in a day or two, thinking thereby to make himself an evidence; but it would not do, although he complied so far as to delude all his men ashore one after another, who would certainly have cut his throat, had they known of any ways afterwards to have escaped.