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At Capt. Lingard's we had a bleffed Meeting, the 1663. Lord's Prefence being wonderfully amongft us. After this Meeting, we paffed through the Peak-Country in Derbysh Derbyshire; and after we had been at a Friend's Houfe country. there, we went on to Sunderhill-Green, where we had Sunder hil-green a large Meeting. Here John Whitehead came to me, and feveral other Friends; and then I paffed through the Country, vifiting Friends, till I came into Holder-Holdernefs. We went to the farther End of Holderness, and Scarbo fo paffed down by Scarborough and Whitby, and near Whitby Malton, and then to Tork, having many Meetings in Malton. the way, and the Lord's everlasting Power was over all.

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We went from Tork to Burrowbridge, where I had Burrows a glorious Meeting. Thence we paffed into the Bifhoprick, to one Richmond's, where there was a Ge- rick of neral Meeting: and the Lord's Power was over all; though People were grown exceeding Rude about this time. After the Meeting we went to Henry Draper's, where we ftay'd all Night: and the next Morning a Friend came to me, as I was paffing away, and told me; If the Priests and Justices (for many Priefts were made Juftices in that Country at that time) could light on me, they would Deftroy me.

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But I being clear of the Bishoprick, went over Stainmoore into part of Torkshire, and to Sedberg; Stain where having vifited Friends, I went into Weftmore- Torkih. land, vifiting Friends there alfo. From thence I Sedberg paffed into Lancashire, and came to Swarthmore, where moret. I ftay'd but a little while, before I went over the Sands Lancash. to Arnfide; where I had a General Meeting. After more. that Meeting was ended, there came fome Men to Aride. have broken it up, but understanding, before they got thither, that the Meeting was over, they turned back. I went to Robert Widder's, and from thence to Underbarrow, where I had a glorious Meeting; and Underthe Lord's Power was fet over all. From thence I barrow, paffed to Grayrigge, and having visited Friends there, rigge. I went to Ann Audland's; where they would have had me to have ftay'd their Meeting the next day:

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1663. but I felt a ftop in my Spirit, and it was upon me to go to John Blaykling's in Sedberg, and to be next day Gray- at the Meeting there; which is large, and a precious People there is. So we had a very good Meeting next Sedberg day at Sedberg; but the Conftables went to Ann Audland's to their Meeting, to look for me. Thus by the good Hand and Difpofing Providence of the Lord I efcaped their Snare.

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I went from John Blaykling's with Leonard Fell to Strickland-head, where on the Firft-Day we had a very precious Meeting on the Common. That Night we ftaid amongft Friends there; and the next day Worth paffed into Northumberland. After the Juftices had heard of this Meeting at Strickland-head, they made Search for me but by the good hand of the Lord I efcaped them again, though there were fome very wicked Juftices. We went to Hugh Hutchinfon's Houfe in Northumberland (a Friend in the Ministry) from whence we vifited Friends thereabouts; and then went Barwin to Darwin-Water, where we had a very glorious Meeting. There came an Ancient Woman to me, and told me, her Husband remembred his Love to me; and fhe faid, I might call him to mind by this Token, that I used to call him, the Tall White Old Man. She faid, he was Six-fcore and two Years old; and that he would have come to the Meeting, but that his Horfes were all imployed upon fome urgent Occasion. I heard, he lived fome Years after.

Now when I had vifited Friends in thofe Parts, and they were fettled upon Chrift, their Foundation, their Rock and their Teacher; I paffed through NorCumber thumberland, and came into Cumberland to old Thomas Bewley's. And Friends came about me, and faid, Would I come there, to go into Prifon! For there was great Perfecution in that Country at that time: Yet I had a General Meeting at Thomas Bewley's, which was large and precious: and the Lord's Power was over all.

One Mufgrave was at that time Deputy Governor of Carlisle, and I paffing along the Country; came to a Man'

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a Man's House, that had been Convinced, whofe Name 1663. was Fletcher, and he told me, If Mulgrave knew, that I was there, he would be fure to fend me to Pri- Darwin fon; he was such a fevere Man. But I ftaid not there; only called on the way to fee this Man and then went on to one William Pearfon's near Wigton, where Wigton the Meeting was; which was very large and precious. Some Friends were then Prisoners at Carlisle, whom I vifited by a Letter, which Leonard Fell carried. From William Pearfon's I paffed through the Countries, vifiting Friends, till I came to Pardfey-Crag, Pardicywhere we had a General Meeting, which was large; and all was quiet and peaceable, and the glorious, powerful Prefence of the Everlafting God was with

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So eager were the Magiftrates about this time to ftir up Perfecution in thofe Parts, that they offered fome Five Shillings, fome a Noble a Day, to any that could apprehend the Speakers amongst the Quakers but it being now the time of the Quarter-Seffions in that County, the Men, who were fo hired, were gone to the Sellions, to fee to get their Wages; and fo all our Meetings were at that time quiet.

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From Pardfey-Crag we went into Westmoreland; calling in the Way upon Hugh Tickell near Kefwick, Keswick. and upon Thomas Laythes, where Friends came to vifit us and we had a fine opportunity to be refreshed together. We went that Night to one Francis Benfon's 4 Fr. in Weftmoreland, near Juftice Fleming's Houfe.. This Juftice Fleming was at that time in a great Rage against Friends, and me in particular; infomuch that in the open Seffions at Kendal juft before, he had bid Five Pounds to any Man that should take me, that Friend Francis Benfon told me. And it feems, as I went to this Friend's Houfe, I met one Man coming from the Seffions, that had this Five Pounds offered him to take me, and he knew me, for as I paffed by him, he faid to his Companion, That is George For: Yet he had not Power to touch me; for the Lord's Power preferved me over them all. And the Juftices

1663. being fo eager to have me, and I being fo often nigh them, and yet they miffing me, it tormented them the more.

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I went from thence to fames Taylor's at Cartmel in Lancashire, where I ftaid the Firft-Day, and had a precious Meeting; and after the Meeting was done, I Swarth came over the Sands to Swarthmore."

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When I came there, they told me Col. Kirby had fent his Lieutenant thither to Search for me; and that he had fearched Trunks and Chefts for me. That Night, as I was in Bed, I was moved of the Lord to Kirby go next day to Kirby-Hall, which was Col. Kirby's Houfe, about Five Miles off, to fpeak with him; and I did fo. When I came thither, I found there the Flemmings, and feveral others of the Gentry (fo called of the Country,who were come to take their Leave of Col. Kirby, he being then to go up to London to the Parliament. I was had into the Parlour amongst them, but Col. Kirby was not then within, being gone forth a little way: So they faid little to me, hor I much to them. But after a little while, Col. Kirby came in, and then I fpake to him, and told him; I came to Vifit him, underftanding that he 'would have feen me; and to know what he had to fay to me, and whether he had any thing againft me? He faid, before all the Company; As he was a Gentleman, he had nothing against me. But, faid he, Miftrefs Fell must not keep great Meetings at her House for they meet contrary to the Act. I told him, That

Act did not take hold on us, but on fuch as did 2 Meet to Plot and Contrive, and to raife Infurrections against the King, whereas we were no fuch People: for he knew, that they that met at Margaret Fell's Houfe, were his Neighbours, and a Peaceable People. After many words had paffed, he fhook me by the hand, and faid again, He had nothing against me, and others of them faid, I was a deferving Man. So we Swarth- parted, and I returned to Swarthmore.

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Shortly after, when Col. Kirby was gone to London, there was a private Meeting of the fuftices and De

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puty-Lieutenants at Houlker-Hall, where Juftice Pre- 1663. fton lived; and there they granted forth a Warrant to Apprehend me. I heard over Night both of their Swarth Meeting, and of the Warrant; and fo could have gone away, and got out of their reach, if I would: for I had not appointed any Meeting at that time; and I had cleared my felf of the North; and the Lord's Power was over all. But I confidered, there being a Noife of a Plot in the North, if I fhould go away, they might fall upon poor Friends; but if I gave up my felf to be Taken, it might ftop them, and Friends fhould efcape the better, So I gave up my felf to be Taken, and prepared my felf against they came. Next Day an Officer came with his Sword and Piftols, to Take me: I told him, I knew his 'Errand before, and had given my felf to be Taken; 'for if I would have escaped their Imprisonment, I could have been gone Forty Miles off, before he came: but I was an Innocent Man, and fo mattered not, what they could do to me. He asked me, How I heard of it, feeing the Order was made privately in a Parlour? I faid, it was no matter for that; it was fufficient, that I heard of it. Then I asked him to let me fee his Order; whereupon he laid his Hand on his Sword, and faid, I must go with him before the Lieutenants, to answer fuch Queftions, as they fhould propound to me. I told him, It was but civil and reafonable for him to let me fee his Order; but he would not. Then faid I, I am ready. So I went along with him, and Margaret Fell went with us to Houlker-Hall. And when we came thither, there was Houlker one Rawlinfon, called a Juftice, and one called Sir George Middleton, and many more, that I did not know ; befides Old Juftice Prefton, who lived there. They brought one Thomas Arkinfon, a Friend of Cart mel, as a Witness against me, for fome Words which he had told to one Knipe, who had Informed them: which Words were; That I had written against the Plotters, and had knockt them down: Which Words they could not make much of; for I told them, I had

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