6, Tenterden. 7, nearCranbrook. 8, Staplehurst. 9, Frinsbury and Gravesend. 10, London, Bull and Mouth. 21, Alban's. 24, General Meet- 26, Marlborough, and the next day home, where I remained four days, and had a meeting at Charlecot, another at Gotaker, and four meetings at Bristol. 2nd Mo. 4th, at Chippen ham. 5, Marlborough. 29, Gloucester. 3rd Mo. 2nd, Ross. 3, Hereford. 4, Leominster. 6, Almesly. 7, Shrewsbury. 8, Edgmond. 9, Shrewsbury. 10, Bradley in Staffordshire. 12, Lin. 13, Birmingham. 14, near Dudley. 15, Birmingham, Warwick. 16, Banbury. 17, Hooknorton. 18, Nornewton. 20, Bugbrook. 21, Northampton. 22, Wellingborough. 23, Sherrington. 24, Kensworth. 25, Albans. 26, Winchmore-hill. 3rd Mo. 31st, Overbury-hall 8th Mo. 5th, Marlborough. in Suffolk, at Ann Doyly's. 4th Mo. 3rd, Mendlesham. 6, Reading. 8, Reading. 4, Ann Doyly's uncle's. 6, Witham. 7, Manningtree. 10, Hingingham. 14, 16, Plaistow, 18, Croydon. 20, near Reigate. 28, The great house in Saine, and so through Surrey and Hampshire, home, where I remained ill about two months, and in appearance, at the brink of the grave; but was raised by the power of God. was, After my recovery, I visited Friends about Wiltshire. On the 4th of the 8th Month, 1672, I took my journey for London, having a particular requiring to visit that city. 8th Mo. 4th, [I attended] Devizes Quar- 9th Mo. 1st, Ratcliff. 3, Peel. Then was I moved to visit the city of Bristol; came out of London on the 16th. 17, Reading and Newbury. 19, I came home, and stayed until the exercise of parting with my child was over: I had three meetings, and then went to Bristol. 11th Mo. 13th, Tethbury. 14, Badmington. 15, Nailsworth. 16, Painswick. 18, Cirencester, 20, Cricklade. and 5, Shipston. 6, Sutton-underBraylis Tadmerton. 10, Banbury. 11, Adderbury. 12, Banbury. 14, Charlbury. 16, Two at Oxford. 20, Calne. And on the 21st of the 12th Month, 1672, I came home again, where I was ill about thirteen days; and after visiting a few meetings in Wiltshire, I went to Bristol, was at several meetings there, and in the country adjacent. Now in my foregoing travels many were convinced, and the mouths of gainsayers stopped: the Spirit of God fell on divers that have now a testimony to bear for his name. I was many times brought very low in my body, even to the brink of the grave; yet God Almighty, in loving-kindness, raised me up again, particularly twice, in a marvellous manner. Great were the trials, sorrows, difficulties and jeopardies, inwardly and outwardly, that I went through in this travel, which God Almighty only knows; and great were his deliverances many ways; one particular instance of which here followeth, to wit; in going over the sands, near Margaret Fox's, in Lancashire, I was wonderfully preserved with four more for being come down to the sea-shore, in order to cross the sands, two persons that lived on the other side informed us, we might go over safely; and nothing appeared to the contrary: but when I attempted to go, I was stopped in my mind; and waiting a season on the Lord, I was forbid to go; and it was showed me, that if any attempted to go at that time, they would perish; which caused me to hinder passengers from going and in about an hour the sea overflowed; so that if we had gone, in all likelihood we had perished; which when some that were there saw, they were greatly tendered, and magnified the name of the Lord. : CHAPTER III. A warning to the cities of London and Bristol-Remarkable protection from persecution during his travels through the nation-His sufferings at some other times-Great convincements which resulted from his Gospel labours-Notice of the apostacy of John Wilkinson, and John Story, and exercises occasioned thereby-The designs of the separatists defeated— Charles Marshall is imprisoned in LondonRemarks on his Gospel labours and other service— His last illness and decease. WHEN visiting the city of London, I left a paper, a copy whereof here followeth. "A warning to the people that have lent their ear to the declaration of the truth, and have not received it in the love of it. "A warning to those convinced of the truth, who have not subjected themselves thereto, in pure, living obedience. "A warning to all who have begun in the Spirit, and set their faces Zionward, that they neither return into Egypt, (spiritually so called,) nor sit down by the way. "The dreadful day of God's vengeance proclaimed, in which all professors and professions shall be tried, the floor thoroughly purged, the wheat fanned, and the gold tried; and the day of God [shall come] upon all images and likenesses. |