followed John-ap-John, and a multitude of people were soon gathered about him; amongst whom a very dark priest began to babble; but his mouth was soon stopped. So when John had cleared himself, I declared the word of life amongst the people; directing them to the light of Christ in their hearts, that by it they might see all their own ways, religions and teachers, and might come off from them all, to Christ, the true and living way, and the free teacher. Some of the people were rude, but the greater part were civil, and told us they had heard how we had been persecuted and abused in many places, but they would not do so to us there. I commended their moderation and sobriety, and warned them of the day of the Lord, that was coming upon all sin and wickedness; testifying unto them, that Christ was now come to teach his people himself, by his spirit and by his power.

From hence we went to Beaumauris; a town wherein John-ap-John had formerly been preacher to a congregation. After we had put up our horses at an inn, John went forth, and spake through the street; and there being a garrison in the town, they took him and put him into prison. The innkeeper's wife came and told me that the governor and magistrates were sending for me to send me to prison also: I told her they had done more than they could answer already; and had acted contrary to Christianity in imprisoning him for reproving sin in their streets and gates, and for declaring the truth. Soon after came other friendly people, and told me if I went out into the street they would imprison me also, and therefore they desired me to keep within the inn. Upon this I was moved to go and walk up and down the streets; and told the people what an uncivil and unchristian thing they had done in casting my friend into prison. And, they being high professors, I asked them if this was the entertainment they had for strangers; and if they would willingly be so served themselves; and whether they, who looked upon the scriptures to be their rule, had any example in the scriptures from Christ or his apostles for what they had done. So after a while they set John-ap-John at liberty again.

Next day, being market-day, we were to cross over a great water and not far from the place where we were to take boat, many of the market-people drew to us; amongst whom we had good service for the Lord, declaring the word of life and everlasting truth unto them, and proclaiming the day of the Lord amongst them, which was coming upon all wickedness; and directing them to the

light of Christ, which he, the heavenly man, had enlightened them withal; by which they might see all their sins, and all their false ways, religions, worships, and teachers and by the same light might see Christ Jesus, who was come to save them, and lead them to God. So after the Lord's truth had been declared to them in the power of God, and Christ the free teacher set over all the hireling teachers, I bid John-ap-John get his horse into the boat, which was then ready. But there being a company of wild gentlemen (as they called them) got into it (whom we found very rude, and far from gentleness,) they, with others, kept his horse out of the boat. So I rode to the boat's side and spake to them, shewing them what an. unmanly and unchristian carriage it was; and told them they shewed an unworthy spirit, below Christianity or humanity. As I spake unto them, I leaped my horse into the boat amongst them, thinking John's horse would have followed, when he had seen mine go in before him; but the water being pretty deep, John could not get his horse into the boat. Wherefore I leaped out again on horseback into the water, and staid with John on that side till the boat returned. There we tarried from the eleventh hour of the forenoon to the second in the afternoon, before the boat came to fetch us; and then had we forty and two miles to ride that evening and by that time we had paid for our passage, we had but one groat left between us in money. We rode about sixteen miles, and then got a little hay for our horses; and setting forward again, we came in the night to a little ale-house, where we thought to have staid and baited; but finding we could have neither oats nor hay there, we travelled on all night; and about the fifth hour in the morning got to a place within six miles of Wrexam; where that day we met with many friends, and had a glorious meeting; and the Lord's everlasting power and truth was over all: and a meeting is continued there to this day. Very weary we were with travelling so hard up and down in Wales; and in many places we found it difficult to get meat either for our horses or ourselves.

The next day we passed from thence into Flintshire, sounding the day of the Lord through the towns; and came into Wrexam at night. Here many of Floyd's people came to us; but very rude, wild and airy they were, and little sense of truth they had: yet some were convinced in that town. Next morning one called a lady sent for me, who kept a preacher in her house. I went to her house, but found both her and her preacher very light and airy; too light to receive the weighty things of God. In her light

ness she came and asked me if she should cut my hair : but I was moved to reprove her, and bid her cut down the corruptions in herself with the sword of the spirit of God. So after I had admonished her to be more grave and sober, we passed away: and afterwards in her frothy mind she made her boast that she came behind me and cut off the curl of my hair; but she spake falsely.

From Wrexam we came through the country to West Chester; and it being the fair time, we stayed there a while and visited friends. For I had travelled through every county in Wales, preaching the everlasting gospel of Christ; and a brave people there is now, which hath received it, and sitteth under Christ's teaching. But before I left Wales, I writ a paper to the magistrates of Beaumauris concerning the imprisoning of John-ap-John; letting them see their conditions, and the fruits of their Christianity, and of their teachers: and afterwards I met with some of them near London; but oh! how ashamed they were of their action!

From West Chester we came through the country to Liverpool, where was at that time a fair also. And as I rode through the fair, there stood a friend upon the cross, declaring the truth to the people: who seeing me ride by, and knowing I had appointed a meeting to be the next day upon an hill not far off, gave notice to the people that George Fox, the servant of the Lord, would have a meeting next day upon such an hill; and if any feared the Lord, they might come there and hear him declare the word of life to them. We went that night to Richard Cubban's, who himself was convinced, but not his wife; but at that time his wife was convinced also.

Next day we went to the meeting on the top of the hill, which was very large: and some rude people with a priest's wife came, and made a noise for a while; but the Lord's power came over them, and the meeting became quiet, and the truth of God was declared amongst them and many were that day settled upon the rock and foundation Christ Jesus, and under his teaching; who made peace betwixt God and them.

We had a small meeting, with a few friends and people, at Malpoth. And from thence we came to another place, where we had another meeting; and there came a bailiff with a sword, and was rude: but the Lord's power came over him; and friends were established in the truth.

From thence we came to Manchester: and the sessions being there that day, many rude people were come to the town out of the country. In the meeting they threw at me

coals, and clods, and stones, and water: yet the Lord's power bore me up over them, that they could not strike me down. At last, when they saw they could not prevail by throwing water, stones and dirt at me, they went and informed the justices in the sessions; who thereupon sent officers to fetch me before them. The officers came in while I was declaring the word of life to the people; and they plucked me down, and haled me up into their court. When I came there, all the court was in a disorder and a noise; wherefore I asked where were the magistrates that they did not keep the people civil. Some of the justices said they were magistrates. I asked them why then they did not appease the people, and keep them sober: for one cried I'll swear', and another cried I'll swear.' So I declared to the justices how we were abused in our meeting by the rude people, who threw stones, and clods, and dirt, and water; and how I was haled out of the meeting, and brought thither, contrary to the instrument of government, which said none should be molested in their meetings that professed God and owned the Lord Jesus Christ; which I did. So the truth came over them, that when one of the rude fellows cried he would swear, one of the justices checked him, saying, 'What will you swear? hold your tongue.' At last they bid the constable have me to my lodging; and there 1 should be secured till to-morrow morning, that they sent for me again. So the constable had me to my lodging; and as we went the people were exceeding rude; but I let them see the fruits of their teachers, and how they shamed Christianity, and dishonoured the name of Jesus, which they professed. At night we went to a justice's house in the town, who was pretty moderate; and I had a great deal of discourse with him. Next morning we sent to the constable to know if he had any thing more to say to us. And he sent us word he had nothing to say to us, but that we might go whither we would. The Lord hath since raised up a people to stand for his name and truth in that town over those chaffy professors.

We passed from Manchester through the country, having many precious meetings in several places, till we came to Preston; between which and Lancaster I had a general meeting from which I went to Lancaster. There at our inn I met with colonel West, who was very glad to see me: and he meeting with judge Fell, told him that I was mightily grown in the truth; when as indeed he was come nearer to the truth, and so could better discernit.

We came from Lancaster to Robert Widders: and on

the first-day after I had a general meeting near the Sandsside, of friends of Westmoreland and Lancashire, where the Lord's everlasting power was over all; in which the word of eternal life was declared, and friends were settled upon the foundation, Christ Jesus, under his free teaching; and many were convinced, and turned to the Lord.

Next day I came over the Sands to Swarthmore, where friends were glad to see me and I stayed there two firstdays, visiting friends in their meetings there-aways; who rejoiced with me in the goodness of the Lord, who by his eternal power had carried me through, and over many difficulties and dangers in his service: to him be the praise for ever!

Having gotten a little respite from travel, I was moved to write an epistle to friends, as followeth:

All friends of the Lord every where, whose minds are turned in towards the Lord, take heed and hearken to the light within you, which is the light of Christ; which, as ye love it, will call your minds inward, that are abroad in the creatures: so your minds may be renewed by it, and turned to God in this which is pure, to worship the living God, the Lord of Hosts over all the creatures. That which calls your minds out of the lusts of the world, it will call them out of the affections and desires, and turn you to set your affections above. The same that calls the mind out of the world, will give judgment upon the world's affections and lusts, that which calls out your minds from the world's teachers, and the creatures; and so to have your minds renewed. There is your obedience known and found, and there the image of God is renewed in you; and ye come to grow up in it. That which calls your minds out of the earth, turns them towards God, where the pure babe is born of the virgin; and the babe's food is known, the children's bread, which comes from the living God, and nourishes up to eternal life: which babes and children receive their wisdom from above, from the pure living God, and out from the earthly ones; for that is trodden under foot with such. And all who hate this light, whose minds are abroad in the creatures, in the earth, and in the image of the devil get the words of the saints (that received their wisdom from above) into the old nature, and their corrupted minds: such are they that are murderers of the just, enemies to the cross of Christ, in whom the prince of the air lodgeth; sons of perdition, betrayers of the just. Therefore take heed to that light, which is oppressed with that nature; which light, as it arises, shall condemn all