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MONEY FOR THE QUEEN'S USE 57
1681, 8vo, pp. viii + 288. The copy of this book in D belonged to Sir 
John Rodes and has his autograph on the title page, and also the words : 
" K : Wm Reign a remarkable & Entertaining Treatise " (so first spelt 
and altered to Treatice). Sir John appears to have purchased the book 
for^o 2s. 8d., in 1692-
9.  Page 324, note 112.2.  A full account of the sudden death of 
MICHAEL RUSSELL, in Gracechurch Meetinghouse, in 1702, is given in 
Quaker Post-Bag, 1910, pp. 187, 188, in a letter from John Tomkins to 
Sir John Rodes, 9 xii. 1702. There is another recital of the event 
(to be taken cum grano sails) by Henry Pickworth, ex-Quaker, in his 
Charge of . . . Perjury. . . . against Quakers, 1716, pp. 104, 
202, 304, esp. 202 :
" . . . Michael Russell, who, having in their Gracechurch Street 
Meetinghouse religiously forsworn himself by declaring That if he 
preferred not Jerusalem before his chiefest Joy, then let his Tongue cleave 
to the roof of his Mouth and his right hand forget its Cunning  wherein, 
as he was known to do otherwise, God was pleased to answer his Prayer 
with a Vengeance by striking him with Death on the Spot, as a perpetual 
Warning to all such presumptuous Presumers."
10.  Page 370, note 257.4.  ̂ *s mentioned here that the name or 
initials of SAMUEL NEWTON were struck through where they occurred 
in the Haistwell Diary. This is probably explained by statements 
in the Life of Mr. John Pennyman, ex-Friend, 1696 ; on page 56 we 
are told that Newton " cheated many of several Hundred Pounds and 
then fled beyond sea " and on page 286 we read : " S.N. was a great 
preacher, of a fiery spirit, broke in much debt and fled beyond from 
his creditors/' He is also mentioned on pp. 14, 17, 22, 26, 51, 124.
EDITOR.
Qtlonep for $* Queen'0 (U0e
ISAAC NORRIS TO JAMES LOGAN in Europe, from Philada., 28 vi. 1711.
" We have raised ^2000 for the Queen's use, to be paid to the 
Governor, & by him to such persons as she hath already or shall appoint 
to receive the same. We advised with the most substantial of Friends, 
foreseeing the clamours and uneasiness, but concluded nothing of that 
kind should prevent us from doing what we apprehended our duty. The 
result of much thought and consideration, as well as argument, was that 
we did not see it inconsistent with our principles to give the Queen 
money notwithstanding any use she might put it to, that being not our 
part but hers."
Penn and Logan Correspondence, ii. 436.


English

Money for the Queen's Use

The discovery of the Quaker use of this word in an earlier surrounding 
than hitherto found has aroused a fresh interest in a word about which 
some discussion arose, as we remember, some years ago. This discussion 
reached the ears of the editor of the New English Dictionary, for we read, 
s.v. Strift:
" The word seems to have survived to some extent in the traditional 
religious phraseology of the Society of Friends; the use of it in the Epistle 
of 1893 gave rise to much discussion/'
The use of the word is traced in the Dictionary from early times to 
the year 1710, from which date it was said to have been lost for a hundred 
years, until revived by Joseph John Gurney in 1815 in the words " in the 
strift of death," and again, " a period of some strift and loss " (Memoirs, 
1854, i- 107, 374).
The last utterance of Elizabeth Fry (sister of J. J. Gurney) contains 
the word " Pray for me. It is a strift but I am safe " in 1845. The 
Epistle for 1893 contains : " Take comfort from the thought that others 
have passed through as great a strift and have come forth into peace 
and happy trustfulness."
The appearance of the word in the Epistle evoked an interesting 
discussion. Isaac Sharp wrote in The Friend (Lond.), 22 Sept., 1893 :
" The use of the word strift in the Epistle has given rise to some 
controversy. The question has been asked by many whether strift was 
not, by a printer's error, substituted for the word strife ; others have asked 
whether the word was a ' coined ' word, formed on the analogy of gift, 
drift and similar words."
In a letter to Isaac Sharp, Dr. James A. Murray wrote : " The 
word is not current English and there is no evidence of its use in modern 
times." He added that the word was used by writers down to 1710 
in the sense of " striving, earnest contention," rather than that of " stress, 
conflict, strife."
It would seem as though the word had descended in the family of 
Gurney, for the earliest mention of it we have found is in the manuscript 
volume : The Gurneys of Lakenham Grove, compiled by Sir A. E. Pease 
in 1907. In a Testimony written in 1770 by Elizabeth (Kett) Gurney, 
to the memory of her husband, John Gurney (1715/16-1770), of St. 
Augustine's, Norwich, we find : "I was apprehensive he might have a 
strift at the last, . . . but it pleased Divine Goodness to favor him 
with an easy passage."
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"Strift"

84 RICHARD SCORYER AND HIS SCHOOL
once. She speaks with great propriety and even an elegant 
assortment of words. She appears to be a woman who has 
both read and thought/'
and
Ratcliff Monthly Meeting 29 -^ 1695.
William Sanders is Desired to Speak to Richd Scorey to know how 
many Poor jfriends Children he is wiling to Teach in Consideration of his 
acomodation at yc Meeting house or how much money he vallews his 
Accomodation there at & make reporte next Meeting.
Ansr', With Submission to the Meeting; J understood, that the 
meeting freely offered the Room's for the Accomodation of a School, 
upon the Last yearly-meetings advice; nothing being mentioned 
to me of paying any money under consideration of Rent or otherwise. 
But if now the meetings mind be, that a Yearly Rent ought to be paid, 
Then J judge the Meeting should propose how much, Because no parti- 
cular member ought to take that to itself, wch belongs to a meeting, Now 
when this is done, Then can the first part of y6 Query be Answered ; 
and consequently the Second part also ;
But seeing my Time is short being less than a Quarter, and also have 
laid out some pounds in accomodations for a School, and have freely 
bequeathed the Same unto the Meeting, for Encouragment towards 
a present and future School; J believe the Meeting will find that J may 
be Excused from any further charge upon the account of Accomodation ; 
leaving, leaving the Meeting to do therein As God shall direct them
wch is the needfull at present, from your real friend.
RD. SCORYER 
Wansworth y6 8th 12th m° 169$
(Weeftnc$ou0e0 QJegieferefc under f$e ^ofetralien Ret
" The People called Quakers [Brighouse M.M.] have the following 
places for worship and give notice to the Justices, Oct. 8, 1689 :
" One at Robert Cowlings of Northowram, Daniel Sutcliffes of 
Stansfeld, John Eccles of Nether Woodhouse, Jonas Prestons of 
Rastrick, Richard Hansons of Brighouse, Thomas Greens of Longliver- 
sedge, William Pearsons of Okenshaye, Edmond Horsfalls of Green- 
house, John Marshlands of Quarmbye, Timothy Hoyles of Broadcarr, 
Robert Walkers of Staincliffe, Martha Phillips house of Bowlinge, William 
Cookes of the same, John Winns of Bradford, Jonas Bonds house of 
Bolton, Thomas Bonds house, Eccleshall, John Kays house of Birkhouse 
in Shelley."
Extracted from Oliver Heywood's Nonconformist Register, printed
1881, pp. 144, 145.


Richard Scoryer and His School

'Y the kindness of Rev. E. G. O'Donoghue, Chaplain 
of the Bethlem Royal Hospital, London, we are 
able to print the records of Bridewell Hospital 
relating to the retention within its walls of James 
Nayler (c. 1618-1660), who, after being a prominent and 
attractive preacher among Quakers, was led astray by 
infatuated followers into an imitation of the entrance of 
Jesus into Jerusalem, and had received a series of severe 
punishments by order of Parliament. His repentance 
was deep and sincere and he was welcomed again among 
his former associates.
The minutes have been dictated and checked but the 
archaic spelling has not been reproduced.
COURT BOOK OF BRIDEWELL HOSPITAL, 14.™ OCTOBER, 
1642, TO 7TH JULY, 1658.
A COURT AND MEETING HOLDEN AT BRIDEWELL ON WED­ 
NESDAY, THE 28TH OF JANUARY, 1656 [1657].
This day the warrant under the hand of the honour­ 
able Sir Thomas Widdrington, Knight, Speaker of the Parlia­ 
ment, bearing date the i6th day of December 1656, directed 
to the governors of this hospital for the receiving and 
keeping of James Naylor in Bridewell, London, at hard 
labour and restraining him from the society of all people, being 
here openly read in the presence and hearing of the said 
James Naylor, brought hither from Bristol for the observance 
of the same warrant, he was here searched whether he had 
any pen ink or paper about him, and it is ordered by the 
governors here present that the said James Naylor shall be 
kept at hard labour in the room on the west side of the 
common prison in this hospital, the same having been viewed 
and approved of for that purpose by most of the governors 
here present, and that he shall be lodged therein on the bed­ 
ding, coverlet, two blankets and sheets there laid for him, to 
the end he may take no cold, and that he shall not have
26 BRIDEWELL HOSPITAL AND JAMES NAYLER
any fire or candle and that the inner door of that room shall 
be kept locked by the porter of this hospital with the lock 
that is thereon, and that the outward door within the first 
great grated gate entering into that room shall be kept 
locked with two good locks and keys, one lock being thereon 
already and another good lock shall be forthwith provided 
and set on the same outward door; and that the steward of 
this hospital shall keep the key to the new lock to that door 
and the porter shall keep the key to the old lock of that door, 
and each of them shall keep the said keys respectively with 
great care and not suffer each other or either of them to have 
both the said keys at any time nor any person whatsoever, 
without the order of the governors here at a court, to have 
the same keys or either of them out of their custody, and that 
both the said steward and porter shall at all times go to­ 
gether with Thomas Carpenter, an arts master here, to deliver 
him the said James Naylor his work to labour at, who is 
to go to him twice every forenoon and twice every afternoon 
to direct him in his labour, and they the said steward and 
porter shall search the hemp delivered him to work both 
within and without at the delivery of the same unto him 
and at the receiving of the same from him, and that he shall 
have for his relief so much as he shall earn by his hard 
labour to wit for every quarter of a cwt of hemp which 
he shall beat and turn ready to be made up, not making up 
the same, 8d, and for every quarter of a cwt of hemp as he 
shall beat turn and make up, gd, and that the same shall 
be allowed unto him as he shall earn the same in such diet 
as is usually allowed the other prisoners in this hospital 
in the time of their health and sickness respectively, and 
that the steward and porter shall still go both together when 
he hath any diet delivered to him, and that neither they nor 
the arts master shall have any conference with him but 
only concerning his diet and labour, and if he shall need any 
cure for any sore that then Mr. Higgs the chirurgeon of 
Bethlem Hospital, in the presence of the said steward and 
porter, may be admitted to him to dress his sore without 
any other discourse than concerning his cure ; and it is 
ordered that the window in the same room be glazed, leaving 
the upper part thereof open a foot square, and a close wire 
grate be set on the outside of the glass and a close grate 
of wire on the inside of the upper part of the window where
BRIDEWELL HOSPITAL AND JAMES NA YLER 27
is no glass, and a sloping board from the bottom of the 
window within a foot of the top of the window on the outside, 
and that two iron bars be set on the lower part of that 
window, and that the floor of the said room be boarded, and 
that the other wooden frames there be removed, excepting 
his bedstead, and the walls thereof near his bed be lined with 
slit deals ; and the committee for buildings and reparations, 
or any four of them together, are entreated from time to 
time to see that the same room be secured and that no 
person whatsoever other than the president or some other 
governor or governors of this hospital, in the presence and 
company of four of the said committee, and other than the said 
steward and porter and arts master as aforesaid, shall 
be permitted to go into the said room to the said James 
Naylor at any time, and that the said steward and porter 
and arts master do strictly observe all things mentioned 
in the said warrant and in this order, upon pain of losing 
their places respectively if they shall fail therein ; and that 
copies of this order be delivered to the steward, porter and 
arts master as aforesaid, for their better observance thereof 
in all things, and that they or any of them shall not show 
or read the same or deliver any copy or copies thereof or 
any part thereof to any person or persons without order 
of the governors assembled here in court.
A MEETING AND COURT HOLDEN AT BRIDEWELL ON SATURDAY, 
SIST JANUARY, 1656 [1657].
Upon reading the reference of Parliament made on 
Thursday the 2Qth of January 1656 [1657] to the governors 
of the hospital of Bridewell concerning James Naylor, it is 
ordered by the governors here present that James Naylor's 
wife may be permitted to come to him in the presence of 
four of the said committee for buildings and to abide with 
him in their company only and not longer, lest she should 
convey unto him any pen, ink and paper, or other things 
contrary to the judgement of the Parliament expressed in 
Mr. Speaker's warrant, and that his room be forthwith 
searched in the presence of the governors, and that when the 
boards of the floor of the said room and slit deals for the 
lining thereof, as in the former order, are fitted and made 
ready, that James Naylor be removed to the house of Mr. 
Lloyd, steward of this hospital, there to be by him securely
28 BRIDEWELL HOSPITAL AND JAMES NAYLER
kept for one day in which time the carpenter is to finish 
the same boarding and lining thereof, and the same night 
the said James Naylor is to be safely returned to the said 
room provided for him and there to continue according to 
the former order.
COURT HELD ON SATURDAY, 2IST FEBRUARY, 1656 [1657].
This day the governors here present having sent for 
Doctor Nurse, the physician of Bethlem hospital, to visit 
James Naylor a prisoner here, and he being not at home, 
Mr. Higgs, the chirurgeon of Bethlem hospital, acquainted 
the governors here present that yesterday morning he 
being desired to go to the said James Naylor to cure his sore 
leg found him in bed and saw the calf of his left leg blaggy [?] 
and some white whelkes [pimples] thereon and somewhat 
like the scurvy, but no wound or hurt at all, and his pulse 
very low; and James Naylor telling him he was not well, he 
went with his water to the said Doctor Nurse, who said that 
sugar of roses and milk was good for him and that he would 
come and see him, and thereupon the governors desired 
Mr. Deputy James and Mr. Walsham, apothecaries, and 
governors Colonel Gower, Mr. Deputy Webb, Mr. Deputy 
Cox, Mr. Boteler, and Mr. Peade, and divers other governors, 
to go to the said James Naylor and see in what condition he 
was and what he wanted, who returning made report here 
that they found him the said James Naylor seemingly well 
and in good health for anything they could perceive, and in a 
good temper, and his legs well, only he complained that he 
could not digest his meat but feared he was like to fall into 
a consumption as formerly he had been, and then his wife, 
and Mr. Woodcocke accompanying her, came here and were 
asked whether the steward or porter or both of them were 
unwilling to bring him his diet, they could not allege 
anything against either of them, and the steward and porter 
being questioned, thereupon did here affirm that they have 
been ready to go to him to bring him necessaries at all such 
hours as he himself had appointed them to come unto him, 
and that he refused to eat anything at night or to have 
them come too often to him, and that he will take no flesh 
nor drink any beer or ale but hath milk boiled with bread 
and water gruel and barley broth, and will have water to 
drink; and it is now agreed and ordered by the governors
BRIDEWELL HOSPITAL AND JAMES NAYLER 29
that he shall have at convenient times in the day-time such 
diet as he shall desire within the compass of his earnings in 
the time of his health, and in the time of his sickness he shall 
have the house sick-diet or such diet as Doctor Nurse shall 
direct and that Doctor Nurse be admitted to visit him in the 
presence of the steward and porter, if necessity require, or at 
any time in the presence of four of the said committee for 
buildings and reparations, but shall have no other discourse 
with him than concerning his health or sickness, and that he 
shall not have any fire or candle light for fear of firing this 
hospital where he is kept, unless Doctor Nurse shall advise 
to have him removed thence, and upon such advice it is left 
to the said committee to provide a fit place for him to be kept 
in during the time of his sickness only.
COURT HELD ON TUESDAY, 25x11 FEBRUARY, 1656 [1657].
Also at this court the report made the 23rd day of 
February instant by the committee being here read, it 
appeard that upon complaint of James Naylor then made 
unto them that he was sick, upon their request Doctor Nurse 
came, and the steward and porter having let them into James 
Naylor's room, and in the presence of four of the said 
committee, namely Mr. Treasurer, Major General Browne 1 , 
Mr. Deputy James, and Mr. Gace, the doctor felt his pulse, 
viewed his water, and discoursed with him concerning the 
temper of his body; and thereupon the said doctor acquain­ 
ted the court that he could not find any distemper or 
sickness in the said James Naylor but believed him to be 
in health, and thereupon the said committee desired Mr. 
Deputy James to acquaint Sir Christopher Packe what 
has been done, and the doctor's opinion concerning him, 
and the desire of the said committee that the Parliament 
might be acquainted therewith if occasion require.
COURT HELD 2ND MARCH, 1656 [1657].
This day an order of Parliament signed by Mr. Scobell, 
dated the 28th of February 1656 [1657], was read, wherein 
it was ordered that James Naylor's wife shall have free 
access to him and remain with him if she think it necessary. 
It is therefore ordered that the steward and porter observe 
and obey the same, and the porter hath left the key of 
1 For Major-General Sir Richard Browne (d. 1669), see vol. vii.
30 BRIDEWELL HOSPITAL AND JAMES NAYLER
James Naylor's room sealed up, he having business abroad, 
and thereupon it is ordered that Mr. Gwatkins shall keep the 
key, and he is desired to go with the steward to open the 
door upon all occasions necessary, till Mr. Wynne (the porter) 
come in, and then the key to be delivered again to Mr. 
Wynne. This court also desired Mr. Deputy James, Mr. 
Deputy Hickman, Mr. Gace, and Mr. Llewellin, four of the 
committee for buildings and reparations, with Doctor Nurse, 
to go and see James Naylor, most of the governors went 
down with them being also desired to see him. When they 
returned Doctor Nurse made the report concerning James 
Naylor under his hand in these words following to wit 
March the 2nd 1656 [1657] :
" I first find that James Naylor may without danger of life 
come up to the court to all their views, if they please. I find 
secondly that he is in a state of health rather than in a 
state of sickness; he is yet in a state of weakness and of late 
he complains of a pain of his stomach after eating pudding 
twice; he also complains of a cough increasing upon him, to 
which he hath been formerly subject to in the army."
Mr. Deputy James, apothecary, and one of the governors 
here, now also reported that he has now felt James Naylor's 
pulse, and upon his further enquiry of him, he is of opinion 
that he is in a state of health and that nothing of any 
disease is to be found and as for a pain in his stomach which 
James Naylor complains of, likewise of a cough which he 
formerly got in the army, Mr. James is of opinion that if 
they were so with him, [he] could not be in so good temper 
as he now is in, and that he finds him something weak, but 
he considers the occasion thereof to be by his refusing to eat 
meat and broth, and that if he would more endeavour to 
work he would have a better stomach to his meat.
Mr. Smith, apothecary and governor, also reports that he 
hath now likewise seen James Naylor, and he believes him 
to be in a state of health, and that if he would eat his meat 
he would be able to work, and his work would get him a 
better stomach to his meat. It being put to the question 
whether James Naylor shall be brought up to this court, 
resolved he shall be brought up. James Naylor was brought 
up before the governors who, perceiving him to be according 
to Doctor Nurse's report of him, he is ordered to be carried to
BRIDEWELL HOSPITAL AND JAMES NAYLER 31
the place from whence he came. Also a note purporting a 
copy of an order of Parliament, without any hand to it, was 
here read in these words, Saturday the 28th of February, 
1656 [1657], resolved by the Parliament that a committee 
be appointed to receive from the governors of Bridewell 
an account of the present condition and using of James 
Naylor and reported to the house, and are to meet in the 
Duchy Chamber on Monday at two of the clock afternoon. 
Thereupon Mr. Treasurer, Mr. Arnold, Mr. Walker, Mr. 
Little, Mr. Deputy James, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Smyth, Mr. 
Llewellin and Mr. Gace or any six of them are entreated to 
attend the said committee and to give them account of the 
present condition and using of the said James Naylor at 
such time and place as they shall be thereunto required, 
and it is ordered that the clerk attend the said governors 
with copies of the proceedings concerning the said James 
Naylor.
COURT HELD 4TH MARCH, 1656 [1657].
Upon reading the order of the committee of Parliament, 
Major General Browne, Mr. Arnold, late Alderman, Mr. 
Deputy James, Mr. Deputy Hickman, Mr. Deputy Jones, 
Mr. Deputy Tutchin, Mr. Gace, Mr. Wormelayton, Mr. 
Jurian, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Smythe, Mr. Llewellin, or any 
six or more of them, are entreated to attend the said com­ 
mittee at two of the clock this afternoon in the Duchy 
Chamber at Westminster, to give an account of the present 
condition and usage of the said James Naylor; also it is 
ordered by this court that in case of sickness or absence 
from this hospital of the steward or porter of this hospital 
upon extraordinary occasion, and so as they be not both 
absent at any one time, either of them so sick or absent 
may leave his key or keys and his copies of orders made 
concerning James Naylor with Thomas Carpenter the arts 
master to go with the other of them to the said James Naylor 
upon all necessary occasions, and to observe the said orders 
and at the recovery or return of such of them so sick or 
absent, the said Thomas Carpenter is to re-deliver unto him 
the said key or keys and copies of orders aforesaid, and so 
often as need shall require.
To be concluded


Bridewell Hospital and James Nayler

Extracts from Bishopwearmouth Parish Registers

(nuking a* Bongfonw, 1780
yearly meeting for worship which circulated in 
the counties of Chester, Lancaster, Westmorland 
and Cumberland, was held, in 1780, at Longtown, 
Cumberland, near the Scottish border. 
A list of places where this circular Y.M. met, from 1699 
to 1798, is in ms. in D. See xxi. 61-67.
Glasshouses 29th 4th Mon. 1780 
Dear Friend
. . . As I got to ye yearly Meeting at Long Town 
(in compy of my Sisters) and Thou seemed desirous in thy 
Last that I shoud hand Thee an account Thereof, I am now 
Sat down to attempt something this way, Though think 
myself Unqualified for a Task of this Sort.
We arrived at Long Town on Seconday y* 17th where we 
found very good accommodations & every way Suitable 
for so Large a Company. The names of Publick Friends 
who attended were—Thos Colley, Esther Tuke, Wm Rathbone, 
Wm Jepson, Wm Dillworth, Isaac Wilson, Alice Rigg, Hanah 
Harris, Jane Pearson, Mble Wigham, Thomas Cash, David 
Duckett, Joseph Saul, James Graham, Jno. Wigham, 
Thomas Dobson, Jane Waldie (Kelso), S. Tuke, Jno. Rittson 
& his wife, Jno Hall & his wife, wth Several others.
Thirday Morning 9 "Clock began Select Meeting, & being 
Sollicited by Some of my Worthy Wellwishing Friends to go 
there, I ventured in. It was a solemn Opportunity in wch 
E. Tuke, & Alice Rigg had ye Principal Service in Testimony, 
& were lead in avery Plain Searching Manner to Speak too 
& Plead wth ye Fore Rank of ye People—and indeed came 
under Suitable Qualifications for ye Service of ye day. Jane 
Pearson, who is a beautiful Minister, before ye Meeting broke 
up appeared in alively Manner as a Seal & Confirmation to 
y« Truth & expediency of their Testimonies. Ye Queries 
were read & answered verbally. . . .
At 3 dock Afternoon began ye Quarterly Meeting for 
y* County of Cumberland in wch nothing material occurred. 
. . . Closed about 7 °Clock.
35
36 YEARLY MEETING AT LONGTOWN, 1780
Fourth day Morning at 9, began ye first Publick Meeting 
of Worship w* was held in a Booth (Erected for yc Purpose) 
w1* was not filled. Ye People were very still & attentive. 
Our friend Esther Tuke opend ye Meeting in Prayer, Wm 
Rathbone, Wm Jepson, Alice Rigg, Thomas Colley & Esther 
Tuke appeared in Testimony, who were all acceptable our 
Fd T. C. seemed particularly led forth. . . .
Afternoon Meeting began at 3 Clock & ye Company 
Larger; ye Booth near filled, yet very still & quiet. .... 
Thomas Colley closed w01 a most extraordinary Prayer.
On Fifthday Morning at 8 Clock Meeting Conference 
. . . ye Northern yearly Meeting Queries were read & 
answered by friends from each County. Tho8 Cash for 
Cheshire I tho't did it ye best; he has a most easy agreeable 
manner of expressing himself. Elihu Robinson Proved a 
good Clerk & ye Meeting was agreed to be held next year in 
Westmorland & Penrith seems most likely for that Purpose.
Parting Meeting began at 3 °Clock w* was very large, 
so much so that ye Booth altho' Computed to hold 2000 
People would not contain them all. The Throng was so great 
so that Friends were obliged to divide & hold another Meeting 
at same time in ye yard adjacent. I was in y Booth. . . . 
Our dear friend Thomas Colley was largely led forth to the 
People . . . indeed he seems peculiarly Qualified & 
Gifted for These Services, and may very Properly be stiled 
an Apostle to ye Gentiles. ... A great number of 
Friends Books were distributed amongst ye People, some said 
800 volumns, wch were gone in a very little time. Several 
Priests attended ye Meeting & some People from Dumfries 
33 Miles off. Several expressed their Satisfaction in attend­ 
ing Them & in hearing y« Truths of ye Gospel declared & some 
in ye yard, I was told, seemed much affected. . . .
We returned home on Second? Night last & may say That 
ye Journey has been very agreeable & Satisfactory to me & 
wish it may tend to my Improvement in y« best Sense. . . .
Thy obliged Friend,
JOSEPH KING. 
[addressed]
Joseph Wood at New House 
To be left at ye Talbot in
Huddersfield
Yorkshire


Not a member yet

Money for the Queen's Use

"Strift"

Richard Scoryer and His School

Bridewell Hospital and James Nayler

Extracts from Bishopwearmouth Parish Registers

Yearly Meeting at Longtown, 1780

Quakers and Knickerbockers

Dorothy Ripley Unaccredited Missionary

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