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MEETING RECORDS. 139
Easy to return home she became my Companion 1685 
Miles in wch Travail we have Great Cause to admire the 
great goodness of God who protected us & the arm of his 
divine power was with us & Conducted us through many 
various Exercises & hardships & gave us Comfortable 
times of refreshment amongst his people and often corwned 
our Assembly with his holy presence magnified be his name 
for ever he is worthy to be serv'd worshiped by all ye 
Children of men. J stay'd att Philadelphia till the Yearly 
Meeting was over it was a good Meeting the Glory of the 
God of Israel overshadowed it : I Not being clear of 
Eastern Shore Mary Land & Virginia Mary Banister & 
I became Companions We Travailed in great love & 
Sweetness together about a Thousand miles & then parted 
att Phila in ye unity of ye Spirit and in ye In breakings 
of ye Love of Truth, 3230 miles, The 7th of ye II th mo 411 , 
1706.
ESTHER PALMER.
(ttleeftng
AT MEETING HOUSE, ST. JOHN'S STREET,
- WELLINGBOROUGH.
Northampton Monthly Meeting, 1706-1720.
Do. do. 1726-1810.
Do. do. 1818-1853.
Wellingborough do. 1772-1853.
Northampton and Wellingborough M.M. 1853 to date.
NORTHAMPTON M.M. WELLINGBOROUGH M.M. 
1706-1853 1772-1853.
I _____________________________ I
NORTHAMPTON & WELLINGBOROUGH M.M.
1853 to date.
There is that which maketh merry over the witness of God; and 
there is that which maketh merry in the Lord ; which rejoiceth over that 
 which hath made merry over it; of that take notice, you who are in the 
Light.
GEORGE Fox, Journal, 1902, i. 194.


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194 THWARTED MARRIAGE PROPOSALS.
Reckless descent in this country to the present timet 
and I therefore hope that this short sketch will suffice 
for the present. JAMES EMLEN. 
Philadelphia, Pa.
Qtlamage
The following Minutes are taken from the records of Philadelphia 
Monthly Meeting as printed in the Publications of the Genealogical Society 
of Pennsylvania, vol. iv., no. 2 — March, 1910 : —
11 2;th of loth Month, 1695.
The matter in relation to Hannah Day being spoken to at this 
meeting, Friends tenderly advised her not to Entertain William Rakeshaw 
Richard Sutton, nor any other person in order to marriage untill a certain 
account shall come of her husband John Day's death, and do likewise 
advise William Rakeshaw & Richard Sutton being both present to desist 
all farther applications to her in relation to marriage, that so the truth 
may be kept clear in that behalf and friends desire Samuel Carpenter & 
John Parsons to assist the said Hannah in the management of her affairs."
The years pass, and Hannah Day and other Friends from the Women's 
Meeting present couples to the Men's Meeting in order to marriage. Not 
till some four years later does she appear herself again before Men Friends, 
and then it is not with either of the two Friends mentioned in the previous 
Minute, but with James Atkinson. In this proposal she was, however, 
no more successful than on the previous occasion. We wonder how the 
matter was finally settled, and whether John Day ever turned up again.
" 30th of 4th Month, 1699.
Wheras James Atkinson & Hannah Day proposed at the last monthly 
meeting that they intended to marry each other, and desired the consent 
of friends [they had, apparently, passed the Women's Meeting], where­ 
upon this meeting having taken it into consideration, and nothing appear­ 
ing that her late husband John Day is certainly dead, although long absent, 
therefore it is the advice of this meeting that they cannot proceed to many 
among friends, and Samuel Carpenter & William Southeby are desired to 
speak with him about it."
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Take Rosemary flowers—and Lavender flowers—of Each an Equall 
Quantity—Then Take as much of them mixed as a man hould5 between his 
finger an Thumb—and put in a Teepot—Then fill the pot with hot water 
as to make tee and Lett the Patient hould his head over ye Steem of it So as 
may go into the Eyes—This do gbeing to bed every knight.
Rose mary mixd with Tobacko & Smoked—ab* one Quart part 
rosemary—hath been by Experience found good.
From a MS. book in the possession of Fox Brothers & Co., Ltd., 
Wellington, Som.


Thwarted Marriage Proposals

Notes and Queries

John Perrot to Henry Cromwell, 1656

LOCAL QUAKER HISTORIES.  
C. D. Sturge, of Birmingham, 
sends a list of books written about 
Friends in various localities, and 
suggests that the number might be 
increased, if Friends would prepare 
and send for publication in THE 
JOURNAL information respecting 
the history of Quakerism in dis- 
tricts not yet included in the 
list. We should be very glad to 
print such local information.
Newcastle, John W. Steel; 
Cumberland and Westmorland 
(early), R. S. Ferguson ; Warwick- 
shire, William White; South 
Warwickshire, Alfred W. Brown; 
Bristol and Somerset, William 
Tanner ; London, William Beck ; 
Surrey and Sussex, Thomas W. 
Marsh; Devon, Francis W. 
Dymond.
THE JOURNAL already contains 
short histories of Friends in Scot- 
land (several vols.), Newbury. 
Berks (iv.), Mansfield (v.), Man- 
chester (v.) f Dorset (v.), Isle of 
Man (vi.), Somerby, Leicester (vi.), 
Grey stoke, Cumb. (vi.), Derby- 
shire (vii.). To these may be 
added: Yorkshire, J. Wilhelm 
Rowntree; Wales, W. Gregory 
Norris.
TURKISH VIEW OF QUAKERISM 
(viii. 25).  D'Israeli's Curiosities 
of Literature, under heading " The 
Turkish Spy," shows that this 
book was the work of an Italian, 
John Paul Marana. D'Israeli 
thinks that the book was originally 
written in Italian, but first pub-
lished in French. Marana was a 
Genoese, who died in 1693.  
WM. C. BRAITHWAITE, Banbury.
GEORGE Fox's GREAT JOURNAL. 
 It is said that John Ogden, 
of Wensleydale, a friend of George 
Fox, made a pair of clasps for 
Fox's Journal. Is anything 
known of this, and where are the 
clasps ? T. P. COOPER.
The boards of the original 
Journal are deposited at Devon- 
shire House, but nothing is known 
there respecting clasps.
JOHN REID, THE QUAKER 
GARDENER. In the Social Life 
of Scotland, by H. G. Graham, 
" John Reid, the Quaker Gar- 
dener" is more than once alluded 
to as the author of the Scots 
Gardener, a book published in 
1683. He is presumably the same 
individual mentioned in Friends' 
records as having married 
Margaret Miller, at Hamilton, in
1678. Three children of the 
marriage were born at Edinburgh,
1679. 1681 and 1683, and John 
Reid's autograph occurs several 
times as witnessing marriages at 
Edinburgh, 1680 to 1683. Can 
any of your readers furnish any 
further information about him ?  
 W. F. MILLER, Winscombe,Som.
WILL OF HUMPHREY BACHE.  
Whilst searching the registers of 
old wills in Somerset House, during 
1905, relating to various families
NOTES AND QUERIES.
of Bache, I came across a will of 
Humphrey Bache proved in 1662. 
This turns out to be the author 
of the pamphlet, entitled A Few 
Words of Lovey written to the 
Long Parliament in 1659, and 
recently republished by the Rev. 
Kentish Bache, of Walford, Here- 
fordshire. The following is an 
extract of Humphrey's will, a full 
copy of which covers a half folio 
page in the register, number 105, 
Laud : 
I Humphrey Bache of the 
Liberty of the Tower of London, 
Goldsmith, sicke; unto my 
Mother Elizabeth White, £10; 
to deare jfriend Anne Gould, 
widow, £100 ; to my son Samuel 
Bache, £110; to Joseph Bache, 
£110; to Mary Bache my 
youngest daughter, ^no; to my 
sister Anne Dorry, ^5 ; to my 
sister Elinor Crundall, £$ ; to my 
sister Elizabeth Harrison, ^5 ; to 
my daughter Elizabeth Harris, ^5. 
Also I give £30 to be disposed 
of amongst jf reinds in such manner 
as my loving jf riends, Ann Gould 
and Henry Bourman shall think 
meete to give the same unto. 
The rest of my goods to Samuel 
Bache and Joseph Bache and my 
said daughter Mary Bache to be 
equally divided. My sister, 
Elizabeth Harrison, and daughter, 
Elizabeth Harris, not to dispose 
of Samuell Bache, Joseph Bache 
and Mary Bache, the children, 
without the advice of my deare 
friend Anne Gould. Stephen 
Cole owes me 505. I will he 
should keep it. Elizabeth Harrison 
and Elizabeth Harris executrices.
Will dated 17 August 1662.
The marke of the said Humphrey 
Bache.
Witnesses, William Gould,
Thomas Collingwood, Joseph 
Cooke, Scr.
Proved at the Prerogative 
Court of Canterbury, 30 August, 
1662, by both executrices.
Comparing the will with several 
items mentioned in Restitution, 
the First Fruit of Conversion, 
published in 1847, it will be noticed 
that they verify the statements 
as to Humphrey Bache's trade, 
abode, and the year of his death, 
as well as naming the " jFreinds." 
Humphrey died of consumption 
the day after his will was drawn 
up, apparently by Joseph Cooke, 
Scr. (i.e., scrivener). Doubtless, 
the " sicke" man was much too 
feeble to make any other sign 
than a " marke" to his will. In 
these days it was not uncommon 
for wills to be drawn up at the 
time the testators were " sicke 
in body, but sound in mind" 
within a day or so of their deaths, 
therefore there is nothing extra- 
ordinary that Humphrey should 
have died the next day. It should 
be noted that his death is given as 
the 18th of 6th month. As March 
was reckoned as the first month 
before the " New Style" was 
adopted, the sixth month would 
be August, corresponding with 
the will. There is a will in 
Somerset House to a Humphrey 
Bache of London, proved in 1794. 
This may be a descendant of the 
older Humphrey. From what 
part of the kingdom the Bache of 
London came has not yet been 
discovered. The name is most 
frequently met with in the 
Midland counties. There is a 
will to " Humphrey Bach" of 
Bewdley in Worcestershire, proved
in I743- 
A. WEIGHT MATTHEWS, Luton.


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Jonathan Backhouse and the Bank Notes

Extracts from Letters to Mary Watson respecting the Irish Rebellion 1798

Henry Frankland's Account of his Travels in America, 1732

John Sotcher, William Penn's Steward at Pennsbury Manor

George Fox to Friends in Ireland, 1685

Thwarted Marriage Proposals

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