prophesy again, That within half a Year we should be all put down and gone.

About two Weeks after this I went into Walney-Island, and James
Naylor went with me; and we stay’d one Night at a little Town
on this side, called Cockan, and had a Meeting, there, where there
was one Convinced. After a while there came a Man with a Pistol;
whereupon the People ran out of Doors. He called for me: and
when I came out to him, he snapp’d his Pistol at me; but it would
not go off. This caused the People to make a great Bustle about
him; and some of them took hold of him, to prevent his doing Mis-
chief. But I was moved by the Power of the Lord, that he trembled for fear;
and went and hid himself. Thus the Lord’s Power came over them
all, though there was a great Rage in the Country.

The next Morning I went over in a Boat to James Lancaster’s;
and as soon as I came to Land, there rushed about Forty Men with
Staves, Clubs and Fishing-poles; and fell upon me, beating and punch-
ing me, and endeavoured to thrust me backward into the Sea. And
when they had thrust me almost into the Sea, and I saw, they would
have knock’d me down there in the Sea, I went up into the Middle of
them: but they laid at me again, and knock’d me down, and
stunn’d me. When I came to my self, I looked up and saw James
Lancaster’s Wife throwing Stones at my Face, and her Husband James
Lancaster, was lying over me, to keep the Blows and the Stones from
off me. For the People had persuaded James Lancaster’s Wife, that
I had bewitched her Husband; and had promised her, That if she
would let them know, when I came thither, they would be my death. And
having got knowledge of my Coming, many of the Town rose up
in this manner with Clubs and Staves to kill me: but the Lord’s
Power preserved me, that they could not take away my Life. At
length I got up upon my Feet; but they beat me down again into the
Boat: which James Lancaster observing, he presently came into the
Boat to me, and set me over the Water from them; but while we
were on the Water within their Reach, they struck at us with long
Poles, and threw Stones after us. By that time we were come to the
other side, we saw them beating James Naylor: for whilst they had
been beating of me, he walked up into a Field, and they never
minded him, till I was gone; then they fell upon him, and all their
Cry was, Kill him, Kill him.

Now when I was come over to the Town again, on the other side
of the Water, the Townsmen rose up with Pitchforks, Flails and
Staves to keep me out of the Town, crying, Kill him; knock him
on the Head; bring the Cart, and carry him away to the Church-yard.
So after they had abused me, they drove me a pretty way out of
the Town, and there left me. Then went James Lancaster back
again, to look after James Naylor; and I being now left alone, went
to a Ditch of Water; and having washed my self (for they had all
bedirted and besmeared my Face, Hands and Cloaths with Miry Dirt
and Wet) I walked about three Miles to Thomas Hutton’s House,
where lodged Thomas Lawson the Priest, that was Convinced. And
when I came in, I could hardly speak to them, I was so bruised;
only I told them, where I left James Naylor: whereupon they took

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