The Common wealth dayes (27)                                        

      And I was moved to go into y^e: North and as I passed through y^e: towns
      I bid the People repent for the mighty day of y.^e lord was comeing upon all
      sin and wickedness and so I passed on and came to an ale house: where
I staid all night, and y^e: lord opened to mee that hee had a great people in y^e:
north w^ch I saw by a river y^t: parted two Counties, how they came forth in
shineing white rayment, and so I gave forth pap:^rs to that Countrey for
the Ale wife woman to disperse which shee did which astonished people

and admired them; and shewed them to people in the Markett,
which made them to beleeue the truth and then I passed away; and came
to a house, and the man would have given mee money; and I was moved to
shake my hand at it and bidd him mind the lord, and Christ the
teacher in him, for hee was comeing to bring them off of all y^e: worlds
teachers; and the lord would teach his people him selfe; and so I passed
away being among y^e: fell Countreys, and lay out all night, and a

stranger, and so y^e: next day I passed upp to a Market town; upon a Mar=
kett day, and spoke to y^e: people, and bid them repent; and take heed
of deceitfull Merchandize; and worshipp God in the spirit and truth
and so I passed away upp winsadayle, and declared the truth through
all y^e: townes as I went, and people took mee for a madd man and distracted
and some followed mee and questioned w^th mee and was astonished, &
there followed mee a schoolemaster and gote mee into a house and thought
I had been a young man y^t: was gone away distracted y^t: was gone away
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