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which after he received and forsook his place, and there was a great meet
ting abundance of people, and heard truth willingly ______

   

Then I came to Swarthmoore ag:n ____     And from thence to Dalton
steeple house another first day; when the priest had done, I spoke ʌ y.e truth to y:e priestpeople
largly , and the people grew Brutish, and fell of ringing the Bells, but
the truth came over all ___    And I went after to w Wanys steeplehouses



an Ilsel Island when the priest had done I spoke the truth to
y:e People, to come off all false teachers to Christ Jesus wthin them,
y.e light the true teacher ___    And so people being rude after a while
wee passed away, and in y:e after noon wee went up ag:n and y:e
Priest hid himself in a corn land hearing wee were coming, and so
wee passed away in the truth over all ____    And a meetting was
appoynted at a Chappell a little beyond Gleaston where there was



never priest preached in it, befor where wee had a brave meetting
where there were many Convinced.

   

Then I was moved to go to Cartmell Steeplehouse, when the priest had done I spoke
to him and the People largly of y:e light and truth and truth in their own
hearts to mind and there they might find their teacher to come out of all the
teachers of y:e world for the lord was comed to teach people him selfe ___