The Common wealths dayes (35)

Which taught for the fleeze and the woole and made a prey upon them.

   

And then I was moved to go againe into westmerland where I had severall larg meettings
abundance convinced,___    And I went into Kendale Markett and spoke to y:e People
at y:e Markett time, I had Silver in my pockett and I was Moved to throw it out
amongst y:e People as I was going up the street before I spoke, and my life was
offerd upp amongst them, and the mighty power of y:e lord was seen in preserving [...]
and the power of y:e lord was so mighty and so strong, y:t be; peʌople flew before
and runne into y:e shopps for fear, and terror took hold upon them; I was
Moved to open my mouth and lift upp my voyce aloud in the mighty power of
the lord; and to tell y:m the mighty day of y:e lord was coming up on all deceit
full Merchaundize and wayes; and to call y:m all to repentance and a turn=
ing to the light lord God and his spirit wthin them for it to teach them and lead
them and tremple before y:e ʌmighty lord God of heaven and earth; for his mighty day was
comeing; and so passed through the streets; and when I came to y:e townes end I gote
upon a stumpp and spoke to y:e people; and so y:e People begane to fight some
for mee and some against mee, and so after a while I passed away wthout
any harme _______

   

And then I came into Lancashire ag.n and the priest of Cartmellhad sent mee a chal
lendg, And so I went into his steeplehouse and when hee had done I spoke to him
but hee gote away, And they took mee and drew mee out of y:e steeplehouse after
I had spoke a few words to them and when I was forth they tooke mee and

20 threw mee down, and many wranglings and Contendings they had.

The last line-and-a-half may have been written at another time