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And one was bitter and spoke to mee and asked mee If I had the spirit of discerning, I told him I had, w^ch made him to tremble, the power of y.^e lord God being so mighty and powerfull amongst them which made him so to tremble, that hee confessed y:^t hee was afraid y:^t the steeple house should have fallen upon his head, and so y:^e mighty power and dread of y:^e lord God came over all y:^t answered the witness in many; and y:^e graves opened and y:^e dead heard the voyce of God ___

And then another Lecture day I was moved to go upon a Markett day to ulverston steeple house againe; upon a Lecture day, and many people resorting thither and professors and friendly people to heare mee, and Queried if I would bee there, and so when the priest had done I beganne to speak as at other times, And there was one Sawrey called a Justice came to mee and took mee by the hand and asked mee if I would speak and I said yes, And he said If I would ʌgive himspeake according to Scripture, I should speak and I told him I would and give him scripture for what I said; and I had some- thing upon mee to y:^t the man had been speaking to; viz.^t the priest of y:^e town called Lampett, and he told mee I should not speak; and then y:^e rude people said to y:^e Justice, give him us and hee did, and they fell upon mee w^th staves and fists and Books, and fell upon mee and knocked mee down and tumbled mee down over their sides, and many people was tumbled down and knocked down and the Justice and the priests among them; and then the Justice said among y:^e rude people

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And one was bitter and spoke to me and asked me ‘If I had the spirit of discerning’, I told him I had, which made him to tremble, the power of the Lord God being so mighty and powerful amongst them which made him so to tremble, that he confessed that he was afraid that the steeple-house should have fallen upon his head, and so the mighty power and dread of the Lord God came over all that answered the witness in many; and the graves opened and the dead heard the voice of God ___

And then another Lecture Day I was moved to go upon a market day to Ulverston steeple-house again, upon a Lecture Day, and many people resorting thither, and professors and Friendly people to hear me, and queried if I would be there, and so when the priest had done I began to speak as at other times. And there was one Sawrey called a Justice came to me and took me by the hand and asked me if I would speak and I said ‘Yes’. And he said ‘If I would speak according to Scripture, I should speak’, and I told him I would and give him scripture for what I said; and I had something upon me to that the man had been speaking to; viz. the priest of the town called Lampett, and he told me I should not speak; and then the rude people said to the Justice, ‘Give him us’, and he did, and they fell upon me with staves and fists and books, and fell upon me and knocked me down and tumbled me over their sides, and many people was tumbled down and knocked down and the Justice and the priests among them; and then the Justice said among the rude people