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The Sonne of God and such as satt in heavenly places in Christ Jesus; and such as had been in it dead, and were made alive in Christ
Jesus, and were perfect in Christ Jesus; and so wee gote y:^e Petition and answerd it, and sent it to y:^e Parliament, before theirs was sent up; and the Priests when they should have sent it upp, it would cost y:^m so much money when the time came of sending it upp, that they did not send it upp, because it would cost so much money. ______

Then I was moved of y:^e lord to go into Cumberland where I saw the sparks of life rose before I came into it, and a Multitude of people the lord had there; so I went to Boutle steeplehouse upon a first day; the priest of y:^e parish hearing of myee Coming, hee had gott another to help him, and so I was moved to speak in his time; hee utterred such wicked thinges; and therefore for y:^e truths sake I was Moved to speak to him If I had been Imprison’d for it; and so they halled mee out and People was mighty rude; and one gave mee a blow upon the wrist w^th a great Hedg stake, yet I felt no Harme hee might have broken my wrist to peeces; but y:^e power of y:^e lord bare all off, and so the Constable being a sober man, he rescued mee out of their hands, and would have sett a fellow y.^t struck into their stocks, but y:^e rude people rescued him out of theirhis hands, and so hee went a litle way w^th us and so I told him hee might go a litle way on w^th us to y^e house where wee lodged; and there lay a Company of rude people in y:^e

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The Son of God and such as sat in heavenly places in Christ Jesus; and such as had been dead, and were made alive in Christ Jesus, and were perfect in Christ Jesus; and so we got the Petition and answered it, and sent it to the Parliament, before theirs was sent up; and the Priests when they should have sent it up, it would cost them so much money when the time came of sending it up, that they did not send it up, because it would cost so much money.___

Then I was moved of the Lord to go into Cumberland where I saw the sparks of life rose before I came into it, and a multitude of people the Lord had there; so I went to Bootle steeplehouse upon a First Day; the priest of the parish hearing of my coming, he had got another to help him, and so I was moved to speak in his time; he utterred such wicked things; and therefore for the Truth’s sake I was moved to speak to him if I had been imprisoned for it; and so they hauled me out and people was mighty rude; and one gave me a blow upon the wrist with a great hedge-stake, yet I felt no harm; he might have broken my wrist to pieces; but the power of the Lord bare all off, and so the Constable being a sober man, he rescued me out of their hands, and would have set a fellow that struck into the stocks, but the rude people rescued him out of his hands, and so he went a little way with us and so I told him he might go a little way on with us to the house where we lodged; and there lay a company of rude people in the