(61)                                                     James Dicksons

And from thence I passt: with an olde man ʌ y^t was convinced of ye truth
y^t day: & dyed in ye truth: to his house

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From hence I went along with an ancient Man, whose Heart the
Lord had opened; and he invited me to his House: His Name was
James Dickinson. He was Convinced that day, and received the
Truth, and lived and died in it.

                                            & from thence I came to James

      of newton in Cartmell in Lancasheere

Taylors: ʌ & on ye first day I went to one preist Camelfords Chappell
& after hee had donne I began to speake ye worde of life to ym
& Camelforde was in such a rage: & such a frett & soe peevish
y^t hee had noe patiens to heare but stirred vppe ye rude multitude
& they rudely haled mee out & strucke mee & punched mee & tooke
mee & threw mee headelonge ouer a stone wall: but blessed bee
ye Lorde his power: preserued mee. ye: Kirke ʌwarden was one
Jo: Knipe: whome ye Lorde | after cutt off: whoe threwe mee
downe headelonge ouer y:^e wall

From his House I came the next day to James Taylor’s of Newton in
Cartmell, in Lancashire. And on the First-day of the Week, I went
to the Chappel, where one Priest Camelford used to preach; and after
he had done, I began to speak the Word of Life to the People. But
this Priest Camelford was in such a Rage, and did so fret, and was
so peevish, that he had no patience to hear; but stirred up the rude
Multitude, and they rudely haled me out, and struck and punched me,
and threw me Headlong over a Stone-Wall: yet, blessed be the Lord,
his Power preserved me. He that did this Violence to me, was a
wicked Man, one John Knipe, whom afterwards the Lord cut off.

And there was a youth y^t was writeinge after y^e preist & I was moued
to | speake to him & hee came to bee convinct: & became a fine
minister of ye Gospell whose name was John Braithwaite

But there was a Youth in the Chappel, writing after the Priest; and I
was moved to speak to him, and he came to be Convinced, and re-
ceived a part of the Ministry of the Gospel: His Name was John
Brathwait.

And so I went vppe to an alehouse where many people resorted
betwixt ye time of there preachinge: & had a great deale of reaso=
=ninge with y:^m & shewed vnto y^m: howe y^t God was come to
teach: his people himselfe &: to bringe y.^m of such teachers: as was
Judged by ye prophetts Xt & y^e Apostles: & many receiued ye
worde of life y^t time & standes to this day

Then went I up to an Ale-house, whither many People resorted
betwixt the time of their Morning and Afternoon-Preaching; and I
had a great deal of Reasoning with the People there, declaring to
them; That God was come to Teach his People himself, and to bring
them off from all false Teachers, such as the Prophets, Christ and the
Apostles cryed against. And many received the Word of Life at that
time, and abode in it.

And ye afternoone I went about 2 or 3 miles to another steeple

                                  caled Lyndall

house or chappell: ʌ & when ye preist had donne I spoake to him & ye
people what y^e Ld commanded mee: & there was a great opposers
who & they after came to bee convinct: & after I came to one Capt:
Sands w.^ch hee and his wiffe: if they coulde haue had ye tworlde &
truth they woulde haue receiued it: but they was hypocrites & hee
a very .chaffy light man: & y^e ʌway was was to straight for ym
And when I had admonished him of his lightnesse & of his Jeastinge
howe it was not seemely for a great professor as hee was: hee
aunswered & saide hee had a son of one his death bed did alsoe
reproue & warne him of it: Butt hee neither obeyed ye admonish ment
of his son nor of ye spiritt of God in himselfe

In the Afternoon I went about two or three Miles to another Steeple-
house or Chappel, called Lyndal. And when the Priest had done, I
spake to him and the People, what the Lord commanded me: and
there were great Opposers; but afterwards they came to be Con-
vinced. After this I went to one Captain Sands, who with his Wife
seemed somewhat affected with Truth: and if they could have held
the World and Truth together, they would have received; but
they were Hypocrites, and he a very Chaffy, light Man. Wherefore
I reproved him for his Lightness, and for his Jesting; telling him,
It was not seemly in a great Professor, as he was. Thereupon he told
me, He had a Son, who upon his Death-bed had also reproved him for,
it, and warned him of it. But he neither regarded the Admoni-
tion of his dying Son, nor the Reproofs of God’s Spirit in himself.

1652 And from thence I came to Vluerston & soe to swarth moore
to Judge ffells:

                                                                                  had beene &    still

And there came vppe preist Lampitt w^ch: I perceiued ʌwas a ranter
in his minde & I had a great deale of reasoninge Iwith him: for hee [c]oulde

                        & perfection

talke of high notions & thereby deceiued ye people: & hee woulde
haue owned mee butt I coulde not owne him nor Joine with him

From hence I went to Ulverstone, and so to Swarthmore to Judge
Fell’s; whether came up one Lampitt, a Priest, who I perceived
had been, and still was an high Notionist. With him I had a great
deal of Reasoning: for he would talk of high Notions and Perfe-
ction; and thereby deceived the People. He would have owned
me; but I could not own nor join with him: