(64) were somethinge rude

And soe I went to looke for ye preist att his house & hee woulde not
bee seene but ye people saide hee went to hide himselfe in ye hay
mowe : & they went to looke for him there but: coulde not finde him
there: & then they saide hee was gonne to hide himselfe amongst ye
standinge corne but after they had looked for him there they coulde
not finde him there neither: soe I came to James Lancasters:
after ye | who was conuinct in y^t Ilande & from there I returned
to swarth moore again: where ye Lords powr seised vpon Margarett
& her daughter sarah & seuerall of y:^m & then I went to Baicliffe

where                                   &

wee Leo: ffell: was conuinct & hee became a good minister & seuerall
others: was convinct there: & came Into truth: & ye people coulde

                  to         as they saide                                           other

not tell howe dispute. ʌ but woulde faine haue putt on some to holde
a talk with mee: but I bid y.^m feare ye Ld: & not in a light way
to holde a talke of ye Lds wordes but practise y^m

And as I was walkeinge I hearde olde people: & workepeople ʌto say
hee is such a man as neuer was hee knowes peoples thoughts: for
I turned y^m: to ye diuine light of Xt & his spiritt y^t lett ym see
0 all there thoughts words & actions y^t was euill: y^t they had
thought or acted: with w^ch light they might see there sinns & with
ye same light they might see there saviour ʌXt Jesus to saue y^m. from
there sinns & y^t there was there first steppe to peace to stande
still in ye light y^t shewed there sin & transgressions: & shewed
ym how they were strangers to ye couenant of promise without God
in ye worlde & in ye fall of olde Adam: & in ye darknesse &
death & with ye same light they may see X^t y^t dyed for ym
whoe is there way to God & there redeemer & sauiour:

And after this I went to a Chapell beyonde Gleeston: w.^ch was
built but neuer preist had preacht in it: where all ye country
vppe & downe came: & a quiett peaceable meetinge it was: where
ye worde of life was declared amongst y:^m & many was conuinced
about Gleeston & from thence I returned to swarthmoore againe
And after I had stayde there a few days: & most of all ye family
was conuinct: I went from thence backe againe Into westmorelande

were something rude.

And so I went to look for the priest at his house; and he would not
be seen, but the people said he went to hide himself in the hay
mow: and they went to look for him there, but could not find him
there; and then they said, he was gone to hide himself amongst the
standing corn; but after they had looked for him there, they could
not find him there neither: so I came to James Lancaster’s,
who was convinced in that island, and from there I returned
to Swarthmoor again, where the Lord’s power seized upon Margaret
and her daughter Sarah and several of them; and then I went to Baycliff
where Leonard Fell was convinced, and he became a good minister, and
several others was convinced there, and came into truth; and the people could not tell how to dispute, as they said, but would fain have put
on some other to hold a talk with me; but I bid them fear the Lord, and not in a light way to hold a talk of the Lord’s words, but practise them.
And as I was walking I heard old people and workpeople to say,
‘He is such a man as never was: he knows people’s thoughts’, for
I turned them to the divine light of Christ and his spirit that let them see
all their thoughts, words, and actions that was evil, that they had
thought or acted: with which light they might see their sins, and with
the same light they might see their saviour Christ Jesus to save them from
their sins; and that there was their first step to peace, to stand
still in the light that showed their sin and transgressions; and showed
them how they were strangers to the covenant of promise, without God
in the world, and in the fall of old Adam, and in the darkness and
death; and with the same light they may see Christ that died for them,
who is their way to God and their redeemer and saviour.

And after this I went to a Chapel beyond Gleaston, which was
built but never priest had preached in it, where all the country
up and down came; and a quiet peaceable meeting it was: where
the word of life was declared amongst them; and many was convinced
about Gleaston; and from thence I returned to Swarthmoor again.
And after I had stayed there a few days, and most of all the family
was convinced, I went from thence back again into Westmoreland.