(82) & two off y:^m runne agst my breast & threw mee doune agst a graue
stone wickedly & malitiously seekinge to haue spoiled mee: butt I gott
vppe againe & was moued of ye Lorde to speake to y^m: & there
was one roper one of ye bitterst professors ye preist had was very
firce & Zealous in his contention: & soe I went vppe to ye
preists house & a many people followed after mee & I desired
him to come foorth seeinge hee had chalenged mee butt hee
woulde not att all come out or bee seene

And this roper after came to bee convinct of Gods eternall
truth: & becam a fine minister & continued faithfull to
his death: soe ye Lords power came ouer y^m: all: w^ch: was
very great:

                                                                                              att Gleeston

[1653] Soe I came to swarthmoore againe & went to a meetinge ʌ&
there was another professers & hee chalenged a dispute butt I
went to ye house where hee was & caled him foorth but hee
durst not medle: soe ye Lords power came ouer him alsoe

And soe after a while I visited many meetinges in Lancasheere: & th[en]
Ja:mes milner & Rich: mÿer went out Into Imaginations & a company
folowed y^m: & they sent for mee & I was Moued of ye Lorde to
shew y^m there goeinges foorth: & they came in againe: &
dyed in truth:

And about this time I was in a fast about 10 days: & as Judge
ffell: & Coll: Benson was in swarthmoore hall: I was moued to
tell y^m as they was talkeinge of ye news in ye news booke: of
ye parlament: &c: y^t: before y^t: day fortnight ye longe par=
=lament shoulde bee broaken vppe & ye speaker shoulde bee
pluckt out of his chaire:

And y^t day fortnight Coll: Benson came againe & was speaking
to Judge ffell & saide y^t now hee saw George was a true prophett for
olyver had broaken vppe ye parlament by y^t time:

And many openinges I had of seuerall thinges w^ch: woulde bee large
to vtter:

And James Milner & some of his company had true opninges att
y^e first: but after gott vppe Into pride & soe runn out but they after

& two of them ran against my breast & threw me down against a grave
stone wickedly & maliciously seeking to have spoiled me: but I got
up again & was moved of the Lorde to speak to them: & there
was one Roper one of the bitterest professors the priest had was very
fierce & zealous in his contention: & so I went up to the
priest’s house & a many people followed after me & I desired
him to come forth seeing he had challenged me but he
would not at all come out or be seen.

And this Roper after came to be convinced of Gods eternal
truth: & became a fine minister & continued faithful to
his death: so the Lord’s power came over them all: which was
very great.

[1653] So I came to Swarthmoor again & went to a meeting at Gleaston &
there was another professor & he challenged a dispute but I
went to the house where he was & called him forth but he
durst not meddle: so the Lord’s power came over him also.

And so after a while I visited many meetings in Lancashire: & th[en]
James Milner & Richard Myer went out into imaginations & a company
followed them: & they sent for me & I was moved of the Lord to
show them their goings forth: & they came in again: &
dyed in truth.

And about this time I was in a fast about 10 days: & as Judge
Fell & Colonel Benson was in Swarthmoor Hall: I was moved to
tell them as they was talking of the news in the news book: of
the Parliament: & that before that day fortnight the Long Par-
liament should be broken up & the Speaker should be
plucked out of his chair.

And that day fortnight Colonel Benson came again & was speaking
to Judge Fell & said that now he saw George was a true prophet for
Oliver had broken up the Parliament by that time:

And many openings I had of several things which would be large
to utter:

And James Milner & some of his company had true openings at
the first: but after got up Into pride & so ran out but they after