(83) came to see there folly & condemned it:
And after I went att to a meetinge att arnesyde where there
was a many people: & I was moued of ye Lorde to say
103 to Rich: Myer amongst all ye people: prophett m˙er stande
vpp vpon thy leggs for hee was sittinge doene: & hee stoode
vppe & stretcht out his arme w^ch: had beene lame alonge
time: & said: bee it knowe vnto you all people & to
all nations y^t this day I am healed:

And after ye meetinge was donne his ffather & mother coulde
hardely beleiue Itt was made whole: & had him Into an
house & took off his doublett: & then they saw Itt was
true: & hee came to swarthmoore meetinge & there
declared how ye Ld had healed him:

And after ye Ld commanded him to goe to York with a message
from him: butt hee disobeyed ye Lorde: & ye Lorde strucke
him againe soe as hee d˙ed about 3 quarters of a yeere
after:

And great threatninges there was in Cumberland y^t If euer I came
there they woulde take away my life butt when I hearde of

                                    to one Miles Willingtons

it I went Into Cumberlande ʌ Into ye same parish but they
had not powr to touch mee:

And alsoe about this time Anth: Pearson: y^t great persecutor
of ffreindes: att Apelby hee was convinct (ouer whose heade
they carryed a sworde when he went to the bench) hee was
convinct: & comeinge ouer to swarthmoore I beinge att Coll

& I came & Coll West saide goe George for it may bee of great seruice to y^e: man

Wests they sent for mee: ʌ & ye Lords powr reacht him; & about

                                                                             y^e: truth

this time ye Lorde opned seuerall mouths to declare ʌ to preists &
people soe y^t seuerall was cast Into prison:

And after this I went againe Into Cumberlande: & Anthony
Pearson & his wiffe & seuerall freindes went alongst with mee
to bootle

And vpon ye first day I went Into: ye steeplehouse & Anthony
Pearson went on to carlisle sessions for hee was a Justice
of peace in three countyes: & soe when ye preist had

(83) came to see their folly & condemned it:

And after I went to a meeting at Arnside where there
was a many people: & I was moved of the Lorde to say
103 to Richard Myer amongst all the people, ‘Prophet Myer, stand
up upon thy legs’, for he was sitting down: & he stood
up & stretched out his arm which had been lame a long
time: & said, ‘Be it known unto you all people & to
all nations that this day I am healed’.

And after the meeting was done his father & mother could
hardly believe it was made whole: & had him Into an
house & took off his doublet: & then they saw it was
true: & he came to Swarthmoor meeting & there
declared how the Lord had healed him.

And after the Lord commanded him to go to York with a message
from him: but he disobeyed the Lord: & the Lord struck
him again so as he died about 3 quarters of a year
after.

And great threatenings there was in Cumberland that if ever I came
there they would take away my life but when I heard of

it I went into Cumberland to one Miles W[enn]ington’s
into the same parish but they had not power to touch me.

And also about this time Anthony Pearson, that great persecutor
of Friends at Appleby, he was convinced (over whose head
they carried a sword when he went to the Bench)
& coming over to Swarthmoor I being at Colonel

West’s, they sent for me: & I came (& Colonel West said, ‘Go, George, for it may be of great service to the man’)
& the Lord’s power reached him; & about
this time the Lord opened several mouths to declare the Truth to priests &
people so that several was cast into prison:

And after this I went again Into Cumberland: & Anthony
Pearson & his wife & several Friends went along with me
to Bootle.

And upon the first day I went into the steeplehouse & Anthony
Pearson went on to Carlisle Sessions for he was a Justice
of Peace in three counties: & so when the priest had