(85) but ye Lords powr came ouer y^m: all: & I went doune againe to
Jos: Nicholsons house: & ye next day there was a rude wicked
man woulde haue donne violens to a ffreinde but ye Lords
* powr stoptt him

And I was moued to sende James Lancaster to appoint a mee
=tinge att one Jo: Wilkinsons steeplehouse whoe had three
Parishes vnder him: & was a preist in great repute & esteeme
& soe I staide att Bootle in millam till hee came backe
againe:

And some of ye gentry In y^t country had made a plott agst mee: & as I was in
ye feilde & they came to ye house where I came from & they lighted
on Jam: Lancaster but did not much abuse him; but they Jcame
to Jo: Nicholsons house & had giuen a litle boy a rapier &
hee shoulde haue donne ye mischeife: but I beinge in ye
feildes & they not findinge mee in ye house after a while
they went there ways:

And soe I walked vppe & doune in ye feildes y^t night & did not
goe to bed as very often I vsed to doe: & ye next morninge
Iwee passed away: & ye next day: wee came to ye steeple
house where Ja: Lancaster had appointed ye meetinge
& there was a dozen souldjers & there wiffes ʌw^ch was come
X from Carlile: & all ye country people came in like as
to a fayre: & I lyinge shorte att a house sent all freindes
before mee: & there was some wicked women in a feilde harde by ye
house & I saw they was witches & I was moued to goe vnto
ym & declare vnto y^m. there conditions & y^t they were in ye
spiritt of witch craft:

And then I walkt doune towards ye steeplehouse where I founde
Jam: Lancaster speakeinge vnder an yewe tree & Itt was
full of people soe as I feared they woulde break it doune

And I lookt vpp & doune for a place to stande vpon to speake
vnto ye people for they lay like people att a leagre all
vpp & doune: & after a while: y^t I was discouered & I saw
y^t there was noe place convenient to speake to ye people
from a professor came to mee & askt mee whether I woulde
goe Into y^e. Church & I tolde him yes:

but the Lord’s power came over them all: & I went down again to
Joseph Nicholson’s house: & the next day there was a rude wicked
man would have done violence to a Friend but the Lord’s
power stopped him.

And I was moved to send James Lancaster to appoint a meeting
at one John Wilkinson’s steeplehouse, who had three
parishes under him: & was a priest in great repute & esteem
& so I stayed at Bootle in Millom till he came back
again.

And some of the gentry In that country had made a plot against me: & as I
was in| the field, they came to the house where I came from & they lighted
on James Lancaster but did not much abuse him; but they came
to one Joseph: Nicholson’s house & had given a little boy a rapier &
he should have done the mischief: but I being in the
fields & they not finding me in the house after a while
they went their ways.

And so I walked up & down in the fields that night & did not
go to bed as very often I used to do: & the next morning
we passed away: & the next day: we came to the steeple
house where James Lancaster had appointed the meeting
& there was a dozen soldiers & their wives which was come
from Carlisle: & all the country people came in like as
to a fair: & I lying short at a house sent all friends
before me: & there was some wicked women in a field hard by the
house & I saw they was witches & I was moved to go unto
them & declare unto them their conditions & that they were in the
spirit of witchcraft.

And then I walked down towards the steeplehouse where I found
James Lancaster speaking under an yew tree & it was
full of people so as I feared they would break it down.

And I looked up & down for a place to stand upon to speak
unto the people for they lay like people at a leaguer all
up & down: & after a while that I was discovered & I saw
that there was no place convenient to speak to the people
from, a professor came to me & asked me whether I would
go Into the church & I told him yes.