(101) And there was one a preist att Rexam in wales one floyde: hee
sent two of his speakers preachers Into ye north to try vs: & see what a
manner of people wee was: but ye L they were convinced both
by ye power of ye Ld & turned to Xt: & they staide a time &
went backe againe: & one of y^m. stands a fine minister for Xt
to this day: one John appe John: but ye other did not
continnue: a freinde:

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While yet Friends abode in the Northern Parts, a certain Priest of
Rexam in Wales, whose Name was Morgan Floyd, having heard Re-
ports concerning us, sent Two of his Congregation into the North to
Inquire concerning us, and to Try us; and bring him an Account con-
cerning us. But when these Triers came down amongst us, the Power
of the Lord seized on them, and they were both Convinced of the
Truth. So they stayed some Time with us, and then returned back
to Wales; where afterwards one of them departed from his Con-
vincement: but the other, whose Name was John-ap-John, abode in
the Truth, and received a part of the Ministry, in which he continued
faithful.

And ye preists began to bee in a mighty rage att newcastle
& att Kendall: & vppe & downe in most countryes: & one Gylpin
y^t had sometimes come amongst vs att Kendall whoe hadrunn
out but y & w^ch: ye preists made vse of att times ʌagst vs but ye Lds
powr | confounded y^m all:

Now were the Priests in a great Rage at New Castle, and at Kendal,
and up and down in most of the Northern Counties. And there be-
ing one Gilpin, that had sometimes come amongst us at Kendal, and
soon run out from the Truth into vain Imaginations; the Priests made
what Evil Use they could of him, against us: but the Lord’s Power
confounded them all. And the Lord God cut off Two of those perse-
cuting Justices at Carlisle; and the other, after a Time, was turned
out of his Place, and went out of the Town.

And about this time O: P: oath: was to bee tendred to ye
souldÿers when ye longe parlament was turned out: & many
of ye souldÿers was turned out because in obediens to Xt: they
coulde not sweare: as: J: Stubbs for one: whoe was convinct
when I was in Carlile prison: whoe became a faithfull
minister: & trauailed much in ye seruice of ye Ld: in holland
Ireland Scotland legorne Rome Ægypt America &: ye Lds
powr preserued him ouer ye heads of ye papists though many
times ʌhee was in great dainger inof ye Inquisitions

And ye rest of ye souldÿers y^t had beene convinced in there Judge

                                                      not Into

ments but cameomeinge Into litle ʌ obediens they tooke O: P:^s oath
& they went Into Scotland: to a garrison: & ye garrison
thought they had beene there enimyes & they shott att y^m
& killed ʌmany of y^m: w^ch: was a sad Judgement:

About this Time also the Oath or Engagement to O. Cromwel was
tendered to the Souldiers; and many of the Souldiers were disbanded,
because in Obedience to Christ they could not swear. As John Stubbs
for one, who was Convinced, when I was in Carlisle-Prison, and be-
came a good Soldier in the Lamb’s War, and a faithful Minister of
Christ Jesus; travelling much in the Service of the Lord in Holland,
Ireland, Scotland, Italy, Egypt and America: and the Lord’s Power
preserved him out of the Hands of the Papists; though many times
he was in great Danger of the Inquisition. But some of the Souldiers,
who had been Convinced in their Judgments, but had not come into
Obedience to the Truth, took O Cromwel’s Oath; and going after-
wards into Scotland, and coming before a Garrison there, the Gar-

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rison thinking, they had been Enemies, fired at them, and killed divers
of them: which was a sad Judgment.

And ye Ld Gd cutt off two of those persecutinge Justices
at Carlile: & ye other after a time was turned out of his
place & went out of ye tounde

See end of paragraph 2 above.

And soe after when I had visited ye churches in ye north & all
was setled under Gods teachinge & ye glory of ye Ld shined
ouer y^m: I passt from swarthmoore to Lancaster: & soe
through: ye countryes visitinge freindes till I came to Sender
1654 land greene where there was a meetinge appointed 3 weekes
before: & soe left ye north fresh & greene vnder Xt there
teacher where this followinge paper was giuen foorth to ffreindes in ye ministry X

This Epistle does not actually follow directly after this in the Long Journal.

Now when the Churches were settled in the North, and Friends were
sate down under Christ’s Teaching, and the Glory of the Lord shined
over them, I passed from Swarthmore to Lancaster (about the beginning
of the year 1654) and so through the Countries, visiting Friends, till
I came to Synder-hill-green, where there was a Meeting appointed
three Weeks before; leaving the North fresh and green, under Christ
their Teacher.

The Epistle 'To Friends in the Ministry' follows in the 1694 edition on pages 124-127, following the repositioned paragraph about The Valiant Sixty.