(61)                                                       James Dicksons

And from thence I passt: with an olde man ʌ y^t was convinced of ye truth
y^t day: & dyed in ye truth: to his house & from thence I came to James

        of newton in Cartmell in Lancasheere

Taylors: ʌ & on ye first day I went to one preist Camelfords Chappell
& after hee had donne I began to speake ye worde of life to ym
& Camelforde was in such a rage: & such a frett & soe peevish
y^t hee had noe patiens to heare but stirred vppe ye rude multitude
& they rudely haled mee out & strucke mee & punched mee & tooke
mee & threw mee headelonge ouer a stone wall: but blessed bee
ye Lorde his power: preserued mee. ye: Kirke ʌwarden was one
Jo: Knipe: whome ye Lorde |after cutt off: whoe threwe mee
downe headelonge ouer y:^e wall

And from thence I passed with an old man, James Dickson’s, that was convinced of the truth that day — and died in the truth — to his house; and from thence I came to James Taylor’s, of Newton in Cartmel in Lancashire; and on the first day I went to one priest Camelford’s Chapel,
and after he had done I began to speak the word of life to them;
and Camelford was in such a rage and such a fret and so peevish
that he had no patience to hear, but stirred up the rude multitude,
and they very rudely haled me out and struck me and punched me and took me and threw me headlong over a stone wall: but blessed bee
the Lord his power preserved me (the Kirk Warden was one John Knipe,
whom the Lord after cut off, who threw me down headlong over the wall).

And there was a youth y^t was writeinge after y^e preist & I was moued
to | speake to him & hee came to bee convinct: & became a fine
minister of ye Gospell whose name was John Braithwaite
And so I went vppe to an alehouse where many people resorted
betwixt ye time of there preachinge: & had a great deale of reaso=
=ninge with y:^m & shewed vnto y^m: howe y^t God was come to
teach: his people himselfe &: to bringe y.^m of such teachers: as was
Judged by ye prophetts Xt & y^e Apostles: & many receiued ye
worde of life y^t time & standes to this day

And there was a youth that was writing after the priest, and I was moved
to speak to him, and he came to bee convinced: and became a fine
minister of the Gospel, whose name was John Braithwaite.
And so I went up to an alehouse where many people resorted
betwixt the time of their preaching, and had a great deal of reaso-
ning with them, and showed unto them, how that God was come to
teach his people himself and to bring them off such teachers as was
judged by the prophets, Christ, and the Apostles: and many received the
word of life that time and stands to this day.

And ye afternoone I went about 2 or 3 miles to another steeple

                    caled Lyndall

house or chappell: ʌ & when ye preist had donne I spoake to him & ye
people what y^e Ld commanded mee: & there was a great opposers
who & they after came to bee convinct: & after I came to one Capt:
Sands w.^ch hee and his wiffe: if they coulde haue had ye tworlde &
truth they woulde haue receiued it: but they was hypocrites & hee
a very .chaffy light man: & y^e ʌway was was to straight for ym
And when I had admonished him of his lightnesse & of his Jeastinge
howe it was not seemely for a great professor as hee was: hee
aunswered & saide hee had a son of one his death bed did alsoe
 reproue & warne him of it: Butt hee neither obeyed ye admonish ment
of his son nor of ye spiritt of God in himselfe

And the afternoon I went about 2 or 3 miles to another steeple
house or chapel called Lindale, and when the priest had done I spoke to
him and the people what the Lord commanded me; and there was great
opposers — and they after came to be convinced — and after, I came to
one Captain Sands, which he and his wife, if they could have had the
world and truth, they would have received it: but they was hypocrites,
and he a very chaffy light man, and the way was too strait for them.
And when I had admonished him of his lightness and of his jesting,
how it was not seemly for a great professor as he was, he
answered and said he had a son on his death bed did also
reprove and warn him of it: but he neither obeyed the admonishment
of his son nor of the spirit of God in himself.

1652 And from thence I came to Vluerston & soe to swarth moore
to Judge ffells:

                                                                                  had beene &    still

And there came vppe preist Lampitt w^ch: I perceiued ʌwas a ranter
in his minde & I had a great deale of reasoninge Iwith him: for hee [c]oulde

                        & perfection

talke of high notions & thereby deceiued ye people: & hee woulde
haue owned mee butt I coulde not owne him nor Joine with him

And from thence I came to Ulverston, and so to Swarthmoor
to Judge Fell’s.
And there came up priest Lampitt, which I perceived had been and was still a Ranter in his mind, and I had a great deal of reasoning with him: for he could talk of high notions and perfection, and thereby deceived the people: and he would have owned me, but I could not own him nor join with him.