(64) were somethinge rude
And soe I went to looke for ye preist att his house & hee woulde not
bee seene but ye people saide hee went to hide himselfe in ye hay
mowe : & they went to looke for him there but: coulde not finde him
there: & then they saide hee was gonne to hide himselfe amongst ye
standinge corne but after they had looked for him there they coulde
not finde him there neither: soe I came to James Lancasters:
after ye | who was conuinct in y^t Ilande & from there I returned
to swarth moore again: where ye Lords powr seised vpon Margarett
& her daughter sarah & seuerall of y:^m

[page 79] were something Rude. Then went I to speak with the Priest at his
House; but he would not be seen: The People said, he went to hide
himself in the Hay-mow; and they went to look for him there, but
could not find him. Then they said, he was gone to hide himself in
the standing Corn; but they could not find him there neither.
So I went to James Lancaster’s, who was Convinced in the Island;
and from thence I returned to Swarthmore again, where the Lord’s
Power seized upon Margaret Fell and her Daughter Sarah, and seve-
ral of them.

                                                    & then I went to Baicliffe

where                                   &

wee Leo: ffell: was conuinct & hee became a good minister & seuerall
others: was convinct there: & came Into truth: & ye people coulde

                  to         as they saide                                           other

not tell howe dispute. ʌ but woulde faine haue putt on some to holde
a talk with mee: but I bid y.^m feare ye Ld: & not in a light way
to holde a talke of ye Lds wordes but practise y^m

And as I was walkeinge I hearde olde people: & workepeople ʌto say
hee is such a man as neuer was hee knowes peoples thoughts: for
I turned y^m: to ye diuine light of Xt & his spiritt y^t lett ym see
0 all there thoughts words & actions y^t was euill: y^t they had
thought or acted: with w^ch light they might see there sinns & with
ye same light they might see there saviour ʌXt Jesus to saue y^m. from
there sinns & y^t there was there first steppe to peace to stande
still in ye light y^t shewed there sin & transgressions: & shewed
ym how they were strangers to ye couenant of promise without God
in ye worlde & in ye fall of olde Adam: & in ye darknesse &
death & with ye same light they may see X^t y^t dyed for ym
whoe is there way to God & there redeemer & sauiour:

Thence I went to Becliff, where Leonard Fell was Convinced, and
became a Minister of the Everlasting Gospel: And several others
were Convinced there, and came into obedience to the Truth. Here
the People said, They could not tell how to dispute; and would fain
have put on some other to hold Talk with me: but I bid them, Fear
‘the Lord; and not in a light way hold a Talk of the Lord’s Words, but
‘put the Things in practice. And I directed them to the Divine
‘Light of Christ, and his Spirit in their Hearts, which would let
‘them see all the Evil Thoughts, Words and Actions, that they had
‘thought, spoken and acted; by which Light they might see their
‘Sin, and by which Light they might also see their Saviour, Christ
‘Jesus, to save them from their Sins. This, I told them, was their
‘first Step to Peace, even to stand still in the Light, that shewed them
‘their Sins and Transgressions; by which they might come to see,
‘how they were in the fall of Old Adam, in the Darkness and Death,
‘Strangers to the Covenant of Promise, and without God in the
‘World: And by the same Light they might see Christ, that died
‘for them, to be their Redeemer and Saviour, and their Way to
‘God.

And after this I went to a Chapell beyonde Gleeston: w.^ch was
built but neuer preist had preacht in it: where all ye country
vppe & downe came: & a quiett peaceable meetinge it was: where
ye worde of life was declared amongst y:^m & many was conuinced
about Gleeston

After this I went to a Chappel beyond Gleaston; which was built,
but never Priest had preached in it. Thither all the Country up and
down came; and a quiet, peaceable Meeting it was, in which the
Word of Life was declared amongst the People, and many were con-
vinced of the Truth about Gleaston.

                    & from thence I returned to swarthmoore againe
And after I had stayde there a few days: & most of all ye family
was conuinct: I went from thence backe againe Into westmorelande

[page 80] From thence I returned to Swarthmore again; where after I had
staid a few Days, and most of the Family were Convinced, I went
from thence back again into Westmorland,