Naiui&ciFS 
 
 of tf)C 
 
 ikttraenlotts Cure of 
 aunt ittunmngs, 
 
 of ©oleaster, 
 
 fig JFaitff, Draper, aitU anointing ftitfi ©it, 
 on NetoJ-pear'o map, 1705 ; 
 
 Crafts itate, of Colcfirgtrr, 
 
 or, 
 
 2Ft)e JFaljse=f)eattrtr dottier dFrtgi)teO into ©oofi 
 Jfflanners, 
 
 % rare an* to^tmsical oftr l&allatr; 
 
 &tt ertraortrinars 3tobe4Lrttrr, 
 
 attoresseti to a Hat>g of JEtattron, in 1644; 
 antr 
 
 Cfie fttalfion ftlartpr’ss Draper, 1555, 
 
NAWMMnS FIS 
 
 of tlje 
 
 itttvaculous Cure of 
 3ttnc ittunmngs, 
 
 of ffiolcfjester, 
 
 t»P JFaitt), Draper, ana anointing toit& ©il, 
 on ISTeu^pear's 23 ap, 1705 ; 
 
 Crafts Bate, of Colchester, 
 
 or, 
 
 ©i>e dFa(sc=tjearteti (Jllotfner dfTriflfjte^ into ©ooti 
 JRftanners, 
 
 'ft rare an& tofjtmsfcal oltr 13 aUab; 
 
 % « eetraortrtnarg Hobe=Hetter, 
 
 atitiresseo to a ILatig of Jflanjoit, in 1G44; 
 
 antf 
 
 2 Tf) e fttaltJon iDartpr's Draper, 1555. 
 
 ft berg lumtetr number printetr. 
 
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 Urinteb tj? ©fjatles (ttlarfe (an amateur) at f)t a 
 Dribate Dress. 
 
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ftttraculous Cute 
 
 nt &ttne fttumungs, of <ilolcfpc0ter^ 
 
 /jT*©B, in all ages, tjattj not left tjimsclf toittjoui 
 a testimong of ijis eternal potoer anb ©ob=tjeab, 
 as toill appear in t^e follotoing narritibe:— a cijuretj 
 at Tiverton, in tfje luest, being congtcgatcb together, 
 anb tjabing one among tfjem, toijom ttjeg besigneb for 
 ttjeir pastor, a letter toas sent, bg tfje consent or orber 
 of tfjem, to a cijuretj in Colchester, fere ttje bismission of 
 a member, ttjeir intenbeb pastor; anb Itfcetoise a tlose 
 in tfje letter for birections inorbination, luljetijer it toas 
 fubgeb necessarg for to lag on fjanbs. ©fie aforesaib 
 cfjnrcf) in Colchester tjabing tfieir pastor absent, I toas 
 besiteb to anstoer tfje aforesaib letter, anb totjen £ came 
 to anstoer ttjat point as to orbination, £ torote as fol- 
 lotos, viz. ILaging on of tjanbs being an insignificant 
 tiling, oitlg to benote ttje person orbaineb, it tjabing no 
 potoer to conbeg ang ministerial gifts to ttje person so 
 orbaineb, toe ratfier jubge it to be a prnnitibe ceremottg, 
 suetj as tfie anointing of ttje sirft, anb ttje toasfiing of 
 tjje feet, totjictj eeaseb toil?) tfje libes of ttje apostles, 
 anb toittj ttje ertraorbinarg gift of tjealing, $rr. 
 
 Ctjis letter, tfius toritten, toas brougtjt to ttje cfjurcfj 
 for approbation, anb to be subsettbeb bg tfjem; but some 
 rejeeteb it, anb replieb, ttjat ttjeg beliebeb anointing 
 toittj oil, anb also laging on of fjanbs toe re otbinanees 
 in ttje cijuretj, anb ougtjt still to be practiseb; tofitcij £ 
 opposeb, anb guoteb ttje auttjors £ ijab reab against it; 
 but to no purpose, for ttje letter ttjeg tooulb not sign, 
 anb anottjer toas torit aceorbing to tfieir oton minbs. 
 i3ut from ttjat time, £ toas left in great bareness of 
 soul, so ttjat £ oftentimes guestioneb mg interest in 
 Christ Jesus, anb £ ftept mang bags of fasting anb 
 praget, for ttje return of ttje ligfit of ©ob’s countenance; 
 anb ttjus £ eontinueb for ttje space of about ttoo tnontijs, 
 'till at lengti) being at St. Edmund’s Bury, in Suffolk, 
 totoarbs ttje latter enb of December, £ toas besireb to 
 ptag toittj a gentleman anb tooman, tofiirfi fiab been 
 long afflictcb; anb totjilst£ toas atprager, £ toas muefi 
 in ttje barft, anb tfiougfit £ Ijab more neeb to prag for 
 mgself tljan otfiers, totjictj £ bib in ttjese toorbs: fflSJfig 
 fiast ttjou left me, © Horb, tofig fiast tfiou tjib tfig face 
 from me? Return, return, © fLorb, anb lift up ttje ligtjt 
 of ttjg countenance upon me. ©o tofiicfi reguest, £ toas 
 immebiatelg anstoereb bg tfiougfit of rninb, ttjat £ ijab 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
ftUractilous Cure of anttc ittutmtng*. 
 
 denied tits ordinances, viz. anointing, anti taping on of 
 bands: £ replied again in tnp oWn soul, ILord! if £ did 
 know tbep Were tfjg ordinances, £ Would not Willinglp 
 denp them, nor no ottiec. So tfjen £ Was conbinced, that 
 the ordinance of taping on of bands, and anointing 
 toitij oil, bicrc continued in ttjc church; and ttjat if £ 
 practised ttjem, tije fiord Would obm ttjem. I ttjen, upon 
 ttjis resotbe of mind, bad mp desires granted, for tfje 
 fiord did lift up the ligtjt of kid countenance upon me, 
 and mp proper bias turned into praises; and token E 
 bad concluded mp praper (ttje gentlewoman being lame 
 of a dead palsp on one side) I said to fjer, distress, 
 £ beliebe if pou Were anointed in ttje name of tf>e fiord, 
 that pour limbs Will be restored; for £ am conbinced 
 most strangelp, of ttiat Which £ opposed not long since 
 With ttie greatest bigour. Sije told me stje could not 
 submit to it, neither did she beliebe it. £ used some ar= 
 guments Witt) tier, but to no purpose. So ttiat dap £ 
 returned to Colchester , and going to one ifftrs. Mary 
 Mannings, a WidoW, Who keeps a milliner's shop near 
 ttje market, £ told tjer tjoto £ bad been conbinced of ttje 
 ordinance of anointing With oil; and further told her, 
 £ firtnlp did beliebe ttjat (Sod Would oWn bis oWn ordi= 
 nances. She Was much surprised, knowing boW bigor= 
 ouslp £ bad opposed it but a short time before ; and 
 supposing tt to be a fancp, stje asked, Whether £ bad 
 anp faittj in the application of it to her daughter, Which 
 Was a cripple, as Will plainlp appear bp ttjis narratibe? 
 £ told tjer pes, £ had; and asked tjer, Whether stje kc= 
 Itebcd it to be an ordinance? £be said, she did. Chen 
 £ looked into the room Where her aforesaid daughter 
 sat, and said, (Child! do pou beliebe tljelLord ean make 
 pou Whole? She teplp’d, tfje ILord’s hand is not sljor= 
 tened that it ranitot sabe, neither is his ear heabp that 
 it cannot hear. ILHcll, £ replped, if pou beliebe his a bi= 
 litp, £ beliebe his Willingness; then her mother asked 
 me, Whether £ Would please to admintster the ordinance 
 to her? £ told her £ Would, but tljis being the last dap 
 of the Week, £ could not itoW, because of mp studp. £-0 
 £ left them, and on tlje second dap of ttje next Week, 
 being to expound, after mp Wonted custom, ttje afore= 
 said Jflflrs. Mannings being tljere, stje thought it tlje 
 most proper time to administer the ordinance to her 
 daughter, While £ Was affected With the spirit and grace 
 of ©od. According to her reguest, £ Went With her to 
 her house; and she sent the maid for a pennpWorth of 
 oil, and told me, she hoped £ Would be as good as mp 
 Word, to anoint her daughter; £ told her a bad promise 
 
ftliracitlous <Eure of Unite fWttnninjjs. 
 
 bias 6ctter tirofte than kept, but if £ roulb finb a toar= 
 rant in ttje biorb of (Sob, £ bioulb; bestting a bible, £ 
 besircb not to he interrupted anb searcljeb from one 
 mb to ttje other, for tfje space of tfjrce tjours, viz, from 
 nine to tbiclbe, in totjirJ) time, £ tab collecteb most 
 places of scripture, both for tf»e ordinance, anti for the 
 rnrottragement of faitlj, as James v. 14, Mark vi. 13, 
 Mark xi. 24, biljtch last £ calleti a seal to ms commis= 
 sion. gating bone, £ closcb up tlje bible, anb saib to 
 the mother anb the otljer sister present, £ fjabe not onlp 
 fouitb a commission, but a seal tfjereto. So £ abbress’b 
 nipsclf to tl )e orbiminre in tlje manner follobiiitg:— 
 ,-f£irst, £ bient to ptaper, tfjat <!Kob bioulb raise out 
 faith in tlje orbiitance, anb tfjat also bie migljt lap tolb 
 on tlje promise; then £ set apart tlje opl from common 
 to special use, bp proper. Ctjen £ anointeb fjer in the 
 name Of tijc ILorb Jesus Christ of Nazareth, oil tl )C plate 
 griebeb, tljree times, aceotbing to tlje number of tlje pet= 
 sons of tlje trinitp; but note, bihcn £ came to anoint Ijer 
 ankle, £ bias astonisljeb, for fjer lameness bias in 
 manner follotoing : Ifter l)ip=bone bias out of tljc socket, 
 anb fleshp matter tab fill'b up tlje cup, anb tj )e hip= 
 bone bias sprung up unber ter arm ; Ijer leg bias crookeb, 
 anb ter ankle sprung out of its place, so tljat on tlje 
 instbe none bias to be seen ; ter left foot in tfje form of 
 a stump, besibes ter otter bobilp infirmities for the 
 biant of ter limbs. ?£}ct mother saitt, she knobis not 
 biljetljer slje bias born so or not, for she first pereeibeb 
 it biten slje-toas in Ijer leabing=strings; anb slje being 
 nigt 16 pears of age, ntanp bib tjer motljer make use of 
 for help, but to no purpose, slje still grobiing biorse anb 
 biorse. at length slje rnabe ter application to an emi= 
 nent surgeon, toljo tolb Ijer he bioulb not take Ijer monep, 
 for no man in tlje biorlb eoulb trip ter, nor tebuee the 
 bones into tljeir places; tlje sinrbis being shrunk, anb 
 gattereb unber Ijer Ijnm as big as a man’s Ijanb; anb 
 the biljole sibe so bicak, tljat slje roulb not rarrp a four 
 pounb bieigljt on tljat sibe. Uffilljen £ sab) tee leg so be= 
 formeb, for £ nrber sabi it before, mp countenance fell, 
 anb £ saib biitljm mpself, Sure £ am biorse than a 
 mab man ; ran croofieb bones be mabe strrigtt? &nb 
 biitlj tljat surlj a trembling seijeb me, tljat £ roulb not 
 stap mp Ijanb (but toitt tlje help of tlje otter) to anoint 
 Ijer; anb bitile £ bias in tljis confusion, tljis teat bropt 
 
 into mp minb, Though you believe not, yet he abides 
 faithful, and cannot deny himself. So 3S SOOIt as £ tab 
 
 anointeb ter, £ fell on mp knees, as it biere in an ago= 
 np, anb saib these biorbs; ILorb, £ habc bone mp part, 
 
ftttraculotts <S*ure of attne ftl turnings. 
 
 I Ijabc gone to the outsibe of mg commission; ILorb, 5 
 leabe the toork in tljg ijanbs to tie accomplisheb. &nb 
 toljtle 4 toas tljus saging, £ fell as it tocte into an ex= 
 tacg, anb behrlb as it tocte the tjeabens open, anb Christ 
 at tljc jFatfjcr's right fjanb presenting a petition. 3Fljen 
 £ crieb out, ILorb, that is our petition, anb toe toait for 
 an anstoer.. UTlje mother anb sisters toonbereb at tfje 
 expression; but as soon as £ fjab so saib, £ hxb these 
 
 toorbS brOligijt to nte; Be it unto you according to your 
 faith-, $ replgeb, £ belirbe she shall be mabe tohole. &nb 
 £ then hab this reply, I will, she shall he whole, ilnb then, 
 before £ came off mp knees, £ praiseb (Bob for making 
 of her tohole; anb tohen £ ijab conclubeb, £ got up anb 
 toalkeb some turns about the room; anb then sat boton, 
 anb fixing mg eges upon fjcc, saib, (Clj’lb, the ILorb 
 hath mabe thee tohole. ?l?er mother replgcb, Sit, toljat 
 bo gou mean to sag so before gou knoto? £ replgeb, un= 
 belief stanb bg; cfiilb, the ILorb hath mabe t1jec tohole; 
 her mother replgeb as before; at toljieh £ replgeb the 
 tljitb time, toith greater earnestness than before, cfjilb, 
 the ILorb hath mabe thee tohole. Chen she got up, anb 
 saib, ffl&ihnt shall £ tenber to tfje ILorb for all his be= 
 nefits! Jfor tohile gou pronounceb me toljole theseconb 
 time, mg bones snapt toitljout tlje least pain, anb are 
 rome into their places. Stub to our astonishment toe be= 
 Ijclb her straight anb tohole, anb a full hanb’s breabth 
 taller than before. So slje put forth her foot, sljetoeb us 
 her ankle, anb all toas toell; her bobilg infirmities also 
 retnobeb, anb her soul, toith cues, fiU’b toith the lobing 
 kiitbness of tljc ILorb, so that toe fcneto not hoto to con= 
 tain ourselbes. (tfome, saib £, to her mother anb sis= 
 trrs, let us sing tlje praises of tlje ILorb: No, saib her 
 mother, the neighbours toill hear us, it being but three 
 o’clock last neto=gears=bag in tlje morning. £ replgeb, 
 if toe fjolb our peace, tlje stones in the street toill erg 
 against us. So toe sung extemporarg, anb conclubeb 
 the morning toith blessing anb praising (Bob. £n the 
 morning her mother saib, (Bo sec tohetfjer gour brother 
 bocs not erg; she toent up stairs, anb fetctj’b him boton, 
 fje being a lustg cljilb near fibe gears olb. So tlje bag 
 follotoing (tohen some members of tlje church tocte cal= 
 leb together) toas spent in praising (Sob. 
 
 Signeb at our church meeting; toe toljose names are 
 after toritten (members of the same soeietg) bo attest 
 the truth hereof, anb knoto of no other means that hath 
 been useb, but that (Bob hath shetoeb Ijis great potocr 
 therein:— (IThomas ^rget,— Joljn Jfrlaxeg,— Nathaniel 
 
miraculous <£ure of annc munninft#- 
 
 ?t?icks, — Samuel Cobb, juu. — $of)n HSlacltffU, — ;?lof)tt 
 iirotone, — Cljomas JjJcttlg, — ;$oscpl) ISllingforb, — 
 Daniel jQart ,— dfrattcis jttjatoatb ,— Ixobcrt Harris ,— 
 IJijilip Stotoats,— iSenjamm Smitij,— jtferemtaf) £Jax= 
 tec,— fflSjaiUiam itiatolings. 
 
 Cfje reason toljg toe sisters sign tiffs is, because toe 
 fjabc more narrotolg searrljeb Ijer as to Ijer ijip: — Sa= 
 rai) $tger,— J&arg JWaxeg,— JWatg JfElunnings, sen. 
 — iblarg Hftunnings, jun. — IBlijabetlj Hammings,— 
 Saralj Spcall,— Jiflarg Capes,— Sara!) Jlffble. 
 
 Cljis ntaib Ijatlj resibeb in London seberal montljs, 
 anb ntang people Ijabe talfceb bfftlj Ijer to tljctr satis= 
 taction, of toljicij I am one. SUtb tfje person prating 
 ( William Rawlings, one of tlje suteribecs) noto tcsibcttj 
 at London, as a minister. £ am assureb tijat tlje emt= 
 nent surgeon is Jtlc. Benjamin Cross, at Colchester. 
 
 I Ijabittg receibeb a letter from an unknoton ftienb, 
 besiring a relation of tfjts miraculous cure toitlj testi= 
 mottg, £ applieb rngself accorbinglg, anb, toil!) six or 
 sebrit toccks toaiting anb attcnbance, £ Ijabe obtaineb 
 tlje abobesaib narratibe; anb ffnbing it tebious copging 
 out to attstoer suclj a reguest, anb also tljinking it a 
 but® ratijec tfjan a crime, to publislj so great a token 
 of our ?iotb Jesus's anstoering faitlj anb prager; anb 
 also £ ffnbing tlje persons tijat ace more immebiatelg 
 concerneb forbear printing it, to prebent tljougfjts of 
 boasting or assuming bain glorg, £ askcb leabe to print 
 tt; anb bg tlje anstoer pcrccibeb, tijat, tljougf) £ bib it, 
 £ sljoulb not gibe offence, ( £ not being a member of 
 eitljer cljutcljes concerneb) £ ijabe set tlje printer to 
 toorfc. Ilnb tijat tljis mg testimong anb apologg mag 
 not toant a name to it, £ ijabe subscribeb ntgself, 
 
 Citarleg S3oe. 
 
 In the Borough , London . 
 

Crafts Itatr , of Colcfitjstor* 
 
 OTR,— "Stye ICansuisfjing Xobet.” 
 
 ¥©© tfiat tn merriment trcligfjt, 
 llitag listen nob) to togat I Incite, 
 Cfjen toill sou satisfaction knb, 
 2To cure a melanctolg minb.. 
 
 damsel lib’b in Stolrtestet, 
 
 2lnb there a Cttlotfjiec courteb tier, 
 dFov ttoo months spate ftotf) nigh* anb bag, 
 glnb pet the Damsel saib him nag. 
 
 $Tf)e dottier Ije tfjen teplg’b, 
 
 If sou refuse to be ms bribe, 
 
 It soon toill probe ms obectljcob), 
 ©ten bearest bo not anstoet so. 
 
 Saib she, toere I to lobe inelin’b, 
 
 f lerijaps sou soon toou’b change sour minb, 
 nb court some otter Damsel fair. 
 dFor men are false, I bo beclare. 
 
 2Ss all ttat’s goob, ms bearest lobe, 
 I neber toill unfaithful probe, 
 
 3Tten grant me tohat I bo request, 
 So stall toe both be eber blest. 
 
 lije mans protestations mabe, 
 
 &nb like a losal lober saib, 
 
 UTtere’s none but thee stall be mg toife, 
 Urge ios anb romfort of ms life. 
 
 Ef)is saib, at length she gabe consent, 
 ®o marts tiro. lifcetoise ttes toent 
 ©,nto her frienbs anb parents, toto 
 Dib grant fjrr lobe anb liking too. 
 

 
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<£raftp State, of (tfolcfjester. 
 
 13 ut see tfje fruits of curse'll golb, 
 
 Jfte left f)ts logal lobe beSolb, 
 
 JUSatt!) grief anb sorroto compass’b tounb, 
 ®Hi)en |)e a greater fortune founb. 
 
 a Hatoget’s baugfjter fair anb brtrrfjt, 
 ?&er parents’ toj> anb heart’s beligbt, 
 %e bias resolb’b to mafee \ )is spouse, 
 Uenging all i )ts former botos. 
 
 Kobo tofjen ti)e 23amsel came to Sear, 
 
 UTijat she must lose Set onlg bear, 
 
 Unb for tSe ILatoger’s baugSter’s safee, 
 CSbUflS* she, some sport baits Sim I’ll matter 
 
 SSe ftnebo tSat eberg nigSt Se came 
 dFrom Sis neb) lobe, Nancg bg name, 
 Sometimes at ten o’cloefe or more, 
 Sate to a tanner toent tSerefore. 
 
 SSc botrotoeb tSere an olb ffiob)=Sibe, 
 S2UitS eroofeeb fjotns botS large anb boibe, 
 anb Sabing b)tapt Sctself tSerein, 
 
 SSe bib Scr neb) intreague begin. 
 
 SSe in a lonesome fielb bib stag, 
 
 Cfje (ttlotSier came at length that boag, 
 TOSere Se b)as sorelg scar’b bg S ct, 
 SSe looit’b so lifee olb Hucifer. 
 
 a Saitg Sibe, Sorns on Ser Scab, 
 aaasics full three foot asunber spreab, 
 Sesibes, Sc sab) a long blacfc tail, 
 
 |tje strobe to run, but Sis feet bib fail. 
 
 She guicftlg seijeb Stm bg tSe coat, 
 arijcn toitlj a grim anb breabful note, 
 SSe crp’b, gou leabe poor Sate, I Sear, 
 anb toooe tSe ILabaget’s baugSter bear. 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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©raftp Kate, of ffiolct) ester. 
 
 Since gou tabe teen so false to ter, 
 ¥ou perjuret fenate of ffiolctester, 
 ¥ou stall, botetter gou boill or no, 
 2Hnto mg gloomg region go. 
 
 Ct is boice tit so affrigtten tim, 
 Cljat ttere te tremtlet eherg limt, 
 Stoeet master IBebil, spare me not). 
 Sint I’ll perform mg former tot). 
 
 I’ll matte goung State mg lat)ful trite, 
 ®ffitell see gou to, tte 33ebil erg’t, 
 
 <©t gou stall tear from me again, 
 
 If State against gou tott complain. 
 
 ®ten f)ome te toent, ttougt berg late, 
 J^e ne’er imaginet ttis boas State, 
 STtat put tim into suet a feigtt, 
 Cterefore next tag, tg morning ligyt, 
 
 f^e toent to State ant marrg’t ter, 
 jfor fear of ttis olt ILucifer: 
 jper frients ant parents tljougtt it strange 
 Uttere stoult te suet a sutten etange. 
 
 State tit not let ter parents fcnobo, 
 Kor ang otter frient or foe, 
 
 STtll ste a gear tat marrg’t teen, 
 UCten tolt it at ter gossiping. 
 
 It pleaset tte boomen to tlje trart, 
 ffi®to sait ste trabelg plag’t ter part, 
 Iftet tjustant laugft as toell as ttjcg, 
 Ctjis boas a jobial merrg tag. 
 
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 to a Xafcp of Jttatoon, tn 1644 . 
 
 Co tfje moot cljoiee (Scntletooman, anO oma* 
 ment of fjer stxe, fttrs. ISUjabetlj CUooOe, 
 Daughter of filr Sebastian tSooOr , iisquir c , 
 at itlaiocn. 
 
 J»rs. lElijabctfj, 
 
 ifr f^abe long beetle an earnest suitor to ^oitt fjonouc 
 J£ anb beserts, tijat I migijt be abmitteb an fumble 
 suitor to ®our stoecte seife: nob), after mans stribeings 
 anb totcstltngs, I tjabe almost prcbatleb. map nejft 
 suit is, tijat sour bearest seife tooulb eompls toitij sour 
 bearest patents besires anb mine: tijep are mostreabp 
 to part toitij a great part of tljeir estate for pour safee, 
 anb J most btillinge to place all ms loses anb beligijts 
 in ¥ou alone. Nob) it is, or bull sobainels be, in sour 
 sole pobter to basij anb frustrate, or crolnne all ms in= 
 beabours: ijerebp pou toill mafce me a most ijapps man, 
 anb sour seife (£ fjope) a no lesse Ijapps spouse. 
 
 CSEtlell, stoeete JRts. lElijabetij, be not afraibe to 
 benture on me: as sow ijabe a most tenber fatijer, anb 
 a most inbulgcnt motijer, so lett me, that J tijtnfc $to= 
 bibcnce bept'for sou, furnisi) sou toitij a berp, berp 
 lobinge ijusbanb. (Koulb pou reabe mp most utmost 
 tijougtjts, pou tooulb soon anstoete lobe baitfj lobe. Jr 
 ijere promise pou, anb bull matte goob tips promise 
 againc (toijen tijat ijappp base comes) on ijolp grounb, 
 tijat I twill lobe anb ijonour pou. 
 
 Stnotoe, tijis is mp birgin reguest, tf»e first reguest 
 in earnest tijat eber came from mp lippes or pen: ms 
 epes babe scene rnanp ponge gallants anb birgms, but 
 jfelrs. iSlijabctfj is tij'e beltgijt of mp epes. ©tfjers of 
 pour sere ijabe beetle acceptable, anb some precious tn 
 ntp epes; but pou, anb pou onlp, ijabe been, anb still 
 are, tije pearle in mp epes. 
 
 amongst all tije toorfcs of ffiob, S beligfjt most tit 
 beijolbinge (tije sun excepteb) an amiable countenance; 
 anb sueij is pours, or none in tijese parts of ISnglanb. 
 ITour face is a mappe of beauties, pour gentle breast a 
 cabinett of bertues, anb pout totjole seife a cluster of 
 all tbe cboisest belieaeies: but, in platne 3£nglisij, not 
 pout pleastnge aspect, nor toell=featureb person, nor 
 abmireb ercellenries, not toeigijtp portion, fasteneb mp 
 
Isstraoi&inarg aob*=a*tt*r. 
 
 Bour J obp (° f *618 S fjabe teenc 
 scrbtng^t^^ t0 a man ( m fisclf I mean) so unbe= 
 
 Sis for mgselfe, I am ttougtt toorttp of a goob toife 
 
 fMi°An«n« 0rt ^® f f ® ou ' Cjjese jjrettu toges, calleb 
 atp B J tc |) commobities in tfjts age, ttat 
 in C A„?°! , tomne tolbes b B «je tokens, 4 knotoe 
 ? 3entlfll) oman ln these parts, tut tooulb kisse 
 a letter from mg Paulis, reabc it toitt jope, anli tften 
 lage it up ne*t tier fjart as a treasure; tut E mill not 
 trge ttjeir eourtesies, except E tint gou biscourteous. 
 
 - ■» Jwit reguest is ft) is, take a turne in pribate, 
 tgen rcab ttjis letter againe, ant imagine tfje penman 
 at gout eltoto. Ne*t lage gour fjant upon gour tart, 
 ant resolte to sage amen to mg tesires. Ef so, E stall 
 accept gour portion toitt tfje left taut, tut gour lobelp 
 person toitt tfje rigtt. portions E can Ijabe enougt to 
 mg minte in otter places, tut not a toife to mg minte 
 tit ang place of tte toite toorlt tut at fttalOen. E tope, 
 tterefore, no place stall furnist gou toitt a tustanb 
 tut l&tngstone, toijere libes in tope, gour most teartp 
 frienb anb serbant, 
 
 HTfumtag iSourntait* 
 
 From my Chamber , Dec. 2 , 1644 . 
 

 
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TOe &laUjou ffctartgr'g rawer. 
 
 f ?T I) c folio inlng ts t|c Jjlraper, tittrrclr kneeling on tije grounlr, 
 of Stepfjen IJntgljt, tuljo, for Its religious opinions, teas burnett 
 at tl>c stale, at JBlaftion, JJlarcl) 28tlj, 1555,] 
 
 ® a©l aD jflesus fflfittst, for biljose lobe E leabe 
 toillinglg tJjis life, anb besite rather tlje bitter 
 beatlj of tf)S cross, biith the loss of all eartljlg tilings, 
 tfjan to abtbe tlje blaspljemg of thg most ljolg name, or 
 to obeg men in breaking thg ljolg commanbment: tljou 
 seest, © iLorb, that Inhere It might libe in biorlblg 
 Uiealti) to biorsljip a false ©ob, anb honour tfjine ene= 
 mg, I cljuse ratljer tlje torment of tlje bobg, anb tlje loss 
 of this life, anb Ijabe eounteb all tilings but bile, bust, 
 anb bung, tfjat $ migijt loin ttjee; biljich beat!) is bearer 
 unto me, than tijousanbs of golb anb silber. Smch lobe, 
 © ILorb, Ijast tljou laib up in mg breast, tljat I hunger 
 for tfiee, as tlje biounbcb beer besiretf) tlje soil. Senb 
 tf)g Ijolg comforter, © ILorb, to atb, comfort, anb 
 strengtljen tljis bieak piece of earth, biljiclj is emptg of 
 all strength of itself. Cljou rememberest, © ILorb, tljat 
 I am but bust, anb able to bo notljing tljat is goob; 
 therefore, © ILorb, as of tfjtrtc accustomeb goobness 
 anb lobe tljou Ijast inbiteb me to tljis banquet, anb ac= 
 eounteb me biortljg to brink of tljinc obm cup amongst 
 tljine elect; eben so gibe me strength, © ILorb, against 
 tljis raging element, biljiclj as to mg sight it is most 
 irksome anb terrible, so to mg rninb it mag at tljg com= 
 manbment (as an obebient serbant) be sbicet anb plea= 
 sant; tljat through tlje strength of tljg HJolg Spirit, E 
 mag pass through tlje rage of tljis fire into thg bosom, 
 arcorbing to tljg promise, anb for tljis mortal receibe an 
 immortal, anb for this corruptible put on incorruption: 
 accept tljis burnt sacrifice anb offering, © ILorb, not for 
 tlje sacrifice, but for tljg bear Son’s sake mg Sabiour, 
 for toljosc testimong I offer tljis freebiill offering biith 
 all mg ljwt*> anb biith all mg soul. © hrabenlg jfa= 
 tijer, forgibe me mg sins, ns I foegibe all tlje biorlb. 
 © sbicet S<m of ©ob mg Sabiour, spreab tljg filings 
 obec me. © blesseb anb |L)olg ©host, through bihose 
 merciful inspiration E am come hither, conbuct me into 
 eberlasting life. ILorb, into tijg hanbs E commenb mg 
 spirit— Amen. 
 
 ^otfjam : IPrinteti at ©farto ©lark’s ^ribate \0ress.