CHAP. VII.

Two memorandums-visits the North againAckworth School-Esther Tuke-Edinburgh -John Wigham-Glasgow, Cornwood, and Allandale Meetings in Durham and Yorkshire-families at Whitby and ScarboroughYork Quarterly Meeting-Deborah Townsend -families at Pickering and Hull, &c.-a third time at Lancaster-families at Liverpool. Esther Tuke near her close-families at Mansfield-Coalbrookdale-Ann Summerland extract of a letter-visits families in some Southern and Western counties-a visit to part of the Eastern and southern counties-families at Norwich at Lynn, and Yarmouth at Colchester.

We have not any account of further travels during the remainder of the year 1792; nor of many in the following year; except that our friend was at the Welch Yearly Meeting, held at Carmarthen; also at the

Essex Quarterly Meeting held at Colchester, and at some others on her return home. wards.

The two following memorandums belong to this year, 1793.

'21st of Sixth Month. Being at Wanborough, I awoke this morning with the sweet impression of these words: As a tender Shepherd, doth He care for his sheep.

• Twelfth Month. At a meeting on a public occasion, my mind was much exercised, travailing after a deep centre and lowly waiting, to get where the counsel of God is opened, either for ourselves, for the people, or for both; but my exercise being, as I thought quite unavailing, my spirit sunk into dejection. But near the close of the meeting, when mourning as a dove without its mate, a language was uttered, in the secret of my soul, after this manner: 7 hou art precious unto me. I have graven thee on the palms of my hands. Thy walls are continually before me.'

Early in the year 1794, she again obtained a certificate for visiting the North: which journey like the former one may be related with small variation in her own words.

The 15th of the Third Month, I set out for the North, in company with my dear friend Mary Jefferys, jun. of Melksham, intending to be at the Half-years Meeting in Scotland. We left Melksham in the morning after having been favoured together with the sweet over-shadowings of love, and after reverent solemn supplication to the Father of all sure mercies: under which our spirits were united, and an humble trust raised in the ever worthy name of all-saving help. We went by way of Hampton, Nailsworth, &c. a friend of Melksham accompanying us as far as Worcester. The 18th we attended a meeting there, which was a season owned of the Master. In the afternoon paid a comfortable satisfactory visit to George Becket and his wife. He was confined by ill

ness.

In this opportunity, we were favoured to drink together of the brook by the way, which truly refreshes the poor weary travel

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lers. The next day we went to Stourbridge, and the 20th were at meeting there, in which my mind was led into searching labour, but also in gathering love; and at the close, solemn supplication arose. The same afternoon we rode to Dudley. day, we were at a meeting there, in which gracious help was administered, and some close labour was extended under the tender covering of love, and the honest-hearted were encouraged, humbly to persevere. At the close, the covering of the Spirit of solemn supplication was felt, under which prayer was put up to the blessed Preserver of men.

'We proceeded to Birmingham, Tamworth, Chesterfield, Sheffield, Warnsworth, Thorn, and Doncaster, having one or more meetings at each place; and I was favoured with help to discharge my mind. At Tamworth, we visited the few friends in their families. The 4th of the Fourth Month, we reached Ackworth, staid there some days, attended the meetings on First-day, and the Week-day; and I felt my mind

drawn to have separate sittings with different parts of the family. Some of them were to sweet satisfaction, particularly that in the Girl's school, where was a general tenderness. Oh! there are some, yea, many sweet children! May they be preserved, is the fervent desire of my spirit! We also went to the Monthly Meeting at Pontefract, in which my mind was much exercised in deep travail, and enabled to labour in a very close manner; but under that covering that desires all might be gathered, and the dead in spirit raised from their graves of earthly mindedness, before the solemn language be uttered, Remove the candlesticks out of their places. For this, my soul prays. My spirit felt easy in having faithfully warned them.

'We then went to York, and was kindly received by dear Esther Tuke and her family. We attended the two meetings there, on First-day, and in the evening had a select. sitting with the scholars [of the Girl's school] in which Esther appeared sweetly in testimony. From York we went to