sited, the pure life a little strengthened, and some afresh animated to press forward for the prize that is at the end of the race. The lukewarm were warned of their danger, and the rebellious invited to flee from the wrath to come.

The repeated close engagements, accompanied by daily baptisms, with exposure to the cold air after being in warm rooms, much affected my feeble frame; yet I did not feel myself at liberty to lie by to recruit, but trusted in the holy arm for help of body as well as of mind, so pressed forward, and was mercifully supported. When the

visit was finished, we set off the following morning for Pakefield, where we had a meeting in the evening, a humbling opportunity.

At this place, and in different places on the coast, the people seemed under a fearful apprehension of an invasion by the French. At many places, particularly Yarmouth, there were a great number of military and naval men, whom it was affecting to see. Ah! when will the desirable day approach, when the swords will be beaten into ploughshares, and the spears into pruning-hooks,

and the people learn war no more.

When

I was on the Norfolk and Suffold coast, the feeling of a warlike spirit deeply affected my mind, as being that to which the Lord Jesus came to put an end.

• We had meetings at Beccles, Leystone, and Woodbridge, and so on to Colchester, where we visited the families and were mercifully helped; but pressing on beyond my bodily strength, I was very ill when we got to Kelvedon, and lay by some days.

We went from thence to the Essex Quarterly Meeting, held at Coggeshall, and returned to Kelvedon, attended the week-day meeting there, after which rode on to Chelmsford, and the next day to [the house of my relation William Storrs Fry at] Plashett; where I was poorly, but got to. Barking Meeting on First-day, and to the Monthly Meeting there on Third-day; also to a public Meeting held by desire of Sarah Harrison of Philadelphia, which was a favoured season. On Fifth-day we attended a burial; and going the next day to London, and resting there the day following, we were

at Wandsworth Meeting in Surry, on First

day.

We left it in the afternoon, for Esher, visited the families there, had a meeting at Kingston, and another at Croydon, and saw the Friends of two or three other meetings in our way to the Quarterly Meeting of Surry, held at Godalming, which we attended to satisfaction.

We were also at a burial

at Guildford, and calling at Wanborough, near that town, went thence home in two days, arriving at Melksham the 8th of the Fourth Month, 1797.'

CHAP. VIII.

Two experiences-journey to Wales-extract of a letter yearly meeting-three memorandums -visits Ireland again-her letter relative to that subject-short account of the journey-letter from Cork-from Castlebank-from Rathfriland-extracts from others-an experiencepaper found without date.

DURING the interval between the Eastern journey related in the foregoing chapter, and one taken in the same year in nearly an opposite direction, our friend was favoured with the experience related in the two following memorandums :

Melksham, 16th of Sixth Month, 1797. This morning, when alone, my soul was sweetly, unutterably so, over-shadowed with the love and precious presence of the Belov

ed of my Soul; who was pleased to break in upon it with the effusion of adorable kindness; under which I was enabled to supplicate the King of kings, through the medium of the pure Spirit of his Son, the Lamb immaculate, for preservation, and ability to such a poor despicable worm, to do whatsoever he might be pleased to employ me in; and humbly to crave preservation through this vale of tears; and at the close of time, that my poor spirit, through his adorable mercy, might be granted admittance, where for ever I might worship Him, with the Lord Jesus. Amen.-This, after a time of deep baptism."

1st of Eighth Month, 1797.

This morning, sweetly opened into the divine mystery of the coming of the adorable Son of the Highest, with the salutation of the angel to the mother of our dear Lord, attended with the precious feeling of his pure redeeming love to mankind, in order to purify, so as to make meet for union and communion with Him while here, and everlast