Year
1660
Alternative Title
Josiah Coale's letter to George Fox, 21 January 1661
Sender Place
Maryland
Receiver
George Fox
Repository holding original letter
Library of the Society of Friends
Full Date
1660-01-21
Document Type
Correspondence
Country, State, Location 1
39.00039, -76.74997
Subject - Person (Linked Data)
Coale, Josiah, 1632?-1668 [LC]
Coale, Josiah, 1632?-1668 [VIAF]
Josiah Coale (Q135524653) [Wikidata]
Fox, George, 1621-1691 [VIAF]
George Fox (Q310439) [Wikidata]
Subjects
Fell family; Society of Friends; Quakers; Religious communities; Religious minorities
Genre
Correspondence
Abstract
Correspondence, dated January 21, 1661 (21 11mo. 1660 Quaker Style), from Josiah Coale, to George Fox
PRINT ID
LSF_ARBarclay_MS_Vol323_053
Language
english
Format
application/pdf
Collection
PRINT Migration Network: AR Barclay Collection
Type
Correspondence; Text
Transcription
[page 1] 53 The province of maryland this 21 of 11 mth [January 21]] (1660) Deare [Dear] George whom my Soule [soul] Loveth [loves] and whom I know in the Lorde [Lord] and who in ye [the] Life of truth art [is] deare [dear] and prsious [precious] to mee [me] in which according to my measure which I have receved [received] doe [doe?] I dearly Salute and Embrace thee ~ deare [dear] George, as Conserning [concerning] pasages [passages] heare [here], all is quiett' [quiet] as yeat [yet] in relating to truth and meetings are prsious [precious] and ye [the] Lord manifests this presious [precious] psence [presence], and Love amongst us in our, asembleys [assemblies], and persecution doth [does] not yeat [yet] apeare [appear] in this province of Maryland; But ye [the] spirit therof [thereof] is Chayned [chained] down for A season that ye [the] Babes may renew theyr [their] Strength, for att [at] my first Coming amongst frends [friends] heare [here], A greate [great] weaknes [weakness] was over many, and greate [great] Confusion, and ~ distraction was amongst the people [deletion]them[/deletion], soe [so] yt [that] ye [the] sence [sense] of feelling [feeling] of Life was Even Lost amongst many; Chifly [chiefly] ocasined [occasioned] by theyr [their] Judging on another for Som [some] run [ran] out into words without Life, and others Judged raishly [rashly], with a [...] firey [fiery] Spirit, and them yt [that] Sought to rule amongst them, was Lifted up on pride; and many who ware [were] [deletion]Siple[/deletion] [Simple] harted [hearted], Could not bow to that [torn paper] Spirit; Soe [so] that they were much in Confusion, and Litle [little] unity f[...] [torn paper] them; But now theas [these] things are well over, and Life ariseth [arises] over it all and truly it is ye [the] rich Love of ye [the] Lord to them to stay ye [the] hand of persecution for A season, for A greater tim [time] of weaknes [weakness] was not amongst them, Since they know ye [the] truth ~ I have been amongst them about ten weeks, and ~ have at prsent [present] well nigh Cleared my selfe [myself] in this prvince [province] and am upon pasing [passing] Down into verginia [Virginia] to visitt [visit] ye [the] remnant that is there, and to [?] Sound forth gods mighty day amongst ye [the] heathen; And as way is made I shall pass to Barbadas [Barbados]; and from thence to New England; for soe [so] it is ~ upon mee : [me] Deare [Dear] George, as Conserning [concerning] frends [friends] Bying [buying] A peece [piece] of Land of the Sussquahana [Susquehanna] Indians; I have spoken of it to them, and tould [told] them what thou [you] sayd [said] Conserning [concerning] it but theyr [their] answer was, that ther [there] is noe [no] Land that habittable [habitable], or fitt [fit] for Cittuation [Citation?], beyand [beyond] baltimores Liberty; tell [till] they Com [come] to (or neare [near] ) the susquahanas [Susquehannas] forte; [fort] and besides, william ffuller [William Fuller], who was ye [the] Chife [chief] man amongst frends [friends], with ye [the] [deletion]Sa[/deletion] Indians; by reason hee [he] was Latt [late?] Governor amongst ye [the] English, hee [he] is withdrawn at prsent [present], for [they?] are of them who are in psent [present] authoryty [authority] that seecks [seeks] his Life with my [?] Gredynes [greediness], for som [some] ould [old] Matter that they had against him, and they [their] [?] Emery [envy] is stired [stirred] up A fresh by reason hee [he] had A hand in ye [the] [Chaning?] of ye [the] ~ goverment [government] ye [the] Last yeare [year], when they tooke [took] away ye [the] Authoryty [authority] from Baltimore which hath [has] much stired [stirred] up theyr [their] rage against him, soe [so] that without him ther [there] Can Litle [little] bee [be] don [done] at prsent [present] with ye [the] Indians; and besides the ~ Indians are at warr [war] with A nother nation of Indians [deletion]?[/deletion] who are verie [very] ~ Numerous, and its douted [doubted] by som [some] that in A Litle [little] space they will bee [be] soe [so] de stroyed [destroyed]; that they will not bee [be] A people; for them selves have spoken to ye [the] English already that If theyr [their] men are kiled, [killed] that they will receve [receive] theyr [their] wives and Children, and give them foode [food] for theyr [their] Labour; And one of them sayde [said] farther [further] that If they were beaten, (which they never was yeat [yet] because they never undertake a bad Cause) then they would com [come] A mongst [amongst] theyr [their] Children (ye [the] English) and yf [that] they would not receve [receive] them as men then they should receve [receive] them as slaves [...e] that ther [there] is nothing Like to bee [be] don [done] in it at prsent [present], but If it may bee [be], its Like it will bee [be] seen yt [that] next somer [summer] soe [so] [...] george all things amongst frends [friends] is at present prety [pretty] well, and som [some] heare [here] is aded [added] since my Coming soe [so] haveing [having] me more at prsent [present], but to desier [desire] thy [your] prayers for mee [me], I Remayne [remain] Thyne [thine/yours] in the truth Josiah Coale [?] in ye [the] Lord should I bee [be] to receve [receive] A Line [?] thee [you] att [at] [...] [page 2] Jo: Coale [Josiah Cole] to G. ff[George Fox] from merreland [Maryland] 1660 ffor [For] G ff [George Fox] frome [from] ffor [For] G. ff [George Fox] frome [from] J C [Josiah Cole] 1660
Creator (Linked Data)
Coale, Josiah, 1632?-1668 [LC]
Coale, Josiah, 1632?-1668 [VIAF]
Josiah Coale (Q135524653) [Wikidata]
Citation
Josiah Coale to George Fox, 21 January 1661, AR Barclay Collection, MS Vol. 323, 53, Library of the Society of Friends, London, PRINT, LSF_ARBarclay_MS_Vol323_053 https://stars.library.ucf.edu/printmigrationnetwork-arbarclayvol-323/51
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