Year
1686
Alternative Title
Letter to George Fox, 5 March 1687
Receiver
George Fox
Receiver Place
London, England
Repository holding original letter
Library of the Society of Friends
Full Date
1686-03-05
Document Type
Correspondence
Country, State, Location 2
51.507407, -0.12772404
Subject - Person (Linked Data)
Lynam, Margaret, -1697 [VIAF]
Margaret Lynam (Q76098363) [Wikidata]
Thomas Thurston (Q134878901) [Wikidata]
William Richardson (Q136308123) [Wikidata]
Hookes, Ellis, -1681 [LC]
Hookes, Ellis, -1681 [VIAF]
Ellis Hookes (Q18917538) [Wikidata]
Subjects
Fell family; Society of Friends; Quakers; Religious communities; Religious minorities
Genre
Correspondence
Abstract
Correspondence, dated March 5, 1687 (5 1mo. 1687 Quaker Style), from anonymous, to George Fox
PRINT ID
LSF_ARBarclay_MS_Vol323_056
Language
english
Format
application/pdf
Collection
PRINT Migration Network: AR Barclay Collection
Type
Correspondence; Text
Transcription
[page 1] 56 West River In Maryland ye [the] 5th of ye [the] 1th mo [March 5] 1686/7 Deare [Dear] George Fox With our very deare [dear] Loves wee [we] dearly Sallute [salute] the [thee/you] whome [who] wee [we] dearly Loved, & [and] wee [we] Received thy [your] Letter two Dayes [days] sence [since] Caring [carrying?] date London ye [the] 22h of ye [the] 7th mo [September 22] 1686 wth [with] ye: [the] Inclosed [enclosed] Sertivicett [certificate] from friends att [at] Malburra [Marlborough?] Consarning [concerning] Beniamen Lawrence [Benjamin Lawrence], Deare [dear] harte [heart] wee [we] ware [were] very glad to here [hear] from ye [you] & [and] shall bee [be], & [and] truly wee [we] hold itt [it] & [and] Account it a great mercey [mercy] of ye [the] Lord yt [that] thou [you] yett [yet] Remaine [remain] in ye [the] bodey [body] a trew [true] & [and] faithfull [faithful] Instraement [instrument In ye [the] hand of ye [the] Lord for ye [the] helpe [help] & [and] sucker [succour] & [and] nursing of Maney [many] & [and] now deare [dear] George as Consarning [concerning] Benia Lawrence [Benjamin Lawrence] hee [he] is so Luse [loose?] & [and] vaine [vain] yt [that] few or none Regards him only hee [he] mackes [makes] one of margritt Lynems [Margaret Lynam's] Sepperate [separate] meeting as hee [he] did att [at] malborrow [Marlborough], burds [birds] of a fether [feather] flock to geather [together] And in ^ye [the]^ aire [air] they fley [fly]: and ye [the] 27th day of ye [the] 12th mo [February 27] 86 being ye: [the] first day of ye [the] weeke [week] Margret Lynem [Margaret Lynam] and Thomas Huston Came to Wm. Richardsons [William Richardson's] house whear [where] friends & [and] sum [some] People of ye [the] world ware [were] posabley [peaceably] meat [met] togeather [together] to waight [wait] upon ye [the] Lord wheare [where] they made great Disturbance M. L. [Margaret Lynam] spocke [spoke] a multitude of words for nere [near] sum [some] owers [hours] wch: [which] much greved [grieved] & [and] bordeined [burdened] ye [the] seede [seed] of god and made ye [the] hartes [hearts] & [and] soules [souls] of ye [the] jonist [honest] harted [hearted] sorrofull [sorrowful] And yett [yet] noe [know] one spacke [spoke] one word to hur [her] but sum [some] Considerable time after shee [she] was doune [down] a friend haveing [having] sumthing [something] up [torn page] him to exhorte [exhort] friends to waight [wait] upon god to feele [feel] his Liveing [living] Power & [and] presance [presence] yt [that] quickens & [and] mackes [makes] a Live [alive] to god. The friend had not spock [spoken] two words before Thomas Huston brock [broke] out In great Rage & [and] pashon [passion] in Laines [Caines?] nature filled wth [with] Invey.[envy]. much Indevering [endeavouring] to silance [silence] ye [the] freind but Culd [coud] not, ye [the] power of ye [the] Lord was ever, & [and] In yt [that] friends brock [broke] up thear [their] meeting, &[and] they firder [further] Discovered them selves to [torn page] All whose searvants [servants] they ware were & [and] whose worck [work] they weare [were] adeing [aiding], & [and] indede [indeed] Deare [dear] George wee [we] are sorey [sorry] yt [that] wee [we] have Accasion [occasion] to aquaint [acquaint] ye [you] wth [with] such trash as this is wch [which] maekes [makes] up yt [that] seperate [separate] meeting att [at] John Lynams [page 2] furdermore [furthermore] if wee [we] shuld [should] penn [pin] down ye [the] base & [and] wicked Action And practisis [practices] in Perticuler [particular] way or maner [manner] wch [which] wee [we] know of in these partes [parts] Consarning [concerning] Thuston [Thurston] they would fill sum [some] sheetes [sheets] of paper wch [which] wee [we] see noe [no] servis [service] In but to spoyle [spoil] peoples [people's] mindes [minds] onely [only] this one matter may bee [be] of servis [service] for friends to Cleere [clear] themselves of & [and] yt [that] is a woman wch [which] hee [he] hath [has] had 3 or 4 Children by & ye & [yet] wee [we] never heard of his Being married to hur [her] by prest [priest] or Magistrate in these partes [parts] wheare [where] itt [it] is Reported hee [he] had ye [the] furst [first] Child by hur [her] shee [she] being his servant: & [and] wheare [where] hee [he] dwell In England wee [we] know not & [and] if friends knowes [know] of his tacking [taking] this woman they may doe [do] well to Lett [let] itt [it] be knowne [known] to friends & [and] people heere [here] for wee [we] know not how sune [soon] hee [he] may be [be] Called to Account by ye [the] people of ye [the] world touching this woman and itt [it] may bee [be] well for friends to Clere [clear] themselves of such shamefull [shameful] things in wch [which] may bee [be] Cast in friends [friends'] fasis [faces] by ye [the] Enemeys [enemies] of truth hee [he] not being Denied publickly [publicly] by friends: & [and] Deare [dear] George thou [you] & [and] friends knowes [know] how Thurston hath [has] for Long time Roulted [routed?] & [and] Roused fr[torn paper] place to place & [and] from Contry [country] to Contry [country] Vaggabond [vagabond] Licke [like] And how hee [he] hath [has] Abused ffriends [friends] boath [both] In England Barbaddos [Barbados], & [and] in Meryland [Maryland] & [and] Elsewheare [elsewhere] & [and] thy [your] self in perticuler [particular], & [and] yett [yet] noe [no] publick [public] testimoney [testimony] as wee [we] here [hear] of is out against yt [that] spirit of his but what hath [has] bin [been ] dun [done] here truly wee [we] thinck [think] itt [it] might bee [be] nesaserey [necessary] yt [that] friends Att [at] London doe [do] sumthing [something] in this matter boath [both] touching him & [and] ye [the] Rest of those of his spirits licke [like] [grows?] [worse?] And [w...] & [and] are Licke [like] soe [so] to bee [be] if they Repent not friends here are Clere [clear] of them sum [some] yeares [years] a goe [ago] and now aney [any] Roges [rogues] sonne [son] Casting up mire & [and] Duste [dust] and may bee [be] trublesum sum [troublesome] if ye [the] Lord Restraine [restrains] them not but however Lett [let] his will be deon [done] wee [we] are not afraid [afraid] of ye [the] Enemeys [enemies] of truth ye [the] Lord hath [has] given us his Incurridg [encouraging] ing [encouraging] power yt [that] is ouer [our] [...] blesed [blessed] bee [be] his name for Ever, And Deare [dear] George as touching Andrew Sole wee [we] Doe [do] say yt [that] we are not a peney [penny] behinde [behind] wth [with] him nor none of ye [the] Rest of ye [the] printers for wee [we] never Receved [received] [page 3] Boocks [books] from him but twice & [and] ye [the] furst [first] time Wm: Richardson [William Richardson] ordered him 18 ll [pounds] sterling wch [which] was truly payd [paid] him and the Last wee [we] had from him wee [we] paid him In tobacco Att [at] ye [the] price Currant [current] & [and] soe [so] wee [we] payd [paid] Ellis Huckes [Ellis Hookes] And therefore no nede [need] to Complaine [complain] of friends heare [here] as wee [we] know of wee [we] have Recepts [receipts] & [and] Bills of Lading to bee [be] seene [seen] for our payments, and ells [else] for ye [the] futter [future?] wee [we] shall tacke [take] thy [your] Advice & [and] send to London where wee [we] have money yerly [yearly] for goods that wee [we] send there & [and] bills of Exchange: soe [so] Deare [dear] G: ff [George Fox] wee[we] hope what wee [we] have write [written] to ye [you] & [and] frindes [friends] may Cum [come] to hand before ye [the] yearly meeting soe [so] In hopes to heere [hear] from thee [you] & [and] friends Conserned [concerned] In trew [true] & [and] tender Love ^wee [we] Rest^ thy [your] truly Loving friends Thomas: Everndon [Thomas: Everndon] Wm: Richardson [William Richardson] Wm. Bary [William Berry] Rich Harrisson [Richard Harrison] Edward talbott [Edward Talbot] Samll: gallaway [Samuel Galloway] Frances Ballingley [page 4] For George ffox [George Fox] In London or Elce where [elsewhere] these wth [with] Care to [smudged writing on fold] friends from Maryland to G: F: [George Fox] 1st. mo [March] 1686/7 Read this in ye [the] 2d. [Second] dayes [day's] meeting. Done 6. 4 m [June 6] 87. [1687]
Citation
Letter to George Fox, 5 March 1687, AR Barclay Collection, MS Vol. 323, 56, Library of the Society of Friends, London, PRINT, LSF_ARBarclay_MS_Vol323_056 https://stars.library.ucf.edu/printmigrationnetwork-arbarclayvol-323/54
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