Year
1661
Alternative Title
Josiah Coale's letter to George Fox, 12 August 1661
Sender Place
Barbados
Receiver
George Fox
Repository holding original letter
Library of the Society of Friends
Full Date
1661-08-12
Document Type
Correspondence
Country, State, Location 1
13.16453, -59.55165
Subject - Person (Linked Data)
Rofe, George, -1664 [LC]
Rofe, George, -1664 [VIAF]
George Rofe (Q135524678) [Wikidata]
Hooton, Elizabeth, approximately 1600-1672 [LC]
Hooton, Elizabeth, approximately 1600-1672 [VIAF]
Elizabeth Hooton (Q5362990) [Wikidata]
Anne Clayton (Q135193834) [Wikidata]
Pinder, Richard, -1695 [VIAF]
Richard Pinder (Q135524676) [Wikidata]
Subjects
Fell family; Society of Friends; Quakers; Religious communities; Religious minorities
Genre
Correspondence
Abstract
Correspondence, dated August 12, 1661 (12 6mo. 1661 Quaker Style), from Josiah Coale, to George Fox
PRINT ID
LSF_ARBarclay_MS_Vol323_063
Language
english
Format
application/pdf
Collection
PRINT Migration Network: AR Barclay Collection
Type
Correspondence; Text
Transcription
[page 1] g ff [George Fox] deare [dear] and Everlastingly Beloved,[deletion] when[/deletion] In ye [the] Lord, whom I dearly Love and honour in my soule [soul], and ye [the] servants of my psious [precious] Life Reacheth [reaches] unto thee, and [...ing] in the measure thereof which from the Lord, I have Receved [received] I doe [do] I dearly and humbly salute thee [you] whom ye [the] Lord god of Life hath [has] made A nursing father unto his babes and Children, and truly deare [dear] George I feell [feel] thy [your] Life in measure fresh in mee [me], and thereby is my soule [soul] Refreshed & [and] satisfied from day to day, soe [so] that I have noe [no] Caus [cause] to Complayne [complain] of want; for which my soule [soul] doth [does] bless and magnifie [magnify] ye [the] Lord, and my spirit Reioyceth [rejoices] in ye [the] god of my salvation whos [whose] gloryous [glorious] [p...] is with mee [me], and by his power doth [does] acompany [accompany] mee [me] [deletion][/deletion] in his worke [work] unto which hee [he] hath [has] Caled [called] mee [me] whos [whose] will I am freely [...] to fullfill [fulfil] Eyther [either] by Life; or by death acording [according] as his good will and pleas ure [pleasure] shall bee [be]; knowing that ye [the] Recompence [recompense] of Reward is sure; And now deare george Conserning [concerning] pasages [passages] heare [here] I wrote to thee [you] not Long since; therfor [therefore] I have not much to say at prsent [present], only I was somwht [somewhat] [deletion][/deletion] prsed [pressed?] in my spirit to write thes [these] Lines to thee [you] But wt [what] ye [the] End therof [thereof] may bee [be] I know not; but by this thou [you] may know that our meet ings [meetings] heare [here] are very prsious [precious] and peacable and A great [Convin...] is in ye [the] harts [hearts] of many; and I doe [do] beleeve [believe] that in ye [the] Lords time heare [here] is much to bee [be] brought forth yeat [yet] in this Irland [island] but It will bee [be] through much Laboure [labour], frends [friends] are very fresh in ye [the] truth, generally there is of ye [the] Ministry on this Island at prsent [present] ^[...]^ Rachel Mayling and George Ross and Jane Gore [deletion][/deletion] Elizabeth Houton, and Joune Brock[...]pp ^ and John burden and one more frend [friend]^ they Came about one [deletion]week[/deletion] weke [week] since Conserning [concerning] theyr [their] being sett [set] free out of boston prson [prison] I beleeve [believe] they will give thee [you] Information, who Can doe [do] it more perfectly then [than] I Can; therfor [therefore] I shall Leave it to them deare [dear] Ann Cleyton is heare [hear] alsoe [also] and is Intended for Boston as way is made for her; her deare [dear] and unfeigned Love is to thee [you]; Richard pinder is Expected heare [here] [deletion][/deletion] dayly [daily] from new england; for my own part I Begin to feell [feel] my selfe [self] prtye [pretty] Cleare [clear] of this Island, and as opertunity [opportunity] prsents [presents] I Expect to pass for virginia, wher [where] I heare [hear] ye [the] Rage of ye [the] [...ings] of god [...] truth is very greate [great]; and persecution ther [there]] Increaces [increases]; but that is Litle [little] to mee [me] for my Life is not deare [dear] to mee [me] to part with for testimony which I have Receved [received] to beare [bear] forth in the midst this adulterous generation; And deare [dear] George heare [here] is severall [several] fami lies [families] & [and] frends [friends] that Intend to goe [go] and setle [settle] at Jamayco [Jamaica] they Intends to pass Along wth [with] R: H for my part I have nothing against it, I doe [do] beeeve [believe] it may bee [be] for good If theyr [their] [...] bee [be] kept out of Earth whch [which] is Like to bee [be] ye [the] greatest snar [snare]; I shall heare [hear] such as A paper which A frend [friend] wrote Conserning [concerning] theyr [their] goeing [going] hee [he] is an In Inhabitant here and one of ye [the] [...iest] men in the Island [...] himselfe [himself] Intends to goe [go] there [...] the Rest [...] Flag Consensus Score to bee [be] A [st...] to them [page 2] soe [so] deare [dear] George [George Fox] Lett [let] thy [your] prayers bee [be] for mee [me], that I may bee [be] kept in ye [the] dreade [dread] and powre [power] of ye [the] Lord, that I may finish my testimomony [testimony] with Joy, in thes [this] part of ye [the] world, that my Returne [return] in ye [the] Lords time may bee [be] in peace which [deletion]wll[/deletion] is ye [the] utmost that I Expect or desire as A Reward of all my Labours, travels [travails?], and sufferings; and soe [so] in my quiett [quiet] habitation in ye [the] Lords powre [power] I Rest thyne [yours] Deare [dear] John Rous doth [does] dearly Salute thee [you] Barbados this 12th of the 6th moth [August 12] 1661 Josiah Coale [Josiah Cole] [page 3] [page 4] Thes [these] ffor [for] the hands of deare [dear] G: ff: [George Fox] to bee [be] Delivered with Care when hee [he] is where he he is These Read josia coal [Josiah Cole] to g ff [George Fox] barbadus [Barbados] 1661
Creator (Linked Data)
Coale, Josiah, 1632?-1668 [LC]
Coale, Josiah, 1632?-1668 [VIAF]
Josiah Coale (Q135524653) [Wikidata]
Citation
Josiah Coale to George Fox, 12 August 1661, AR Barclay Collection, MS Vol. 323, 63, Library of the Society of Friends, London, PRINT, LSF_ARBarclay_MS_Vol323_063 https://stars.library.ucf.edu/printmigrationnetwork-arbarclayvol-323/61
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