Year
1687
Alternative Title
James Parke's letter to George Fox, 19 September 1687
Sender Place
King's Lynn, Norfolk, England
Receiver
George Fox
Receiver Place
London, England
Repository holding original letter
Library of the Society of Friends
Full Date
1687-09-19
Document Type
Correspondence
Country, State, Location 1
52.75172, 0.39516
Country, State, Location 2
51.507407, -0.12772404
Subjects
Fell family; Society of Friends; Quakers; Religious communities; Religious minorities
Subject - Place (Linked Data)
Kings Lynn (King's Lynn and West Norfolk District, Norfolk, England) [GeoNames]
King's Lynn (Q157341) [Wikidata]
Genre
Correspondence
Abstract
Correspondence, dated September 19, 1687 (19 7mo. 1687 Quaker Style), from James Parke, to George Fox
PRINT ID
LSF_ARBarclay_MS_Vol323_067
Language
english
Format
application/pdf
Collection
PRINT Migration Network: AR Barclay Collection
Type
Correspondence; Text
Transcription
[page 1] deare [dear] G:ff: [George Fox] My deare [dear] love is to thee [you] and in that which never doth [does] change but is the same for ever do I greatly Esteeme [esteem] and honner [honour] thee [you], truly Remembring [remembering] thy [your] works for god and thy [your] constant service for his truth and Amongst his people; and to the world that they might be gathered to god and come to have life by his sonn [son] christ Jesus; this may let thee [you] know [know] that since I left the city I have passed through hartfordsere [Herfordshire] ^and^ cambridgshere [Cambridgeshire] where I had many good meetings and good service for the lord in divers places where noe [no] publick [public] freind [friend] hath [has] ^been^ for many months, and many come in to heare [hear] and Apeare [appear] tender in meetings I come to well in northfolk [Norfolk] last 5 day and had A larg [large] meeting in A barne [barn]; and people have desires in most places to hear [hear] the truth and the lord hath [has] been with me in his power and presence; all along to fitt [fit] me for the work he caled [called] me unto, and hath [has] made my service in this Jorney [journey] sucsessfull [successful] for the good and benifitt [benefit] of many to him be glosy [glossy?] for ever [forever] I found Tho Lecock [Thomas Laycock?] in A very dangerous condition as to his health by Reason of A fall down A pese [piece?] of stayres [stairs]; where his life was in great Jepardy [jeopardy] itt [it] was at tt [?] A Justices [Justice's] house where he used much to be and some think to [too] much his kidneys are brused [bruised] and itts [it's] said his bladder is broke, but he was some what better and Remembred [remembered] his deare [dear] love to thee [you], his wife hath [has] much lost her condition that once she had but they were both loving to me and glad to see me and indeed soe [so] are freinds [friends] everywhere where I have come, yesterday I had tow [two] very good meetings in this towne [town] ^which^ [deletion]att[/deletion] was larg [large], many of the worlds [world's] people came to [deletion]att[/deletion] ^them^ and were open and Reached with the word of life preached amongst them and to them today I porposs [propose?] to goe to stoake [Stoke] to A meeting there tomorrow; the 4 day at snare hill [Snarehill?] and so on towards norwich [Norwich] where I do intend to be next first day if god permitt [permit], and should be very glad of A few lines from thee [you] or ^deare [dear]^ Gw [George Whitehead?] or AP [Alexander Parker?] whom my dear [dear] love is too; and direct to Anthony Alexanders [Anthony Alexander's] ^house^ not Tanner in Norwich for me if ^any of^ you writ [write] next 5th day or the 7th ^next^ itt [it] may Reach me there; and truly I do long to heare [hear] of your Affayres [affairs], and the wellfare [welfare] of freinds [friends] there that all may be preserved to god [God] in Rightiousness [righteousness] and true holyness [holiness]; that peace may be within [deletion][/deletion] ^our^ walls and that truth may prosper every where [everywhere]; where itt [it] is made knowne [known]; that all may live and walk in itt [it]; My deare [dear] love is to Beniamin [Benjamin] Antrebus [Benjamin Antrobus] and his wife & [and] Abygail [Abigail] his sister; I desire Beniamin [Benjamin Antrobus] would go and see my wife whom I left som what [somewhat] distressed for want of trade we have felt some lack of thee [you] in towne [town] upon that Acount [account], and my deare [dear] love is to her and the children which at present is all from thy [your] constant true freind [friend] Ja Parke [James Parke] Linn [King's Lynn?] the 19th of : 7th: mth [September 19] : 87 [1687]; I purposs [purpose] to Return through Suffolk and Essix [Essex] and my deare [dear] love is to dr sc [?] and all the brethren freinds [friends] hear Remember there [their] deare [dear] love to thee [you] and was glad to heare [hear] of thy [your] wellfare [welfare] [page 2] ffor [For] deare [dear] Gff [George Fox]; this G.F.; this Benjamin To be left at Beniaminn Antrebus [Benjamin Antrobus] house Linnin [linen] draper at the signe [sign] of the Plowe [plough] and harrow in Cheape [Cheapside] side [Cheapside] to be given as above ./ London th full : [...] Ja Parks [James Park's] letter to be read in 2d [second] days [day's] morning meeting read: 3 8mo. [October 3] 87 [1687] J Parke [James Park] to GF [George Fox] 1687
Sender Place (Linked data)
Kings Lynn (King's Lynn and West Norfolk District, Norfolk, England) [GeoNames]
King's Lynn (Q157341) [Wikidata]
Citation
James Parke to George Fox, 19 September 1687, AR Barclay Collection, MS Vol. 323, 67, Library of the Society of Friends, London, PRINT, LSF_ARBarclay_MS_Vol323_067 https://stars.library.ucf.edu/printmigrationnetwork-arbarclayvol-323/66
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