Year
1664
Alternative Title
John Higgins's letter to George Fox, 26 July 1664
Sender Place
London, England
Receiver
George Fox
Repository holding original letter
Library of the Society of Friends
Full Date
1664-07-26
Document Type
Correspondence
Country, State, Location 1
51.507407, -0.12772404
Subject - Person (Linked Data)
Thomas Green [LC]
Thomas Green [VIAF]
Thomas Green (Q135312330) [Wikidata]
Caton, William, 1636-1665 [LC]
Caton, William, 1636-1665 [VIAF]
William Caton (Q8006631) [Wikidata]
Subjects
Fell family; Society of Friends; Quakers; Religious communities; Religious minorities
Genre
Correspondence
Abstract
Correspondence, dated July 26, 1664 (26 5mo. 1664 Quaker Style), from John Higgins, to George Fox
PRINT ID
LSF_ARBarclay_MS_Vol323_082
Language
english
Format
application/pdf
Collection
PRINT Migration Network: AR Barclay Collection
Type
Correspondence; Text
Transcription
[page 1] London ye [the] 26. of the 5th month [July 26] 1664. r. [Dear] Geo. [George Fox] & Marg.t [Margaret Fell] My love in ye [the] truth & [and] covenant of light & [and] life very truely [truly] flowes [flows] 82 forth unto yee [thee], Remembring [remembering] ye. [the] daies [days] of or [our] first Conversion & [and] Infancy in ye [the] truth; what travell [travel] & [and] labour was then for ye. [the] bringing forth ye. [the] seed & [and] what dilligence [diligence] & [and] carefullness [carefulness] has been ever since for ye [the] growth & prospirity [prosperity] of it, & [and] now who has had any part or share in these things, but has cause Evermore to dwell in ye [the] Blessed Remembrance therof [thereof], & [and] in pure & [and] perfect unity & [and] fellowship in Christ or [our] lord & [and] one with another in ye [the] Gospell [Gospel] of life & [and] peace, wher [where] my love & [and] life dearly salutes yee [you], as ye [the] most Antient [ancient] in ye [the] truth in these & life dearly salutes yee [thee], as ye. [the] most Antient [ancient] in ye. [the] truth in these latter daies [days]; - And dear & [and] well beloved, it is now a while since I write unto you, handing [having] been sometimes in ye. [the] Country, & [and] when here I have Judged yt. [that] some has taken speciall [special] care for to give ye [thee] an acct. [account] of ye. [the] state of things wherein we are concern'd [concerned] but indeed I must confess yt. [that] herein I am as much Ingaged [engaged] to serve ye [thee] [you] as others are, or as many are, at least; wel [well] then It is in my minde [mind] at present to let ye [thee] [you] understand the present state of things here, & [and] how it was last first day; - At Bul [Bull] & [and] =mouth [Bull & Mouth Inn?] all was quiett [quiet] & [and] peaceable & [and] meeting very thronging full, Even more than ye. [the] Hall could containe [contain], & [and] Indeed all meetings are very full; In ye. [the] After part of ye. [the] day there was 2 meetings broke up & [and] many friends taken & [and] sent to Newgate, there was aboute [about] 27. taken at Wheelers street & [and] aboute [about] 24 from Mile End, & [and] all sent to Newgate there to Remaine [remain] some for 6. daies [days] were committed, & [and] some for 8. daies [days], so something is in their mindes [minds] to do; - meeting at Peele (where I was a first day) was quiett [quiet], & [and] so was horsy down [torn page] meeting, ~ meeting at Pelmel [Pall Mall?] was quiet, & [and] that at Sarah [torn paper] Eates's (so call'd [called]) & yt. [that] at Thomas Lacies [Thomas Lacey's?] in Katherens [Katherine's?] were quiett [quiet]; & [and] in Kent all is hitherto quiett [quiet], as at Dover, & [and] Canterbury, & [and] Cranbrock [Cranbrook?], & [and] other places, - Wm. Caton [William Caton] he writes me from Holland, yt. [that] all things there at present is pretty uqiett [quiet], the plague is much there among ye. [the] people but friends hitherto have been little infected with it John Philley is come downe [down] into Holland, which news was very Ecceptable [acceptable] to us to heare [hear], & [and] this is briefly & [and] in short an acct. [account] of ye. [the] present state of things here & [and] here aboute [hereabouts], so with my very dear love & [and] salutation I rest & [and] Remaine [remain] yor [your] true ffrd. [friend] & [and] Bro [Brother] John Higgins. [page 2] To be left with Thomas Greene shoopkeeper [shopkeeper] in Lancaster ffor[For] G. ff [George Fox]. In Lancaster these dd. 3d [pence] III Read for G ff [George Fox] from Jo: higions [John Higgins] 1664 whoe [who] died _ in the traith [truth] London
Citation
John Higgins to George Fox, 26 July 1664, AR Barclay Collection, MS Vol. 323, 82, Library of the Society of Friends, London, PRINT, LSF_ARBarclay_MS_Vol323_082 https://stars.library.ucf.edu/printmigrationnetwork-arbarclayvol-323/80
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