Year
1661
Alternative Title
Francis Howgill's letter to George Fox, 23 August 1661
Sender Place
Lancashire, England
Receiver
George Fox
Repository holding original letter
Library of the Society of Friends
Full Date
1661-08-23
Document Type
Correspondence
Country, State, Location 1
53.8, -2.6
Subject - Person (Linked Data)
Robertson, Thomas, active 1658-1685 [LC]
Robertson, Thomas, active 1658-1685 [VIAF]
Thomas Robertson (Q135193839) [Wikidata]
Subjects
Fell family; Society of Friends; Quakers; Religious communities; Religious minorities
Genre
Correspondence
Abstract
Correspondence, dated August 23, 1661 (23 6mo. 1661 Quaker Style), from Francis Howgill, to George Fox
PRINT ID
LSF_ARBarclay_MS_Vol323_085
Language
english
Format
application/pdf
Collection
PRINT Migration Network: AR Barclay Collection
Type
Correspondence; Text
Transcription
[page 1] Sunybank bank [Sunny Bank] 23 of 6 mth [month] [August 23] Dear Geo [George Fox] Whom I have alwayes [always] loved ffrom [From] the begining [beginning]; and so it continues [continues] now & [and] and I beleive [believe] will Doo [do] ffor [For] evermore: In the ptious [precious] breathing of the liffe [life] of christ Jesus [Jesus Christ] in me doo [do] I dearly [dearly] remember the [thee] [you]; & [and] a most unffainted ly [unfeignedly] salute, ^thee^ [you]^ in the covenante [covenant] of god; In; [...] In[deletion][...][/deletion] ^the^ while [?] I was begotten by the [thee] [you]; whome, [whom] I honour [honor] love & [and] Can yeeld [yield] subiection [subjection]; with cheirffulnesse [cheerfulness] as unto a ffather [Father], ffor [For] the lords [Lord's] sake & [and] because of the love I beare [bear] unto the [thee] [you] which is both sure & steadffast stend ffast [steadfast]. I have litle [little] to say unto the [thee]: butt [but] judged it mette [mete] & [and] my deuty [duty]; to write thes [these] few lines unto, ^the [thee] [you]^ ffreinds [Friends] in thees [these] partes [parts] are all well & [and] sound & [and] honest & [and] of stayed minde [mind] easey [easy] to rule & [and] easey [easy] to be in intreated [entreated] gods veary [very] glorious presence Is [is] in their asemblies [assemblies], & [and] a great increase in gifftes [gifts] & [and] knowled [knowledge] & [and] wisdome [wisdom] amongst many Tho: Robertson [Thomas Robertson] is very sooke [sick?]; I spooke [spoke] with some ffreinds [Friends]: who are gone to scottland [Scotland], to visette [visit] the poore [poor] fflocke [Flock] their [there]: tow [two?] went Lattly [lately] & [and] some more, hath [have] moti [motions] [page torn] [to] goe [go] affter [after] a season things [...] [tear] [...ll] is well: blesed [blessed] be the [lor...] [torn page] Dearely [dearly] salute the [thee] [you], with [torn page] in the holy Covenant [torn page] [...ing] Just now to visitte [visit] [ff...] [torn page] more & [and] those partes [parts]; a line [torn page] acceptable to me however, I am [torn page] [...at] wear [were] Pfecte [perfect] satisfaction [torn page] [...essed] [blessed] be the lord FH [Francis Howgill] [page 2] f hougall [Francis Howgill] to gff [George Fox] 1661 Theess [these] ffor [For] G: ff [George Fox] dd
Creator (Linked Data)
Howgill, Francis, 1618-1669 [LC]
Howgill, Francis, 1618-1669 [VIAF]
Francis Howgill (Q1441546) [Wikidata]
Citation
Francis Howgill to George Fox, 23 August 1661, AR Barclay Collection, MS Vol. 323, 85, Library of the Society of Friends, London, PRINT, LSF_ARBarclay_MS_Vol323_085 https://stars.library.ucf.edu/printmigrationnetwork-arbarclayvol-323/83
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