Year
1663
Alternative Title
Josiah Coale's letter to George Fox, 22 September 1663
Receiver
George Fox
Repository holding original letter
Library of the Society of Friends
Full Date
1663-09-22
Document Type
Correspondence
Subject - Person (Linked Data)
Coale, Josiah, 1632?-1668 [LC]
Coale, Josiah, 1632?-1668 [VIAF]
Josiah Coale (Q135524653) [Wikidata]
Parker, Alexander, 1628-1689 [LC]
Parker, Alexander, 1628-1689 [VIAF]
Alexander Parker (Q4719803) [Wikidata]
Audland, John, 1630-1664 [VIAF]
John Audland (Q18534193) [Wikidata]
Story, John, -1681 [LC]
Story, John, -1681 [VIAF]
John Story (Q19325737) [Wikidata]
Coale, Joseph, -1670 [LC]
Coale, Joseph, ?-1670 [VIAF]
Joseph Coale (Q135524652) [Wikidata]
Subjects
Fell family; Society of Friends; Quakers; Religious communities; Religious minorities
Genre
Correspondence
Abstract
Correspondence, dated September 22, 1663 (22 7mo.1663 Quaker Style), from Josiah Coale, to George Fox
PRINT ID
LSF_ARBarclay_MS_Vol323_087
Language
english
Format
application/pdf
Collection
PRINT Migration Network: AR Barclay Collection
Type
Correspondence; Text
Transcription
[page 1] Dear George with ffervent [Fervent], harty [hardy], senceare [sincere], and true love; wch [which] is of god [God], and wth [with] wch [which] my hart [heart] is at this time filed [filled] down [?] I In the feare [fear] of ye [the] lord dearly salute thee [you], as the belov ed [beloved] of my soule [soul]; And doe [do] give thee [you] to understand; that In uprightnes [uprightness] of hart [heart] to the lord my life us still given up to his service And his precious presence, and almighty powre [power] is still Continued with mee [me] by which I bless god [God] I am as ffitt [Fit] form his service, as Ever, and my hart [heart] is ffiled [Filled] with ffervency [Fervency] of zeall [zeal] ffor [For] his Name and glory: More, and more ffrom [From] day to day; And the ffull [Full] Content, and desire of my soule [soul] is with mee [me], hee [he] Enlargeth [enlarges] my hart [heart] by his powre [power]; soe [so] that Indeed nothing is deare [dear] unto mee [me] to part wth all [withal] or to suffer ye [the] loss of for his sacke [sake], And deare [dear] George [George Fox] it is Now Neare [near] 6 weeks since I left ye [the] Citty [city] of london [London], and I have been visiting frends [friends] about ye [the] Countrys [countries] in Sury [Surrey], oxfordshire [Oxfordshire], and bedfor shire [Bedfordshire], and I Expect to visit frends [friends] alsoe [also] in hartfordshire [Hertfordshire] [...]e I [deletion]B[/deletion] Returne [return] to ye [the] Citty [city], though Indeed I am not Cleare [clear?] of [?] it, but deare [dear] A:P: [Alexander Parker?] and Morgan watkins [Morgan Watkins] being ther [there] [...s] [...] at present of mee [me], I believe thou [you] hast [have\] heard of ye [the] [bus...] and prisonings [imprisonings] ther [there] have been of late but last first day [...] all was quiett [quiet], and well: J: Audland [John Audland] and J: Story [John Story] are [...t] Bristoll [Bristol], Joseph Coale gon [gone] westward: I have litle [little] more to signifie [signify] to thee [you] at present, only haveing [having] this [...] ity [...ity], it was in my hart [heart] to signifie [signify] my unfeigned love to thee [you], which I believe thou [you] well knows who am [...] 22th of the 5th mo [month] [July 5] 1633 thyn [thine] [yours] in the lord Josiah Coale [page 2] Jo: Cole [Josiah Cole] to G:ff. [George Fox] Cole ff [F] 1 Lord josia [Josiah Cole] to g [George Fox] 1663 Reed
Creator (Linked Data)
Coale, Josiah, 1632?-1668 [LC]
Coale, Josiah, 1632?-1668 [VIAF]
Josiah Coale (Q135524653) [Wikidata]
Citation
Josiah Coale to George Fox, 22 September 1663, AR Barclay Collection, MS Vol. 323, 87, Library of the Society of Friends, London, PRINT, LSF_ARBarclay_MS_Vol323_087 https://stars.library.ucf.edu/printmigrationnetwork-arbarclayvol-323/85
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