John was; and whether they had the same spirit and power, that the apostles had? They said, they had not. Then he asked them, how many powers there are? Whether there are any more than the power of God, and the power of the devil; and they said, there was not any power than those two. Then said G. Fox, "If you have not the power of God, that the apostles had, then you act by the power of the devil." And his speaking was of such effect, that many substantial people were convinced that night. Next morning when he was passing away the Baptists began to shake the dust from off their feet after him. What, said he, in the power of darkness! We who are in the power of God, shake off the dust of our feet against you."

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Leaving Dorchester, he came to Weymouth, where inquiring after the sober people, about fourscore of them gathered together at a priest's house, and most of them were turned to Christ Jesus, who had enlightened them with his divine light, by which they were reproved of their sins. There was at that time a captain of horse in the town, who rode about seven miles out of town with G. Fox: this captain was of such a merry temper, and so exceedingly given to laughter, that G. Fox several times spoke very seriously to him about it; but it was become so customary to him, that he would laugh al

most at any thing he saw. But G. Fox still admonished him to gravity, and the fear of the Lord; and of this he spoke to him again when they parted. The next time G. Fox saw him, the captain told him, that when he spoke to him at parting, the power of the Lord so struck him, that before he got home, he was serious enough, and had left his laughing. He indeed became a serious and good man; and being convinced of the truth, died in the real profession thereof.

For brevity's sake I do not intend to mention all the places G. Fox passed through, much less all his occurrences. At Kingsbridge he had good service; and returning in the evening' to his inn, and there being many people drinking, he was moved to go amongst them, and to direct them to the light which Christ, the heavenly man, had enlightened them withal: by which light they might see all their evil ways, words, and deeds; and by the same light they might also see Christ Jesus their Saviour. But this discourse did not please the innkeeper, seeing it hindered his guests from drinking: and hearing G. Fox speak so much of the light, he snatched away the candle, and said, "Come here is light for you to go into your chamber."

The next day G. Fox went to Plymouth, and from thence into Cornwall; and travelling through the county he came to Market Jew.

Being there at an inn, he met with some trouble from the magistrates; and he wrote a paper, to shew, that the Lord was come, to teach his people himself, by Jesus Christ, &c. This paper came to the hands of Peter Ceely, a major in the army and also a justice of the peace at Ives, whither G. Fox came. Here Edward Pyot and W. Salt, who were G. Fox's fellow-travellers, were haled before the said major, whilst G. Fox was walking down to the sea-side: but he hearing this, followed them, and came also into the justice's house, where the aforesaid paper being produced, it was asked him, whether he would own it? And he said, "Yes." Then the major tendered them the oath of abjuration. G. Fox hereupon put his hand in his pocket, drew forth the answer to it, which had been given to the protector. A priest being present there, found fault with his hair, which then was pretty long, and asked to cut it: but G. Fox told him he had no pride in it. It happened also at other times, that because of his long hair he was spoken to, as I have seen myself; but of this I am fully persuaded, that he had not the least pride in it; but it seems to me not improbable, that he seeing how some would make it a kind of holiness to wear short hair, did the contrary, to shew that in some things there was a christian liberty, for which we ought not to judge one another. But to proceed, G. Fox and his com

panions were taken into custody, and with a guard of horse sent to prison with this mittimus.

Peter Ceely, one of the justices of the peace of this county, to the keeper of his highness's gaol at Launceston, or his lawful deputy in that behalf, greeting.

"I send you herewithal by the bearers hereof the bodies of Edward Pyot of Bristol, and G. Fox of Drayton and Clea, in Leicestershire, and William Salt of London, which they pretend to be the place of their habitations, who go under the notion of Quakers, and acknowledge themselves to be such; who have spread several papers, tending to the disturbance of the public peace, and cannot render any lawful cause of coming into these parts, being persons altogether unknown, and having no pass for their travelling up and down the country, and refusing to give sureties for their good behaviour, according to the law in that behalf provided, and refuse to take the oath of abjuration, &c. These are therefore, in the name of his highness the lord protector, to will and command you, that when the bodies of the said Edward Pyot, George Fox, and William Salt, shall be unto you brought, you them receive, and in his highness's prison aforesaid you safely keep them, until by due course of law they shall be deliver

ed. Hereof fail you not, as the contrary at your perils. hand and seal, at St. Ives the January, 1655.

you will answer Given under my eighteenth day of

P. Ceely."

By this mittimus it appears under what odd pretences the Quakers, so called, were committed to prison; for such reasons as are mentioned therein, might be found at any time. Thus G. Fox and his companions were carried through Redruth, Falmouth, and Bodmin, to Launceston. By the way they suffered great insolence, both from the soldiers that conducted them, and from others, by the connivance of captain Keat; but I will not detain my reader with all the particulars. Being come to Launceston, Keat delivered the prisoners to the jailor. And though many were greatly enraged against them, and expected that these prisoners, who thou'd and thee'd all, and did not put off their hats to any man, should at the assizes be condemned to be hanged, if they did not pay that respect to the bench: yet there were many friendly people, out of several parts of the country, that came to visit them; for it was about nine weeks from the time of their commitment to the assizes; by reason of which several got opportunity to speak with them, which had that good effect, that many were con