for no other cause, but for preaching and praying in the time of Friends meeting, to wait upon the Lord, in the place where they were confined, hoping by their being absent, the meet. ings of Friends would be silent, and give less occasion of disturbance to priests and others, who took occasion against his preaching and the first meeting we had amongst the Friends in prison, another friend, whose name was Andrew Graham, and I, appearing in public, the gaoler was much disturbed, and he took us away from the rest of Friends; and being afraid of the priests, and others, was at a stand what to do; for to put us among the felons, there was no room for any more beds. The bed whereon our dear friend lay, was next to the sink, where the prisoners eased themselves, which made it the more noisome; but the Lord's power carried over all, and in a few days I obtained liberty of the gaoler, to go with the turnkey, and found the Friends, through the Lord's goodness, easy and well. The turnkey returning, I tarried to bear them company till the evening; when the turnkey came again, he told John Banks he and his companion might go to the rest of friends, if they pleased, for it would avail nothing to keep them there, being now there wero other preachers. Upon which John Banks replied, the gaoler brought them

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thither, without any just cause, and he should fetch them back again, and cause what they had, to be carried along with them; which he did, before he slept. And being now together in one place, we kept our meetings, First day, and week days; and the place of our confine. ment being near the upper end of Castle Street, and not far from the great cathedral (so called,) it often happened that at the time when people came from their worship, on the first days, John was concerned, and his voice would reach to the door of the great house; and people frequently would either go softly, or stand a little ; for at that time no meeting of Friends was kept in the city, but was in prison. And at this the priests were much disturbed, and threatened the gaoler so much, that he left this place at the year's end, and hired another house.

And in this time our friend John Banks being a good example in all things, laboured diligently with his hands, being a glover and fellmonger by trade; and with much sitting, and cold that winter, that the great frost continued so long, he was surfeited in his body with cold, and thereby grew infirm; for we were sixteen in one room, and had the privilege of but one little fire; and mostly four or five ancient people had the benefit of it; and at last we all obtained our liberty; mostly by king James's proclamation, and came forth free

and clear men, for which the Lord shall have the praise.

I could say more; but knowing there are many faithful brethren and sisters, that had a perfect knowledge of him, and of his integrity, from the time of his convincement, to the day of his death, and of his many labours, travels, and exercises, both at home and abroad, I am the more easy to conclude, being an eye and ear witness of what I have here written.

CHRISTOPHER STORY.

A

JOURNAL

OF THE

LIFE, LABOURS, TRAVELS, &c.

OF

JOHN BANKS.

Of my Education.

I was born of honest parents in Sunderland, in the parish of Issel, in the county of Cumberland, my Father's name was William, and my Mother's name was Emma; I was their only child; my father having no real estate of his own, took land to farm: by trade he was a fellmonger and glover.

Some years after they removed to within the compass of Pardshaw meeting, where they both received the Truth some time after me, and lived and died in it, according to their measures to which meeting I belonged above forty years.

And though my parents had not much of this world's riches, yet according to their ability