fought it from her Youth, and was thankful for being preferved fo, as not to bring a Blemish on it, fince he made Profeffion thereof, but had done what he could for it.

A Friend taking leave of her, she told him, Whether be heard of her Life or Death, fhe hoped it would be well. Some Friends being with her, The faid fomething of the Singularity of her Trials, but that the Hand that permitted them, had an indifputable Right; to which the feemed refigned, whether in Life or Death, hoping it would be well. She faid, She loved the Truth, and it had been her Support; and defired thofe, that had begun to walk in it, to keep close to it, and it would never leave them.

She feemed thankful, that the Beauty of this World, and the Enjoyments of it, were stained in her View, and he made willing to give up all; the hardest was her dear Hufband, being fo far from him; but even that was made easier than he could expect. Being wifhed a good Night's Reft; the faid, She did not expect to be free from Pain, but that every Night, that the Lord fent, was good; and, though uneafy, hoped they all would be good Nights, and when once the Gulph was hot, he should have Reft.

Speaking to a Friend, fhe faid, She endeavoured to live without a Will; and that he hoped she had born her Afflictions with a degree. of Chriftian Fortitude. Being in great Pain, and asked, Whether he would be fettled? the faid, None could fettle her but one; and in his

own Time, he hoped, he would: Then cried out, Deareft Lord, though thou flay me, I will die at thy Feet; for I have loved thee more than Life. She fpoke affectionately to a Friend that vifited her, gratefully acknowledging the Care and Tenderness fhewn to her, and counted it a high Favour, that the Hearts of her Friends were opened to receive and fympathize with her. She spoke fomething of the Exercises of Mind fhe went through before her Convincement, and the Time she got Relief out of great Diftrefs, and was enabled to make Covenant with the Lord; which Time fhe fill remembered, and hoped fhe should never forget, being defirous often to return to Bethel, and to remember the Time of her Efpoufals. She acknowledged the Advantage there was in being deeply tried, and that it was the Way to be enabled to Speak comfortably to others.

Having grown weaker for feveral Days, she departed this Life, in a quiet Frame, the 16th of the Fifth Month 1755, and on the 19th her Corps (accompanied by many Friends) was conveyed, in a folemn Manner, from our Friend Robert Lecky's to Friends Burying Ground at Ballybrumbill, where several Testimonies were born to the Truth.

Thus our dear Friend finished her Course. It remains briefly to add our Teftimony concerning her.

She was a Woman of an excellent natural Understanding; in her Converfation chearful, • yet

1

yet grave and inftructive; fhe felt the Affictions of others with a tender Sympathy, and bore her own with Patience and Refignation.

As a Minister, she was deep in Travail, clear in her Openings, plain and pertinent in her Expreffions, folid and awful in her Deportment, and attended with that baptizing Power, which is the Evidence of a living Ministry; and which fo evidently attended her, in the last Testimony she bore in a publick Meeting (in great bodily Weaknefs) that most or all prefent were reached and deeply affected thereby, and a young Woman was, at that Time, convinced of the Truth; which was as a Seal to the finishing of her Service in the Work of the Ministry; and, in which, being fo owned to the last, we have no doubt, but the now receives the Reward of the faithful Servant, and is entered into the Joy of her Lord.

A Teflimony

A Testimony, from Brighoufe Monthly - meeting in Yorkshire, concerning JOHN SCOTT.

H

E refided, the greatest part of his Time, in the Town and Neighbourhood of Leeds, and did early embrace the Hearttendering Vifitations of God's Love to his Soul, under which he became very folid and religious whilft young; and fo effectual was the Power and Prevalency thereof upon him, that before. the Expiration of his Apprenticeship, he came forth in a publick Teftimony. And as the holy Anointing continued and increased upon him, he grew in the Root, and became well grounded in the Miniftry of the Gospel of Peace and Salvation, and feemed ever careful not to go beyond the Line of Truth therein. And as he was not large, fo he was not frequent in his publick Appearances: Towards the Conclufion of his Time, his Ministry appeared ftill more lively. In our Meetings of Worship, he was fingularly fteady in his waiting for the Arifings of divine Life and Power, and was ready to join with it, in whomfoever he found it to appear.

He vifited, at feveral times, the greatest Part of this Inland; and once, with his dear Friend John Haflam, the Kingdom of Ireland, and Holland: In all which, we have reafon to. believe his Labours were acceptable to Friends.

He

He was a conftant Attender of our Meetings for Difcipline, and was of confiderable Service therein, having a peculiar Talent for the good Purposes thereof. He was quick of Apprehenfion, and found in Judgment, and when concerned to speak to Cafes, his Words were few and favoury. He was remarkably tender of having any difowned, without first trying, by Gospel Endeavours, affectionately to reclaim them; neither was he lefs careful, that the Society fhould not be impofed on by the specious Pretences or fuperficial Acknowledgments of any. Such was his Regard for Peace and good Order in the Society, that he often employed and exerted his Abilities in that good and laudable Office of a Peace-maker, both at home and abroad with Succefs.

He was a frequent Attender of the Yearlymeeting at London, where he was well received, and we hope of Service. His last Journey thither, was with his above-mentioned Friend John Haflam, taking Meetings through several of the Inland Counties, which he performed, though very weak in Body; and constantly attended the Meetings in London, and appeared very lively and acceptably therein. When these Meetings were over, he, by fhort Journeys, (vifiting fome Meetings in his Way) reached our Quarterly-meeting at York, which alfo he attended, notwithstanding the bodily Infirmi ties which were upon him, and was evidently favoured with the Goodness of Truth.