Mr. Burton would have Goodman Miles to come up and take some order about his cyder; for he hath let his house to another, and that man doth want the room; so that he will not let it stand there. He takes possession of it next Tuesday, therefore let him come as suddenly as possibly he can.

So resteth your friend in the true faith,

LODOWICKE MUGGLETON.

A Copy of a Letter written by the Prophet Lodowicke Muggleton, to Mrs. Dorothy Carter, of Chesterfield, bearing date November 14, 1663.

Dear and loving Friend in the true faith, Dorothy Carter,

I DID understand by your last letter, bearing date October 1, 1665, that the next week but one after that, I should hear from William Newcome; but I have not heard from him not yet; but I believe some occasion or other is the cause that doth hinder it.

Also I perceive by your letter that you would willingly have those letters of mine to the Quakers put in print, which in my last letter to you I was willing to have let them alone for a time; for I had not read over his printed pamphlet when I sent you that letter; but since I have read it over, and have shewed it to some other friends in the faith, and they are very desirous that I would write an answer to that printed pamphlet of Richard Farnsworth's, and put it in print

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with the other letters of the Quakers, with my answers unto them.

It would be the greatest discovery of the deceit of the Quaker's doctrine of any thing that hath been yet written; so I know it well. I had thoughts when the Interpretation of the Eleventh Chapter of the Revelations was printed, not to have printed no more; but seeing truth cannot be so public and made known to the world without printing, because every one cannot read writing; besides, it is too tedious to write much; so, for the desires of others, and that truth may be made more known in the world, and that the Quakers may not tyrannize in their way, as if they had printed such a thing as could not be answered; in consideration of these things I have written an answer to this printed pamphlet, and I have spoken with the printer about it, and we are almost agreed concerning it. I do intend to have that letter of mine to Edward Bourne printed; for that was the first which did anger them. Also I will have Samuel Hooton and William Smith, their first letter to me, and my answer to them, and Richard Farnsworth's first letter to me, and my answer to it, and my answer to this printed pamphlet; all these do intend to put in print: therefore, what you shall be willing and free, and our friend Mr. Sudbury, and if there be any other there that is able, what they are free, they may contribute towards the printing of them, and I will send you some of them down as soon as they are printed, which I suppose will be about a fortnight or three weeks hence; for the printer doth say, if he doth not do them in that time he will not do them at all.

So in haste I rest at this time, only my dear love to

yourself, and to your daughter, and Betty Smith, and all the rest of our friends in the faith.

Your friend in the true faith,

LODOWICKE MUGGLETON,

London, November 14, 1663.

My wife desires to be remembered to you all, though unknown.

Let me hear from you as soon as you can.

A Copy of a Letter written by the Prophet Lodowicke Muggleton, to Mrs. Dorothy Carter, bearing date the 27th of November, 1663, as followeth.

Dear and loving friend in the true faith of Jesus, Dorothy Carter,

I RECEIVED your letter and the twenty shillings of William Holland's man. I am very glad to hear that you are all well; and also do understand by your letter what the mayor of Chesterfield hath done, and that I must make my personal appearance at Derby assizes, which I do intend to do, that the bail may not suffer. I know nothing to the contrary as yet, for I have asked counsel about it, and they tell me because I did put in bail in the open court, cannot remove it; so that I must be forced to see you again; but do not you be troubled about it; for if I had ten thousand damned devils before me, I should

not be afraid; neither can they do any great matters against me, not according as the laws of England stand at this time; so that the envy of the devils cannot go beyond their own law, only it will be some charge and trouble to come so far; but as to what they can do by their law, I do not much value what they can do, for I shall justify most part of their charge which they have against me; and the more I suffer for it, the more hotter will the fire of hell burn in those that are my enemies.

And as for Mr. Pender and others being bound over to come in against me by the mayor, I say it is more than the mayor can do, except the mayor do take the business upon himself to prosecute and persecute me, which doth not concern him; for he did what was his place to do, and that was to commit me to prison, that was as much as concerned him in his place; neither was he bound, nor no other man, to witness my words against me, not upon any penalty, if I had been tried then, much less now; but if the mayor and others their malice be so great towards me, they thinking to make great matters of my words, which they urged out of me, which I shall justify in the open court to their eternal shame, let their malice be what it can be to me, I shall be made able to bear it. And if they can bear their eternal torment as well, it will be well for them; but if there be any way that I can prevent my coming there, and free my bail, I will; if not, I will come; but you shall know! further before that time. I had thoughts to have written a few lines to Mr. Pender, to have shewed him that it was more than the mayor could do, to bind him or any other to witness against me, there being no penalty or punishment can be inflicted upon them in case they do not; but if the mayor and priest

have bound themselves through their malice to prosecute the business, all that they can do, is to supœna you in for a witness; and if you do not go, what penalty can be inflicted upon you for it? None at all; but some through ignorance and fear, and others through malice and envy, both mixed together, will do what mischief they can to me; but I shall be able to bear it all; so that I shall not persuade Mr. Pender, nor no other, against what their ignorance and fear will lead them unto; but I being in haste at this time, shall say no more in that business.

Dear Friend,

I have here sent you Charles Cleve's letter unto Richard Farnsworth; I would desire you to convey it to him some way or other. I would have you read it over before. I do think it will be too tedious to take a copy of it; yet I have done it here, because of others seeing of it to lend it about. I think the book of the Quaker's Letters and mine will be out the next week, and the next week after I shall send you some of them; for I must go into Kent a week before Christmas, because the parish doth intend to choose me constable this year, so I shall prevent them if I can. I go to my wife's mother, but after the twelve days are over I do intend to come again.

Our friend Mr. Hatter is very well, and doth give us good hopes of a good success of his business; but when he doth intend to come to London he maketh no mention in his letter. He waits as he saith for his wife to be delivered of child-birth, and if she do well it will be much better for him.

Our friend Mr. Hudson doth intend to come to London about Candlemas day, and he says he will