12. And she took and cut one Lock of his Hair to keep, for a Memorial of one of the two laft Prophets that God will ever fend, while this World endureth.

14. He had a fine Head of Hair, it was black, waving over his Shoulders.

15. So he was Buried in Bethlehem Church Yard.

16. He Died about the latter end of July, in the Year 1658, in the feventh Year of our Commiffion, and in the Forty Ninth Year of his Life.

17. Thus I have given a true Account, to be upon Record of fome of the most remarkable Acts and Paffages, and Sufferings, which we the Witneffes of the Spirit hath acted and fuffered in this Seven Years of our Commiffion.

18. Only for God's Caufe, in Obedience unto the Voice of God, that fpake to John Reeve the Third, Fourth, and Fifth Days of February, in the Year 1651.

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Of Laurance Claxton, what Books he wrote of his exalted Pride; The Believers complain of him; The Prophet forbad him for Writing any more. How be bumbled himself. The. Prophet forgave him. And of his Death.

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FTER John Reeve was Dead, there was one Lau→ rance Claxton, who had been a Preacher of the Ranters, that came to believe this Doctrine and Commiffion of the Spirit.

And he owned it fome little time before John Reeve Died, and afterwards he asked me to give him leave to write in the Vindication and Juftification of this Commiffion of the Spirit.

3. And I gave my Confent, whereby feveral of his Acquaintance in Cambridgeshire, were brought to the Faith of

this Commiffion.

4. The

4. The firft Book he wrote, the Title of it is, Look about you, for the Devil that you fear is in you. It is in Print at this Day.

5. The fecond Book he Wrote, the Title is called, The Quakers Downfall; which is in Print at this Day.

6. The third Book he Wrote, the Title is called, A Dialogue between Faith and Reafon; which is in Print at this Day.

7. The fourth Book he Wrote, is called, A Wonder of Wonders; which is in Print at this Day.

8. After this he grew fo Proud and Lording over the Believers, faying, That no-body could Write in the Vindication. of this Commiffion, now John Reeve was Dead, but he; And to that Purpose he Wrote another Book, Intituled, The loft Sheep found; it is in Print at this Day.

9. Wherein he had proudly exalted himself into John Reeve's Chair, exalting John Reeve and himself, but quite excluded me in all the Book.

10.So many of the Believers complained to me of his lording over them, and that he had excluded me quite in this laft Book.

11. Whereupon I read the Book over, and found the Report

was true.

12. Whereupon I put him down, for ever Writing any more, and I Wrote to the Believers in Cambridgeshire, and elfewhere, that he was put down for his Pride and Covetousness, for ever Writing any more on that Account.

13. And the Believers did obey my Voice every where.

14. He continued thus, four Years after John Reeve Died, until the Year 1661, and in a while after Laurance Claxton humbled himself to me, and acknowledged his Fault, and I forgave him, and took him into my Favour, but ty'd him not to Write any more.

15. So he continued feveral Years afterwards, juftifying his Faith and Confidence, in this Commiffion of the Spirit.

16. But it came to pafs, when the Fire deftroyed the City of London, he, to get a Livelyhood, did engage to help Perfons of Quality to borrow Money, to build their Houfes again.

17. But the Perfons that had the Money did run away, and left Claxton in the Lurch; the Debt was one Hundred Pounds. 18. So he only was Arrefted, and put in Ludgate Goal, for this Money: He lay there a whole Year, and Died there.

19. But he gave a very good Teftimony of his Faith in the true God, and in this Commiffion of the Spirit, and of that full affurance of eternal Happiness he should enjoy to Eternity, after his Death.

20. Infomuch that all the Prifoners marvelled, and were forry they had oppofed him fo when he was alive.

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Shewing how the Prophet caufed, The Divine Looking-Glafs to be Re-printed. Of the Prophets printing a Book of the Interpretation of the xi. of the Revelations. And, The Quakers Neck Broken. Of his Travels to Nottingham; and the Tranfactions that paffed there; and then to Chefterfield.

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HE firft thing I did after Claxton was put down, I caufed the Divine Looking Glass to be new Printed 1661; which was done very handfomly, and is now to be seen. 2. After this I wrote a Book, containing Twenty-four fheets of Paper; Intituled, The Interpretation of the 11th Chapter of the Revelations by St. John, and got it Printed in the fame Year 1662, which is yet to be feen: Never was fuch a thing extant in the World before.

3. After this I wrote a Book called, The Neck of the Quakers Broken, containing ten fheets of Paper, and got it Printed in the fame Year 1663; which is yet to be feen.

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4. After this it came to pafs, that feveral in the North Country, hearing and feeing thefe Books, had a great defire to see me, and especially one Ellin Sudbury, at Nottingham, and one Dothy Carter, of Chesterfield, in Darbyshire.

5. These and others were very defirous to fee me, but they could not tell how, for they thought it would be too much Charge and Labour for them to come to London to me fo far, for they were loath to put me to fo much Charge to come to them; yet Ellin Sudbury, her Defires were fo ftrong, that the could not be fatisfied except fhe did fee me; fo fhe wrote a Letter unto me, that I would come into thofe Parts, and that the Society fhould bear the Charge.

6. Now I marvelled what that Society fhould be, but it was the Beamonists mix'd with the Quakers, as I found afterwards; but this being in the Winter, I fent Word I would come and fee her in the Summer.

7. And accordingly it came to pafs, that one Thomas Hudfon, a Friend of Ours at London, had occafion to see his own Relations in Lancashire and Nottingham, and Chesterfield being in his Way, he was willing to travel with me, to fee those Friends we had never feen before.

8. And when we came to Nottingham, Ellin Sudbury was glad to fee us, and fo was her Hufband alfo, but at that time ho was upon the Beamonift fcore; fo there came feveral of the Beamonifts People to Difcourfe with me, and fome of the Speakers of them, and Mr. Sudbury he thought they would be able to difpute with me, though he could not.

9. But he faw they were more weak than himself, to maintain their Principles of Religion; fo that he difliked them, and faid, That there was no true knowledge of the Scriptures amonft them: Alfo he heard me pafs the Sentance of Damnation. to Eternity, on four of them.

12. And one of thefe was very much troubled, and afked Ellin Sudbury, whether the did believe he was Damn'd, because

I had paffed the Sentance upon him, only to enfnare her, the being but weak, and had never heard fuch a thing before.

II. But I, to free her from that Eondage in her Mind, for I knew fhe had not Confidence enough, at that time, to say she did believe he was damn'd, and if the fhould fay no, then fhe would loofe the affurance of her own Happiness, in believing me to be a Prophet of the Lord, and had Power to give Sentance of Bleffedness to one, and Curfedness to the other; fo I knew the Woman was in a ftrait what to fay, and he urged her for an Anfwer

12. But I faid, she will not give you her Judgment at all, to enfnare her Mind: I have paffed the Sentance upon you, and I do believe, without doubting, that you are the Seel of the Serpent, and will be Damn'd to Eternity, and it matters not if all the People in the World, fhould believe to the contrary, yet my Faith fhall be ftronger than all to keep you down.

13. Then they grew angry, and threat'ned to prosecute me, but could not tell how to ftate a ground of Profecution.

14. After Thomas Hudson and I went from thence to Chesterfield, which was Twenty Miles further, to Dorothy Carter's Houfe, a Widow; fhe had one Daughter, her Name was Elizabeth, that was a true Believer; and a young Maid that was Servant to Dorothy Carter, her Name was Elizabeth Smith, a true Believer alfo.

15. And there was in that Town, a Man, his Name was Edward Fewterer, a Chirurgeon, that was a true Believer alfo; thefe four were glad to see me, for they had never seen me before.

16. But the Profeffors of Religion, in that Town, hearing of me, there came feveral to difpute with me, but fome of them Blafphemed, and despised what I said; whereupon I pronounced the Sentance of eternal Damnation upon four or five Men there.

17. And they being enraged at it, they thought to profecute us both, and they went to the Mayor and Aldermen of the Town, to see what could be done unto us.

18. And