Some Account of SARAH BROWN, of Pickering, with fome of her dying Sayings, as near as can be remembered: From the Monthlymeeting of Malton in Yorkshire.

HE was carefully educated, by her Parents,

in the Principles of Truth; and, when very young, the fell under a Concern of Heart, that the might come to be acquainted with the Lord for herself; and, in order thereto, as fhe in the Time of her laft Ilness declared, She was made willing to feek out private Places, to pour forth her Supplications to the Lord; befeeching him, to make the Way of Truth more fully known to her; and alfo, to enable her to walk therein. Which Concern he was pleased to regard, in his own Time, to his Praise, and to her Growth and Incouragement in the Truth; for about the Twenty fecond Year of her Age, a Part in the Miniftry was committed to her, which became a very clofe Concern upon her, being fuch a Crofs, that fhe faid, She had rather have parted with her natural Life; but could find no Peace without anfwering the Lord's Requirings; and therefore fhe refolved, through his divine Affiftance, to be obedient unto him, though all Sorts of People might his at her,

She travelled in the Service of the Ministry, in this and feveral neighbouring Counties, and was well received, the being of a grave, modeft she and exemplary Behaviour, as became her Vocation, and our holy Profeffion; and the Lord was pleased to favour her with Chriftian Courage to the laft: For in the Time of her late Ilness (it being a pining Diftemper) the fignified, That he had freely given up herfelf, and all that was near to her, to the Lord; and, in great Sweetness of Spirit, very frequently expreffed her earneft Defire for the Prefervation of her Husband and Children in the Truth, She often bewail'd the loofe Profeffors of our own Society, and alfo the Blindness and Prophanity of many in other Profeffions, expreffing her Defire for the Good of all People; and faid, That he had no Caufe to distrust the Lord, for he had been wonderfully kind. And near her End he had many fick Fits, yet often broke forth in great Sweetness, faying,Glory be to the eternal God, whom, the faid, Jhe felt to be near her in that the Time of her great Affliction of Body.

About half an Hour before her Departure, fhe feemed to have an hard Struggle with Death, and fpake not much more to us; but a few Minutes before the drew her laft Breath, The appeared easy, and very fweetly cried out, -Glory be to the eternal God! And fo long as fhe could fpeak, in Sweetnefs of Spirit gave Glory to God, And although the hath finished

her

her Course in this World, her Memory is fweet to us that are left behind,.

She died the 18th of the Fourth Month 1729, in the Thirty third Year of her Age, and was buried at Pickering aforefaid.

A Teftimony from the Quarterly - meeting at Pardshaw - hall in Cumberland, concerning THOMAS SCOTT of Newbiggin.

HE

E was born at Hetherfide, in the Year 1678, in the faid County. His Parents were of the Church of England, in which Way he was educated; but being at a Meeting of Friends, the Lord was pleased, through the Ministry of his Servants, to reach his Understanding, fo that he was fully convinced of the Truth, and joined with Friends, took up the daily Cross, and denied himself of his former Pleasures and Paftimes.

He was of an innocent Behaviour, and grew in the Truth; and after fome Time, the Lord endued him with a Gift of the Ministry. His Appearance was in a lowly, humble, Frame of Mind, in the Demonftration of the Spirit and Power, and attended with a fweet and Heavenly Authority, to the edifying and refreshing of the Church. He was just upon the Workers of Iniquity, though confolating to the True-hearted. His Care of the Church

was great, and the Profperity of Truth much in his View. He was well efteemed by Friends. He vifited the Churches in divers Parts of this Nation, and also in North Britain, where he had good Service.

He was a good Example to the Youth; a loving Hufband, and a tender affectionate Father to his Children, and often fupplicated the Lord for them.

Being at a Meeting one Firft-day, he livingly preached the Gofpel; and in his Return was taken with an Ilness, which increafed and remained upon him near three Weeks; during which Time, he was patient and refigned to the Will of the Lord, faying, That Death was no Terror to him.

He departed this Life the 8th Day of the Sixth Month 1729, in great Unity with us, and was interred in Friends Burying Ground at Hetherfide. Many Friends attended his Burial, and the Truth was powerfully declared, to general Satisfaction. Aged Fifty Years. A Minifter Twenty Years.

A Teftimony from the Monthly-meeting of Pardfhaw-hall, in the County of Cumberland, concerning JOSEPH BUNTING.

HE

E was born in Ireland, and defcended of honest Parents, whofe Names were Jofeph and Jane Bunting. They brought him over with them when young, and fettled upon a Farm, within the Compass of Allenby Meeting in this County, for feveral Years.

He was educated in the Way of Truth, and, in his young Years, much inclined to read the Holy Scriptures, and the Writings of Friends, being endued with a large natural Capacity.

About the Twelfth Year of his Age, the Lord was pleased to visit him; so that he hath fince been heard to fay, He should then have opened his Mouth in publick Teftimony in Meetings; but not giving up in Obedience, was, through the fubtil Workings of the Enemy, for a Time led away after youthful Vanities. Afterwards, about the Twenty fecond Year of his Age, it pleafed the Lord to give him a second Vifitation, by the powerful Ministry of our worthy Friend Mary Ellerton of York, then in this County. Soon after, he gave up in Obedience to what he believed was required of him, and came forth in a publick Testimony,

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