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as he, who said it was from the Devil; for I did not understand the meaning of the chapters, before they were explained to the strengthening of my faith, and I was answered-" He had erred in judgment and stumbled in visions, for all that was revealed to me would follow, and the war would not end, as he had predicted, at the end of that year (viz. 1793). In 1794 I saw the truth of the words given to me, and how wrong his judgment was, for then the truth of the dearth began to appear. I then was ordered to write to him again; and he wrote to me for answer, "He was of, opinion with many, we were going to see good days, as he then thought all would soon be over." Here I was again stumbled by his letter; and then another sign was set before me : a kinsman of mine was taken dangerously ill in a fever, and was 1794 given over by the apothecary. They sent to me to get a physician; I went to see him, and judged he was dying, and that it was fruitless to go for a physician. But I was answered by the Spirit, "this sickness is not unto death; thou shalt go for the physician; and as thou findest his judgment concerning thy kinsman, so is Leach's judgment concerning thy writings." The physician came and pronounced him adying man, and said he could not recover; (this was the sixth day of the fever). I then was answered as before," this sickness is not unto death; his fever shall turn on the 9th day (which was on a Friday); he shall go in the country and change the air in the following week; he shall be perfectly restored to health, and to his labour; but his life is not of long duration." This I told Mrs. Taylor and my friends, who knew of my prophecies at the very time the physician gave him over for death; the seventh day of the fever, he was judged by all around him he could not live to see the morning, as they then thought him dying; and further said he would never come

The world must know that this woman would be detected by these people if what she said was false.

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out of bed until he was taken out; but I was again answered as before; and I reproved them, saying, "if his fever was encreased on the 7th day it might turn on the 9th." The 9th day his fever turned, as he was able to take some subsistence, and was out of bed, and sat up some time while his bed was making and after. On Saturday he was up some hours; the latter end of the week following he rode five miles into the country to his aunt, to change the air; and was after perfectly restored to his health and labour; and lived to be set as another sign before me in 1797; and then he was again taken ill, and died at the age of nearly 24. This wondrous work of the LORD strengthened my faith against every opposition of man, as I was well convinced none but a God could have set such signs before me. In 1795, there was a tumult in Exeter Castle between the Irish soldiers and the English officers; their swords were drawn and many wounded, and the city was in great confusion that day; and I trembled greatly to see the officers and the soldiers, with their naked swords running one after the other in the streets. I then was answered by the Spirit, as the shadow began that day in England, so the substance would break out in Ireland, between the Irish and the English, and that dreadful tumults and rebellion would be there;" I then simply thought it must take place immediately, but it did not until 1798. These reflections shew me how wrong is my judgment, and the truth of my prophecies not coming so soon as I expected; and some came sooner than I expected, as the mutiny on the seas in 1797 took place in three months after it was revealed to me, from a fire breaking out in a chandler's shop, that caught the wick yarn and set the candles on fire, that run from one to the other until they were all in a blaze and the house would have been burnt down if I had not been warned in a dream that the house was on fire; when I awoke and called the family up, who de

clared that I was dreaming, or mad; but they were astonished to come down and find the truth of my dream, and the shop in a flame, which must have been burnt down in a quarter of an hour longer; the beam was burning, which would have communicated to the staircase; but this calamity was prevented by my being warned in a dream, which happened at one in the morning. This took place in 1793; but in 1797, three months before the mutiny took place, it was revealed to me, from the burning of the candles, for as they had lighted and run from one to the other to set them in a flame; just so would the hearts of men heat one the other to set them in a flame to consume each other; and this would begin by the men of our own land, which followed three months after by the mutiny at the Nore, which was luckily put out, like the fire. These things I pondered deep in my heart, the manner of the shadows, when in the same manner the substance followed. In 1796 I was ordered to write to the rev. Mr. Pomeroy; he came to me at Mr. Taylor's, when Mrs. Taylor informed him how I had told her in 1792 of the war and dearth, and every thing that had already taken place. He said it was wonderful and surprising, but wanted more clear proof for him to know if it was from the Lord. On the 3d of June I was ordered to put a letter in his hands, for a sign to him that there was no infusion in my writings; that the Bishop would die at the end of that year; as sure as I had seen a friend of mine in the coffin the 28th of May, so sure would he be in his coffin at the end of the year; the truth followed, and he was buried on the Saturday before Christmas day; though he was in perfect health when the letter was put in Mr. Pomeroy's hand, and was taken ill the latter end of October the same year, when his death was expected in November; but I was answered he should linger on, till the end of the year, exact as it was put in Mr. Pomeroy's hand. Now of this I was well assured the

LORD would not permit his life to be lingered on int that manner to deceive HIS ministers, to make them believe the sign was from the Lord if it was not; and it was said to me at the time of his illness, as sure as he died at the end of the year, so sure the Lord would cut off his shepherds when he began to cut short His work in righteousness, if they did not lay these things to heart, and warn their flock of the approaching dangers and the COMING OF THE LORD; and the skeleton was a warning to the shepherds, that was found in the Bishop's cave. Now let the shepherds take the warning, for I am clear from the blood of all men.

Now I must return to Mr. Pomeroy: he asked me what the Bishop's death was to the nation? And why the Lord should give me such a simple type as the Bishop's death? I said it was to convince him, that the calling was from the LORD, and that I had had many such signs set before me to strengthen my faith, or I should never have believed such wondrous things ever should come upon the earth, when there was no appearance of them, and many things seemed unlikely or impossible.' He then said, if there were prophets formerly and they were asked how it would go with the war, they could tell, and if I could tell him what would happen to France, Spain, Italy, or England; or what would happen in three, or six months, he should believe my calling was from the Lord. The following day I was earnest in prayer, that if I was visited by the SPIRIT of the LORD, that He would be pleased to answer the other enquiry, to convince HIS minister that the calling was of GOD. I was answered I should be shewn in dreams and visions of the night, what he enquired concerning the wars.

In the night I dreamt I was taken out of my bed, and flew through the air like a bird, from place to place, and from town to town. In one large town I thought there was a large house, and the door was

Spain will revolt against their Kin.

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opened, and I flew through an amazing large room, where numbers of chairs and large pictures were piled up like a broker's shop, and the house was empty of people; another town I thought I was carried through, where I was compelled to go down a steep place like a large country chimney; as I was going down there was a large clomen jug, that hung against the bricks; my guide told me to unhang it and throw it down, I thought I did, and it seemed to fall an amazing depth and broke in pieces with a very loud noise; I then came down to the bottom, and flew to another large town that was very beautiful; and I thought I went down in a room that was under ground, where there was a great deal of wood piled up, and in that place I went to sleep till I was awaked with some surprise, and then I came out and flew in the air again, and came to other cities. Then I came out of this dream, which was a dream within a dream; and many other remarkable dreams I had in the night, and in the day; as I was prevented rising the next day, having a cold, and was much fatigued in my spirits, and too sleepy to be able to get up, for I was scarce out of dreams for two nights and one day. I shall leave the others and come to this dream that is mentioned, and which was answered in the following manner-"The place thou wast carried through, where was nothing but lumber, is France; for there is nothing but lumber there; and it will be desolate of most of the inhabitants, as the house was empty. Another place thou wast carried through was Spain, and they will revolt against their King. The steep place thou wentest down, where the pitcher hung that thou wast to throw down, is the fall of many Nations. The place where thou sleepest was Italy; and they will sleep till the French come upon them to conquer them, and the Italians will be forced to surrender to them; for as

• Of coarse earthen ware, a Devonshire phrase.

This is not yet, and France has only been desolated in part.

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