he had uttered all his railing and bitterness, and all the cruelty that was in him, it was no more to me than if he had smiled at me. Many more words passed amongst us, but I have here related the chief matters; for, to express all, it would have been very tedious.

So, I have been considering since, I believe that my master and thee might promise the sheriff, that I should be forthcoming when he sent for me. Now, if they send me to the house of correction, I cannot appear at assizes; so I think if thou could go to the sheriff forth with after this letter comes to thy hands, and get the sheriff to send for me before I go to prison here, (for they have made no mittimus for me as yet,) it might do well. So, if thou meet with the sheriff, and get an order, I would have thee to bring it thyself hither without any delay, if it may be convenient. I have spoken to my mistress, and she approves of it. So, with my dear love to all friends, I remain thy dutiful son,

PHINEHAS PEMBERTON."

5th month, 13th day, 1670.

From several evidences and allusions, it appears that Phineas Pemberton wrote a Narrative, describing the early sufferings of James Harrison and his wife, and of himself also, in England, on account of their religious principles; and of the circumstances of their subsequent migration to this country to seek an asylum from persecution. James Pemberton had this book once in his possession; but having lent it to some person whom he could not recollect, it was consequently lost. Some time previously to this loss, however, his brother, John

Pemberton, had read the Narrative, and made a few extracts from it.

"My grandfather, Phineas Pemberton," says John in his extracts, "having experienced the tender dealings of a gracious God, and undergone sufferings for his testimony, in his native land, penned down several particular occurrences; and having related the sufferings of his wife's father, James Harrison, he expresses as follows respecting her mother."

"In all the before mentioned sufferings and other exercises, his wife, that worthy matron, was not dejected or cast down, but went through all with a cheerful spirit, having her aim and eye upon that lot and inheritance, whose builder and maker is God, and is beyond the reach of persecutors. Whether he was in bonds, or at liberty,-in sufferings, or out of sufferings, -always managing his and her own business and herself, with great prudence and dexterity;-taking delight, and making it her business, how to spend her days in the service of Truth, and the serving of its friends;-behaving herself in such an even frame and temper of spirit, to all persons, and at all times, that she was greatly beloved of Friends, and enemies scarce daring to come nigh, her conduct was so prudent. And to the end it may be seen what a harmony and concord there was of love between them, I have hereunto annexed two or three short epistles to and from each other."

The letters which Phineas Pemberton thus quotes, and which will be inserted in their proper place, as well as the other original ones in the collection mentioned, show much feeling and tenderness.

Anne Harrison, wife of James, “bore a daugh

ter the 7th day of the 2d month, (April,) 1660, and called her name Phebe; and this was she," says Phineas, "that fell to be mine, through the Lord's good providence."

In this year, 1660, James Harrison, William Yardley, James Brown, Benjamin Boult, John Shield, Richard Buxton, Ralph Sharpless, Jeremiah Owen, and several others, were imprisoned for their testimony, at Burgas-gate in Shrewsbury.

It is painful to reflect on the numerous instances of fines, and impositions, and imprisonments, and severe treatment, which these sons of the morning experienced from the tyrannical dispositions of men in power; and it is not to be wondered at, that, at times, their patience was severely tried.

From this prison, James Harrison and his friends were released in consequence of a royal proclamation, dated at Whitehall, May 11th, 1661. James Harrison was also confined in prison in 1663, in the county jail of Worcester; and in 1664, 65, and 66, at Chester castle. While in the last mentioned place, the letters quoted by Phineas Pemberton in his Narrative, were written; being as follows:

Thy

"Most dear, and right dearly beloved wife, whom I love in the Lord our Saviour, Jesus Christ, for thy reverent, courteous behaviour in gesture and words, towards me and the Lord, whom we serve. words are penetrating words, and hath entered my heart with impressions that can never be blotted out; and thus, with a real acknowledgment of thy spiritual and lively testimony that breaks or tenders my heart, I rest thy very loving husband,

JAMES HARRISON," Castle of Chester, 26th of 8th mo. 1666.

Her Letter. "J. H. Dear love,-I had a great desire to come to see thee, with my little child, if it were the will of the Lord; but as yet I see little way made; but this I believe, that neither death, nor life, nor any other thing, shall be able to sepa→ rate us. So, dear heart, farewell. Let us hear from thee as often as thou can.

ANNE HARRISON."

On the 22d of 11th month, (Jan.) 1661, Roger Longworth, who was afterwards an eminent minister in the Society of Friends, was put apprentice to James Harrison, for seven years, as a shoemaker. By his zeal and fidelity in maintaining a steady testimony against the intolerance of those days, he became extensively useful, and travelled much to promote the work of righteousness.

In 1668, James Harrison removed out of Cheshire, and probably lived somewhere in the neighbourhood of Phineas Pemberton, at Bolton, or Manchester. In the following year, as Phineas Pemberton relates in his Narrative, his daughter "Phebe, with her mother, as they were going into Cheshire, called at my master's shop, but I knew them not; she being then about nine years of age, said to her mother, having got some cherries in her apron, "I have a mind to give one of these young men some cherries." Her mother said, "Then give to both;" one of my fellow-apprentices being then by me, and on a market day,-I never having seen them before, nor they me, that I know of, and altogether strangers to them.

She said, "No; I will but give to one:" and through the crowd of people that then stood before the counter, she pressed, holding out

her hand with cherries for me, before I was well aware; and I admired that a child I knew not, should offer me such kindness: but on inquiry, remembered I had heard her name, and I retaliated her kindness at the same time, with a paper of brown candy."

"About two years after that, she came that way again with her mother, who came into the shop, but she did not: she only stayed in the street, and then again I remembered her kindness, but saw not her face. About two years after that, I went to Bolton to get a shop, to set up trade there, and then saw her again, but remembered little of what before had happened. After I was come there and had settled awhile, and took notice of her discreet and modest behaviour, and features, and personage, I then was taken with her. She appeared very lovely in my eye, though then quite young; and because of this I suppressed my affection for a time. Other things, in the mean time, offered on that account to me; but more and more love increased in me towards her, until I could not conceal it. I then remembered the beginnings thereof, as already mentioned. Her parents and friends were very respectful to it; but because of her tender years, it was still delayed, until she was of riper age: in which time she was often not well; sometimes from home, under the doctor's hands; and once at London, in which time many letters passed. And that our innocency and love may be seen, I have hereunto annexed two short epistles, which were the first we wrote to each other; being as follows:

3d month 17th, 1675. "My dearly beloved friend, P. H.-With the