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a plain and succinct account of, and of him out of them, as far as I could, and with as much brevity as well might be, I shall now speak somewhat of him in his private capacity, and other services and station in the church, with his death and character; and so conclude, the whole.

He lived many years (if not most of his time, especially after he was married) at Hunger-hill, in the parish of Agmondesham, alias Amersham, in Buckinghamshire, though his house stood in Hartfordshire, as aforesaid, where the monthly meetings of men and women where constantly kept, for that part of the county of Bucks; wherein he was very serviceable, in writing, advising and exhorting to keep all things well, and in good order, according to truth, and the testimony thereof; and had a peculiar gift for government in the church, and ordering things in monthly and quarterly meetings, and used to come up constantly to the yearly-meeting at London, and was very serviceable therein; not only by his grave counsel and advice, but also, in reading and writing on the occasion, especially in difficult matters. He had a singular talent in indicting and composing of things, epistles and papers, beyond many; so that I must needs say, he was an ornament to the meeting, and will be much missed therein, and many other ways. His wife died about five years before him, being a solid weighty woman, who had a public testimouy for the Lord and his truth,

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in meetings; and therefore the greater loss to him and Friends. And for himself, he lived a private retired life, not concerning himself with much business in the world, but gave himself much to reading and writing, and lived in good repute among Friends, and all sorts of people, as far as ever I heard of, to a pretty good age; but he bore his age very well, being of a regular life and healthy constitution; only in his latter years he was somewhat troubled at times with an asthma; and at last was taken ill of a palsy, the 23d of the Second month, 1713, which he bore with great patience and resignation; an account of which, and his dying words, I leave to those who were with him in the time of his sickness, the eighth day of which he departed this life, the 1st of the Third month, in the 74th year of his age; having served his generation according to the will of God, he fell asleep, and was honourably buried the Second-day following, being the 4th of the Third month, at Jordans; being accompanied from his own house by a great many Friends and others, to the meeting-house there, (the meeting he belonged to) and interred in the burying-ground belonging thereto, where was a very large meeting, and great appearance of Friends and others; several public Friends being there from London; and other parts; and divers living testimonies borne, to the truth he lived and died in, in a living remembrance of him, and his services in the church.

A man of a comely aspect, of

a free and generous disposition, of a courteous and affable temper, and pleasant conversation; a gentleman born and bred, a scholar, a true christian, an eminent author, a good neighbour, and kind friend; whose loss is much lamented, and will be much missed at home and abroad. The Lord, if it be his will, raise up many such pillars, elders and overseers of his flock and family, as watchmen upon Sion's walls, for his honour, and the benefit of his church and people, saith my soul, Amen.

JOSEPH WYETH.

London, 9th Month 30th, 1713.

POSTSCRIPT.

Since the writing of the foregoing supplement, I have understood, that our friend Thomas Ellwood, after he had finished and published his Davidies, signified, That he had but one thing more that lay upon his mind, and that was, to add something more to his Journal, or Account of his Life; which was chiefly to give an account of his books and writings; which, as it shews he had not done. it, or finished it before, and it is to be doubted he did not after, not living long after that, and so no more from his own hand. So it shews what his design was, as to what he intended to have added to it, had he lived to perform it. So that the aforesaid supplement

seems, in some sort at least, to answer his own intention, though far short, as was said, of what his own hand could have done, yet so far as it does any way answer his mind, I am therein glad that I have done any service to his memory, or the truth in that respect; hav ing endeavoured to represent things as probably he would have done if he had been living, and hope the reader will accept it the better. To whom therefore I recommend it, as giving at least a fair character of the books he wrote, and controversies he managed, both published and unpublished; which I hope will be no disservice, but service to the truth, as it is intended in the fear of God; to whose honour, and the service of his truth, I desire, with great sincerity, to dedicate the remainder of my days, and rest,

A friend to all men,

JOSEPH WYETH.

The Testimony of George Bowles, concerning Thomas Ellwood.

IT is in my heart, briefly 'on this occasion, to commemorate the tender dealings of the Lord with his people in this latter age of the world, when it hath pleased him, in love to poor lost man, graciously to appear, by the breaking forth of his glorious gospel day. And by the secret divine reaches of the hand of God, which hath been felt and seen in the light of it, many have been drawn in their spirits to seek after the Lord, and to inquire after the knowledge of the way of life and salvation; and blessed be his holy name, who was graciously pleased, by the inshinings of this Divine light in the hearts of many, to expel the darkness and rend the veil. And then was the arm of his mighty power made bare, for the gathering many thousands to the saving knowledge of himself. And in that day was the Lord pleased, according to his promise, to pour forth of his spirit upon sons and upon daughters; yea, upon servants and upon handmaids, and many were made to prophecy; and being qualified by the holy Spirit, which they received, and were baptized by it into his name, became willing, and were freely given up in obedience to the Lord, and in bowels of tender love to the souls of mankind, in his power, to preach the gospel of life and salvation to those to whom they were sent; and many were turned from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, by their ministry;amongst whom our dear deceased friend and brother, Thomas Ellwood, was one, whose conscience was reached and awakened by the powerful ministry of dear Edward Burrough, as I have heard him relate. And of that day and time, and the worthy instrument

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