who now goeth for england can (as he affirmes to mee) and will be ready to testify before your Honours. The next morning the Counsell brought theyre propositions in writing, and subscribed them before the Governour, Captain Mathewes speaking to mee for my hand, my answer was, that it was to be supposed noe man had there subscribed but they who would also swear it, and for my part my Knowledge was not Interested in any such greivances, or in the truth of any Complaints against the Governour, neither did I conceive the business soe full of danger as to necessitate the Governours going for England which satisfied them, then the Governour tould them that he would take time to give an answere, which was assented to. That night there came a letter to the Governour from captain Purifie, one of the Counsell from the lower parts, which I noe further mention to your Honours, because the original is in the hands of Sir John Harvey, after the reading of which letter, I must Confesse I apprehended more danger towards the Governours person, the[n] formerly I had done. Then did the Governour demand of mee my advice concerning his going home, and withall put this question to mee, whether he should not doe better to abide the brunt, though he were cutt in a thousand pieces, then to leave his charge. My answere was, that the slighting of danger in the service of his King and Master was noe less then his duty inioyned him, but I desyred him to consider whether the losse of his life alone were all the hazards the Kings service should runne, for when theire fury had Inraged them to such an action, they must goe further to make that good. The Governor then resolued to goe for England and the next morning signified soe much to the Counsell, vpon these Condicions, that they would elect one of the Counsell whome he should nominate Governour vntill the Kings pleasure was further knowne.

Next that they would sweare vpon the holy Euangelists

to offer no hostility to those of Mary-land, thirdly that Captain Mathewes, Captain Peirce and Mr. Minifie might likewise goe for England to neither of theise they would yeild, not withstanding which, the Governour held his resolue, and that day delivered his Commission and Instructions to my Custody, in the presence of the Counsell, signifying the Intent of the Governour and Commanding all persons to dispeirce themselves to their seuerall homes. I could not Give your Honours a full information, without this circumstance which is now left to your Lordships g[r]auer censure, as also, how dangerous a president this might be to future insolencies, vnless by some speedy Course your Honours please to bridle them. Potts (whome we find to be the Incendiary of these broyles at least it is most apparent that by his hand the writing was both drawne and Conveyed throughout the Collony) by reason of his appeale wee send into England, and haue taken security that he shall attend when your lordshipps shall determine of him, the names of the rest Sir John Harvey hath truly Copied. There is one Captain West chosen Governour vntill his Majestyes pleasure be further knowne, which I hope your Honours will hasten, and thereby settle these miserable distractions amongst vs. I am but lately ingaged in this service but I shall summon vp all my faculties and abilityes to discharge it faithfully, and as any other occurrances happen which may concerne your honours knowledge, you shall receive a sincere account from

Your honours most Commanded servant.

VIRG. this 17th of May 1635.

A duplicate of my letter to theyer honours Commissioners.

RICHARD KEMP.

WILLIAM ROBINSON'S LETTER TO GEORGE WHITHEAD, GEORGE FOX AND GEORGE ROFE.

Dear Brethren of the Everlasting Covenant, & servants of the Most high, & Children of the Living God, whose dreadfull name & eternall power is with you, to the subduing of all your enemies, & with you to the gathering in of many into the fold and rest of God, the place of his aboade, & resting place for ever; whose standard is lifted & lifting up over all nations, & the Ensigne of the Lord God of hoasts is held and holding forth to all nations, that they may al behold the glory of the Son of God; the Trumpet of the Lord God is sounded forth abroad, & an alarum in the Eares of the Inhabitants of the Earth, to prepare to meet the Lord by speedy Repentance that they may find mercie in this day of the Lord's appearance. Oh! my Dear Brethren of the Immortall Seed. Oh! God knowes I am refreshed at the writing of this unto you, I am ful of love, my tender Bowells doth flow out unto you; oh! feel me at the fountaine of holyness, at the River of our God, where wee drink abundantly & are satisfyed, at the Table of the Lord, & Kingdom of God, where our Souls take delight to be in the Presence of God for ever. Oh! yee my Brethren, I am one with you, in your joyes & rejoycings & glory & dominion over the powers of darkness; As I am one with you in your sufferings, tryalls & temptations, travels & labours, which befals us for the Seed Sake, for which we are given up into the Will of the Lord, to worke in his vinyard, & to labour with the Lord, for the Redemption of the seed, & the gathering in thereof, from of all the barren mountains into the Sheepfold, to pertake with us of the Dew of Heaven, wherby wee are kept fresh as the Morning, & plants of the Lord's planting, wherby he takes delight to do us good. Oh! surely, though I am seperated

from you in the body, over seas, yet surely I am sealed unto you & am with you now in the spirit, wherin we cannot be seperated, as we abide with the Lord: God knowes how dear you are unto me; I who am one of the least among my Brethren, yet surely the power of the Lord God, & strength of the Allmighty is with me; who hath upholden my head in the time of tryall, & houre of great temptation, from which in his tender mercie & loving kindness by his Arme he hath kept me, & hath often Delivered me; and hath appeared with me to the terror of Syon's oppressors. Oh! though I be the least among many, yet the Lord knowes my heart is upright, & am faithfull to him, who hath called me, who hath said, he will not leave me, nor forsake me.

My Dear Brethren, it would refresh my tender Bowells to receive a few lynes from you, to hear of the work of the Lord in that Island of England, and garden of God, where the Lillies grow, & pleasant smell ascends up unto the Lord:

I am broken in peices with the Remembrance of you, who are as A seal upon my Breast, feel me oh! feel me in your own lives, given up for the service of the Lord for the Seed, to which the God of heaven hath regard to; my Life is sacrifyced up, And laid downe in the Will of God: for the Redemption of the Seed: oh! if I never See your faces more in the outward man, the will of God be done, for I am given freely up, my Life to Lay downe at this Towne of Boston, or theire BLOODY LAWES to BREAKE.

Dear Brethren, here followeth an Account of some passages of the Servants of the Lord, in his work in these parts, Labouring in the strength & power of the Almighty God, for the gathering in of the Seed, & restoring of the Creature, and nature into its former course againe, to bring the Creature to feel after God, & to be sencable of its losse, that he may be redeemed out of that state, into that which maketh manifest the losse, & restores the lost sheep

of the house of Israel to him, who rejoycest over it, after it is restor❜d & found.

Our Dear Sister & handmaide Sarah Gibbens is departed out of the Body, & finished her testimony in this Country; who hath left a good Savour & sweet smell behinde her, for Generations will call her blessed, who is laide down in the Life, & swallowed up into the fountaine of God, in the kingom of heaven, & bosom of the father.

I came lately from Virginia with my Brethren Robert Hodgshon, Christopher Holder & William Leddra, at which place I was about 14 Monthes in service & hard travels through the Country for the Seed sake, which is scattered abroad in these western parts of the world, where people lives without A sheepheard. But many there are, that are come in these Countries, to wittness & know the sheepherd & Bishop of there Soules, for there are many convinced in Virginia, & some that are come to be sencable of the power of God, & spirit of truth.

I was a Prisoner in Virgenia about 6 months, there is much work & service to be done in it, before the seed be al gatherd there: wee left our dearly Beloved Thomas Thurston, A Prisoner in the Province of Mary-land, nere Virgenia, he was Imprisoned for a yeare & a day, but he had much Liberty outwardly. Wee came to Roade Island on the 5 of the 4th Month, where wee mett with two of our Brethren, Peter Pearson, & Marmaduke Stevenson, in whom wee were refreshed, they came lately from Barbadoes, they had drawings for Barmudoes, but it was not there Lott to be Landed there, although they saw it, for the Master of the vessell would not venter in, because he did not know the way.going into it, And it is A very dangerous place, because of Rocks; so they left it, & they were Landed at Roade Island, where at that time Sarah Gibbens was, but sone after departed out of the Body.

Friends at Road Island were glad in heart to see us, & there we tooke courrage, & such as had been like to faint,