goodness to her, saying, 'I spend many hours in thinking upon the Lord and his goodness. I admire how people can lay them down and fall asleep, and not think upon the Lord, and see or consider how things are with them.' Sometimes she would signify her desire to be dissolved and go to the Lord; but it was in a resigned frame of spirit, saying, 'O Lord, grant I may patiently wait thy appointed time, knowing thy time is the best time.'

She often begged of the Lord, that he would give a double reward to her daughter, for the love and care extended to her and her daughter being near her time, she was in great care for her and afterward the child being brought to her, she cheerfully took it in her arms, kissed it, and said, 'I pray God bless it, and make it a good woman.' And afterwards said, 'I must go to my God.' She lifted up her eyes, folded her hands, and gave up her soul in sweetness to the Lord, without either sigh or groan, the 10th of the First month, 1714, and was buried at Charlewood, in Surry, her corpse being accompanied by many friends, neighbours, and relations. Aged seventy-nine years.

PHEBE DOUGHTY, wife of William Doughty, of Flushing, in New-England, was daughter to Sarah Taylor.

She was dutiful to her parents, and a great comfort to them, and from a child was mindful of eternity, meditated on the best things, had God in her thoughts, and would inquire the meaning of some Scriptures. She was never given to speak that which was not true. Many heavenly and weighty prayers she put up to God, who hears the contrite in heart, and he answered her petitions, to her great comfort; for she declared the Lord had given her assurance of her salvation, and death was no terror to her; and that she had rather die than live longer in this troublesome world; though,' said she, 'I have not wanted that which is

convenient for me. I have as dear a husband as a woman need to have, a tender mother, and a sweet child; yet it is better for me to go and leave you all; this is the best time; for I am going to meet my Lord Jesus.' And she said to her husband, some time before she died, 'My dear, we must part; it is made known to me: give me up freely.' And desired all about her to be faithful to improve their talents which they had all received from the Lord, and not put it off to a dying hour; for that is poor work. 'Oh! how hard a thing will it be, to die and want peace with God; but it is joy and comfort to me to depart this life; for it was said to me, after my great exercise, Thy peace is made; and I have nothing to charge myself with since.'

She desired her mother to tell her sister from her, the Lord had bestowed a great deal on her, and where much is given, much is required; and advised she might improve her talent, and not put it off till a dying hour, that is poor work; saying if she could see her poor sister, she would give her good counsel.

She spoke to others to the same effect, and uttered many weighty expressions in prayer, which were not noted down. The day she died, she said to her mother, seeing her weep, 'Mother, I leave thee my little son to take a delight in; take him as thy own, I give him to thee, and bring him up in the way of truth; to be sure in the way of truth.' She spoke of the goodness of God and his mercies to her, and declared her full satisfaction of her future well-being, often saying, 'Sweet Jesus,' and declared she was ready. And after she had been fervent in prayer, and therein desired the Lord to open the door for her, she said, 'Sweet Jesus, my trust is in thee.'

A few minutes before she died she kissed her mother, and desired her husband to kiss her, and bade them take care of the child: 'Now,' said she, 'I will go to sleep;' and so departed the 10th of the First month, 1714, the fourth day of the week, and was accompanied by many friends and

others to the meeting-house in Flushing, and after meeting to the burying-ground, near the market-house, where she wast decently interred, the 12th of the First month, 1714.

TANER COSTARD, son of John and Ruth Costard, late of Amersham, in the county of Bucks, was of an innocent conversation, dutiful, loving and affectionate to his parents, religiously inclined from his infancy, and greatly delighted to read the Holy Scriptures, especially the New Testament.

He lived with his grandfather, and was brought up by him, and in his practice, being a physician. Though not in profession with the people called Quakers, yet this young man came to receive that holy truth professed by them, and to experience the work of it in his heart; as may appear by what he wrote in the time of his weakness, not long before his death, and by what he expressed to his mother near his end.

He likewise spoke several excellent things which were not noted; for he was indeed much devoted to the service of God in the time of his health, and very diligent to wait upon the Lord from a child; and when very young he learned to read in the New Testament, and often wept when he read of the sufferings of Christ.

A little before he died, his mother going to see him, when she came and had been by him for some time, she said to him, 'I am made easy and willing to part with thee, because

have satisfaction it will be well with thee.' To which he replied, looking on her gravely, and with a pleasing countenance, 'I know it will be well; I know it will be well; I know it will be well.'

And when he departed, it was observed to be in great stillness and sweetness, and those present felt the life and power of God in a large measure, to their great comfort at that

time, which was as an assurance to them, that it was well with him, and that the Lord took him to himself.

He died the 23d of the First month, 1714, and his corpse was accompanied from the meeting-house in Amersham aforesaid, by many friends and others who loved and esteemed him, and interred in Friends' burying-ground near the said place. Aged about twenty-two years.

REBECCA TOOVEY, daughter of Joseph and Rebecca Toovey, of London, aged about nine years, was a dutiful and pious child, a great reader and lover of the Holy Scriptures and Friends' books; of an innocent and wise behaviour and carriage, and her conversation was pleasing and acceptable. Though she was but a young plant, it pleased the Lord to endue her with a large understanding in things both natural and divine. She was comely in her person, virtuous in her practices, quick of apprehension, very just and equal in all she undertook, and never known to tell a lie or speak an ill word. She loved to go to meetings, and said it was sweet to her.

Some few weeks before her sickness she had been at a meeting, wherein she was very diligent and attentive to a Friend, who earnestly exhorted the children of Friends to make choice of the blessed truth for their portion, whilst they were in the enjoyment of their health, that they might be prepared for a dying hour. Whereupon this child was much reached and melted into tears, and after meeting she got apart to read, which was her usual practice.

After she was taken ill, she was in great pain; but her heart was filled with the incomes of the Lord's love and mercy, which caused her to utter many sweet and heavenly expressions.

She bore her great pain with much patience, and was observed to be fervent in supplication to the Lord, in a tender,

humble, and submissive manner. When her pain was sharp, she often cried out, 'Sweet Jesus, give me ease. Sweet Jesus, look down with an eye of pity upon thy poor, poor servant.'

Another time, being in great pain, she said,

Sweet Jesus, give me ease;

For mercy I do crave:

And if thou wilt but give me ease,

Then mercy I shall have.'

With many other pathetical expressions not noted, which she uttered in deep supplication and humiliation; and then she said, 'O Lord, thou desirest not the death of a sinner; but rather that he would repent, return, and live;' adding, 'I know it to be so.'

Another time she said, 'Lord, if thou pleasest thou canst give me ease.' And again, 'Lord, thou wilt help them that love and fear thee. O Lord, remember thy poor servant, and give me a little ease.' And seeing the maid cry, she asked her what she cried for; the maid said, 'To see thee so full of pain.' To which the child replied, 'Do not cry; I shall be well in a while.'

Perceiving her school-mistress, R. Trafford, to be troubled for her, she said, 'Dear mistress, do not be troubled; there is a rest prepared for the righteous. There is no ease here, but there is ease in heaven.'

She also said, 'It is a sad thing to speak bad words, and to tell lies, which I never did.'

Near her end, she said to her maid, 'I wish thee well, and I shall be well.' Then naming her relations and particular acquaintance, she bade them farewell, and departed this life in a sweet frame of spirit, at Croydon, in Surry, on the 8th of the Fourth month, 1714, and was brought to London, and buried in Friends' burying-ground, in Bunhill-Fields.