to Haverford-weft, where I met with Abraham Fuller, of Dublin, whom I confulted how I should steer my courfe to North-Wales, as I understood here, that the Welch yearly-meeting was to be about a month from this time in this neighbourhood, viz. at Tenby in Pembrokeshire.

Abraham advised me to order my course fo, as to be at John Goodwin's on a firft-day, becaufe there was generally a large refort of people there on that day, and gave me his directions how to accomplish it, which I was pleased with, having heard before of that good old man, and having a defire to be then at his house.

On third day after meeting I left Haverfordweft, had a meeting next day at Carmarthen: on fifth day morning went to John Bowen's at Penplace, expecting to have a meeting there, but he being gone to their monthly meeting at John Reece's at Penbank, I followed him thither, where I found a confiderable number met: after I had set down, old John Reece ftood up and preached to us in Welch. On fixth day I went to the widow Evans's at Llandewy-brevy, in Cardiganfhire, and expected next day to reach John Goodwin's, at Efcargogh in Monmouthshire.

Next morning the friend who was to have been

my guide came into my chamber long before day, when I was about getting up, having an earnest defire to reach John Goodwin's that day. He informed me "I could not go thither that day with"out running the risk of my life; as it fnowed very hard, and it was a mountainous road." I presently got up, and found myself obliged to stay there, to the no small disappointment of my desire.

I then went to their market-town called Tregarron and there had two meetings that day, the latterof which was large. Next day being firft day, hearing of a priest called Daniel Rowland, whose parish worship-houfe was at Llangeithow, three miles beyond Llandewy-brevy, who was much flocked after by many people, even from other parishes, thither I went accompanied by three friends. When we arrived we found the houfe full, and many at the outfide, who feemed to liften to the preacher with attention, who was preaching in Welch. I defired a young man to endeavour to get in to the parfon, and acquaint him that an Englishman without wanted to speak to him, which I fuppofe he did. For when he had ended his fermon the congregation broke up, and he came out one of the firft.

I went to meet him and told him, "I had found

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my mind drawn into chriftian love to visit him. "and his congregation, and therefore defired then "the opportunity to deliver to him and them what "was on my mind." After fome enquiries he faid it was not convenient then, as he had preached largely to the people." Finding myself clear of him, I got upon a pretty high tombftone, and the people generally drew near, being a very large multitude. The opportunity was greatly favoured, I being engaged to invite the people to Chrift the free teacher, and of him to receive wine and milk, strength and nourishment to their fouls, without money and without price: though the people flood clofe crowded, there feemed to be as great a ftillness, as if scarce any were there. After I had ended what at that time flowed through my heart to them, I ftood a little with my mind reverently and thankfully affected. At length I looked round to fee on which fide I might most easily retire. Some of the people near, who perceived it, defired that " I would pray for them be"fore I left them." I answered that "I did in. "deed pray for them, but as for doing it vocally, "I durft not, unless it appeared at that time to be my duty to do fo." They afked then "whither I intented to go next," I told them to Llambeter (about five miles off) where I intended to have

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When I had got a little way on the road, I was overtaken by one, who looked like a gentleman, on horfeback, with his wife riding behind a man on another horfe, he told me " he had come out "of Carmarthenshire, fourteen miles over the

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hills to hear Daniel Rowland, afking if I

should come into that country, that if I did, "he would meet me any where in it, if he "could know the time and place; but would "be better pleafed if I could come and lodge a night with him," which I afterwards did,

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As I advanced a little further, a certain woman not of our profeffion, invited me and friends with me to dine, and gave us the best entertainment in her power. She expreffed with folidity, he "had not understood one word I had faid; but "had felt that which had done her heart good,

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as a friend interpreted her words to me."

Many people flocking to Llambeter, the meeting was held in the street. After it I parted with the people in mutual affection, and returned to Llandewy-brevy in company with friends and

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others. I was at this time much overcome with the Lord's goodness, and thankful for the aforefaid disappointment of my defire, as believing it to be in the ordering of best wisdom for the fervice of the day, being filled with a comfortable hope, I was in my proper place, which caufed the tears to run down my cheeks, most of the way I had to ride,

When I returned to my quarters, viz. the widow Evans's, near Llandewy-brevy, a great number of the neighbouring people were come thither, and an unexpected meeting enfued, wherein feveral were broken, and tendered in the time of filence. I briefly observed “ that it had been made a good "day to feveral of us, expreffing my desire that it

might be duly remembered by us." And in this lively tenderness we took our leave of one another.

But alas! when I came thither eighteen years af ter this, I found little fign left of that fervency toward God, which then feemed impreffed on their minds. The enemy had got entrance, and too much ftolen it away.

Next day I got to John Goodwin's, and he told hehe believed I was come in the right time, there having been but few at his house the day