A Teftimony from the Quarterly - meeting at Hurftperpoint, in the County of Suffex, concerning WILLIAMm Beard.

E was a meek, humble, innocent and inoffenfive Man, a fincere Lover of the Truth, and of the Friends of it. He diligently frequented Meetings fo long as Ability of Body would permit. And as it pleased the Lord to commit to him a Part in the Ministry, we believe he faithfully discharged his Duty therein. His Delivery was in Plainness of Speech, frequently in great Tenderness and Brokennefs of Spirit. He feldom appeared in many Words at a time; yet what he delivered, feemed always to fpring from the Divine Fountain, it being attended with Life and Power, and was greatly to the comforting and Refreshment of many. He used with much Earneftnefs to exhort and prefs all to Diligence in Meetings, and that none would fit down eafy under a bare Profeffion of Religion, but labour and ftrive after the inward Work, that they might know Sanctification and Holiness perfected in themfelves. He was oftentimes very fervent and powerful in Prayer. He was a good Example to others, and well esteemed by Friends and Neighbours. His Removal from us is a Lofs to our County,

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and especially to the Meeting at Brighthelmfton, to which he belonged.

In the time of his Ilnefs, and but a little before his Death, he did feveral times express, that He enjoyed inward Peace, and that be was well fatisfied in the Will of the Lord, whether it were to live or die.

He departed this Life the 27th Day of the Seventh Month 1730, and was buried the 30th of the fame in Friends Burying Ground at Rottingdeane. Aged about Seventy three Years.

The Teftimony of Friends from the Moate Monthly meeting in Ireland, concerning ELIZABETH WILSON.

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HIS our dear Friend was born at Waterftown, in the County of West Meath, in the Year 1694; the Names of her Parents were Jacob and Jane Fuller, who, being honest and religious Perfons, carefully educated their Children in the Way of Truth and he was dutiful to them to the End of their Days.

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And as he grew in Years, he had religious Inclinations, and thereby came fenfibly to know the Want of an inward Acquaintance with the Lord in Spirit, which, Education of itself could not give her. Thus the Lord began to prepare her, by his Word and Power

in her Heart, for future Service. And her Love increafing in the pure holy Fear, the was preferved out of the Vanity and Folly, which too much abound in fome of the Youth of our Day.

She loved Retirement, and often, with a tender, humble and broken Spirit, waited for a further Manifestation of the pure holy Principle of Light and Grace; and, in those inward Exercifes, the frequently witneffed the Comfort

of Divine Love.

When he grew to mature Age, by the Confent of her Parents, the joined in Marriage with William Watfon, a religious young Man, who lived but a fhort time with her. She remained a Widow feveral Years, in which State fhe behaved well, and received a Gift in the Miniftry. She was of an innocent and fober Converfation, well beloved, both by Friends and Neighbours.

In the Year 1721 fhe married our Friend Thomas Wilson, who frequently gave her up to anfwer fuch Services as were required of her ; and as the, by Faithfulness, had obtained to a good degree of Advancement in the Truth, she was not hafty nor forward to offer her Gift, but waited in the pure Silence, to be endued with Power from on high, which is the true Qualification of all who are called into that weighty Work of the Ministry; whereby the became fkilful in dividing the Word fuitably to the States of the People.

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And although the feldom appeared large in Testimony at home, the tender Frame of Spirit the frequently fat under, in our filent Meetings, was very obfervable; yet when she did appear, what the delivered was found and weighty, often being as glad Tidings of Life and Salvation, by Jefus Chrift, to the true Mourners in Sion, and Confolation to the needy Soul: This seemed to be her particular Gift; yet, at times, the Power and Dread that the appeared in, did ftrike at the very Root and Mystery of Iniquity, that works, and too much prevails in the Children of Difobedience; hating the Appearance of Evil in any, but greatly concerned that Peace and Unity might be maintained amongst Friends, and that the ancient Teftimony and Discipline, settled amongst us, might be kept up; and was serviceable therein, through her Zeal for the Profperity of Truth.

She was a diligent Attender of Meetings, when at home; alfo our Quarterly and National Meetings. She fometimes vifited Friends, both in the North and South of this Nation 2 and also, in Company with our dear Friend Elizabeth Peafe, vifited Friends in Scotland, and fome Parts of the North of England. And in the Seventh Month 1729, the, with her dear Companion Jane Gee, having had a Concern upon their Minds for fome time to vifit Friends in Wales, and fome Parts of England, in full Unity they left us; And for a further

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further Account of her Labour and Service in that Nation, we refer to the following Postfcript, wrote by her Companion; and have ground for Hope, that he is entered into that Reft prepared for the Righteous. She was a Minifter about Eleven Years.

A Poftfcript by JANE GEE.

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Y dear Friend and Coufin Elizabeth Wilson, having for fome confiderable "Time had a Concern upon her Mind to visit "Friends Meetings in Wales, and some Parts "of England, opened her Mind to me; and,

having the like Concern, I found much "Freedom to join with her in that Service. "Taking our folemn Leave of our Husbands "and Friends the 20th of the Seventh Month

1729, we landed near Chester the 23d of "the fame; fo vifited Friends Meetings in Wales, and divers Parts of England, fpend

ing about a Year in that Service. She grew " in her Gift, and was well accepted where "The came. Her exemplary Deportment and "innocent Behaviour, with a folid and reli"gious Converfation out of Meetings, which "tended to Edification, was an Ornament to her. She was favoured with a Sight of her "Death fome Months before her Sickness, "which made her very defirous to get her Day's Work done. She was taken ill at

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