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first preserved her life. As Jonah's life was preserved in the sea; so the man preserved the girl from the seas, to preserve her life for more fatal ruin; for as thou sayest in thy heart, had not the heavens protected the child, she had better died in her infancy than to be sold as she was into the hands of the Knight, that might have seeked her ruin worse than death, if he had not seeked her death; but kind Providence had been over-ruling to protect her. And now I hall come to the thief, and compare him with the thief upon the cross, after Judas had betrayed me and sold me. The thief upon the cross reproved the other thief, and spoke of me as the other wrote, "Remember me in thy Father's Kingdom."

So here we ended, June 27, 1804.

"But here the subject I shall end,
Suppose her then to die,

No further on was my intend,
To bring it on that way.
Now, by this letter, I'll suppose
The shadow to appear,
And so my likeness then I'll close
To go no further there.
My Father's will for to fulfil
I did go through for man:

And now go back unto the child,
How she at first was born:

A destiny designed to be,

The PARTNER of man's soul;
But Satan's arts did swell in he,
And here's the fate of all.
The arts of Hell began to swell,
When I the Woman plac'd
To be the PARTNER of his soul,
Then Satan's rage did burst!!
But puzzling here it doth appear,
I know thy mind's perplex d;
How I this thing can now compare,
With the Creation fix'd;

Because the man was then the plan,
As thou the thing dost see;

That sought the murder of the child,
And after married she.

Then how to man can this now stand?

Is thy enquiry here.

Then sure the Fall which was from Hell

Doth now in man appear;

The way thou see the mystery,
The murder of the child;
Because by man 'twas carried on,
By Satan's arts beguil'd!!
I tell thee so the Fall did go,

And must from man appear-
The Fall of Man, I tell the plain
He cast the Woman there:
Because 'twas man did her condemn,
Then now begin to see;

The Woman's fall. I tell you all,
From Satan ne'er could be,

If man had come in love then strong
Condemn'd the Serpent first;
Then I must come in love to man,
And on the Serpent burst.
But he did say another way,
And like the Knight appear-
"The woman she did me betray,
"And I'll condemn her here;
"My destiny I now do see
"Is in the woman plac`d—

And now myself I mean to free,

"

And have the woman cast."

So he appeard I tell thee there, Just like the Knight become"My poverty I now do fear,

"The woman I'll condeinn:"

So she was cast, the Knight did burst, I tell you, like the Child;

The parents then did give her up,

And man is surely foil'd:

Because the RING shall sure be seen,

That in the seas was cast;

And in the end you'll see it plain,

MY FISHES SO will burst,

To bring the RING SO plain to man
That they will then fall down,
And say the RING they do discern,
The truth in all was found.
The word at first it so did burst,
For in the sea, they then will say,
It was in sorrow cast!!

The woman on her trembling knees,
Did then in sorrows burst:
"What have I done ye simple men!"
And let her words appear,

Tis INNOCENCE that was betray'd— ·
And see her PARENTS here,
They gave her up as they did hope
The man would faithful be;
And so the fall it then did drop,
When Satan did act like he;
To say the child I have beguil'd
And blessings she shall know.

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So now your learned men are foil d
For Satan work d it so-

The ruin first from him did burst,
As Satan laid the plan;
And so I tell you at the last,

The end will come to man.
When he do see the mystery,
How Satan led him on,
By every art he could invent,
To frustrate my plan;
I tell you so, I tell you true,
This way doth man appear:
Just like the Fable in your view,
Mankind have sure been here
The planets see, your destiny,
For heaven first laid the plan;
The woman should your HELPMATE be,
Your WEDDED BRIDES become;
But you went on, ye simple men,
For to condemn the whole!!!

And in the seas you threw her then,
Her seas of sorrow fell.

To take her out, let no man doubt,
But I did then ordain,

And by the PROMISE that I made,
I brought her out again,

A BRIDE to MAN-behold MY PLAN,
And the next PROMISE See,

That over her, her LORD shall rule,

And so the end shall be.

So I'll go on from man to man,
What sorrows did appear-

When Heavens protect her at the first,
By man preserved were;

That kiss'd and prais'd, and on her gaz'd,
And call'd her then his own.

And as a child he did preserve,

Until the gold did come,

Then he betray'd, the child misled,

For cursed gold was cast:

You all must see the mystery,

The way the Fable's plac'd:

Sold unto one that then did come

Her life for to betray

But mark the thief was found in man,

That sav'd her LIFE that day.

Because he tore what did appear,

Her life for to destroy:

And mark the words were written there

She honour should enjoy;

And honour then to her did come

But here the lines go deep!!!
The Knight did to his Brother come,

While conscience was asleep :

"You should have done as I command," The Knight to him did cry;

When in the garden he saw her stand,
The GIRL he doom'd to die!!!
His Brother then he did begin
To answer, "it is so,

"Your Letter see 'tis done by me;"

And did the Letter shew.

Where, in a maze, the Knight did gaze,
And marvell'd how 'twas so;
The Letter there did so appear,
So different wrote by he;
Her murder there for to appear,
And now preserv'd to be!!!

“In written hand my name doth stand, "But who did forge it here

"I do not know"-the Knight thought so "My deeds shall not appear.

My Brother's blind, I now do find,
To what I said before:

“I have not courage in my mind,
"To name the deed once more;
"So I'll conceal, and not reveal,
"What in my heart doth lie;
"The murder here shall now appear
"Conceal'd from man to die:

"So now with me the child shall be,

And I'll destroy the whole."

So in disguise, before their eyes,

He thought to make her fall: When in his hand the child did stand,

He took her then with he;

And when the seas he did command,

Her sorrows let her see:

"The scas are burst, and you are cast,

"And now condemn'd to die;
"Take off your cloathing at the last,"
Was then his every cry.

But she did not behold the stroke
Did to her heart appear;

And ask'd what evil she had wrought
That she must perish there?

Upon the sand she said she'd stand

Each hour to appear,

For to make him every amends,
If she did offend him there..
Then from the RING he did begin

To bring it to her view;

And bid her see the posey plain,

That she the RING might know;

If e'er again it should be seen
To come before her view,
Then she might boldly answer him,
From his own words

pursue:

"You charged me" the child might say,
"Never for to appear,

“ Unless the ring that I could bring,
"You in the seas dropt there."
So seas came on, and sorrows strong,
She wander'd then alone,
Without a friend for to defend,

TO HEAVEN was all her moan;
Then I did provide, as it was said,
Her strangers, in distress,
That did protect her in the night,
And calm'd her grief to rest.
The service there she did prepare,
And friends she there did see;
Because the maid beloved were,
Then in the house you see;
Her place not high, you all may cry,
A skullion maid become;

And so the fish was clean'd by she,
Where she did find the RING
She kept with joy-would not destroy,
Though she might sold it there,
And bought her clothing at that time,
More fit for her to wear.

But she did not-now mark her lot,
By FAITH she kept the RING,
Because she judg'd her every lot
Depended on the thing.

If ever more he should appear,
The RING her LIFE must save
And as her FAITH to her was then,
The end it so did prove-

Because the Knight before your sight,

Did unto her appear,

When coming to her master's house,
He saw the damsel there,

Which made him swell in rage from Hell→

Can I not her destroy?

"It is by arts, I do know well,

*Her life I must enjoy:

"Begin by love the cause to prove,

"And take her from men's power,

"And when alone she makes her moan,

"I may her life devour."

So thus went on the arts of man-
A HERMIT in disguise;
Because before him I did stand,

To make him act so wise;
The RING at first for to be cast,
And say she might appear,
If e'er such wonder it should burst,
For her to see it more:

But wonders then, ye simple mep,
Did unto him appear;

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