(an ancient godly Christian with whom I haue been long acquainted) riding over the water at Hacking (almost in the way betwixt my fathers house and Bolton) with his maid behind him, his maid fell off and was drowned, he was taken out, but dyed within two days-a sad breach, an heavy providence, oh that it might speak some good to us

37 I am told this same day by Sam: Wilkinson of Bramley that 2 of their toun is in the Cappencall at Leeds (my quondam prison) for stealing sheep, 3 men haue sworn agt one Mr Maurice of that town (an attourney) that he would haue robbed them, so he is bond over to the Assizes, that Mr Green of that town (an old adversary of mine) hath his servantwoman with child, and he mentioned 4 or 5 more in that town, guilty in the same kind, and one of Hunslet (lately admitted into the society at Miln-hil, but one partakt with them) now its broken out, that he hath his servant with child tho he hath a wife and 4 or 5 children: oh general and prodigious wickednes:

38 there is a man that rides up and down the country in White apparel, that talks at an high rate agt ministers, ordinances, yea agt scriptures as in Engl-and praiseth the hebrew bible only, wch he pretends to haue skill in, he is entertained by Mr Cotes in Kildwick parish, and John Drake of Pikleyand others that pretend to perfection, Th: Liedge saw him yesterday in Bingley parish being Dec 28 74-he rides upon a lusty black horse, hath a dog with him, pretends to be without mony hath eaten nothing but roots this 14 yeares, drinkes water, boastes that he baffled Mr Rither and several other ministers, he goeth to severall houses, they send for neighbours, he talks much to them, makes people admire him, -one man had crossed him in discourse, he took him by the hand, required him to kneel down with him, and let them pray that god would strike him that was in an errour, the man rusht from him and told him he thought he was a witch, wizzard or conjurer, would not meddle with him,-some doubt whether he may not be a jesuite-no body can tell me his name-oh the danger of ignorant soules from such forlorn wanderers!

39 At Rastrick as I rode by there was a strange sign at an alehouse-door, the picture of a mans head with red cheekes black haire beard, looking pretty liuely as I rode by, and on the top of his head two great hornes that stand a great height -an ugly sight

just by upon the common they haue walled in a large bowling-green,-about wch gentlemen and others design to bestow 100li cost-they say—

40 on wednesday jan 20 75 a yong man living at Jerem: Roscendals near Halifax was loading manure in a close by James Tetlaws, a child of this Jerm: Ros. that comes to schoole to James out of fondnes rode home behind the Hotts* as soon as he got on, the horse kickt the yong man ran towards the horse, who struck him on the belly, his cokens in at his navil, he went home dyed on friday-buryed this day being jan 24 74 little I fear taken notice of—

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41 Mr Copley of Battley a justice of peace, who was a very violent persecutor and made the warrant to strain upon my goods, fined several of his neighbours and was exceedingly mad agt meetings, being ingaged with Mr Bat (now dead) about hearth-mony, togather with major Great-head (that perfidious wretch, guilty of so much blood, in the plot-busines) Mr Butterworth Mr Beaumount and Mr Th: Horton, hauing also been bound with them, haue sued Mr Copley and greathead and cost them in some thousand pounds, its sd Mr Copley is clapt up prisoner in London, he hath sent to convey away his goods, at the same time his Clark dyed, one Loft, (a bitter enemy to gods people), of a surfeit of drinking, this fell out about Feb 16 1674-5 just at the time when our licences were called in,--and about that very time Sr Thomas Wentworth of Brittain-hal (that had been a sharp enemy to us) fell blind

42 One Joseph Hinchliue and his wife being accused of witchcraft, and upon depositions on oath being bound to the assizes, he could not bear it but fainted, went out one thursday morning Feb 4 1674-5 hanged himself in a wood near his house, was not found till the Lords day, his wife dyed in her bed, spoke and acted as a christian praying for her adversarys that falsely accused her, was buryed on Feb 4-before he was found, I hope she was a good woman

43 one Edw: Dawson a desperate man pickt a quarrel with one Woofendal a poor man, and killed him, tooke some present to clear him they are all imprisoned likely to suffer March 20 75 other examples see in my book with rough cover.

* Box-panniers.