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A JOURNAL

OR

HISTORICAL ACCOUNT OF THE

LIFE, TRAVELS, SUFFERINGS, AND CHRISTIAN EXPERIENCES

OF THAT

ANCIENT, EMINENT AND FAITHFUL SERVANT OF

JESUS CHRIST,

GEORGE FOX;

WHO DEPARTED THIS LIFE IN GREAT PEACE WITH

THE LORD, THE 13TH OF THE 11TH MONTH, 1690

THE FIRST VOLUME⁽¹⁾

Verse 4. Many shall run to and fro; and knowledge shall be increased.

LONDON:

Printed for Thomas Northcott, in George-Yard,

in Lombard-Street, M DC XCIV⁽²⁾

CONTENTS:

FRONT MATTER: (All of this material, except for portions of Penn's Preface, has been cut from contemporary abridged versions such as Jones, Smith, and Penney.)

• An Epistle to the Reader, by William Penn (not included in the Journal, but taken from the separate reprinting of the Preface.)⁽³⁾
• The Preface, by William Penn (Actually published London: T. Sowle, 1694, but bound with the Journal published by Thomas Northcott; later printed as a separate work, The Rise and Progress of the People Called Quakers, etc. Giving a summary history of Friends, starting with the creation accounts in Genesis; overviews of doctrine and practice; his testimony to Fox, and exhortations to Friends and others.
• The Testimony of Margaret Fox Concerning her Late Husband, GEORGE FOX; With a brief Account of some of his Travels, Sufferings, and Hardships endures for Truth's sake. Her account of his travels and her experiences with him.
• The Testimony of some of the AUTHOR'S Relations. Being mostly the children of Margaret Fell and their husbands. William Meade is the same one as in the Trial of William Penn and William Meade, also on this web site.
• An Epistle by way of Testimony, to Friends and Brethren of the Monthly and Quarterly Meetings in England, Wales, and elsewhere, concerning the Decease of our Faithful Brother, GEORGE FOX. From our Second-Days Morning Meeting in London, the 26th of the 11th Month, 1690. From Friends in the Ministry.
• POSTSCRIPT
• Thomas Ellwood's Account of that Eminent and Honourable Servant of the Lord, George Fox. Ellwood was the editor of the Journal.
• Advertisement. Making mention of future publications.
• The Appearance of the Lord's Everlasting Truth, and Breaking forth again in his Eternal Power in this our Day and Age in ENGLAND--

THE JOURNAL:

(Unlike later editions, the first edition is not divided into chapters but is one continuous piece. It is somewhat arbitrarily divided up here into files of approximately 10-15 pages, and according to subject matter and events.)

• File One, from 1624-1647. His childhood and early wanderings and openings, and spiritual preparation prior to his coming forth in the ministry. (Pages 1-12.)
• File Two, from 1647-1649. His earliest appearances as an independent, itinerant minister, through the Vale of Beavor. (Pages 12-26.)
• File Three, from 1649-1650. A short section, discussing his imprisonment in Nottingham, exorcisms and miracles. (Pages 26-31.)
• File Four, from 1650-1651. The imprisonment at Darby. (Pages 31-53.)

NOTES

2. 1694.

3. Taken from A Collection of the Works of William Penn. In Two Volumes. To Which Is Prefixed A Journal of His Life With Many Original Letters and Papers, Not Before Published. London: J. Sowle, 1726. Vol. I, pages 858-859.