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retirement she communicated to us many singular circum- 

 stances respecting her convincement, which, though they 

 appeared extraordinary to herself and others at the time they 

 happened, yet we believe that she is in a quiet solid disposition 

 of mind, and that she is of an orderly conduct. We cannot 

 but express that we have felt a satisfaction in attempting to 

 perform this service to those persons who we hope are worthy 

 to be considered as members of our Society, and we recom- 

 mend them in their lonely situation to the sympathy and 

 attention of Friends. On first day morning we attended their 

 meeting, which was held as usual at the Nafteh, to which 

 came about 14 or 15 of the people called Methodists, men and 

 women, amongst whom was one of their Preachers. We sat 

 down under an exercise of mind, on account of the expectation 

 which they might have from us, but it pleased Providence to 

 appear in some degree for our help and their instruction ; the 

 meeting was held in quietness and ended in satisfaction. 



After having taken some refreshment we walked to the 

 Forest, where the meeting is usually held in the afternoon at 

 the house of Margaret Le Laclicur for her accommodation. 

 There were present several of their family, with one or two 

 others besides the Friends. The meeting was held in quiet- 

 ness and to pretty good satisfaction. On fourth day we 

 attended their week-day meeting, held as usual at Peter Le 

 Lacheiir's, in which we were comforted together. We gave 

 them to expect that they would be informed of the conclusion 

 of the Yearly Meeting respecting their application, and, after 

 a solid time at parting we went on board a vessel then ready 

 to sail and were favoured with a good passage in our return. 



John Eliot. 

 Adey Bellamy. 

 John Sanderson. 



4th of 5th month, 1787." 



Being now admitted to the privileges of Membership 

 Nicholas Naftel (in his own words) considered it time " to 

 seek in a right mind for a suitable helpmate," so in 1789 he 

 went to Bristol and borrowed the clockbench and tools of an 

 old friend, Pichard Grelks of Devizes, and from there he took 

 the opportunity of going over to Melksham, where his future 

 wife, Mary Higman,* was living as a companion to Hannah 

 Fry. She was then 33 years old, six years older than himself, 

 and had been in the Quaker Ministry since her 22nd year. 

 They married at the end of that year and on their return to 



* or Higham. 



