I wrote after You to
Yarmouth, and suppose You received my Letter
Since writing that Letter Iv'e wrote and
sent Papers to all
the Places therein men
tioned
and
which You purposed to visit this
Week (
Stowmarket only excepted, which
I know You could send to from
Ipswich)
This will meet You (I hope well) at
Bury, where, I expect, our Friends will
be
ready for You, in consequence of the
Notice had from me — they'll also
be ready for You at
Melford
on Friday
Forenoon — and at
Sudbury that evening
where I expect
Mr. John Gainsborough (if at Home) will receive You —
Today Iv'e wrote to
Mr. Ford of
CastleHeddingham
and have sent Papers — I
inform him you'll be there Monday next
(
October
5th) Forenoon and that one of You will
preach at 2. or 3. Afternoon if desired, and
as may be agreed upon by them next Lord's
Day — Iv'e also wrote and sent Papers to
Mr. Field of
Halstead
informing that
you'll
you'll be at
Halstead, from
Heddingham, either on
Monday evening (
October 5.) or Tuesday Forenoon and will
(one of You) preach for him at 2. or 3. o'clock Tuesday
if agreeable
and so appointed by him and the People on Lords
Day — and have also wrote to
Mr. Davidson
Braintree, sending
Papers, and informing him of your Design
to be at
Braintree,
either Tuesday evening (
October
6th) or
on Wednesday
morning (
October 7.) time enough to preach the
Lecture there which begins about 10. Forenoon — To
Mr. Davidson's Friendship and
affection Iv'e committed You, and
have asked him to plan for You both to the westward
and Eastward of
Braintree in
Essex — You'll see by what
Iv'e done You are fixed for next week until Wednesday
without any further Trouble to You of writing to
Heddingham
Halstead or
Braintree — The Paper which
Ive sent to these ministers
and to all others are a
Pamphlet (the Narrative) the
brief account
and the
Testimonials — These
Iv'e accompanied with a Letter to the minister or principal
Person — I expect all were received before Yesterday — and
these 3 parcels into
Essex (
Heddingham,
Halstead
and
Braintree)
will get into their Hands tomorrow — I expect, as I shall
send them by this Midnight's Coach —
at
Weathersfield
[illegible][guess: Stormbourn],
Dunmow,
Thaxted
and other Places that You
may go to Westward of
Braintree You may show my
Letter of recommendation (if You go to these Places) so
You may Eastward at
Coggeshall,
Dedham,
Colchester,
[illegible][guess: Wisham]
Chelmsford — Had I time and was it necessary
I
I would have wrote personally to the ministers of those Places, but that's not
necessary — Since You left Us I received a Guinea from good
Mrs. Corsbie (Mother to
Mr. Corsbie of Bury) which was off
Mr. Occom's Bill
with
Mr. Ollyett
completely — Here I receive your Letter of
26th
instant from
Ipswich—
I'm glad Youv'e done so well at
Yarmouth
and
Woodbridge —
I should rather think it best to proceed to
Heddingham
Halstead
and
Braintree (for to
Melford
and
Sudbury You must go) and so go over
Essex (West and East) as pro
posed — You may afterwards go to
Cambridge
and take in
Bishop Stortford
and
some other
[illegible][guess: Place] in your Tour to
Cambridge
—
I expect
Mr. Corsbie this Week in
Norwich, I wish You'd send by him 1. dozen
of
the Brief representations for I'm got to the last of them, and must send to
[illegible][guess: Lynn],
Walpole,
Framlingham, and
several other small congregations in
Norfolk
and
Suffolk — On Friday last was a
Grubstreet penny Paper published at
Norwich aiming foolishly (but without Wit) to
expose the Instititution
and good
Mr. Occom in particular — A very low Affair it is and utterly
below Notice — I'm sure
Mr. Occom is Soldier good enough to despise a
Squib, and therefore would have sent You one to excite your Laughter and to show what
Sort of People we have among Us, was it not for this expense of Carriage which
it would not answer to You — I shall be glad to hear from You at Leisure
Many
have inquired whether Iv'e word from You and now I can satisfy them —
This famous Catchpenny is called a
Cry from the wilderness, or a converted
Indian's Application to a christian congregation, both indeed it's below
Grubstreet
and as innocent as to doing any mischief, as it's low, foolish and malicious —
Mr. Scott remains confirmed —
Mrs. Wood,
Mr. and Mrs. Newton
and M
[illegible]
Ruggles
and
our little Girl and Boy all think and speak of You both and join in salutations to yourself
and good
Mr. Occom — May God bless You both! May He prosper this glorious
Cause! and May You live to see the blessed Effects of your Labours — Adieu heartily,