Hope this will meet you and find you under the smiles
of your master,
Enjoying the tokens of his love to your Souls: His
People's to the cause you are embarked in.
Sounded in your behalf last week the Towns of
Wincanton
Milbourn
Somerset.
Stalbridge
and
Sherborne
Dorset.
Yeovil did not go
to. My name perhaps being obnoxious to a leader there.
Your way is I presume to give previous notice of your coming to Rev.
Mr. Hughes of
Wincanton. His
place is but small. The neighbourhood good.
As to
Stalbridge Direct To
Rev.
Mr. Gray in
Henshige-Marsh.
Milbourn-Port to
Rev.
Mr. Newton. Thus far you'll proceed with
ease. But at
Sherborne
though a promising place some management will
be
[gap: tear][guess: requisite]
Mr. Lewis The young pastor in our way. One above many,
[gap: tear]the New, little or separate, though largest people by far.
[gap: tear]e to him and people. But the latter are so stiff That
[gap: tear][illegible]
anything at the other
[gap: hole]rger; but at their
[gap: tear]er He nor I could beat them out of that whim. Your
[gap: tear]eching at the other will give no umbrage. Would
[gap: tear]mas Minister of that Meeting. he is a good tempered Man.
[gap: tear]ing very near. They intend
[illegible][guess: to] give you a meeting at
[gap: tear]Yeovil where I did not
think it proper to appear in
[gap: tear]y write to honest
[gap: hole][guess: Mr.]
[gap: hole] Baptist Minister.
Nephew I think to your old Friend of that name
at
Bristol.
And to
Mr. Parrot At The Presbyterian meeting in that Town.
I wish you well in the Lord. Take care of your
Corporal Tabernacles.
Believe you don't overrate them Am pretty sure you can't do much
in the errand you are upon without them. Commending your persons
and cause to our common Master. I remain yours etc.