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A96405) Transcribed from: (Early English Books Online ; image set 173007) Images scanned from microfilm: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2661:12) To the monthly and quarterly meetings of Friends in England, Wales, London, the twenty six day of the sixth month, 1692. Society of Friends. Meeting for Sufferings. Whitehead, George, 1636?-1723. 1 sheet ([1] p.). s.n., [S.l. : 1692] Signed: George Whitehead, Samuell Waldenfield, John Vaughton, William Bingley, John Feild. Reproduction of original in: Friends' Library (London, England). Created by converting TCP files to TEI P5 using tcp2tei.xsl, TEI @ Oxford. Re-processed by University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Northwestern, with changes to facilitate morpho-syntactic tagging. Gap elements of known extent have been transformed into placeholder characters or elements to simplify the filling in of gaps by user contributors. 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Broadsides -- England -- London -- 17th century. 2007-06 TCP Assigned for keying and markup 2007-06 Apex CoVantage Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2007-11 Elspeth Healey Sampled and proofread 2007-11 Elspeth Healey Text and markup reviewed and edited 2008-02 pfs Batch review (QC) and XML conversion To the Monthly , and Quarterly Meetings of Friends , in England and Wales ; LONDON , the twenty six Day of the sixth Month , 1692. Dear Friends and Brethern , WIth our Dear and Tender love to you , and all the Faithful in Christ Jesus : These are to Acquaint you , that since our late printed Epistle from our Meeting for Sufferings , for a Collection for our poor distressed Friends in Ireland , we have had divers Accounts from thence by Letters , both of their disposal of what hath been already sent them from hence ; and also how little away it went , when distributed to the many Particulars towards their Supply ; however , Friends love and care for them here is very Acceptable to them . We find they are very Charitable and Tender one towards another ; in so much , that although the Calamity was general , and very Heavy upon them , that those that had something left , who were but few in Number , did readily contribute to them that wanted present Subsistance , by several large Collections among themselves . And they considering our charges here in England was great , have been the more tender and backward to apply to Friends here for Relief , altho but few Friends there can Administer to such a great Number of Friends , who are in a very poor and low Condition , and many in great want ; some having lost all , the very Cloathes off their Backs . Their general Loss hath been computed to amount to about Fifty Thousand Pounds , and their Number not more then Friends in Yorkshire . Now Dear Brethren , The intent of reminding you of these things , is , to intreat you in the Love of God , and Tender Compassion to these our Suffering Friends and Brethren , Zealously to stir up Friends in your respective Meetings , to a speedy and Liberal Contribution , according to our aforesaid Epistle , considering their distressed case , as if it were your own ; and remembering their Liberality , and Christian Charity to Friends in England , when under sore Persecutions , their present Necessities being so great , requiring a speedy supply , that this Meeting hath already been constrained to Borrow one Thousand Pounds , to remit thither for their present Relief , upon the Credit of this said Collection ; yet we are perswaded the said sum will fall far short of supplying their great Necessities ; We therefore hope you will take all speedy care , effectually to hasten the said Collection . Signed by Order and on behalf of the Meeting for Sufferings , George Whitehead , Samuell Waldenfield , John Vaughton , William Bingley , John Feild . At our Meeting for Sufferings the , 2d day of the 7th Month , 1692. THis Meeting Desiring That the Friends in the Counties , and particuler Meetings , be acquainted of the renewed Accounts we received , of the Nessesities of our Dear Friends in Ireland , we have hinted at in the Letter above written , have ordered the same to be printed , that Friends may the more generally have it , and have accordingly now Signed the same . William Ingram , John Staploe , Alexander S●aton , John Kilbourn , Joseph Wasye , Theodor Eccleston , William Crouch , Thomas Cox , Henry Gouldney , Michael Russell , Samuel Waldenfield , John Constantine , Henry Lombe , Daniel Monro , Daniel Roberts , Daniel Quare , Daniel Wharley , John Hall , John Fiddeman , John Cade , Anthony Alexander , Josiah Ellis , John Vaughton , John Feild .