A relation of the last words and departure of that antient and honourable woman Loveday Hambly of Trigangeeues, in the parish of Austell in the County of Cornwal. With farther testimonies concerning her life and conversation.
      
       
         
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             A relation of the last words and departure of that antient and honourable woman Loveday Hambly of Trigangeeues, in the parish of Austell in the County of Cornwal. With farther testimonies concerning her life and conversation.
             Hambly, Loveday, 1603 or 4-1682.
          
           11, [1] p.
           
             printed by John Gain, living in the Upper Moor-Fields, near the Flying-Horse,
             London :
             M.DC.LXXXIII. [1683]
          
           
             Sometimes attributed to Loveday Hambly. In fact a series of letters written in honor of Loveday Hambly, who died on "the 14th of the 10th month 1682 .." [p. 11] and who "hath, by reason of old age, great weekness and many infirmities kept her bed for the most part this seven weeks, being aged about seventy eight years .." [p. 4].
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           A
           RELATION
           OF
           THE
           Last
           WORDS
           and
           Departure
           OF
           THAT
           Antient
           and
           Honourable
           
             Woman
             
               Loveday
               Hambly
            
             ,
          
           OF
           Trigangeeues
           ,
           in
           the
           Parish
           of
           Austell
           in
           the
           County
           of
           Cornwal
           .
        
         
           With
           farther
           Testimonies
           concerning
           her
           LIFE
           and
           CONVERSATION
           .
        
         
           
             
               Prov.
               10.6
            
             .
          
           Blessings
           are
           upon
           the
           Head
           of
           the
           Just
           ,
           but
           Violence
           covereth
           the
           Mouth
           of
           the
           Wicked
           .
        
         
           
             
               Prov.
               31.30
               ,
               31.
            
             
          
           A
           Woman
           that
           feareth
           the
           Lord
           shall
           be
           praised
           :
           Give
           her
           of
           the
           Fruit
           of
           her
           Hands
           and
           let
           her
           own
           Works
           praise
           her
           in
           the
           Gates
           .
        
         
           
             
               Acts
               10.4
            
             .
          
           And
           he
           said
           unto
           him
           ,
           thy
           Prayers
           and
           thine
           Alms
           are
           come
           up
           for
           a
           Memorial
           before
           God.
           
        
         
           London
           ,
           Printed
           by
           
             John
             Gain
          
           ,
           Living
           in
           the
           Upper
           Moor-Fields
           ,
           near
           the
           Flying-Horse
           ,
           M.DC.LXXXIII
           .
        
      
       
         
         
         
           The
           PREFACE
           .
        
         
           DEar
           Friends
           unto
           whose
           hands
           this
           may
           come
           ,
           this
           is
           to
           signifie
           of
           the
           Decease
           of
           our
           dear
           Friend
           
             Loveday
             Hambly
          
           ,
           who
           hath
           finished
           her
           Course
           in
           this
           World
           and
           is
           gone
           to
           her
           long
           home
           ,
           where
           the
           wicked
           cease
           from
           troubling
           :
           and
           if
           in
           former
           time
           such
           Women
           as
           feared
           God
           were
           esteemed
           honourable
           ,
           and
           recorded
           to
           Posterity
           for
           their
           Vertue
           and
           good
           Works
           ,
           may
           not
           this
           Friend
           of
           ours
           be
           recorded
           amongst
           the
           Living
           at
           this
           day
           whom
           the
           Living
           God
           raised
           up
           and
           made
           an
           Instrument
           in
           his
           hand
           to
           be
           serviceable
           in
           doing
           much
           good
           ;
           who
           was
           a
           Woman
           of
           a
           noble
           universal
           Spirit
           ,
           and
           descended
           of
           honourable
           Parentage
           as
           amongst
           Men
           :
           Her
           fame
           ,
           no
           doubt
           ,
           is
           already
           gon
           far
           ,
           especially
           amongst
           God's
           People
           ,
           though
           many
           never
           knew
           her
           ,
           or
           saw
           her
           Personally
           ,
           to
           whom
           the
           following
           Account
           may
           be
           of
           service
           ,
           as
           well
           as
           to
           such
           as
           did
           know
           her
           ,
           and
           be
           a
           means
           to
           stir
           up
           the
           Mind
           that
           's
           Pure
           in
           all
           to
           admire
           the
           Goodness
           of
           the
           Lord
           ,
           &
           may
           be
           encouraged
           to
           serve
           and
           obey
           him
           in
           faithfulness
           in
           their
           Day
           and
           Time
           ,
           that
           they
           may
           come
           to
           rest
           in
           Gods
           heavenly
           Kingdom
           for
           evermore
           ,
           into
           which
           this
           faithful
           Friend
           is
           entred
           .
        
         
           I
           shall
           not
           need
           here
           much
           to
           enlarge
           concerning
           this
           my
           dear
           ,
           loving
           and
           well
           beloved
           Friend
           ,
           because
           the
           Matter
           is
           so
           fully
           and
           truly
           Stated
           in
           the
           following
           Relation
           and
           Testimonies
           ,
           to
           which
           (
           much
           of
           it
           )
           I
           can
           truly
           Subscribe
           :
           for
           it
           was
           my
           Lot
           to
           be
           a
           Houshold
           Servant
           to
           her
           about
           two
           years
           ,
           to
           look
           after
           her
           Affairs
           ,
           and
           might
           have
           been
           to
           her
           dying
           day
           for
           ought
           I
           know
           ,
           if
           I
           had
           not
           been
           taken
           a
           Prisoner
           for
           the
           Testimony
           of
           Truth
           ,
           and
           kept
           about
           eight
           years
           in
           Prison
           ,
           at
           which
           she
           was
           troubled
           and
           disappointed
           also
           ;
           for
           she
           did
           manifest
           much
           Love
           to
           me
           ;
           yea
           ,
           I
           may
           say
           ,
           she
           was
           more
           like
           a
           Mother
           to
           me
           than
           a
           Mistriss
           :
           I
           was
           an
           Eye-Witness
           to
           much
           of
           her
           Tryals
           and
           Sufferings
           ,
           in
           which
           she
           was
           very
           valiant
           and
           chearful
           :
           she
           had
           a
           great
           Family
           ,
           and
           God
           gave
           her
           a
           great
           Measure
           of
           Wisdom
           to
           order
           it
           :
           her
           Tables
           were
           largely
           and
           plentifully
           spread
           ,
           which
           is
           well
           known
           to
           many
           ,
           and
           she
           took
           great
           care
           that
           all
           might
           have
           sufficient
           ,
           and
           likewise
           that
           none
           of
           the
           good
           Creatures
           which
           God
           had
           given
           should
           be
           abused
           or
           wasted
           upon
           any
           account
           .
           And
           how
           tender
           was
           she
           and
           pitiful
           to
           the
           meanest
           Servant
           in
           her
           Family
           ,
           if
           they
           were
           sick
           ,
           or
           wanted
           her
           Help
           and
           Assistance
           ,
           and
           the
           Lord
           wonderfully
           blest
           her
           Endeavours
           ;
           for
           it
           may
           be
           truly
           said
           ,
           she
           had
           a
           true
           regard
           unto
           him
           ,
           as
           I
           have
           observed
           upon
           many
           occasions
           ,
           her
           Heart
           was
           often
           tendered
           in
           a
           sense
           of
           the
           Mercies
           and
           Love
           of
           God
           ,
           and
           this
           often
           was
           her
           
           Expression
           ,
           
             I
             give
             God
             the
             Glory
          
           .
           Or
           ,
           
             Blessed
             be
             the
             Name
             of
             the
             Lord.
          
           And
           many
           times
           in
           the
           day
           ,
           as
           she
           had
           Opportunity
           ,
           she
           betook
           her self
           to
           her
           Closet
           to
           be
           retired
           ,
           and
           many
           times
           came
           out
           amongst
           her
           Family
           as
           one
           whose
           Strength
           was
           inwardly
           renewed
           ,
           in
           a
           cool
           and
           tender
           Frame
           of
           Spirit
           .
           O
           what
           could
           I
           say
           of
           her
           Sincerity
           and
           love
           to
           the
           Lord
           ,
           his
           Truth
           and
           People
           !
           But
           shall
           summe
           up
           all
           in
           this
           ,
           That
           she
           was
           a
           good
           Woman
           and
           very
           serviceable
           ,
           as
           many
           in
           those
           parts
           do
           right
           well
           know
           .
           And
           as
           it
           was
           her
           earnest
           desire
           often
           in
           my
           hearing
           ,
           so
           it
           is
           mine
           ,
           That
           the
           Lord
           who
           raised
           her
           up
           in
           that
           Place
           and
           County
           ,
           would
           be
           pleased
           to
           raise
           another
           in
           her
           stead
           and
           place
           to
           do
           as
           she
           hath
           done
           ,
           that
           her
           Intentions
           may
           be
           fulfilled
           and
           answered
           ,
           even
           the
           Propagation
           of
           the
           pretious
           and
           everlasting
           Truth
           ,
           in
           which
           I
           do
           dearly
           Salute
           you
           all
           ,
           and
           am
           your
           real
           Friend
           ,
        
         
           
             
               Reading
               the
            
             
               
                 20th
                 .
                 of
                 the
                 1st
                 .
                 Month
                 ,
                 1682
                 /
                 3.
                 
              
            
          
           
             Benjamin
             Coales
             .
          
        
      
    
     
       
         
           
             
               A
               Coyy
               of
               a
               Letter
               sent
               to
               
                 M.
                 D.
              
               and
               Friends
               at
               Plymouth
               ,
               the
               14th
               .
               day
               of
               10th
               .
               Month
               ,
               1682.
               
            
             
               
                 Margery
                 Dyer
                 ,
              
            
             
               AND
               the
               rest
               of
               Friends
               in
               Plymouth
               ,
               knowing
               that
               you
               have
               a
               desire
               to
               hear
               how
               it
               is
               with
               our
               Friend
               
                 Loveday
                 Hambly
              
               ,
               whose
               Fame
               for
               
                 Good
                 Works
                 ,
                 Charity
              
               and
               Hospitality
               ,
               is
               gone
               forth
               to
               the
               uttermost
               Confines
               of
               the
               Land
               of
               our
               Nativity
               ;
               and
               we
               believe
               it
               may
               be
               affirmed
               with
               confidence
               ,
               that
               her
               Renown
               is
               gone
               forth
               to
               the
               Isles
               afar
               off
               ,
               as
               a
               Person
               accounted
               famous
               among
               Gods
               People
               ,
               for
               Sufferings
               ,
               and
               
                 Zealous
                 of
                 Good
                 Works
              
               ,
               ever
               since
               the
               Day
               that
               she
               was
               turned
               from
               Darkness
               to
               Light
               ,
               and
               from
               the
               
                 Power
                 of
                 Satan
              
               to
               God.
               
            
             
               Now
               Dear
               Friend
               ,
               this
               may
               certifie
               thee
               and
               Friends
               there
               ,
               that
               our
               Dear
               Friend
               above
               mentioned
               
                 L.
                 H.
              
               hath
               ,
               by
               reason
               of
               
                 Old
                 Age
                 ,
                 great
                 Weekness
              
               and
               
                 many
                 Infirmities
              
               kept
               her
               Bed
               for
               the
               most
               part
               this
               Seven
               Weeks
               ,
               being
               aged
               about
               seventy
               eight
               Years
               ;
               and
               though
               we
               are
               here
               as
               in
               a
               House
               of
               Mourning
               ,
               under
               the
               consideration
               of
               her
               
                 Bodily
                 Weakness
              
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               sense
               of
               the
               Departure
               of
               such
               a
               Serviceable
               Friend
               :
               yet
               we
               are
               Comforted
               and
               Refreshed
               in
               that
               we
               can
               give
               a
               Living
               Testimony
               ,
               that
               she
               is
               in
               a
               good
               Frame
               of
               Spirit
               in
               relation
               to
               
                 Heavenly
                 Things
              
               :
               for
               it
               hath
               been
               observed
               of
               late
               ,
               that
               if
               any
               Friend
               or
               other
               of
               her
               Relations
               have
               spoken
               to
               her
               about
               any
               of
               her
               
                 Outward
                 Affairs
              
               ,
               her
               Memory
               fail'd
               her
               ,
               as
               to
               give
               any
               direct
               Answer
               :
               but
               when
               any
               Friend
               did
               Read
               or
               Pray
               by
               her
               ,
               or
               speak
               to
               her
               of
               
                 Spiritual
                 Matters
              
               she
               hath
               been
               much
               Revived
               and
               full
               of
               
                 good
                 Expressions
              
               and
               Praises
               to
               the
               Lord
               for
               his
               manifold
               Mercies
               towards
               her
               ;
               often
               saying
               ,
               
                 She
                 desired
                 nothing
                 but
                 the
                 Kingdom
                 of
                 God
                 :
              
               and
               in
               the
               Evening
               several
               
                 Friends
                 ,
                 Relations
              
               ,
               
               and
               Attendants
               being
               about
               her
               Bed
               with
               a
               Candle
               ;
               one
               did
               desire
               to
               see
               her
               Tongue
               ,
               she
               chearfully
               said
               ,
               
                 Take
                 away
                 the
                 Candle
                 ,
                 and
                 let
                 me
                 have
                 the
                 Light
                 of
                 the
                 Countenance
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 Jesus
                 .
              
               And
               dayly
               and
               hourly
               she
               ceased
               not
               to
               sound
               forth
               the
               Praises
               of
               the
               Lord
               ,
               and
               her
               Desires
               and
               Prayers
               to
               the
               Lord
               were
               ,
               
                 to
                 continue
                 his
                 Mercy
                 towards
                 her
                 .
              
               She
               saw
               her
               own
               weakness
               ,
               and
               believed
               in
               the
               Strength
               of
               the
               Lord
               :
               and
               as
               she
               drew
               near
               her
               End
               ,
               she
               grew
               into
               a
               loving
               Child-like
               State
               and
               Condition
               to
               all
               that
               came
               to
               see
               her
               ,
               desiring
               earnestly
               the
               Prosperity
               of
               Gods
               Truth
               ;
               and
               often
               declared
               her
               Intent
               in
               bestowing
               her
               
                 Outward
                 Estate
              
               in
               the
               manner
               as
               she
               had
               done
               ,
               was
               ,
               even
               that
               the
               Holy
               Truth
               might
               be
               propagated
               ,
               and
               those
               that
               profess
               it
               might
               be
               Supported
               by
               her
               
                 Free
                 Gift
              
               after
               her
               Decease
               ,
               and
               that
               Friends
               who
               did
               Travel
               in
               the
               
                 Truths
                 Service
              
               and
               were
               in
               want
               ,
               might
               be
               supplyed
               by
               those
               to
               whom
               she
               left
               her
               
                 Outward
                 Estate
              
               ;
               else
               ,
               said
               she
               ,
               I
               should
               never
               have
               left
               it
               to
               him
               .
            
             
               Here
               follow
               several
               of
               her
               Expressions
               taken
               by
               such
               as
               were
               with
               her
               the
               Night
               before
               her
               Departure
               .
            
             
               
                 My
                 Heart
                 and
                 Soul
                 is
                 poured
                 forth
                 unto
                 thee
                 ,
                 O
                 thou
                 Eternal
                 God
                 ,
                 thou
                 art
                 the
                 Comfort
                 and
                 Salvation
                 of
                 Old
                 Age
                 :
                 and
                 the
                 Desire
                 of
                 my
                 Heart
                 is
                 ,
                 that
                 all
                 my
                 Friends
                 may
                 be
                 kept
                 faithful
                 to
                 the
                 Living
                 God
                 :
                 for
                 I
                 declare
                 here
                 in
                 the
                 Presence
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
                 and
                 before
                 you
                 ,
                 that
                 I
                 do
                 love
                 all
                 the
                 Children
                 and
                 Servants
                 of
                 the
                 Living
                 God
                 with
                 all
                 my
                 Heart
                 ,
                 Soul
                 and
                 Strength
                 .
                 —
                 And
                 I
                 desire
                 the
                 God
                 of
              
               Abraham
               ,
               Isaac
               and
               Jacob
               
                 with
                 all
                 my
                 Heart
                 and
                 Soul
                 ,
                 that
                 I
                 may
                 faithfully
                 fight
                 under
                 his
                 Banner
                 .
                 —
              
               Moreover
               she
               said
               ,
               
                 The
                 Lord
                 knows
                 my
                 Heart
                 ,
                 I
                 never
                 loved
                 the
                 Riches
                 of
                 this
                 World
                 ,
                 for
                 what
                 is
                 it
                 worth
                 ,
                 it
                 is
                 all
                 Vanity
                 and
                 Vexation
                 of
                 Spirit
                 .
                 —
              
               At
               another
               time
               she
               said
               ,
               
                 I
                 desire
                 to
                 take
                 up
                 the
                 Shield
                 of
                 Faith
                 and
                 the
                 Helmet
                 of
                 Salvation
                 ,
                 and
                 that
                 I
                 may
                 dwell
                 in
                 the
                 House
                 of
                 God.
              
               After
               she
               had
               layn
               still
               a
               pritty
               while
               ,
               like
               one
               in
               a
               sweet
               ,
               Sleep
               ,
               she
               opened
               her
               eyes
               ,
               and
               seeing
               some
               of
               her
               Friends
               and
               Servants
               about
               her
               ,
               she
               smilingly
               said
               ,
               
                 Methinks
                 I
                 have
                 been
                 in
                 a
                 great
                 Warefare
                 ,
                 and
                 there
                 was
                 mighty
                 Doings
                 ,
                 and
                 O
                 what
                 a
                 Comfort
                 it
                 was
                 to
                 me
                 ;
                 we
                 will
                 not
                 fall
                 out
                 about
                 it
                 ,
                 for
                 their
                 Kingdom
                 must
                 come
                 into
                 my
                 Kingdom
                 .
              
               Again
               she
               said
               ,
               
                 My
                 God
                 ,
                 look
                 over
                 them
                 ,
                 keep
                 all
                 thy
                 Handmaids
                 ,
                 my
                 God
                 ,
                 my
                 God.
                 —
              
               And
               not
               long
               before
               her
               Departure
               ,
               in
               a
               good
               sence
               and
               deep
               Expression
               of
               Soul
               ,
               she
               said
               ,
               
                 Glory
                 ,
                 Glory
                 ,
                 Eternal
                 Glory
                 ,
                 for
                 thy
                 great
                 Kindnest
                 and
                 Love
                 to
                 thy
                 Handmaid
                 .
              
               —
               And
               many
               times
               after
               she
               would
               begin
               some
               good
               words
               ,
               which
               she
               was
               not
               able
               to
               utter
               forth
               ,
               but
               some
               Friends
               standing
               by
               her
               ,
               would
               help
               her
               therein
               ,
               and
               then
               she
               would
               rejoyce
               that
               her
               Mind
               was
               uttered
               by
               another
               ,
               and
               so
               continued
               quiet
               as
               a
               Lamb
               for
               about
               fourteen
               hours
               before
               her
               Departure
               :
               then
               deep
               groans
               did
               proceed
               from
               her
               un●il
               the
               eighth
               hour
               in
               the
               Morning
               ,
               on
               the
               14th
               .
               day
               of
               the
               10th
               Month
               ,
               1682
               ,
               at
               which
               time
               she
               departed
               this
               Life
               ,
               and
               slept
               with
               her
               Fathers
               ,
               and
               as
               we
               hope
               and
               verily
               believe
               ,
               
               is
               entred
               into
               a
               blessed
               Eternity
               .
               And
               this
               is
               written
               and
               witnessed
               unto
               by
               thy
               Loving
               Friends
               ,
            
             
               
                 
                   
                     
                       Thomas
                       Salthouse
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Richard
                       Tregenow
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Anne
                       Salthouse
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     
                       Loveday
                       Beachamp
                    
                     .
                  
                   
                     With
                     several
                     Servants
                     and
                     other
                     Attendants
                     .
                  
                
              
            
          
        
      
       
         
           
             
               A
               farther
               Testimony
               concerning
               Dear
               
                 Loveday
                 Hambly
              
               ,
               from
               
                 T.
                 S.
              
               
            
             
               SHould
               I
               undertake
               to
               set
               forth
               a
               Declaration
               of
               her
               Vertue
               in
               the
               last
               twenty
               years
               of
               her
               Life
               ,
               while
               I
               have
               had
               acquaintance
               with
               her
               ,
               it
               would
               require
               the
               Pen
               of
               a
               far
               readyer
               Writer
               ,
               and
               fill
               more
               Paper
               than
               is
               intended
               at
               this
               time
               ,
               for
               it
               is
               not
               practicable
               among
               us
               to
               garnish
               the
               Sepulcres
               of
               the
               Righteous
               ,
               nor
               is
               it
               any
               way
               needful
               to
               write
               
                 Letters
                 of
                 Recommendation
              
               for
               the
               Dead
               ,
               who
               are
               entred
               into
               the
               Rest
               prepared
               for
               Gods
               People
               and
               in
               quiet
               Possession
               of
               an
               Inheritance
               among
               them
               that
               are
               Sanctifyed
               by
               Faith
               in
               Christ
               Jesus
               ,
               for
               the
               Spirit
               saith
               expresly
               ,
               
                 Blessed
                 are
                 the
                 Dead
                 that
                 dye
                 in
                 the
                 Lord
                 ,
                 for
                 they
                 rest
                 from
                 their
                 Labour
                 ,
                 and
                 their
                 Works
                 follow
                 them
                 .
              
               Our
               Dear
               
                 Friend
                 L.
                 H.
              
               is
               now
               gone
               to
               her
               long
               Home
               ,
               and
               we
               cease
               to
               sorrow
               for
               her
               that
               is
               fall'n
               asleep
               ,
               like
               those
               that
               have
               no
               hope
               ;
               for
               if
               in
               this
               Life
               only
               we
               have
               hope
               of
               Christ
               ,
               we
               are
               of
               all
               men
               most
               miserable
               ,
               
                 for
                 many
                 are
                 the
                 Tryals
                 of
                 the
                 Righteous
                 ,
              
               &c.
               
               And
               truly
               the
               Tribulations
               ,
               Tryals
               ,
               and
               Exercises
               of
               this
               good
               Woman
               were
               many
               in
               the
               Days
               of
               her
               Pilgrimage
               in
               this
               present
               World
               ,
               as
               may
               in
               part
               appear
               by
               the
               Records
               of
               our
               Friends
               Sufferings
               in
               this
               County
               ,
               some
               of
               which
               are
               in
               Print
               ,
               and
               some
               in
               Manuscript
               ,
               besides
               Reproaches
               ,
               Tryals
               ,
               and
               cruel
               Mockings
               that
               did
               attend
               us
               while
               the
               way
               was
               every
               where
               spoken
               against
               ,
               in
               which
               we
               walk
               ,
               and
               Worship
               the
               only
               true
               God
               of
               our
               Fathers
               in
               Spirit
               and
               in
               Truth
               .
            
             
               This
               
                 Good
                 Friend
              
               and
               
                 Antient
                 Widdow
                 Woman
              
               was
               several
               times
               cast
               into
               Prison
               at
               Lanceston
               and
               Bodmine
               for
               the
               Possession
               and
               Practice
               of
               her
               Religion
               ,
               and
               once
               constrained
               to
               ride
               to
               London
               ,
               which
               is
               about
               220
               Miles
               from
               her
               House
               ,
               to
               make
               appearance
               there
               for
               Non-payment
               of
               Tythes
               ,
               &c.
               and
               at
               several
               times
               had
               her
               Goods
               taken
               away
               in
               great
               Quantities
               ,
               to
               the
               value
               of
               many
               hundreds
               of
               pounds
               ,
               sometimes
               fourty
               Head
               of
               Cattle
               at
               once
               ,
               for
               her
               faithful
               Testimony
               against
               the
               
                 Oppression
                 of
                 Tythes
              
               ,
               and
               she
               did
               always
               take
               joyfully
               the
               spoiling
               of
               her
               Goods
               ,
               with
               Bonds
               and
               Imprisonmen●s
               that
               did
               often
               attend
               her
               for
               Matter
               of
               Conscience
               ,
               for
               no
               occasion
               could
               justly
               be
               taken
               against
               her
               ,
               except
               concerning
               the
               
                 Righteous
                 Law
                 ,
                 Way
              
               ,
               and
               Worship
               of
               the
               
                 Living
                 God
              
               ;
               for
               in
               other
               Cases
               she
               was
               always
               careful
               to
               owe
               nothing
               to
               any
               Man
               but
               Love
               ;
               greatest
               Policy
               ,
               Prudence
               and
               Care
               was
               to
               promote
               the
               Interest
               of
               the
               pretious
               Truth
               ,
               and
               not
               only
               the
               Form
               ,
               but
               the
               Power
               of
               Godliness
               ,
               her
               House
               was
               made
               a
               
                 House
                 of
                 Prayer
              
               ,
               her
               Heart
               and
               Hand
               was
               
               bountiful
               and
               open
               to
               administer
               to
               such
               as
               needed
               Food
               or
               Physick
               ,
               and
               the
               Lord
               was
               pleased
               to
               give
               a
               great
               Blessing
               to
               her
               Endeavours
               ;
               many
               of
               her
               Neighbours
               are
               witnesses
               or
               it
               at
               this
               day
               ;
               her
               Charity
               and
               Hospitality
               was
               not
               confined
               to
               her
               Relations
               and
               the
               People
               of
               her
               own
               Perswasion
               ,
               but
               was
               extended
               to
               Rich
               and
               
                 Poor
                 ,
                 Strangers
              
               and
               Enemies
               ;
               yea
               ,
               she
               was
               truly
               Kind
               and
               Charitable
               in
               her
               day
               to
               the
               utmost
               of
               her
               Ability
               ,
               few
               in
               this
               Generation
               did
               exceed
               her
               for
               Love
               and
               
                 Good
                 Works
                 ▪
              
               she
               was
               no
               Orator
               ,
               as
               to
               express
               her
               Mind
               by
               Men-pleasing
               Excellency
               of
               Speech
               ,
               or
               inticing
               fine
               words
               that
               Mens
               Wisdom
               teacheth
               ,
               but
               her
               Love
               was
               manifested
               to
               be
               real
               Love
               ,
               not
               in
               words
               only
               ,
               but
               in
               Deed
               and
               in
               Truth
               ,
               which
               gives
               me
               this
               Confidence
               to
               say
               she
               was
               a
               Disciple
               indeed
               ;
               and
               the
               Lord
               blest
               her
               in
               her
               Basket
               and
               Store
               ,
               after
               all
               her
               Sufferings
               for
               Righteousness
               sake
               ,
               and
               she
               never
               wanted
               
                 Meat
                 ,
                 Drink
              
               nor
               Cloathing
               to
               accomodate
               her
               Persecutors
               and
               their
               Children
               ,
               if
               they
               were
               either
               in
               want
               of
               Food
               or
               Raiment
               ;
               neither
               did
               she
               say
               ,
               be
               warm
               ,
               and
               be
               cloathed
               and
               fed
               by
               others
               ,
               but
               did
               it
               dayly
               and
               freely
               ,
               for
               they
               were
               her
               own
               words
               often
               uttered
               in
               my
               hearing
               ,
               
                 What
                 's
                 all
                 the
                 World
                 ?
                 I
                 have
                 enough
                 ,
                 I
                 will
                 never
                 live
                 miserable
                 to
                 dye
                 Rich.
              
               And
               yet
               she
               hath
               left
               a
               competent
               Estate
               to
               be
               divided
               amongst
               many
               of
               her
               Friends
               and
               Relations
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Poor
               of
               the
               
                 Neighbouring
                 Parishes
              
               ,
               as
               appears
               by
               her
               last
               Will
               and
               Testament
               ,
               her
               Command
               concerning
               her
               Funeral
               was
               carefully
               observed
               by
               her
               Relations
               and
               Friends
               ,
               and
               many
               hundreds
               of
               sober
               People
               did
               accompany
               her
               to
               her
               Grave
               in
               a
               Decent
               Burying
               Place
               ,
               in
               the
               Tenement
               of
               Trigangeeves
               ,
               where
               her
               Dead
               Body
               is
               at
               rest
               ,
               and
               her
               Spirit
               is
               returned
               to
               God
               that
               gave
               it
               ,
               and
               to
               the
               Spirits
               of
               Just
               Men
               made
               perfect
               ,
               and
               I
               believe
               her
               Name
               is
               written
               in
               Heaven
               ,
               and
               she
               is
               entred
               in
               the
               Possession
               of
               that
               Peace
               and
               Joy
               in
               the
               
                 Holy
                 Ghost
              
               ,
               which
               is
               the
               effect
               of
               everlasting
               Righteousness
               ,
               and
               hath
               a
               Name
               and
               a
               Place
               in
               the
               
                 House
                 of
                 the
                 Lord
              
               ,
               and
               within
               the
               
                 Walls
                 of
                 Salvation
              
               ,
               even
               an
               everlasting
               Name
               that
               shall
               never
               be
               blotted
               out
               nor
               forgotten
               .
            
             
               Dear
               
                 Friends
                 ,
                 Brethren
              
               and
               Sisters
               who
               are
               asking
               the
               way
               to
               Zion
               ,
               with
               your
               Faces
               thitherward
               ,
               and
               who
               have
               desires
               to
               have
               Intelligence
               of
               the
               State
               of
               Affairs
               among
               Friends
               in
               these
               Parts
               :
               this
               gives
               you
               advice
               of
               the
               Departure
               of
               the
               above
               mentioned
               Mother
               in
               Israel
               ;
               let
               it
               not
               trouble
               you
               ,
               for
               it
               is
               well
               with
               her
               ;
               and
               this
               is
               a
               living
               Testimony
               of
               never
               dying
               Love
               ,
               that
               's
               given
               forth
               and
               sent
               to
               you
               from
               your
               
                 Loving
                 Friend
              
               and
               
                 Fellow
                 Traveller
              
               in
               the
               way
               of
               Holyness
               ,
            
             
               
                 Austell
                 in
                 Cornwall
                 ,
                 
                   the
                   20th
                   .
                   of
                   the
                   10th
                   .
                   Month
                   ,
                   1682.
                   
                
              
               
                 Thomas
                 Salthouse
              
            
          
        
      
       
         
           
             
               The
               Testimony
               of
               
                 Thomas
                 Curtis
              
               .
            
             
               AS
               for
               
                 Loveday
                 Hambly
              
               that
               honourable
               Woman
               in
               the
               
                 Flock
                 of
                 God
              
               ,
               I
               have
               this
               Testimony
               to
               give
               for
               her
               ,
               that
               her
               Nam
               ●●●
               eth
               ,
               although
               
               she
               be
               gone
               to
               the
               Place
               prepared
               for
               all
               the
               Living
               ,
               and
               her
               Memorial
               will
               abide
               among
               many
               Brethren
               ,
               because
               of
               her
               great
               Care
               of
               the
               Truth
               amongst
               the
               Heritage
               of
               the
               Almighty
               .
            
             
               Before
               she
               was
               convinced
               of
               the
               Truth
               ,
               she
               was
               a
               Zealous
               Professor
               ,
               a
               Woman
               seeking
               after
               the
               Living
               God
               in
               the
               dead
               Forms
               of
               this
               World
               ,
               and
               very
               diligent
               to
               follow
               after
               the
               best
               men
               then
               in
               esteem
               amongst
               those
               Professors
               ,
               not
               willing
               to
               miss
               a
               Lecture
               or
               Sermon
               at
               that
               season
               ,
               if
               Sickness
               ,
               or
               some
               other
               urgent
               occasion
               drew
               her
               not
               aside
               ,
               marvelously
               beloved
               then
               by
               those
               Ministers
               that
               were
               most
               eminent
               in
               that
               Place
               and
               Part
               of
               the
               County
               ,
               willing
               to
               hear
               them
               in
               their
               Exercise
               ,
               and
               then
               greatly
               to
               befrind
               them
               ;
               and
               in
               the
               beginning
               or
               breaking
               forth
               of
               the
               Truth
               ,
               when
               some
               Friends
               rode
               through
               the
               County
               ,
               and
               sounded
               the
               Trumpet
               of
               the
               Lord
               (
               for
               which
               they
               were
               taken
               and
               committed
               to
               the
               Common
               Goal
               in
               that
               County
               )
               a
               Concern
               c●me
               upon
               me
               to
               visit
               ●he
               Prisoners
               of
               the
               
                 Great
                 God
              
               ,
               and
               finding
               them
               shut
               up
               in
               Doomsdale
               ,
               a
               Dungeon
               in
               the
               Castle
               in
               Lancest●n
               ,
               I
               was
               troubled
               in
               my
               Spirit
               ,
               and
               a
               farther
               Concern
               came
               upon
               me
               to
               go
               to
               the
               Sessions
               ,
               and
               visit
               a
               Commander
               whom
               formerly
               I
               was
               acquainted
               with
               ,
               and
               then
               in
               Authority
               ,
               to
               see
               if
               possible
               I
               might
               do
               any
               Service
               for
               the
               Lord
               ,
               and
               assist
               my
               then
               suffering
               Brethren
               ,
               which
               in
               Gods
               Strength
               I
               did
               perform
               ,
               and
               in
               my
               Journying
               ,
               I
               was
               guided
               to
               the
               House
               of
               my
               deceased
               Friend
               
                 Loveday
                 Hambly
              
               ,
               where
               ,
               after
               some
               discourse
               with
               her
               ,
               she
               seemed
               to
               be
               inclinable
               to
               know
               the
               Truth
               ,
               and
               God
               gave
               me
               a
               Testimony
               suitable
               to
               her
               present
               Condition
               ,
               and
               the
               Lord
               opened
               her
               Heart
               as
               he
               did
               the
               Heart
               of
               Lidia
               ,
               and
               she
               was
               melted
               with
               the
               Word
               of
               Life
               ,
               and
               the
               Lord
               so
               wrought
               upon
               her
               ,
               that
               although
               I
               parted
               with
               her
               in
               a
               little
               time
               ,
               and
               went
               forward
               ,
               as
               it
               was
               with
               me
               ,
               to
               the
               Place
               appointed
               ,
               yet
               when
               I
               returned
               ,
               her
               Love
               was
               greatly
               inlarged
               ,
               and
               she
               constrained
               me
               to
               stay
               some
               time
               ,
               and
               a
               Door
               of
               hope
               was
               op●ned
               to
               that
               Family
               ,
               and
               several
               of
               the
               Neighbourhood
               ,
               and
               many
               were
               prickt
               at
               the
               heart
               ,
               and
               several
               good
               Meetings
               I
               had
               in
               the
               Family
               ,
               and
               great
               tenderness
               was
               amongst
               them
               ,
               &
               the
               Fame
               went
               forth
               of
               her
               convincement
               ,
               and
               the
               Word
               of
               God
               had
               a
               place
               in
               their
               Affections
               ,
               and
               many
               were
               broken
               into
               tears
               ,
               and
               this
               honourable
               Friend
               did
               comfort
               them
               ,
               and
               was
               a
               strength
               to
               them
               ,
               and
               though
               many
               stood
               a
               loof
               off
               ,
               and
               others
               taunted
               at
               them
               ,
               yet
               her
               Affections
               strongly
               increased
               towards
               them
               ,
               and
               if
               any
               thing
               did
               befall
               them
               ,
               she
               made
               it
               as
               her
               own
               Concern
               ,
               for
               she
               valued
               no
               Delights
               of
               this
               World
               ,
               but
               her
               Delight
               was
               in
               the
               Lord
               ;
               she
               valued
               not
               the
               Glory
               of
               great
               Men
               ,
               n●●●her
               did
               she
               covet
               after
               great
               Possessions
               ,
               but
               was
               contented
               with
               〈◊〉
               Lot
               in
               her
               Pilgrimage
               ,
               and
               as
               one
               that
               had
               found
               a
               Spring
               in
               a
               dry
               Ground
               ,
               so
               was
               she
               in
               her
               Meditations
               ;
               so
               that
               her
               Fame
               went
               far
               ,
               and
               many
               good
               Inclinations
               were
               in
               Peoples
               Minds
               ;
               so
               that
               when
               I
               came
               again
               ,
               as
               Doves
               to
               the
               Windows
               how
               did
               many
               flock
               ,
               so
               that
               it
               was
               then
               very
               pleasant
               to
               me
               ,
               &
               great
               Desires
               after
               the
               Lord
               appeared
               ,
               &
               God
               opened
               a
               Fountain
               in
               
               the
               Desert
               ;
               but
               this
               made
               the
               old
               Serpent
               angry
               ,
               and
               set
               his
               Ministers
               in
               a
               rage
               ,
               and
               some
               came
               to
               the
               House
               like
               Champions
               ,
               to
               see
               if
               they
               could
               recover
               her
               again
               ,
               many
               strong
               assaults
               were
               made
               in
               that
               day
               ,
               but
               all
               in
               vain
               ,
               sometimes
               I
               was
               met
               with
               by
               the
               Ministers
               on
               the
               High
               Way
               ,
               sometimes
               challenged
               to
               come
               to
               the
               Fair
               ,
               some
               private
               ,
               some
               publick
               Discourses
               ,
               but
               still
               her
               Love
               was
               fixed
               to
               the
               Lord
               ,
               so
               that
               nothing
               could
               draw
               back
               her
               Affections
               ,
               because
               she
               had
               in
               some
               Degree
               seen
               the
               Kindness
               of
               the
               Lord
               ,
               the
               more
               they
               strove
               ,
               the
               closer
               she
               stuck
               to
               the
               Truth
               ,
               and
               the
               more
               they
               prest
               on
               her
               ,
               the
               more
               she
               saw
               their
               Weakness
               ,
               and
               when
               they
               perceived
               that
               there
               was
               no
               recovery
               like
               to
               be
               ,
               the
               Dragon
               cast
               a
               Flood
               out
               of
               his
               mouth
               at
               her
               ,
               and
               prepared
               a
               Troop
               to
               come
               to
               her
               House
               to
               lay
               hold
               of
               me
               ,
               which
               drew
               many
               tears
               from
               her
               eyes
               ,
               but
               the
               Lord
               was
               with
               us
               ,
               and
               so
               prevailed
               with
               the
               then
               Commanders
               ,
               that
               the
               Lieutenant
               and
               Coronet
               were
               convinced
               ,
               and
               for
               some
               time
               stood
               in
               their
               Convincement
               ,
               and
               the
               Coronet
               had
               a
               Meeting
               at
               his
               House
               ,
               and
               great
               Peace
               then
               was
               her
               Portion
               ,
               and
               her
               delight
               was
               amongst
               the
               People
               of
               the
               Lord
               ,
               and
               which
               way
               she
               might
               lay
               out
               her
               Endeavours
               for
               the
               Truth
               :
               and
               as
               Friends
               came
               to
               visit
               the
               Prisoners
               at
               Lanceston
               they
               came
               to
               visit
               her
               ,
               and
               her
               heart
               was
               open
               ,
               and
               her
               House
               was
               free
               ,
               and
               Meetings
               began
               to
               be
               settled
               ,
               and
               as
               a
               Nursing
               Mother
               in
               Israel
               ,
               so
               was
               she
               :
               but
               when
               Faithfulness
               entred
               her
               heart
               ,
               so
               that
               she
               could
               not
               put
               into
               the
               mouths
               of
               the
               Priests
               and
               Impropriators
               ,
               they
               soon
               prepared
               War
               against
               her
               ,
               and
               a
               deep
               Sufferer
               was
               she
               both
               by
               Priest
               and
               Impropriator
               ,
               and
               often
               her
               
                 Cows
                 ,
                 Horses
                 ,
                 Oxen
                 ,
                 Sheep
              
               and
               Calves
               taken
               away
               ,
               as
               the
               Records
               of
               that
               County
               can
               make
               appear
               ;
               much
               spoil
               they
               made
               of
               her
               Estate
               ,
               so
               that
               sometimes
               her
               Cattle
               was
               so
               clean
               gone
               and
               carryed
               away
               by
               the
               Spoilers
               ,
               as
               if
               no
               recovery
               of
               a
               Stock
               were
               like
               to
               be
               again
               ,
               but
               God
               was
               a
               Portion
               to
               her
               ,
               and
               whil'st
               that
               Prophesie
               of
               the
               Prophet
               Isaiah
               was
               fulfilling
               upon
               her
               Adversaries
               ,
               Isaiah
               33.5
               .
               
                 Wo
                 unto
                 thee
                 that
                 spoilest
                 ,
                 and
                 thou
                 wast
                 not
                 spoiled
                 .
              
               Her
               Cows
               did
               Calve
               ,
               her
               Sheep
               did
               Yean
               and
               bring
               forth
               ,
               and
               the
               Fleece
               did
               grow
               again
               ;
               and
               Gods
               Indignation
               did
               fall
               upon
               the
               Spoylers
               ,
               and
               the
               Goods
               did
               not
               prosper
               in
               their
               Hands
               ,
               but
               a
               Consumption
               came
               upon
               it
               ,
               and
               it
               wasted
               and
               melted
               away
               ,
               doing
               but
               little
               good
               ,
               and
               in
               the
               End
               the
               Lord
               cut
               them
               off
               from
               the
               Earth
               ,
               and
               gave
               them
               their
               Portion
               with
               the
               Spoilers
               :
               So
               that
               Scripture
               came
               to
               be
               fulfilled
               ,
               the
               Righteous
               shall
               be
               had
               in
               everlasting
               Remembrance
               ,
               but
               the
               Name
               of
               the
               Wicked
               shall
               rot
               .
               This
               did
               not
               altogether
               quiet
               the
               Adversaries
               ,
               but
               when
               they
               had
               taken
               her
               Goods
               ,
               they
               sought
               after
               her
               Body
               also
               ,
               which
               they
               had
               at
               their
               Pleasure
               ready
               for
               the
               Prison
               ,
               sometimes
               in
               one
               Prison
               ,
               sometimes
               in
               another
               ,
               the
               Goalers
               can
               give
               a
               more
               full
               account
               of
               her
               Personal
               Suffering
               ,
               for
               having
               found
               the
               
                 Pearl
                 of
                 great
                 Price
              
               ,
               she
               was
               willing
               to
               part
               with
               all
               for
               the
               Enjoyment
               of
               h●t
               Treasure
               ,
               and
               believing
               that
               there
               was
               a
               measure
               of
               the
               Sufferings
               of
               Christ
               Jesus
               behind
               for
               her
               to
               fill
               up
               ,
               she
               consulted
               not
               with
               Flesh
               and
               Blood
               ,
               but
               gave
               
               her
               Body
               to
               the
               Prison
               ,
               and
               left
               her
               Goods
               to
               the
               Spoyler
               ,
               as
               believing
               God
               was
               able
               to
               multiply
               her
               Substance
               ;
               and
               truly
               as
               Truth
               prospered
               in
               her
               heart
               ,
               so
               her
               Substance
               was
               increased
               ,
               and
               her
               Eye
               was
               to
               the
               Lord
               that
               gave
               it
               ,
               and
               Gods
               Word
               was
               her
               delight
               ,
               and
               Meetings
               still
               increased
               ,
               and
               her
               Faithfulness
               was
               found
               ,
               and
               a
               nursing
               Mother
               was
               she
               to
               the
               Feeble
               and
               Week
               ,
               for
               she
               was
               a
               Woman
               of
               great
               Hospitality
               ,
               and
               her
               Love
               extended
               to
               all
               ;
               the
               Rich
               knew
               her
               heart
               was
               free
               ,
               the
               Poor
               missed
               not
               her
               house
               ,
               the
               Stranger
               lodged
               not
               in
               the
               Street
               ,
               but
               she
               opened
               her
               Door
               to
               the
               Traveller
               ,
               and
               many
               times
               relieved
               she
               her
               very
               Enemies
               ,
               and
               to
               say
               the
               truth
               of
               her
               ,
               she
               was
               very
               bountiful
               ,
               and
               an
               open
               handed
               Woman
               ,
               doing
               good
               to
               all
               ,
               but
               more
               especially
               to
               the
               Houshold
               of
               Faith
               ,
               she
               was
               no
               Flatterer
               of
               any
               Person
               ,
               nor
               one
               that
               would
               daub
               with
               untempered
               Mortar
               ,
               but
               as
               her
               heart
               was
               ,
               so
               was
               her
               Language
               ,
               dealing
               truly
               with
               all
               without
               respect
               of
               Persons
               ,
               she
               feared
               no
               man
               ,
               neither
               could
               any
               mans
               frowns
               make
               her
               start
               aside
               ,
               the
               Plain-mans
               Path
               was
               her
               delight
               ,
               she
               feared
               God
               ,
               and
               took
               pleasure
               in
               his
               People
               ,
               and
               it
               was
               her
               Meat
               and
               Drink
               to
               do
               the
               Will
               of
               her
               Master
               
                 Christ
                 Jesus
              
               :
               she
               loved
               to
               hear
               of
               the
               Prosperity
               of
               Truth
               ,
               and
               of
               the
               well-being
               of
               Friends
               ,
               and
               when
               she
               had
               their
               Company
               ,
               then
               was
               her
               heart
               inlarged
               to
               the
               Lord
               :
               after
               this
               manner
               she
               passed
               over
               about
               twenty
               six
               years
               of
               her
               Sojourning
               here
               in
               this
               World
               ,
               and
               as
               all
               our
               Fathers
               were
               ,
               so
               was
               she
               seeking
               after
               that
               Country
               ,
               and
               to
               find
               out
               that
               City
               whose
               Builder
               and
               Maker
               is
               the
               Lord.
               She
               constantly
               had
               Meetings
               at
               her
               House
               once
               or
               twice
               a
               week
               ,
               and
               took
               great
               pleasure
               therein
               ,
               and
               often
               would
               have
               a
               private
               time
               to
               her self
               in
               her
               Closet
               ,
               to
               spread
               her
               condition
               before
               the
               God
               of
               Jacob
               :
               She
               never
               turned
               her
               back
               upon
               the
               Truth
               ,
               neither
               for
               fear
               of
               loss
               of
               Goods
               ,
               nor
               did
               the
               threatnings
               of
               the
               Prison
               daunt
               her
               ,
               but
               according
               to
               the
               measure
               of
               Grace
               that
               she
               had
               received
               ,
               her
               Bow
               did
               abide
               in
               its
               full
               strength
               ,
               and
               underwent
               the
               sentence
               of
               Many
               Fines
               ,
               and
               greatly
               rejoyced
               when
               any
               were
               convinced
               ;
               the
               Truth
               was
               so
               pleasant
               to
               her
               ,
               that
               she
               would
               still
               send
               to
               her
               Relations
               to
               come
               and
               hear
               it
               ,
               and
               when
               she
               had
               a
               Friend
               that
               she
               was
               well
               pleased
               with
               ,
               both
               Rich
               and
               Poor
               invited
               she
               unto
               the
               Meeting
               :
               but
               now
               she
               is
               gone
               from
               us
               ,
               and
               we
               believe
               she
               is
               taken
               away
               from
               the
               Evil
               that
               is
               to
               come
               ,
               and
               her
               
                 Good
                 Works
              
               and
               Charity
               follow
               her
               :
               yet
               time
               will
               speak
               of
               the
               Integrity
               of
               her
               Heart
               ,
               and
               of
               her
               great
               Love
               to
               Friends
               ,
               although
               she
               is
               removed
               from
               us
               ;
               she
               hath
               been
               preserved
               after
               a
               wonderful
               manner
               in
               her
               latter
               years
               ,
               and
               often
               saw
               it
               was
               the
               Lord
               that
               raised
               her
               up
               ,
               and
               would
               say
               ,
               she
               believed
               that
               the
               Prayers
               of
               Friends
               did
               prevail
               with
               the
               Lord
               ,
               and
               that
               her
               Days
               were
               lengthened
               out
               that
               she
               might
               be
               yet
               more
               serviceable
               .
               She
               lived
               to
               a
               great
               Age
               ,
               which
               but
               few
               do
               come
               to
               :
               David
               saith
               ,
               
                 The
                 Age
                 of
                 Man
                 is
                 threescore
                 Years
                 and
                 ten
                 .
              
               But
               this
               Friend
               of
               ours
               lived
               fourscore
               Years
               want
               but
               two
               :
               
               and
               if
               in
               that
               day
               it
               was
               counted
               a
               wondrous
               Old
               Age
               ,
               what
               may
               we
               now
               esteem
               it
               ?
               but
               she
               hath
               finished
               her
               Course
               amongst
               men
               ,
               and
               departed
               out
               out
               of
               this
               World
               the
               14th
               .
               of
               the
               10th
               .
               month
               ,
               1682.
               
               And
               I
               doubt
               not
               but
               is
               ascended
               up
               to
               God
               ,
               out
               of
               all
               the
               Troubles
               that
               overtake
               the
               Sons
               of
               Men.
               
            
             
               And
               the
               Lord
               Raise
               up
               many
               more
               such
               Mothers
               ,
               for
               the
               comforting
               of
               the
               Distressed
               ,
               saith
               my
               Soul
               ,
               who
               am
               your
               Loving
               Brother
               and
               Companion
               in
               the
               Truth
               of
               our
               Lord
               Jesus
               Christ
               .
            
             
               
                 Thomas
                 Curtis
                 .
              
            
          
        
         
           FINIS
           .