This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1908 edition. ... my heart be encouraged in the Ld, he is the same still, and the time of the enemyes ruine is not one houre thee farther of for this yr success, nay it may bee yr blasphemyes shall hasten yr ruine as it did Rabshakehs and his MTM. I rid to Colchester; my horse stumbled, God preserved mee Sept. 14. from danger, God was pleased to give mee good dispatch in my busynes for y towne to y whole Committee;1 Sr Honywood payd my ordinary for mee. I had conference with Mr he told mee separacon from y true church was lawfull in some cases, as being not rightly constituted; so did Luther from y papists & yett yr was a true church among them. Wee from y Lutherans, whom wee owne as churches, & so the Independents from us. As I came home I heard or shippe was returned safe from Sunderland; the plague is wee hope almost stayd at Colchester. This weeke the Ld gratious to mee & mine in or health, (only Sept. 15. my wife somew' ill,) and children much comfort. My brother returned to the army againe; this was sad weeke for y affayres of y Kingdoms; the Ld can give a turne when it pleases him, and on him wee will wayte for y"5 same. My good ffreind Mr Harlakenden sold one bagge of hops for mee Sept. 17. wherin I was advantaged 1/. 15s. This was Gods good providence. We had a collection for one Hastivile, a ffrench Baron y' Sept. 22. forsooke y popish religion & all his honours for y Protestant religion; I might have beene a beggar whereas I am yett a giver. Wee began this day to put the County into a posture of Sept. 24. defence; it will cost mee an armes. Was a day of publique humiliacon; it would make a man bleed Sept. 25. to see how regardless people are of the same, nothing moves them; a load of wool was passing upon the road, our men stopt...

Josselin, Ralph, 1617-1683; Macfarlane, Alan

Ralph Josselin

IRL Press at Oxford University Press

Oxford Institute for Energy Studies

German Historical Institute London

Records of social and economic history. New Series, London, 1976

United Kingdom and Ireland, United Kingdom

0, PT, 1976

cut off text on some pages due to tight binding.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

xxvi, 727 p., [1] leaf of plates : 26 cm
Includes bibliographical references and indexes

2023-06-28