cere desires towards God and the knowledge of his truth. He was a man of universal charity, manifesting a disposition to do good unto all men, and thus showing forth the praise of Him who had called him out of darkness into his marvellous light.

And

In his own family, to use the words of his son, "He was often very broken hearted, watching over his children in the fear of the Lord. when I remember the fervency of spirit which did attend him, and how, when he had been to take a journey on Truth's account, he would have called his wife and children, and in great tenderness and humility have bowed his knees before the Lord, and poured out his supplications unto Him, desiring earnestly that the Lord might go with him, and committing us into his keeping; and what brokenness of heart was amongst us at such times, and how the love of God did abound, then can my soul say, those were precious seasons, and are not to be forgotten by us; but to be recorded toposterity, that we may tell our children, and they also may declare it when we are gone, how good the Lord hath been unto his people, and what great cause they have to love Him, and put their trust in Him; that so his name may be renowned amongst our families, so long as they shall have a being."

It has already been noticed, that Thomas Aldam's mother, wife, and two sisters, were all convinced by George Fox. Of the mother I find no further notice. His wife survived him only about three months: she was a religious woman, "of a very meek and quiet spirit, given up in all things to God's disposing."

The two sisters, Margaret Kellam and Joan Kellam, continued faithful to the convictions they had received, and were both serviceable women in the Society. Margaret travelled much in Truth's service, and many were convinced by her. She suffered imprisonment in several places, as Exeter, Banbury, and York. "Great," says her nephew, 66 was the boldness that did attend her, in sounding forth the truth, in the streets, steeple-houses, and market-places, and to the heads and rulers of the people; and the Lord was with her. She finished her course in the faith, signifying to a near relation, before her departure, the great peace she enjoyed with the Lord, and the clearness of conscience she had before him." She died in the year 1672.

Joan Kellam died in the year 1681, having been a very useful woman, and of much religious experience, by which she became as a mother in Israel, and a tender sympathizer with those who

were in a state of suffering, whether in body or in mind.

These accounts are principally taken from a publication by Thomas Aldam, son of him whose life has just been noticed. The son appears to have been a very useful member of the Society of Friends, but I find little on record relating to him.. George Fox, in a testimony respecting the father, calls the son" a hopeful young man ;" and it is probable before I come in the order of my work to the time of his decease, something may be found concerning him deserving of further notice.

CHAPTER VIII.

LIFE OF JAMES NAYLER.

HE was born in the parish of Ardsley, near Wakefield, in Yorkshire, about the year 1616.. His father was a husbandman of good repute and property. He gave his son a good English education, who married about the time of his removal into the parish of Wakefield. When the eivil wars broke out, he entered into the Parliament's army, first under Lord Fairfax, and afterwards as quarter-master, under Major-General Lambert. He continued in the army about eight years, when being disabled by sickness in Scotland, he returned home about the year 1649.

In 1651, George Fox visited that part of Yorkshire where James Nayler resided, and he with many others attached themselves unto him. He appears to have been one of those who had imbibed, previous to their acquaintance with George

Fox, the same religious principles, and therefore gladly received his testimony.

Soon after this, he apprehended himself called to leave his family and devote himself to the service of God. Of this he gives a particular account in his trial at Appleby, of which this is the substance: "That when he was at plough, meditating on the things of God, he heard a voice bid-ding him go out from his kindred and his father's house, having a promise given with it, that the Lord would be with him." At this he did exceedingly rejoice, that he had heard the voice of God, whom he had believed in from a child, and whom hé endeavoured to serve. When he went home, he made preparation for his journey; but being afterwards disobedient, the wrath of God, he says, was upon him, so that he was made a wonder to others, and it was thought he would have died; but being afterwards made willing, and going out with a friend, not then thinking on a journey, he was commanded to go Westward, not knowing what he was to do there; but when he came, it was given him what to declare. Thus he continued, not knowing one day what he was to do the next; yet the promise of God, that he would be with him, he found made good to him every day.