con, and each their three meals. Of the maid-servants,
Jane and Dorothy Waugh especially looked on their master as a father,
he was so kind and thoughtful of their needs. Indeed no one could walk
up the winding gill without meeting with a warm welcome from the
owners of the farm-house, and on winter evenings there was many a
large "sitting," by aid of the rushlights, in which the neighbours
joined, all hands being busy the while with the knitting of caps and
jerseys for the Kendal trade.... He and his wife greatly loved to
entertain visitors from a distance, especially those who were
like-minded with themselves, also looking for "the coming of the day
of the Lord,"'[9] for all the household at Cammsgill were of the
company of the "Seekers" who met every month at the Chapel of Preston
Patrick in the valley below.

Now at last it is time for the Meeting.

Thomas Camm's account continues: 'And it having been then a common
practice among the said seeking and religiously inclined people to
raise a General Meeting at Preston Patrick Chapel once a month, upon
the fourth day of the week, thither George Fox went, being accompanied
with John Audland and John Camm. John Audland would have had George
Fox go into the place or pew where usually he and the preacher did
sit, but he refused and took a back seat near the door, and John Camm
sat down by him, where he sat silent, waiting upon God for about half
an hour, in which time of silence Francis Howgill seemed uneasy, and
pulled out his Bible and opened it, and stood up several times,
sitting down again and closing his book, and dread and fear being on
him that he durst not begin to preach. After the said silence and
waiting George Fox stood up in the mighty power of God, and in the
demonstration thereof was his mouth opened to preach Christ Jesus, the
Light of Life, and the way to God, and Saviour of all that believe
and obey Him, which was delivered in that power and that authority
that most of the auditory, which were several hundreds, were
effectually reached to the heart, and convinced of the truth that very
day, for it was the day of God's power. A notable day indeed, never to
be forgotten by me Thomas Camm.... I, being then present at that
Meeting, a school-boy but about twelve years of age, yet, I bless the
Lord for His mercy, then religiously inclined, do still remember that
blessed and glorious day, in which my soul, by that living testimony
then borne in the demonstrati