.
'THE SHEPHERD OF PENDLE HILL.'
Expanded from George Fox's Journal, i. 40.
N.B.--The Shepherd, who is the speaker, is a wholly imaginary person.
'THE PEOPLE IN WHITE RAIMENT' and 'A WONDERFUL FORTNIGHT.'
Historical. Taken from various sources, chiefly George Fox's Journal,
vol. i. pp. 40-44, and two unpublished papers by Ernest E. Taylor,
describing the lives and homes of the Westmorland Seekers: 'A Great
People to be Gathered' and 'Faithful Servants of God.' See also his
'Cameos from the Life of George Fox,' Sewel's 'History of the
Quakers,' and 'Beginnings of Quakerism,' by W.C. Braithwaite.
'UNDER THE YEW-TREES.'
Expanded from George Fox's Journal, i. 47, 48, 52. The conversation
among the girls is of course imaginary, but many details are taken
from 'Margaret Fox of Swarthmoor Hall,' by Helen G. Crosfield, a most
helpful book that has been constantly used in all these stories about
Swarthmoor.
'BEWITCHED!'
Historical. See Sewel's History, i. 106. George Fox's Journal, i. 51.
'Testimony of Margaret Fox' (Ellwood Edition of above, p. xliv).
'Margaret Fox of Swarthmoor Hall,' p. 15. Also 'England under the
Stuarts,' by G.M. Trevelyan (for Witchcraft).
'THE JUDGE'S RETURN.'
Historical. See 'Testimony of Margaret Fox' (Ellwood Edition of G.
Fox's Journal), p. xlv. Sewel's History, i. 106.
'STRIKE AGAIN!'
Historical. See George Fox's Journal, i. 57-59. Sewel's History, i.
111-112.
'MAGNANIMITY.'
Historical. See George Fox's Journal, i. 59-61. Sewel's History, i.
113-114.
'MILES HALHEAD AND THE HAUGHTY LADY.'
Historical. See Sewel's History, i. 129-131, and George Fox's Journal,
i. 53, 56, for George Fox's sermon.
'SCATTERING THE SEED.'
Historical. Details taken from George Fox's Journal, i. 141, 209, 347;
292, 297; 11, 337. See also Chapter viii. 'The Mission to the South,'
in 'Beginnings of Quakerism,' by W.C. Braithwaite. Also 'First
Publishers of Truth,' for accounts of the work in the different
counties mentioned.
'WRESTLING FOR GOD.'
Historical. See 'Beginnings of Quakerism,' Chapter viii. Also 'Letters
from the Early Friends,' by A.R. Barclay. 'Piety Promoted,' i. 35-38.
'Story of Quakerism,' by E.B. Emmott, for description of old London.
See also 'Memorials of the Righteous Revived,' by C. Marshall and
Thomas Camm, and note that I have followed T. Camm's account in this
book of his father's journey south with E. Burrough. W.C. Braithwaite
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