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to make my Compaint to, but the Lord Jesus, and he made my heart still
more happy from day to day; the more I was beat, the greater was my Joy as
I thought I should the sooner come to the Lord Jesus. More Children joining
with me, and The Guardians finding they could not
by leaking and
and that I was possess'd with the Devil, for which reason they would fain
have beat me to death, at length they concluded to confine me in Pri=
=son which they did accordingly. How happy I was in that dark Hole
where I was fed with Bread and Water, I cannot describe, my Companions
often singing a Hymn and weeping at the door of my Prison. After I had
been 8 Days confin'd, I was sent for, and required to promise that I would
no longer sing, Pray nor weep, nor lead others astray. As I could not
promise this, I was examined into the first cause of my change. I gave
them a full Account of what had befallen me, but they gave no Cre=
=dit to my Words. Just then, there was a New
Church
me out of the Cathechism, which I answerd pretty well. This Man
whom I look'd upon as my Deliverer, order'd me to be set at Liberty
and told me to come and spend an Hour with him every Day [??]
whenever I came, he used to kneel and pray with me, and gave me
a Bible which was a great Joy to me, for I never had one in my hand
before. In my 10th Year a Young Nobleman desired a Boy out
of the Orphan House, and they being glad to get rid of me, sent
me to him. I travelled with him to
in office. In 6 Months time he sent me back, and I met with
great difficulties before I could again be Admitted into the Orphan
House. I found my Companions still cheerful and we was very happy
together I rejoicing much to be with them. As the Enemy could
not Overcome me with sharp treatment he now tried another
Method, 6 Months was scarce over, before the Chief Judge of the
City took me to live with him, He was much kinder to me than my
former Master, yea he was for
and had a Master to teach me Languages and dancing with his only
Daughter, this pleas'd me
Reading in the Bible, and going to Church grew irksome to me, Sin &
Corruption got the
-mit Evil. As I fell out with my Master, I left him and lived
some
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some time with another gentleman who led still a worse life from.
Hence I went to learn the Anchor Smiths Trade, but this being
hard for me I ran away, and went on board a Ship bound to
=holm
Man and as I was his only Near Relation, He took to me as his own
Child, would have made me his Heir and Educated me with his 2
Step Sons. But as we could not agree together, he sent me to
to study Divinity, but this would not do, as I was much to Wild and deter=
=mined to follow the Seas; My Uncle made another Trial and brought me
to another of my uncles, who was Captain of the Guards, here I was
to use my self to a high Life, but this did not please me, and I was
no where easy. After I had been [&/8] Years at Sweden, I became a
Mocker of all good, and Endeavourd to Opress the Pious Souls all that
I could. I resolved to go to sea, and all things being ready, the day
before we was to sail, I fell into the river with an Iron barr in
my hand, and was brought back to the city for dead. I could not
go this time, but was obliged to spend the winter there. The next
Spring I saild to
was my Delight, one winter I spent in th
Year, a rich Man offerd me his Daughter, with a Ship and Cargo
but when all things was ready for Conclusion, some one broke it
off- This has been often my Lot, that when good Fortune has
seem'd to court me, it has suddenly vanish'd and left me as I
was before. One Time being on board a Vessel bound from
=heim
=ring on the
=singoer
them. From thence I went in another Vessel by the way of
to
I soon got rid of that Impression. At
made me uneasy, but I soon recoverd again. From here I went to
that