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and was better Satisfied + she had an extraordinary
gift for Oconomical affairs, and Was very diligent
and exact in ye like Undertakings, of which many
were Commited to her Care, her Labours were not
without Blessing X But yet (from what cause we
Will not Possibly determine,) they were frequently
Intermingled with Disappointments and disagreeable
circumstances to the disatisfaction of others, but
particularly to the grief of her own heart and to
the detriment of her Bodily health X yet She was
By many heartily Beloved and generally acknow-
ledged as an Honest Heart, In ye begining of June
1746 she came to live at the Single Srs
Oconomie at Pudsey; she was one of the Hourly
Intercessers and also visiter in the Plans, in this
year was also for a short time at Oxheys and
Holm, and had the Care of Each of those Oconomies
And May 1747 She made also the begining of that
at Clegheaton, as well as the first School of the
girls, Which she kept at the Same Place
From thence She went to Tyrsal in Augt 1750 and
Began an Oconomie there where she continued
till December 1752 when She with the Said
Oconomie Came to Live In the Choir House of
the Single Sisters, Where she Perform'd the
Office which she had there of accountant and
Inspecter of outward affairs as also of vorgasety
of a Room with that Punctuality and exactness
So Peculiar to her and to the Satisfaction of the
Whole House, and this She carried on even in
her Sickness, Which Begun In the month of Novbr
1754 When She first complain'd Whereby We
Plainly Perceiv'd that She fell away, and was
troubled with a Certain Cough, Which We thought
Would turn out to be a Consumption; and the
12th of February She Retir'd to the Sick Room
Where by many Persuasions We got her to Use Some
thing from the Doctor in hopes that She might
soon be better, all things possible was done for her
In Regard to her health But she often Believ'd that
The Physicians did not Rightly understand her
Disorder & therefore Resolv'd to Leave of taking
Medcines & to give herself over into the Hands of
our Saviour, But as her Sickness Seem'd to be of
a lingering disorder she had some small hopes of
Recovering again, During her Sickness the Congren
Partook 4 times of the Holy Sacrament, and the
third time which was the 20th of April Our Dear
Johannes brought it to her; Which Was attended
With a very Particular Sweet feeling, He sung
her that verse, the Soul of Christ her Sanity &c
after which she laid herself happily Down to rest
The 23d She Long'd very much to speak With Sister
Mary; Where she told she Plainly Perceiv'd She
grew Weaker and Beliv'd She Should go to our
Saviour, and Because She felt herself not capable
of Performing her Office of Writing & Reckoning
as She Us'd to do Therefore her desire was to
give it over, That she might Spend those Days
Which she had yet to Live, In Pleasure & Satis-
faction; and in the Closest Nearness of her Bride-
groom & Lover, Without the care of outward
Matters, Which was approv'd on, then she said,
This Was a Point Which I have long'd for to be
Settled While I had Strength to Speak, Now the
Second is, Concerning My own Heart, Which will
take Up a Considerable Time, But I Would
desire you to hear me Patiently & not be grievd
after I have told you all, and then I only beg you
To forgive you me & Love me Still, Some of them
are oft matters, Which I know our Saviour has forgiven