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of the widow <persname>Sr. Elizabeth Grundy</persname>, late Alvd,
who departed this life at B<placename>ayldon</placename> in <placename>York-
shire</placename>, <date>May the 9th 1799</date>.
She has dictated the following account of her
life to her son, our Br. <persname>James Grundy</persname>:
I was born <date>February 6. 1717</date>. near <placename>Chowbent</placename>
in the parish of <placename>Leigh</placename> in <placename>Lancashire</placename>, and
brought up in the Presbyterian persuasion.
My parents were very pious, and educated their
children with great strictness. I was the youn-
gest of their daughters. Whenever I did any
thing amiss, my mother used to preach the Law
to me, which made me look upon <persname>God</persname> as an an-
gry Being. In my 8th year that I had the follow-
ing dream: I dreamed it was the day of judg-
ment, and I saw an innumerable multitude
around me. I wished to see our Savior but was
afraid of being seen by him; however, as I thought,
I moved forward, and thrust myself between
two persons to have a right of him. This I had
no sooner done than he turned to me, as he
was sitting at a table, and smiled. Hereby I was
to much encouraged, that I went strait up to
him, and now I saw two books lying before
