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<persname></persname>Here followed the <date>22nd of March</date> our
dear <placename><persname>Sister Benigna Briant</persname></placename>.
She was born the <date>17th of December 1707</date> at <placename>Syneham in
Wilshire</placename>. Her Parents have been of the <orgname>Quaker Religion</orgname>
& She was brought up in the same Principles.
<date>Anno 1740 the 19th</date> <date>february</date> was She <sic>marryed </sic>to our <persname>Mr.?
Briand?</persname> & they followed a religious Life according to
her Principles, But as <persname>Mr.? lennick? </persname>in this bounty his
Preachings begun, She & her Husband went to hear him
but Both got such an Impression? at first that they offered
<persname>Mr.? lennick? </persname>their house for for a Preaching Place, that was
not all but they offered every Body who came to hear him
to harbour free. They bought at last a House & provided
a Silence to preach therein.This deconomie? continued
many years, without finding hereby any Relief? for their
own Heart. <persname>Mr.? lennick? </persname>was perfected? all round the
Country, & by that means our <persname>Sister </persname>often herself
in Danger of her Life. To the fame? Time is? happened
that a certain Man was so<trait> enraged</trait> about <persname>Mr.? lennicks? </persname>
Preachings from the Blood of Christ?, that he made a
Plot with several <trait>wicked</trait> People that they would, <persname>Mr.? lennick? </persname>as his
Auditory guide overstream with Blood of Oxen?.
But this Man on a Sudden became <trait>mad</trait> & clear Blood
ran out of his nose & Mouth & this continued several
weeks under extraordinary <trait>Pain</trait>, his terrible & furious
Sooth? made, that nobody would venture to come near
him,
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till he at last with <trait>Howling & bawling</trait> went to Eternity.
All his Companions found in some Way or other by & by a
comendable End. In this restless Time, <persname>Mr. Briant</persname>
<sic>accompanyed</sic> <persname>Mr. lennick? </persname>to <placename>London </placename>& there lernt ? by
that Opportunity to know the Brethrenm he was so over-
taken by the Grace of Christ among them, that he on
his Retour testifyed it to his dear Wife to a great Im-
pression of her Heart. She directly <sic>begg'd </sic>him that he
would invite the Brethren to Wilshire, which done
according to the general