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Here followed the 22nd of March our
dear Sister Benigna Briant.
She was born the 17th of December 1707 at Lyneham in 
Wiltshire. Her Parents have been of the Quaker Religion
& She was brought up in the same Principles.
Anno 1740 the 19th  february was She marryed to our Br.
Briand? & they followed a religious Life according to 
her Principles, But as Br. Cennick in this bounty his
Preachings begun, She & her Husband went to hear him
but Both got such an Impression at first that they offered
Br. Cennick their house 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 occonomie (economy) continued 
many years, without finding hereby any Rest for their
own Heart. Br. Cennick was perfected? all round the 
Country, & by that means our Sister often herself
in Danger of her Life. To the same Time it happened 
that a certain Man was so enraged about Br. Cennicks
Preachings from the Blood of Christ, that he made a
Plot with several wicked People that they would, Br. Cennick as his 
Auditory guide overstream with Blood of Oxen.
But this Man on a Sudden became mad & clear Blood
ran out of his nose & Mouth & this continued several 
weeks under extraordinary Pain, his terrible & furious 
Sooth made, that nobody would venture to come near 
him,
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till he at last with Howling & bawling went to Eternity.
All his Companions found in some Way or other by & by a
comendable End. In this restless Time, Br. Briant 
accompanyed Br. lennick? to London & there lernt (learned) 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 begg'd him that he
would invite the Brethren to Wilshire, which done 
according to the general Desire of the awakened Souls 
in this Parts. Br. Schlicht was the first after Br. lennick? 
who was sent thiter (thither), his Testamony of Christ found Applause 
& our Sister declared herself: for this Preachings of the 
Sake of our Saviour I venture my All. Now begun  
her Period wherein our Saviour begun to draw nearer 
to her Heart, her natural Fire begun by Degrees to 
dye & the holy Ghost brought her in his School to a 
more childlike & yielding Temper. As our Mr. Johanes 
1748 the 9 of May in Buttermere the Congregation 
errected she was baptiseth by him in the Death of 
Christ by the Name Benigna & that was her Name 
by right & the 22nd of September a.c. She was admitted to 
the holy Sacrament to a real & remaining Blessing for her Heart.
She lived 7 Miles distant of us, but surely came every
Sunday to our Preaching & that 6 years, till she removed
with her Husband to Bath. Here she entertained the Brethren 
as formerly which just now begun to visit and preach
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