Chapter IV: 1650-1651.—A trooper visits George Fox from an inward

intimation—declines a commission in the army, and is put in the
dungeon—confutes one who denied Christ’s outward appearance,
from whence a slander is raised against Friends—testifies
against capital punishments for small matters—writes for more
speedy justice to prisoners—intercedes for the life of a young
woman, imprisoned for stealing, who is brought to the gallows,
but reprieved, and afterwards convinced—again refuses to bear
arms, and is committed close prisoner—writes to Barton and
Bennet, justices, against persecution—addresses the convinced
and tender people against hirelings—to the magistrates of Derby
against persecution, and foretelling his own enlargement and
their recompense—is greatly exercised for the wickedness of
Derby—sees the visitation of God’s love pass away from the
town, and writes a lamentation over it—a great judgment fell
upon the town—he is liberated after a year’s
imprisonment—visits Lichfield—preaches repentance through
Doncaster—many dread “the man with leather breeches”—goes to
steeple-houses, as the apostles did to the temples, to bring
people off from them—is denied entertainment, and ill-treated
at some places—refuses to inform against his persecutors—many
are convinced in Yorkshire, amongst others, Richard Farnsworth,
James Naylor, William Dewsbury, Justice Hotham, and Captain
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