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A short account of the latter end and dying words of Francis Howgil, who dyed a prisoner for the testimony of Jesus, in Appulby the twentieth day of the eleaventh moneth, 1668
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Bolton, John, 1599-1679.
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A Short ACCOUNT OF THE LATTER END AND Dying Words OF FRANCIS HOWGIL VVho dyed a Prisoner for the Testimony of Jesus in Appulby the Twentieth Day of the Eleaventh Moneth 1668. The Memorial of the Just is blessed the Righteous shall be had in Everlasting Remembrance But the Name of the Wicked shall rot This is Printed and Published in the Year 1671. for Friends at the desire of some because many have not seen it nor could so well have it in Manuscript A Short ACCOUNT OF THE LATTER END AND Dying Words OF FRANCIS HOWGIL AS for the time of dear F. Howgil his Sickness which he endured with much Patience and Chearfulness he begun the Eleaventh of the Eleaventh Moneth 1668. and continued till the Twentieth Day of the same Moneth and then departed this Life having then for the Testimony of Jesus been Prisoner Four Years and Eleaven Moneths He was not unsensible of the Decay of his outward Man some time before which moved him to a disposal of his outward Estate and the setting of his House in order His Love was very dear to his Brethren and Fellow-labourers with whom he had laboured and travelled in the Work of the Ministry In Testimony whereof he left to each of them something as a Remembrance of his Love and also was mindful of the Church and left a Legasie to be distributed amongst the Poor of the Houshold of Faith in these Parts And though the Time of his Departure did draw very nigh and his Sickness encreased yet in all that time he was in perfect and good Remembrance and oftentimes very fervent in Prayer and uttered many comfortable Expressions to the great Refreshment of those who were with him And about two dayes before his going hence being attended by his Dear Wife and several Friends he begun to say unto them Friends as to matter of words you must not expect much more from me neither is there any great need of it as to speak of Matters of Faith to you who are satisfied only that you remember my Dear Love to all Friends who enquire of me for I ever loved Friends well or any in whom Truth appeared And truly God will own his People as he hath even hitherto done and as we have daily witnessed for no sooner had they made that Act against us for Banishment to the great Suffering of many good Friends but the Lord stirred up Enemies against them even three great Nations whereby the Violence of their Hand was taken off And I say again God will own his People even all those that are faithful And as for me I am well content to dye I am not at all afraid of Death And truly one thing was of late in my Heart and that I intended to have written to G. F. and others even that which I have observed which thing is That this Generation passeth fast away we see many good and precious Friends within these few Years have been taken from us and therefore Friends had need to watch and be very faithful so that we may leave a good and not a bad savour to the next succeeding Generation for you see that it is but a little time that any of us have to stay here And often in the time of his Sickness he said He was content to dye and that he was ready and praised God for those many sweet Enjoyments and Refreshments he had received on that his Prison House Bed whereon he lay freely forgiving all who had a hand in his Restraint And he said This was the Place of my first Imprisonment for the Truth here at this Town and if it be the Place of my laying down the Body well I am content Several Persons of note Inhabitants in Appulby aforesaid as the Mayor and others came to visit him some of which praying That God might speak Peace to his Soul he sweetly replyed He hath done it and they all spoke well of him So that he hath left an exceeding good Testimony for the Lord in this Place to the great Honour of Truth and our mutual Comfort And a few Hours before his Departure some Friends who lived several Miles from that Place came to visit him he enquired of all their Wellfare and pray'd very fervently with many Heavenly Expressions That the Lord by his Mighty Power might preserve them out of all such things as would spot and defile And a little after he was saying something concerning Weeks or a Time after which Persecution shou'd be ended but his Weakness was so great and his Voice so low that it was not fully heard by us A little season after he recovering a little strength further said I have sought the Way of the Lord from a Child and lived innocently as amongst men and if any enquire concerning my Latter End let them know that I dye in that Faith in which I lived and suffered for And after these words he spake some other in Prayer unto God and sweetly fin shed his Course in much Peace with the Lord as we that were present had clear and perfect ground to believe he being all along in a precious Heavenly Frame of Spirit and was filled with the refreshing Presence of the Lord which we alwayes felt to abound in him to his very last F. H. dyed the 20th of the 11th Moneth 1668. in the Fiftieth Year of his Age. John Bolton of Bongale in Westmoreland Edward Guy Anthony Pinder Thomas Longhorn Richard Pinder Thomas Carleton Appulby the 20th of the 12th Moneth 1668. THE END