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must go to be married by Proxy, as the Queens do. I thought some said, why you must not marry with a man, if you are wedded to Christ: I said, No, it was but by Proxy, like the Queens; for I should never live with the man: but my happiness would never be completed, before I had gone through the Proxy of marriage. I thought some cried out, in raptures of joy, and said, now I see the whole mystery clear. One strange gentleman cried out, in confusion and raptures of joy, she shan't want for money nor a house-she hath many presents sent her, and I will provide a house for her. I thought they kept presenting to my view, little things, wrapped up; and, when I opened them, there was gold and blue ribbons in them. I thought many men seemed bursting with joy: but one man in the company looked as if he would burst with envy; and said, I don't know what to make of this woman's marriage,-I believe it's all a sham; while others warmly reproved him. I then thought, that myself, with my friends, entered a beautiful, large garden; where I saw four crown pieces lay upon a stone. I thought I picked them up, and gave one to Miss Townley, and one to Mrs. Foley; and said, I had found them upon the earth: but, as they were covered with dust, I did not know whether they were silver or not. thought we began to rub the pieces, and I found they were not TRUE SILVER: so I cried to my friends, it is not TRUE SILVER, fling them all down in the garden again; which I thought we all did. So we pursued our journey together, till we caine out of the garden; and then I lost my friends, I know not how, and I was in a room with two woAnd men, that were very ill-looking old women. I thought in derision they said one to the other,

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have you heard of this mighty woman that is going to be married? I heard their mockery, and pulled my veil over my face, that they might not know it was me but I thought Jealousy alarmed one of them, and she went down stairs to call a parcel of women more to come up, and prevent my going, I thought I looked at the stairs, and saw them full of old women, looking like witches-Immediately I felt the strength of the LORD enter in me, and I flew like a Bird over their heads, and flew out of the house.I thought they turned in confusion to seek me, and said, where can she go, that we cannot find her? I thought with myself, the LORD will carry me where you cannot find me. And I thought I was carried round, from place to place; and saw the people as if they were bursting with envy at me: but so quick and powerful was my flight, that no one could prevent me, nor touch me, nor stop my flight, till I came to some beautiful place, which I cannot recollect, and then I awoke."

Here, Sir, you are left in a confusion, like Mr. Sharp, sending you dreams and visions with the explanation: for the explanation of this dream and vision will be sent to Mr. Sharp, and he will lock of Sheep be puzzled to know what it alludes to, as you may be puzzled to know what it meaneth, to go in print without an explanation: but the explanation you are forbid to know, till the book is printed. But I wish I could find the Clergy as wise as Mr. Sharp, to say his head is now confused, to find out the mystery of what I am sending: for he knows there must be some pages kept back that ought to be sent, to make my writings clear before him, for he cannot now understand them. Now, if the Clergy were as wise as he is, they would see there

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were some hidden mysteries in the Bible, that they can't find out, to make the Bible clear and true; as you will both see by my letters, that you cannot make the mysteries clear, till both books are brought together.

(Signed)

JANE TOWNLEY.

Rev. Sir,

From the same to the same.

Friday Afternoon, June 22, 1804.

The following Communication is given to Joanna, in answer to a simple Parable "OF A BLACK." The Parable is sent to Mr. Sharp, and the explanation is sent to you.

"For so My Bible doth appear,
I tell you simple men ;

The Parables you've got them here,
But cannot them explain.

No more than he the thing could see
Why thou such things should pen;
For in the dark there stands a mark,
That no one does discern

He Had been up on his father's bulks,
He said that he could run;

Because that there he might appear,
In strength he thought to stand;
But when upon his bed he were,
He judg'd a coward's hand

Had slain him then; ye simple men,
Your Bibles stand the same;

I'll bring the mystery to the Land,
That you may know My Name.
My Father here cannot appear,
To strike the rebel dead;

No other way, His Honor clear, fean the

But bring it to the bed,

a Black Hold My Father that God Almighty Killed his Father cowardly in Bed, for if he had been out upon his Fathers Bultes, it was not Twenty God Almighties could have Killed him, for then He would have removed for his Lifer

Where I did fall; I tell you all,
That so 't must surely come:
For me to strike the rebel dead,-
As satan's arts are known.
For him I'll place, ye fallen race,
The Black's father to be;

And I must bring him to the bed,
That first did murder ME:

For in the Land, as now you stand,
The bulk of all to place;

By satan's arts you this command,
That he may run his race,

To save his life, and end the strife,
For there his buik does come-
And if with him you thus do hold,
You give him room to run;

For Twenty here he well may clear,
My Bible he does see;

My Honor I can never clear,

Till to my bed't must be:

Because that there, he did appear,

I say a coward first;

And now My Honor I can clear,
To make a coward burst,

On him the same; ye simple men,

And strike the rebel dead:

But from the bulk in all he's plac'd,

To bring it on your head,

For man to fall; I tell you all,
And he to run the same:

He know'th My Honor cannot fall,

A liar to become

And plead with he, in lies to be;
A God for to appear-

No! Twenty Gods he'd quickly free,
And say NO TRUTH was here.

Then how can I, that dwell'th on high,

In lies for to proceed:

No, all your earibly Gods must die,
He'd quickly strike them dead;

And so he'd rungto ME 'twas known,
The bulk in all to place;

of No woman here did now appear

A helpmate to mankind?
My Bible you can never clear,
You earthly Gods must find;
Because that here you may appear,
That number to make good;
And every one would satan clear,
You ne'er could strike him dead:
No, he would run;to ME, 'tis known,
The way he'th run before;

The woman he did first enthrone,
Then how can I appear,

To say the way he did betray,

I'd bring it at the last?

Then 'twas the woman you do say;
And there, the truth shall burst;
In honor clear I shall appear,
'The woman all must free;
And say, it he did Eve ensnare,
Then now 'tis come to ME-
I say the same, again I'M come,
The woman to beguile;

Then there the devil cannot stand,
And well thou then may'st smile,
To see a thing so simply done,
That I shall here explain-
I'll bring My Bible out to man,
For that's the bulk I mean.
The bulk of all from Adam's fall,
If satan there could stand;
You earthly Gods he'd conquer all,
And run by my command;
Because that here he would appear;
And say NO TRUTH was plac'd;
I promis'd as a SAVIOUR here,
The likeness it must burst:-
God of this world, he sure did call
The devil at THAT TIME:

Then how that God could he e'er fall,

Till CHRIST an Eve could find,