. Joseph Alleine: his companions & times; a memorial of "Black Bartholomew," 1662. my thoughts to condescend tothe necessity of a married estate; which God no less strangely -providedfor me for walking from church, . . with a grave andreverend minister, I saw a comely and modest gentlewoman standingat the door of the house .... and enquiring of that worthyfriend whether he knew her. 1 Yes J quoth he, I know her well. When I further demanded of him an account of that answer, he told me that she was the daughter of a gentleman whom hemuch respeSled .... advising me not to neglecl opportunity. .
. Joseph Alleine: his companions & times; a memorial of "Black Bartholomew," 1662. my thoughts to condescend tothe necessity of a married estate; which God no less strangely -providedfor me for walking from church, . . with a grave andreverend minister, I saw a comely and modest gentlewoman standingat the door of the house .... and enquiring of that worthyfriend whether he knew her. 1 Yes J quoth he, I know her well. When I further demanded of him an account of that answer, he told me that she was the daughter of a gentleman whom hemuch respeSled .... advising me not to neglecl opportunity. . not concealing the just praises of the modesty, piety, gooddisposition, and other virtues that were lodged in that seemly presence,I listened to the motion as sent from God-, and at last, upon dueprosecution, happily prevailed BISHOP HALLS ACCOUNT OF HIMSELF J Scrips!, May 29, 1647. E have been detained too long in thecompany of Mr. George Newton; forthere is another personage, of greaterimportance to this history, to whom weought to have sought introduction earlier. This. 86 ALLEINPS SETTLEMENT. is Mistress Theodosia, the daughter of cc thatreverend man/ Mr. Richard Alleine, kinsman ofJoseph, and parson of Batcombe, in and this gentlewoman were on excellent August, 1654, they had met at the redory—they had become friends—then, there was the oldstory of friendship blooming into love. Do notexpeft a romantic tale. Besides the fragment ofan epistle, already given in the account of his lifeat Oxford, the only memorial of this time is a let-ter written by him on the subjed of the Tauntoninvitation. For its style as a love-letter, it mighthave been composed by John Knox; but thereis every reason to believe that it interested its firstreader, and, for its spirit of beautiful godlinessand manliness, it ought to have a charm forevery one:— My dear Heart,—By this time I hope thou hastreceived mine by Martin, and also an answer touchingtheir resolution at Tau
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