To the monthly and quarterly meetings of Friends in England, Wales, London, the twenty six day of the sixth month, 1692.

To the Monthly, and Quarterly Meetings of Friends, in England and Wales; LONDON, the twenty ſix Day of the ſixth Month, 1692. Dear Friends and Brethern,

WIth our Dear and Tender love to you, and all the Faithful in Chriſt Jeſus: Theſe are to Acquaint you, that ſince our late printed Epiſtle from our Meeting for Sufferings, for a Collection for our poor diſtreſſed Friends in Ireland, we have had divers Accounts from thence by Letters, both of their diſpoſal of what hath been already ſent them from hence; and alſo how little away it went, when diſtributed to the many Particulars towards their Supply; however, Friends love and care for them here is very Acceptable to them.

We find they are very Charitable and Tender one towards another; in ſo much, that although the Calamity was general, and very Heavy upon them, that thoſe that had ſomething left, who were but few in Number, did readily contribute to them that wanted preſent Subſiſtance, by ſeveral large Collections among themſelves.

And they conſidering our charges here in England was great, have been the more tender and backward to apply to Friends here for Relief, altho but few Friends there can Adminiſter to ſuch a great Number of Friends, who are in a very poor and low Condition, and many in great want; ſome having loſt all, the very Cloathes off their Backs.

Their general Loſs hath been computed to amount to about Fifty Thouſand Pounds, and their Number not more then Friends in Yorkſhire.

Now Dear Brethren, The intent of reminding you of theſe things, is, to intreat you in the Love of God, and Tender Compaſſion to theſe our Suffering Friends and Brethren, Zealouſly to ſtir up Friends in your reſpective Meetings, to a ſpeedy and Liberal Contribution, according to our aforeſaid Epiſtle, conſidering their diſtreſſed caſe, as if it were your own; and remembering their Liberality, and Chriſtian Charity to Friends in England, when under ſore Perſecutions, their preſent Neceſſities being ſo great, requiring a ſpeedy ſupply, that this Meeting hath already been conſtrained to Borrow one Thouſand Pounds, to remit thither for their preſent Relief, upon the Credit of this ſaid Collection; yet we are perſwaded the ſaid ſum will fall far ſhort of ſupplying their great Neceſſities; We therefore hope you will take all ſpeedy care, effectually to haſten the ſaid Collection.

Signed by Order and on behalf of the Meeting for Sufferings, George Whitehead, Samuell Waldenfield, John Vaughton, William Bingley, John Feild.

At our Meeting for Sufferings the, 2d day of the 7th Month, 1692.

THis Meeting Deſiring That the Friends in the Counties, and particuler Meetings, be acquainted of the renewed Accounts we received, of the Neſſeſities of our Dear Friends in Ireland, we have hinted at in the Letter above written, have ordered the ſame to be printed, that Friends may the more generally have it, and have accordingly now Signed the ſame.

William Ingram, John Staploe, Alexander S • aton, John Kilbourn, Joſeph Waſye, Theodor Eccleſton, William Crouch, Thomas Cox, Henry Gouldney, Michael Ruſſell, Samuel Waldenfield, John Conſtantine, Henry Lombe, Daniel Monro, Daniel Roberts, Daniel Quare, Daniel Wharley, John Hall, John Fiddeman, John Cade, Anthony Alexander, Joſiah Ellis, John Vaughton, John Feild.