A short Relation of some words and expressions that were spoken by Barbara Scaife in time of her Sickness, a little before she departed this life: She was betwixt fifteen and sixteen years of age, Daughter to William and Isabel Scaife of the Blacksike near Appleby, in the County of Westmoreland: In profession of the Principles of Light and Life in Christ Jesus. Which those People commonly called Quakers do bear Testimony to, and had fellowship with, from their Childhood, and had a Care upon them to bring up their Children in the fear of the Lord, and in the knowledge of that Truth which they had believed in: and which their Children were in their tender age truly acquainted with.  
THe following expressiions were delivered from the said Barbara in the presence of divers persons her Parents also being with her for the most part, during the time they were spoken by her.  
And are given forth in honour to that Truth whereof none need be ashamed, but for the Blessing sake that accompanies the same, may be encouraged to take their part therein, (whereunto also the aforesaid Damsel upon her dying bed hath testified) and may be of service to all young people to love and fear the Lord, in the days of their oyuth, that their lives may be comfortable to them, and their latter end peace, and their Memorial blessed for ever.  
The thirtieth day of the first Month, 1686 was the said Barbara taken with sickness, and her Sister Mary also, both of them beginning therewith in one and the same hour. The distemper proved to be the small Pox, Barbara the first week of her distemper was sorely loaden therewith, but bore her exercise very quietly.  
The first of her words as relating to her inward state betwixt the Lord and her own soul that were taken notice of. She delivered on this wise: Mother (said she) suffer but few of those People that come to see us to stay in the Parlour, but when they have seen us: desire them to go into the house, for we have no need of such empty talk, as is used amongst too many we would be quiet that we may pray to the Lord to forgive us the faults we have committed, and if he spare us our life at this time I hope and do believe we shall amend and have a care of displeasing the Lord while we live: After which words she spoke very little for four day's time.  
●●d about the seaventh day of her sickness and the sixth of the second Month: She asked where her father was, her Mother told her he was at the Plough, she said Let some call him in: for I believe I must leave this world shortly: And after a little time, she begun to pray to the Lord with a very clear voice in a Miraculous Manner, saying. O Almighty God I cry unto tbee, and beseech thee blot out all my Transgressions. O Lord and all my sins. O let them come no more into thy remembrance. I beg it of thee in the name of Christ Jesus with all my Soul, and with all my strength: and let thy fafourable countenance be upon me: Thus she prayed in a wonderful heavenly frame, desiring the Lord also to make her passage sweet unto her by his consolating spirit, and that he would satisfy and enable her Parents so to bear it: as that they might not offend the Lord, and that he he would confirm and strengthen her weak Sister to give up herself freely, as she blessed God she herself had done. She prayed to the Lord to give her a Mansion place in his favourable presence: and that no more might be laid upon her Parents then what with Patience they might be enabled to bear.  
She continued her supplications to the Lord for about three quarters of an hour, to the admiration of those that were present with her: and several being there that did not profess the Light and Truth: which she testified to, and died in, were broken into tenderness to the shedding of many tears, and said how can any die better than she is like to do. The said Barbara called her Brother to her bedside, and she fastening her eyes upon him said, Brother John, be faithful to the Lord and thy Religion: and it may fall out that when thou art a Man, the wicked Persecutors may hurry thee into Prison for the Testimony sake thou hast to bear, be sure thou do not regard that, but keep faithful to the Lord and he will deliver and be thy Reward.  
She exhorted her Parents not to trouble themselves with too much of the worlds concerns. But (said she) Let that to some which you have here (it being a Remote place) and go to live near some good Meeting: Sedbergh Meeting if you can: if my Sister and I be both taken frm you: and take my Brother▪ John with you and bring him well up I desire you, and be all of you content: And one that was not of the same profession which her Parents and she were of, being then present, asked her if she could freely part with Father and Mother, Brother and other Relations. She answered saying, I can freely part with and leave them all, for the enjoyment of that comfort and happiness which my soul is made sensible of:  
She prayed again unto the Lord with praises also in her mouth unto him magnifying also the riches of his grace and goodness, for the comfort she had received from him, to her Immortal Soul: at another time, her Mother endeavouring to get her to take some meat. I desire thee (said she) do not trouble me with meat, for if you think thereby to keep me, it is all in vain, for I must die and leave you: Neither would I desire to live for all the world: For to be with the Lord is better than ten thousand worlds, with whom I shall rest for evermore, even with God and his Saints, his faithful People and Servants, the Sons and Daughters of the upright, glory to his Name for evermore.  
At many times duriug her sickness she manifested unspeakable love to her Father and Mother, and to her weak Sister, touching whom she said to her Mother, do not stay with me what ever may befall me, but go to her and abide with her, for I do desire that too sharp sickness may not fall on her, until she know her peace with God: She said again: Dear Mother do not sorrow for me, and persuade my ●●ther not to weep for fear of offending the Lord: and lest 〈◊〉 ●e longer kept from that Heavenly rest which the Lord hath prepareed for me, with the redeemed of our God for ever: Then her Brother coming to the Bed side, she said to him, John be true to the Lord and love him with all thy heart and with all thy Soul, all thy life time: And love not the World nor the pleasures thereof, for the enjoyments of this World are in comparison nothing: they are scarce seen till they are gone: but that which is enjoyed with the Lord is for evermore, praises, praises, to his name saitb my soul for ever.  
At another time she told them, she had only the River of her dissolution to pass through her mother asked her if she saw over it, she said she did see over it, and that she should joyfully pass it into the rest, where all sorrow & tears should be wiped from her eyes for evermore glory and honour to our God for ever:  
These with many more living and comfortable expressions came from her. After which for some days her exerc●●● becoming more weighty upon her, and her weakness increasing, her voice became very low and weak, several times 〈◊〉 was heard to pray to the Lord, but none could take 〈◊〉 words to make them intelligable. In the time of all her Si●●ness she was very tender in her spirit and circumspect, n●● any uncomely frame of spirit appearing in her or unbecoming word proceeding from her that we saw or heard, but ve●● kind and pitiful she was toward those that were with h●● in her Sickness, she seemed not much concerned for her owe extremity and pain, but rather concerned for them that attended her, for the trouble they were put to in helping her▪  
The twenty seventh day of the second Month being com● she being much like as she had been for three weeks, but tha● her weakness had increased upon her, and being very cheerful and able to express herself: she said to her Mother▪ What thinkest thou of this forenoon: her Mother asked her what she meant: she answered and said it will 〈…〉 are 〈◊〉 my time in this World: for the Lord will ease me ere long take away all my pain, and wipe away all tears from min● eyes. Call in my Father said she, that he may see my departure: Her Father being come in, said Barbara how dost thou (taking her by the hand) said she I am ready to leave this World, and therefore Father and Mother be content and bear me company a little while: And about the first hour in the afternoon she departed this life, like as if she had fallen asleep, about a Month after her Sickness begun with her.  
In the time of her health she was of a very bold and cheerful spirit: Yet tender kind and pitiful toward all that any way stood in need: And what help she could reasonably make them of her own accord she was ready to do it: She was very tender and kind to her Parents on all accounts, always careful not to give them any occasion to be displeased with her that she could avoid: her life was lovely her latter end peace: and her Memorial lasts and lives with us everlasting praises to the Lord who worthy thereof for ever.  


William Scaife. &  
Isabel Scaife.     

Marry Scaife elder Sister to Barbara of whom in the foregoing Relation mention is Made to have been taken with Sickness the very same hour that her Sister was: And concerning whom Her Sister Barbara had been very tenderly concerned and exercised in her Spirit for her in Supplications to God to give her the knowledge of her peace that hath no end▪ and who lived but about two weeks after her Sister, ●er distemper also of the small Pox, was accompanied with a Fever; so as that she got very little sleep for several days Which made her extremity the greater. But in the Lord's time who keepeth Covenant and shows mercy, and giveth the Spirit of Supplication and prayer to them that believe: opened her Mouth in a clear understanding: And (said she) O great God Jehovah of Heaven and earth whose splendour filleth Heaven and thy Wonders filleth the earth: have mercy upon me thine handmaid. Who am as a Worm before thee, yet part of thy creation, Lord help my weak soul, revive my drooping Spirit, by thy consolating presence, strengthen my faith I beseech thee, and help me through this exercise, I pray tbee O Lord. That thy Will may be done in earth as it is in Heaven: After this manner with many other tender expressions she continued in Prayer for about half an hour, but her Sister Barbara being very weak at that time, more of her words could not be so taken as to insert them here in writing, But often she prayed to the Lord to make her willing to give up herself freely, if the Lord required it of her, She desired the Lord that if there was any thing in her that did offend him, he would manifest it to her before her weakness became greater: Her Sister Barbara who in Supplications to God had waited for the consolation of her weak Sister, was abundantly comforted, because of the tender and comfortable frame her Sister Mary was brought into, and praised God on her behalf with much refreshing satisfaction upon her Spirit, as she manifested amongst such as were present with her.  
After that Mary often prayed to the Lord in a tender sense upon her Spirit and in much fervency of Soul, as the living exercise she she was under did demonstrate. She had been much inclined from her youth to read the Scriptures. Being then about 18 years of age. And in her sickness after the Lord opened her heart & mouth to show forth his praife, she often spoke of Job and David, and of God's Love and goodness to them, and other of his servants in Ages past. And now said she, I do know God's Love to be the same to me as it was to them: So that said she, I am neither afraid nor unwilling to die, for God blotteth out my transgressions, and layeth nothing to my charge, and I do believe there is a place prepared for me in Heaven:  
And Dear Mother said she, do what thou canst not to sorrow, my Love is great to thee, and my advice is, that you go to live near some good Meeting and bring up my Brother amongst Friends.  
And her Sister being dead she spoke of her own death also, and said she was well satisfied that her soul should ascend up to God in Heaven, Where said she, I do believe my Sister Barbara's soul is ascended to rest with the Lord for ever.  
Then afterwards her Sickness increased and weakness grew upon her, being attended with many violent Convulsion Fits, so that she could not speak to be understood, but sometimes to say John to her Bother: but very low and weakly for about two days before her departure: Her Sickness continued upon her six weeks and three days and she departed this life, the 13th. of the 3d. Month, 1686.  
In her Life time she was very obedient & respective to her Parents from whom she said she was not inclined to go for preferment, but would be content with the like condition as was allotted them. She was also very careful of her Brothers good, of a sober behaviour from her Childhood, all her days loved the Truth and such as feared the Lord her latter end was comfortable and satisfactory to her; of great refreshment to her Parents, for which an engagement lives with them ever to submit to God, and Praise his Name who is Worthy for ever.  


William Scaife. and  
Isabel Scaife.