Accordingly, walking all together into the court of the prison, in
which was a well of very good water, and having beforehand sent to a
friend in the town, a widow woman, whose name was Sarah Lambarn, to
bring us some bread and cheese, we sat down upon the ground round
about the well, and when we had eaten, we drank of the water out of
the well.
Our great concern was for our friend Isaac Penington, because of the
tenderness of his constitution; but he was so lively in his spirit,
and so cheerfully given up to suffer, that he rather encouraged us
than needed any encouragement from us.
In this posture the gaoler, when he came home, found us, and having
before he came to us consulted his wife, and by her understood on
what terms we stood, when he came to us he hid his teeth, and
putting on a show of kindness, seemed much troubled that we should
sit there abroad, especially his old friend Mr. Penington, and
thereupon invited us to come in and take what rooms in his house we
pleased. We asked upon what terms; letting him know withal that we
determined to have a free prison.
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