This narrative was penned by this gentlewoman her self, to be a memorandum of god’s dealing with her, that she might never forget, but remember the same, and the circumstances thereof, all the daies of her life. a pious scope which deserves both commendation and imitationsome friends have obtained a sight of it, could not but be so much affected with the many passages of working providence discovered therein, as to judge it worthy of publick view, and altogether unmeet that such works of god should be hid from present and future generation: and therefore though this gentlewomans modesty would not thrust it into the press, yet her gratitude unto god, made her not hardly perswadable to let it pass, that god might have his due glory, and others benefit by it as well as her selfe. i am confident that no friend of divine providence will ever reprent his time and paints spent in reading over these sheets; but will judge them worth perusing again and again"