ns; and some
other good people of the town were also there.--They spent a part of the
night in prayer and mourning over the sad case that the church and
nation were now in, the most part fearing they were never like to see
good days again.

After this, Mr. Vetch being wearied with such toil and confinement, went
with a Nottingham merchant to Yorkshire, and staid some time in a town
called Southeave.--From thence he was invited to preach to the people of
Beverly. Here he met with another remarkable deliverance; for the mayor
and aldermen compassed the house where he was preaching, and caused the
clerk mark down all their names: but Mr. Vetch, by means of his
landlord, got off under the name of William Robertson, and so he
escaped, and hid himself, sometime amongst bushes, and then went to a
man's house two miles from town, where he preached out the rest of his
sermon to some people that followed that way, and then went home with
his landlord.

From thence Mr. Vetch returned to Yorkshire, where he met with another
deliverance; for a Scots jesuit priest, knowing him, procured a warrant
to apprehend him; but, by a divine providence, he escaped their hand,
and so went toward Newcastle. From Newcastle, he went to Nottingham.
While there, king James's indemnity and liberty was proclaimed, and then
he had a call from the people of Beverly to be their minister, which he
complied with. At this place he had a numerous congregation, and several
times he was invited to preach at Hull six miles from thence.--There the
people declared, There was never such a reformation in that place. Some
of the justices of the peace in that place, being papists, were greatly
incensed against it, and used all means to break his preaching there,
but were opposed by the people. Mr. Vetch never had more satisfaction of
his ministerial work (as he himself says) than in that place.

Having preached six or seven months there, and settled a meeting-house
and a people greatly reformed,--he was strongly invited to his native
country by those who had accepted of the toleration then granted. And
his wife being forward for his return, he took his leave of Beverly, a
pleasant city, having preached his farewel sermon, where there were many
tears shed. In his way home, he visited his friends at Darntoun, who
persuaded him to stay some time, where he settled a congregation, and
left one Mr. Long for his successor to that people. After all
impediments removed, he