udent intervention of two friends, however, his
displeasure was greatly mitigated; and Fox, returning hither in
the evening, answered all his objections in so satisfactory a
manner, that the Judge "assented to the truth and reasonableness
thereof;" the tranquillity of the family was restored; and from
that time, notwithstanding numerous attempts to detach him from
the cause, he continued a steady friend to the members of the
society and its founder on all occasions where he had the power.
A weekly meeting was established in his house the following
Sunday. But his patronage did not last many years; he departed
this life in September 1658, his health having been for some
time before considerably on the decline.

Mrs Fell, after his death, suffered much inconvenience and
oppression because of the religious principles she had
embraced; yet, notwithstanding, the weekly meetings continued
to be held at her house until the year 1690, when a new
meetinghouse was opened about a quarter of a mile distant.

In 1669, eleven years after the death of Judge Fell, she
married George Fox, whom she survived eleven years, dying at
Swartmoor Hall in February 1702, nearly eighty-eight years
old.[15]

The house is still inhabited, though in a very dilapidated
condition. The barns and stables by which it is surrounded, and
the litter of the farmyard, give it a very mean and
undignified appearance.

The tenant is a substantial farmer, who is very assiduous in
showing the premises. The hall is spacious, with an oaken
wainscoting. The bedrooms, which are large and airy, were
formerly ornamented with carved work, now greatly damaged. In
one of them is a substantial bedstead, with carved posts, on
which it is said this reformer used to repose, and any of his
followers have permission to occupy it for one night. This
privilege is either not known, or perhaps not very highly
appreciated, for the tenant states that not a single "Friend"
has availed himself of it during the whole time he has resided
there. Here is shown the study of George Fox in all its
pristine plainness and simplicity. On one side of the hall is
an orchard, looking almost coeval with the building. The house
stands high, and the upper windows command an extensive and
beautiful prospect