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Wednesday January 30th Confer’d together, especially how and where they should live. Shall set off soon to Yorkshire.

Thursday 31st We took out licences for the marriages, which now will all go on tho’ some have not been quite simple.

Friday February 1st We had a Conference a Sweet Meeting of the Married Choir when the Bands were joined etc. and a quarter of hour afterwards.

Saturday February 2d they were M[arried] at the Church and we had a sweet Love feast at Noon. The Quarter of hour was bless’d, Br Heidt kept a particular Meeting for the M[arried] when my Wife was [there].

Sunday February 3d Br Moelter coming to Bedford yesterday preach’d to day. Br Heidt kept the quarter of hours for all the Choirs with great [P]ower and Blessing. I kept the single Brothers. We had a sweet Church Meeting at Night.

Monday February 4th Br Knolton and I went to see F. Brandon, who is but melancholy on account of his sons but He seem’d a little more Chearful [86] before we come away. He has much against himself in his account, which I wish to have this Effect in him to make him quite a sinner, and to build upon our Saviours Blood as such alone. We saw Sinfield and Wife and Nanny Branden, who were all a little comforted by our visit. At Night we had a Love feast for mine and Br M. Ch[oir] and Br and Sr M[oelter]s Departure, in which we were very happy. They gave us some sweet verses.

Tuesday February 5th We all set off. Br Inskip accompanied M. and me a little way, and we were happy together. I[nskip] wish’d to go with us. We din’d at Finding and lay at Kettering, where after some time waiting we saw Mr Warner the Head of the Society there who look’d indeed Brotherlike, and another with him besides the Landlord, who is also a Member. We had a Blessing together, and I hope that our Saviour has an eye upon them. We hir’d Horses here to go to Leister the next day, where we got by noon, and from hence we set off for Nottingham [87] on foot, where we got by Ten O’clock, and was kindly receiv’d by Mr How.