IT would seem Strange, as well as Unreasonable to me, that J. Faldo should of all Times and Places chuse the Barbican Meeting of the 28th of the 6th Month, so surreptitiously gotten and partially mannaged, to divulge his Challenge against me, did I not give off Wondering at the Injust Carriage of some men towards us.

For first, He could not but know, I was at a great Distance from the Place; that I had twice defended our Belief in Print against him; and that a considerable Book lieth at his Door unanswered. To make then that Swagger in my Ab­sence, and yet be Debtor to my Desences; to come ten Miles to tell the World, he would do great Things against me, and when he had done, to print, and as I may say, spit in our Faces at our Entrance into the last Barbican-Meet­ing, before he had sent me a Copy, or atleast to know of my Receipt of it, and Answer to it, who am as near a Neighbour to his Residence as the Barbi­can-Meeting, I think cannot be reputed fair by Indifferent Persons: How Unfair then is the Complaint, that he hath had no Answer?

Again, Was I not then, and am I not still engaged against other Persons, and that mostly about the same things? Why did he not send me word he intended to be there, and exhibit a Charge publickly against me? The En­glish Custom as to Common Right. Is this to prove Quakerism no Christianity; or himself No Christian? I cannot believe he did to me herein, as he would be done by.

But that I may acquit my self of that Duty incumbent on me for the Truth, I do hereby signifie, That inasmuch as the Controversie depending between T. H. &c. and us, takes in the most of the Particulars of his Charge, we freely consent, that he should come in with them for a Share as Confederate in the same Work, and use his utmost Abilities to maintain his Accusations; And if in any Thing his Charge is singular, we shall be ready to hear and fair­ly debate it at the same Meeting or Meetings, to avoid fresh and unnecessary Contests, as much as justly may be: Though still let it be remembred, these very Things are at large discoursed in my Rejoynder to him; our Faith relie­ved from his Unworthy Misrepresentations, and confirmed by Scripture, Reason, and a Cloud of Honourable Ancient and Modern Witnesses.

London the 12th of the 8th Month, 1674.