Moravian Lives

N.o 10
Supplement to the x.x.xi Week.
Month of June 1663
1. Of the Congregations in Germanie  Germany.
Herrnhuth.
Departed this Life
1. The Wittower John Gottl. Thiel.
The Account of his Life which he wrote himself is as follows:
I am born 1696 the 6th of Sept. at Stroppen a little
Town Dukdom Oels in Silesie. As I was the oldest
Son, then my Mother which was a pious Woman took
particular Care upon me, discoursed very often w.th me
of our Saviour, which made such a Impression in
my Heart which I shall never forget. She kept
me very close & I was sent nowhere but to School,
where I was very labourious, so that my Tutors
advised my Parents to let me follow the study,
to which the willingly consented. I was sent for that
Scope sent to the College at Breslaw under the Di-
rection of Rector Cranz & was there nearly 11 Years.
A.o 1721 I went to the University at Leipzig to study
the Law. As I took my Leave from thence, Profe[????]
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