Moravian Lives

The Life of our late Sister Sarah Verney
who departed this life January 6th 1795 who
has left the following account of herself.
I was born October 3d 1758 at Waltham Cross
in the parish of Cheshunt Hertfordshire in my 9th Yr.
I lost my dear Mother as a child I was very wild, and
thought little about my Souls Salvation consequently I
had no inclination to attend divine Service, to which my
Father did not force me, but in other respects was very
strict with me preventing me from dressing and mixing with
such company as I gladly woud  would have done; of course I
as also my 2 Brs and Sr were obligd to keep strictly
at home. In my 12th year I went to London on a visit
to see an acquaintance of my Fathers, who indeed
appeard very gay, and just as I coud  could like to be She
moreover took me to see many things in London and
in short gratifyd me in every thing She was able, all
which pleasd me highly and made me wish to leave
my Fathers house, merely that I might have more liber
-ty the above mentioned person also asurd me that one
might very well enjoy the pleasures of this world, and 
yet be sincere in heart, in my 14th Year my Father went
to London on a visit, and took me along with him to B.r
Gibb's who wishd that I might stay a while with them
of which I was very glad, hoping it woud  would prove the
means of my getting entirely away from home, the
next Sunday Sr Gibbs took me to the B.rns Chapel which
I dislikd very much, as that was not the way I wishd
to steer my course, She next took me to see the S.le Srs