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