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Memorandum of my course of life            The Lord hath done great things for me
                                                                  what to his precise each blood drop
    widow of Thos Harsley? + Bradford, Wilts   within me were followed always

                    My Maiden name was <persname>Craddock</persname> I was born in <placename>Bristol</placename>
<add>My Fathers name was Ebenezer Craddock</add> <date>April 17 1745</date> Old Stile and was Baptized in the Church of England
my Father <add>first</add> was Clerk to the Chamberlain of the City. I had one Brother
a year younger than myself at the Age of Seven years I lost my Father
who died of a Fever not having the use of his <sic>sences</sic>  <corr>senses</corr> to the last my Mother
had been <sic>aflicted</sic>  <corr>afflicted</corr> with Connclsion? Fils? for years and unable to take care
of her family. her Grief for the loss of my Father increasd her disorder
which terminated in a Consumption. She went happily home calling upon
Our Lord Jesus Christ to take care of her dear Children. My Grandmother
who lived with us brought us up in a very strict legal, way we had
an <sic>Esate</sic>  <corr>Estate</corr> of 50 Pounds a year but it was in Houses and Life land
by an Aunt's Rersvations I was sent to Boarding School for a year
here I got such a love for the World that my home seemed like a Prison
to me - I was then placed with my Grandmothers Sis.<hi rend="superscript">tr</hi> who was just as
religious as herself but I made my escape like a Bird out of a Cage
My Brother was pot Apprentice to an Engraver. I wanted to be a 
Millener but this my Grand.<hi rend="superscript">m</hi> would not suffer lest I should be
seduced by the men - this I could not comprehend, having very high
Notion of my sisters? inclinations, upon this I would learn Nothing
and went to live with a young Woman whose Parents were not so
Strict - and who was just of my own way of thinking - this grievd
her so much that she gave up the Estate to my Brothers managemer?
tho with a strict charge for it to be divided between us as my Father
died without a Will - I went on with a full resolution to enjoy
the World & took great delight in Reading Novels and Plays
and seeing them acted my Br. indulged his inclinations also
but restrain me in some degree by refusing to give me money
except when he thought proper - I was at times reduced to the
greatest extremity and would pray most earnestly to God
Almighty and promise how good I would be if he would help me
I got work at my Needle of various sort, but my Trouble often
returned for I could not bear to be in debt being in a poor
State of Healthy my Br. advised me to go and live Near <placename>Bath</placename>
with some Acquaintance of my late Father promising to pay
for my Board, this I did but he forgot his promise so I was
obliged to leave them and lived in <placename>Bath</placename> as a Ladys Maid
by this means I got acquainted with Tho! <persname>Startten</persname>? who
lived as Butler in a Noblemans family - he was the only Man
I ever liked my liking went so far that I was several times
off my Guard and it was a Miracle that I was kept from