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of this Outpost; but he advised them to <sic>bak</sic>  <corr>back</corr> to
<placename>Turin</placename> & get there Leave, & they instead to give
'em Leave, sent them a Order which route they
have to take on their return home again.
A<hi rend="superscript">o</hi>. <date>1745</date>. Our B<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>. ventured a second time to <sic>visite</sic>  <corr>visit</corr>
the Valeys  Vallies, he toock  took his route through France, &
by that means visited Li<placename>on</placename>, <placename>Orange</placename>, <placename>Marseille</placename>, <placename>Nimes</placename>
every where of them Places he wittnesses of the 
Power of the Blood of Christ & found <sic>especialy</sic>  <corr>especially</corr> at <placename>Marseille</placename>
& <placename>Nimes</placename> hungry Hearts to hear the Gospel of their
Redemptions which he <sic>deliverd</sic>  <corr>delivered</corr> w<hi rend="superscript">th</hi>. great Freedom.
By this Occassion he had the Pleasure to <sic>met</sic>  <corr>meet</corr> <persname>B</persname><hi rend="superscript"><persname>r</persname></hi><persname>.
Nolbek</persname> at <placename>Marseille</placename> on his retour from <placename>Algier</placename>
& was to him of real Service. From thence he
proceedeth & was on his Road wonderfully preserved
by our Saviour, then as he was walking in the
dark of Night over a shmal Bridge fell down
a Story high on a whole Bank of Steep Rocks
without any Damage. In the <date>Month of April</date>
left <placename>France</placename> & <sic>carryed</sic>  <corr>carried</corr> on his Journey ove Genua
<placename>Turin</placename> & <placename>Susa</placename> & arrived happily into the <sic>Valleys</sic>  <corr>Vallies</corr>.
He was <sic>aquainted</sic>  <corr>acquainted</corr> that there were about 5000
People in the <sic>Valleys</sic>  <corr>Vallies</corr> & had 13 Preachers among
them, with whom our B<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>. made himself <sic>aquainted</sic>  <corr>acquainted</corr>
& brought them the good Tidings of our dear
<sic>Serviours</sic>  <corr>Saviour's</corr> Redemption & Bloodshed & of the 
rightiousness of a poor Sinner before God by his
                                                    Blood & Suffering

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Blood & Suffering & so remaineth with them 10 Days.
After that he return'd over the high & rough <placename>Moun_
tain Se Col de la Croix</placename>, who is taken inpassable
& was the same Time covered w<hi rend="superscript">th</hi>. <sic>Shnow</sic>  <corr>Snow</corr>, never-
theless there was a Watch kept of 40 Men at the very
Top of the Mountain but out Sav.<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> caused it, that
they saw neither him or his Guide. On this Top
he prostrated himself in the <sic>Shnow</sic>  <corr>Snow</corr> before our Sav.<hi rend="superscript">r</hi>
towards the <sic>Valleys</sic>  <corr>Vallies</corr> & recomanted them once more
to the Mercy of our Saviour. On the other Side
of the Mountain was again a French Watch, but
went <sic>happely</sic>  <corr>happily</corr> in a near Town where they kept a
Marked; & so our Br. <sic>luckely</sic>  <corr>luckily</corr> passd the Simits
& arrived in <placename>France</placename> again. He witnesseth in <placename>France</placename>
on several Places, but from <placename>Arvies</placename> he was con_
ducted by 4 Soldiers, however they did not deter
him but let him go in Peace, & so he arrived
by way of <placename>Geneve, Lausanne, </placename>after a <sic>thousend</sic>  <corr>thousand</corr>
Dangers happily at <placename>Montmirail</placename> again.
A<hi rend="superscript">o</hi>. <date>1745</date> he came from <placename>Montmirail</placename> to <placename>Mariendorn</placename>
& was there at the End of the Synod ordained Deacon
of the Brethren Church, & from thence he got a Call
for <placename>England</placename>. He made a tour to <placename>Herrnhuth</placename>, <placename>Silesie</placename>
<placename>Polonie</placename>, where he made a <sic>Visite</sic>  <corr>Visit</corr> to <persname>Bishop Sitkovies</persname>
from thence over <placename>Berlin</placename>, <placename>Hamburg</placename>, <placename>Zeist</placename> to <placename>London</placename>.
Here he was so happy as to negotiate the Pensilvanien_
                                                                              Act.