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 much pleased with them and desired to take copies of them, to which I had no objection. He promised to try to get an audience for me with the King. After breakfast, I went through Westminister Abbey, and saw everything that was to be seen in it. The statues, monuments, tombs, vaults, &c., of the kings, queens, and great men, were numerous. I also saw the place where the Kings of England are crowned, and the royal chairs that they sit on when they are thus crowned. I took the liberty to squat myself down upon them as we passed by, so that I can now say that I, a poor Indian from the woods of Canada, sat in the king's and queen's great crowning chairs.

Friday 24th. — I went to Islington and called upon some friends, among whom was Mrs. Mortimer, who was very intimately acquainted with the Rev. J. Wesley, and corresponded with him on religious things. It was quite a treat to me to have an interview with this old servant of the Lord. She talked a good deal of Mr. W, and said that she witnessed his triumphant death, and stood by his bed side when he gave up his spirit to God. We had a word of prayer before we parted. Went in the evening to see a friend at his lodgings, and I found him at Mr. Irving's meeting. He came out to me and afterwards prevailed on me to go into the meeting, which was in the vestry, for the purpose of strengthening the hands of the young men designed to be preachers. As soon as I entered the room, the Rev. E. Irving arose from his seat, and came up to me and took me by the hand, and in the name of the Lord welcomed me among them. While he was blessing me, a Mr. Baxter of Doneaster began to speak in the spirit, and said that one of the lost tribes of Israel had come among them; and that the Lord had chosen me to go in the spirit of Elijah, and to gather my countrymen and to bring them back to the land of their Fathers, even to Jerusalem. All this time I felt rather queer.