Her precious remains were interred at Burton on the 7th, after a meeting appointed for the occasion at Barnsley.  In her room, before we left Redbrook [where she had resided], I was enabled to petition the throne of mercy for a little help and strength through the remainder of the solemn scene, which, I think, was in a remarkable manner granted.  After having paid the last tribute of affection and duty to our endeared parent, fourteen of our dear friends and relations dined with me at the cottage.  It is remarkable that the opening of our residence should be in this awful manner; but we were much comforted in feeling in the midst of all our sorrow, the greatest degree of peace and quietude on the solemn occasion.

On Fourth-day, being the day after we had taken leave of our precious mother’s remains, I went with my brother and sister to see our poor dear father, who had been ill in bed about two weeks.  We arrived about seven o’clock; but, to our great surprise, about an hour before we reached the place, our beloved father had fallen asleep, never to wake more in this world.  This was indeed awful, but the Judge of the earth must do right.  We attended the interment on First-day, the 12th.  The meeting-house at Woodhouse was pretty full, and a good and tendering meeting it was.  It felt hard work to labor among a number of worldly-minded people; but I have learned to consider it one of the greatest of privileges to be appointed to service, even though attended with suffering.  Since this time my poor mind has felt more tender and more susceptible of good.  O that it may continue, and that I may remain humble and watchful for the time to come, and live prepared for that awful change which I. know not how soon may be sent to my dwelling!—­(11 mo. 16.)

On the 18th he pursued his journey to London, and on the 21st, at Gracechurch-street Monthly Meeting, he presented his intention of marriage with Martha Savory.  “In a private interview at Elizabeth Dudley’s,” he writes, “Richard Barrett and E. Dudley expressed their full unity with our intended union, in terms of much interest and encouragement.”  On the 13th of the Twelfth Month the marriage took place at Gracechurch-street Meeting-house.

The time in silence, says the Diary, was very solemn, and acceptable testimonies were borne by William Allen and Elisabeth Dudley.  After meeting we adjourned to the Library to take leave, where a stream of encouragement flowed to us from several of our dear friends, which felt truly strengthening.  About twenty of our friends and relations dined at A.B.  Savory’s at Stoke Newington.  The day was spent, I trust, profitably, and on parting, about seven o’clock, we had a comfortable time, and something was expressed by my M. and self, and dear W. Allen.  After taking a very affectionate leave, we posted on to Barnet.  My brother Thomas and J.A.  Wilson took us up the next morning; and we four came down in the coach to Sheffield, and [the nest day] to Ecclesfield to dinner, and arrived at our humble cottage the 15th of the Twelfth Month, I trust with thankful hearts.