Memoirs of Mrs. Hawkes, late of Islington. By Catharine Cecil [pp. 239-271]

20Memoirs of M2rs. Hawkes.
but to suffer a new and sore affliction, in the dangerous and
long continued sickness of her dear pastor, and disinterested
friend.'This painful dispensation lasted three months; at
the end of which time, it pleased God to restore Mr. Cecil
to a state of convalescence, and enabled him to resume his
public ministrations.'
Mrs. Hawkes was not permitted long to enjoy the company of her friends in London; she was called away again, first
to Cowes. and then to Portsmouth; and back again to London; all in the space of a few months.
About the year 1799, Mrs. Hawkes' habitual health began
to be deeply affected with a disease which gave her constant
pain, and deeply affected her spirits; and which is now
known to have been an internal tumnor. This year, in her
frequent change of place, she spent some time at Southampton, at which place we finrd her making the following pleasing record. "June 24th. I am here greatly favoured by the
kind notice of that eminent servant of God, the Rev. John
Newton. His conversation and his sermons partake of the
same holy, dependent, child-like spirit. I trust I shall be
permitted to make some stay in this place, while such advantages are afforded me."
The necessity of constantly removing from place to place,
to suit her husband's affairs, was exceedingly uncongenial to
Mrs. Hawkes' disposition, who delighted in quietude and retirement. "What a scene of changes," says she, "is my present life. The lodging to which I this week removed, is the
sixth, since I left Little James street." Towards the close
of the year 1800, Mrs. Hawkes again visited her sister, Mrs.
Jones, at Birmingham, and spent several months with her.
We find on pp. 165, 166, two delightful letters, which not
longafter, passed between these two lovely sisters; but our
limited space precludes their insertion.
In 1801, we find Mrs. Ilawkes again an inmate of Mr.
Cecil's family, where her privileges were great: but the fear
of being a burden to these good people, who loved her as a
child, preyed constantly on her susceptible mind. Her
health also became every day, more precarious, and many
symptoms seemed to threaten speedy dissolution. It being
necessary that she should reside in London, for the benefit
of medical advice, and that she might be near to her sympathizing friends, Mr. Jones came up to the city, to arrange
matters for her comfortable accommodation, out of Mr. Cecil's house. The object was accomplished to the satisfaction
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