The friends quitted Berlenburg on the 9th of the Eleventh Month, and proceeded towards Frankfort.  After a day’s journey over bad roads, they were glad to find themselves once more on the chaussee.  They arrived on the 11th at Frankfort, where they called on a few pious individuals, but stayed a very short time in the city, being desirous of visiting some Old and New Separatists at Lieblose near Gelnhausen, about twenty-four miles from Frankfort.

The next morning they accordingly went to Gelnhausen, and had social interviews with members of both associations, but failed to make use of the opportunity they had of holding a meeting for worship with the Old Separatists, which they afterwards regretted.

They then went forward to Raneberg, about six miles distant, to see the Instrument who wrote the letter to the King of Prussia which was shown to them at Schellershammer.  They found him a young man, inhabiting an apartment in a lonely castle, romantically situated on a high hill.  The access to the spot was through a forest, and by a very bad road.  Whatever prejudice in regard to him they might have imbibed from the style of his letter was at once dispelled by his appearance; his look was so humble, so devoted, and with such “extreme sweetness of countenance.”  John Yeardley and Martha Savory conversed with him a long time; he did not rightly comprehend the nature of the Christian ministry, but he listened calmly and patiently to all they had to say.  They left some books with him, and received some in return, descriptive of the awakening which gave rise to the division in the society of Inspirirten.  He was then about to set out on foot to pay a religious visit to the members of his own profession in various parts of the country; when at home he worked at his trade, which was that of a carpenter.

The party retraced their steps to Hanau, and the next day pursued their way southwards.  They passed through Darmstadt and Heidelberg to Pforzheim.  Here they called on Henry Kienlin, whom they found a Friend in principle and practice, and who had given many proofs of his fidelity to his principles by the persecution he had endured from his relations, and the pecuniary loss he had suffered for refusing to comply with ecclesiastical and military demands.  He was a man of station and influence in the town.  He had not previously had personal acquaintance with any members of the Society of Friends, but had read many of their writings.  He accompanied the travellers five miles out of the town to a little flock of Separatists, who had not yet obtained religious liberty, and to whom it was forbidden under a severe penalty to attend meetings held by strangers.  On the visiters entering the house of one of them, a number presently collected; and as they stood together, a solemn feeling pervaded the assembly, and John Yeardley was moved to address them in gospel testimony.  Henry Kienlin followed, explaining the principles of Friends clearly, and giving them some suitable advice.  They were laboring under the want of discipline and organization, and of some one properly to represent their case to the government.  Some of them called the next day at Pforzheim, to see the Friends again before they left.