A token for children being an exact account of the conversion, holy and exemplary…

1. John Harvey was born in London, in the year 1654. His Father was a Dutch Merchant, he was piously educated under his virtuous mother, and soon began to suck in divine things with no small delight.

1. Iohn Harvy was born in London, in the year 1654. His Father was a Dutch Merchant, he was piously educated under his virtuous mother, and soon began to suck in divine things with no small delight.

2. The first thing very observable in him was, that when he was two years and eight months old, he could speak as well as other children do usually at five years old.

3. His Parents judging that he was then a little to young to send out to school, let him have his ⟨p. 66⟩liberty to play a little about their yard, but instead of playing, he found out a school of his own accord hard by home, and went to the school-Mistress, and entreated her to teach him to read, and so he went for some time to school without the knowledge of his Parents, and made a very strange progress in his learning, & was able to read distinctly before most Children are able to know their letters.

3. His Parents judging that he was then a little to young to send out to school, let him have his ⟨p. 66⟩liberty to play a little about their yard, but instead of playing, he found out a school of his own accord hard by home, and went to the school-Mistriss, and intreated her to teach him to read, and so he went for some time to school without the knowledge of his Parents, and made a very strange progress in his learning, & was able to read distinctly before most Children are able to know their letters.