John and Jane Daniell left manuscript autobiographies which told their side of the story, and described their attempts to recover their home in Hackney, the Rectory. These are John's 'Danyells Dysasters', and Jane's 'The Misfortunes of Jane Danyell'. They provide a marvellous insight into their characters, as well as casting light on their way of life in Hackney, and it is from these, as well as other documents from the time, that our dramatic re-enactment, with Jane as narrator, has been based.