we parted in great love and tenderness. The night before, about the eleventh hour, was an earthquake, which was the greatest known in this province, the whole city of Philadelphia being shaken, and most part of the adjacent provinces, though little or no damage was done thereby, which shews the abundant mercy of a merciful God; as also, if it were the pleasure of his will, how soon he can lay cities and countries waste and desolate, and bury thousands in a moment. But, notwithstanding the mighty power of the eternal Jehovah, Oh! how hard are the people's hearts, and how they hate to be reformed, and how unconcerned are the inhabitants of the land about their eternal peace and well-being! This is really Oh! how do earthly mindedness, pride, lamentable. covetousness, and drunkenness abound, with many other evils, which were scarcely known amongst the first settlers of this peaceful, and now plentiful land of Pennsylvania.

The 26th of the twelfth month (being the first day of the week) was buried, at Merion, Edward Jones, aged about ninety-two years. He was one of the first settlers of Pennsylvania, and a man much given to hospitality; a lover of good and virtuous people, and was likewise beloved by them. There were many hundreds of people at his funeral. I had a concern to be at this meeting before I left my place at Frankfort, and before I heard of this friend's decease.

The beginning of the first month (being the fifth day of the week) I was sent to, in order to be at the burial of Hannah, the wife of John Mickle, at Newtown, in West-Jersey. My kinsman, Daniel Stanton, was with me at this burial. It was a solid, heart-melting time; my heart was broken into tenderness with many others. This deceased friend was much beloved by her friends and neighbours, and there was much mourning among her relations at the grave, among whom she will be greatly missed. The people were desired earnestly to prepare for their latter end, and final change; and that, as we had all reason to hope it was well with our deceased friend, we might likewise have a well grounded hope

hat it would be well with ourselves, when we came to ut off our mortality, and put on immortality. The neeting ended with fervent supplication for our future well-doing and well-being, both here and hereafter, and raise to the Most High, who is alone worthy forever

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As soon as I returned to Philadelphia, on the sixth day of the week, I heard of the death of Joseph Kirkbride, at Israel Pemberton's, who told me I was desired to be at his burial. He, his son, and William Logan, accompanied me as far as Samuel Bunting's that afternoon, with which journey I was exceedingly tired, so that I could hardly stand or go when I alighted off my horse, but being refreshed with a good night's rest, I went in the morning to the house of my deceased friend. There was a multitude of people at the burial, among whom we had a good opportunity to invite them to lay hold on truth and righteousness, and prepare for another world. They were reminded, that neither natural wisdom nor riches, youth nor strength, crowns nor sceptres, would nor could secure them from the stroke of death. Robert Jordan was at this meeting, and had good service therein; it concluded in supplication for the widow and fatherless, and for mankind universally. Fourth day, being the fourth of the first month, I was at Middletown meeting, in company with Thomas Brown, wherein the divinity of Christ, and his being made flesh, born of a virgin, crucified, dead and buried, and his being raised : from the dead by the divine power, was largely opened to the people, and that the same power must be witnessed to reform our lives, and give us the true saving faith and knowledge of God the Father, and Christ the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.

This month, at our general spring meeting, I acquainted friends, that I had a desire, once more to see my friends in Virginia, Maryland, and North-Carolina, if health and strength did permit, and divine providence favoured, I not having yet fully recovered my former health and strength: the meeting consented to my request.

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The latter end of the first month I was at the burial of Robert Evan, of North-Wales; he was upwards of four. score years of age, and one of the first settlers there. A man who lived and died in the love of God and his neighbours, of whom, I believe it might be truly said, as our Saviour said of Nathaniel: "Behold an Israelite indeed, in whom there is no guile." He was a minister of Christ, full of divine and religious matter. In this month I was at Fairhill, at a meeting appointed for Ruth Courtley and Susannah Hudson, who were on a religious visit from Ireland, to friends in this and the adjacent provinces. It was a good meeting, the friends speaking to the state thereof.

The beginning of the second month, I went over Delaware, and so to Cohansey, intending home be fore I set out for my journey to the southward; but my affairs not answering to come home, and afterward, to reach the yearly meeting of friends at West-River, the which I proposed to our general meeting; I now wrote to my wife and family, that I intended to proceed to West-River meeting, it saving me much time and riding, and after having been at several meetings at Cohansey, and at the yearly meeting at Salem, and at a meeting at Piles-Grove; being accompanied by a friend of Salem, I proceeded, and went over Delaware river, and first had a meeting at George's-creek, and from thence to the head of Sassafras river, where we had a meeting, but by reason of the wet weather it was but small: thence we travelled to Cecil meeting, and so on to Chester, where we had a meeting on first day; then to Queen Ann's county, and back from thence to New. town, on Chester river, at which town we had a large satisfactory meeting; in which it was shewn that no Christian might or could break the moral part of the law, for it, said the apostle, is a school-master to bring to Christ, and that those who come to the gospel of Christ, can in no wise break the least commandment of God. As for example, the law saith, Thou shalt not forswear thyself; but if a man (according to Christ's gospel)

swears not at all, then that man cannot forswear himself. Again the law saith, Thou shalt love thy neighbour and hate thine enemy; but Christ says, love your enemies ; the which if we do, there is no doubt but we shall love our neighbours. Again the law says, Thou shalt not commit adultery; but if according to the doctrine and gospel of Christ, a man doth not look on a woman with a lustful eye, there is no danger of committing adultery with her, &c. Those things were largely spoken to and open. ed in the meeting, and the people (there being many not of our society) were very attentive and sober, and the good hand of the Almighty was amongst us in this meet. ing.

From Chester river, we crossed Chesapeak bay, to the yearly meeting at West-River, with Chester friends, in William Thomas's boat, and sent our horses over by Kent-Island to West-River, where we met with our friends Michael Lightfoot, Elizabeth Wyat, and Grace Mason, with divers others: (Elizabeth and Grace, being on their return home from a religious visit to North-Carolina and Virginia): we all being far from home, and well acquainted, were glad to see one another, being thankful to the Almighty, who had been pleased to preserve us so far on our way. After the meeting was ended at West-River, taking leave in the love of Christ of divers friends, with hearts full of love, and eyes full of tears, as never expecting to see one another again, I with my companion and Armiger Trotter (who came up with the friends from Virginia to West-River) set out for Virginia, and having passed over Patuxent river, had a meeting among the family of the Plummers, one of whom, with another friend, accompanied us to the river Potomac; we rode as near as we could compute it sixty miles that day. I being heavy and aged, and the weather hot, was very much tired, and laid down in my clothes all night, and the next morning ferried over the river Potomac, computed about three miles over, and parted with our guides. When over this river, we travelled fifteen miles to William Duff's, had a meeting there, and from thence to a meeting of friends at John Cheagle's, and so

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to Black-creek, had a meeting there, and then went to the monthly meeting of friends on the west side of JamesRiver, and so to William Lad's, after which we went to the monthly meeting of friends at Nansemond-River, and from thence to Carolina, and on a first day had a large meeting at a new meeting-house built to accommodate the yearly meeting; it was a good, solid meeting, and there the friends appointed for us the meetings following. Third day of the week, being the 13th of the fourth month, at Joseph Barrow's, fourth day at Jacob Butler's, fifth day at Samuel Newby's, sixth and first day at the upper meeting-house at Little-River, and third day at the lower meeting-house on said river, and fourth day at Pasquotank, and fifth day at Amos Trueblood's, up Pasquotank river, and then we went to the quarterly-meeting for friends in North-Carolina, which was very large; the people were exhorted to overcome sin as Christ overcame, that they might sit with him in his kingdom, as he overcame, and is set down in the kingdom of God his father: that subject was largely spoken to that day, and we had a good opportunity with the people, and the great name of God was exalted over all. After this quarterly-meeting we had a meeting at James Wilson's, in the Barrens, which was a large, good and open meeting: in the conclusion thereof,' I told them, that I came among them in great love (though in a cross to my own will, with respect to my age, and the heat of the weather) being willing to see them, in that province, once more before I left this world; and, as I came in love, so I parted with them; desiring them, to dwell in love, and peace, and then the God of love would be with them.

From Carolina we travelled into Virginia (Zachariah Nickson accompanying us) and had a meeting at the widow Newby's, and from thence had a meeting at Nansemond, and so to the Branch, where we had a very large meeting. Many people were there not of our society, and were very attentive and sober: and next day, being the second day of the week, we had a satisfactory meeting at Bennet's-creek; and thence to Chuckatuck; and so on to Rasper-neck; and then to Pagan-creek; thence in