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lost part of her topmast, and her spritsail topmast was gone. She was a new ship, and never at sea before, belonging to London, and bound for Virginia, as near as we could understand: our ship lost none of her tackling, through the great mercy of God to us, though the wind and sea was wonderful high at times; the mate told me, I might go to sea all my life, and not see the like; he said he had been at, or used to the sea, twenty years, and never saw it so rough and high before. We had meetings twice a week, several of which were comfortable and refreshing meetings, to which most of the passen gers, being in all about sixty in number, sometimes came; and several of them were affected with the sense of truth, and the Lord strengthened our faith and hope in him.

Oh! for ever blessed be the living and eternal God, who kept my soul above the fear of death, hell, and the grave; for my trust was in him, and he did bear up my spirit above the waves of the sea; and, in the time of tossing with tempests, I was comforted and cheerful, prais ing the Lord in my heart, both in the day time, and in the night season.

I was much concerned in my mind for many of the -passengers, who, with the second mate, and several of the seamen, were very sick (by some it was thought near unto death) I cried to the Lord to heal them, in the name of his dear Son, and that it might be a means to convince them of the efficacy of love to, and faith in Christ Jesus, the physician of value; and the Lord was pleased to heal them. The mate of the ship desired that I would come and pray by him. I went to him, and prayed in the power and name of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the Lord helped him, that he said he was fine and easy, and thanked me for my love; and in a little time he recovered. Several others of the seamen and passengers I was instrumental to help in their sickness. The Lord blessed my endeavours in supplicating him on their behalf, and administering what I had to them. One of the seamen said, he was bound to pray for me as long as he lived, and that the Lord would bless me. Another of the passengers said, that I was the blessed doctor (for there was not a

surgeon, or doctor in the ship). I was very free to communicate of what I had to any sick person in the ship, and several blessed the Lord on my behalf. Indeed I thought I could scarce do enough for any that were in distress. I write not thus, that I might seem popular, but with my mind bowed before the Lord. Many times in this voyage there were consultations in my mind, whether I had best write a memorandum hereof; but at last conceiving in my spirit that it might strengthen and excite love to God, and faith in his beloved Son, in true believers, I wrote as aforesaid; and then I was satisfied, and gave the glory to God.

Before we came to the land, we saw a ketch, which had saved the lives of some that belonged to a ship that was a little before foundered in the sea; who said also, that a fleet of New-England ships which had been upon that coast, by stormy weather were forced to Barbadoes; and within a few days after we saw the land of Virginia, and also a New-England ship, which sailed or * came from England three weeks before us. We arrived within the Capes of Virginia the 31st of the 1st month 1698, and overtook the John and Margaret, a ship that came out of the English channel with us (the master, Thomas Salmon, being dead) and the next day we anchored our ship at the mouth of Patuxent river, in Maryland, where our boats were hoisted out, and we were rowed up Patuxent river twelve miles, to Arthur Young's house, where we lodged that night; and for our preservation and safe arrival, we blessed the Lord our God, and my spirit praised him who lives for ever and ever. Our voyage was above twelve weeks, it being then winter time, and for the most part the winds so high, that the ships could carry but little sail, which made our voyage the longer.

About four days after we landed, we had a meeting near Patuxent river; and a blessed one it was! when it was ended, we went (that night) to Daniel Rawling's, and from thence to the Clifts, to Richard John's, a friend, that came with us from England, at whose house we had a meeting, wherein God's presence was powerfully felt. We had several meetings on that side the bay, called the

Western-shore, and then we sailed over to the east side of Chesapeak-bay, with Thos. Everden, in his sloop; went to his house, had a meeting, where many people came. Here we met with our friends Jonathan Tyler, Henry Payton, and Henry Payton's sister. While I was at this friend's house, there was one Robert Cathing, who being very ill, sent for Thomas Everden, and he (not being very well) desired me to visit the sick person. So I went, and the man was near to death. Howbeit, he said he was comforted much with the visit, and that he never had received so much benefit by the parish priest in his life; although, said he, it cost me dear for what I had; and if ever I live to get over it, by the assistance of God, I shall have nothing to do with them more. But, he said, he should not live three days. And before the end of three days he expired. He desired (if I were not gone) that I would be at his funeral. On notice hereof, about ten friends went; and there was a great many people, among whom we had a good opportunity, and many weighty truths were opened to them in the love of God; and some of them were tender and wept; and the most, if not all (I think I may say) were solid and weighty.

From Thomas Everden's house we went to George Truit's, at whose house we had a meeting. This friend and I went to an Indian town not far from his house, because I had a desire to see these people, having never seen any of them before. When we came to the town they were kind to us, spoke well of friends, and said they would not cheat them, as some others did.

From George Truit's, in Maryland, we went down to Virginia; and in Accomack and Northampton counties we had large meetings, and I hope they were effectual to many; I think my hope is not without ground. In those parts we had several meetings, where we were informed friends had not had any before. And really I cannot but bless the Lord for the opportunities we had with the people; for the goodness of God, through Christ our Lord, was great, both to us and them, and with tears they did acknowledge the truth. Now Thomas Turner, who had hitherto accompanied me, went by the

sea-side the nearest way to Philadelphia; and afterwards. I had a meeting at George Truit's brother's, and on the first-day, another near the court-house, and went to Thomas Everden's, and so to Leven Denwood's and thence to Nanticoke river, and visited friends up the bay until I came to the river Choptank, about which there is a pretty many friends. So I went on, and took the meetings till I came to Philadelphia, in and about which place, and in other parts of the province of Pennsylvania, I had many large and precious meetings, the power of the eternal Son of God being wonderful; in which power we many times blessed his name together. It was much in my heart to exhort friends to love God, and to unity one with another, without which there is no fulfilling the law or gospel. There are many friends in that province, and many sober young people, which greatly rejoiced my spirit, so that for their encouragement, the Lord opened my mouth in a prophetic manner to declare unto them the blessings which he had in store for them, on condi tion of their walking in the truth. Glory to God on high! untruth decays, and the branches of it mightily wither; the darkness is much past, and the true light shineth gloriously in many souls. Oh! powerful praises be given to God, who is light for ever.

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From Philadelphia I went to Burlington, and so on to Crosswicks, where we had a large meeting under the trees, where some were convinced of the truth. hence I went to Shrewsbury, and had meetings there; from Shrewsbury we went (mostly by water) to Woodbridge and Staten-Island, from thence to Long-Island, being accompanied by several friends. On Long-Island we had several large and good meetings, wherein Christ was preached freely; and after we had been two weeks there, we went on board a sloop bound for Rhode-Island, and by the way we touched at Fisher's and Block-Islands, and on the first-day morning we set sail from Block-Island to Rhode-Island, the yearly-meeting being just over when we got there. That evening we sailed over to Connanicut-Island. On the third day of the week had a meeting there, and from thence we went over to Narraganset, and

had a meeting, and so over to Rhode-Island again, (where Ruth Fry, a sober young woman, was convinced, and remained a friend till her death). Here I met with several travelling friends. From this island we went over to the main, and had a large meeting on first-day, at a place called Greenwich. It was thought there were about five hundred people, and many of them were tender. We went over the same night to the island; and after several open times with friends and others on Rhode-Island, about twelve friends of that island went with me to Warwick and Providence yearly-meetings, in our friend Borden's boat. We set sail about noon, and having but little wind, it was late in the night before we got there, and very dark, insomuch that we could neither see nor know one another, but only by our speech, and the darkness occasioned us to run our vessel against the rocks; but at last we got ashore (with our horses) and after going over a very dirty slough, we entered a dismal wilderness; so that these difficulties occasioned our not getting to the friend's house till the next day, which being the last day in the week, we had a meeting; and on the firstday we had a very large and satisfactory meeting. Many of us were so united in the love of God, that it was hard for us to part one from another.

From Providence I went to Boston and Salem, where I had meetings, and from thence to Hampton. In those parts God Almighty hath shortened the power of perse. cutors, and hath brought his righteous judgments upon them for their unrighteousness. Oh! that New-Eng land's professors might live in the sense of the same, and repent. I being a stranger and traveller, could not but observe the barbarous and unchristian-like welcome I had in Boston, the metropolis of New-England. Oh! what pity (said one) it was, that all of your society were not hanged with the other four!* In the eastern part of New-England, God hath a seed left of his people.

Marmaduke Stevenson, William Robinson, Mary Dyer, and William Ledra, who were put to death in 1659 and 1660.

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