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 wonderfully 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 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 passengers, 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 times of tossing with tempests, I was comforted and cheerful, praising 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 memoran. dum 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 he 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, were 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 bless 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 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 Thomas Everden, in his sloop; went to his house, and

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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, 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 uot 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 Levin 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 in my heart much to exhort Friends to love to 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