examples to those strangers, who came among us in such great numbers; and that our lights, in our conversations, might so shine, that those people, seeing our good works, might glorify our Father which is in heav en, according to the doctrine of Christ; and then we should do them good, and they would do us no hurt, but good also: but on the other hand, if we keep not our places, and do not live in the fear of God, nor according to our holy principles and profession, that then it might be just with the Lord God, to make them a scourge to us. Many were comforted in this meeting, and God was praised, who is worthy.

On the 15th of the sixth month, having loaded the ship New Bristol Hope, a second time, I sailed in her from Philadelphia, and having a concern to visit the meeting of friends at Salem, I left the ship at Gloucester, under the care of the pilot, and went by land to the first day meeting at Salem, and from thence to Elsenborough, and stayed till the ship came down; and on the 20th of the month we got to sea, and had a fair wind for several days, and lived very lovingly on board, being respectfully treated by my sailors.

In this voyage we had several meetings on board, the first of which was, at the request of my second mate, to call the sailors together in the cabin; I not being forward to propose it to them, lest they should suspect me of some vanity, in desiring to preach to them; they not knowing the cross of Christ in that exercise.

On the 24th day of the seventh month, at noon, our ship, by observation, being exactly in the latitude of Barbadoes, we steered away west for the island, and on the 26th we saw it after five weeks and one day leaving sight of Cape Henlopen; we having, after the first few days, light winds, calms, and head winds, which made our passage long, and our sea stores almost spent ; but now the sight of land made the people forget all uneasiness, and, for this favour, my heart was thankful to the great Preserver of men.

This time we came to a tolerable market with our provisions, which made our stay but short; yet I was divers

times at Bridge-meeting of friends, as also at Speight's town, where my concerns chiefly lay; and once at Pumpkin-hill meeting, in which meeting it was observed to the people, that the salvation of the soul is precious, and that true religion is a solid thing, a thing of the greatest moment to both body and soul, and that people ought to be very serious and solidly concerned about it, taking special care to lay, or build, their religion on a sure foundation; it was shewed them, that Christ Jesus was the sure rock and foundation of all the righteous, in all ages; he was the rock that followed Israel, which they drank of; any other foundation than him, no man can lay; who is, in the truly religious, and the true be lievers, the hope of their glory. Many other precious truths were manifested to us, in that meeting, for which we praised the Lord.

Soon after, I went to Bridgetown, to clear out the vessel, and was at their week-day meeting; the subject matter I had to treat of in that meeting, was that "the Lord bringeth low, and he raiseth up again;" and that, in divers respects, as to kingdoms, families, and partic ular persons; and as to health, wealth, honour, &c. divers in that meeting were appealed to as witnesses of it. After this meeting, I went to visit the governor, who was courteous to me, and took my visit kindly, and desired to be remembered to our governor, and several others, and wished me a prosperous voyage, and well back again, which he hoped would be in about three months; he said, "Whoever lived to see it, Pennsyl vania would be the metropolis of America, in some hundreds of years." He said, "he loved downright honest men, but he hated deceit and hypocrisy :"-a great man, and a great expression!

The 21st of the eighth month, 1729, we having done our business, weighed anchor, and went to sea: and on the 26th we had a good meeting with the ship's company for the service and worship of God; in which the gospel of Christ was declared without partiality, and the reigning sins of sailors openly exposed, according to the doc. trine of the gospel, and the most high Lord entreated to

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The beginning of the ninth month, we had a very blustering, stormy time, for many days, so that we could not carry sail, but sometimes lay by, and sometimes went with a reefed mainsail and foresail; the ship had such a violent motion, that it broke our glasses, and about a dozen bottles of wine, and our earthen ware, and strained our hogsheads and casks, so that we pumped out moIlasses into the sea, and beat us back many leagues, and blew our sails' out of the bolt ropes.

1 After those storms, we had a calm, and the wind sprung up westerly; our course being north-west, or thereabout, we could barely lay our course; yet, it being moderate, we had cause to be thankful.

The 12th of the ninth month we found ourselves in the latitude of 36 degrees, 17 minutes, north; but the wind was ahead, and our fresh stock of provisions almost expended, and winter coming on apace, the nights dark and long, made it seem tedious to our people; the which I was helped to bear with patience.

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The 14th day, about eight o'clock at nigh, John Plasket, one of the best of our sailors, through the violent pitching of the ship, fell into the sea from off the bowsprit; one of the sailors, seeing him fall, nimbly threw a rope to him, which he caught hold of, and the people helped him into the ship; though, in all probability, he had perished in the sea, if he had missed taking hold of the rope. I was thankful to the Almighty for this young man's life, and took it as a great favour from heaven. The next day it was dreadful stormy, the wind blew violently at south-west, with lightning, thunder,, and much rain; the seas ran so high, and the ship had such a great motion, that the goods, or casks, shifted in the hold, and we lay by till next day; our sails also were, much torn, and, in many places, blown out of the bolt ropes, so that we were half a day mending them, and then proceeded on our voyage home, where we arrived the latter end of the month.

-After I came home from this voyage, in the small stay I was on shore, I was divers times at meetings at Phila delphia and Frankfort, and was also at Germantown, at the burial of our ancient friend Dennis Cunrad, who was one of the first settlers of this town (as I understood the first meeting of friends, for worship in it, was kept at his house); he was a man of an inoffensive life, much given to hospitality, and left a good report behind him. The meeting was large, and many of the first settlers of the country were there. I was also at the burial of Cath erine, the daughter of Thomas Lightfoot, the wife of James Miller, a worthy woman, who died soon after their arrival from Ireland, and was buried from our great meeting-house in Philadelphia, in a decent and exem plary manner.

The latter end of the tenth month, Samuel Harrison, of New-York, and Obadiah Lawrence, of Long-Island, favoured me with their company all night at our house, where we called the family together, and had a seasonable time to take leave, they of me, and I of them, and my family also; and the next day divers very dear friends came with me to the boat, to the river side, to take leave, and we parted with hearts full of love and good will to each other.

So I went on board at Wiccacoe, and had a cold passage down the river and bay, and left the Capes the first of the eleventh month (being the third voyage as master) and the 17th we passed the Tropic of Cancer. Hitherto we had a comfortable passage, and though we had a crowded ship, yet we had peace and quietness to a greater degree than I expected; for men that use the seas, are, too generally, inconstant as the winds and waters they pass through. We had several meetings on board the vessel, in this voyage, and were at sea about four weeks, before we arrived at Barbadoes, and when we arrived, the markets were dull, which occasioned our stay so long as about twelve weeks.

During which time, I had divers religious and good opportunities with those of our own, and other societies, I believe to general satisfaction; having the good wishes

sof people of all ranks, from the governor to the poor negroes; all of whom I profess to love for Christ's sake.

This voyage, in our return home, we had a full ship, and upwards of thirty passengers, and were on our passage home about a month, and had good comfortable weather therein.

Soon after I came home from Barbadoes, in the third month, 1730, I went to a meeting at Burlington, at which was married Thomas Evans; Margaret Preston was also there. It was a good meeting. I crossed the river Delaware twice, visited a sick person, and rode thirty miles that day. I also went to the Falls meeting, and after said meeting, appointed another at Neshaminy the same day; after which, I went with Joseph Kirkbride to William Paxton's, and lodged: next morning Joseph Kirkbride rode with me home, and thence to Philadelphia. I was divers times at Philadelphia, Frankfort, and Germantown, and at the general meeting at Frankfort, where our friend John Cadwallader was married; Isaac Norris, Samuel Preston, and Margaret his wife, and John Oxley, were at this meeting, with many other friends, a good share of whose company I got home with me, of which I was glad, ever loving and coveting the company of good men and women.

I was now preparing for the fourth voyage, as master of the New Bristol Hope, for Barbadoes; but it grew harder and harder for me to leave my family, which, for many considerations, was very exercising; yet I was obliged to continue going to sea, upon an honourable account; i. e. that no person might suffer by me, if I could help it; and having got our vessel loaded, we sailed from Philadelphia the 9th of the fifth month. Next day came to an anchor at Chester, and visited my old friend David Lloyd, who, with his good spouse Grace, treated me with tender, christian love; the judge and I, being old acquaintance, and both of us in years, and he not well, we took leave, as if we were not to see one another any more, which happened accordingly, for he died be fore I returned.