and stood for Delaware Bay, and then we had a fresh gale ahead again for several days, and spending so much time on the coast, our water was far expended, and we agreed to come to an allowance of it, a quart each man for twenty-four hours, for several days before we got in. We were about five weeks on our passage from Barbadoes to Delaware river. Soon after our arrival at Philadelphia, we got our ship on the ways, in order to refit and sheath her, in which time I travelled into several counties, and had many religious meetings in divers places, in which I had good satisfaction; and my old acquaintance and friends said, they rejoiced to see me again, after my sea voyages. I was thankful in my heart for the good will of my good Master, and of my friends, in those journies, which was, and I hope ever will be, better to me than choice silver, and fine gold. The winter setting in about a month sooner than usual, many vessels were detained from going to sea, being frozen up; also many vessels could not come from sea up the river, so that a great damp was put on trade, and the frost coming so suddenly, many people were taken with colds, and many died in both the prov inces of New-Jersey and Pennsylvania. My dear friend and kind landlord, Paul Preston, died about this time, who, on his dying bed, said, "He had no desire to live, but to do good, and that it had been his care to keep a conscience void of offence towards God, and to all men, which now was his comfort." The hard weather continuing, I found an exercise and concern on my mind to visit friends' meeting in the county of Bucks, in Pennsylvania, and the county of Burlington, in West-Jersey; in both of which I was at above twenty meetings, in about twenty days. In this journey I was favoured with the grace and goodness of the divine hand to a greater degree than I was worthy of, though I was sometimes ex. ceeding poor in my spirit, and, in my own judgment, very weak for service and labour, both in body and mind; our meetings, considering the severe season, were large, and, I hope, they were to general edification. the vessel was repairing and fitting for another voyage, was not idle, but visited friends' meetings at Philadel phia, Burlington, Abington, Germantown, Bybury, Fair Hill, and Frankfort; being sometimes at four or five meetings a week. I was also at Haddonfield and Eve shan meetings, in West-Jersey; both good and com fortable meetings, and will not easily be forgotten; therein God was graciously pleased to visit us with wond, blessed be his name. The 4th of the third month we again set sail Speight's own, in Barbadoes; and the 6th of the mont about six in the morning, left the Capes of Delawar From the time we left sight of the Capes of Delawa the sight of Barbadoes, was twenty-five days, wh was the quickest voyage that ever I had in this ship which time we had three meetings for the public wors of Almighty God, and to me they were beneficial; for God's goodness, I could do no less than return to him, who alone is worthy forever. After I had done my business at Barbadoes, and ri ed friends' meetings on the 5th of the fifth month suled for South-Carolina, touched at the island of Ch pher's, and landed some passengers there. From the we went to sea, and the same night we had a sto though we suffered but little, the wind being for us that we went before it, and, after it was over, we had pleasant passage of about fourteen days to the coas Carolina; and when we saw the land, the wind ca against us, which made some of our passengers very easy; but in meditating on the Infinite Being, I was oured with inward comfort and strong consolation, so th I was humbly thankful, and praised God. We were prevented by contrary winds, and a stron current, from getting into Charleston; and while we we beating about the coast, we met with a vessel whic came from thence, and gave us intelligence that m people died suddenly, and that they buried ten or twel nad. Hearing such news, and the wind being stil against us, our passengers, who intended for Carolina goncluded to go for Philadelphia: so we tacked about nd stood for Delaware Bay, and then we had a fresh Soon after our arrival at Philadelphia, we got our ship I I travelled into several counties, and had many re ous meetings in divers places, in which I had good sfaction; and my old acquaintance and friends said, rejoiced to see me again, after my sea voyages. thankful in my heart for the good will of my good ster, and of my friends, in those journies, which was, I hope ever will be, better to me than choice silver, fine gold. The winter setting in about a month sooner than many vessels were detained from going to sea, 館 frozen up; also many vessels could not come sea up the river, so that a great damp was put on e, and the frost coming so suddenly, many people taken with colds, and many died in both the prov s of New-Jersey and Pennsylvania. My dear friend kind landlord, Paul Preston, died about this time, on his dying bed, said, "He had no desire to live, to do good, and that it had been his care to keep a science void of offence towards God, and to all men, ich now was his comfort." The hard weather continu. ends' meeting in the county of Bucks, in Pennsylvania, I found an exercise and concern on my mind to visit the county of Burlington, in West-Jersey; in both which I was at above twenty meetings, in about enty days. In this journey I was favoured with t ace and goodness of the divine hand to a greater re than I was worthy of, though I was sometimes eding poor in my spirit, and, in my own judg ery weak for service and labour, both in body and ur meetings, considering the severe season, wes nd, I hope, they were to general edification. me the eter On the 25th of the tenth month, being the reputed birth-day of our Lord Jesus Christ, at a little town near the Falls, called Bordentown, we had a meeting, where never any had been before of our friends, in one of the houses newly built by Joseph Borden, the proprietor of the place: he entertained us lovingly at his house, when he was so generous as to offer ground for a grave yard, and to build a meeting-house on, and a handsome sum of money towards building it, though he did not make profession to be of our society. Some that were at this meeting, who did not profess with us, came over the creek on the ice to Isaac Horner's, in the evening, where we had a satisfactory meeting, in which God, through Christ, was glorified. Daniel Stanton, my wife's sister's son, accompanied me in this journey, whose company and ministry was acceptable, both to me and friends, and we had meetings at the Falls, Bristol, Middletown, Wright's-town, Bordentown, Crosswicks, Mansfield, Upper and Lower Springfield, Mount-Holly, Rancocas, Evesham and Chester, and divers evening meetings at several friends' houses. It now being a sickly time, I was often sent for to visit the sick, in which visits. we were comforted, and God's holy name was praised. On the 18th of the eleventh month, I was sent for to Bristol, to visit Ennion Williams, who was dangerously ill, and to Burlington, to the burial of Elizabeth, the wife of Jonathan Wright, who was buried from the great meeting-house at Burlington. The meeting was very large, she being well beloved by her neighbours and acquaintance, being a woman much given to hospitality, (and indeed many of the friends of Burlington, have exceeded in that respect, the most that ever I have observed in my travels), she was a pattern of piety, a loving obliging wife, and tender, careful mother, a kind neighbour, a loving and faithful friend, and so continued to the end; for some of her dying words were, that she desired her love might be remembered to all her friends, which was done openly in the said meeting, and tenderly affected many. 貶 After I came home, I was at the marriage of William Parker and Elizabeth Gilbert, at which marriage was our worthy, ancient friend, John Richardson, with divers other European friends. The meeting was large and edifying. The river still continuing frozen up, I had a desire to visit my friends and brethren in Chester county, whom I had not seen for some years; and in order thereto, in the beginning of the twelfth month, I, with my kinsman, Daniel Stanton, set out from Philadelphia, and went to Newtown, where we had a meeting next day, being the first of the week, and afterwards an evening meeting at Evan Lewis'; from thence we went to the monthly meeting at Providence, on third day to Middletown, fourth day to Concord, fifth day to Birmingham, sixth day to London-Grove; after which we had an evening meeting at a widow's house; from thence we travelled on seventh day to Nottingham, and were at a large meeting there on first day, and had an evening meeting at a friend's house, :where some persons came, who had never been at a meeting of friends before; on second day we had a meeting at Susquehannah ferry, to which divers people came over the ice, and it was a good opportunity to many of them. Third day we had a large meeting at West-Nottingham, and in the evening at William Brown's, and next we had a large meeting at New-Garden, and at Michael Lightfoot's house we met with two friends from Ireland, Mungo Bewley, and Samuel Stephens, who were now proceeding on the course of their religious visit to friends in Maryland, Virginia, and North-Carolina. From thence I went to visit my old friend and acquaintance, Ellis Lewis, who had a desire to see me we had an evening meeting in his chamber, to our mutual comfort and refreshment; and next day had a very large meeting in the meeting-house at Kennet; after which we went to Concord to the quarterly meeting for the county of Chester, and were at three meetings there, and likewise had three evening meetings at friends' houses; at which meetings we had the company of my kinswoman Alice Alderson, and her companion, Margaret Coupland, who |