were lately come from the North of England, to visit friends in this and the adjacent provinces.

We went on third day to the general meeting at Providence, which was very large; Joshua Fielding and Ebenezer Large were there; and we had an evening meeting at Rebecca Minshall's; and next went to Chichester, where we had a larger meeting than I expected, considering the season; we lodged at John Salkeld's; and on the fifth day we had a good, open meeting at Chester, and, in the evening, another at Grace Lloyd's; next day had a meeting at Springfield, which I believe will be remembered by some that were there, when we do not see one another; afterwards we travelled to Philadel phia.

In the year 1732, arrived Thomas Penn, one of the proprietors of Pennsylvania, and son of the truly honourable William Penn, governor and proprietor of this province. A wise man, a good christian, and a mild gov. ernor: a great promoter of piety, and virtue, and of good men. May this his son walk in his steps!

In the first month was our general spring meeting, at which were several public friends from England, viz. John Richardson, Alice Alderson, and Margaret Coup land. The meeting was large and edifying, the said friends having service therein to general satisfaction.

The 2d of the second month, I proceeded on a voy. age to Barbadoes, (it being the first in the snow Barbadoes-Packet, a vessel built on purpose for me). We got to the capes the 20th of the second month, in the evening, when we were obliged to come to anchor; and the 21st we put out to sea, but the wind being against us, and looking like windy weather, I concluded to come to under our cape, and wait for a fair wind: as soon as our snow came to, we got our boat out, and went to Lewis. town; and next day, being first day, we had a meeting in the court-house. In this town is an Episcopal, and Presbyterian meeting-house; but neither of their teachers were that day in town, and divers of the people were glad of a meeting, and I had a good opportunity with them. After meeting I went on board, and weighed an

chor, and had a fair wind for above a week after; in which time we overtook the ship Amity, Bowlring, master, near the latitude of Bermuda; where we had smart gales of wind, which obliged us to carry our topsail double reefed: and, after having been at sea 27 days and one night, in which time we had several meetings, we saw the island of Barbadoes; though for the most part we had contrary winds; but all was well, and God blessed, who is forever worthy.

The 20th of the fourth month, having done my business, and also visited friends' meetings, we sailed for Philadelphia; and on the 25th of the fourth month, being first day, we had a seasonable and serviceable meeting, wherein the Almighty was worshipped and praised, and the people exhorted to sobriety and temperance. We were about twenty days from Barbadoes to Philadelphia.

After having stayed at home about six weeks, and visited the meetings of friends in divers places, to mine and their satisfaction, on the 28th of the sixth month, I proceeded on another voyage for the island of Barbadoes. We left sight of our capes on the 31st of the said month. The winds were, for the most part, contrary, and, before we got into the trade wind, we met with two hard gales; the last of which was a kind of hurricane, in which we could carry no sail at all, but let the vessel lie to the mercy of the seas, or rather to the mercy of Him that made the seas, and all that is therein, and in the earth also. In this storm we lost a square top-mast, and divers other utensils belonging to the vessel; but all our people were well and safe. This voyage we had several comfortable religious meetings on board, in which we were exhorted to prepare for another and better world, this being so very uncertain and momentary, and full of various exercises, temptations, and afflictions.

I had on board three Whitehaven sailors, William Towerson, William Trimble, and William Atkinson, and I do not remember that I heard any of them swear an oath during the whole voyage, which I thought wor

thy to stand on record, because it is so rare in sea-faring men. About the beginning of the eighth month (being in the latitude of Barbadoes) the thoughts of my leaving my family and habitation, and many of my loving relations, and near and dear friends (as at divers other times also) made me pensive and sorrowful; but it being on a principle of justice, and sometimes meeting with the presence and goodness of God, I was enabled to do my affairs and business, and forbore to appear sorrowful as much as I possibly could, or to be of a sad counte nance in the sight of men; but to him, who knows all things, and sees in secret, I poured out my soul in all my afflictions, for he only is able to help me. I met with some who untruly censured me, as covetous of the things of this world, or to be rich; and that, for the sake of these outward things, I might venture my life, until I might lose it. Really, as to my life, it hath long been my desire to be ready to resign it, and is so still; and, as to those outward things, so far as I know, my heart is clear. Food and raiment, and to be clear and even with the world, having rather to give than receive, is all the grandeur I desire; and if that be not granted, I hope to be contented without it, and to be thankful. I look upon crowns and sceptres, and all the fine things of this world, that are of the nature of it, but as trifles, and diminutive things, in comparison of a house and kingdom eternal in the heavens. In this voyage, as usual, I read in the holy scriptures, and met with strong consolation therein, especially in the New Testament; I also read much in the works of that eminent judge, and good christian, Mathew Hale.

The 7th of the eighth month, we arrived at Barbadoes, stayed three weeks and one day, and had divers religious meetings. I hastened to accomplish my affairs before winter, it coming on, and the time of the year dangerous for sailing on our coasts. On the 30th of the eighth month, we left the island of Barbadoes, bound to Philadelphia; and on the 11th of the ninth month it pleased God to favour us with a gracious opportunity to worship him; wherein was declared to the ship's company

the nature and advantage of good, and the fountain from whence it flows or springs; as also the nature and disad. vantage of evil; the one being or springing from God, and the other proceeding from Satan, or the devil, who is the root of all evil: and that men might be left without excuse, God hath sent the divine and supernat ural light of his holy spirit, to shew to mortals what is good, and what is evil; in order that they might embrace the good, and refuse the evil.

The 21st of the ninth month we had a very hard gale of wind at north-west, which blew so hard, that it put us by from sailing, so that we were obliged to lay her to the wind; for by the violence thereof we could not carry any sail, and it was so dark that we could neither see stars nor one another, nor hear one another, without we were very near, the seas rising very high: indeed, the long, stormy, and dark nights, were very dismal, and some of our goods got loose in the hold. In the beginning of the night, about the seventh hour, Philip Kearney, my apprentice, fell into the sea, and was lost, which was a deep affliction to us for divers considerations.

The 25th we saw the land, and next day we came to anchor in Delaware bay. The loss of this lad was a cause that we were not so joyful, as is usual for people to be when come to the shore.

The latter end of the tenth month I went the third voyage, commander of the Barbadoes Packet, from Philadelphia, bound to Barbadoes: we were towed through the ice by two boats from Thomas Master's wharf, and in two days got to Reedy-Island; from whence we sailed down Delaware bay, where we lay two nights, the wind being contrary, blowing hard; the nights being long, the days very short, and weather sharp; we left our capes in the night, it being dangerous lying in the bay; and after being out several days, we had favourable winds, and pleasant weather; but when we got into the trade wind, it blew hard, and mostly against us; so that the first land we saw was the island of Christopher's, where we ar. rived in twenty days from our capes and the market

for provisions being at that time better than any other of those islands, and the property of the vessel mostly belonging to me, and the cargo generally consigned to me, I disposed of part of it. Here being no meeting of our society on this island, I had meetings on board the ves sel in the harbour, and divers from the shore, and several -masters of vessels, came to our meetings, the snow ha ving large accommodations for such an occasion; and, so far as I could understand, the people were generally satisfied, and spoke well of our meetings.

Of late times, and also in this voyage, meeting with many losses and crosses, and much afflictions, and vari ous exercises, I was ready to say in my heart, Lord, why am I thus afflicted, now in my declining years, since, thou knowest, I love thee above all things, and that I would not willingly or knowingly offend thee, my great and dear Lord? It was answered (as though vocally spoken), My only begotten and beloved Son, who never offended me, suffered much more. This word being such an evident truth, I begged patience to go through all my sufferings and afflictions, so that at last I might live with Christ in the glorious kingdom of God forever, where I might always bless and praise his holy name.

Five or six days after our arrival at this island, a ves sel, that came out five or six days before us, arrived, she meeting with the same boisterous weather as we did, yet we made our passage ten or eleven days sooner. Di. vers other vessels, bound to Barbadoes, put in here, through these contrary winds; and when I saw others in the like circumstances with us, I was the more thankful for being preserved safe, and so soon to this place; yet it was a considerable loss and sore trial not to get to Barbadoes, the island I was bound to, and a great disappointment to me and many others.

At this island, a person whose name was Galloway, 2 man of a great estate, hearing that I kept meetings on board the vessel, kindly invited me to have a meeting at his house, and said he would give notice of it to divers of the gentlemen (as he called them) of the island, telling me, that I should be welcome to his house, which