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been a Papift, or popishly inclin'd (which I was not) 1696. I was too young to be a Jefuit.

Indeed I thought I was mean for the Work of the Miniftry, but the good Remembrancer brought those Truths to my Remembrance, which strengthened me in the Work and Service of God. The Spirit breatheth where it lifteth; Out of the Mouths of Babes and Sucklings thou hast perfected Praife, &c. We having great Peace in our Labours in this Journey, and being edify'd therewith, return'd to London, after about four Months Abfence from Home.

And after I had been two Weeks at Home, my dear Mother departed this Life, in a sweet Frame of Spirit, 1697. praifing the Lord. She was one who lived the Life London of the Righteous, and whofe latter End was like theirs, and left a good Report behind her, being well beloved (I think I may fafely fay) by all our Neighbours; not only by thofe of our own Society, but others also, to to whom she was often very helpful.

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So I went to my Calling, and got a little Money, (a little being enough) which I was made willing to fpend freely, in the Work and Service of my great Mafter Chrift Jefus. And about this Time I was concerned to travel into the North of England, and Part of Scotland, which I did in that Ability God gave me ; and that Difpenfation which I had freely received, I freely handed forth to the People, devoting my Strength and Time to serve him (that had done fo much for me) and I had the Satisfaction to find divers confeffing the Truth, as it is in Jefus. In this Journey I was from Home about four Months, being moftly alone as to any Yoke-fellow in that Work, travelling many Hundreds of Miles, being as far as Edinburgh, in Scotland, Edinburgh. where our Meeting was in the Street, we being lock❜d out of our Meeting-houfe by the then Power, and great Numbers of People were there. This News being carried to the Provost of the City, he said, The Quakers would do more Hurt out of Doors, than within,

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1697. the Seamen, were very fick (by fome 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 Chrift Jefus, the Physician of Value; and the Lord was pleafed to heal them. The Mate of the Ship defired that I would come and pray by him. I went to him, and prayed in the Power and Name of the Lord Jefus Chrift, and the Lord helped him; that he faid he was fine and eafy, and thanked me for my Love; and in a little Time he recovered. Several others of the Seamen and Paffengers I was inftrumental to help in their Sickness. The Lord bleffed my Endeavours in fupplicating him, on their Behalf, and adminiftring what I had to them. One of the Seamen faid, He was bound to pray for me as long as he lived, and that the Lord would bless me. Another of the Paffengers faid, That I was the bleed Doctor (for there was not a Surgeon, or Doctor in the Ship,) I was very free to communicate of what I had to any fick Perfon in the Ship, and several bleffed the Lord on my Behalf. Indeed I thought I could fcarce do enough for any that were in Diftrefs, I write not thus, that I might feem popular, but with my Mind bowed before the Lord. Many Times in this Voyage there were Confultations in my Mind, whether I had beft write a Memorandum hereof; but at laft 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 aforefaid; and then I was fatisfied, and gave the Glory to God.

Before we came to the Land, we faw a Ketch which had faved the Lives of fome that belonged to a Ship that was a little before foundered in the Sea: Who faid alfo, that a Fleet of New-England Ships who had been upon that Coaft, by ftormy Weather, were forced to Barbadoes, and within a few Days after we faw the Land of Virginia, and alfo a New-England Ship,

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who failed or came from England three Weeks before 1698. We arrived within the Capes of Virginia the 31ft of the 1ft Month 1698, and overtook the John and Virginia. Margaret, a Ship that came out of the English Channel with us (the Mafter, Thomas Salmon, being dead) and the next Day we anchored our Ship at the Mouth of Patuxent River in Maryland, where our Boats were hoifted out, and we were rowed up Patuxent River twelve Miles, to Arthur Young's House, where we lodged that Night; and for our Prefervation and fafe Arrival, we blefs'd 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 moft Part the Winds fo high, that the Ships could carry but little Sail, which made our Voyage the longer.

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About four Days after we landed, we had a Meeting near Patuxent River: And a bleffed one it was! When Patuxent it was ended, we went (that Night) to Daniel Raw- Maryland. lings, and from thence to the Clifts, to Richard John's, a Friend that came with us from England, at whofe House we had a Meeting, wherein God's Prefence was powerfully felt. We had feveral Meetings on that Side the Bay called the Western Shore, and then we failed over to the Eaft Side of Chesapeak Bay, with Thomas Everden, in his Sloop, went to his House, and had a Meeting, where many People came. we met with our Friends, Jonathan Tyler, Henry Payton, and Henry Payton's Sifter.

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While I was at this Friend's Houfe, there was one Robert Cathing, who being very ill, fent for Thomas Everden, and he (not being very well) defired me to vifit the fick Perfon. So I went, and the Man was near to Death. Howbeit he faid he was comforted much with the Visit, and that he never had received so much Benefit by the Parish Prieft in his Life: Although, faid he, it cost me dear for what I bad; and if ever I live to get over it, by the Affiftance of God I shall have nothing to do

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1698. with them more. But, he faid, he should not live three Days. And before the End of three Days he expired. He defired (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 fome of them were tender and wept; and the most, if not all (I think I may fay) were folid and weighty.

From Thomas Everdens's Houfe we went to George Truit's, at whofe House we had a Meeting. This Friend and I went to an Indian Town not far from his House, because I had a Defire to fee thefe People, having never feen any of them before. When we came to the Town they were kind to us, fpoke well of Friends, and faid they would not cheat them (as fome others did.)

From George Truit's, in Maryland, we went down Virginia, to Virginia; and in Accomack and Northampton Counties we had large Meetings, and I hope they were ef fectual to many; I think my Hope is not without Ground. In thofe Parts we had feveral Meetings, where we were informed Friends had not had any before. And really I cannot but blefs the Lord for the Opportunities we had with the People; for the Goodness of God, through Chrift 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 neareft 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 fo to Levin Denwood's, and thence to Nanticoke River, and vifited Friends up the Bay until I came to the River Choptank, about which there is a pretty many Friends. So I went on, Penfylva and took the Meetings till I came to Philadelphia, in

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and about which Place, and in other Parts of the Pro- 1698. vince of Penfylvania, I had many large and precious Meetings, the Power of the eternal Son of God being wonderful, in which Power we many Times bleffed 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 Gofpel. There are many Friends in that Province, and many fober young People, which greatly rejoiced my Spirit; fo that for their Encouragement, the Lord opened my Mouth in a prophetick Manner to declare unto them the Bleffings which he had in Store for them, on Condition of their Walking in the Trurho Glory to God on high; Untruth decays, and the Branches of it mightily wither; the Darkness is much paft, and the true Light fhineth gloriously in many Souls. O powerful Praifes be given to God, who is Light for ever!

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From Philadelphia I went to Burlington, and fo to Eaft and Crofwicks, where we had a large Meeting under the Weft Trees, where fome were convinced of the Truth. From hence I went to Shrewsbury, and had Meetings there: From Shrewsbury we went (moftly by Water) to Woodbridge and Staten Island, from thence Staten to Lang Ifland, being accompanied by feveral Friends. Long-Island On Long-land we had feveral large and good Meetings, wherein Chrift was preached freely; and after we had been two Weeks there, we went on board a Sloop bound for Rhode-Ifland, and by the Way we touched Fisher's and at Fisher's and Block Inlands, and on the firft Day lords. Morning we fet fail from Block-Ifland to Rhode Island, Rhode the Yearly-meeting being juft over when we got there. Connanicur That Evening we failed over to Connanicut-Ifland. On on the third Day of the Week had a Meeting there, and Narragan from thence we went over to Narraganfet, and had a Meeting, and fo over to Rhode-Ifland again (where Ruth Fry, a fober young Woman, was convinced, and remained a Friend till her Death.) Here I met with

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