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Cables, when it was Calm, which brought them to 1700. us. And after we had fupply'd ourselves with what we wanted, we put to Sea again, and had fair Winds till we got as far as the Western-Islands, where Captain Western Cant being in Company with us, he fpoke with our Mands. Captain in the Evening, and the two Captains concluded it would be ftormy that Night, which happened accordingly. They took in their Sails, and we all but our Mainfail; notwithstanding which, the Storm was fuch, that we loft our Main-maft, fprung the Head of our Fore-maft, and broke our Crofs-jackyard, and thus lay rowling upon the Sea for about two Weeks: The Ship Bristol Merchant coming by in that Time, lent us a fpare Top-maft, of which we made a Main-maft, and a Top-maft of our Top-gallantmaft, and fo refitted out as well as we could, and had a pretty good Paffage afterwards. We were about eight Weeks from the Lands-End to the Capes of Virginia. Virginia; had Meetings twice a Week on board, and they helped to ftay our Minds on our Maker, tho' our Bodies were toffed to and again on the mighty Waters. We went on Shore at Patuxent River, and went by Maryland. Land to Herring-Bay, where I, my Wife and Family, tarried that Winter; and I, with my three Servants, followed my Calling. In the Spring we tranfported ourfelves, our Goods, and Servants, from 1701. Maryland to Penfylvania, where we intended to fettle n when we came from our native Country. At Phila Philadel delphia I bought a Lot of Ground upon the River Delaware, and there I followed my Calling that Summer, and in the Fall I had an inward Call to vifit Friends in Barbadoes, which I propofed to our Monthly-meet

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1701. me. We had several good Meetings in the Ship to our Satisfaction; and were well received, and had many Meetings at Barbadoes, which were often very large and open, and fome of the People loving and tender. We had feveral Meetings at Bridge Town, Speight's-Town, the Spring, and the Thickets, and at Pumkin-Hill; and after being there about fix Weeks, Bermudas. we went in a Sloop to Bermudas, where we found but very few Friends, yet had Meetings in feveral Places, and at the Houfes of fome People who were not of our Profeffion; and the longer we tarried, the larger our Meetings were; and many began to be affected, and fpoke well of us and our Devotion, but fome were disturbed, and spoke to the Governor to break up our Meeting (which at the Defire of one of the Inhabitants we had appointed at his House) upon which he fent Orders by one of his Colonels to break up our Meeting, which troubled divers fober People. After this I met with the Governor at the House of one Judge Stafford; and he being a moderate Man, we had the following Difcourfe, viz.

Gov. How do you like our Country? We are but a little Spot in the Sea.

T. C. I like it well for its moderate Climate. If the People were moderate alfo, it would be well.

Gov. Doth it answer your End in coming?

T. C. My End in coming, was to visit the People in Chriftian Love.

Gov. Do you think the People will be brought over?

T. GIf they are brought to Truth and Righteoufnefs, it will be well with them. That is the End of our coming.

Gov. If you had acquainted me with your Defign, when firft you came, you had done well. It was your Duty.

T. C. If we had known the Governor's Will herein, or that thou wouldst have spoken with us, we fhould

have readily have answered it: But knowing nothing 1701. of it, we could not tell but that it might be taken for Rudeness in us, confidering our homely Way and Manner of addreffing fuch Men.

Gov. Then your Defign in coming here was to preach. Had you no other End?

T. C. Yes. As we found a Concern upon us to preach, and a Defire in the People to hear.

Gov. Why don't you tarry with them? That looks ftrange. Here the People are affected with you, and you go away and leave them: Upon my Word I blame you for that.

T. C. We don't direct them to Man, but to the Lord Jefus Chrift, their Teacher, and Bishop of their Souls. And why fhould our leaving them look ftrange to the Governor? For it was the Practice of the Apostles of our Lord Jefus Chrift, and his own Practice and Command to his Followers. And further the Apostles (which Word fignifies Ambaffadors or Meffengers) fay, Follow us, as we are Followers of Christ. And they travelled up and down the World preaching the Gofpel; and that our great Lord himself had not whereon to lay his Head.

Gov. The Apoftles were infpired Men: Inspired by the Holy Spirit to preach the Gofpel. I fuppofe you don't pretend to be infpired.

T. C. Every true Chriftian ought to pray for the Pouring out of the holy Spirit, or holy Ghost upon him. The Church of England alfo prays for it, the Receiving of which is Infpiration.

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Gov. Your Reasons being grounded on Scripture, you are well grounded; for no Man can deny the Scriptures. Then you say you are inspired?

T. C. I hope I am. I pray for it with great Earneftnefs.

Gov. Then it is but afk, and have, you think.

* Of which Church the Governor was a Member.

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T. C. If we afk in Faith, without wavering, we fhall receive according to the Doctrine of Christ and his Apostles in the New Teftament.

Gov. Well, If any have a Defire to hear you, you may preach and welcome.

After I had this Difcourfe with the Governor, it was reported on the Ifland, that the Governor had given us a License to preach (which Report was not true, further than the aforefaid Difcourfe) and then we had larger Meetings than before. We had a Meeting at Judge Stafford's Houfe, and one at a House not far from his.

It is obfervable, that this Ifland hath formerly been a very healthy and fruitful Place. Red Cedar, or Sweet Wood, is all the Timber they have in the Ifland, with which they build their Houses, make their Houfhold Goods, build their Ships and Sloops, and make their Fires; fo that there is continually a fragrant and pleasant Smell, which we could smell at Sea fome time before we faw the Land; and it is yet a pretty healthy and fruitful Ifland, but not so healthy and fruitful as formerly. In one of the Meetings I was concerned to let them know, that it was the Evil of their Ways and Doings that had caufed the Almighty to with-hold from them the Fruits of the Earth, and to make their Island more unhealthful than formerly it was. After Meeting the Judge told me, I had faid truly, for that was the Caufe; and if I I had spoke more to that Matter, or on that Subject, I had done well. Several were convinced at this Time

on this Island.

Soon after an Opportunity offered, in a Sloop belonging to this Ifland, that was bound for Philadelphia, in which we (being clear) embarked, and on our Voyage had indifferent good Weather, only one hard Gale of Wind, which caufed us to hand our Jib. A Molatto Man named Stavo (being the Mafter's Servant) went out upon the Bowfprit to hand the Sail,

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and there came a Sea and washed him off; and the 1701. Veffel ran over him; and, in all probability, he hadn certainly been drowned, had he not been a good Swimmer; for he fwam, as we judged, three Quarters of a Mile, before he got to the Sloop, it not coming into any one's Mind to lower the Sails, until I fharply order'd it to be done, which they then did readily; and the Courfe of the Veffel being flopp'd, he foon got on board, having ftripp'd himself of his Cloaths in the Sea, and brought them in his Mouth. I was very thankful for the poor Fellow's Life, and praised the Lord in the Secret of my Soul, for his Prefervation. In about two Weeks Time we arrived at Philadelphia, and I had great Peace in my Philade Labours in this Vifit, in which I was from Home Phia. about five Months. The Friends of Barbadoes were fo well fatisfied with this Labour of Love, that they certified the fame by Way of Certificate, more than is proper for me to mention. But tho' they thought fo well of me, yet I had occafion to think very meanly of myself, for I was emptied to exceeding great fpiritual Poverty at Times.

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After I came Home from Barbadoes and Bermudas, I followed my Calling, and kept to Meetings diligently; for I was not eafy to be idle, either in my fpiritual or temporal Callings; and at Times travelled in the Work of the Miniftry in our own Province (in which there are many large Meetings of Friends, and they increase and multiply from time to time.) Since my fettling in this Province, which is now about a Year, fome Hundreds of People are come here to fettle, and divers Meeting-houfes are built; and I do certainly know from above, that this Province of Penfylvania, and City of Philadelphia, will flourish both spiritually and temporally, if the Inhabitants will love (and live in) Righteoufnefs, and in the Fear of God; otherwife the Hand that planted them can foon pluck them up. After fome time I was drawn forth

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