"would fay, I took a wrong Spirit for the right. And 1704. "he would fay how I fhould know, For if I was "right I would be willing to condefcend to him. And "then I faid, in Cóndefcention to him I would move; "but I hope the Lord will not lay it to my Charge, "for was it not to condescend to him, I would not "move for the World; and after I had given away my Strength, in a little Time there came Men "from the Garrifon, with their Guns, and told us, "They came for us, and told us, The Indians, they "thought, might be near; and then away we went ; "and my Mother went in with my Brother-in"law, altho I perfuaded her not to do it. But fhe "faid, Why, my Child is there: And why may not I "be with him as well as thee? And fo we went along "to Hampton, to my Hufband's Brother's. But O "the Fear and Trouble that I felt! And told my "Hufband it feem'd as if we were going into the "Mouth of the Indians. And the next Day was the "first Day of the Week; and our dear Friend, "Lydia Norton, came with my dear Mother; and "in her Teftimony, fhe faid there was there that was very near to her Life, that was very near "Death. O then I was ready to think it would be "I, because I believed we had done amifs in mov"ing, and great Trouble was I in, and told dear Lydia

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Garrison, where the found herself not eafy; but, "as fhe often faid to many, that fhe felt herfelf in a beclouded Condition, and more fhut from Counfel "than ever he had been fince fhe knew the Truth "and being uneafy, went to move to a Friend's Houfe "that lived in the Neighbourhood; and as fhe was moving, the bloody cruel Indians lay by the Way, "and killed her. O then how did I lament moving! "And promised if the Lord would be pleafed to fpare

1704. my Life, and Husband, and Children, and carry "us home again, I would never do fo more. But "O the Fear, and Trouble, and Darkness, that "fell upon me, and many more at that Time! And "three or four of us kept our Meeting, but although "we fat and waited as well as, we could, yet we fat "under a poor beclouded Condition, till we return"ed Home again, then did the Lord please to lift "up the Light of his Love upon our poor Souls. "O then I told my Hufband, although he had built a "little House by the Garrifon, I could not move "again. So he was willing to ftay while the Winter "Seafon lafted, but told me he could not ftay when "Summer came, for then the Indians would be "about; and fo told me, That if I could not go to "the Garrison, I might go to a Friend's Houfe that

was near it. And I was willing to please him, if "the Lord was willing; and then applied my Heart "to know the Mind of Truth, and it was fhewed Co me, that if I moved again, I fhould loose the Sense "of Truth, and I fhould never hold up my Head "again. O then I told my Husband he must never "ask me to move again, for I durft not do it. Still " he would say it was a Notion, till our dear Friend "Thomas Story came and told him, He did not fee "that I could have a greater Revelation than I had, "And fatisfied my Husband fo well, that he never "afked me more to go, but was very well contented "to ftay all the Wars; and then Things were made ઃઃ more easy, and we faw Abundance of the wonder"ful Works, and of the mighty Power of the Lord, "in keeping and preferving of us, when the Indians "were at our Doors and Windows, and at other

Times; and how the Lord put Courage in you, "my dear Children; don't you forget it, and don't "think that as you were young, and because you knew little, fo you feared nothing; but often confider how you ftaid at Home alone, when we went

to Meetings, and how the Lord preferved you, 1704. " and kept you, fo that no Hurt came upon you. ~~ "And I leave this Charge upon you, Live in the Fear " of the Lord, and fee you fet him always before your Eyes, left you fin against him: For if I had 46 not feared the Lord, and felt the Comforts of his holy Spirit, I never could have ftood fo great a "Trial, when fo many judged, and faid, I was de

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luded, and that all the Blood of my Hufband and "Children, would be required at my Hands; but "the Lord was near to me, and gave me Strength

and Courage, and Faith to trust in him, for I "knew his Name to be a ftrong Tower, yea, and "ftronger than any in the World; for I have often"times fled there for Safety. O Bleffing and Honour, " and everlasting high Praises, be given to the Lord, "and to his dear Son, our Saviour and Mediator, "Christ Jefus, Amen. MARY DOE.

A Neighbour of the aforefaid People told me, That as he was at Work in his Field, the Indians faw and called him, and he went to them. They told him, That they had no Quarrel with the Quakers, for they were a quiet, peaceable People, and hurt nobody, and that therefore none fhould hurt them. But they faid that the Prefbyterians in thefe Parts had taken away their Lands, and fome of their Lives, and would now, if they could, deftroy all the Indians.

Thofe Indians began about this Time to fhoot People down as they rode along the Road, and to knock them on the Head in their Beds, and very barbarously murdered many: But we travelled the Country, and had large Meetings, and the good Prefence of God was with us abundantly, and we had great inward Joy in the holy Ghoft in our outward Jeopardy and Travels. The People generally rode and went to

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1704. their Worship armed, but Friends went to their Meetings without either Sword or Gun, having their Truft and Confidence in God.

After having had divers good Meetings in those Bofton, &c, Eastern Parts of New-England, I return'd to Salem, Lyn, Boston, and fo on towards Rhode Island, and Narragan. at divers adjacent Places; as in the Naraganset Dartmouth Country, we had divers Meetings, alfo at Dartmouth, Sandwich, and Scituate. As I was entring into the Town of Boston in Company with many others, a Man rode up to me, and ask'd in a fcoffing Manner, Whether I faw or met with any Quakers on the Road? I pleasantly told him, we fhould not tell the Prefby. terians, left they fhould hang them. He not thinking of fuch an Anfwer, went fneakingly away.

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Iland.

Now having thoroughly vifited Friends in those Parts, in Company with my Friend Thomas Story, I Connecticut. travelled through Connecticut Government, and had feveral Meetings in that Colony; and came to LongIland, where we had divers Meetings to the Satisfaction of ourselves and Friends. From Long-Ifland, after we were clear of the Service and Exercife of the Work of the Ministry, and had vifited Friends Meetings as we travelled; and in divers Places found Openness among the People who were not of our Profeffion (which fometimes came in great Numbers to our Meetings, and feveral were convinced in fome good Degree, and many comforted, ftrengthened, and edified, in Chrift our Lord) we came to Philadelphia, the Place of our Habitation. Let (faith my Soul) his Name have the Praife of all his Works for

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ever.

After being at Home fome Time, I vifited Friends Meetings in our own County, and feveral Parts of New Jer New Jersey, Maryland, and the Lower Counties on Delaware. At Jones's I appointed a Meeting at a publick House near the Court-houfe (general Notice being given thereof) there came one- Crawford,

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a Prieft, with many of his Hearers, and in the Begin- 1704. ning of the Meeting he read a Sermon (as they called it) which was a Tranfcript of the Work of fome of our Adverfaries, which we defired to have from them to anfwer. They faid, If I would answer it myself I fhould have it. The which I told them I fhould, if they would let me ; but though they promifed it, they did not perform, but were worfe than their Word. We heard them read it over patiently; and after they had done, we had our Meeting. The Auditory was large, and most of the Magiftrates were at it. The Prieft's Reading, and my Teftimony occafioned this Meeting to hold long; after which as we were getting on Horseback, the Prieft cry'd out among the People, That he did not think we should go away so sneakingly. We having twenty Miles to ride that Night, and he near his Home, he having the Advantage in that Refpect, fome thought it made him the bolder, for he let me get on Horseback before he uttered that fneaking Expreffion. I told him, to challenge was enough to fet a Coward to work, and we were no Cowards; for he knew we could venture our Lives for our Religion, which I queftion'd whether he would do for his; fo I difmounted, and he having the Bible open in his Hand, I being near him, chanced, against my Will and Knowledge, to touch it with my Foot. Look you, Gentlemen, fays he, he tramples the Word of God under his Feet. For which grofs Abuse his own Hearers openly rebuked him, and put him to Shame. Then he faid, He would prove us no Minifters of Christ. I bid him prove himself one, and he would do the Bufinefs. Well, fays he, bow Shall we know who are Chrift's Minifters? Why, faid I in answer to him, art thou willing to be try'd by Chrift's Rule, for he hath given us a plain Rule to know them by. What is that Rule? Let's hear it, fays he. 'Tis fhort,, but full, namely, By their Fruits you shall know them For Men don't gather Grapes of Thorns,