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White Sorrel, Pine, Orange, and divers others: And I 1717: advife fuch, as they love their Health, to refrain from drinking much hot Drinks or Spirits.

I faw feveral Curiofities in Nature in this Ifland, which among the great Numbers of the Works of God, do fhew forth his Praise and Glory. One to the Leeward Part of the Ifland, which is called the Spout, fends up a vaft Body of Water into the Air, occafioned by a great Cavity in the Rocks under the Water, which may be feen in calm Weather, when the Sea is low; but when the Wind blows (a great Body of Water being pent in a large hollow Place) it forces it up into the Air, fometimes ten, fifteen, and twenty Yards high, according as the Strength of the Wind is more or lefs, and makes a Report like a Cannon, or Thunder a great Way off. I believe I have feen it ten or twelve Miles out at Sea. I was alfo at a Place called Oliver's Cave, which we got to with some Difficulty, in going down the steep and craggy Rocks. There is on the outward Part next the Sea, a very large vaulted Place, in the Form of a Half-circle, about one hundred Feet high, as near as I could guess. In this Large Vault, behind a Rock, is the Mouth of the Cave, not the Heighth of a Man at the first Entrance; after one is in, a few Yards, one may walk upright comfortably, the Bottom being pretty plain and smooth for about a hundred Yards, and then we come into a large Cave which is form'd archwife, and about ten or fifteen Yards high, as we thought, being much higher in the Middle than the Sides, but almost as regular as if it had been done by Art, which we beheld with Admiration, by the Help of Wax Candles, and other Lights, that we made and carried for that Purpose.

When I had done my Bufinefs in Barbadoes, having been about thirteen Weeks there, our Veffel being loaded, we failed from thence the 10th of the Second Month 1718, for London.

1718. We had a good Paffage, being five Weeks and two Days from Barbadoes to Great-Britain, in which we faw divers Veffels at Sea, but spoke with none; and after Sight of the Land, we got in two Days to BeachyHead, which is about fifteen Leagues from the Downs or Deal. We failed along the Shore by Folkstone, where we took in a Pilot, and had a comfortable Paffage through the Downs, and up the River of Thames London. to London, where I met with my dear and aged Father, and loving Brother, Sifter, and Coufins, and many other of my near and dear Relations and Friends.

At Sea

In this Voyage I wrote fome Things which opened in my Mind at Sea, upon that excellent Sermon of Christ's upon the Mount, as it is recorded in the holy Scriptures of the New Teftament, in the vth, vith, and viith Chapters of the Evangelift Matthew, but have fince heard that the fame is much better done by an abler Hand; and therefore it may fuffice here to give the Advice, which in the Courfe of my Travels I have often had Occafion to do, that the Profeffors of Chriftianity fhould frequently read this Sermon, and be careful to practice the fame; that they may not only be Christians in Name, but in Deed, and in Truth.

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After vifiting my Relations, and fome Meetings of our Friends in and about London, and having finished my Business, being ready to return homeward, divers Friends accompanied us from London to Gravefend; and the Wind not being fair, we went to Rochefter, and had a Meeting there; and then back to Gravesend, and there took a folemn Farewel of our Friends, recommending one another to the Grace of Chrift; having this Time made but little Stay in Bri

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In the Fifth Month 1718, we failed from the Downs in the aforefaid Snow Hope, divers Friends, viz. John Danfon, Ifaac Hadwin, John Oxley, Lydia Lancafter, Elizabeth Rawlinson and Rebecca Turner, being in Company with us: After about nine Weeks Paffage

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from Land to Land, having had Meetings on First 1718. Days and Fifth Days, on board all the Voyage, we came all fafe and well to Philadelphia, through the phia. Bleffing of God, where I ftay'd with my Family a few Months, and then took another Voyage for Barbadoes and Britain. I was under fome Concern more than ordinary, as to the Support and Well-being, or Accommodation of my Family, the Circumftances thereof being a little changed by the Increase of Children, remembring the Words of the Apostle, That those who bad not that Care and Concern, were worse than Infidels; my Lord Jefus (whofe Servant I profefs myself to be) also faying, It is better to give than receive; wherefore an Opportunity offering of the Confignment of a Veffel and Cargo (the Snow Hope, Warner Holt Mafter) to Barbadoes, and from thence to London, and fo to make Returns Home again for Philadelphia, I embraced it; tho' with Reluctance, to leave my very loving Wife, Children and Friends, all whom I tenderly loved and refpected. I also had in my Eye an Hope, thro' the Bleffing of God, to obtain wherewith to accommodate my Friends, who were Strangers and Pilgrims in this World for Jefus Sake, as I also had been myfelf; and that they might find a Place or Home, and Refreshment under my Roof; not to Excefs, but to Comfort and Edification; which in Sincerity, is all the Grandeur I cover or defire in this World: So after due Confideration, on the second Day of the Eleventh Month 1718, we set Sail from Philadelphia, many Friends taking their Leaves and Farewel of us for that Voyage. Thus with Hearts full of Love and Good-will, we parted with our Friends, and went down the River about five Miles, where we run aground, but got off next Tide, -and next Day came to an Anchor at Chefter. On the 4th Day of the Month we fet Sail, and got to Newcaftle about the eleventh Hour; it being MeetingDay, we went to Meeting, where our great Lord

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1718 was pleafed in fome good Measure to own us with his living Prefence, and comfort us with his Loves, bleffed be his holy Name! In the Morning we failed to Reedy-Ifland, where we ftay'd for the Tide, and in the Night our Cable parted, which we knew not of till the Morning, and then we had gone from the Place where we anchored, about a League: But tho' the Veffel drove about the River, yet the did not go on Ground. We dropp'd our other Anchor, and fent the Boat to feek for that which was parted from us, but could not find it until the next Tide, and then could not get it up, and were unwilling to go to Sea without it; which occafioned us to ftay feveral Tides before we could get it: At laft with much Difficulty we weigh'd it, our Men's Clothes being much frozen; for it was very cold, and froze extreamly hard. After this we went down to Bombay-Hook, where was also another Veffel going out to Sea. Next Day the Wind was against us, and it snowed much, and froze hard; and that Night the River and Bay was filled with Ice as far as we could fee, and it drove very hard againft our Veffel, fo that we wished for Day; for we thought fometimes it would have torn our Bows in Pieces; but our Anchor and Cable held us, we thought, to a Miracle (for which we were thankful to the great Keeper of all those who put their Truft in him.) When the Tide turned for us we got up the Anchor, and fo let her drive with the Ice down the Bay: The other Veffel did the fame. It was now dangerous moving, go which Way we would. The Veffel in Company with us attempted to go back again, but feeing that we did not, as we fuppos'd, came to Anchor again, and we both went down the Bay together; and the Wind fpringing up fair, we got clear of the Ice in a few Hours Time; but by this Hindrance we could not get to Sea that Day, but were obliged to come to Anchor near, the Middle of the great Bay of Delaware, and the Night being fair and calm, we rode it out

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fafely, which if it had been windy Weather, would 1719. have been dangerous. Early in the Morning (of the 9th Day of the Month) we got to Sea, and foon left Sight of the Land. Next Day the Wind was high, and the Weather proved ftormy for feveral Days, infomuch that our Main-deck was under Water most of the Time, fo that we were forced to go before it for feveral Days together. We also fhut up our Cabbin Windows, and were toffed exceedingly, and I was very Sea fick; and we began in this Storm to fear falling on the Rocks of Bermudas, which we were near, as we imagined, and the Wind fet right on the Ifland. But when we had paffed the Latitude of Bermudas, we met with fair Weather and Winds (all the remaining Part of our Paffage being pleafant and comfortable) by which I was led to confider the Viciffitude which Mortals may expect while on this unstable terraqueous Globe, which is full of Changes; and I ftrongly defired to be rightly prepared for that World which is eternal, and its Joy and Filicity permanent at which bleffed Port, I hope in God's Time, thro' his Grace, fafely to arrive. Thus thro' Storms, Tempefts, Ice, and Snow, we left those frozen Climes, and croffed the Tropick of Cancer (between which, and that of Capricorn, there is neither Froft nor Snow at Sea, at any Time of the Year) and the Wind always within a fmall Matter one Way, viz. Eafterly (except in Hurricanes and violent Storms, which fometimes they have in those Parts of the World.) We arrived at Bridge-Town, in Barbadoes, in one-and-twenty Days, Barbadoes. which was the quickest Paffage that ever I had, this being the fourth Time of my coming hither, where I was always kindly received by my Friends.

About this Time War was declared against Spain by the King of Great-Britain, by Proclamation, in Bridge-town, which put fuch a Damp on Trade, that there was little Bufinefs, and the Markets low and dull, which made my Stay longer than I would have

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