and getting meetings where we could, which were to the number of forty-five, thus accounted:

All these are large cities, except Twisk and Goradick.

From Rotterdam we took Ship for London, and on the 30th of the third month 1709, we sailed down the River Meuse to the Briel, in the ship Anne, John Duck master, but he missing the convoy, we took our passage in the packet; and so from Helvoetsluys we sailed over to Harwich, and thus safely arrived in our native land, blessing Almighty God for his many preservations and deliverances by sea and land.

About this time, after a long continuance of war, there was a great talking of peace; but the old enemy to peace, truth, and righteousness, broke it off by his evil working in man: neither can there be any lasting peace, until the nations come to the witnessing of the peaceable government and spirit of our Lord Jesus Christ, to be set up and established in themselves. The Lord bring it to pass, if it be his blessed will, with speed, for his holy name's sake! Amen.

As I have had great peace and satisfaction in my travels in Holland and Germany, so, for ex

citing others under the like exercise, I may truly say, that there is encouragement for faithful ministers to labour in the work of the gospel: for I know not that I ever met with more tenderness and openness in people, than in those parts of the world. There is a great people which they call Mennonists, who are very near to truth, and the fields are white unto harvest among divers of that people, spiritually speaking. Oh! that faithful labourers, not a few, might be sent of God Almighty into the great vineyard of the world, is what my soul and spirit breathes to him for!

After lodging one night at Harwich, we came to Ipswich, and from thence to Colchester, and staid there the first-day, and had two meetings; and had a meeting at Birch and Coggeshall, and then back to Colchester, where we took coach for London, to the yearly-meeting of Friends, which was very large. I gave some short account of my travels to the said meeting, with which Friends were satisfied, and made a minute thereof. I had been about twenty months from my habitation, and from my dear and affectionate wife, and from any manner of trade and business, either directly, or indirectly, being all that time wholly given up in my mind to preach the glorious gospel of God our Saviour, without any outward consideration whatever, taking my great Master's counsel, as I had freely received from him, so I freely gave; and had that solid peace in my labours that is of more value than gold, yea, than all the world.

From the yearly meeting I travelled through some parts of most of the counties in England, and also in Wales: in which service I laboured fervently, and often travelled hard, in body and mind, until the next yearly-meeting, 1710, having travelled that year about two thousand five hundred miles, and had near three hundred public meetings, in many of which there were much people, and oftentimes great openness. I being at so many Friends' houses, and at so many meetings, if I was to be particular in the same it would be too voluminous; for which, and some reasons besides, I only give a general account thereof here.

In this year, viz. 1710, my dear friend and fellow-traveller, Richard Gove, departed this life, at Uxbridge, about fifteen miles from London, at our friend Richard Richardson's house. He died of a consumption. We travelled together in great love and unity, and the Lord blessed his work in our hands. We were in company in the West India islands, Ireland, and North Britain, till we came to Berwick on Tweed. We met together again at London, and he visited some other parts of Britain in the time I was in Holland and Germany. He was an inoffensive loving Friend, and had a sound testimony, which was serviceable and convincing, and was well beloved in Philadelphia, where he lived. He left a good savour and report behind him, I think, wherever he travelled in the world.

Now at this general meeting in London, I had

a good opportunity to take my leave of my dear friends and brethren in my native land, not expecting to see it, or them any more, in this world. Oh! I may truly say, it was a solemn parting! it was a solemn time to me indeed. After the yearly meeting was over, I took my passage in the Mary Hope, John Annis master, bound for Philadelphia; and on the 29th of the fourth month, 1710, at Gravesend, after having taken my solemn leave of our relations, and several of my dear friends, we set sail, and overtook the Russia fleet at Harwich, and so joined them, and sailed with them as far as Shetland, which is to the northward of the isles of Orkney. We were with the fleet about two weeks, and then left them, and sailed to the westward for America. In this time we had rough seas, which made divers of us sea-sick. After we left Shetland, we were seven weeks and four days at sea before we saw the land of America, and glad we were when we got sight thereof. In this time we had divers sweet and solemn meetings, viz. on first-days and fifth-days, wherein we worshipped and praised the great JEHOVAH, and many things were opened in the spirit of love and truth, to our comfort and edification. We had one meeting with the Germans or Palatines, on the ship's deck, and one that understood both languages interpreted it for me. The people were tender and wrought upon, behaved sober, and were well satisfied: and I can truly say, I was well satisfied also.

In this voyage we had our health to admiration ; and I shall observe one thing worthy of my notice. Some of my loving and good friends in London, fearing a sickness in the ship, as she was but small, considering there were so many souls on board her, being ninety-four in number, they, for that and other reasons, advised me not to go in her; for they loved me well, and I took it kindly of them but I could not be easy to take their advice, because I had been long from my habitation and business, and which was yet more, from my dear and loving wife and notwithstanding the vessel was so full and crowded, and also several of the people taken into the ship sick in the river Thames, yet they mended on board the vessel apace, and were soon all brave and hearty, being perfectly recovered at sea, and the ship, through the providence of the Almighty, brought them all well to Philadelphia, in the seventh month, 1710: I think I never was in a more healthy vessel in all my time, and I thought this peculiar favour worthy to be recorded by me. We had a very pleasant passage up the river Delaware, to our great satisfaction, the Palatines being wonderfully pleased with the country, mightily admiring the pleasantness and the fertility of it. Divers of our people went on shore, and brought fruit on board, which was the largest and finest they had ever seen, as they said, viz. apples, peaches, &c.

I was from my family and habitation in this