tinue to visit the city and people, if there is not a reformation, with further, if not sorer, visitations, because he hath known them to do them good, and make them a blessing to many islands and people; giving them the fatness of the earth, and that which is far more, the dew of heaven; so that he may justly say to us, as to Israel of old, you "have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will visit upon you for all your iniquities."

In the beginning of the Fourth month, Robert Jordan was married to Mary, the widow of Richard Hill, all three worthy Friends. The meeting on this occasion was large, and the marriage solemnized in the fear of God. Divers Friends were concerned to speak to the people, and it was greatly desired that those present, who were then spoken to, might be married to Christ, the great lover of souls, who laid down his life, the most precious life that ever was on earth, and shed his precious blood for our salvation.

A few days after which I again took shipping for the island of Barbadoes, being the sixth voyage, in the New Bristol Hope, and left the Capes of Delaware the 8th day of the month. The 22d of the said month, I being weary, laid me down to rest, and fell asleep, and was awakened out of my sleep with these words, Oh heart in heaven! It is an excellent thing to have an heart in heaven! Which words were comfortable to me, and left a sweetness on my mind all the day after, for which

I was thankful, and greatly desired that my heart and mind might be set and fixed more and more on heaven and heavenly things, and that my treasure might be in heaven, that my heart might be there also, according to the doctrine of my Saviour, Mat. vi. 20, 21. "Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven; for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.”

The 27th day, being the First-day of the week, we had a comfortable meeting, the weather being moderate; and on the 7th of the Fifth month, we arrived at Bridge-Town, in Barbadoes, where we unloaded part of our cargo, and from thence we went to Speight's Town, where, after a stay of about five weeks, we accomplished our affairs. I also visited all our Friends' meetings, and some several times, in which we were edified and comforted, and divers of us had occasion to bless the holy name of God for his mercy to us: before we left the island, there happened a great storm or hurricane, which did much damage to the ships, and to the island, blowing down many houses, and spoiling much provisions, destroying almost all the plantain trees on the island, which is a very wholesome and pleasant fruit, and much used by many instead of bread.

I was clearing out our vessel when this storm happened, and being twelve miles off, could not hear of or concerning her, but thought it altogether unlikely that she should ride out so great a storm, in so bad a harbour or road, it being

open to the sea, and such a storm as had not been known for many years, and some said, never but one, to their knowledge; though much more damage hath at some other times been done to the shipping, by reason that the hardest of the wind was not that way which was most dangerous to them in Carlisle-Bay, where they mostly lay; for they all got out to sea, except two or three that were lost by the violence of the weather. It was indeed a very dismal time, the vessels which rode it out were much damnified, and one being loaded, ready to sail, sunk right down, and was lost in the bay. When I had cleared our ship, I set forward in order to see what was become of her; but the floods were so out, and the ways were so bad, I could not without some danger get to her that night; but next morning I set out from Joseph Gamble's, and, to my admiration, from the top of a hill, on which a house in the storm was blown flat to the ground, I saw our ship at an anchor, having rode out the storm, with one sloop by her, for which cause my soul was humbly thankful.

On the 17th of the said month, with some more than ordinary fatigue, we got up our anchor, and took in our boat, and got our passengers and provisions on board, the sea breaking high on the shore, so that several of our people and our boat were in jeopardy of being lost; but at length being all on board, we set sail, and having sailed slowly about six or seven miles, we met with a sloop who had lost her mast in the storm, and

next morning we met with two large London ships, who had put out to sea, not venturing to ride it out.

We had fine pleasant weather for several days after we left the island, and on the 22d of the Sixth month, being the First-day of the week, we had a meeting for the worship of God, which was comfortable and satisfactory to us. The 4th and 5th of the Seventh month, we had very fresh gales from the north-east to the north, and were near a water-spout, about a stone's throw off, which surprised some on board, on which I came out of my cabin, and saw the water run up out of the sea into the cloud, as plain as ever I saw the water run into the river, till it filled the cloud with blackness, and then it would break in great quantities into the sea, which is dangerous, when falling on vessels. The 5th of the month, being the First-day of the week, we had a good religious meeting for Divine worship, wherein our people were earnestly exhorted to a holy life, and to be earnestly concerned for the true faith, which is in Christ; that faith which works by love, and is the evidence of things not visibly seen, being manifest by works of piety and virtue. In this voyage we were twenty-two days from the island of Barbadoes to the sight of Cape Henry in Virginia, and had a pleasant passage in the main to Philadelphia, where, in the Seventh month, was held our yearly-meeting, at which I had a desire to be, my watery employment having hindered my being at

a yearly-meeting for several years at this meeting I met with my old acquaintances, and dear friends, John Richardson, of Yorkshire, and Paul Johnson of Dublin, both on a gospel visit to the brethren and Friends in America. The meeting was large, and attended with Divine grace and goodness, and ended with thanksgiving and praise to God and the Lamb.

While our ship was loading, I was at several meetings in the country, as at Abington, GermanTown, Fair-Hill, and Frankfort, in Philadelphia county; and at the Falls of Delaware, Buckingham, Neshaminy, and Bristol, in Bucks county. I was also at Burlington, at the marriage of William Calender, junior, of Barbadoes, with Katherine Smith, daughter of Daniel and Mary Smith, of Burlington.

On the 16th of the Ninth month I proceeded on the seventh voyage to Barbadoes, in the ship New Bristol Hope, as master, having on board several passengers; one of whom, Elizabeth Martindale, was on the passage convinced of the principles of truth, and afterwards suffered, in divers respects, for her making profession with

us.

We had a long passage down the river, the wind being high and boisterous. On the 22d of the Ninth month, we left the Capes of Delaware, and saw the island of Barbadoes the 21st of the Tenth month, before it was day, and in the afternoon came to an anchor in the bay of Speight's