1729. Philadel phia. Frankfort, Germantown: The 12th of the Ninth Month we found ourselves in the Latitude of 36 Deg. 17. Min. North; but the Wind was a-head, and our fresh Stock of Provisions almost expended, and Winter coming on a-pace, the Nights dark and long, made it feem tedious to our People; the which I was helped to bear with Patience. The 14th Day, about eight o'Clock at Night, John Plafket, one of the best of our Sailors, thro' the violent Pitching of the Ship, fell into the Sea from off the Bowfprit; one of the Sailors, feeing him fall, nimbly threw a Rope to him, which he caught hold of, and the People helped him into the Ship; though in all Probability, he had perifhed in the Sea, if he had mifs'd taking hold of the Rope. I was thankful to the Almighty for this young Man's Life, and took it as a great Favour from Heaven. The next Day it was dreadful stormy, the Wind blew violently at South-west, with Lightning, Thunder, and much Rain; the Seas ran fo high, and the Ship had such a great Motion, that the Goods, or Cafks, fhifted in the Hold, and we lay by till next Day; our Sails alfo were much torn, and, in many Places, blown out of the Bolt-ropes, fo that we were half a Day mending them, and then proceeded on our Voyage home, where we arrived the latter End of the Month. After I came home from this Voyage, in the small Stay I was on Shore, I was divers Times at Meetings at Philadelphia and Frankfort, and was alfo at German-town, at the Burial of our antient Friend Dennis Cunrad, who was one of the firft Settlers of this Town (as I understood the first Meeting of Friends, for Worship, in it, was kept at his House) He was a Man of an inoffenfive Lite, much given to Hofpitality, and left a good Report behind him: The Meeting was large, and many of the firft Settlers of the Country were there. I was alfo at the Burial of Catherine, the Daughter of Thomas Lightfoot, the Wife of James Miller, a worthy Woman, who died foon after after their Arrival from Ireland, and was buried from 1729 our Great-meeting-houfe in Philadelphia, in a decent and exemplary Manner. The latter End of the Tenth Month, Samuel Har- Frankfor rifon of New-York, and Obadiah Lawrence of LongJand, favour'd me with their Company all Night at our Houfe, where we called the Family together, and had a feasonable Time to take Leave, they of me, and I of them, and my Family allo; and the next Day divers very dear Friends came with me to the Boat, to the River Side, to take Leave, and we parted with Hearts full of Love and Good-will to each other. At Sea. So I went on board at Wiccacoe and had a cold Paffage down the River and Bay, and left the Capes the ft of the 11th Month (being the third Voyage as, Mafter) and the 17th we paffed the Tropick of Cancer. Hitherto we had a comfortable Paffage, and though we had a crowded Ship, yet we had Peace and Quietnefs to a greater Degree than I expected; for Men that use the Seas, are, too generally, inconftant as the Wind and Waters they wade through. We had feveral Meetings on board the Veffel in this Voyage, and were at Sea about four Weeks, before we arrived at Barbadoes, and when we arrived, the Markets were Barbade dull, which occafioned our Stay fo long as about twelve Weeks. During which Time, I had divers religious and good Opportunities with thofe of our own, and other Societies, I believe to general Satisfaction; having the good Withes of People of all Ranks, from the Governor to the poor Negroes; all of whom I profefs Love to for Chrift's Sake.. Phila le This Voyage, in our Return home, we had a full Ship, and upwards of thirty Paffengers, and was on phia. our Paffage home about a Month, and had good comfortable. Weather therein. ! Soon after I came home from Barbadoes, in the 173 Third Month 1730, I went to a Meeting at Burlingion, at which was married Thomas Evans; Margaret Burlin Falls. 1730. Preston was also there; It was a good Meeting. I croffed the River Delaware twice, vifited a fick Perfon, and rode thirty Miles that Day. I alfo went to the Falls Meeting, and, after faid Meeting, appointed Neshaminy, another at Neshaminy the fame Day; after which, I went with Jofeph Kirkbride to William Paxton's, and lodged: Next Morning Jofeph Kirkbride rode with me home, and thence to Philadelphia. I was divers Philadel Times at Philadelphia, Frankfort, and German-town, and at the General-meeting at Frankfort, where our Friend John Cadwallader was married; Ifaac Norris, Samuel Preston, and Margaret his Wife, and John Oxley, were at this Meeting, with many other Friends, a good Share of whofe Company I got home with me, of which I was glad, ever loving and coveting the Company of good Men and Women, hia, ourth I was now preparing for the fourth Voyage, as oyage. Mafter of the New Bristol Hope, for Barbadoes; but it grew harder and harder for me to leave my Family, which, for many Confiderations, was very Exercifing; yet I was obliged to continue going to Sea, upon an honourable Account; i. e. That no Perfon might fuffer by me, if I could help it; and having got our Veffel loaded, we failed from Philadelphia the 9th of the Fifth Month. Next Day came to an Anchor at Chester, and vifited my old Friend David Lloyd, who, with his good Spouse Grace, treated me with tender, Christian Love; the Judge and I, being old Acquaintance, and both of us in Years, and he not well, we took Leave, as if we were not to fee one another any more (which happened accordingly, for he died before I returned.) her. We weighed Anchor at Chester, and got down to Elfenborough, and went to Salem Meeting (it being Firft-day of the Week, and 12th of the Month) with fome of our Paffengers and Sailors. The Meeting was pretty large, and I was earnestly concerned for their Welfare (as I had often been when I was abfent) 1730. and was glad I was with them that Day. After this Meeting we proceeded on our Voyage, and left the Capes the 15th of the aforefaid Month; had fmall and contrary Winds, and fometimes Calms, until the 2d of the Sixth Month, and First-day of the Week, when the Wind was at South and a hard Gale, the Sea high, and the Ship having a great Motion, therefore we had not a Meeting as ufual: Many of the Paffengers were very Sea-fick; as for my Part, I thought, if the Almighty was but with me, that would make up for all Difficulties; for in him was, and is my Life and chiefeft Joy: And, as an Anfwer of Peace in my toffed Condition, I fometimes had comfortable Times; being inwardly refreshed with the Love and Presence of God; not only in the Day, but alfo in the Night, in my Sleep; out of which I was awakened one Morning (in the Morning Watch) with these comfortable Words, He took me to his Banqueting Houfe, and bis Banner over me was Love. Thefe Expreffions were fo fresh in my Mind, for fome Days, that I could not forbear but blefs the holy Name of the living Lord fecretly in my Soul. The 16th of the Sixth Month we arrived at Barbadoes. The 17th there arofe, about Midnight, a hard Gale of Wind, which the Barbadians call a Hurricane, or Tornado, and blew more than ten Veffels afhore, great and small, which were wholly loft; and our Ship was very near the Rocks, People looking every Minute when the would come on Shore; but, through divine Favour, we escaped, with only the Boat ftove against the Rocks: I would have got on board, but that was impracticable; but I got on the highest Place I could, from which I could fee them in the Ship, and they me on fhore; for we could not, for the Violence of the Wind, hear one another; yet they were fo near the Fort, where I ftood, that I could discern them one from another, and they me Q4 from 1730. from the Multitude of People (many being in the Fort with me) I feeing the chief Mate look towards me, I waved my Hat to him, and he, in anfwer, his to me ; then I made a Signal to him to go to Sea, which they immediately did, letting flip their Cables, and went to Sea without either Boat, Anchor, or Cables, and came in the next Day, and got their Cables, and Anchors again, to the great Joy of many of the Inhabitants, whose hearty Prayers were for our Safety, as many of them told me, This, among many others, I put in my Calender of Deliverances, and Prefervations from imminent Dangers, by the Hand of divine Providence. We ftaid this Time in Barbadoes about five Weeks, leaving the Inland the 27th of the Seventh Month; and there I met with Robert Jordan, my Friend and Brother in the Work and Fellowship of the Gospel of Chrift, who took his Paffage with us for Philadelphia, whofe Company was pleafant and comfortable. One Evening he was repeating fome Verses of the excellent Addifon's, which I willingly tranfcribed, as well in Memory of that great Author, as alfo that they answered my State and Condition in my watry Travels, and in the Extreams of Heat and Cold, and fome poisonous Airs I have often breathed in. They are as follow; In foreign Realms, and Lands remote, Through burning Climes I pafs'd unhurt, III. Thy Mercy fweet'ned every Soil, The |