1699. had several good Meetings on board our Ship, and were opened (in the Love of God) to the poor Seamen very largely.

At Sear

When we launched forth into the Deep, we were feveral Ships in Company; but we had been but a little Time at Sea, before we loft Sight of them all. Several Ships paffed by us about a Week after we fail'd; and about this Time we faw a very large Whale, who lifted himself part out of the Water with his Mouth open, which looked like the Entrance of a large Cave. We likewife faw feveral other large Sea Fish, fuch as Grampuffes, Sharks, &c. All which fhew forth the wondrous Works of the Great Creator. of all Things. Elizabeth Webb and Elizabeth Lloyd went over with us in this Veffel, both virtuous Women. About two Weeks the Winds were moftly fair for us, in which Time we got finely on our Way; but for above a Week afterwards the Winds were moftly contrary, and the Ship had a great Motion, which caufed fome of us to be Sea-fick, especially Elizabeth Lloyd (who was but weakly.) One Night our Sailors thought that an Enemy or Pyrate was near us, who fired two Guns, and fo paffed by us; but it being Night, we could not certainly know what fhe was. I rather judged it might be fome Ship in Diftrefs, for we faw one of the Ships that Evening that came out with us, and the next Morning we could fee none at all, and there was hardly any Wind that Night, fo I feared that our Companion had fprung a Leak and founder'd; and when I told our Mafter my Opinion, he faid, he feared the fame likewife. Now for two Weeks Time, or thereabouts, we beat about the Sea, and made little Progrefs.

+ She was the Daughter of Thomas Lloyd, late Deputy-Governor of Penfylvania. She lived and died a virtuous Woman; and, I think, generally beloved by all who were acquainted with her. When the died fhe was the wife of Daniel Zachary, a Merchant at Bofton, New-England, well known, and much beloved there, for his Piety and Virtue.

grefs. Howbeit we had feveral good Meetings, where- 1741. in we gave Glory to God our Saviour; and for ever let it afcend, faith my Soul, to him over all! After At Sea. contrary Winds, about two Weeks, the Wind fprung up Westerly, and was fair for feveral Days; in which Time we got finely on our Way again, and left the Western Islands about two Days Sail behind us; and then the Wind was contrary again. Contrary Winds are commonly tedious at Sea (but especially to thofe that know not where to stay their Minds) but we being feveral Friends of us on board that were Paffengers, had oftentimes good Meetings feveral Times a Week; and if any of our Ship's Company came to Meeting, they always were fober, and fometines tender; and truly, God's Love was extended towards them. And when it was not our Meeting Days, we spent not our Time idly, but for the most Part in Reading the holy Scriptures, and Writing, &c. in which we were at fundry Seasons greatly refreshed, ftrengthened, and comforted. O my Soul! glorify God thy Maker, and Chrift thy Saviour for ever, in the Sense of his Goodness and Mercy, both by Sea and Land, by Night and by Day! After we had been almoft feven Weeks at Sea, we thought that we were near the Land, but we founded feveral Days, and found no Bottom, altho' we let out Abundance of Line, I think above 300 Yards.

About this Time our Doctor dreamed a Dream, which was to this Effect, himself relating it to me: He faid, "He dreamed that he went on Shore at a

great and fpacious Town, the Buildings whereof "were high, and the Streets broad; and as he went “ up the Street he faw a large Sign, on which was writ"ten in great golden Letters SHAME. At the Door "of the Houfe (to which the Sign belonged) stood "a Woman with a Can in her Hand, who said unto " him, Doctor, will you drink? He reply'd, with all my Heart, I have not drank any Thing but

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1699. "Water a great while (our Wine and Cyder being all "spent, having had a long Paffage) and he drank a "hearty Draught, which he said, made him merry; "fo went up the Street reeling to and fro, when a "grim Fellow coming behind him, clapp'd him on "the Shoulder, and told him, That he arrefted him in the Name of the Governor of the Place. He afk"ed him for what, and faid, What have I done? He "answered, for stealing the Woman's Can; the Can "he had indeed, and fo he was had before the Gover66 nor, which was a mighty Black Dog, the biggest and grimeft that ever he faw in his Life; and Wit"nefs was brought in against him by an old Companion "of his, and he was found guilty, and his Sentence "was to go to Prison, and there to lay for ever."

He told me this Dream fo punctually, and with fuch an Emphafis, that it affected me with ferious Sadness, and caufed my Heart to move within me (for to me the Dream feemed true, and the Interpretation fure) I then told him he was an ingenious Man, and might clearly fee the Interpretation of that Dream, which exactly answered to his State and Condition, which I thus interpreted to him: "This great and fpacious Place,

wherein the Buildings were high, and the Streets "broad, is thy great and high Profeffion: The Sign, on which was wrote Shame, which thou faweft, and the Woman at the Door, with the Can in her Hand, truly reprefents that great, crying and fhameful Sin of Drunkennefs, which thou "knows to be thy great Weaknefs, which the Wo"man with the Can did truly represent to thee: The

grim Fellow which arrefted thee in the Devil's

Territories is Death, who will affuredly arreft all "Mortals: The Governor which thou faweft, re"presenting a great black Dog, is certainly the De"vil, who after his Servants have ferved him to the full, will torment them eternally in Hell." So he got up, as it were in hafte, and faid, God forbid!

It is

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nothing but a Dream. But I told him it was a very 1699. fignificant One, and a Warning to him from the Almighty, who sometimes fpeaks to Men in Dreams.

Channel,

In feven Weeks after we left Sight of the Land of English America, we saw the Scilly Islands, and next Day we faw the Land of England, which was a comfortable Sight to us; in that God Almighty had preferved us hitherto, and that we were fo far got on our Way: We drove about the Channel's Mouth for feveral Days for want of Wind; after which, for two Days the Wind came up, and we got as far up the Channel as Lime-bay, and then an Eafterly Wind blew fresh for feveral Days, and we turned to Windward, but rather loft than got on our Way, which was tirefome and tedious to fome of us.

Now about this Time (being fome Days after the Doctor's Dream) a grievous Accident happened to us. We meeting with a Dutch Veffel in Lime-bay a little above the Start, hailed her, and fhe us. They faid they came from Lisbon, and were bound for Holland. She was loaded with Wine, Brandy, Fruit, and fuch like Commodities; and we having little but Water to drink (by reafon our Paffage was longer than we expected) therefore we fent our Boat on board, in order to buy us a little Wine to drink with our Water. Our Doctor, and a Merchant that was a Paffenger, and one Sailor, went on board, where they ftaid fo long until some of them were overcome with Wine, altho' they were defired to beware thereof; fo that when they came back, a Rope being handed to them, they (being filled with Wine unto Excefs) were not capable of ufing it dexterously, infomuch that they overfet the Boat, and he turned Bottom upwards, having the Doctor under her. The Merchant caught hold of a Rope called the Main Sheet, whereby his Life was faved. The Sailor not getting so much Drink, as the other two, got nimbly on the Bottom of the Boat, and floated on the Water till fuch Time as our other Boat

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1699. Boat was hoifted out, which was done with great Speed, and we took him in; but the Doctor was drowned before the Boat came. The Seaman that fat upon the Boat faw him fink, but could not help him. This was the greatest Exercise that we met with in all our Voyage; and much the more fo, as the Doctor was of an evil Life and Converfation, and much given to Excels of Drinking. When he got on board the aforefaid Ship, the Mafter fent for a Can of Wine, and faid, Doctor, will you drink? He replied, Yes, with all my Heart, for I've drank no Wine a great while, Upon which he drank a hearty Draught, that made him merry (as he faid in his Dream;*) and notwithftanding the Admonition which was fo clearly manifefted to him but three Days before, and the many Promises he had made to Almighty God, fome of which I was a Witnefs of, when ftrong Convictions were upon him, yet now he was unhappily overcome, and in Drink when he was drowned. This is, I think, a lively Representation of the tender Mercy, and juft Judgment of the Almighty to poor Mortals; and I thought it was worthy to be recorded to Pofterity, as a Warning to all great Lovers of Wine and ftrong Liquors. This Exercife was fo great to me, that I could not for feveral Days get over it; and one Day while I was mufing in my Mind on thofe Things relating to the Doctor, it was opened to me, that God and his Servants were clear, and his Blood was on his own Head; for he had been faithfully warned of his evil Ways.

We were obliged by contrary Winds to put into Plymouth Harbour, and from Plymouth I went by Coach to London, where I was gladly received by my Relations

N. B. This Relation about the Doctor's Dream, when I was at Barbadoes, I had Occafion to write about it to a Friend in Ireland, which he got printed, and is the fame with this in Subftance, only that is fomewhat fuller and larger; And may be had of the Printer hereof.