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1737. ward to New-York; where I had alfo religious Ser vice, and a Meeting; and from New-York I took my Paffage in Robert Browne's Sloop for Newport, on in Rhode Rhode Island, was two Days and Nights on the Wa ter, and on my Arrival at Rhode-Iland, the Brethren lovingly received me, and we were joyful to fee each other.

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After having had divers good Meetings on Rhode

Ifland, I went to Dartmouth, where we had a large, Dartmouth ferviceable Meeting, at a Place called Ponyganfet; ma Ponyganfet. ny Hundreds being added to the Church fince I first

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vifited thofe Parts. From this Place I went to Holder Slocum's, and he lent us his Shallop to go over to Nantucket, but the Wind not favouring, we had a fatisfactory Meeting at a large Farm of his on an Inland bearing his own Name, and after Meeting set fail for Nantucket, had feveral large Meetings there, and I rejoiced to fee the Growth and Increase of Friends on this Inland; where God hath greatly multiplied his People, and made them honourable; Glory to his Name for ever.

The Priests who have Money for preaching; the Lawyers, who have it for pleading, and the Phyficians, who have Money for giving Receipts for Health; are poor Trades here on this Inland.

At Nantucket I had been about 39 Years before, at which Time there were only two Men and one Woman who joined with our Friends in Profeffion, and now it was computed there were above 1000 who went to our Meetings, they being a fober, religious People; and there is a great Increase of Friends in divers other Places in New-England: And whereas formerly we were greatly perfecuted for our Religion, now we are treated with more Civility and Refpect in thofe Parts.

From Nantucket, Nathaniel Starbuck and Elijah Collins went with me, with feveral other Friends, to the Yearly-meeting at Rhode-Island; which was fo

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very large, that it was difficult to fpeak fo as to be 1737, heard all over the Meeting; but the laft Day of the Meeting, our Friend John Fothergill, who had a high Voice, being attended with the divine Power, gave good Satisfaction to the Meeting, and it ended well. After this Meeting was over, I went with Benjamin Bagnal to Boston, and from thence to Lynn and Boston, Salem, had feveral fatisfactory Meetings, which tended to the uniting our Hearts together in the Love of Chrift, and the Fellowship of his Gofpel. From Salem I went with Zaccheus Collins and his Wife to their House, and lodged there three Nights, and was lovingly entertained, as I was alfo at many other Friends Houses. From Lynn, Zaccheus Collins accompanied me to Boston, where we had a Meeting on a Fourth-day of Bofton. the Week, and the next Day there was a very large Meeting (the greatest Gathering of People which had been feen there at Friends Meeting-houfe for a long Time) occafioned by the Marriage of John Mifflin, of Philadelphia, to Benjamin Bagnal's eldest Danghter.

From Boston I returned to Rhode Island, and had Rhode divers Meetings at Newport and Portsmouth, wherein land. our Hearts were made glad in Chrift, and we were ftrengthened in our Faith in him; bleffed be his holy Name for ever.

Conanient.

From Rhode Island, I went to Conanicut, and from thence over to Kingston in the Narraganset Country, and had Meetings, and then back to Rhode-Island a- Kingston. gain, and thence by Water in Company with divers Friends to Greenwich, where I was at two large Meetings: At this Place they fhewed me the Trees, under which about forty Years fince I had a Meeting; .but now they have a pleafant Meeting-houfe.

The next Firft-day, I was at a large, folid, edifying Meeting in a new Meeting houfe at Tiverton. From thence I went to vifit Jofeph Wanton's Wife, who had been long fick; and in her Chamber (with feveral of her Friendsand Relations) I had divers religious Stafons, with

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1737. which the expreffed much Satisfaction: She died of the Sickness, and I was at her Burial, which was large, she being well known and well beloved; the next Day was at an appointed Meeting at Portfmouth, which Portfmouth, was large, and to Satisfaction, for which we bleffed the holy Name of God. I had divers good Opportunities at Rhode-Inland in private Families, and was at feveral Meetings over the Beach at John Eafton's, who was about ninety Years of Age; he had formerly travelled with me, when I was a young Man; we took Leave of each other, never expecting to meet more in this World.

LongIfland.

Now (after divers Meetings on Rhode-Island) I took my Paffage for Long-Ifland, in my Return homeward; and after a boisterous Paffage, and being four Nights on the Water, I got well again to my loving Friend Jofeph Latham's, where I had left my Horse, and on Cow-Neck. Fifth-day had a Meeting at Cowneck, where I met with Elijah Collins, Rofe Tibbits, and Patience Barker, we rejoicing to fee each other, after their long Journey by Land, and mine by Water, they being likewife going for Penfylvania. These Friends went to Flushing Wefibury. First-day Meeting, and I went to Westbury, where was a large Meeting, in which there was a drunken School-mafter who difturbed the Meeting, though at Jaft it ended quietly, and I hope well alfo. The next Fourth-day was at the Monthly-meeting at Westbury, where many Friends met from divers Quarters, and it was a folid good Time. We had a Meeting at Thomas Rodman's, who was unwell and had not been at a Meeting for fome Months; he took our Vifit kindly, expreffing his Love to us; we had alfo a Meeting at Jeremiah William's to good Satisfaction. Fifth-day we had a large Gathering at Matinicock, and in the Evening a tender broken Meeting at Samuel Underbill's, and Sixth-day a good Meeting at Newton, wherein primitive Chriftianity was opened, and experimentally declared to the People, and in the Evening we had a

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good Opportunity to declare the Truth of Chrift at the 1737. Houfe of Richard Hallet, among feveral of his fober Neighbours; next Morning, being the Seventh of the Week, we went to West-Chefter, to a Yearly-meeting, which was much crowded, and the People very unfettled, We fo that it was not fo fatisfactory as could have been defired; after Meeting we went over again to Long-Ifland, and then to New-York, where we had a large quiet New York. Meeting in the Evening. At New-York, Third-day in the Morning, divers dear and loving Friends accosipanied us to the Water-fide, where we folemnly took Leave of one another in the Love of Chrift, and in the Fellowship of his Gofpel, fome of us not expecting to fee each other any more, and from thence paffing, over Long and Staten Islands, to Elizabeth Town, we travelled to Raway, and had a Meeting at Friend-Shotwell's, Ratay, on a Fourth-day in the Evening, where many Neighbours came in, and after Meeting a certain Perion was diffatisfied about Womens publick Speaking in religious Meetings (Rofe Tibbits having publickly exhorted them in this Meeting to be religious, and to fear God, and having pray'd to God for us all, and praifed his holy Name) which faid Person defired we would endeavour to fatisfy him about it, inasmuch as the Apostle Paul forbad it, as he apprehended. To which it was answered, that the Apostle Paul, only forbad, or did not permit forward or overbufy Women, to fpeak or afk Queftions in the Church; but advised them to afk their Hufbands. at home, and that doubtless he never intended to debar fuch godly Women, who had a real Neceffity laid on them, and were concerned, by the Almighty, to fpeak unto, or pray for the People, elfe he would not have fhewed them, how they ought to behave themfelves in their Speaking unto, or praying for the People or Church; for if he had any Defign to hinder fuch, whom the Almighty fhould concern, then he must have contradicted himself (where he fhews how they must behave themselves in their Duty of Speaking or Praying)

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1737. and he would likewife thereby have oppofed the Apostle. Peter, who faid, Now is fulfilled the Phophecy of the Prophet Joel, that in the latter Days Sons and Daugbters fhould prophecy. So that it is clear and plain, they who would limit or filence thofe, who have a Gift from God to preach or pray in publick, from the Words of the Apostle Paul, they oppofe him to himself, and to the Apostle Peter, and alfo to the Prophet Joel.

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SonyBrook.

From Raway, we went to Woodbridge, where we had a Meeting, and there I parted with my Fellowtravellers, having a Concern (though much in the Cross to my own Will) to go back in the Woods, to a Meeting about eight or nine Miles off; which Meeting was much, to mine and their Satisfaction, as divers of them expreffed. From this Place I went to StonyBrook, had a pretty large Meeting, confidering it was rainy, in the Time of the Meetings's gathering. At this Place my Son in Law Ifaac Brown, with feveral Friends, came to meet me, whom I was glad to fee, and went after Meeting with them to Trenton, and next Day to Bristol, it being their Third-day Meeting, which was Frankfort large, and after Meeting went home to Frankfort, and there was lovingly received by my Wife and Family. In this Journey I was from home three Months and nine Days, had fifty five Meetings, and travelled by Land and Water above a thoufand Miles; and I may truly fay, that therein I was favoured with the divine Prefence and Grace of God by Chrift in a good Degree, and also with the Fellowship of many fincere Believers in him, which in my Return caused my Soul to blefs his holy Name, who lives for ever..

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Derby.

In the 6th Month, after having had divers Meetings at and about home, I went to Derby, Chester and Newesfile. Newcastle, having Meetings at each Place, which was to the tendering of fome mournful Souls, and to the comforting and strengthening them. From Newcastle I ferried over Delaware Rive: to Pennfneck, where I had

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