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that we were thus delivered. This was one of the 1707. great and remarkable Deliverances among the many I met with, by the good Hand and Providence of the Lord, my great and good Master, whom I hope to ferve all my Days.

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After having been at Sea about fix Weeks, we began to look out for Land, and in two or three Days we founded, and found Ground, at about ninety Fathoms; after which we saw two French Privateers, that gave us Chace about four a Clock in the Morning, and purfued us vigorously; but failing better than they, we run them out of Sight by eight a Clock the fame Morning, and in about two Hours after we faw the Land of Ireland; it being mifty Weather, with Rain On the and Wind, our Mafter thought it beft to lay by and Ireland in forbear Sailing, that Coaft being Rocky and dange- Danger. rous, by which Means the two Ships (that gave us Chace) came up with us, and found us not in failing Order, and were in Gun-fhot of us before we were aware of it. What to do now we could not tell, until they began to fire at us; but in this Emergency and Strait our Mafter refolved he would rather run the Veffel on Shore than they fhould have her, fhe being richly laden with Indigo, Silver, and Gold, reckoned to the Value of Fifty Thousand Pounds. In this Strait, we muft either fall into the Hands of the French, who were our Enemies, or run against the Rocks; and we thought it beft to fall into the Hands of the Almighty, and truft to his Providence; fo towards the Rocks we went, which looked with a terrible Afpect. The native Irish feeing us, they came down in great Numbers, and ran on the Rocks, and called to us, faying, That if we came any nearer we fafe Should be dafbed to Pieces. Then our Mafter ordered Goff on the Anchor to be let go, which brought her up be- shore. fore she struck; and, with much ado, he put his Boat out into the Sea, and put in all the Paffengers, in order to set them on Shore, the Waves running

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1707. very high, fo that it looked as if every Wave would have fwallowed us up; and it was a great Favour of Providence that we got to Land in Safety, The Privateers not daring to come fo near the Shore as we did, after firing at us, went away, and our Master carried the Ship into the Harbour of Kinjale in Ireland. Thus through many Perils and Dangers we were preserved, and got fafe on the Irish Shore, for which, and all other the Mercies and Favours of the moft High, my Soul and Spirit did give Glory and Praife! In this Voyage we were about feven Weeks at Sea.

When I came from my Home at Philadelphia, I did intend (the Lord permitting) to vifit Friends in Ireland, and being accidentally caft on Shore there, I thought it my Place firft to go through that Nation. I had been in Ireland about nine Years before, and then being but young, and now being more grown in Body, my old Acquaintance and Friends did not at firft know me; but we were kindly and lovingly re ceived by our Friends and Brethren in that Nation, where there is a great and numerous People, that ferve and worship the Father in Spirit and in Truth, and who have divers good and wholesome Orders eftablished amongst them, in the Unity and Fellowship of the Gospel. In this Nation we had many and large Meetings after our Landing, vifiting Friends Meetings along to the North, many, not of our Society, coming to them, among whom we often had good Service, to our and their Satisfaction, as they often declared, Richard Gove being still with me. from their National Meeting certified to our Brethren in America, of our Service and Labour of Love among them, after we had travelled feveral Hundred Miles, and vifited Friends Meetings generally, and fome other Places where it was not ufual. While I was in Ireland, under a Concern for the Prosperity of Truth and Religion, I wrote an Exhortation to

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the Youth, and others, which was afterwards printed 1707. there.

We took Ship in the North of Ireland, at a Town called Donagbadee, being accompanied with divers Brethren, who brought us on our Way after a godly Sort. We got to Port-Patrick, in Scotland, after about five Scotland, Hours Sail, in order to vifit thofe few Friends that were scattered about in that Part of the Nation. Peo ple in those Parts looked very fhy on us, and did not care to difcourfe with us on Matters Civil or Religious, which I thought unreasonable. The firft Town or City we came to, in which we had a Meeting, was Glasgow (accounted the fecond City in North Bri- Glasgow. tain) where, in our Meeting for the Worship of the Almighty, we were fhamefully treated, by the People throwing Dirt, Stones, Coals, &c. amongst us, and by divers other Actions unbecoming Men (tho' Heathens or Infidels) much more People profeffing Christi anity, fo that I was conftrained to tell them, that tho I had preached the Gospel to many Heathens, and to divers Jews, as alfo to Indians and Negroes, and. had travelled in many Countries and Nations in the World, in feveral Quarters thereof, and many Thoufands of Miles, yet I muft needs fay, that I never met with the like Incivilities, and fuch fcurrillous Treatment, no not in all my Travels, I alfo told them, that I had preached the Gofpel of Chrift among their Brethren in New-England, and in Bofton, where they formerly hanged the Quakers, and cruelly perfecuted them for their Religion, and yet they did not treat us fo brutifhly even there. And further I told them, that I lived in those Parts of America, and what Account I should have to carry Home to their aforefaid Brethren, of our Treatment in Glasgow, the second City in Scotland. I defir'd them to confider of it, and be afhamed, if they had any Shame. This a little abashed them for the prefent, but afterwards they were as bad as ever. There were at this Meeting

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1707. divers Collegians, who were very rude. I afked if that was their Way of treating Strangers? And that I believed their Teachers in the University did not allow of fuch ill Manners, by which they fcandalized themfelves, their City, and Country. From this City we went to Hamilton and Gerfhore, where they were more civil. At Gerbore a Man of Letters, and fober Converfation, begged that I would pray to the Almighty, that he would establish him in the Doctrine which he 1708. had heard that Day. This being rare in those Parts, therefore I thus minute it here. We went on towards the North of Scotland, to Aberdeen, and thereabouts, where there is a tender hearted People, among whom we had feveral large Gatherings, and fome that were not of us, exprefs'd their Satisfaction. In the North I met with a Gentleman, who coming from a Nobleman's Houfe, joined me, and asked me, If I knew Robert Barclay? I faid not perfonally, but by his Writings I knew him well. He told me, That be (Barclay) bad not left bis Fellow in Scotland. We afterwards travelled Southward, where there were but few Friends, and fmall Meetings; yet we may fay, that the Goodness, Love and Prefence of Him, who faid, Where two or three are gathered in my Name, there am in the Midft of them, was oftentimes witneffed to be with us, bleffed be his Holy Name. Oh! that the Children of Men would praife him in Thought, Word, and Deed, for he is worthy. So in great Reverence and holy Fear, we travelled along towards SouthEdinburgh. Britain, had feveral Meetings at Edinburgh, and divers other Places; alfo at Berwick upon Tweed, where there were many Soldiers who were very rude. The Devil hath had many Battles with us, ever fince we were a People, in order to hinder us in our Worship, but we generally came off with Victory, as we did here alfo, through Faith in his Name, Who bath loved us, and manifefted himself to us. Those rude Soldiers throwed their Hats into the Congregation, in order

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to disturb us, and hinder us in our Service, but were 1708. at last asham'd and disappointed. At this Place my dear Friend and Fellow-traveller, Richard Gove, and I parted: I was for going by the Eaft Sea-Coaft up for London, and he inclin'd towards Cumberland, after we had travelled about a Year in the Work of the Ministry, in great Love and true Friendship, in which Work we were true Helpers one of another; and as we had laboured together in the Work of Chrift, fo we parted in his Love. Now from Berwick I travelled along to Newcaftle; had one Meeting by the Way, and feveral good Meetings at Newcastle, Sunderland, Shoten, and Neweattle. Durham, and several other Places in the Bishoprick of Durbam. The Winter coming on apace, it began to be bad travelling; and I being already much spent by it, defigned to go fpeedily up to London; and taking fome Meetings in my Way, as at Stockton, Whitby, Scarborough, Burlington, Hull, and Briggs and to on through Lincolnshire, where I went to vifit a Friend that was Prifoner in the Caftle of Lincoln, because for Confcience Sake he could' not! pay an ungodly Prieft the Tythe of his Labour. From Lincoln I proceeded to Huntington, about which Place we had feveral large Meetings, "fo on to Baldock, where I met with my Father and John Gopfil," who came from London to meet me, which was a joyful Meeting, for I had not feen my Father for about nine Years. The Love and Tenderness between us, and the Gladness in feeing each other again, cannot well be expreffed (but I believe it was fomewhat like Jacob and Jofeph's meeting in Egypt ;) it was affecting and melting Bleffed be the Almighty that gave me once more to see my tender and aged Parent! So from Baldock we went to Hitching, and had a Meeting there, as also at Hertford, from whence, with feveral Friends, I went to Enfield, where I met with my dear and only Brother George, and there were with us feveral of my Relations, and divers others of our Friends:

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