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man, came and offered to collect money for my passage, if I would find my stores, which I rejoiced to comply to; knowing that my Master had sent him to me, being almost ready to sink with grief in fighting against satan, who had stirred up the host of hell, to combine with him, that my faith might fail in this hour of necessity.

Having a trunk of new clothes, I thought I would go and sell them, to procure my stores with: but the Lord commanded me to go to such a house, and they would furnish me with money for the purpose, sending a person after me also, who said, "If the Friends here do not pay thy passage, I will pay it every guinea myself: take this. money in my hand to pay thy expenses at an Inn, where thu canst call for every thing which thou dost want." My thanks were offered to God immediately, and to David Sands, who assuaged my grief, and rejoiced my drooping spirit, that was almost overwhelmed with the tyrant's power. I told my beloved friend, William Spriggs had already agreed to collect money to pay for my passage.

John and P. Field sent me a box of tea, sugar, coffee, pickles, and preserves, which I was thankful for. Another bought me thirty pounds of excellent beef, without one inch of bone; and William Spriggs paid fourteen guineas for my passage. I desired to know whom it came from: but he would not satisfy me; therefore I will give God the glory, who will reward every one after His own pleasure for He hath raised up several to clear my way whom I never knew before. The young man, William Spriggs, I hope will partake of the riches of eternity.

The 7th 3d mo. 1805, we set sail for America, having no other passenger but a captain who had lost his vessel, after being tossed up and down upon the Irish coast three weeks. This youth was a bold daring man, who had been indulged, and trained up in the city Dublin. My captain told him, Reuben Bunker, a Quaker, was to have brought me but he would not, adding, “I thought she would do for ballast, and therefore brought her," which sounded harsh and cruel in my ears, the next morning after being very

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sick all night. Commiting myself to my Merciful Jesus, I prayed him to direct me, how I should spend my time, and it came before me to read Robert Barclay's Apology, and William Penn's no Cross, no Crown, which were given me by a feeling man, who symphathized with me in Liverpool, and at whose daughter's house I lodged three weeks.

Every morning, for a month, the youth who had lost his vessel, saluted me as I came out of my state-room, thus, "Here comes no Cross, no Crown," which was the only title I bore in derision, occasioned by the opposition of satan, who was enraged that I had embarked for the purpose of fighting in King Immanuel's service, against his base kingdom of tyranny. When I had strength sufficient, I would say, "If thou dost not bear the Cross, thou shalt never wear the Crown," and at other times, silently I would breathe out my soul to God to have mercy upon this unthinking captain, who tried to provoke me if possible. He had understood from some Quakers that my passage was paid by them, and therefore complimented me after this manner, "You are set off by two parishes," which I returned back again, saying, "My captain is better paid for me than thee: for thou hast paid nothing;” which struck him dumb, and confounded him for some hours.

We had very heavy gales for twenty days, so that our poor sailors had no dry clothes to put on, and were wretchedly situated, having all hands to be upon deck almost every night, which wearied them nigh out.

Having plenty of victuals, and no appetite, I thought it best to give them, while they were good, to the sailors, which at last made me honourable in their eyes; and created love, and good will in every heart towards me; thus I proved profitable ballast to the ship, and I venture to say, will ever be remembered by each of them, for my ardent solicitude to accommodate as far as God endued me with ability.

At the end of the month, my captain was playing a game with the other captain, who gave him the lie, which

I had been warned of five minutes before, in this manner, "They are going to fight, rise up and go into thy room," which I did the instant I had the intimation, that came from the voice of Jesus, my Omniscient Master, who is ever watching over his sacred charge. The curses, the oaths, and vile imprecations of those two ungodly men, I ever shall remember, for I expected the next morning our vessel would have been shook to shivers, by a hurricane, which made my captain damn the wind, and swear by hell-fire and brimstone to the sailors, to take down the yards; which made my knees tremble, and smite each other, as if we were going down into the pit every moment, that scared every one on board: but the Spirit of the Omnipresent God sounded in my ears, "Judgment mixed with mercy, judgment mixed with mercy," until we had a calm.

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Whenever the captain swore thus shockingly, I went and stood on the stairs in sorrow, and he would enquire of me thus, "Don't you think Madam that you would be better down in the cabin," which always brought this answer from me, Captain thou dost swear so much :" and my Master ordered me to tell him meekly, "Thou might as well damn God, as damn the wind: for it is the breath of the Lord," which made him silent every time I went on the stairs, and never damn the wind again; and henceforward pay the utmost respect to me, but never spoke to the other captain for above twenty days; so that all the cross fell upon the poor man who had made me his ridicule; neither did he submit to speak, or ask the captain's pardon, whom he had unpolitely given the lie, till he went on shore, which made me feel great distress, and advised him to remember me by those words that were the last I delivered to him in faith, and the fear of the Lord, "Take up thy cross daily, and carry it; then thou shalt wear the crown." "I shall never forget you," said the youth, in the most pensive manner, and at last (through my advice) broke the long silence, and the spell of satan, which by malice, had been on each, though overruled for my peace and happiness.

The 17th of 4th mo. we were surrounded with a field of Ice, near the Grand Bank. The Jupiter, from London, was lost, and one half of the people: 27 souls escap ́ed by getting into the long boat, I understood. When we got among the Ice my mind was filled with dread awe; for, had it been night, instead of day, we must inevitably have perished; though I had the promise from God, that He would save me, "If it were even on a broken plank :" but our ship was a strong new vessel, and able to endure the winds and the waves, through the Delivering Arm of Jehovah.

This field of Ice, formed the grandest scene in nature, I ever saw.

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I looked at this prodigy with the greatest wonder and astonishment of my life: for, above water it was higher. than the ship's mast, and as deep under water, which caused me to stay on deck as long as I could endure the extreme cold that it produced. My captain said he had crossed this mighty ocean thirteen times, but never saw such a hurricane; neither a mountain of Ice so large.

We arrived safe the 4th of 5th mo. 1805, after a great deliverance from the tempestuous winds and waves. Our preservation I attribute to a Gracious Long-suffering God,

who alone threatened those bold blasphemers, that they might repent, turn unto Him, and live forever. Thanks I offer to thee, O my Everlasting Father! for thou, Lord, dost govern the Heavens, and ridest on the waves, to shew forth thy wonderful works in the deep.

Reuben Bunker, who refused bringing me, saw proper to inform Friends of New York, that I left England with out the approbation of my Friends there, so that my way shut up for a season among them. Several turned enemies unto me for doing what my Heavenly Shepherd required; and after such a narrow escape from the devouring waves, I went up and down the city for five miles, repeating in secret, "Foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests: but, with the Son of man, I have not where to lay my head." At length, a thunder storm necessitated me to seek shelter in the house of Isaac Sharpless, where his beloved wife Margaret, advised me to stay all night, without knowing my situation. Meeting the different cli mate, and receiving from some of my endeared friends a cool reception, almost sunk me to the grave: but the care of my kind friends I. and M. S. revived me a little, while I stayed in their peaceable dwelling, which I desire to keep in remembrance, in honour to the Providential Love of God, who at this juncture led my feet across their threshold to answer His own purpose by me.

I went with my dear friend to meeting twice; and felt the solemn Power of God to cover us; rejoicing that I once more could sit down in silence among a people, whom I call my people, although I am without membership still. In the evening I went to the African house, and after the sermon was over, in the fear of the Lord, and by His Divine Authority, I walked up into the pulpit, and kneeling down, thanked Almighty God for His Marvellous Deliverance from the mighty waters, and also for giving me, once more, an opportunity of sowing seed among them. It was a time never to be forgotten by me: for their kind reception endeared them to my heart by strongest ties; yea, I felt them (as I have often said) like

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