Charles the Second, which will be hard for you to prove, you being far to the southward of his line; yet, if done, that is of no consideration with the Indians, without a purchase of them; except you will go about to convince them by fire and sword, contrary to our principles; and if that were done, they would ever be implacable enemies, and the land would never be enjoyed in peace.

"Seventhly, Please to note, that in Pennsylvania no new settlements are made, without an agreement with the natives; as witness, Lancaster county, lately settled; though that is far within the grant of William Penn's patent from king Charles the Second; wherefore you lie open to insurrections of the northern,

as well as southern Indians.

“And, lastly, Thus having shewn my good-will to you, and to your new little settlement, that you might sit every one under your own shady tree, where none might make you afraid, and that you might prosper naturally and spiritually, you and your children; and having a little eased my mind of that weight and concern, in some measure, that lay upon me, I, at present, desist, and subscribe, in the love of our holy Lord Jesus Christ,

"Your real friend,

"T. CHALKLEY."

After my return from this journey, I staid much at home that winter, travelling now being hard for me, so that I could not perform long journeys as formerly, being more broken in the long and hard travelling in this journey, than in divers years before.

CHAPTER XI.

1739-1741.

AT SEVERAL MEETINGS IN WEST JERSEY, &c.-VISIT

TO FRIENDS IN THE THREE LOWER COUNTIES ON THE DELAWARE, AND IN OTHER PARTS-EMBARKS IN THE SERVICE OF THE GOSPEL FOR TORTOLAARRIVAL-AFTER A SHORT TIME SATISFACTORILY SPENT ON THE ISLAND, IS SEIZED WITH A FEVERDECEASE AND INTERMENT.

IN the year 1739, I took several short or lesser journeys, and had many meetings in divers places, as in Salem and Burlington counties, in West Jersey and Philadelphia, Chester, and Bucks counties in Pennsylvania; having many large and comfortable meetings, and some satisfactory service in divers of

them.

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This year the war broke out between Great Britian and Spain, the Spaniards giving great occasion of offence to the British nation; notwithstanding which, king George the Second sought to accommodate matters peaceably but the crown of Spain not complying with the terms agreed on for an accommodation, therefore war was proclaimed; which occasioned much disturbance and distraction in our little peaceable province and government; war being destructive to life, health, and trade, the peace and prosperity of the people, and absolutely against the doctrine and practice of the Prince of life and peace, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. A great con

cern came on my mind to promote his doctrine; in order to which, I was largely concerned to treat thereof in or at the general spring-meeting at Philadelphia; with which service divers wise and pious people were well satisfied, though some were offended.

When the meeting was over, I having a desire and concern once more to visit Friends in the three lower counties, Newcastle, Kent, and Sussex, among whom I had not travelled for near twenty years, and being now a little better in health than I had been, I set out from my home, and went to Chester, and from thence to Wilmington, and had a meeting there; and then to Newcastle, where we had another; William Hammond being with me, he and I went from Newcastle to George's Creek, had a meeting there; and then went to Duck Creek; after having two meetings at Duck Creek, I went to Little Creek meeting, and so proceeded to the Mother Kills, where I had a large, open time in preaching the gospel to the people, which divers of them received with gladness; and there were many, not of our Society, who were very sober and attentive, a door being open among them. Yet notwithstanding there may be much openness both in speakers and hearers, I have observed with sorrow, that there are but few who retain the truth so as to be really converted; many are convinced, but few converted and come to be regenerated or born again, as our Saviour taught.

From Mother Kills I went back to Little Creek, to Timothy Hanson's he accompanying me, and from Timothy's I went to Duck Creek, and from thence to Appoquinamy, to the burial of a Friend's son, who died of the small-pox; on which occasion we had a solid meeting, the mournful relations being

thankful for our company. From Appoquinamy I went to John M'Cooll's, and from thence to Newcastle, where we had a large open meeting, to the satisfaction of divers; though I was very weakly and poorly, as to my health, so that it was hard for me to stoop to take any thing from the ground, and with difficulty I walked from the Friend's house to the meeting; but being helped by grace, and carried through the service of the meeting beyond my expectation, was, with divers others, truly thankful to God the Father, and Christ, my Lord and Saviour.

From Newcastle I went to Wilmington, had a meeting there, and from thence to Newark, to the marriage of Alexander Seaton; the meeting was uncommonly large, and to general satisfaction.

From Newark I went back to Wilmington, and from thence to the Center monthly-meeting, and so on to Kennet, where was a very large meeting: here divers who had professed among us, refrained coming to the public meeting for Divine worship; with whom, next day, we had a meeting, wherein the evil consequence of forsaking the assembling ourselves together was spoken to, and that it would be a great hurt to the young and rising generation, and themselves also; being a bad example to them, and contrary to the advice and counsel of the holy apostle, not to forsake "the assembling ourselves together, as the manner of some is."

From Kennet I went to Concord, to the burial of Benjamin Mendinhall, where we had a large and solid meeting, several lively testimonies being borne therein. This friend was a worthy elder, and a serviceable man in our Society, and one of the first or early settlers in Pennsylvania; a man given to hos

pitality, and a good example to his family, and hath left divers hopeful children surviving him.

The night before this meeting I lodged at the widow Gilpin's, whose husband, Joseph Gilpin, was lately deceased; there was true Christian love and friendship between us for above fifty years. When first I saw Joseph in Pennsylvania, he lived in a cave in the earth, where we enjoyed each other's company in the love and fear of God. This Friend had fifteen children, whom he lived to see brought up to the states of men and women, and all but two married well, and to his mind.

From Concord I went Wilmington, and from thence after meeting to Newcastle, where I, with George Hogg, went over the river Delaware into Penn's Neck, and had a meeting at James Wilson's; from Penn's Neck we went to Salem, and thence to Cohansy, where I had several meetings at Greenwich, and at the head of Alloway's Creek, also at David Davis's, where the people kindly lent us the benches of their meeting-house, and many of them came themselves, and were very attentive; after which I went to Piles Grove and had a meeting there, and from thence to Woodberry Creek, and so to Gloucester, where I ferried over Delaware to Philadelphia, and from thence came home, having travelled about five hundred miles in this journey, after which I staid at and about home for some time.

I was at the yearly-meeting at Burlington, in the Seventh Month; going to this meeting, my horse started, and threw me, which hurt my shoulder and hip badly, of which hurt I did not recover for above half a-year.

This meeting was very large, and though I was