I　had　a　little　better　furniture　about　me　than　the　ordinary
  prisoners；　for　he　saw　that　I　had　a　purse；　and　in　it　a　pretty　deal
  of　money；　and　I　found　that　the　very　sight　of　it　immediately
  furnished　me　with　very　different　treatment　from　what　I　should
  otherwise　have　met　with　in　the　ship；　for　though　he　was　very
  courteous　indeed　before；　in　a　kind　of　natural　compassion　to
  me；　as　a　woman　in　distress；　yet　he　was　more　than　ordinarily
  so　afterwards；　and　procured　me　to　be　better　treated　in　the　ship
  than；　I　say；　I　might　otherwise　have　been；　as　shall　appear　in
  its　place。
  He　very　honestly　had　my　letter　delivered　to　my　governess's
  own　hands；　and　brought　me　back　an　answer　from　her　in　writing；
  and　when　he　gave　me　the　answer；　gave　me　the　shilling　again。
  'There；'　says　he；　'there's　your　shilling　again　too；　for　I　delivered
  the　letter　myself。'　　I　could　not　tell　what　to　say；　I　was　so　surprised
  at　the　thing；　but　after　some　pause；　I　said；　'Sir；　you　are　too　kind；
  it　had　been　but　reasonable　that　you　had　paid　yourself　coach…hire；
  then。'
  'No；　no；'　says　he；　'I　am　overpaid。　　What　is　the　gentlewoman？
  Your　sister。'
  'No；　sir；'　says　I；　'she　is　no　relation　to　me；　but　she　is　a　dear
  friend；　and　all　the　friends　I　have　in　the　world。'　　'Well；'　says
  he；　'there　are　few　such　friends　in　the　world。　　Why；　she　cried
  after　you　like　a　child；'　　'Ay；'　says　I　again；　'she　would　give　a
  hundred　pounds；　I　believe；　to　deliver　me　from　this　dreadful
  condition　I　am　in。'
  'Would　she　so？'　says　he。　　'For　half　the　money　I　believe　I　could
  put　you　in　a　way　how　to　deliver　yourself。'　　But　this　he　spoke
  softly；　that　nobody　could　hear。
  'Alas！　sir；'　said　I；　'but　then　that　must　be　such　a　deliverance
  as；　if　I　should　be　taken　again；　would　cost　me　my　life。'　　'Nay；'
  said　he；　'if　you　were　once　out　of　the　ship；　you　must　look　to
  yourself　afterwards；　that　I　can　say　nothing　to。'　　So　we　dropped
  the　discourse　for　that　time。
  In　the　meantime；　my　governess；　faithful　to　the　last　moment；
  conveyed　my　letter　to　the　prison　to　my　husband；　and　got　an
  answer　to　it；　and　the　next　day　came　down　herself　to　the　ship；
  bringing　me；　in　the　first　place；　a　sea…bed　as　they　call　it；　and
  all　its　furniture；　such　as　was　convenient；　but　not　to　let　the
  people　think　it　was　extraordinary。　　She　brought　with　her　a
  sea…chestthat　is；　a　chest；　such　as　are　made　for　seamen；　with
  all　the　conveniences　in　it；　and　filled　with　everything　almost
  that　I　could　want；　and　in　one　of　the　corners　of　the　chest；　where
  there　was　a　private　drawer；　was　my　bank　of　moneythis　is　to
  say；　so　much　of　it　as　I　had　resolved　to　carry　with　me；　for　I
  ordered　a　part　of　my　stock　to　be　left　behind　me；　to　be　sent
  afterwards　in　such　goods　as　I　should　want　when　I　came　to
  settle；　for　money　in　that　country　is　not　of　much　use　where　all
  things　are　brought　for　tobacco；　much　more　is　it　a　great　loss
  to　carry　it　from　hence。
  But　my　case　was　particular；　it　was　by　no　means　proper　to　me
  to　go　thither　without　money　or　goods；　and　for　a　poor　convict；
  that　was　to　be　sold　as　soon　as　I　came　on　shore；　to　carry　with
  me　a　cargo　of　goods　would　be　to　have　notice　taken　of　it；　and
  perhaps　to　have　them　seized　by　the　public；　so　I　took　part　of　my
  stock　with　me　thus；　and　left　the　other　part　with　my　governess。
  My　governess　brought　me　a　great　many　other　things；　but　it
  was　not　proper　for　me　to　look　too　well　provided　in　the　ship；
  at　least　till　I　knew　what　kind　of　a　captain　we　should　have。
  When　she　came　into　the　ship；　I　thought　she　would　have　died
  indeed；　her　heart　sank　at　the　sight　of　me；　and　at　the　thoughts
  of　parting　with　me　in　that　condition；　and　she　cried　so　intolerably；
  I　could　not　for　a　long　time　have　any　talk　with　her。
  I　took　that　time　to　read　my　fellow…prisoner's　letter；　which；
  however；　greatly　perplexed　me。　　He　told　me　was　determined
  to　go；　but　found　it　would　be　impossible　for　him　to　be　discharged
  time　enough　for　going　in　the　same　ship；　and　which　was　more
  than　all；　he　began　to　question　whether　they　would　give　him
  leave　to　go　in　what　ship　he　pleased；　though　he　did　voluntarily
  transport　himself；　but　that　they　would　see　him　put　on　board
  such　a　ship　as　they　should　direct；　and　that　he　would　be　charged
  upon　the　captain　as　other　convict　prisoners　were；　so　that　he
  began　to　be　in　despair　of　seeing　me　till　he　came　to　Virginia；
  which　made　him　almost　desperate；　seeing　that；　on　the　other
  hand；　if　I　should　not　be　there；　if　any　accident　of　the　sea　or　of
  mortality　should　take　me　away；　he　should　be　the　most　undone
  creature　there　in　the　world。
  This　was　very　perplexing；　and　I　knew　not　what　course　to　take。
  I　told　my　governess　the　story　of　the　boatswain；　and　she　was
  mighty　eager　with　me　treat　with　him；　but　I　had　no　mind　to　it；
  till　I　heard　whether　my　husband；　or　fellow…prisoner；　so　she
  called　him；　could　be　at　liberty　to　go　with　me　or　no。　　At　last　I
  was　forced　to　let　her　into　the　whole　matter；　except　only　that
  of　his　being　my　husband。　　I　told　her　I　had　made　a　positive
  bargain　or　agreement　with　him　to　go；　if　he　could　get　the　liberty
  of　going　in　the　same　ship；　and　that　I　found　he　had　money。
  Then　I　read　a　long　lecture　to　her　of　what　I　proposed　to　do
  when　we　came　there；　how　we　could　plant；　settle；　and；　in　short；
  grow　rich　without　any　more　adventures；　and；　as　a　great　secret；
  I　told　her　that　we　were　to　marry　as　soon　as　he　came　on　board。
  She　soon　agreed　cheerfully　to　my　going　when　she　heard　this；
  and　she　made　it　her　business　from　that　time　to　get　him　out　of
  the　prison　in　time；　so　that　he　might　go　in　the　same　ship　with
  me；　which　at　last　was　brought　to　pass；　though　with　great
  difficulty；　and　not　without　all　the　forms　of　a　transported
  prisoner…convict；　which　he　really　was　not　yet；　for　he　had　not
  been　tried；　and　which　was　a　great　mortification　to　him。　　As
  our　fate　was　now　determined；　and　we　were　both　on　board；
  actually　bound　to　Virginia；　in　the　despicable　quality　of
  transported　convicts　destined　to　be　sold　for　slaves；　I　for　five
  years；　and　he　under　bonds　and　security　not　to　return　to　England
  any　more；　as　long　as　he　lived；　he　was　very　much　dejected　and
  cast　down；　the　mortification　of　being　brought　on　board；　as　he
  was；　like　a　prisoner；　piqued　him　very　much；　since　it　was　first
  told　him　he　should　transport　himself；　and　so　that　he　might　go
  as　a　gentleman　at　liberty。　　It　is　true　he　was　not　ordered　to　be
  sold　when　he　came　there；　as　we　were；　and　for　that　reason　he
  was　obliged　to　pay　for　his　passage　to　the　captain；　which　we
  were　not；　as　to　the　rest；　he　was　as　much　at　a　loss　as　a　child
  what　to　do　with　himself；　or　with　what　he　had；　but　by　directions。
  Our　first　business　was　to　compare　our　stock。　　He　was　very
  honest　to　me；　and　told　me　his　stock　was　pretty　good　when　he
  came　into　the　prison；　but　the　living　there　as　he　did　in　a　figure
  like　a　gentleman；　and；　which　was　ten　times　as　much；　the
  making　of　friends；　and　soliciting　his　case；　had　been　very
  expensive；　and；　in　a　word；　all　his　stock　that　he　had　left　was
  #108；　which　he　had　about　him　all　in　gold。
  I　gave　him　an　account　of　my　stock　as　faithfully；　that　is　to　say；
  of　what　I　had　taken　to　carry　with　me；　for　I　was　resolved；
  whatever　should　happen；　to　keep　what　I　had　left　with　my
  governess　in　reserve；　that　in　case　I　should　die；　what　I　had　with
  me　was　enough　to　give　him；　and　that　which　was　left　in　my
  governess's　hands　would　be　her　own；　which　she　had　well
  deserved　of　me　indeed。
  My　stock　which　I　had　with　me　was　#246　some　odd　shillings；
  so　that　we　had　#354　between　us；　but　a　worse　gotten　estate　was
  scarce　ever　put　together　to　being　the　world　with。
  Our　greatest　misfortune　as　to　our　stock　was　that　it　was　all　in
  money；　which　every　one　knows　is　an　unprofitable　cargo　to　be
  carried　to　the　plantations。　　I　believe　his　was　really　all　he　had
  left　in　the　world；　as　he　told　me　it　was；　but　I；　who　had　between
  #700　and　#800　in　bank　when　this　disaster　befell　me；　and　who
  had　one　of　the　faithfullest　friends　in　the　world　to　manage　it
  for　me；　considering　she　was　a　woman　of　manner　of　religious
  principles；　had　still　#300　left　in　her　hand；　which　I　reserved　as
  above；　besides；　some　very　valuable　things；　as　particularly　two
  gold　watches；　some　small　pieces　of　plate；　and　some　ringsall
  stolen　goods。　　The　plate；　rings；　and　watches　were　put　in　my
  chest　with　the　money；　and　with　this　fortune；　and　in　the
  sixty…first　year　of　my　age；　I　launched　out　into　a　new　world；
  as　I　may　call　it；　in　the　condition　（as　to　what　appeared）　only
  of　a　poor；　naked　convict；　ordered　to　be　transported　in　respite
  from　the　gallows。　　My　clothes　were　poor　and　mean；　but　not
  ragged　or　dirty；　and　none　knew　in　the　whole　ship　that　I　had
  anything　of　value　about　me。
  However；　as　I　had　a　great　many　very　good　clothes　and　linen
  in　abundance；　which　I　had　ordered　to　be　packed　up　in　two
  great　boxes；　I　had　them　shipped　on　board；　not　as　my　goods；
  but　as　consigned　to　my　re