proportioned　to　it；　so　that；　in　a　word；　we　resolved　to　want　for
  nothing　in　the　voyage。
  All　this　while　I　had　provided　nothing　for　our　assistance　when
  we　should　come　to　the　place　and　begin　to　call　ourselves　planters；
  and　I　was　far　from　being　ignorant　of　what　was　needful　on　that
  occasion；　particularly　all　sorts　of　tools　for　the　planter's　work；
  and　for　building；　and　all　kinds　of　furniture　for　our　dwelling；
  which；　if　to　be　bought　in　the　country；　must　necessarily　cost
  double　the　price。
  So　I　discoursed　that　point　with　my　governess；　and　she　went
  and　waited　upon　the　captain；　and　told　him　that　she　hoped　ways
  might　be　found　out　for　her　two　unfortunate　cousins；　as　she
  called　us；　to　obtain　our　freedom　when　we　came　into　the　country；
  and　so　entered　into　a　discourse　with　him　about　the　means　and
  terms　also；　of　which　I　shall　say　more　in　its　place；　and　after
  thus　sounding　the　captain；　she　let　him　know；　though　we　were
  unhappy　in　the　circumstances　that　occasioned　our　going；　yet
  that　we　were　not　unfurnished　to　set　ourselves　to　work　in　the
  country；　and　we　resolved　to　settle　and　live　there　as　planters；
  if　we　might　be　put　in　a　way　how　to　do　it。　　The　captain　readily
  offered　his　assistance；　told　her　the　method　of　entering　upon
  such　business；　and　how　easy；　nay；　how　certain　it　was　for
  industrious　people　to　recover　their　fortunes　in　such　a　manner。
  'Madam；'　says　he；　''tis　no　reproach　to　any　many　in　that　country
  to　have　been　sent　over　in　worse　circumstances　than　I　perceive
  your　cousins　are　in；　provided　they　do　but　apply　with　diligence
  and　good　judgment　to　the　business　of　that　place　when　they
  come　there。'
  She　then　inquired　of　him　what　things　it　was　necessary　we
  should　carry　over　with　us；　and　he；　like　a　very　honest　as　well
  as　knowing　man；　told　her　thus：　　'Madam；　your　cousins　in　the
  first　place　must　procure　somebody　to　buy　them　as　servants；
  in　conformity　to　the　conditions　of　their　transportation；　and
  then；　in　the　name　of　that　person；　they　may　go　about　what　they
  will；　they　may　either　purchase　some　plantations　already　begun；
  or　they　may　purchase　land　of　the　Government　of　the　country；
  and　begin　where　they　please；　and　both　will　be　done　reasonably。'
  She　bespoke　his　favour　in　the　first　article；　which　he　promised
  to　her　to　take　upon　himself；　and　indeed　faithfully　performed
  it；　and　as　to　the　rest；　he　promised　to　recommend　us　to　such　as
  should　give　us　the　best　advice；　and　not　to　impose　upon　us；
  which　was　as　much　as　could　be　desired。
  She　then　asked　him　if　it　would　not　be　necessary　to　furnish　us
  with　a　stock　of　tools　and　materials　for　the　business　of　planting；
  and　he　said；　'Yes；　by　all　means。'　　And　then　she　begged　his
  assistance　in　it。　　She　told　him　she　would　furnish　us　with
  everything　that　was　convenient　whatever　it　cost　her。　　He
  accordingly　gave　her　a　long　particular　of　things　necessary　for
  a　planter；　which；　by　his　account；　came　to　about　fourscore　or
  a　hundred　pounds。　　And；　in　short；　she　went　about　as　dexterously
  to　buy　them；　as　if　she　had　been　an　old　Virginia　merchant；　only
  that　she　bought；　by　my　direction；　above　twice　as　much　of
  everything　as　he　had　given　her　a　list　of。
  These　she　put　on　board　in　her　own　name；　took　his　bills　of
  loading　for　them；　and　endorsed　those　bills　of　loading　to　my
  husband；　insuring　the　cargo　afterwards　in　her　own　name；　by
  our　order；　so　that　we　were　provided　for　all　events；　and　for
  all　disasters。
  I　should　have　told　you　that　my　husband　gave　her　all　his　whole
  stock　of　#108；　which；　as　I　have　said；　he　had　about　him　in　gold；
  to　lay　out　thus；　and　I　gave　her　a　good　sum　besides；　sot　that　I
  did　not　break　into　the　stock　which　I　had　left　in　her　hands　at
  all；　but　after　we　had　sorted　out　our　whole　cargo；　we　had　yet
  near　#200　in　money；　which　was　more　than　enough　for　our
  purpose。
  In　this　condition；　very　cheerful；　and　indeed　joyful　at　being　so
  happily　accommodated　as　we　were；　we　set　sail　from　Bugby's
  Hole　to　Gravesend；　where　the　ship　lay　about　ten　more　days；
  and　where　the　captain　came　on　board　for　good　and　all。　　Here
  thecaptain　offered　us　a　civility；　which　indeed　we　had　no　reason
  to　expect；　namely；　to　let　us　go　on　shore　and　refresh　ourselves；
  upon　giving　our　words　in　a　solemn　manner　that　we　would　not
  go　from　him；　and　that　we　would　return　peaceably　on　board
  again。　　This　was　such　an　evidence　of　his　confidence　in　us；
  that　it　overcame　my　husband；　who；　in　a　mere　principle　of
  gratitude；　told　him；　as　he　could　not　be　in　any　capacity　to　make
  a　suitable　return　for　such　a　favour；　so　he　could　not　think　of
  accepting　of　it；　nor　could　he　be　easy　that　the　captain　should
  run　such　a　risk。　　After　some　mutual　civilities；　I　gave　my
  husband　a　purse；　in　which　was　eighty　guineas；　and　he　put　in
  into　the　captain's　hand。　　'There；　captain；'　says　he；　'there's
  part　of　a　pledge　for　our　fidelity；　if　we　deal　dishonestly　with
  you　on　any　account；　'tis　your　own。'　　And　on　this　we　went
  on　shore。
  Indeed；　the　captain　had　assurance　enough　of　our　resolutions
  to　go；　for　that　having　made　such　provision　to　settle　there；　it
  did　not　seem　rational　that　we　would　choose　to　remain　here　at
  the　expense　and　peril　of　life；　for　such　it　must　have　been　if　we
  had　been　taken　again。　　In　a　word；　we　went　all　on　shore　with
  the　captain；　and　supped　together　in　Gravesend；　where　we　were
  very　merry；　stayed　all　night；　lay　at　the　house　where　we　supped；
  and　came　all　very　honestly　on　board　again　with　him　in　the
  morning。　　Here　we　bought　ten　dozen　bottles　of　good　beer；　some
  wine；　some　fowls；　and　such　things　as　we　thought　might　be
  acceptable　on　board。
  My　governess　was　with　us　all　this　while；　and　went　with　us
  round　into　the　Downs；　as　did　also　the　captain's　wife；　with
  whom　she　went　back。　　I　was　never　so　sorrowful　at　parting
  with　my　own　mother　as　I　was　at　parting　with　her；　and　I　never
  saw　her　more。　　We　had　a　fair　easterly　wind　sprung　up　the　third
  day　after　we　came　to　the　Downs；　and　we　sailed　from　thence
  the　10th　of　April。　　Nor　did　we　touch　any　more　at　any　place；
  till；　being　driven　on　the　coast　of　Ireland　by　a　very　hard　gale
  of　wind；　the　ship　came　to　an　anchor　in　a　little　bay；　near　the
  mouth　of　a　river；　whose　name　I　remember　not；　but　they　said
  the　river　came　down　from　Limerick；　and　that　it　was　the　largest
  river　in　Ireland。
  Here；　being　detained　by　bad　weather　for　some　time；　the　captain；
  who　continued　the　same　kind；　good…humoured　man　as　at
  first；　took　us　two　on　shore　with　him　again。　　He　id　it　now　in
  kindness　to　my　husband　indeed；　who　bore　the　sea　very　ill；　and
  was　very　sick；　especially　when　it　blew　so　hard。　　Here　we
  bought　in　again　a　store　of　fresh　provisions；　especially　beef；
  pork；　mutton；　and　fowls；　and　the　captain　stayed　to　pickle　up
  five　or　six　barrels　of　beef　to　lengthen　out　the　ship's　store。　　We
  were　here　not　above　five　days；　when　the　weather　turning　mild；
  and　a　fair　wind；　we　set　sail　again；　and　in　two…and…forty　days
  came　safe　to　the　coast　of　Virginia。
  When　we　drew　near　to　the　shore；　the　captain　called　me　to　him；
  and　told　me　that　he　found　by　my　discourse　I　had　some　relations
  in　the　place；　and　that　I　had　been　there　before；　and　so　he　supposed
  I　understood　the　custom　in　their　disposing　the　convict　prisoners
  when　they　arrived。　　I　told　him　I　did　not；　and　that　as　to　what
  relations　I　had　in　the　place；　he　might　be　sure　I　would　make
  myself　known　to　none　of　them　while　I　was　in　the　circumstances
  of　a　prisoner；　and　that　as　to　the　rest；　we　left　ourselves　entirely
  to　him　to　assist　us；　as　he　was　pleased　to　promise　us　he　would
  do。　　He　told　me　I　must　get　somebody　in　the　place　to　come　and
  buy　us　as　servants；　and　who　must　answer　for　us　to　the　governor
  of　the　country；　if　he　demanded　us。　　I　told　him　we　should　do　as
  she　should　direct；　so　he　brought　a　planter　to　treat　with　him；　as
  it　were；　for　the　purchase　of　these　two　servants；　my　husband
  and　me；　and　there　we　were　formally　sold　to　him；　and　went
  ashore　with　him。　　The　captain　went　with　us；　and　carried　us　to
  a　certain　house；　whether　it　was　to　be　called　a　tavern　or　not　I
  know　not；　but　we　had　a　bowl　of　punch　there　made　of　rum；　etc。；
  and　were　very　merry。　　After　some　time　the　planter　gave　us　a
  certificate　of　discharge；　and　an　acknowledgment　of　having
  served　him　faithfully；　and　we　were　free　from　him　the　next
  morning；　to　go　wither　we　would。
  For　this　piece　of　service　the　captain　demanded　of　us　six
  thousand　weight　of　tabacco；　which　he　said　he　was　accountable
  for　to　his　freighter；　and　which　we　immediately　bought　for　him；
  and　made　him　a　present　of　twenty　guineas　besides；　with　which
  he　was　abundantly　satisfied。
  It　is　not　proper　to　enter　here　into　the　particulars　of　what　part
  of　the　colony　of　Virginia　we　settled　in；　for　divers　reasons；　it
  may　suffice　to　mention　that　we　went　into　the　great　river
  Potomac；　the　ship　being　bound　thither；　and　there　we　intended
  to　have　settled　first；　though　afterwards　we　altered　our