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( 20 ) whom I got at ſeveral times ſupply of money were, the lady Boyd, the counteſs of Eglintoun, and Wigtoun, and the lady Innertail.

During theſe two years, I went twice or thrice over into Ireland, to viſit the pariſh and friends there; the laſt of theſe times having come to Ireland in February 1634. Our friends in Ireland ſeeing no appearance of being delivered from the yoke of the prelates tyranny, had ſome mind to tranſport themſelves to New-England, but reſolved firſt to ſend a miniſter and a gentleman thither to the governour and council, to try the condition of the country, and to agree for a place to ſettle in; and accordingly they pitched upon William Wallace and me to go ſtraight to London, to go from thence with the firſt ſhip in the Spring, and return with the firſt conveniency. Therein I perceived, howbeit I truſt the Lord did accept and approve of our intention, yet wonderfully he ſtopped our deſign, for had William Wallace come to me in Grooms-port in Ireland, at the time prefixed, we might eaſily have reached London before the fird fhip went, but he staying two days taking leave of his family, all which time the wind was fair; ſo ſoon as he came, the wind became contrary for a fourthnight, but after that we came to Scotland, and made all the haſte we could to come to London, but the ſhips were gone, only three were to go within a fourthnight or ſo. The firſt we met with that had intereſt in thoſe ſhips, was Mr. Humphray, who urged much that we ſhould go with him in his ſhip; we told we would adviſe. After that Mr. Belinham having a greater ſhip, offered us better accommodation; yet becauſe Mr. Humphray ſpoke firſt, we agreed to go with him. Had we gone with Mr. Belinham, we had gone forward; but Mr. Humphray, to gain time to do fome buſineſs, and to eſchew ſome tossing at ſea, did not go aboard when the ſhips looſed, but took us with him to Dorcheſter, that when the ſhips ſhould come over-againſt Wymouth we might go aboard; on a Sabbath forenoon, the three ſhips came to Wymouth, the other two went forward with a ſpread sail: Mr. Humphray deſired his ſhip to caſt herſelf in the ſtayes, till we ſhould hear