18 PKOCEEDINGS 



tude of rarities were destroyed by the swelling billows and the 

 horrid gales I had to suffer between October 16 and November 

 29, when I and my family got into harbor at London, and as 

 such a loss most especially and greviously is felt in moments 

 when memory will not suffice to subministrate all the fresh and 

 delightful ideas formerly perceived and in such a manner the 

 nutriment of the mind becomes as it were congealed by the 

 Northern frost, why, it is best for me to meditate upon bygone 

 days with moderation and with a Christian resignation and 

 gratitude to God and my gracious Government for the vocation 

 where I am now placed in and rejoice only for every soul 1 can 

 here win over to the Kingdom of God. 



