An essay for the recording of illustrious providences

Now as I was sitting in the Cabin room-door with my body in the room, when lo one of the Sailors by a wave being washed out of the Pinnace was gotten in again, and coming into the Cabin room over my back, cried out, we are all cast away, the Lord have mercy upon us, I have been washed over-board into the Sea, and am gotten in again. His speeches made me look forth. And looking towards the Sea, and seeing how we were, I turned my self to my Cousin and the rest, and spake these words, Oh Cousin, it hath pleased God to cast us here between two Rocks, the shore not far off from us, for I saw the tops of Trees when I looked forth. Whereupon the Master of the Pinnace looking up at the Scuttle hole of the quarter Deck, went out at it, but I never saw him afterwards. Then he that had been in the Sea, went out again by me, and leapt overboard towards the Rocks, whom afterwards also I could not see. Now none were left in the Barque that I knew or saw, but my Cousin, his Wife and Children, my self and mine, and his ⟨p. 8⟩maid-servant. But my Cousin thought I would have fled from him, and said unto me, Oh Cousin leave us not, let us die together, and reached forth his hand unto me. Then I letting go my Son Peter's hand took him by the hand, and said, Cousin, I purpose it not, which shall I go? I am willing and ready here to die with you and my poor Children. God be merciful to us, and receive us to himself, adding these words, the Lord is able to help and deliver us. He replied, saying, truth Cousin, but what his pleasure is we know not; I fear we have been too unthankful for former deliverances, but he hath promised to deliver us from sin and condemnation, and to bring us safe to heaven through the all-sufficient satisfaction of Jesus Christ, this therefore we may challenge of him. To which I replying said, that is all the deliverance I now desire and expect.

Now as I was sitting in the Cabbin room-door with my body in the room, when lo one of the Sailers by a wave being washed out of the Pinnace was gotten in again, and coming into the Cabbin room over my back, cried out, we are all cast away, the Lord have mercy upon us, I have been washed over-board into the Sea, and am gotten in again. His speeches made me look forth. And looking towards the Sea, and seeing how we were, I turned my self to my Cousin and the rest, and spake these words, Oh Cousin, it hath pleased God to cast us here between two Rocks, the shoar not far off from us, for I saw the tops of Trees when I looked forth. Whereupon the Master of the Pinnace looking up at the Scuttle hole of the quarter Deck, went out at it, but I never saw him afterwards. Then he that had been in the Sea, went out again by me, and leapt overboard towards the Rocks, whom afterwards also I could not see. Now none were left in the Barque that I knew or saw, but my Cousin, his Wife and Children, my self and mine, and his