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A token for mariners
A token for mariners containing many famous and wonderful instances of God's providence in sea dangers and deliverances, in mercifully preserving the lives of his poor creatures, when, in humane probability, at the point of perishing by shipwreck, famine, or other accidents. much enlarged, with the addition of many new relations, one whereof happening this present year, and never before printed. Mostly attested by the persons themselves. Also The seaman's preacher, being a sermon on the right improvement of such mercies. And prayers for seamen on all occasions.A token for mariners containing many famous and wonderful instances of God's providence in sea dangers and deliverances, in mercifully preserving the lives of his poor creatures, when, in humane probability, at the point of perishing by shipwrack, famine, or other accidents. much enlarg'd, with the addition of many new relations, one whereof happening this present year, and never before printed. Mostly attested by the persons themselves. Also The seaman's preacher, being a sermon on the right improvement of such mercies. And prayers for seamen on all occasions.
London: printed by Hugh Newman, 1698
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
This Relation the Author had from Captain Clark's own hand, a person of known Godliness and Integrity.
This Relation the Author had from Captain Clarks own hand, a person of known Godliness and Integrity.
6. The last Providence called to mind a strange and stupendous passage of a Godly Gentlewoman, who in the first breaking forth of the Rebellion in Ireland, was forced to fly for her life, with some other persons in her Company; especially three Children, one of them upon her Breast: But alas, these poor trembling Travellers had not gone long before they were striped Naked by the Irish, who to admiration spared their lives; but passing ⟨p. 20⟩on to the foot of a River, others met them and would have cast them into the River but this Godly Woman not being dismayed, asked a little liberty to Pray, and as she lay on frozen ground Naked, she got a little resolution not to go on her own feet to so unjust a death; upon which having called her, upon her resolution, they dragged her by the heels along the ground, with the rest of the Company; she turns upon them, and on her knees says, You should I am sure be Christians, and men I see you are; in taking away our miserable lives you do us a pleasure; but know, as we never wronged you, nor yours, you must dye also your selves, and one day give an account of this Cruelty to the Judge of Heaven and Earth. Suddenly upon which, an Irish Priest says, Let us not take their lives, but we will put them in this Island of the Lake; a Boat being at the River, all the eight Naked, and without Meat, are turned into that Island, where after four days staying, some of the Company died with Hunger and Cold, but not this Woman, nor any of her Children; a day after, the two Boys found the Hyde of a Beast which had been killed at the root of a Tree, which they and the Mother endeavoured to cast over them; then ⟨p. 21⟩•ying upon the Snow, the next day a little •oat goes by, to whom she calls for God's ake to take her out, but they refused, eing Irish; she desired a little Bread, but hey said they had none; she begs a Coal f Fire, which she obtained, for they had ome fuel in the Boat, and thus with ome fallen Chips, made a fire; and the oys taking a piece of the Hyde, laid it upon the Coals, and began to gnaw the eather; but alas, without an extraordinary Divine support, what could this do? Thus they lived ten days without any viable supplies, and that good Woman proest it was by Faith and Joy in God she iv'd;