A58039:32
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.
Richard Brunkets House, where they were courteously Entertained; and after the Relation upon what account they were put to these Hardships and Necessities, Captain Sale had a Vessel provided laden with necessaries, to go for Cicatra, to Relieve those they had left there in such Distress, and they arrived there. And O now what Comfort must this be, after such long wishing and gradual Dying, to see that there was now Hopes of Life brought to them; but several of them were starved to Death before their ⟨p. 25⟩Arrival. Captain Lane is now sent to fetch some Provisions who had been in unspeakable Extremity. He came down in a little Boat, his Son also the Lieutenant and two Servants, but when they had gotten in their Provision, and going home with hopes of a new Life; Behold, the stupendous providence of God, all of a sudden Death creeps in and Arrests them. For in a narrow place where the Tide runs swiftly, the Boat is sunk, all are drowned but one man, who carried the desolate Widow the sad Tydings• what an unwelcome Messenger this was you may easily conjecture; about three months after arrived a Vessel to them (the master of her my Author,) and so Mrs. Lane, her Son and Daughter, Maid Servant and Man Servant, where all brought up about forty miles, where they were entertained by my Author for six weeks, and gave an account of some notable passages of Gods Providence in preserving them. Worthy never to be forgotten! Her Husband and the men went out to see what they could get for […] every Day, and they had for the most part just for the Day, and she told my Author that she as a tender hearted Mother would lay something ⟨p. 26⟩by for her younger Children; but she observed that the next Day they never got any thing.
Richard Brunkets House, where they were curtiously Entertain'd; and after the Relation upon what account they were put to these Hardships and Necessities, Captain Sale had a Vessel provided laden with necessaries, to go for Cicatra, to Relieve those they had left there in such Distress, and they arriv'd there. And O now what Comfort must this be, after such long wishing and gradual Dying, to see that there was now Hopes of Life brought to them; but several of them were starv'd to Death before their ⟨p. 25⟩