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"'And let everything that hath breath praise M^ name of the hoKD fo/erer
and ever.' Who gave unto us his poore servants such a safe and comfortable
voyage to New England "
"The particular passages whereof were as followeth : The ship James
was commanded by Captayne Taylor. They fell in with the ship Angel
Gabriel, also bound for New England, before leaving Bristol Harbor, Eng-
land." May 27, 1635, while at anchor, Capt. Taylor, of the James, accompanied
by Mr. Maud, Nathaniel Wales, Barnabas Power, Thomas Armitage, and
Richard Mather, went on board the Angel Gabriel. Mr. Mather says "When
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we came there wee found divers passengers, and among them some loving &
godly Christians that were glad to see us there."
The ne.xt day, .May 28, 1635, being still detained, "the master of the
Angel Gabriel & some of their passengers came aboard our ship, and desired
to have our company, etc. June 4. Thursday morning, the wind serving us,
wee set sayle and began our sea voyage with glad hearts, y' God had loosed
us from our long stay wherein we had been holden, and with hope & trust
that Hee would graciously guide us to the end of our journey. We were y' set
sayle together y' morning five shippes, three bound for Newfoundland, viz. :
the Diligence, a ship of 150 tunne, the Mary, a small ship of 80 lunne. and
Angel
the Bess (or Elizabeth), and two bound for New England, viz. : The
(labriel. of 240 tunne. the James, of 220 tunne."
"And even at our setting out we y' were in the James had experience of
God's gracious providence over us, in y' the Angel Gabriel haling home one
of her ancres, had like, being carried by the force of the tide, to have fallen
foule upon y' forep't of our ship, w'ch made all the mariners as well as pas-
sengers greatly afraid, yet by the guidance of God and his care over us. she
passed by without touching so much as a cable or a cord, and so we escaped
y' danger."
They were detained at Lundy by adverse sea and winds from June 5 to
On the 9th of June the five ships made for Milford Haven, Pembroke
June 9.
Co , Wales, where they anchored, with rough sea and seasick passengers.
June 14. Sabbath. Still lying at Milford Haven. "Mr. Maud, Mathew
Michel of the James, and many of the passengers of the Angel Gabriel
went to church on shoare called Nangle, where they heard two comfortable
sermons, made by an ancient, grave minister, living at Pembroke, whose name
is Mr. Jessop. His te.xt was Ps. xci 11;' For He shall give His angels charge
over thee to keep thee in all thy ways.' .And his coming was purposed for the
comfort and encouragement of us y' went to New England." " I was exercised
on shipboard both endes of the day, remayning there for helpe of y' weaker
& infirm sort that could not go on shoare."
On the afternoon of Thursday, June 18, "there came to the .Angel Gabriel
and to our ship, Mr. Jessop. lo see the Christians bound for New England.
He was a grave and godly old man, one y' had lost a good living because of
his nonconformity, and wished us all well, and we were much refreshed with
his godly company & conference."