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Return to England

           Inthisvessel,afteralongvoyage,IarrivedinEngland,the11thofJune,intheyear1687,havingbeenthirtyandfiveyearsabsent. 

           WhenIcametoEnglandIwasaperfectastrangertoalltheworldasifIhadneverbeenknownthere. Mybenefactorandfaithfulsteward,whomIhadleftintrustwithmymoney,wasalive,buthadhadgreatmisfortunesintheworld,wasbecomeawidowthesecondtime,andverylowintheworld. Imadehereasyastowhatsheowedme,assuringherthatIwouldgivehernotrouble; butonthecontrary,ingratitudetoherformercareandfaithfulnesstome,Irelievedherasmylittlestockwouldafford; which,atthattime,wouldindeedallowmetodobutlittleforher; butIassuredherIwouldneverforgetherformerkindnesstome,nordidIforgetherwhenIhadsufficienttohelpher,asshallbeobservedinitsplace. 

           IwentdownafterwardsintoYorkshire;butmyfatherwasdead,andmymotherandallthefamilyextinct,exceptthatIfoundtwosisters,andtwoofthechildrenofoneofmybrothers; andasIhadbeenlongagogivenoverfordead,therehadbeennoprovisionmadeforme; sothat,inaword,Ifoundnothingtorelieveorassistme;andthatlittlemoneyIhadwouldnotdomuchformeastosettlingintheworld. 

           Imetwithonepieceofgratitude,indeed,whichIdidnotexpect; andthiswas,thatthemasteroftheshipwhomIhadsohappilydelivered,andbythesamemeanssavedtheshipandcargo, havinggivenaveryhandsomeaccounttotheownersofthemannerhowIhadsavedthelivesofthemen,andtheship,theyinvitedmetomeetthem,andsomeothermerchantsconcerned,andalltogethermademeaveryhandsomecomplimentuponthesubject,andapresentofalmostL200sterling. 

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