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laid out, the commissioners gave it the name first of NewBeverley, then Bridlington, but soon changed it to Burlington."†

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Among the latter," in this ship, " was one Marshall, a carpenter, particularly serviceable in fitting up habitations for the new comers; but it being late in the fall when they arrived, the winter was much spent before the work was begun; in the interim they lived in wigwams, built after the manner of the Indians. Indian corn and venison, supplied by the Indians, was their chief food: These people were not then much corrupted with strong liquors, but generally very friendly and helpful to the English." "Having traced this ship's company into winter quarters, the next in course is the Willing Mind, John Newcomb commander; she arrived from London, in November, and dropt anchor at Elsingburgh; brought about sixty or seventy passengers: Some settled at Salem, others at Burlington:" * "In this year also arrived the Flie-Boat Martha, of Burlington, (Yorkshire) sailed from Hull the latter end of summer, with one hundred and fourteen passengers, designed to settle the Yorkshire tenth:"

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"In one of these ships, or about this time, arrived John Kinsey, then a young man; his father one of the commissioners afore mentioned, dying on his arrival, the care of his family fell to him: he was afterwards a man of distinguished services, in several public stations; and his son after him, of the same name, the late chief justice of Pennsylvania, must be long remembered by many in both provinces."

FRIENDS' MONTHLY MEETINGS SETTLED.

The first minute in the Friends' MS. Book, is this:-"Since by the good Providence of god many friends with their families have transported themselves into this Province of

From Bridlington, Yorkshire, England-the rapid utterance of the first yiable, with a long i, making it sound as though spelled Burlington. There 150 town in England spelled Burlington.

G. M. H.

The first recorded burial in the Friends' Book, now (1876) in the keeping of Richard F. Mott, of Burlington, is this: "John Kinfey Allias Kelley Latte of Hadnam, in Hartfortfheere being taken with a violent feavor & Payne n his Bowles about 8 days Pafsed out of ye Body ye 11th of ye 8th moth & was Layd in ye ground ye 14th of ye fame, 1677.”

G. M. H.

West New Jersey the said friends in those upper parts have found it needfull according to our practice in the place wee came from to Settle Monthly Meetings for the well ordering the affairs of ye Church it was agreed that accordingly it should be done & accordingly it was done the 15th of ye 5 moth 1678."

THE FIRST SHIP AT BURLINGTON.

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The first ship that came so far up the Delaware, was the Shield, Captain Towes, from Hull, which arrived at Burlington in the 10th month, O. S., 1678. Against Coaquanock, (the Indian name of the place where Philadelphia now stands,) being a bold shore, she went so near in turning, that part of the tackling struck the trees; some on board then remarked it was a fine spot for a town: A fresh gale brought her to Burlington: She moored to a tree,† and the next morning the people came ashore on the Ice, so hard had the river suddenly frozen." -Smith's History.

THE FRIENDS' BURYING-GROUND.

The "3d" record in the Friends' MS. Book of Minutes is this: "At y Monthly Meeting in Burlington the 5th day of ye 7th moth 1678 Friends took into Consideration ye paling in of the burying ground."

At the Friends' Monthly Meeting on the "1st of ye 5th moth 1680," it was ordered, "after harvist to fence in ye burying place aforementioned."

THE FIRST FRIENDS' MEETING-HOUSE.

At the "Men's Monthly Meeting held at the house of Thos. Gardiner ye 5th of ye 12th mo 1682," "It is ordered y' a meeting house be built according to a draft of six square building of Forty feet square from out to out for which he is to have 160 wh ye meeting engageth to see ye persons paid y shall disburse y same unto Francis Collings."

On the "2 of ye 1st mo 1683," among a long list of subscribers we find, "Daniel Leeds £4, William Budd £3."

Tradition says, The enormous sycamore, still standing (1876) on the river bank, nearly in front of the residence of C. Ross Grubb.

The site of this meeting-house was just back of the present one (1876) in High street. The hexagonal structure had a roof which sloped upwards to a smaller hexagon; and that, again, to a second roof, which terminated, rather abruptly, in a point. A painting, still extant, represents its ground enclosed; in front, with a high tight fence, of planks; at the sides, and in the rear, to the line of Wood street, with straight rail fences, dividing it into three lots, in the middle one of which, two cows are reposing. These grounds have been the Friends' BurialPlace, from that day to this.

AGITATION IN THE COLONY.

In February, 1688-9, information was received, from Great Britain, of the flight and dethronement of James II, and the grant of the crown to William and Mary. The agitation everywhere in the colonies was intense. Some adhered tenaciously to the fallen dynasty. They were mostly men of high standing, and great personal influence. A Jacobite party was thus formed. "Dr. Daniel Coxe, of London, the greatest proprietor of West-Jersey," says Smith, was at this time Governor, "having appointed Edward Hunloke his deputy; some time afterwards a commission was sent to John Tatham, who being a Jacobite; and as such by principle disqualified, him the Assembly rejected."

JOHN TATHAM'S LAND.

March 1689. Surveyed then for John Tatham a lot of land

Chief among the measures adopted to secure this transfer to the Prince of Orange, was a new Oath of Allegiance. The old oath implied hereditary right. It was therefore altered to read, "I, A. B., do sincerely promise and swear to bear true allegiance to their Majesties King William and Queen Mary." This oath was taken, in March 1688-9, by both Houses of Parlia ment, with the exception of several lords spiritual and temporal, who rather than take it, withdrew from the house. The nonjuring prelates were Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury, Turner, Bishop of Ely, Lake of Chichester, Ken, of Bath and Wells, White, of Peterborough, Lloyd, of Norwich, Thomas, of Worcester, and Frampton, of Gloucester. Their example, in declining the ath, was followed by about 400 other clergy, to say nothing of the laity, most, if not all, of whom were honest and peaceable, and would have gone on in the quiet discharge of their duties, had no fresh oath been required. On the first of February, 1690-1, Sancroft, Turner, Ken, White and Framptonthe other nonjuring bishops having died meanwhile-were, by Act of Parliament, deprived of their Sees.

in Burlington, att the North East corner of the Island, begining att the end of the Street which bounds the Watter Lotts by the Side of the Street leading by the Creek Side, from the River to broad Street and runs from the said end of the Street by the Creek Street fivety seaven Perches and a halfe to broad Street, then by broad Street fourty five perches to a Stake, then about North by East Sixty one perches and a halfe to the Said Street, bounding the Watter Lotts. Then by the said Street, thirty four perches and a halfe to the first, Being surveyed for fourteen ackers.

"Also att the same time, a watter lott begining att the said Creek Street by the River, and runs in breadth, by the river a hundred foot continueing the same breadth Southwards to the next Street.

"Both these Surveyed by Symon Charles and after Resurveyed by me.

DANIELL LEEDS."

FRIENDS' MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE. "WHEARAS there has been an Intention of Marriage duly Published according to the Laws of this Province of West New Jersey in America, & also at two severall Monthly Meetings of the People Call'd Quakers held at Burlingtor in the Province affors BETWEEN Robert Wheeler of the Town & Province affors Baker, & Rebecca Kenner of ye same, Spinster, And upon deliberate consideration & enquiry their being nothing to obstruct their proceedings therein (they being found clear & free of any other Engagement of this Nature) and having the consent of their friends & Relations in these parts of the world, they were allowed to consumate their Intended Marriage as in ye fear of God they should see meete.

THESE ARE THEREFORE to Certifie all persons whome it may concern that for ye full accomplishing of their sa Intentions this second day of ye fourth month Called June, in ye year of of Lord one thousand six hundred ninety & two They ye s Robert Wheeler & Rebecca Kenner appeard in a publick Assembly of ye afforesd people held in their Meeting house at Burlington affors And in a solemn Manner he the s Robert Wheeler

taking the s Rebecca Kenner by the hand did openly declare as followeth, ffriends in the fear of the Lord & in the presence of you his people, I take this my ffriend Rebecca Kenner to be my Wife, promising to be unto her a faithfull & loving husband untill it shall please ye Lord to seperate us. And then & there in the s Assembly the sd Rebecca Kenner did in like manner declare as followeth, ffriends in the fear of the lord and in the presence of you his people I take this my friend Robert Wheeler to be my husband, promising to be unto him a loving and faithfull wife, untill Death shall seperate [us.]

"AND the s Robert Wheeler and Rebecca, his now Wife as a further confirmation thereof did then & there to these presents set their hands-And we whose names are hereunto subscribed being present amongst others at the solemnizing of their s" marriage & subscription in manner affors as Witnesses thereunto have also to these presents subscribed our names the day & year above Written-1692.

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In 1691, George Keith, a very eminent Quaker preacher and writer, who was widely known in the colonies, as well as in Great Britain, proposed and urged some stricter regulations among the Friends. He made complaints against some of them

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