Extracts from the printed copy of ‘A journal of the travels and ministry of the Reverend George Keith’
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Extracts from the printed copy of ‘A journal of the travels and ministry of the Reverend George Keith’
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George Keith was a Scottish Quaker who had been imprisoned for his beliefs. He travelled widely and spent some years in the American colonies. After some disagreements with Pennsylvania Quakers in the 1690s, Keith's beliefs moved increasingly towards the established Church. He returned to England and was ordained as a Church of England priest in 1702, before travelling back to America as an SPG missionary. Upon his return to England in 1704, he published this journal of his travels and work as an SPG missionary in the American colonies.
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George Keith, A journal of travels from New-Hampshire to Caratuck, on the continent of North-America. By George Keith, A.M. Late missionary from the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts; and now rector of Edburton in Sussex, (1706)
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1716
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There is a MS copy of this in the Appendix A of the Journal of SPG [BOA] https://microform.digital/boa/documents/223/a-journal-of-the-travels-and-ministry-of-the-reverend-george-keith
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A
Journal
of the
Travels and Ministry
of the Reverend
George Keith, A.M.
The Twenty eighth Day of April 1702, I sailed
from Cowes in the Isle of Wight, in one of the
Queens Ships, called the Centurion, whereof
Captain Herne was Commander, who was
very Civil to me, bound for Boston in New-England;
and by the good Providence of God, we arriv’d at Boston
the Eleventh day of June, our whole time of Passage
being Six Weeks and one Day. Colonel Dudley Go-
vernour of New-England, and Colonel Povie Deputy
Governour, and Mr. Morris, with all whom we sailed in
the same Ship, were so generous and kind both to Mr.
Patrick Gordon Missionary for Long-Island, and to me,
that at their desire we did Eat at their Table all the
Voyage on free cost.
A
Journal
of the
Travels and Ministry
of the Reverend
George Keith, A.M.
The Twenty eighth Day of April 1702, I sailed
from Cowes in the Isle of Wight, in one of the
Queens Ships, called the Centurion, whereof
Captain Herne was Commander, who was
very Civil to me, bound for Boston in New-England;
and by the good Providence of God, we arriv’d at Boston
the Eleventh day of June, our whole time of Passage
being Six Weeks and one Day. Colonel Dudley Go-
vernour of New-England, and Colonel Povie Deputy
Governour, and Mr. Morris, with all whom we sailed in
the same Ship, were so generous and kind both to Mr.
Patrick Gordon Missionary for Long-Island, and to me,
that at their desire we did Eat at their Table all the
Voyage on free cost.
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By the Advice of my good Friends at Boston, and espe-
cially of Colonel Joseph Dudley, Governour of Boston
Colony, I chose the abovenamed Mr. John Talbot to be
my Assistant and Associate in my Missionary Travels
and Services, he having freely and kindly offered him-
self, and whom I freely and kindly received, and with
the first occasion I wrote to the Society, praying them
to allow of him to be my Fellow-Companion and Asso-
ciate in Travels &c. which they accordingly did, and
indeed Divine Providence did well order it, for he prov-
ed a very loving and faithful Associate to me, and was
very helpful to me in all respect, and was well approved and
esteemed every where, both with respect to his Preaching
and Living, in the several places where we Travelled.
By the Advice of my good Friends at Boston, and espe-
cially of Colonel Joseph Dudley, Governour of Boston
Colony, I chose the abovenamed Mr. John Talbot to be
my Assistant and Associate in my Missionary Travels
and Services, he having freely and kindly offered him-
self, and whom I freely and kindly received, and with
the first occasion I wrote to the Society, praying them
to allow of him to be my Fellow-Companion and Asso-
ciate in Travels &c. which they accordingly did, and
indeed Divine Providence did well order it, for he prov-
ed a very loving and faithful Associate to me, and was
very helpful to me in all respect, and was well approved and
esteemed every where, both with respect to his Preaching
and Living, in the several places where we Travelled.
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I went from Boston to Linn, accompanied with Mr.
Talbot, and the next day, being the Quakers Meeting
day, we visited their Meeting there, having first called
at a Quaker’s House, who was of my formers acquaint-
tance. Mr Shepherd the Minister of Linn did also ac-
company us, but the Quakers, though many of them
had been formerly Members of his Church, were very
abusive to him, as they were unto us. After some time
of silence, I stood up and began to speak, but they did
so interrupt with their Noise and Clamour against me,
that I could not proceed, though I much entreated
them to hear me: So I sat down and heard their Speakers
one after another utter abundance of falshoods and
impertinences and gross perversions of many Texts of
the Holy Scripture. After their Speakers had done,
they hasted to be gone: I desired them to stay, and I
would shew them that they had spoke many falshoods,
and perverted many places of Scripture, but they would
not stray to hear. But many of the People staid, some
of them Quakers, and others who were not Quakers
but disaffected to the Quakers Principles. I asked one
of their Preachers before he went away, feeling they
Preached so much the Sufficiency of the Light within to
Salvation, (without any thing else) did the Light with-
on teach him without Scripture, that our Blessed Sa-
viour was born of a Virgin, and died of our Sins &c. He
replyed, If he said it did, I would not believe him, and
therefore he would not answer me.
I went from Boston to Linn, accompanied with Mr.
Talbot, and the next day, being the Quakers Meeting
day, we visited their Meeting there, having first called
at a Quaker’s House, who was of my formers acquaint-
tance. Mr Shepherd the Minister of Linn did also ac-
company us, but the Quakers, though many of them
had been formerly Members of his Church, were very
abusive to him, as they were unto us. After some time
of silence, I stood up and began to speak, but they did
so interrupt with their Noise and Clamour against me,
that I could not proceed, though I much entreated
them to hear me: So I sat down and heard their Speakers
one after another utter abundance of falshoods and
impertinences and gross perversions of many Texts of
the Holy Scripture. After their Speakers had done,
they hasted to be gone: I desired them to stay, and I
would shew them that they had spoke many falshoods,
and perverted many places of Scripture, but they would
not stray to hear. But many of the People staid, some
of them Quakers, and others who were not Quakers
but disaffected to the Quakers Principles. I asked one
of their Preachers before he went away, feeling they
Preached so much the Sufficiency of the Light within to
Salvation, (without any thing else) did the Light with-
on teach him without Scripture, that our Blessed Sa-
viour was born of a Virgin, and died of our Sins &c. He
replyed, If he said it did, I would not believe him, and
therefore he would not answer me.
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[From Page 1]
A
Journal
of the
Travels and Ministry
of the Reverend
George Keith, A.M.
The Twenty eighth Day of April 1702, I sailed
from Cowes in the Isle of Wight, in one of the
Queens Ships, called the Centurion, whereof
Captain Herne was Commander, who was
very Civil to me, bound for Boston in New-England;
and by the good Providence of God, we arriv’d at Boston
the Eleventh day of June, our whole time of Passage
being Six Weeks and one Day. Colonel Dudley Go-
vernour of New-England, and Colonel Povie Deputy
Governour, and Mr. Morris, with all whom we sailed in
the same Ship, were so generous and kind both to Mr.
Patrick Gordon Missionary for Long-Island, and to me,
that at their desire we did Eat at their Table all the
Voyage on free cost.
A
Journal
of the
Travels and Ministry
of the Reverend
George Keith, A.M.
The Twenty eighth Day of April 1702, I sailed
from Cowes in the Isle of Wight, in one of the
Queens Ships, called the Centurion, whereof
Captain Herne was Commander, who was
very Civil to me, bound for Boston in New-England;
and by the good Providence of God, we arriv’d at Boston
the Eleventh day of June, our whole time of Passage
being Six Weeks and one Day. Colonel Dudley Go-
vernour of New-England, and Colonel Povie Deputy
Governour, and Mr. Morris, with all whom we sailed in
the same Ship, were so generous and kind both to Mr.
Patrick Gordon Missionary for Long-Island, and to me,
that at their desire we did Eat at their Table all the
Voyage on free cost.
See page image
[From Page 3]
By the Advice of my good Friends at Boston, and espe-
cially of Colonel Joseph Dudley, Governour of Boston
Colony, I chose the abovenamed Mr. John Talbot to be
my Assistant and Associate in my Missionary Travels
and Services, he having freely and kindly offered him-
self, and whom I freely and kindly received, and with
the first occasion I wrote to the Society, praying them
to allow of him to be my Fellow-Companion and Asso-
ciate in Travels &c. which they accordingly did, and
indeed Divine Providence did well order it, for he prov-
ed a very loving and faithful Associate to me, and was
very helpful to me in all respect, and was well approved and
esteemed every where, both with respect to his Preaching
and Living, in the several places where we Travelled.
By the Advice of my good Friends at Boston, and espe-
cially of Colonel Joseph Dudley, Governour of Boston
Colony, I chose the abovenamed Mr. John Talbot to be
my Assistant and Associate in my Missionary Travels
and Services, he having freely and kindly offered him-
self, and whom I freely and kindly received, and with
the first occasion I wrote to the Society, praying them
to allow of him to be my Fellow-Companion and Asso-
ciate in Travels &c. which they accordingly did, and
indeed Divine Providence did well order it, for he prov-
ed a very loving and faithful Associate to me, and was
very helpful to me in all respect, and was well approved and
esteemed every where, both with respect to his Preaching
and Living, in the several places where we Travelled.
See page image
[From Page 5]
I went from Boston to Linn, accompanied with Mr.
Talbot, and the next day, being the Quakers Meeting
day, we visited their Meeting there, having first called
at a Quaker’s House, who was of my formers acquaint-
tance. Mr Shepherd the Minister of Linn did also ac-
company us, but the Quakers, though many of them
had been formerly Members of his Church, were very
abusive to him, as they were unto us. After some time
of silence, I stood up and began to speak, but they did
so interrupt with their Noise and Clamour against me,
that I could not proceed, though I much entreated
them to hear me: So I sat down and heard their Speakers
one after another utter abundance of falshoods and
impertinences and gross perversions of many Texts of
the Holy Scripture. After their Speakers had done,
they hasted to be gone: I desired them to stay, and I
would shew them that they had spoke many falshoods,
and perverted many places of Scripture, but they would
not stray to hear. But many of the People staid, some
of them Quakers, and others who were not Quakers
but disaffected to the Quakers Principles. I asked one
of their Preachers before he went away, feeling they
Preached so much the Sufficiency of the Light within to
Salvation, (without any thing else) did the Light with-
on teach him without Scripture, that our Blessed Sa-
viour was born of a Virgin, and died of our Sins &c. He
replyed, If he said it did, I would not believe him, and
therefore he would not answer me.
I went from Boston to Linn, accompanied with Mr.
Talbot, and the next day, being the Quakers Meeting
day, we visited their Meeting there, having first called
at a Quaker’s House, who was of my formers acquaint-
tance. Mr Shepherd the Minister of Linn did also ac-
company us, but the Quakers, though many of them
had been formerly Members of his Church, were very
abusive to him, as they were unto us. After some time
of silence, I stood up and began to speak, but they did
so interrupt with their Noise and Clamour against me,
that I could not proceed, though I much entreated
them to hear me: So I sat down and heard their Speakers
one after another utter abundance of falshoods and
impertinences and gross perversions of many Texts of
the Holy Scripture. After their Speakers had done,
they hasted to be gone: I desired them to stay, and I
would shew them that they had spoke many falshoods,
and perverted many places of Scripture, but they would
not stray to hear. But many of the People staid, some
of them Quakers, and others who were not Quakers
but disaffected to the Quakers Principles. I asked one
of their Preachers before he went away, feeling they
Preached so much the Sufficiency of the Light within to
Salvation, (without any thing else) did the Light with-
on teach him without Scripture, that our Blessed Sa-
viour was born of a Virgin, and died of our Sins &c. He
replyed, If he said it did, I would not believe him, and
therefore he would not answer me.
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“Extracts from the printed copy of ‘A journal of the travels and ministry of the Reverend George Keith’ ,” USPG Online Exhibition , accessed April 16, 2024, http://emlo-portal.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/exhibition/uspg/items/show/45.