So that we began to go about a Pedling, and Trading in the Country farther towards the Northward, carrying our Caps about to sell.
[His Family reduced to two.] By this time two of our Company seeing but little hopes of Liberty, thought it too hard a task thus to lead a single life, and married.

Which when they had done according to the former agreement departed from us.

So that our Company was now reduced to two, viz.

my Self and Stephen Rutland; whose inclination and resolution was as stedfast as mine against Marriage.

And we parted not to the last, but came away together.
CHAP.