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Early the next morning Major Stephens, myself, and three or four others whose names are worn out of my mind, made ready to travel. We took solemn leave of the King and Pilot Jack led out. Because of the creeks and bogs our journey was tedious, and twice as fas as if we could have traveled in a strait line. Toward evening we saw smoke which Jack knew to arise from Gingo Teague. We went to the King's house and he was a human prince. After a night of rest and breakfast, we proceeded on our journey to Achomac. We were about 25 miles from Jenkin's house and the weather was dry and not excessive cold. I was much weary and spent, almost to the last degree, but resolved that by God's help that night to sleep at Jenkin's house which with patience we were able to do.
It was on Saturday, the __ of January that we entered our King's domain at Achomat, called by the English, Northampton County, which is the only county on that side of the bay belonging to the Colony of Virginia.
We were greatly refreshed at Jenkin's house, and as we advanced into plantations that lay thicker together we had a choice of hosts and entertainment without money or its value. When I came to the house of Stephen Carlton, he out did all the others in a variety of dishes, but he put on me a good farmer like suit in exchange for my dirty habit.
We took our leave, and my next stage was to Esquire Yardley's, whose
father had sometime been governor of Virginia. I soon discovered
that he had recently brought over from Rotterdam a wife that I had known
from a child. Her father (Curtis by name) had kept a victually house
there and was the general host of our nation there. He, knowing I
had the honor to be the Governor's kinsman received me like a near relation
rather than a stranger in misery. I stayed there for passage over
the bay for about ten days.
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