In  the  early  summer  of  1811,  he  entered  upon  a
second  visit  to  Europe,  and  thus  adverts  to  it  in  his
Autobiography :

Since  my  return  from  my  religious  visit  to  France,  I  have
been  under  almost  continual  pressure  of  mental  exercise  in
the  prospect  that  I  should  soon  have  to  return  to  Europe,  to
labour  more  extensively  among  those  nations,  in  the  work
of  the  Gospel  of  our  holy  Redeemer.  I  endeavoured  to
keep  my  mind  very  single  to  my  blessed  Lord  and  the
leadings  of  his  Spirit,  and,  it  having  appeared  to  me  last
"winter  that  the  time  had  come  for  me  to  prepare  to  enter
upon  this  important  service,  I  accordingly  settled  my  out-
ward concerns,  and  submitted  my  religious  prospect  to  the
serious  consideration  and  judgment  of  the  Friends  of  my
Monthly  Meeting,  who  gave  me  their  certificate  of  tender
sympathy  and  near  unity.  The  Quarterly  and  Yearly  Meet-
ing did  likewise,  and  soon  after  this,  on  the  23rd  of  the
Fifth  month,  1811,  on  the  first  day  of  the  week,  after
a  solemn  meeting,  I  went  on  board  the  ship  Orbit,  Captain
Bool,  bound  for  Liverpool.  My  dear  wife  and  I  Avere
strengthened  to  part  Avith  one  another,  under  a  solemn
covering  of  the  Lord's  presence,  and  enabled  to  resign  our-
selves and  one  another  to  his  Divine  guidance  and  safe  pro-
tection. 0  Lord  !  preserve  thy  servant  in  the  way  in  Avhich
he  goes,  into  which  thou  hast  called  him,  so  that,  by  keep-
ing an  eye  single  to  thy  holy  directions,  he  may  faithfully
follow  thee,  and  do  the  work  thou,  hast  assigned  him.
