in London--in consequence of this Intelligence, I proceed to
Canterbury--meet with my old friend Morgan--arrive in London--visit
Narcissa--introduce my Father to be--he is charmed with her good sense
and beauty--we come to a Determination of demanding her Brother's
Consent to our Marriage

I inquired, as soon as I got ashore, about my generous companion, Mr.
Thompson, and hearing that he lived in a flourishing condition upon the
estate left him by his wife's father, who had been dead some years, I
took horse immediately, with the consent of Don Rodrigo, who had heard
me mention him with great regard, and in a few hours reached the place
of his habitation.

I should much wrong the delicacy of Mr. Thompson's sentiments to say
barely he was glad to see me: he felt all that the most sensible and
disinterested friendship could feel on this occasion, introduced me to
his wife, a very amiable young lady, who had already blessed him with
two fine children, and being as yet ignorant of my circumstances,
frankly offered me the assistance of his purse and interest. I thanked
him for his generous intention, and made him acquainted with my
situation, on which he congratulated me with great joy, and, after I had
stayed with him a whole day and night, accompanied me back to Kingston,
to wait upon my father, whom he invited to his house. Don Rodrigo
complied with his request, and, having been handsomely entertained
during the space of a week, returned extremely well satisfied with the
behaviour of my friend and his lady, to whom, at parting, he presented a
very valuable diamond ring, as a token of his esteem. During the course
of my conversation with Mr. Thompson, he gave me to understand, that his
old commander Captain Oakum was dead some months, and that, immediately
after his death, a discovery had been made of some valuable effects
that he had feloniously secreted out of a prize by the assistance of Dr.
Mackshane, who was now actually in prison on that account, and, being
destitute of friends, subsisted solely on the charity of my friend,
whose bounty he had implored in the most abject manner, after having
been the barbarous occasion of driving him to that terrible extremity
on board of The Thunder, which we have formerly related. Whatsoever this
wretch had been guilty of, I applauded Mr. Thompson's generosity towards
him in his distress, which wrought so much upon me also, that I sent
him ten pistoles, in such a private manner