April 20, 1676 In the Year of Our Lord

I am glad for the past couple days. I have made a return to my master and he has greeted me well. He asked straight away the last time I had washed and I responded that it had been over a month. He got water for me and bade me wash and gave me a mirror to look in. He then told his squaw to give me food to eat. She handed me beans , meat, and a nut cake. After this, I was told by the squaw who gave me this food, to come and stay with her that night. I did so and she gave me a mat to sleep on and a rug to use as a blanket. I was revived at this and was reminded of a Psalm "He even caused their captors to treat them with kindness." (106.46)

After all of this, an Indian came to me and asked if I would make him three pair of stockings. I did so, spending the time to collect my thoughts about the time I'd spent in the captivity of these natives. After finishing, he gave me a hat and a silk handkerchief. After this, a woman asked me to make a shift, for which I received an apron. "What joy for those whose strength comes from the Lord, who have set their minds on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem." (Psalm 84.5)