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1753 I left Northampton and moved to Chelsea,
where I laid the orginal of my Collection of Hymns
& Psalms, wrote  written by me in Latin & English before the 
Brn for their perusal. This & the second volume
of them, containing psalms & hymns containing
the Saviour of the World, the holy Trinity &c. &c.
written some in Latin, Greek, Hebrew & English,
begun in the year 1754 & continued to 1756, I brought
into more order at Chelsea where I staid  stayed some time.
I also translated some German discourses into English
& added a preface to them. I continued to preach
both here & in the country, and visited likewise
my native place, where I saw my mother & other
relations. 1757 we left Chelsea & London and went
to Bristol & Wales. I preached in many places;
some of my Sermons I collected and they were
printed in London in 1761. Having staid  stayed some
time in Wales, I travelled  traveled to Yorkshire. Here
I had a fit of illness owing to the fatigue of
travelling  traveling, from which I did not recover in less
than 6 months. About this time I likewise
published several books, consisting of hymns &c.
After time we travelled  traveled again to London where we
arrived Octr 22d. 1760, The year following I paid
again a visit to my old mother in my native
country. I preached here & my sermon was then
printed in London in the year 1763.
Upon my return to London, I was one day bathing 

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