Barlow visits his mother and brother near Manchester. He signs on as a volunteer in the ROYAL SOVEREIGN. King William and a fleet of Dutch men-of-war from Holland join them and eventually there are nearly 90 fighting ships, which sail down the Channel in line abreast.

Barlow arrives at Prestwich and visits his mother and brother. This was the last time he saw his mother, who died in 1692. Barlow signs on as a volunteer in the ROYAL SOVEREIGN, which sails in March 1691 to the Nore. King William and a fleet of Dutch men-of-war fom Holland join them. The ROYAL SOVEREIGN springs a leak which has to be repaired at great expense. Eventually there are nearly 90 fighting ships, which sail down the Channel in line abreast.