2 0 , 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁pla que ▁on ▁the ▁wall ▁is ▁a ▁poem : ▁" Fre ed ▁from ▁all ▁storm s ▁the ▁temp est ▁and ▁the ▁ra ge ▁Of ▁bill ows , ▁here ▁we ▁spend ▁our ▁age . ▁Our ▁weather ▁be aten ▁vessels ▁here ▁repair ▁And ▁from ▁the ▁Mer ch ants ' ▁kind ▁and ▁gener ous ▁care ▁Find ▁har bour ▁here ; ▁no ▁more ▁we ▁put ▁to ▁sea ▁Until ▁we ▁launch ▁into ▁E tern ity . ▁And ▁l est ▁our ▁W id ows ▁whom ▁we ▁leave ▁behind ▁Should ▁want ▁relief , ▁they ▁too ▁a ▁shelter ▁find . ▁Thus ▁all ▁our ▁anxious ▁car es ▁and ▁sor rows ▁ce ase ▁Wh ilst ▁our ▁kind ▁Guard ians ▁turn ▁our ▁to ils ▁to ▁ease . ▁May ▁they ▁be ▁with ▁an ▁end less ▁S abb ath ▁bl est ▁Who ▁have ▁afford ed ▁unto ▁us ▁this ▁rest ." ▁ ▁Archives ▁Records ▁of ▁Mer chant ▁Vent ur ers ' ▁Al m sh ouse ▁are ▁held ▁at ▁Br istol ▁Archives ▁( Ref . ▁SM V / 4 / 1 ) ▁( online ▁catalog ue ). ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Gra de ▁II * ▁listed ▁buildings ▁in ▁Br istol ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁British ▁al m sh ouses ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁ ▁Society ▁of ▁Mer chant ▁Vent ur ers ▁ ▁Mer chant ▁Advent ur ers ▁Al m h ouses ▁Mer chant ▁Advent ur ers ▁Al m h ouses ▁Category : Al m sh ouses ▁in ▁England ▁Category : H ouses ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 6