Newes
from
America
,
or
a
late
and
experimentall
discoverie
of
New
England
.
I
Shall
not
spend
time
(
for
my
other
occasions
will
not
permit
)
to
write
largely
of
every
particular
,
but
shall
as
briefly
as
I
may
performe
these
two
things
,
first
give
a
true
narration
,
of
the
warre-like
proceedings
that
hath
been
in
New
England
these
two
years
last
past
.
Secondly
,
I
shall
discover
to
the
Reader
divers
places
in
New
England
,
that
would
afford
speciall
accommodations
to
such
persons
as
will
Plant
upon
them
,
I
had
not
time
to
doe
either
of
these
as
they
deserved
,
but
wanting
time
to
doe
it
as
the
nature
of
the
thing
required
;
I
shall
according
to
my
abilitie
begin
with
a
Relation
of
our
warre-like
proceedings
,
and
will
inter-weave
the
speciall
places
fit
for
New
Plantations
,
with
their
description
,
as
I
shall
find
occasion
in
the
following
discourse
,
but
I
shall
according
to
my
promise
begin
with
a
true
relation
of
the
new
England
warres
against
the
Block
▪
Ilanders
,
and
that
insolent
and
barbarous
Nation
,
called
the
Pequeats
,
whom
by
the
sword
of
the
Lord
,
and
a
few
feeble
instruments
,
souldiers
not
accustomed
to
warre
,
were
drove
out
of
their
Countrey
,
and
slaine
by
the
sword
,
to
the
number
of
fifteene
hundred
soules
in
the
space
of
two
moneths
and
lesse
:
so
as
their
Countrey
is
fully
subdued
and
fallen
into
the
hands
of
the
English
:
And
to
the
end
that
Gods
name
might
have
the
glory
,
and
his
people
see
his
power
,
and
magnifie
his
honour
for
his
great
goodnesse
I
have
indevoured
according
to
my
weake
ability
,
to
set
forth
the
full
relation
of
the
Warre
from
the
first
rise
to
the
end
of
the
victory
.
The
cause
of
our
war
against
the
Block
Islanders
,
was
for
taking
away
the
life
of
one
Master
Iohn
Oldham
,
who
made
it
his
common
course
trade
amongst
the
Indians
▪
he
comming
to
Block-Island
to
drive
trade
with
them
,
the
Islanders
came
into
his
boate
and
having
got
a
full
view
of
commodities
which
gave
them
good
content
,
consulted
how
they
might
destroy
him
and
his
company
,
to
the
end
they
might
cloth
their
bloody
flesh
with
his
lawful
garments
.
The
Indians
having
laid
the
plo●
into
the
boate
they
came
to
trade
as
they
pretended
watching
their
opportunities
,
knockt
him
in
the
head
,
&
martyred
him
most
Barbarously
,
to
the
great
griefe
of
his
poore
distressed
servants
,
which
by
the
providence
of
God
were
saved
.
This
Island
lying
in
the
rode
way
to
the
Lord
Sey
,
and
the
Lord
Brookes
plantation
,
a
certaine
Sea
man
called
to
Iohn
Gallop
Master
of
the
Small
navigation
standing
along
to
the
Mathethusis
Bay
,
and
seeing
a
boate
under
saile
close
aboard
the
Island
,
and
perceiving
the
sailes
to
be
unskilfully
managed
,
bred
in
him
a
jealously
,
whether
that
the
Island
Indians
had
not
bloodily
taken
the
life
of
our
Countrie-men
,
and
made
themselves
Master
of
their
goods
:
suspecting
this
,
he
bore
up
to
them
and
approaching
neere
them
was
confirmed
that
his
jealousie
was
just
,
seeing
Indians
in
the
boate
,
and
knowing
her
to
be
the
vessel
of
Master
Oldham
,
and
not
seeing
him
there
gave
fire
upon
them
and
slew
some
,
others
leaped
over
board
;
besides
two
of
the
number
which
he
preserved
alive
and
brought
to
the
bay
.
The
blood
of
the
innocent
called
for
vengeance
,
God
stirred
up
the
heart
of
the
honoured
Governour
Master
Henrie
Vane
and
the
rest
of
the
worthy
Magistrates
to
send
forth
a
100.
well
appointed
Souldiers
under
the
conduct
of
Captaine
Iohn
Hendicot
,
and
in
company
with
him
that
had
command
,
Captaine
Iohn
Vnderhill
,
Captaine
Nathan
Turner
,
Captaine
William
Ienningson
,
besides
other
inferiour
Officers
.
I
would
not
have
the
world
wonder
at
the
great
number
of
Commanders
●o
so
few
men
,
but
know
that
the
Indians
fight
●arre
differs
from
the
Christian
practise
,
for
they
most
commonly
divide
themselves
into
small
bodies
,
so
that
we
are
forced
to
neglect
our
usuall
way
and
to
subdivide
our
divisions
to
answer
theirs
,
and
not
thinking
it
any
disparagement
,
to
any
Captaine
to
go
forth
against
an
Enemy
with
a
squaldron
of
men
taking
the
ground
from
the
old
&
ancient
practise
when
they
chose
Captaines
of
hundreds
and
Captaine
of
thousands
,
Captaines
of
fifties
and
Captaines
of
tens
:
We
conceive
a
Captaine
signifieth
the
chiefe
in
way
of
Command
of
any
body
committed
to
his
charge
for
the
time
being
whether
of
more
or
lesse
,
it
makes
no
matter
in
power
though
in
honour
it
doth
.
Comming
to
an
anckor
before
the
Island
we
espied
an
Indian
walking
by
the
shore
in
a
desolate
manner
as
though
he
had
received
intelligence
of
our
comming
.
Which
Indian
gave
just
ground
to
some
to
conclude
that
the
body
of
the
people
had
diserted
the
Island
.
But
some
knowing
them
for
the
generality
to
be
a
warlike
nation
,
a
people
that
spend
most
of
their
time
in
the
studie
of
warlike
policy
were
not
perswaded
that
they
would
upon
so
slender
termes
forsake
the
Island
,
but
rather
suspected
they
might
lye
behind
●●anke
,
much
like
the
forme
of
a
Baracado●
my selfe
with
others
rode
with
a
Shallop
made
towards
the
shore
,
having
in
the
Boat
a
dozen
●●med
souldiers
drawing
neere
to
the
place
of
landing
,
the
number
that
rose
from
behind
the
Barracado
,
were
betweene
50.
or
60.
able
fighting
men
,
men
as
straite
as
arrowes
,
very
tall
,
and
of
active
bodyes
,
having
their
arrowes
nockt
,
they
drew
neere
to
the
water
side
,
and
let
flie
at
the
souldiers
,
as
though
they
had
meant
to
have
made
an
end
of
us
all
in
a
moment
;
they
shot
a
young
Gentleman
in
the
necke
thorow
a
coller
for
stiffenesse
,
as
if
it
had
beene
an
oaken
boord
,
and
entered
his
flesh
a
good
depth
;
my selfe
received
an
arrow
through
my
coate
sleeve
,
a
second
against
my
Helmet
on
the
forehead
,
so
as
if
God
in
his
providence
had
not
moved
the
heart
of
my
wife
to
perswade
mee
to
carrie
it
along
with
me
which
I
was
unwilling
to
doe
,
I
had
beene
slaine
.
Give
me
leave
to
observe
two
things
from
hence
first
when
the
houre
of
Death
is
not
yet
come
,
you
see
God
useth
weake
meanes
to
keepe
his
purpose
unviolated
.
Secondly
,
let
no
man
despise
advise
and
Counsell
of
his
wife
though
shee
be
a
woman
;
it
were
strange
to
nature
to
thinke
a
man
should
be
bound
to
fulfill
the
humour
of
a
woman
,
what
armes
hee
should
carry
,
but
you
see
God
will
have
it
so
,
that
a
woman
should
overcome
a
man
:
what
with
Dalilahs
flattery
,
and
with
her
mourn●ull
teares
they
must
and
will
have
their
desire
,
when
the
hand
of
God
goes
a
long
in
the
matter
;
and
this
is
to
accomplish
his
owne
will
,
therefore
let
the
clamour
bee
quencht
I
daily
heare
in
my
eares
,
that
New
England
men
usurpe
over
their
Wives
,
and
keepe
them
in
servile
subjection
:
the
Countrey
is
wronged
in
this
matter
,
as
in
many
things
else
:
let
this
president
satisfie
the
doubtfull
,
for
that
comes
from
the
example
of
a
rude
souldier
:
if
they
bee
so
curteous
to
their
wives
,
as
to
take
their
advice
in
warlike
matters
,
how
much
more
kind
is
the
tender
affectionate
husband
to
honour
his
wife
as
the
weaker
vessell
?
Yet
mistake
not
,
I
say
not
that
they
are
bound
to
call
their
wives
in
Councell
,
though
they
are
bound
to
take
their
private
advice
(
so
farre
as
they
see
it
make
for
their
advantage
and
their
good
▪
)
instance
Abraham
.
But
to
the
matter
,
the
Arrowes
flying
thicke
about
us
,
wee
made
hast
to
the
shore
,
but
the
suffe
of
the
Sea
being
great
,
hindered
us
,
so
as
wee
could
scarce
discharge
a
Musket
,
but
were
forced
to
make
hast
to
land
▪
drawing
neere
the
shore
through
the
strength
of
wind
,
and
the
hollownesse
of
the
Sea
,
wee
durst
not
adventure
to
runne
ashore
,
but
were
forced
to
wade
up
to
the
middle
,
but
once
having
got
up
of
our
legges
,
wee
gave
●i●e
upon
them
,
they
finding
our
bullets
to
out
reach
their
arrowes
,
they
fled
before
us
;
in
the
meane
while
Colonell
Hindecot
made
to
the
shore
,
and
some
of
this
number
also
r●pulsed
him
at
his
landing
,
but
hurt
none
▪
wee
thought
they
would
stand
it
out
with
us
,
but
they
perceiving
wee
were
in
earnest
,
fled
;
and
left
their
Wigwams
or
houses
,
and
provision
to
the
use
of
our
souldiers
:
having
set
forth
our
Sentinels
,
and
laid
out
our
Pardues
,
wee
betooke
our selves
to
the
guard
,
expecting
hourely
they
would
fall
upon
us
;
but
they
observed
the
old
rule
,
't
is
good
sleeping
in
a
whole
skin
,
and
left
us
free
from
an
alarum
.
The
next
day
wee
set
upon
our
march
,
the
Indians
being
retired
into
Swamps
,
so
as
wee
could
not
find
them
,
wee
burnt
and
spoyled
both
houses
and
corne
in
great
abundance
:
but
they
kept
themselves
in
obscuritie
:
Captaine
Turner
stepping
aside
to
a
Swampe
,
met
with
some
few
Indians
,
and
charged
upon
them
,
changing
some
few
bullets
for
Arrowes
,
himselfe
received
a
shot
upon
the
breast
of
his
Corslet
,
as
if
it
had
beene
pushed
with
a
pike
,
and
if
hee
had
not
had
it
on
,
hee
had
lost
his
life
.
A
prettie
passage
worthy
observation
,
wee
had
an
Indian
with
us
that
was
an
interpreter
,
being
in
English
cloathes
,
and
a
Gunne
in
his
hand
,
was
spied
by
the
Ilanders
,
which
called
out
to
him
,
what
are
you
an
Indian
or
an
English-man
:
come
hither
,
saith
he
,
and
I
will
tell
you
;
hee
pulls
up
his
cocke
and
let
fly
at
one
of
them
,
and
without
question
was
the
death
of
him
:
Having
spent
that
day
in
burning
and
spoyling
the
Iland
,
wee
tooke
up
the
quarter
for
that
night
,
about
midnight
my selfe
went
out
with
ten
men
about
two
miles
from
our
quarter
,
and
discovered
the
most
eminent
Plantation
,
they
had
in
the
Iland
where
was
much
corne
,
many
Wigwams
,
and
great
heapes
of
mats
;
but
fearing
lest
wee
should
make
an
alarum
by
setting
fire
on
them
;
wee
left
them
as
wee
found
them
,
and
peaceably
departed
to
our
quarter
:
and
the
next
morning
with
●0
.
men
marched
up
to
the
same
Plantation
,
burnt
their
houses
,
cut
downe
their
corne
,
destroyed
some
of
their
dogges
in
stead
of
men
,
which
they
left
in
their
Wigwams
.
Passing
on
toward
the
water
side
to
imbarque
our
souldiers
,
wee
met
with
severall
famous
Wigwams
with
great
heapes
of
pleasant
corne
ready
shaled
,
but
not
able
to
bring
it
away
,
wee
did
throw
their
mattes
upon
it
,
and
set
fire
and
burnt
it
:
many
well-wrought
mattes
our
souldiers
brought
from
thence
,
and
severall
delightfull
baskets
:
wee
being
divided
into
two
parts
,
the
rest
of
the
body
met
with
no
lesse
,
I
suppose
,
then
our selves
did
.
The
Indians
playing
least
in
sight
,
wee
spent
our
time
,
and
could
no
more
advantage
our selves
then
wee
had
already
done
,
and
having
slaine
some
fourteen
,
&
maimed
others
,
wee
imbarqued
our selves
,
and
set
saile
for
Seasbrooke
fort
,
where
wee
lay
through
distresse
of
weather
foure
dayes
,
then
we
departed
.
The
Pequeats
having
slaine
one
Captaine
Norton
,
and
Captaine
Stone
,
with
seven
more
of
their
company
,
order
was
given
us
to
visit
them
,
sayling
along
the
Nahanticot
shore
with
five
vessels
,
the
Indians
spying
of
us
came
running
in
multitudes
along
the
water
side
,
crying
,
what
cheere
Englishmen
,
what
cheere
,
what
doe
you
come
for
?
They
not
thinking
we
intended
warre
went
on
cheerefully
untill
they
come
to
Pequeat
riuer
.
We
thinking
it
the
best
way
did
forbeare
to
answer
them
;
first
,
that
we
might
the
better
bee
able
to
runne
through
the
worke
.
Secondly
,
that
by
delaying
of
them
,
we
might
drive
them
in
securitie
,
to
the
end
wee
might
have
the
more
advantage
of
them
:
but
they
seeing
wee
would
make
no
answer
,
kept
on
their
course
,
and
cryed
,
what
English
man
,
what
cheere
,
what
cheere
,
are
you
hoggerie
,
will
you
cram
us
?
That
is
,
are
you
angry
,
will
you
kill
us
,
and
doe
you
come
to
fight
.
That
night
the
Nahanticot
Indians
,
and
the
Pequeats
,
made
fire
on
both
sides
of
the
River
,
fearing
we
would
land
in
the
night
.
They
made
most
dolefull
,
and
wofull
cryes
all
the
night
,
(
so
that
wee
could
scarce
rest
)
hollowing
one
to
another
,
and
giving
the
word
from
place
to
place
,
to
gather
their
forces
together
,
fearing
the
English
were
come
to
warre
against
them
.
The
next
morning
they
sent
early
aboard
an
Ambassadour
,
They
being
a
witty
and
ingenious
Nation
,
their
Ambassadour
laboured
to
excuse
the
matter
,
and
answered
,
we
know
not
that
any
of
ours
have
slaine
any
English
:
true
it
is
,
saith
he
,
we
have
slaine
such
a
number
of
men
,
but
consider
the
ground
of
it
;
not
long
before
the
comming
of
these
English
into
the
River
,
there
was
a
certaine
vessell
that
came
to
us
in
way
of
trade
,
we
used
them
well
,
and
traded
with
them
,
and
tooke
them
to
be
such
as
would
not
wrong
us
in
the
least
matter
;
but
our
Sachem
or
Prince
comming
aboord
,
they
laid
a
plot
how
they
might
destroy
him
,
which
plot
discovereth
it
●●lfe
by
the
event
,
as
followeth
▪
they
keeping
their
boat
aboord
,
and
not
desi●ous
of
our
company
,
gave
us
leave
to
stand
●ollowing
a●hore
,
that
they
might
worke
their
mischievous
plot
▪
but
as
wee
stood
they
called
to
us
,
and
demanded
of
us
a
bushell
of
Wampam
Peke
,
which
is
their
money
,
this
they
demanded
for
his
ransome
,
this
peale
did
ring
terribly
in
our
eares
,
to
demand
so
much
for
the
life
of
our
Prince
,
whom
we
thought
was
in
the
hands
of
honest
men
,
and
wee
had
never
wronged
them
;
but
we
saw
there
was
no
remedy
,
their
expectation
must
be
granted
,
or
else
they
would
not
send
him
ashore
,
which
they
promised
they
would
doe
,
if
wee
would
answer
their
desires
▪
wee
sent
them
so
much
aboord
according
to
demand
,
and
they
according
to
their
promise
sent
him
ashore
,
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This
wa●
no
wayes
true
of
the
Eng●ish
,
but
a
devised
excuse
.
but
first
slew
him
,
this
,
much
exasperated
our
spirits
,
and
made
us
vow
a
revenge
;
suddenly
after
came
these
Captaines
with
a
vessell
into
the
River
,
and
pretended
to
trade
with
us
as
the
former
did
:
wee
did
not
discountenance
them
for
the
present
,
but
tooke
our
opportunity
and
came
aboord
.
The
Sachems
sonne
succeeding
his
Father
,
was
the
man
that
came
into
the
Cabin
of
Captaine
Stone
,
and
Captaine
Stone
having
drunke
more
then
did
him
good
,
fell
backwards
on
the
bed
asleepe
,
the
Sagamore
tooke
his
opportunitie
,
and
having
a
little
hatchet
under
his
garment
,
therewith
knockt
him
in
the
head
:
some
being
upon
the
deck
and
others
under
,
suspected
some
such
thing
,
for
the
rest
of
the
Indians
that
were
aboord
,
had
order
to
proceed
against
the
rest
at
one
time
,
but
the
English
spying
trecherie
,
runne
immediatly
into
the
Cooke
roome
,
and
with
a
fire-brand
had
thought
to
have
blowne
up
the
Indians
by
setting
fire
to
the
powder
:
these
devils
instruments
spying
this
plot
of
the
English
,
leaped
over-boord
as
the
powder
was
a
firing
,
and
saved
themselves
,
but
all
the
English
were
blowne
up
,
this
was
the
manner
of
their
bloody
action
:
Saith
the
Ambassadour
to
us
,
could
yee
blame
us
for
revenging
so
cruell
a
murder
?
for
we
distinguish
not
betweene
the
Dutch
and
English
,
but
tooke
them
to
be
one
Nation
,
and
therefore
we
doe
not
conceive
that
we
wronged
you
,
for
they
slew
our
king
;
and
thinking
these
Captaines
to
be
of
the
same
Nation
and
people
,
as
those
that
slew
him
,
made
us
set
upon
this
course
of
revenge
.
We
did
grant
him
liberty
to
get
ashore
,
and
our selves
followed
suddenly
after
before
the
Warre
was
proclaimed
:
hee
seeing
us
land
our
forces
,
came
with
a
message
to
intreat
us
to
come
no
neerer
,
but
stand
in
a
valley
,
which
had
betweene
us
and
them
an
ascent
,
that
took
our
sight
from
them
;
but
they
might
see
us
to
hurt
us
,
to
our
prejudice
:
thus
from
the
first
beginning
to
the
end
of
the
action
,
they
carried
themselves
very
subtilly
;
but
wee
not
willing
to
bee
at
their
direction
marched
up
to
the
ascent
,
having
set
our
men
in
battally
;
he
came
and
told
us
he
had
inquired
for
the
Sachem
,
that
we
might
come
to
a
parlie
:
but
neither
of
both
of
the
Princes
were
at
home
,
they
were
gone
to
Long
Iland
.
Our
reply
was
,
we
must
not
be
put
off
thus
,
we
know
the
Sachem
is
in
the
Plantation
,
and
therefore
bring
him
to
us
,
that
we
may
speake
with
him
,
or
else
we
will
beat
up
the
Drumme
,
and
march
through
the
Countrey
,
and
spoyle
your
corne
:
His
answer
,
if
you
will
but
stay
a
little
while
▪
I
will
●●eppe
to
the
Plantation
and
〈◊〉
for
them
▪
wee
gave
them
leave
to
〈◊〉
their
owne
course
;
and
used
as
much
patience
as
ever
men
might
,
considering
the
grosse
abuse
they
offered
us
,
holding
us
above
an
houre
in
vaine
hopes
:
they
sent
an
Indian
to
tell
us
that
Mommenoteck
was
found
,
and
would
appeare
before
us
suddenly
,
this
brought
us
to
a
new
stand
the
space
of
an
houre
more
.
There
came
a
third
Indian
perswading
us
to
have
a
little
further
patience
,
and
he
would
not
tarry
,
for
he
had
assembled
the
body
of
the
Pequeats
together
,
to
know
who
the
parties
were
that
had
slaine
these
English
men
▪
but
seeing
that
they
did
in
this
interim
convey
away
their
wives
and
children
,
and
bury
their
chiefest
goods
,
and
perceived
at
length
they
would
flye
from
us
,
but
we
were
patient
,
and
bore
with
them
,
in
expectation
to
have
the
greater
blow
upon
them
The
last
messenger
brought
us
this
intelligence
from
the
Sa●h●●●
,
that
if
wee
would
but
lay
downe
our
armes
,
and
approch
about
thirtie
paces
from
them
,
and
meet
the
heathen
〈◊〉
,
he
would
cause
his
men
to
doe
the
like
▪
and
then
we
shall
come
to
a
parlie
.
But
wee
seeing
their
drift
was
to
get
ou●
Armes
,
we
rather
chose
to
beat
up
the
Drum
and
bid
them
battell
,
marching
into
a
champion
field
we
displayed
our
colours
,
but
none
would
come
neere
us
,
but
standing
remotely
off
did
laugh
a●
us
for
our
patience
,
wee
suddenly
let
〈◊〉
o●r
ma●ch
,
and
gave
fi●e
t●
〈◊〉
many
as
we
could
come
neere
,
firing
their
Wigwams
,
spoyling
their
corne
,
and
many
other
necessaries
that
they
had
buried
in
the
ground
we
raked
up
,
which
the
souldiers
had
for
bootie
.
Thus
we
spent
the
day
burning
and
spoyling
the
Countrey
,
towards
night
imbarqued
our selves
the
next
morning
,
landing
on
the
Nahanticot
shore
,
where
we
were
served
in
like
nature
,
no
Indians
would
come
neere
us
,
but
runne
from
us
,
as
the
Deere
from
the
dogges
;
but
having
burnt
and
spoyled
what
we
could
light
on
,
wee
imbarqued
our
men
,
and
set
sayle
for
the
Bay
,
having
ended
this
exploit
came
off
,
having
one
man
wounded
in
the
legge
;
but
certaine
numbers
of
theirs
slaine
,
and
many
wounded
;
this
was
the
substance
of
the
first
yeares
service
:
now
followeth
the
service
performed
in
the
second
yeare
.
This
insolent
Nation
,
seeing
wee
had
used
much
Lenitie
towards
them
,
and
themselves
not
able
to
make
good
use
of
our
patience
,
set
upon
a
course
of
greater
insolencie
then
before
,
and
slew
all
they
found
in
their
way
:
they
came
neere
Seabrooke
fort
,
and
made
many
proud
challenges
,
and
dared
them
out
to
fight
.
The
Lieutenant
went
out
with
tenne
armed
men
,
and
starting
three
Indians
they
changed
some
few
shotte
for
arrowes
;
pursuing
them
an
hundred
more
started
out
of
the
ambushments
,
and
almost
surrounded
him
and
his
company
,
and
some
they
slew
,
others
they
maimed
,
and
forced
them
to
retreat
to
their
Fort
,
so
that
it
was
a
speciall
providence
of
God
that
they
were
not
all
slaine
:
some
of
their
armes
they
got
from
them
,
others
put
on
the
English
clothes
,
and
came
to
the
Fort
jeering
of
them
,
and
calling
,
come
and
fetch
your
English
mens
clothes
againe
;
come
out
and
fight
if
you
dare
▪
you
dare
not
fight
,
you
are
all
one
like
women
,
we
have
one
amongst
us
that
if
he
could
kill
but
one
of
you
more
,
he
would
be
equall
with
God
,
and
as
the
English
mans
God
is
,
so
would
hee
be
;
this
blasphemous
speech
troubled
the
hearts
of
the
souldiers
,
but
they
knew
not
how
to
remedy
it
in
respect
of
their
weaknesse
.
The
Conetticot
Plantation
understanding
the
insolencie
of
the
enemie
to
bee
so
great
,
sent
downe
a
certaine
number
of
souldiers
under
the
conduct
of
Captaine
Iohn
Mason
for
to
strengthen
the
Fort.
The
enemy
lying
hovering
about
the
Fort
,
continually
tooke
notice
of
the
supplies
that
were
come
,
and
forbore
drawing
neere
it
as
before
:
and
Letters
were
immediatly
sent
to
the
Bay
,
to
that
Right
worshipfull
Gentleman
,
Master
Henry
Vane
,
for
a
speedy
supply
to
strengthen
the
Fort.
For
assuredly
without
supply
suddenly
came
●n
reason
all
would
be
lost
,
and
fall
into
the
hands
of
the
enemy
;
This
was
the
trouble
and
perplexity
that
lay
upon
the
spirits
of
the
poore
garrisons
.
Upon
serious
consideration
the
Governour
and
Councell
sent
forth
my selfe
with
20.
armed
souldiers
to
supply
the
necessitie
of
those
distressed
persons
,
and
to
take
the
government
of
that
place
for
the
space
of
three
moneths
:
reliefe
being
come
,
Captaine
Iohn
Mason
with
the
rest
of
his
company
returned
to
the
Plantation
againe
:
we
sometimes
fell
out
with
a
matter
of
twentie
souldiers
to
see
whether
we
could
discover
the
enemy
or
no
;
they
seeing
us
(
lying
in
ambush
)
gave
us
leave
to
passe
by
them
,
considering
we
were
too
hot
for
them
to
meddle
with
us
;
our
men
being
compleatly
armed
,
with
Corslets
,
Muskets
,
bandileeres
,
rests
,
and
swords
(
as
they
themselves
related
afterward
)
did
much
daunt
them
;
thus
we
spent
a
matter
of
six
weekes
before
we
could
have
any
thing
to
doe
with
them
,
perswading
our selves
that
all
things
had
beene
well
.
But
they
seeing
there
was
no
advantage
more
to
be
had
against
the
Fort
,
they
enterprized
a
new
action
,
and
fell
upon
Water
towne
,
now
called
Wethersfield
with
two
hundred
Indians
;
before
they
came
to
attempt
the
place
,
they
put
into
a
certaine
River
,
an
obscure
small
river
running
into
the
maine
,
where
they
incamped
,
and
refreshed
themselves
,
and
fitted
themselves
for
their
service
,
and
by
breake
of
day
attempted
their
enterprise
,
and
slew
nine
men
,
women
and
children
,
having
finished
their
action
,
they
suddenly
returned
againe
,
bringing
with
them
two
maids
captives
,
having
put
poles
in
their
Conoos
,
as
we
put
Masts
in
our
boats
,
and
upon
them
hung
our
English
mens
and
womens
shirts
and
smocks
,
in
stead
of
sayles
,
and
in
way
of
bravado
came
along
in
sight
of
us
as
we
stood
upon
Seybrooke
Fort
,
and
seeing
them
passe
along
in
such
a
triumphant
manner
,
wee
much
fearing
they
had
enterprised
some
desperate
action
upon
the
English
,
wee
gave
fire
with
a
peece
of
Ordnance
,
and
shotte
among
their
Conooes
.
And
though
they
were
a
mile
from
us
,
yet
the
bullet
grazed
not
above
twentie
yards
over
the
Conooe
,
where
the
poore
maids
were
;
it
was
a
speciall
providence
of
God
it
did
not
hit
them
,
for
then
should
we
have
beene
deprived
of
the
sweet
observation
of
Gods
providence
in
their
deliverance
:
we
were
not
able
to
make
out
after
them
,
being
destitute
of
meanes
,
Boats
,
and
the
like
:
before
wee
proceed
any
further
to
a
full
relation
of
the
insolent
proceeding
of
this
barbarous
Nation
,
give
me
leave
to
touch
upon
the
severall
accommodations
that
belong
to
this
Seybrooke
Fort.
The
truth
is
,
I
want
time
to
set
forth
the
excellencie
of
the
whole
Countrey
;
but
if
you
would
know
the
garden
of
New
England
,
then
must
you
glance
your
eye
upon
Hodsons
river
,
a
place
exceeding
all
yet
named
,
the
River
affords
fish
in
abundance
,
as
Sturgeon
,
Salmon
,
and
many
delicate
varieties
of
fish
that
naturally
lyes
in
the
River
,
the
onely
place
for
Beaver
that
we
have
in
those
parts
.
Long
Iland
is
place
worth
the
naming
,
and
generally
affords
most
of
the
aforesaid
accommodations
.
Nahanticot
,
Martins
Vineyard
,
Pequeat
,
Narraganset
Bay
,
Elizabeth
Ilands
,
all
these
places
are
yet
unhabited
,
and
generally
afford
good
accommodation
,
as
a
good
soyle
according
as
wee
have
expressed
,
they
are
little
inferiour
to
the
former
places
.
The
Narraganset
Bay
is
a
place
for
shipping
so
spacious
,
as
it
will
containe
ten
thousand
sayle
of
ships
.
Capcod
,
New
Plimouth
,
Dukes
bury
,
and
all
those
parts
,
well
accommodated
for
the
receiving
of
people
,
and
yet
few
are
there
planted
,
considering
the
spaciousnesse
of
the
place
;
The
Bay
it selfe
although
report
goes
it
is
full
,
and
can
hardly
entertaine
any
more
,
yet
there
are
but
few
townes
,
but
are
able
to
receive
more
then
they
have
already
,
and
to
accommodate
them
in
a
comfortable
measure
.
The
Northerne
Plantations
,
and
Easterne
,
as
Puscataway
would
not
bee
neglected
,
they
are
desirable
places
,
and
lye
in
the
heart
of
fishing
.
Puscataway
is
a
River
navigable
for
a
ship
of
a
hundred
tunne
some
six
leagues
up
:
with
Boats
and
Pinaces
you
may
goe
a
great
way
further
;
it
is
the
onely
key
of
the
Countrey
for
safety
;
with
twelve
peeces
of
Ordnance
will
keepe
out
all
the
enemies
in
the
world
:
the
mouth
of
the
River
is
narrow
,
lyes
full
upon
the
Southeast
Sea
;
so
as
there
is
no
ankoring
without
,
except
〈◊〉
hazard
ship
and
men
▪
it
is
accommodated
with
a
good
soyle
,
abundance
of
good
timber
,
meadowes
are
not
wanting
to
the
place
;
pitty
it
is
it
hath
beene
so
long
neglected
.
Augumeaticus
is
a
place
of
good
accommodation
,
it
lyes
five
miles
from
Puscataway
river
,
where
Sir
Ferdinand●
Go●ge
hath
a
house
:
it
is
a
place
worthy
to
bee
inhabited
,
a
soyle
that
beares
good
corne
,
all
sorts
of
g●aine
,
●lax
,
hemp
,
the
Countrey
generally
will
afford
:
there
was
growne
in
Puscataway
the
last
yeare
,
and
in
the
Bay
as
good
English
graine
as
can
grow
in
any
part
of
the
world
.
Casko
hath
a
famous
Bay
accommodated
with
a
hundred
Ilands
,
and
is
fit
for
Plantation
,
and
hath
a
River
belonging
to
it
,
which
doth
afford
fish
in
abundance
,
fowle
also
in
great
measure
:
so
full
of
Fowle
it
is
,
that
strangers
may
be
supplyed
with
varietie
of
fowle
in
an
houre
or
two
after
their
arrivall
▪
which
knew
not
how
to
be
relieved
before
;
because
the
place
in
generall
is
so
famous
,
and
well
knowne
to
all
the
world
,
and
chiefly
to
on
.
English
Nation
(
the
most
noblest
of
this
Common-wealth
)
I
therefore
forbeare
many
particulars
which
yet
might
be
expressed
:
〈◊〉
in
regard
of
many
aspersions
hath
beene
cast
upon
all
the
Countrey
,
that
it
is
a
hard
and
difficult
place
for
to
subsist
in
;
and
that
●●e
soyle
is
barren
,
and
beares
little
that
is
good
,
and
that
it
can
hardly
receive
more
people
then
those
that
are
there
,
I
will
presume
to
make
a
second
digression
from
the
former
matter
,
to
the
end
I
might
incourage
such
as
desire
to
Plant
there
.
There
are
certaine
Plantations
Dedum
Concord
in
the
Mathethusis
Bay
,
that
are
newly
erected
that
doe
afford
large
accommodation
,
and
will
containe
abundance
of
people
;
but
I
cease
to
spend
time
in
matters
of
this
nature
,
since
my
discourse
tends
to
warlike
story
,
but
I
crave
pardon
for
my
digression
.
I
told
you
before
,
that
when
the
Pequeats
heard
and
saw
Seabrooke
Fort
was
supplied
,
they
forbore
to
visit
us
:
But
the
old
Serpent
according
to
his
first
malice
stirred
them
up
against
the
Church
of
Christ
,
and
in
such
a
furious
manner
,
as
our
people
were
so
farre
disturbed
,
and
affrighted
with
their
boldnesse
that
they
scarce
durst
rest
in
their
beds
:
threatning
persons
and
cattell
to
take
them
,
as
indeed
they
did
:
so
insolent
were
these
wicked
imps
growne
,
that
like
the
divell
their
commander
,
they
runne
up
and
downe
as
roaring
Lyons
,
compassing
all
corners
of
the
Countrey
for
a
prey
,
seeking
whom
they
might
devoure
:
It
being
death
to
them
for
to
rest
without
some
wicked
imployment
or
other
,
they
still
plotted
how
they
might
wickedly
attempt
some
bloody
enterprise
upon
our
poore
native
Countrey-men
.
One
Master
Tillie
master
of
a
Vessell
,
being
brought
to
an
ankor
in
Conetticot
River
,
went
ashore
,
not
suspecting
the
bloody-mindednesse
of
those
persons
,
who
fell
upon
him
,
and
a
man
with
him
,
whom
they
wickedly
and
barbarously
slew
;
and
by
relation
brought
him
home
,
tied
him
to
a
stake
,
flead
his
skin
off
,
put
hot
imbers
betweene
the
flesh
and
the
skinne
,
cut
off
his
fingers
and
toes
,
and
made
hatbands
of
them
,
thus
barbarous
was
their
cruelty
:
would
not
this
have
moved
the
hearts
of
men
to
hazard
blood
,
and
life
,
and
all
they
had
,
to
overcome
such
a
wicked
insolent
Nation
?
but
Letters
comming
into
the
Bay
,
that
this
attempt
was
made
upon
Wethersfield
in
Conetticot
river
,
and
that
they
had
slaine
nine
men
,
women
and
children
,
and
taken
two
maids
captives
,
the
Councell
gave
order
to
send
supply
.
In
the
meane
while
the
Conetticot
Plantations
sent
downe
100.
armed
souldiers
,
under
the
conduct
of
Captaine
Iohn
Mason
,
and
Leiutenant
Seily
,
with
other
inferiour
officers
,
who
by
Commission
were
bound
for
to
come
to
randivou
at
Seabrooke
Fort
,
and
there
to
consult
with
those
that
had
command
there
to
enterprize
some
stratagem
upon
these
bloody
Indians
.
The
Conetticot
company
having
with
them
threescore
Mohiggeners
,
whom
the
Pequeats
had
drove
out
of
their
lawfull
possessions
;
These
Indians
were
earnest
to
joyne
with
the
English
,
or
at
least
to
bee
under
their
conduct
,
that
they
might
revenge
themselves
of
those
bloody
enemies
of
theirs
,
the
English
perceiving
their
earnest
desire
that
way
,
gave
them
liberty
to
follow
the
company
,
but
not
to
joyne
in
confederation
with
them
,
the
Indians
promising
to
be
faithfull
,
and
to
doe
them
what
service
lay
in
their
power
:
But
having
imbarqued
their
men
,
and
comming
downe
the
River
,
there
arose
great
jealousie
in
the
hearts
of
those
that
had
chiefe
oversight
of
the
company
,
fearing
that
the
Indians
in
time
of
greatest
tryall
might
revolt
,
and
turne
their
backs
against
those
they
professed
to
be
their
friends
,
and
joyne
with
the
Pequeats
:
this
perplexed
the
hearts
of
many
very
much
,
because
they
had
had
no
experience
of
their
fidelity
:
but
Captaine
Mason
having
sent
downe
a
Shallop
to
Seybrooke
Fort
,
and
sent
the
Indians
over
land
to
meet
,
and
randivou
at
Seabrooke
Fort
,
themselves
came
downe
in
a
great
massie
Vessell
,
which
was
slow
in
comming
,
and
very
long
detained
by
crosse
winds
,
the
Indians
comming
to
Seabrooke
,
were
desirous
to
fall
out
on
the
Lords
day
,
to
see
whether
they
could
find
any
Pequeats
neere
the
Fort
;
perswading
themselves
that
the
place
was
not
destitute
of
some
of
their
enemies
:
but
it
being
the
Lords
day
,
order
was
given
to
the
contrary
,
and
wished
them
to
forbeare
untill
the
next
day
,
giving
them
liberty
,
they
fell
out
early
in
the
morning
,
and
brought
home
five
Pequeats
heads
,
one
prisoner
,
and
mortally
wounded
the
seventh
:
This
mightily
incouraged
the
hearts
of
all
,
and
wee
tooke
this
as
a
pledge
of
their
further
fidelity
:
my selfe
taking
boat
rode
up
to
meet
the
rest
of
the
forces
,
lying
a
boord
the
vessell
with
my
boat
,
the
Minister
,
one
Master
Stone
,
that
was
sent
to
instruct
the
Company
,
was
then
in
prayer
solemnly
before
God
,
in
the
midst
of
the
souldiers
,
and
this
passage
worthy
observation
I
set
downe
,
because
the
providence
of
God
might
be
taken
notice
of
,
and
his
name
glorified
,
that
is
so
ready
for
to
honour
his
owne
ordinance
:
the
hearts
of
all
in
generall
being
much
perplexed
,
fearing
the
infidelity
of
these
Indians
having
not
heard
what
an
exploit
they
had
wrought
:
it
pleased
God
to
put
into
the
heart
of
master
Stone
this
passage
in
prayer
,
while
my selfe
lay
under
the
vessell
and
heard
it
,
himselfe
not
knowing
that
God
had
sent
him
a
messenger
to
tell
him
his
prayer
was
granted
:
O
Lord
God
,
if
it
be
thy
blessed
will
vouchsafe
so
much
favour
to
thy
poore
distressed
servants
,
as
to
manifest
one
pledge
of
thy
love
that
may
confirme
us
of
the
fidelity
of
these
Indians
towards
us
,
that
now
pretend
friendship
and
service
to
us
,
that
our
hearts
may
be
incouraged
the
more
in
this
worke
of
thine
:
immediately
my selfe
stepping
up
,
told
him
that
God
had
answered
his
desire
,
and
that
I
had
brought
him
this
newes
,
that
those
Indians
had
brought
in
●●ve
Pequeats
heads
,
one
pri●on●r
,
and
wounded
one
mo●●ally
,
which
did
much
incourage
the
h●arts
of
all
,
and
replenished
them
exceedingly
,
and
gave
them
all
occasion
to
rejoyce
and
bee
thankfull
to
God
:
a
little
before
wee
set
forth
,
came
a
certaine
shippe
from
the
Dutch
Plantation
;
casting
an
ankor
under
the
command
of
our
Ordnance
,
we
desired
the
Master
to
come
ashore
,
the
Master
and
Marchant
willing
to
answer
our
expectation
,
came
forth
,
and
sitting
with
us
awhile
unexpectedly
revealed
their
intent
,
that
th●y
were
bound
for
Pequeat
river
to
trade
;
our selves
knowing
the
accustome
of
warre
,
that
it
was
not
the
practise
in
a
case
of
this
nature
,
to
suffer
others
to
goe
and
trade
with
them
our
enemies
,
with
such
commo●●●ies
as
might
be
prejudiciall
unto
us
,
and
ad●antag●●us
to
them
,
as
kettles
,
or
the
like
,
which
make
them
Arrow-heads
;
wee
gave
command
to
them
not
to
stirre
,
alledging
that
〈…〉
w●re
intended
daily
to
fall
upon
them
▪
This
being
unkindly
taken
,
it
bred
〈…〉
betweene
their
severall
Commande●●●
but
God
was
pleased
out
of
his
〈…〉
things
in
such
a
sweet
moderate
may
〈◊〉
turned
to
his
glory
and
his
peoples
good
T●ese
men
seeing
they
could
not
have
〈◊〉
to
〈◊〉
upon
their
desi●ne
:
gave
us
a
〈…〉
their
hands
that
if
we
would
give
them
liberty
to
depart
,
they
would
endeavour
to
the
utmost
of
their
abilitie
to
release
those
two
captive
Maids
,
and
this
should
be
the
chiefe
scope
and
drift
of
their
designe
:
having
these
promises
,
depending
upon
their
faithfulnesse
,
we
gave
them
libertie
:
they
set
sayle
and
went
to
Pequeat
river
,
and
sent
to
shore
the
Master
of
the
vessell
to
Sasacoose
their
Prince
,
for
to
crave
liberty
to
trade
,
and
what
would
they
trade
for
,
but
the
English
Maides
,
which
he
much
disliked
;
suddenly
withdrawing
himselfe
he
returned
backe
to
the
vessell
,
and
by
way
of
policie
allured
seven
Indians
into
the
Barke
,
some
of
them
being
their
prime
men
:
having
them
aboord
,
acquainted
them
with
their
intent
,
and
told
them
without
they
might
have
the
two
Captives
delivered
safely
aboord
,
they
must
keepe
them
as
prisoners
,
and
pledges
,
and
therefore
must
resolve
not
to
goe
ashore
,
untill
such
time
they
had
treated
with
the
Sagamore
:
One
of
the
Dutch
called
to
them
on
the
shore
,
and
told
them
they
must
bring
the
two
captive
Maides
,
if
they
would
have
the
seven
Indians
,
and
therefore
briefely
if
you
will
bring
them
,
tell
us
▪
if
not
we
set
sayle
,
and
will
turne
all
your
Indians
over-boord
in
the
maine
Ocean
,
so
soone
as
ever
we
come
out
;
they
taking
this
to
be
a
jest
,
slighted
what
was
said
unto
them
:
they
weying
ankor
set
sayle
,
and
drew
neere
the
mouth
of
the
River
;
the
Pequeats
then
discerned
they
were
in
earnest
,
and
earnestly
desired
them
to
returne
and
come
to
an
anko●
,
and
they
would
answer
their
expectation
:
so
they
brought
the
two
Maides
,
and
deliver●d
them
safely
aboord
,
and
they
returned
to
them
the
seven
Indians
,
then
they
set
sayle
and
came
to
Seabrooke
Fort
;
bringing
them
to
Seabrooke
Fort
,
request
was
made
to
have
them
ashore
;
but
in
regard
of
the
Dutch
Governours
desire
,
who
had
heard
that
there
was
two
English
Maides
taken
captives
of
the
Pequeats
,
and
thinking
his
owne
Vessell
to
bee
there
a
trading
with
them
,
hee
had
managed
out
a
Pinace
purposely
to
give
strict
order
and
command
to
the
former
Vessell
to
get
these
Captives
what
charge
soever
they
were
at
;
nay
,
though
they
did
hazard
their
peace
with
them
,
and
to
gratifie
him
with
the
first
sight
of
them
after
their
deliverance
:
so
they
earnestly
intreated
us
that
they
might
not
bee
brought
ashore
so
as
to
stay
there
,
or
to
bee
sent
home
untill
they
had
followed
the
Governours
order
,
which
willingly
was
granted
to
them
,
though
it
were
30.
leagues
from
us
,
yet
were
they
safely
returned
againe
,
and
brought
home
to
their
friends
:
now
for
the
examination
of
the
two
Maids
after
they
arrived
at
Seabrooke
Fort
,
the
eldest
of
them
was
about
sixteene
yeares
of
age
,
demanding
of
her
how
they
had
used
her
,
she
told
us
that
they
did
solicite
her
to
uncleannesse
,
but
her
heart
being
much
broken
and
afflicted
under
that
bondage
she
was
cast
in
,
Christian
reader
,
give
mee
leave
to
appeale
to
the
hearts
of
all
true
affectioned
Christians
▪
whether
this
bee
not
the
usuall
course
of
Gods
dealing
to
his
poore
captivated
children
,
the
prisoners
of
hope
,
to
distill
a
great
measure
of
sweet
comfort
and
consolation
into
their
soules
in
the
time
of
trouble
,
so
that
the
soule
is
more
affected
with
the
sense
of
Gods
fatherly
love
,
then
with
the
griefe
of
its
captivity
▪
sure
I
am
,
that
sanctified
afflictions
,
crosses
,
or
any
outward
troubles
appeare
so
profitable
,
that
Gods
deare
Saints
are
forced
to
cry
out
,
Thy
loving
kindnesse
is
better
then
life
,
then
all
the
lively
pleasures
and
profits
of
the
world
:
better
a
prison
sometimes
and
a
Christ
,
then
liberty
without
him
:
better
in
a
fierie
furnace
with
the
presence
of
Christ
,
then
in
a
Kingly
palace
without
him
:
better
in
the
Lyons
denne
,
in
the
midst
of
all
the
roaring
lyons
and
with
Christ
,
then
in
a
doune
bed
with
wife
and
children
without
Christ
.
The
speech
of
David
is
memorable
,
that
sweet
affectionate
Prince
and
souldier
,
how
sweet
is
thy
word
to
my
taste
;
yea
,
sweeter
then
the
honey
,
and
the
honey
combe
;
hee
spake
it
by
experience
,
he
had
the
sweet
relish
of
Gods
comforting
presence
,
and
the
daily
communion
he
had
with
the
Lord
,
in
the
midst
of
all
his
distresses
,
tryals
,
and
temptations
that
fell
upon
him
.
And
so
the
Lord
deales
to
this
day
;
the
greater
the
captivities
bee
of
his
servants
,
the
contentions
amongst
his
Churches
,
the
cleerer
Gods
presence
is
amongst
his
to
pick
and
cull
them
out
of
the
fire
,
and
to
manifest
himselfe
to
their
soules
;
and
beare
them
up
as
Peter
above
the
water
that
they
sinke
not
.
But
now
my
deare
and
respected
friends
and
fellow
souldiers
in
the
Lord
,
are
not
you
apt
to
say
,
if
this
be
the
fruit
of
afflictions
▪
I
would
I
had
some
of
those
,
that
I
might
injoy
these
sweet
breathings
of
Christ
in
my
soule
,
as
those
that
are
in
afflictions
;
but
beware
of
those
thoughts
,
or
else
experience
will
teach
all
to
recall
,
or
to
unwith
those
thoughts
,
for
it
is
against
the
course
of
Scripture
to
wish
for
evill
,
that
good
might
come
of
it
,
wee
cannot
expect
the
presence
of
Christ
in
that
which
is
contrary
to
him
,
(
a
man
laying
himselfe
open
to
trouble
)
but
wee
are
rather
to
follow
Christs
example
,
Father
not
my
will
,
but
thy
will
bee
done
,
in
earth
as
it
is
in
heaven
;
and
when
thou
art
brought
thus
,
prostrate
before
the
Lord
like
an
obedient
child
,
ready
to
suffer
what
hee
will
impose
on
thee
;
then
if
hee
thinke
good
to
trie
us
,
wee
may
exclude
no
tryall
,
no
captivitie
though
burdensome
or
tedious
to
nature
,
for
they
will
appeare
sweet
and
sanctified
in
the
issue
,
if
they
bee
of
the
Lords
laying
on
:
specially
when
the
Lord
is
pleased
to
impose
trouble
on
his
in
way
of
tryall
(
as
hee
said
to
Israel
of
old
;
I
did
it
to
prove
you
,
and
to
see
what
was
in
your
hearts
)
whether
a
soule
would
not
doe
as
the
foolish
young
man
in
the
Gospel
,
cling
more
closer
to
his
honour
,
or
profit
,
or
ease
,
or
peace
,
or
liberty
,
then
to
the
Lord
Iesus
Christ
:
and
therefore
the
Lord
is
pleased
to
exercise
his
people
with
trouble
and
afflictions
,
that
hee
might
appeare
to
them
in
mercy
,
and
reveale
more
cleerely
his
free
grace
unto
their
soules
.
Therefore
consider
deare
brethren
,
and
erre
not
,
neither
to
the
right
hand
,
nor
to
the
left
and
bee
not
as
Ephraim
,
like
an
untamed
heifer
that
would
not
stoope
unto
the
yoke
:
but
stoope
to
Gods
afflictions
if
hee
please
to
impose
them
,
and
feare
them
not
when
they
are
from
God
.
And
know
that
Christ
cannot
be
had
without
a
crosse
;
they
are
inseparable
▪
you
cannot
have
Christ
in
his
Ordinances
,
but
you
must
have
his
crosse
.
Did
ever
any
Christian
reade
,
that
in
the
purest
Churches
that
ever
were
,
that
Christians
were
freed
from
the
Crosse
?
was
not
the
Crosse
carried
after
Christ
?
and
Andrew
must
follow
Christ
,
but
not
without
a
Crosse
;
he
must
take
it
and
beare
it
,
and
that
upon
his
shoulders
,
implying
,
it
was
not
a
light
crosse
,
but
weighty
:
Oh
let
not
Christians
shew
themselves
to
bee
so
forgetfull
,
as
I
feare
many
are
,
of
the
old
way
of
Christ
:
case
is
come
into
the
world
,
and
men
would
have
Christ
and
ease
,
but
it
will
not
be
in
this
world
;
is
the
servant
better
then
the
master
?
no
,
he
is
not
,
neither
shall
he
be
.
But
you
may
demand
what
is
meant
by
this
crosse
,
wee
meet
with
many
crosses
in
the
world
,
losses
at
home
and
abroad
,
in
Church
and
Common
wealth
:
what
crosse
doth
Christ
meane
?
was
it
a
crosse
to
bee
destitute
of
a
house
to
put
his
head
in
?
or
was
it
his
crosse
,
that
hee
was
not
so
deliciously
sed
as
other
men
?
or
to
bee
so
meane
,
wan●ing
honour
as
others
had
?
o●
was
it
that
his
habit
was
not
answerable
to
the
course
of
the
world
,
or
to
bee
destitute
of
silver
and
gold
,
as
it
is
the
lot
of
many
of
Gods
saints
to
this
day
:
this
was
not
the
crosse
of
Christ
,
you
shall
not
heare
him
complaine
of
his
estate
,
that
it
is
too
meane
,
or
his
lodging
too
bad
,
or
his
garments
too
plaine
;
these
were
not
the
troubles
of
Christ
,
these
are
companions
to
the
crosse
.
But
the
chiefe
crosse
that
Christ
had
,
was
that
the
word
of
his
Father
could
not
take
place
in
the
hearts
of
those
to
whom
it
was
sent
,
and
suffering
for
the
truth
of
his
Father
,
that
was
Christs
crosse
;
and
that
is
the
crosse
too
,
that
Christians
must
expect
,
and
that
in
the
purest
Churches
:
And
therefore
why
doe
you
stand
and
admire
at
New
England
,
that
there
should
bee
contentions
there
,
and
differences
there
,
and
that
for
the
truth
of
Christ
?
Doe
you
not
remember
that
the
crosse
followed
the
Church
?
hath
it
not
beene
already
said
that
Christs
crosse
followed
him
,
and
Andrew
must
carry
it
:
and
that
Paul
and
Barnabas
will
contend
together
for
the
truths
sake
?
And
doth
not
the
Apostle
say
,
contend
for
the
truth
(
though
not
in
a
violent
way
?
)
doth
not
Christ
say
,
I
came
not
to
bring
peace
but
a
sword
?
and
why
should
men
wonder
at
us
,
seeing
that
troubles
and
contentions
have
followed
the
purest
Churches
since
the
beginning
of
the
world
to
this
day
?
wherefore
should
wee
not
looke
backe
to
the
Scriptures
,
and
deny
our
owne
reason
,
and
let
that
bee
our
guide
and
Platforme
,
and
then
shall
wee
not
so
much
admire
,
when
wee
know
it
is
the
portion
of
Gods
Church
to
have
troubles
and
contentions
?
and
when
we
know
also
it
is
God
that
brings
them
,
and
that
for
good
to
his
Church
;
hath
not
God
ever
brought
light
out
of
darknesse
,
good
out
of
evill
?
did
not
the
breath
of
Gods
Spirit
sweetly
breathe
in
the
soules
of
these
poore
Captives
which
we
now
related
?
and
doe
we
not
ever
find
the
greater
the
afflictions
and
troubles
of
Gods
people
bee
,
the
more
eminent
is
his
grace
in
the
soules
of
his
servants
?
You
that
intend
to
goe
to
New
England
,
feare
not
a
little
trouble
.
More
men
would
goe
to
Sea
,
if
they
were
sure
to
meet
with
no
stormes
:
but
hee
is
the
most
couragious
souldier
,
that
sees
the
battell
pitcht
,
the
Drummes
beate
an
alarum
,
and
Trumpets
sound
a
charge
,
and
yet
is
not
afraid
to
joyne
in
the
battell
:
shew
not
your selves
cowards
,
but
proceed
on
in
your
intentions
,
and
abuse
not
the
lenitie
of
our
noble
Prince
,
and
the
sweet
libertie
hee
hath
from
time
to
time
given
to
passe
and
repasse
according
to
our
desired
wills
:
wherefore
doe
yee
stoppe
,
are
you
afraid
?
May
not
the
Lord
doe
this
to
prove
your
hearts
,
to
see
whether
you
durst
follow
him
in
afflictions
or
not
?
what
is
become
of
Faith
?
I
will
not
feare
that
man
can
doe
unto
me
,
saith
David
,
no
nor
what
troubles
can
doe
,
but
will
trust
in
the
Lord
,
who
is
my
God
.
Let
the
ends
and
aimes
of
a
man
bee
good
,
and
hee
may
proceed
with
courage
:
the
bush
may
bee
in
the
fire
,
but
so
long
as
God
appeares
to
Moses
out
of
the
bush
there
is
no
great
danger
,
more
good
then
hurt
will
come
out
of
it
▪
Christ
knowes
how
to
honour
himselfe
,
and
to
doe
his
people
good
,
though
it
bee
by
contrary
meanes
,
which
reason
will
not
fathome
.
Looke
but
to
faith
,
and
that
will
make
us
see
plainly
,
that
though
afflictions
for
the
present
are
grievous
,
as
doubtlesse
it
was
with
these
two
captive
Maides
,
yet
sweet
and
comfortable
is
the
issue
with
all
Gods
saints
,
as
it
was
with
them
.
But
to
goe
on
.
Having
imbarqued
●our
souldiers
,
wee
weighed
ankor
at
Seabrooke
Fort
,
and
set
sayle
for
the
Narraganset
Bay
,
deluding
the
Pequeats
thereby
,
for
they
expected
us
to
fall
into
Pequeat
River
;
but
crossing
their
expectation
,
bred
in
them
a
securitie
:
wee
landed
our
men
in
the
Narraganset
Bay
,
and
marched
over
land
above
two
dayes
journey
before
wee
came
to
Pequeat
;
quartering
the
last
nights
march
within
two
miles
of
the
place
,
wee
set
forth
about
one
of
the
clocke
in
the
morning
,
having
sufficient
intelligence
that
they
knew
nothing
of
our
comming
.
Drawing
neere
to
the
Fort
yeelded
up
our selves
to
God
,
and
intreated
his
assistance
in
so
waightie
an
enterprize
.
We
set
on
our
march
to
surround
the
[
*
](A14203-e2740-b)
*
Fort
,
Captaine
Iohn
Mason
,
approching
to
the
West
end
,
where
it
had
an
entrance
to
passe
into
it
,
my selfe
marching
to
the
South
side
,
surrounding
the
Fort
,
placing
the
Indians
,
for
wee
had
about
three
hundred
of
them
without
,
side
of
our
souldiers
in
a
ring
battalia
,
giving
a
volley
of
shotte
upon
the
Fort
,
so
remarkable
it
appeared
to
us
,
as
wee
could
not
but
admire
at
the
providence
of
God
in
it
,
that
souldiers
so
unexpert
in
the
use
of
their
armes
,
should
give
so
compleat
a
volley
,
as
though
the
finger
of
God
had
touched
both
match
and
flint
:
which
volley
being
given
at
breake
of
day
,
and
themselves
fast
asleepe
for
the
most
part
,
bred
in
them
such
a
terrour
,
that
they
brake
forth
into
a
most
dolefull
cry
,
so
as
if
God
had
not
fitted
the
hearts
of
men
for
the
service
,
it
would
have
bred
in
them
a
commiseration
towards
them
:
but
every
man
being
bereaved
of
pitty
fell
upon
the
worke
without
compassion
,
considering
the
bloud
they
had
shed
of
our
native
Countrey-men
,
and
how
barbarously
they
had
dealt
with
them
,
and
slaine
first
and
last
about
thirty
persons
.
Having
given
fire
,
wee
approached
neere
to
the
entrance
which
they
had
stopped
full
,
with
armes
of
trees
,
or
brakes
:
my selfe
approching
to
the
entrance
found
the
worke
too
heavie
fo●
mee
,
to
draw
out
all
those
which
were
strongly
forced
in
.
We
gave
order
to
one
Master
Hedge
,
and
some
other
souldiers
to
pull
out
those
brakes
,
having
this
done
,
and
laid
them
betweene
me
and
the
entrance
,
and
without
order
themselves
,
proceeded
first
on
the
South
end
of
the
Fort
:
but
remarkable
it
was
to
many
or
us
;
men
that
runne
before
they
are
sent
,
most
commonly
have
an
ill
reward
.
Worthy
Reader
,
let
mee
intreate
you
to
have
a
more
charitable
opinion
of
me
(
though
unworthy
to
be
better
thought
of
)
then
is
reported
in
the
other
Booke
:
you
may
remember
there
is
a
passage
unjustly
laid
upon
mee
,
that
when
wee
should
come
to
the
entrance
,
I
should
put
forth
this
question
:
shall
wee
enter
?
others
should
answer
againe
;
What
came
we
hither
for
else
?
It
is
well
knowne
to
many
,
it
was
never
my
practise
in
time
of
my
command
,
when
we
are
in
garrison
,
much
to
consult
with
a
private
souldier
,
or
to
aske
his
advise
in
point
of
Warre
,
much
lesse
in
a
matter
of
so
great
●
moment
as
that
was
,
which
experience
had
often
caught
mee
,
was
not
a
time
to
put
forth
such
a
question
,
and
therefore
pardon
him
that
hath
given
the
wrong
information
,
having
our
swords
in
our
right
hand
,
our
Carbins
or
Muskets
in
our
left
hand
,
we
approched
the
Fort
▪
Master
Hedge
being
shot
thorow
both
armes
,
and
more
wounded
;
though
it
bee
not
commendable
for
a
man
to
make
mention
at
any
thing
that
might
tend
to
his
owne
honour
;
yet
because
I
would
have
the
providence
of
God
observed
,
and
his
Name
magnified
,
as
well
for
my selfe
as
others
,
I
dare
not
omit
,
but
let
the
world
know
,
that
deliverance
was
given
to
us
that
command
,
as
well
as
to
private
souldiers
.
Captaine
Mason
and
my
〈◊〉
entring
into
the
Wigwams
,
hee
was
shot
,
and
received
many
Arrowes
against
his
head-peece
,
God
preserved
him
from
any
wounds
;
my selfe
received
a
shotte
in
the
lef●
hippe
,
through
a
sufficient
Buffe
〈◊〉
that
if
I
had
not
beene
supplyed
with
such
a
〈◊〉
the
Arrow
would
have
pierced
through
me
;
another
I
received
betweene
necke
and
shoulders
,
hanging
in
the
linnen
of
my
Head-peece
,
others
of
our
souldiers
were
shot
some
through
the
shoulders
,
some
in
the
face
,
some
in
the
head
,
some
in
the
legs
:
Captaine
Mason
and
my selfe
losing
each
of
us
a
man
,
and
had
neere
twentie
wounded
:
most
couragiously
these
Pequeats
behaved
themselves
:
but
seeing
the
Fort
was
to
hotte
for
us
,
wee
devised
a
way
how
wee
might
save
our selves
and
prejudice
them
,
Captaine
Mason
entring
into
a
Wigwam
,
brought
out
a
fire-brand
,
after
hee
had
wounded
many
in
the
house
,
then
hee
set
fire
on
the
West-side
where
he
entred
,
my selfe
set
fire
on
the
South
end
with
a
traine
of
Powder
,
the
fires
of
both
meeting
in
the
center
of
the
Fort
blazed
most
terribly
,
and
burnt
all
in
the
space
of
halfe
an
houre
;
many
couragious
fellowes
were
unwilling
to
come
out
,
and
fought
most
desperately
through
the
Palisadoes
,
so
as
they
were
scorched
and
burnt
with
the
very
flame
,
and
were
deprived
of
their
armes
,
in
regard
the
fire
burnt
their
very
bowstrings
,
and
so
perished
valiantly
:
mercy
they
did
deserve
for
their
valour
,
could
we
have
had
opportunitie
to
have
bestowed
it
;
many
were
burnt
in
the
Fort
,
both
men
,
women
,
and
children
,
others
forced
out
,
and
came
in
troopes
to
the
Indians
,
twentie
,
and
thirtie
at
a
time
,
which
our
souldiers
received
and
entertained
with
the
point
of
the
sword
;
downe
fell
men
,
women
,
and
children
,
those
that
scaped
us
,
fell
into
the
hands
of
the
Indians
,
that
were
in
the
reere
of
us
;
it
is
reported
by
themselves
,
that
there
were
about
foure
hundred
soules
in
this
Fort
,
and
not
above
five
of
them
escaped
out
of
our
hands
.
Great
and
dolefull
was
the
bloudy
sight
to
the
view
of
young
souldiers
that
never
had
beene
in
Warre
,
to
see
so
many
soules
lie
gasping
on
the
ground
so
thicke
in
some
places
,
that
you
could
hardly
passe
along
.
It
may
bee
demanded
,
Why
should
you
be
so
furious
(
as
some
have
said
)
should
not
Christians
have
more
mercy
and
compassion
?
But
I
would
referre
you
to
Davids
warre
,
when
a
people
is
growne
to
such
a
height
of
bloud
,
and
sinne
against
God
and
man
,
and
all
confederates
in
the
action
,
there
hee
hath
no
respect
to
persons
,
but
harrowes
them
,
and
sawes
them
,
and
puts
them
to
the
sword
,
and
the
most
terriblest
death
that
may
bee
:
sometimes
the
Scripture
declareth
women
and
children
must
perish
with
their
parents
;
some-time
the
case
alters
:
but
we
will
not
dispute
it
now
.
We
had
sufficient
light
from
the
word
of
God
for
our
proceedings
.
Having
ended
this
service
,
wee
drew
our
forces
together
to
battallia
,
being
ordered
,
the
Pequeats
came
upon
us
with
their
prime
men
,
and
let
flye
at
us
,
my selfe
fell
on
scarce
with
twelve
or
fourteene
men
to
encounter
with
them
;
but
they
finding
our
bullets
to
outreach
their
arrowes
,
forced
themselves
often
to
retreate
:
when
we
saw
wee
could
have
no
advantage
against
them
in
the
open
field
,
wee
requested
our
Indians
for
to
entertaine
fight
with
them
,
our
end
was
that
we
might
see
the
nature
of
the
Indian
warre
:
which
they
granted
us
and
fell
out
;
the
Pequeats
,
Narragansets
,
and
Mohigeners
changing
a
few
arrowes
together
after
such
a
manner
,
as
I
dare
boldly
affirme
,
they
might
fight
seven
yeares
and
not
●ill
seven
men
:
they
came
not
neere
one
another
▪
but
shot
remote
,
and
not
point
blanke
,
as
wee
often
doe
with
our
bullets
,
but
at
rovers
,
and
then
they
gaze
up
in
the
skie
to
see
where
the
Arrow
falls
,
and
not
untill
it
is
fallen
doe
they
shoot
againe
,
this
fight
is
more
for
pastime
,
then
to
conquer
and
subdue
enemies
.
But
spending
a
little
time
this
way
,
wee
were
forced
to
cast
our
eyes
upon
our
poore
maimed
souldiers
,
many
of
them
lying
upon
the
ground
,
wanting
food
and
such
nourishable
things
as
might
refresh
them
in
this
faint
estate
:
but
we
were
not
supplyed
with
any
such
things
whereby
wee
might
relieve
them
,
but
only
were
constrained
to
looke
up
to
God
,
and
to
intreate
him
for
mercy
towards
them
:
most
were
thirsty
but
could
find
no
water
;
the
provision
wee
had
for
food
was
very
little
;
many
distractions
seized
upon
us
at
the
present
,
a
Chirurgion
wee
wanted
,
our
Chirurgion
not
accustomed
to
warre
,
durst
not
hazard
himselfe
where
we
ventured
our
lives
,
but
like
a
fresh-water
souldier
kept
aboord
,
and
by
this
meanes
our
poore
maimed
souldiers
were
brought
to
a
great
straite
and
faintnesse
,
some
of
them
swounding
away
for
want
of
speedy
helpe
,
but
yet
God
was
pleased
to
preserve
the
lives
of
them
,
though
not
without
great
miserie
,
and
paine
to
themselves
for
the
present
.
Distractions
multiplying
,
strength
and
courage
began
to
f●ile
with
many
.
Our
Indians
that
had
stood
close
to
us
hitherto
,
were
fallen
into
consultation
,
and
were
resolved
for
to
leave
us
in
a
land
wee
knew
not
which
way
to
get
out
:
suddenly
after
their
resolution
,
fiftie
of
the
Narraganset
Indians
fell
off
from
the
rest
returning
home
.
The
Pequeats
spying
them
pursued
after
them
:
then
came
the
Narrag●●●ets
to
Captaine
Mason
,
and
my selfe
,
crying
,
oh
helpe
us
now
,
or
out
men
will
bee
all
slaine
we
answered
,
how
dare
you
crave
a●de
of
us
,
when
you
are
leaving
of
us
in
this
distressed
condition
,
not
knowing
which
way
to
march
out
of
the
Countrey
:
but
yet
you
shall
see
it
is
not
the
nature
of
English
men
to
deale
like
Heathens
,
to
requite
evill
for
evill
,
but
wee
will
succour
you
my selfe
falling
on
with
thirtie
men
,
in
the
space
of
an
houre
rescued
their
men
,
and
in
our
recreate
to
the
body
,
slew
and
wounded
above
a
hundred
Peq●eats
,
all
fighting
men
that
charged
us
both
in
reere
and
flankes
.
Having
overtaken
the
body
,
we
were
resolved
to
match
to
a
certaine
ne●●e
or
land
that
lay
by
the
Sea-side
,
where
wee
intended
to
quar●e●
that
night
,
because
we
knew
not
how
to
get
our
maimed
men
to
Pequeat
River
.
As
yet
we
saw
not
our
Pinaces
sayle
along
,
but
●eared
the
Lord
had
crost
them
,
which
also
the
master
of
the
Barque
much
feared
.
Wee
gave
them
order
to
set
sayle
on
the
Narraganset
Bay
,
about
midnight
,
as
wee
were
to
fall
upon
the
Fort
in
the
morning
,
so
that
they
might
meet
us
in
Pequeat
River
in
the
after-noone
;
but
the
wind
being
crosse
bred
in
them
a
great
perplexitie
what
would
become
of
us
,
knowing
that
wee
were
〈◊〉
orderly
provided
,
both
with
munition
and
pro●●●●●●
but
they
being
in
a
distracted
condition
lifted
〈◊〉
hearts
to
God
for
helpe
:
about
twelve
of
〈◊〉
●ocket
he
wind
turned
about
and
became
faire
,
it
brought
them
along
in
sight
of
us
,
and
about
tenne
a
clocke
in
the
morning
carried
them
into
Pequeat
ri●es
,
comming
to
an
ankor
at
the
place
appointed
,
the
wind
turned
as
full
against
them
as
ever
it
could
blow
▪
〈◊〉
remarkable
this
providence
of
God
was
I
leave
〈◊〉
Christian
eye
to
judge
;
Our
●ndians
came
to
us
,
〈◊〉
much
rejoyced
at
our
victories
,
and
greatly
admired
the
manner
of
English
mens
fight
:
but
cried
●ach
it
,
mach
it
;
that
is
,
it
is
naught
,
it
is
naught
,
because
it
is
too
furious
,
and
slaies
too
many
men
.
Having
received
their
desires
,
they
freely
promised
,
and
gave
up
themselves
to
march
along
with
us
,
where
ever
we
would
goe
.
God
having
eased
us
from
that
oppression
that
lay
upon
us
,
thinking
wee
should
have
beene
left
in
great
misery
for
want
of
our
vessels
,
we
diverted
our
thoughts
from
going
to
that
neck
of
land
;
and
faced
about
,
marching
to
the
river
where
our
vessels
lay
at
ankor
.
One
remarkable
passage
.
The
Pequeats
playing
upon
our
flankes
;
One
Sergeant
Davis
,
a
pretty
couragious
souldier
,
spying
something
black
upon
the
toppe
of
a
rock
,
stepped
forth
from
the
body
with
a
Carbine
of
three
foot
long
,
and
at
a
venture
gave
fire
,
supposing
it
to
bee
an
Indians
head
,
turning
him
over
with
his
heeles
upward
;
the
Indians
observed
this
,
and
greatly
admired
that
a
man
should
shoot
so
directly
.
The
Pequeats
were
much
daunted
at
the
shot
,
and
forbore
approching
so
neere
upon
us
.
Being
come
to
the
Pequeat
river
we
met
with
Captaine
Patrick
,
who
under
his
command
had
40.
able
souldiers
,
who
was
ready
to
begin
a
second
attempt
:
but
many
of
our
men
being
maimed
and
much
wearied
,
we
forbore
that
night
and
imbarqued
our selves
,
my selfe
setting
sayle
for
Seabrooke
Fort.
Captaine
Mason
,
and
Captaine
Patrick
marching
over
land
,
burned
and
spoyled
the
Countrey
betweene
the
Pequeat
and
Conetticot
river
,
where
we
received
them
.
The
Pequeats
having
received
so
terrible
a
blow
,
and
being
much
affrighted
with
the
destruction
of
so
many
,
the
next
day
fell
into
consultation
,
assembling
their
most
ablest
men
together
propounded
these
three
things
,
first
whether
they
would
set
upon
a
sudden
revenge
upon
the
Narragansets
,
or
attempt
an
enterprize
upon
the
English
,
or
flye
;
they
were
in
great
dispute
one
amongst
another
,
Sasachu
:
their
chiefe
Commander
was
all
for
bloud
,
the
rest
for
flight
,
alledging
these
arguments
,
wee
are
a
people
bereaved
of
courage
,
our
hearts
are
sadded
with
the
death
of
so
many
of
our
deare
friends
;
wee
see
upon
what
advantage
the
English
lye
,
what
sudden
&
deadly
blowes
they
strike
?
what
advantage
they
have
of
their
peeces
to
us
which
are
not
able
to
reach
them
with
our
arrows
at
distance
?
they
are
supplied
with
every
thing
necessary
,
they
are
flote
and
heartened
in
their
victory
;
to
what
end
shall
wee
stand
it
out
with
them
?
we
are
not
able
,
therfore
let
us
rather
save
some
then
lose
all
;
this
prevailed
.
Suddenly
after
they
spoyled
all
those
goods
they
could
not
carry
with
them
,
broke
up
their
tents
and
Wigwams
,
and
betook
themselves
to
flight
.
Sasachus
flying
toward
Conetticot
plantation
,
quartered
by
the
river
side
,
there
he
met
with
a
Shallop
sent
downe
to
Seabrooke
Fort
,
which
had
in
it
3.
men
,
they
let
●ly
upon
them
,
shot
many
arrows
into
them
.
Couragious
were
the
English
,
and
died
in
their
●●nds
,
but
with
a
great
deale
of
valour
.
The
forces
which
were
prepared
in
the
Bay
were
ready
for
to
set
forth
my selfe
being
taken
on
but
for
3.
moneths
,
and
the
souldiers
willing
to
returne
to
the
Bay
,
we
imbaroued
our selves
,
&
set
to
sayle
;
in
our
journey
we
met
〈◊〉
certaine
Pinaces
,
in
them
a
100.
able
and
wel
appointed
souldiers
under
the
conduct
of
one
Captaine
●●ou●hton
,
and
other
inferiour
officers
;
and
in
company
with
them
one
M.
Iohn
Wilson
,
who
was
sent
to
in●●●uct
the
Company
;
these
falling
into
Pequeat
river
,
met
with
many
of
the
distressed
Indians
,
some
they
〈◊〉
,
others
they
tooke
prisoners
.
FINIS
.