A
BRIEFE
SVRVIEW
OF
COLONIES
:
And
first
,
Of
their
Ground
and
Warrant
.
CHAP.
I.
By
a
Colony
we
meane
a
societie
of
men
drawne
out
of
one
state
or
people
,
and
transplanted
into
another
Countrey
.
COLONIES
(
as
other
conditions
It
will
be
granted
then
that
the
words
include
and
have
the
force
of
a
Precept
,
which
perhaps
some
may
conceive
was
to
continue
during
the
worlds
Infancy
,
and
no
longer
;
but
such
a
limitation
wants
ground
.
It
is
true
that
some
commandements
founded
upon
,
and
having
respect
unto
some
present
state
and
condition
of
men
,
received
end
or
alteration
when
the
condition
was
ended
,
or
changed
.
But
Precepts
given
to
the
body
of
mankind
,
as
these
to
Adam
&
Noah
,
receive
neither
alteration
in
the
substantials
,
nor
determination
while
men
,
and
any
void
places
of
the
earth
continue
,
so
that
allowing
this
Commandement
to
bind
Adam
,
it
must
binde
his
posterity
,
and
consequently
our selves
in
this
age
,
and
our
issue
after
us
,
as
long
as
the
earth
yeelds
empty
places
to
be
replenished
.
Besides
,
the
gift
of
the
earth
to
the
sonnes
of
Neither
is
this
sufficient
to
conceive
that
Gods
intention
is
satisfied
if
some
part
of
the
earth
be
replenished
,
and
used
,
though
the
rest
be
wast
;
because
the
same
difficulty
urgeth
us
still
,
that
the
rest
of
which
we
receive
no
fruit
,
was
never
intended
to
us
,
because
it
was
never
Gods
minde
wee
should
possesse
it
.
If
it
were
then
the
minde
of
God
,
that
man
should
possesse
all
parts
of
the
earth
,
it
must
be
enforced
that
we
neglect
our
duty
,
and
crosse
his
will
,
if
we
doe
it
not
,
when
wee
have
occasion
and
opportunitie
:
and
withall
doe
little
lesse
then
despise
his
blessing
.
Withall
,
that
order
that
God
annexed
to
marriage
It
is
true
,
that
all
Gods
directions
have
a
double
scope
,
mans
good
,
and
Gods
honour
.
Now
that
this
commandement
of
God
is
directed
vnto
mans
good
temporall
and
spirituall
,
is
as
cleere
as
the
light
.
It
cannot
be
denyed
but
the
life
of
man
is
every
way
made
more
comfortable
,
and
afforded
a
more
plentiful
supply
in
a
large
scope
of
ground
,
which
moves
men
to
bee
so
insatiable
in
their
desires
to
joyne
house
to
house
,
and
land
to
land
,
till
there
be
no
more
place
;
exceeding
,
I
grant
,
therein
the
measure
and
bounds
of
Iustice
;
and
yet
building
upon
a
principle
that
nature
suggests
,
that
a
large
place
best
assures
sufficiency
:
as
we
see
;
by
nature
,
trees
flourish
faire
,
and
prosper
well
,
and
waxe
fruitfull
in
a
large
Orchard
,
which
would
otherwise
wither
and
decay
,
if
they
were
penned
up
in
a
little
nursery
:
either
all
,
or
at
best
,
a
few
that
are
stronger
plants
and
better
rooted
,
would
encrease
and
over-top
,
and
at
last
,
starve
the
weaker
:
which
falls
out
in
our
civill
State
;
where
a
few
men
flourish
that
are
best
grounded
in
their
estates
,
or
best
furnished
with
abilities
,
or
best
fitted
with
opportunities
,
and
the
rest
waxe
weake
and
languish
,
as
wanting
roome
and
meanes
to
nourish
them
.
Now
,
that
the
spirits
and
hearts
of
men
are
kept
in
better
temper
by
spreading
wide
,
and
by
But
that
which
should
most
sway
our
hearts
,
that
the
whole
earth
is
full
of
his
riches
,
yea
and
the
wide
sea
too
,
Psal.
104.
24.
25.
And
God
,
when
hee
would
have
Abraham
know
what
he
had
bestowed
on
him
when
he
gave
him
Canaan
,
wills
him
to
walke
through
it
in
the
length
of
it
,
and
in
the
breadth
of
it
,
Gen.
13.
17.
Secondly
,
Gods
honour
must
needs
bee
much
advanced
,
when
,
together
with
mens
persons
,
religion
is
conveyed
into
the
severall
parts
of
the
world
,
and
all
quarters
of
the
earth
sound
with
his
praise
;
and
Christ
Iesus
takes
in
the
Nations
for
his
inhenitance
,
and
the
ends
of
the
earth
for
his
possession
,
according
to
Gods
decree
and
promise
.
Psal.
2.
8.
Besides
all
that
hath
beene
said
,
seeing
Gods
command
,
and
abilities
to
performe
it
,
usually
Objection
.
But
,
it
may
be
objected
,
if
God
intended
now
the
issuing
out
of
Colonies
,
as
in
former
ages
,
hee
would
withall
quicken
men
with
the
same
heroicall
spirits
which
were
found
in
those
times
:
Which
wee
finde
to
be
farre
otherwise
.
Although
the
strong
impression
upon
mens
spirits
that
have
beene
and
are
stirred
up
in
this
age
to
this
and
other
Plantations
,
might
be
a
sufficient
answer
to
this
objection
,
yet
we
answer
further
.
Answer
.
It
s
one
thing
to
guesse
what
God
will
bring
to
passe
,
and
another
thing
to
conclude
what
hee
requires
us
to
undertake
.
Shall
we
say
that
because
God
gives
not
men
the
zeale
of
Moses
and
Phineas
,
therefore
hee
hath
discharged
men
of
the
duty
of
executing
judgement
.
It
is
true
indeed
,
that
God
hath
hitherto
suffered
the
neglect
of
many
parts
of
the
world
,
and
hidden
them
from
the
eyes
of
former
ages
;
for
ends
best
knowne
to
himselfe
:
but
that
disproves
not
that
the
duty
of
peopling
voyd
places
lyes
upon
us
still
,
especially
since
they
are
discovered
and
made
knowne
to
us
.
And
,
although
I
dare
not
enter
so
farre
into
Gods
secrets
,
as
to
affirme
,
that
hee
avengeth
the
neglect
of
this
duty
by
Warres
,
Pestilences
and
Famines
,
which
unlesse
they
had
wasted
the
people
of
these
parts
of
the
world
,
wee
should
ere
this
,
have
devoured
one
another
;
Yet
it
cannot
be
denyed
,
but
the
neare
thronging
of
people
together
in
these
full
Countreyes
,
have
often
occasioned
amongst
us
ciuill
Warres
,
Famines
,
and
Plagues
.
And
it
is
as
true
that
God
hath
made
advantage
of
some
of
these
Warres
,
especially
which
have
laid
many
fruitfull
Countreyes
wast
,
to
exercise
men
in
these
very
labours
which
employ
new
Planters
;
by
which
he
hath
reduced
them
to
some
degrees
of
that
frugality
,
industry
,
and
justice
,
full
states
of
unnecessary
multitudes
,
or
of
replenishing
wast
and
voyd
Countries
;
they
have
a
cleare
and
sufficient
warrant
from
the
mouth
of
God
,
as
immediately
concurring
with
one
speciall
end
that
God
aimed
at
in
the
first
institution
thereof
.
But
,
seeing
Gods
honour
,
and
glory
;
and
next
mens
Salvation
,
is
his
owne
principall
scope
in
this
and
all
his
wayes
;
it
must
withall
bee
necessarily
acknowledged
that
the
desire
&
respect
unto
the
publishing
of
his
name
where
it
is
not
knowne
,
and
reducing
men
,
that
live
without
God
in
this
present
world
,
unto
a
forme
of
Piety
and
godlinesse
,
by
how
much
the
more
immediately
it
suites
with
the
mind
of
God
,
and
is
furthest
caried
from
private
respects
,
by
so
much
the
more
it
advanceth
this
worke
of
planting
Colonies
above
all
civill
and
humane
ends
,
and
deserves
honour
,
and
approbation
,
above
the
most
glorious
Conquests
,
or
successefull
enterprizes
that
ever
were
undertaken
by
the
most
renowned
men
that
the
Sunne
hath
seene
,
and
that
by
how
much
the
subduing
of
Satan
is
a
more
glorious
act
,
then
a
victory
over
men
:
and
the
enlargement
of
Christs
Kingdome
,
then
the
adding
unto
mens
dominions
:
and
the
saving
of
mens
soules
,
then
the
provision
for
their
lives
and
bodies
.
It
seemes
,
this
end
,
in
plantation
,
hath
beene
specially
reserved
for
this
later
end
of
the
world
:
seeing
;
before
Christ
,
the
Decree
of
God
,
that
suffered
all
Nations
to
walke
in
their
own
waies
,
Acts
14.
16.
shut
up
the
Church
within
the
narrow
bounds
of
the
Promised
Land
,
and
so
excluded
men
from
the
propagation
of
Religion
to
other
Countries
.
And
in
the
Apostles
time
,
God
afforded
an
easier
and
more
speedy
course
of
converting
men
to
the
truth
by
the
gift
of
tongues
,
seconded
by
the
power
of
Miracles
,
to
winne
the
greater
credit
to
their
doctrine
,
which
most
especially
,
and
first
prevailed
upon
Countries
civilized
,
as
the
History
of
the
Apostles
Acts
makes
manifest
.
As
for
the
rest
,
I
make
no
question
,
but
God
used
the
same
way
to
other
barbarous
Nations
,
which
hee
held
with
us
,
whom
hee
first
Civilized
by
the
Romane
Conquests
,
and
mixture
of
their
Colonies
with
us
,
that
hee
might
bring
in
Religion
afterwards
:
seeing
no
man
can
imagine
how
Religion
should
prevaile
upon
those
,
who
are
not
subdued
to
the
rule
of
Nature
and
Reason
.
Nay
,
I
conceive
,
God
especially
directs
this
worke
of
erecting
Colonies
unto
the
planting
and
propagating
of
Religion
in
the
West
Indies
,
(
although
I
will
not
confine
it
to
those
alone
)
and
that
for
divers
Reasons
,
which
ought
to
be
taken
into
serious
consideration
,
as
affording
the
strongest
Motives
that
can
be
proposed
to
draw
on
the
hearts
and
affections
of
men
to
this
worke
now
in
hand
,
for
this
purpose
;
which
gives
occasion
unto
the
publishing
of
this
Treatise
.
men
in
the
times
appointed
by
the
Law
of
Moses
,
counting
them
and
all
they
touch
uncleane
during
that
time
appointed
by
the
Law
:
whether
upon
any
other
ground
,
or
by
a
tradition
received
from
the
Iewes
,
it
is
uncertaine
.
Some
conceive
,
their
Predecessors
might
have
had
some
commerce
with
the
Iewes
in
times
past
,
by
what
meanes
I
know
not
:
Howsoever
it
bee
,
it
fals
out
that
the
name
of
the
place
,
which
our
late
Colony
hath
chosen
for
their
seat
,
prooves
to
bee
perfect
Hebrew
,
being
called
Nahum
Keike
,
by
interpretation
,
The
bosome
of
consolation
:
which
it
were
pitty
that
those
which
observed
it
not
,
should
change
into
the
name
of
Salem
,
though
upon
a
faire
ground
,
in
remembrance
of
a
peace
setled
upon
a
conference
at
a
generall
meeting
betweene
them
and
their
neighbours
,
after
expectance
of
some
dangerous
jarre
.
Now
then
,
if
all
nations
must
have
Christ
tendred
unto
them
,
and
the
Indies
have
never
yet
heard
of
his
name
,
it
must
follow
,
that
that
worke
of
conveighing
that
knowledge
to
them
,
remaines
to
bee
undertaken
and
performed
by
this
last
age
.
Againe
,
what
shall
we
conceive
of
that
almost
A
fourth
reason
,
to
prove
that
God
hath
left
CHAP.
III.
The
English
Nation
is
fit
to
undertake
this
taske
.
THat
this
Nation
is
able
and
fit
to
send
out
Colonies
into
Forraigne
parts
will
evidently
appeare
by
the
consideration
of
of
our
overflowing
multitudes
:
this
being
admitted
for
a
received
principle
,
that
Countreyes
superabound
in
people
when
they
have
more
then
they
can
well
nourish
,
or
well
employ
,
seeing
we
know
,
men
are
not
ordained
to
live
onely
,
but
,
withall
and
especially
,
to
serve
one
another
through
love
,
in
some
profitable
and
usefull
calling
.
Granting
therefore
that
this
Land
by
Gods
ordinary
blessing
,
yeelds
sufficiency
of
corne
and
eattell
for
more
then
the
present
Inhabitants
,
yet
,
that
wee
have
more
people
,
then
wee
doe
,
or
can
profitably
employ
,
will
,
I
conceive
,
appeare
to
any
man
of
understanding
,
willing
to
acknowledge
the
truth
,
and
to
consider
these
foure
particulars
.
1.
Many
among
us
live
without
employment
,
either
wholly
,
or
in
the
greatest
part
(
especially
if
there
happen
any
interruption
of
trade
,
as
of
late
was
manifested
not
onely
in
Essex
,
but
in
most
Now
what
a
disease
this
must
needes
bee
in
a
State
,
where
mens
necessities
inforce
them
to
inventions
of
all
wayes
and
meanes
of
expence
upon
the
instruments
of
pride
,
and
wantonnesse
;
and
of
as
many
subtilties
and
frauds
in
deceitfull
handling
all
works
that
passe
through
their
fingers
,
that
by
the
speedy
wasting
of
what
is
made
,
they
may
bee
the
sooner
called
upon
for
new
;
I
leave
it
to
any
wise
man
to
judge
.
It
is
a
fearfull
condition
,
whereby
men
are
in
a
sort
enforced
to
perish
,
or
to
become
meanes
and
instruments
of
evill
.
So
that
the
conclusion
must
stand
firme
,
we
have
more
men
then
wee
can
imploy
to
any
profitable
or
usefull
labour
.
Objection
.
But
the
idlenesse
or
unprofitable
labours
of
our
people
arise
not
from
our
numbers
,
but
from
our
ill
government
,
inferiour
Magistrates
being
too
remisse
in
their
offices
;
and
therefore
may
more
easily
be
reformed
by
establishing
better
order
,
or
executing
those
good
lawes
already
made
at
home
,
then
by
transporting
some
of
them
into
forraigne
Countreyes
.
Answer
.
Good
government
though
it
doe
reforme
many
,
yet
it
cannot
reforme
all
the
evills
of
this
kind
;
because
it
will
bee
a
great
difficulty
to
finde
out
profitable
employments
for
all
that
will
want
;
which
way
we
should
helpe
our selves
by
tillage
I
know
not
:
wee
can
hardly
depasture
sewer
Rother
beasts
then
we
doe
,
seeing
we
spend
already
their
flesh
and
hides
:
and
as
for
sheepe
,
the
ground
depastured
with
them
,
doth
or
might
set
on
worke
as
many
hands
as
tillage
can
doe
.
If
we
adventure
the
making
of
linnen
cloth
,
other
soiles
are
so
much
fitter
to
produce
the
materialls
for
that
worke
,
their
labour
is
so
much
cheaper
,
the
hindering
of
Commerce
in
trade
likely
to
bee
so
great
,
that
the
undertakers
of
this
worke
would
in
all
probability
bee
soone
discouraged
.
Nay
the
multiplying
of
new
Draperies
,
which
perhaps
might
effect
more
then
all
the
rest
,
yet
were
in
no
proportion
sufficient
to
employ
the
supernumeraries
which
this
Land
would
yeeld
if
wee
could
bee
confined
within
the
bounds
of
sobriety
and
modesty
,
seeing
it
may
bee
demonstrated
,
that
neere
a
third
part
of
these
that
inhabite
our
Townes
and
Cities
(
besides
such
spare
men
as
the
Country
yeelds
)
would
by
good
order
established
,
be
left
to
take
up
new
employments
.
We
have
as
much
opportunity
as
any
Nation
But
what
need
Arguments
to
us
that
have
already
determined
this
truth
?
How
many
severall
Now
whereas
it
hath
beene
manifested
that
CHAP.
IIII.
That
New-England
is
a
fit
Country
for
the
seating
of
an
English
Colonie
,
for
the
propagation
of
Religion
.
NOT
onely
our
acquaintance
with
No
Countrey
yeelds
a
more
propitious
ayre
for
our
tempor
,
then
New-England
,
as
experience
hath
made
manifest
,
by
all
relations
:
manie
of
our
people
that
have
sound
themselves
alway
weake
and
sickly
at
home
,
have
become
strong
,
and
healthy
there
:
perhaps
by
the
drynesse
of
the
ayre
and
constant
temper
of
it
,
which
seldome
varies
suddenly
from
cold
to
heate
,
as
it
doth
with
us
:
So
that
Rheumes
are
very
rare
among
our
English
there
;
Neyther
are
the
Natives
at
any
time
troubled
with
paine
of
teeth
,
sorenesse
of
eyes
,
or
ache
in
their
limbes
.
It
may
bee
the
nature
of
the
water
conduceth
somewhat
this
way
;
which
all
affirme
to
keepe
the
body
alwaies
temperately
soluble
,
and
consequently
helps
much
to
the
preventing
,
and
curing
of
the
Gout
,
and
Stone
,
as
some
have
found
by
experience
.
As
for
provisions
for
life
:
The
Come
of
the
Countrey
(
which
it
produceth
in
good
proportion
with
reasonable
labour
)
is
apt
for
nourishment
,
&
agrees
,
although
not
so
well
with
our
taste
at
first
;
yet
very
well
with
our
health
;
nay
,
is
held
by
some
Physitians
,
to
be
restorative
.
If
wee
like
not
that
,
wee
may
make
use
of
our
owne
Graines
,
which
agree
well
with
that
soyle
,
and
so
doe
our
Cattle
:
nay
,
they
grow
unto
a
greater
bulke
of
body
there
,
then
with
us
in
England
.
Vnto
which
if
wee
adde
the
fish
,
fowle
,
and
Venison
,
which
that
Country
yeelds
in
great
abundance
,
it
cannot
be
questioned
but
that
soile
may
assure
sufficient
provision
for
food
.
And
being
naturally
apt
for
Hempe
and
Flax
especially
,
may
promise
us
Linnen
sufficient
with
our
labour
,
and
woollen
too
if
it
may
be
thought
fit
to
store
it
with
sheepe
.
The
Land
affords
void
ground
enough
to
receive
more
people
then
this
State
can
spare
,
and
In
all
Colonies
it
is
to
bee
desired
that
the
daughter
may
answer
something
backe
by
way
of
As
first
,
in
furthering
our
Fishing-voyages
(
one
Next
,
how
serviceable
this
Country
must
needs
bee
for
provisions
for
shipping
,
is
sufficiently
knowne
already
:
At
present
it
may
yeeld
Planks
,
Masts
,
Oares
,
Pitch
,
Tarre
,
and
Iron
;
and
hereafter
(
by
the
aptnesse
of
the
Soyle
for
Hempe
)
if
the
Colonie
increase
,
Sailes
and
Cordage
.
What
other
commodities
it
may
afford
besides
for
trade
,
time
will
discover
.
Of
Wines
among
the
rest
,
there
can
be
no
doubt
;
the
ground
yeel
ding
naturall
Vines
in
great
abundance
and
varietie
;
and
of
these
,
some
as
good
as
any
are
foundin
France
by
humane
culture
.
But
in
the
possibilitie
of
the
serviceablenesse
of
the
Colonie
to
this
State
,
the
judgement
of
the
Dutch
may
somewhat
confirme
us
,
who
have
planted
in
the
same
soyle
,
and
make
great
account
of
their
Colonie
there
.
But
the
greatest
advantage
must
needes
come
Mattachusets
bay
,
neere
which
our
men
are
seated
;
about
fifty
or
sixty
leagues
to
the
North-East
)
inhabiting
a
soile
unfit
to
produce
that
Countrey
graine
,
being
the
more
hardy
people
,
were
accustomed
yearely
at
harvest
to
come
down
in
their
Canoes
,
and
reape
their
fields
,
and
carry
away
their
Corne
,
and
destroy
their
people
,
which
wonderfully
weakened
,
and
kept
them
low
in
times
past
:
from
this
evill
our
neighbourhood
hath
wholy
freed
them
,
and
consequently
secured
their
persons
and
estates
;
which
makes
the
Natives
there
so
glad
of
our
company
.
Objection
1.
But
if
we
have
any
spare
people
,
Ireland
is
a
fitter
place
to
receive
them
then
New-England
.
Being
1
,
Nearer
.
2
,
Our
owne
.
3
,
Void
in
some
parts
.
4
,
Fruitfull
.
5
,
Of
importance
for
the
securing
of
our
owne
Land
.
6
,
Needing
our
helpe
for
their
recovery
out
of
blindnesse
and
superstition
.
Answere
.
Ireland
is
well-nigh
sufficiently
peopled
already
,
or
will
be
in
the
next
age
.
Besides
,
this
worke
needs
not
hinder
that
,
no
more
then
the
plantation
in
Virginia
,
Bermudas
,
S.
Christophers
,
Barbados
,
&c.
which
are
all
of
them
approved
,
and
incouraged
as
this
is
.
As
for
religion
,
it
hath
reasonable
footing
in
Ireland
already
,
and
may
easily
be
propagated
further
,
if
wee
bee
not
wanting
to
our selves
.
This
Countrey
of
New-England
is
destitute
of
all
helpes
,
and
meanes
,
by
which
the
people
might
come
out
of
the
snare
of
Satan
.
Now
although
it
be
true
,
that
I
should
regard
my
sonne
more
then
my
servant
;
yet
I
must
rather
provide
a
Coate
for
my
servant
that
goes
naked
,
then
give
my
sonne
another
,
who
hath
reasonable
clothing
already
.
Objection
2.
But
New-England
hath
divers
discommodities
,
the
Snow
,
and
coldnesse
of
the
winter
,
which
our
English
bodies
can
hardly
brooke
:
and
the
annoyance
of
men
by
Muskitoes
,
and
Serpents
:
and
of
Cattle
,
and
Corne
,
by
wilde
beasts
.
Answere
.
The
cold
of
Winter
is
tolerable
,
as
experience
hath
,
and
doth
manifest
,
and
is
remedied
by
the
abundance
of
fuell
.
The
Snow
lyes
indeed
about
a
foot
thicke
for
ten
weekes
or
there
about
;
but
where
it
lies
thicker
,
and
a
month
longer
,
as
in
many
parts
of
Germany
,
men
finde
a
very
comfortable
dwelling
.
As
for
the
Serpents
,
it
is
true
,
there
are
some
,
and
these
larger
then
our
Adders
;
but
in
ten
yeares
experience
no
man
was
ever
indangered
by
them
;
and
as
the
countrey
is
better
stored
with
people
,
they
will
be
found
fewer
,
and
as
rare
as
among
us
here
.
As
for
the
wilde
beasts
,
they
are
no
more
,
nor
so
much
dangerous
or
hurtfull
here
,
as
in
germany
and
other
parts
of
the
world
.
The
Muskitoes
indeed
infest
the
planters
,
about
foure
moneths
in
the
heat
of
Summer
;
but
after
one
yeares
acquaintance
,
men
make
light
account
of
them
;
some
fleight
defence
for
the
hands
and
face
,
smoake
,
and
a
close
house
may
keepe
them
off
.
Neither
are
they
much
more
noysome
then
in
Spaine
,
Germany
,
and
other
parts
;
nay
,
then
the
fennish
parts
of
Essex
,
and
Lincolne-shire
.
Besides
it
is
credibly
reported
,
that
twenty
miles
inward
into
the
Countrey
they
are
not
found
:
but
this
is
certaine
,
and
tried
by
experience
,
after
foure
or
five
yeares
habitation
they
waxe
very
thinne
:
It
may
be
the
hollownesse
of
the
ground
pected
in
New-England
but
competency
to
live
on
at
the
best
,
and
that
must
bee
purchased
with
hard
labour
,
whereas
divers
other
parts
of
the
West-Indies
offer
a
richer
soyle
,
which
easily
allures
Inhabitants
,
by
the
tender
of
a
better
condition
then
they
live
in
at
present
.
Answer
.
An
unanswerable
argument
,
to
such
as
make
the
advancement
of
their
estates
,
the
scope
of
their
undertaking
;
but
no
way
a
discouragement
to
such
as
aime
at
the
propagation
of
the
Gospell
,
which
can
never
bee
advanced
but
by
the
preservation
of
Piety
in
those
that
carry
it
to
strangers
;
Now
wee
know
nothing
sorts
better
with
Piety
them
Competency
;
a
truth
which
Agur
hath
determined
long
agoe
,
Prov.
30.
8.
Nay
,
Heathen
men
by
the
light
of
Nature
were
directed
so
farre
as
to
discover
the
overflowing
of
riches
to
be
enemie
to
labour
,
sobriety
,
justice
,
love
and
magnanimity
:
and
the
nurse
of
pride
,
wantonnesse
,
and
contention
;
and
therefore
laboured
by
all
meanes
to
keepe
out
the
love
and
desire
of
them
from
their
well-ordered
States
,
and
observed
and
professed
the
comming
in
and
admiration
of
them
to
have
beene
the
foundation
of
their
ruine
.
If
men
desire
to
have
a
people
degenerate
speedily
,
and
to
corrupt
their
mindes
and
bodies
too
,
and
besides
to
tole-in
theeves
and
spoilers
from
abroad
;
let
them
seeke
a
rich
soile
,
that
brings
in
much
with
little
labour
;
but
if
they
desire
that
Piety
and
godlinesse
should
prosper
;
accompanied
with
sobriety
,
justice
and
love
,
let
them
choose
a
Countrey
such
as
this
is
;
even
like
France
,
or
England
,
which
may
yeeld
sufficiency
with
hard
labour
and
industry
:
the
truth
is
,
there
is
more
cause
to
feare
wealth
then
poverty
in
that
soyle
.
CHAP.
5.
What
persons
may
be
fit
to
be
employed
in
this
worke
of
planting
a
Colony
.
IT
seemes
to
bee
a
common
and
grosse
errour
that
Colonies
ought
to
be
Emunctories
or
sinckes
of
States
;
to
drayne
away
their
filth
:
whence
arise
often
murmurings
at
the
removall
of
any
men
of
State
or
worth
,
with
some
wonder
and
admiration
,
that
men
of
sufficiency
and
discretion
should
preferre
any
thing
before
a
quiet
life
at
home
.
An
opinion
that
favours
strongly
of
selfe-love
,
alwaies
opposite
and
enemy
to
any
publike
good
.
This
fundamentall
errour
hath
beene
the
occasion
of
the
miscariage
of
most
of
our
Colonies
,
and
the
chargeable
destruction
of
many
of
our
Country-men
,
whom
when
we
have
once
issued
out
from
us
we
cast
off
as
we
say
to
the
wide
world
,
leaving
them
to
themselves
either
to
sinke
or
swimme
.
Contrary
to
this
common
custome
,
a
State
that
intends
to
draw
out
a
Colony
for
the
inhabiting
of
another
Country
,
must
looke
at
the
mother
and
the
daughter
with
an
equall
and
indifferent
eye
;
remembring
that
a
Colony
is
a
part
and
member
of
her
owne
body
;
and
such
in
whose
good
her selfe
hath
a
peculiar
interest
,
which
therfore
she
should
labour
to
further
and
cherish
by
all
fit
and
convenient
meanes
;
and
consequently
must
allow
to
her
such
a
proportion
of
able
men
as
may
bee
sufficient
to
make
the
frame
of
that
new
formed
body
:
As
good
Governours
,
able
Ministers
,
Physitians
,
Souldiers
,
Schoolemasters
,
Mariners
,
and
Mechanicks
of
all
sorts
;
who
had
therefore
need
to
bee
of
the
more
sufficiency
,
because
the
first
fashioning
of
a
politicke
body
is
a
harder
taske
then
the
ordering
of
that
which
is
already
framed
;
as
the
first
erecting
of
a
house
is
ever
more
difficult
then
the
future
keeping
of
it
in
repaire
;
or
as
the
breaking
of
a
Colt
requires
more
skill
then
the
riding
of
a
managed
horse
.
When
the
frame
of
the
body
is
thus
formed
and
furnished
with
vitall
parts
,
and
knit
together
with
firme
bands
&
sinewes
,
the
bulke
may
be
filled
up
with
flesh
,
that
is
with
persons
of
lesse
use
and
activity
,
so
they
bee
plyable
and
apt
to
bee
kept
in
life
.
The
disposition
of
these
persons
must
bee
respected
as
much
or
more
then
their
abilities
;
men
nourished
up
in
idlenesse
,
unconstant
,
and
affecting
novelties
,
unwilling
,
stubborne
,
enclined
to
faction
,
covetous
,
luxurious
,
prodigall
,
and
generally
men
habituated
to
any
grosse
evill
,
are
no
fit
members
of
a
Colony
.
Ill
humours
soone
overthrow
a
weake
body
;
and
false
stones
in
a
foundation
ruine
the
whole
building
:
the
persons
therfore
chosen
out
for
this
employment
,
ought
to
be
willing
,
constant
,
industrious
,
obedient
,
frugall
,
lovers
of
the
common
good
,
or
at
least
such
as
may
be
easily
wroght
to
this
temper
;
considering
that
workes
of
this
nature
try
the
undertakers
with
many
difficulties
,
and
easily
discourage
minds
of
base
and
weake
temper
.
It
cannot
,
I
confesse
,
be
hoped
that
all
should
be
such
;
care
must
be
had
that
the
principalls
be
so
inclined
,
and
as
many
of
the
Vulgar
as
may
bee
,
at
least
that
they
bee
willing
to
submit
to
authority
;
mutinies
,
which
many
times
are
kindled
by
one
person
,
are
well
nigh
as
dangerous
in
a
Colony
,
as
in
an
Armie
.
These
are
rules
concerning
electing
of
fit
persons
for
Colonies
in
generall
,
unto
which
must
be
adjoyned
the
consideration
of
the
principall
scope
whereat
the
Colonie
aimes
;
which
must
be
Religion
,
whether
it
bee
directed
to
the
good
of
others
for
their
conversion
;
or
of
the
Planters
themselves
for
their
preservation
and
continuance
in
a
good
condition
,
in
which
they
cannot
long
subsist
without
Religion
.
To
this
purpose
must
be
allotted
to
every
Colony
,
for
Governours
and
Ministers
especially
,
men
of
piety
and
blamelesse
life
,
especially
in
such
a
Plantation
as
this
in
New-England
,
where
their
lives
must
be
the
patternes
to
the
Heathen
,
and
the
especiall
,
effectuall
meanes
of
winning
them
to
the
love
of
the
truth
.
Nay
it
would
beè
indeavoured
,
that
all
Governours
offamilies
,
either
may
be
men
truly
Godly
or
at
least
such
as
consent
and
agree
to
a
forme
of
morall
honestie
and
sobrietie
.
As
for
other
ends
lesse
principall
,
which
are
especially
Merchandise
&
defence
,
common
sense
teacheth
everie
man
that
the
Colonie
must
be
furnished
with
the
greatest
store
of
such
persons
as
are
most
serviceable
to
the
maine
end
at
which
it
aimes
.
Objection
.
But
able
and
godly
persons
being
in
some
degree
supporters
of
the
State
that
sends
them
out
,
by
sparing
them
she
seemes
to
plucke
away
her
owne
props
,
and
so
to
weaken
her
owne
standing
,
which
is
against
the
rule
of
charitie
,
that
allowes
and
perswades
every
man
to
have
the
first
care
of
his
owne
good
and
preservation
.
Answer
.
The
first
,
indeed
but
not
the
onely
care
:
so
I
must
provide
for
mine
owne
family
,
but
not
for
that
alone
;
But
to
answer
this
objection
more
fully
,
which
troubles
many
,
and
distracts
their
thoughts
,
and
strikes
indeede
at
the
foundation
of
this
worke
(
for
either
wee
must
allow
some
able
men
for
Civill
and
Ecclesiasticall
affaires
for
peace
and
warre
,
or
no
Colonie
at
all
:
)
First
I
deny
that
such
as
are
gone
out
from
the
State
,
are
cut
off
from
the
State
;
the
rootes
that
issue
out
from
the
Truncke
of
the
Tree
,
though
they
be
dispersed
,
yet
they
are
not
severed
,
but
doe
good
offices
,
by
drawing
nourishment
to
the
maine
body
,
and
the
tree
is
not
weakned
but
strengthened
the
more
they
spread
,
of
which
wee
have
a
cleere
instance
in
the
Romane
State
:
that
Citie
by
the
second
Punicke
warre
had
erected
thirtie
Colonies
in
severall
parts
of
Italie
;
and
by
their
strength
especially
supported
her selfe
against
her
most
potent
enemies
.
I
confesse
that
in
places
so
farre
distances
New-England
from
this
Land
,
the
case
is
somewhat
different
;
the
intercourse
is
not
so
speedy
,
but
it
must
needs
be
granted
yet
,
that
even
those
so
far
remote
may
be
of
use
and
seruice
to
this
State
still
,
as
hath
beene
shewed
.
vels
,
improved
not
so
much
by
sight
as
experience
,
after
the
affaires
of
the
Colony
were
setled
;
what
losse
were
it
in
lieu
of
so
great
a
gaine
?
Lastly
,
if
we
spare
men
for
the
advancing
of
Gods
honour
,
men
that
doe
us
service
that
they
may
attend
Gods
service
,
we
have
as
much
reason
to
expect
the
supply
of
our
losse
,
as
the
repayring
of
our
estates
,
out
of
which
we
spare
a
portion
for
our
brethrens
necessities
,
or
the
advancing
of
Gods
worship
;
by
the
blessing
of
God
according
to
his
promise
.
CHAP.
VI.
What
warrant
particular
men-may
have
to
engage
their
persons
,
and
estates
in
this
imployment
of
planting
Colonies
.
TO
give
a
cleare
Resolution
to
this
Proposition
,
is
a
matter
of
no
small
difficultie
:
I
shall
declare
mine
owne
opinion
,
and
leave
it
to
the
censure
of
the
godly
wise
.
It
is
the
conceit
of
some
men
,
that
no
man
may
undertake
this
taske
without
an
extraordinary
warrant
,
such
as
Abraham
had
from
God
,
to
call
him
out
of
Mesopotamia
to
Canaan
;
their
opinion
seemes
to
rest
upon
a
ground
that
will
hardly
be
made
good
,
sc.
That
the
planting
of
Colonies
is
an
extraordinarie
worke
.
Which
if
it
be
granted
,
then
the
argument
hath
a
strong
,
and
for
ought
I
know
,
a
necessary
inference
:
That
therefore
those
that
undertake
it
,
must
have
an
extraordinary
Call
.
But
that
Proposition
,
That
planting
of
Colonies
is
an
extraordinary
worke
,
will
not
easily
be
granted
.
This
Argument
lyes
strongly
against
it
.
That
Duty
that
is
commanded
by
a
perpetuall
Law
,
cannot
be
accounted
extraordinary
.
But
the
sending
out
of
Colonies
is
commanded
by
a
perpetuall
Law
.
Therefore
it
is
no
extraordinary
duty
.
Now
that
the
commandement
is
perpetuall
,
hath
beene
proved
.
First
,
because
it
was
given
to
mankind
;
and
secondly
,
because
it
hath
a
ground
which
is
perpetuall
,
sc.
the
emptinesse
of
the
earth
,
which
either
is
so
,
or
may
be
so
while
the
world
endures
;
for
even
those
places
which
are
full
,
may
be
emptied
by
warres
,
or
sicknesse
;
and
then
an
argument
presseth
as
strongly
the
contrary
way
.
The
undertaking
of
an
ordinary
duty
needs
no
other
then
an
ordinary
warrant
;
but
such
is
planting
of
a
Colony
,
as
being
undertaken
by
vertue
of
a
perpetuall
law
;
therefore
the
undertaking
to
plant
a
Colony
,
needs
no
extraordinary
warrant
.
Indeed
Abrahams
undertaking
was
extraordinary
in
many
things
,
and
therefore
needed
an
immediate
direction
from
God
.
1
,
He
was
to
goe
alone
with
his
family
and
brethren
.
2
,
To
such
a
certaine
place
far
distant
.
3
,
Possessed
already
by
the
Canaanites
.
4
,
To
receive
it
wholy
appropriated
to
himselfe
,
and
his
Issue
.
5
,
Not
to
plant
it
at
present
,
but
onely
sojourne
in
it
,
and
walke
through
it
for
a
time
.
Now
none
of
these
circumstances
fit
our
ordinary
Colonies
;
and
consequently
Abrahams
example
is
nothing
to
this
purpose
,
because
the
case
is
different
,
though
in
some
other
things
alike
.
Others
conceive
,
that
though
men
may
adventure
upon
the
worke
upon
an
ordinary
warrant
,
yet
none
can
give
that
but
the
State
;
therefore
they
require
a
command
from
the
highest
authoritie
unto
such
as
ingage
themselves
in
this
affaire
.
Indeed
that
the
State
hath
power
over
all
her
members
,
to
command
and
dispose
of
them
within
the
bounds
of
justice
,
is
more
evident
,
then
can
be
denyed
:
but
this
power
she
executes
diversly
;
sometime
by
command
,
sometimes
by
permission
:
as
in
preparations
to
warre
,
sometimes
men
are
compelled
to
serve
,
sometimes
they
are
permitted
to
goe
voluntaries
that
will
.
Againe
,
somtimes
the
Supreme
power
takes
care
of
the
whole
businesse
;
sometimes
(
as
in
Musters
)
commits
it
to
delegates
.
If
the
power
of
State
then
proclaime
liberty
to
such
as
will
,
to
gather
and
unite
into
the
body
of
a
Colony
,
and
commit
the
care
to
some
persons
that
offer
themselves
,
to
associate
to
them
whom
they
thinke
fit
,
and
to
order
them
according
to
discretion
;
no
man
can
deny
but
that
the
State
hath
given
a
sufficient
warrant
.
Neither
doth
it
appeare
,
that
ever
any
State
did
more
;
The
Romans
use
was
to
proclaime
that
they
intended
to
plant
a
Colony
of
such
a
number
in
such
a
place
,
and
as
many
as
would
give
in
their
names
should
receive
so
many
acres
of
Ground
,
and
enjoy
such
other
priviledges
as
they
thought
fit
to
grant
them
,
which
they
then
expressed
:
Those
which
gave
in
their
names
were
inrolled
till
the
number
was
full
,
and
then
had
they
certaine
Commissioners
appointed
by
the
State
of
see
all
things
ordered
and
directed
accordingly
,
and
to
put
every
man
into
possession
of
his
inheritance
;
neither
did
the
State
interpose
their
authority
in
assigning
,
and
choosing
out
the
men
,
but
left
it
free
and
voluntary
to
every
man
to
take
or
leave
.
Seeing
nothing
can
beare
out
the
hazzards
,
and
inconveniences
of
such
toylesome
and
difficult
undertakings
,
as
is
the
planting
of
Colonies
,
but
a
willing
minde
:
Men
can
digest
any
thing
that
themselves
choose
or
desire
;
but
a
commandement
makes
pleasant
things
harsh
,
how
much
more
harsh
things
intolerable
?
But
to
come
somewhat
nearer
unto
the
grounds
of
this
resolution
.
In
undertaking
an
new
inployment
two
things
must
be
taken
into
consideration
,
upon
which
a
mans
warrant
must
be
grounded
.
1
,
His
ingagement
unto
his
present
condition
in
which
he
is
setled
.
2
,
The
tender
and
offer
of
the
new
service
unto
which
he
is
called
.
In
both
it
must
be
first
granted
,
that
Callings
are
employments
in
which
we
serve
one
another
through
love
,
Gal.
5.
13.
in
something
that
is
good
,
Ephes.
4.
28.
not
seeking
our
owne
,
but
other
mens
profit
,
1
Cor.
10.
24.
In
furthering
other
mens
good
our
ingagements
are
,
1
,
To
the
Church
in
generall
.
2
,
To
that
particular
State
of
which
wee
are
members
,
either
wholy
,
or
any
branch
of
it
.
3
,
To
our
friends
.
And
these
as
they
have
interest
in
our
labours
of
love
in
that
order
that
is
set
downe
,
so
they
have
power
to
require
them
in
the
same
order
,
and
that
two
wayes
,
either
by
their
expresse
;
command
,
or
by
the
manifestation
of
their
necessity
,
or
speciall
good
proposed
.
The
Church
in
generall
rarely
layes
any
command
but
mostly
chalengeth
our
service
by
the
discovery
of
her
need
,
and
use
of
our
labours
for
her
good
.
The
particular
State
,
besides
the
pleading
of
her
necessity
;
interposeth
her
authority
;
and
that
either
immediately
,
as
in
deputing
men
to
publike
offices
;
or
mediately
by
our
parents
,
or
other
governours
whom
she
authorizeth
to
direct
and
setle
us
in
such
particular
callings
and
imployments
as
may
bee
for
her
use
and
service
.
The
State
then
by
any
publike
intimation
,
proclaming
free
liberty
to
men
to
remove
and
plant
themselves
else-where
,
dischargeth
these
persons
of
the
obligation
wherein
by
her
power
and
authority
they
stand
bound
to
their
particular
calling
wherein
they
are
placed
,
and
ought
otherwise
to
continue
.
So
that
now
particular
persons
stand
no
longer
bound
by
the
States
authoritie
,
but
by
the
manifestation
of
her
necessities
,
which
crave
their
ayde
and
service
for
their
publike
good
and
safety
.
The
next
thing
then
to
bee
taken
into
consideration
,
is
the
advantages
or
benefits
,
which
may
be
gained
by
our
service
either
to
the
Church
,
State
,
or
friends
to
whom
wee
have
relation
by
private
interest
.
In
all
these
the
first
respect
must
be
had
to
necessity
,
and
the
next
to
conveniency
.
How
much
is
to
bee
yeelded
to
necessity
,
it
hath
pleased
God
to
manifest
;
by
dispensing
with
his
owne
worship
and
service
,
in
cases
of
necessity
,
not
only
upon
our
owne
persons
:
but
upon
our
goods
or
cattell
.
It
must
therefore
be
duly
waighed
whether
we
may
be
more
serviceable
to
the
Church
in
the
State
where
wee
live
,
or
in
that
wee
desire
to
erect
:
and
againe
,
whether
service
is
of
more
necessity
:
and
whether
appeares
to
be
greater
,
that
must
carry
us
,
unlesse
some
pressing
wants
of
private
friends
challenge
our
service
from
them
both
,
which
in
matters
of
moment
&
importance
,
to
them
must
be
conceived
to
be
cast
in
by
God
,
as
a
discharge
from
any
other
employment
.
As
for
example
,
The
furthering
of
the
Gospell
in
New-England
,
seemes
to
bee
of
more
pressing
necessity
,
and
consequently
by
a
stronger
band
to
call
mee
on
to
that
worke
,
then
the
State
at
home
to
my
continuance
here
;
for
here
though
I
may
doe
something
for
the
advancing
of
Religion
,
yet
my
labours
that
way
are
not
so
needfull
in
the
land
,
because
many
others
may
put
too
their
hands
to
the
same
work
.
In
New-England
there
are
none
to
undergo
the
task
:
but
in
this
case
if
the
preservation
of
my
fathers
life
or
estate
required
my
stay
,
that
is
a
discharge
unto
me
from
this
call
to
New-England
;
not
because
his
life
or
estate
is
of
greater
weight
then
the
Churches
good
,
but
because
his
necessity
is
greater
;
for
no
body
can
procure
my
fathers
safety
but
my selfe
,
other
men
besides
my selfe
may
doe
the
Church
this
service
.
Thus
men
that
are
free
from
engagement
may
see
what
weights
are
allowed
to
bee
cast
into
the
ballance
to
determine
their
stay
or
removall
.
All
the
difficulty
that
remaines
,
is
,
who
shall
cast
the
scales
(
that
is
)
who
shall
determine
which
benefit
or
necessity
is
the
greater
?
No
question
that
which
conscience
well
informed
,
assures
mee
to
be
so
:
but
who
shall
informe
my
conscience
,
or
by
what
rule
shall
my
conscience
judge
?
It
is
out
of
peradventure
that
God
must
informe
the
conscience
.
But
how
shall
I
discover
what
God
adviseth
?
It
is
as
certaine
that
if
the
word
,
by
scanning
the
grounds
which
it
proposeth
,
can
give
a
Seer
resolution
,
it
must
be
followed
.
The
things
that
are
revealed
belong
unto
us
and
our
children
that
we
may
doe
them
,
Deut.
29.
29.
But
many
rules
of
Scripture
though
cleere
in
themselves
,
yet
are
doubtfull
and
ambiguous
in
the
application
,
because
they
cannot
determine
particulars
.
In
this
case
then
wee
must
have
recourse
to
Christian
wisdome
;
assisted
:
First
,
By
the
advise
and
counsell
of
godly
wise
friends
.
Secondly
,
By
the
observation
of
the
concurrence
of
opportunities
,
Occasiones
sunt
Dei
nutus
.
Thirdly
,
By
and
consideration
of
the
inclination
of
the
heart
proposing
a
right
end
scope
after
frequent
and
earnest
prayer
.
A
resolution
taken
after
all
these
meanes
used
,
as
in
Gods
presence
,
without
prejudice
,
with
a
sincere
desire
to
know
and
bee
informed
of
Gods
will
,
and
obey
it
,
may
be
taken
for
the
voice
of
God
at
present
,
and
ought
to
direct
the
practise
,
though
it
binde
not
the
conscience
to
embrace
the
things
resolved
for
an
infallible
and
onely
the
most
probable
direction
.
And
the
truth
is
,
that
unlesse
this
advise
and
resolution
by
Christian
wisedome
,
applying
the
generall
rules
of
Gods
word
to
our
owne
particular
case
after
wee
have
sought
counsell
of
God
,
and
our
Christian
friends
may
be
admitted
for
a
rule
to
direct
our
practise
,
I
know
not
what
rule
to
prescribe
to
bee
followed
.
Suppose
I
would
marry
a
wife
,
nothing
but
Christian
wisedome
so
assisted
,
as
is
expressed
before
,
can
shew
mee
which
is
the
woman
.
CAP.
7.
Answering
Obiections
against
the
maine
bodie
of
the
worke
.
OBIECTION
1.
ALl
experience
is
against
the
hope
and
good
Virginia
,
St.
Christophers
,
New-found-land
,
&c.
with
no
proportionable
successe
,
and
what
reason
have
wee
to
expect
other
event
of
this
?
ANSWER
.
To
speake
nothing
of
particulars
,
which
perhaps
might
occasion
some
distaste
,
I
denie
not
but
the
ends
which
they
proposed
may
be
good
and
warrantable
;
men
may
set
before
themselves
civill
respects
,
as
advancement
of
the
Nation
,
and
hope
and
expectation
of
gaine
,
which
perhaps
hath
either
wholly
set
on
,
or
strongly
swayed
these
lately
undertaken
Colonies
:
But
I
conceive
where
the
service
of
the
Church
,
and
respect
unto
the
advancement
of
the
Gospell
is
predominant
,
we
may
with
greater
assurance
depend
upon
Gods
engagement
in
the
worke
,
and
consequently
expect
a
prosperous
successe
from
his
hand
.
Besides
,
why
may
not
English
Plantations
thrive
as
well
as
Dutch
?
Where
and
when
have
their
Colonies
failed
?
To
speake
nothing
of
the
East-Indies
,
even
this
which
they
have
setled
in
New-England
upon
Hudsons
River
with
no
would
be
no
question
of
a
flourishing
State
there
in
convenient
time
by
the
concurrence
of
Gods
ordinary
blessing
.
In
this
dutie
if
we
be
wanting
unto
them
,
there
will
be
great
cause
to
suspect
,
that
the
exception
against
the
worke
,
for
the
insupportable
butthen
of
the
charge
,
is
but
a
faire
pretext
to
colour
our
feare
of
our
owne
purses
,
which
many
are
more
faithfull
unto
,
than
unto
the
service
of
God
and
of
his
Church
.
OBIECTION
2.
But
the
pretended
end
of
winning
the
Heathen
to
the
knowledge
of
God
and
embracing
of
the
faith
of
Christ
,
is
a
meere
fantasie
,
and
a
worke
not
onely
of
uncertaine
but
unlikely
successe
,
as
appeares
by
our
fruitlesse
endeavours
that
way
,
both
in
Virginia
and
New-England
,
where
New-Plimmouth
men
inhabiting
now
these
ten
yeares
,
are
not
able
to
give
account
of
any
one
man
converted
to
Christianity
.
ANSWER
.
And
no
marvell
,
unlesse
God
should
worke
by
miracle
;
neither
can
it
be
expected
that
worke
should
take
effect
untill
we
may
be
more
perfectly
acquainted
with
their
language
,
and
they
with
ours
.
Indeede
it
is
true
,
both
the
Natives
and
English
understand
so
much
of
one
anothers
language
,
as
may
enable
them
to
trade
one
with
another
,
and
fit
them
for
conference
about
things
that
are
subject
to
outward
sense
;
and
so
they
understand
our
use
in
keeping
the
Sabbath
day
,
observe
our
reverence
in
the
worship
of
God
,
are
somewhat
acquainted
with
the
morall
precepts
;
know
that
adultery
,
theft
,
murther
and
lying
are
forbidden
,
which
nature
teacheth
,
because
these
things
are
outward
,
and
may
bee
understood
almost
by
sense
:
But
how
shall
a
man
expresse
unto
them
things
meerely
spirituall
,
which
have
no
affinity
with
sense
,
unlesse
wee
were
throughly
acquainted
with
their
language
,
and
they
with
ours
?
neither
can
we
in
theirs
,
or
they
in
our
tongue
utter
any
continued
speech
,
because
neither
we
nor
they
understand
the
moods
,
tenses
,
cases
,
numbers
,
praepositions
,
adverbes
,
&c.
which
make
coherence
in
words
,
and
expresse
a
perfect
sense
.
Besides
,
it
hath
beene
intimated
that
wee
hardly
have
found
a
brutish
people
wonne
before
they
had
beene
taught
civility
.
So
wee
must
endeavour
and
expect
to
worke
that
in
them
first
,
and
Religion
afterwards
.
Amongst
such
as
have
beene
brought
over
into
England
from
Virginia
there
was
one
Nanawack
,
a
youth
sent
over
by
the
Lo.
De
Laware
,
when
hee
was
Governour
there
,
who
comming
over
and
living
here
a
yeare
or
two
in
houses
where
hee
heard
not
much
of
Religion
,
but
saw
and
heard
many
times
examples
of
drinking
,
swearing
,
and
like
evills
,
remained
as
hee
was
a
meere
Pagan
;
but
after
removed
into
a
godly
family
,
hee
was
strangely
altered
,
grew
to
understand
the
principles
of
Religion
,
learned
to
reade
,
delighted
in
the
Scriptures
,
Sermons
,
Prayers
,
and
other
Christian
duties
,
wonderfully
bewailed
the
state
of
his
Country-men
,
especially
his
brethren
,
and
gave
such
testimonies
of
his
love
to
the
truth
,
that
hee
was
thought
fit
to
be
baptised
:
but
being
prevented
by
death
,
left
behinde
such
testimonies
of
his
desire
of
Gods
favour
,
that
it
mooved
such
godly
Christians
as
knew
him
,
to
conceive
well
of
his
condition
;
neither
is
there
any
cause
to
doubt
but
time
may
bring
on
in
others
,
as
well
as
it
did
in
him
,
that
which
wee
expect
upon
a
sodaine
in
vaine
.
REPLY
.
But
some
conceive
the
Inhabitants
of
New-England
to
be
Chams
posterity
,
and
consequently
shut
out
from
grace
by
Noahs
curse
,
till
the
conversion
of
the
Iewes
be
past
at
least
.
ANSWER
.
How
doe
they
appeare
to
be
Chams
posterity
?
whose
sonnes
by
the
agreement
of
Writers
,
tooke
up
their
dwellings
together
in
Canaan
,
Palestina
,
and
the
parts
adjoyning
in
Arabia
,
Egypt
,
Mauritania
,
Lybia
,
and
other
bordering
parts
of
Africke
,
and
consequently
for
any
footsteps
of
their
descents
appearing
unto
us
,
might
bee
as
farre
from
peopling
the
West
Indies
,
as
any
other
part
of
the
posteritie
of
Noahs
sonnes
.
Neither
doe
mens
conjectures
agree
,
(
for
wee
have
no
certainties
to
build
on
)
whence
these
Countries
of
the
parts
of
America
towards
New-England
might
most
probably
be
peopled
.
But
admit
the
Inhabitants
to
be
Chams
posteritie
doth
not
the
Prophet
Esay
foretell
the
conversion
of
Chams
posterity
in
Egypt
,
performed
in
the
Primitive
times
,
all
histories
witnessing
that
the
Egyptians
had
amongst
them
a
Church
of
eminent
note
,
governed
by
divers
Bishops
under
the
Patharen
of
Alexandria
?
And
who
knowes
not
the
numerous
Churches
of
Africke
,
wherein
were
above
160
Bishops
in
St.
Austins
time
,
governing
sundry
Nations
,
all
of
them
of
Chams
posteritie
?
But
what
testimonie
of
Scripture
,
or
ground
of
reason
from
Scripture
,
layes
such
a
fearefull
curse
upon
all
Chams
posteritie
?
Noahs
curse
reacheth
but
to
one
branch
,
to
Canaan
,
and
as
Interpreters
conceive
,
with
especiall
relation
to
the
extirpation
of
that
part
of
his
issue
which
inhabited
Iudea
,
by
the
children
of
Israel
.
It
is
too
much
boldnesse
then
to
curse
where
God
hath
not
cursed
,
and
shut
out
those
from
the
meanes
of
grace
,
whom
God
hath
not
excluded
.
OBIECTION
3.
But
admit
the
English
might
be
thought
fit
to
plant
a
Colony
in
New-England
,
yet
this
time
is
unfit
,
in
this
troubled
condition
of
the
Church
;
it
were
more
convenient
for
men
to
keepe
close
together
,
than
to
scatter
abroad
,
that
so
they
might
be
the
more
able
to
resist
the
common
enemie
.
This
withdrawing
of
our selves
in
time
of
so
great
hazard
betrayes
weaknesse
of
heart
,
and
proclaimes
our
despaire
of
the
cause
of
Religion
,
which
the
godly
entertaine
with
sad
hearts
,
and
the
Iesuites
with
smiling
countenances
.
ANSWER
It
is
reported
that
when
Annshal
lay
before
Rome
,
it
discouraged
him
much
in
his
hopes
of
taking
the
Citty
,
that
at
the
same
instant
there
marched
out
of
the
Citty
at
contrary
gates
under
their
colours
an
Armie
of
souldiers
towards
the
sea
,
to
be
shipped
&
sent
over
for
a
supply
into
Spaine
;
for
it
argued
the
Romans
feared
him
not
,
that
durst
spare
a
supplie
of
men
to
a
Countrie
so
farre
distant
when
the
enemie
lay
at
the
gates
:
And
it
seemes
to
argue
courage
rather
than
feare
,
when
in
the
weakest
condition
of
the
Church
men
testifie
their
hope
and
expectation
of
the
enlargement
of
that
Kingdome
of
Christ
which
wicked
men
and
his
enemies
glorie
that
they
have
as
good
as
conquered
and
subdued
.
I
conceive
those
that
engage
themselves
in
this
adventure
are
not
so
void
of
Religion
as
to
conceive
the
scourge
of
God
cannot
reach
them
in
New-England
;
or
of
reason
,
as
to
thinke
New-England
safer
than
olde
.
But
they
scatter
and
withdraw
themselves
in
a
time
of
neede
?
Suppose
the
State
were
in
such
needed
as
is
pretended
in
this
objection
,
yet
in
such
a
popular
Land
,
such
a
number
as
is
employed
in
this
worke
is
not
very
considerable
;
for
I
thinke
no
man
conceives
a
thousand
or
two
thousand
men
are
of
any
great
weight
to
sway
the
ballance
,
when
so
many
great
stones
lie
in
the
skales
.
Againe
,
that
wherein
they
seeme
to
be
most
usefull
to
us
is
their
prayers
,
which
(
according
to
their
profession
and
promise
)
they
will
performe
in
absence
,
as
if
they
,
were
present
with
us
.
And
if
any
other
way
their
service
be
required
,
as
they
holde
themselves
bound
,
so
will
they
at
all
times
doe
their
uttermost
for
the
discharge
of
their
dutie
to
this
their
native
Country
.
And
lastly
,
by
that
time
all
the
particulars
of
this
Treatise
are
wel
weighed
,
it
will
be
found
that
their
employment
there
for
the
present
is
not
inconvenient
,
and
for
the
future
may
prove
beneficiall
to
this
State
.
OBIECTION
4.
It
may
be
,
passing
over
of
two
thousand
or
three
thousand
persons
will
be
of
no
great
moment
,
and
so
many
might
be
spared
;
but
some
mens
examples
drawing
on
others
,
and
there
being
no
stint
or
limits
set
unto
mens
itching
humours
after
this
new
worke
,
we
know
not
where
to
expect
any
end
;
and
what
consequents
may
follow
the
issuing
out
of
great
multitudes
,
especially
on
a
sodaine
,
it
is
easie
to
conjecture
.
ANSWER
.
If
that
should
be
a
true
and
reall
feare
,
and
not
a
pretence
,
I
should
much
wonder
that
any
man
should
have
so
little
insight
into
the
disposition
of
his
owne
Country-men
.
Howsoever
some
men
are
content
to
remove
from
their
dwellings
,
and
to
leave
their
beloved
Countrie
and
friends
,
let
no
man
conceive
we
shall
finde
over-many
of
that
humour
:
We
are
knowne
too
well
to
the
world
to
love
the
smoake
of
our
owne
chimneyes
so
well
,
that
hopes
of
great
advantages
are
not
likely
to
draw
many
of
us
from
home
:
And
that
evidently
appeares
by
the
different
habits
and
affections
of
the
mindes
of
men
unto
this
voyage
.
Some
pittie
the
exposing
of
their
friends
,
or
such
unto
whom
for
the
report
of
their
honestie
and
religion
they
wish
well
,
unto
so
many
dangers
and
inconveniences
;
others
and
the
most
part
scoffe
at
their
folly
;
a
third
sort
murmure
and
grudge
that
they
are
abandoned
and
forsaken
by
them
:
and
good
men
dispute
the
warrant
of
their
undertaking
this
worke
,
and
will
not
be
convinced
.
It
may
be
,
private
interests
may
prevaile
with
some
;
One
brother
may
draw
over
another
,
a
sonne
the
father
,
and
perhaps
some
man
his
inward
acquaintance
;
but
let
no
man
feare
the
over-hasty
removall
of
multitudes
of
any
of
estate
or
abilitie
.
As
for
the
poorer
sort
it
is
true
,
many
of
them
that
want
meanes
to
maintaine
them
at
home
,
would
be
glad
to
passe
over
into
New-England
to
finde
a
better
condition
there
;
but
by
what
meanes
will
they
be
transported
,
or
provided
of
necessaries
for
so
chargeable
a
journey
?
and
without
such
provisions
they
will
be
found
very
unwelcome
to
such
as
are
alreadie
planted
there
.
Besides
,
it
cannot
be
doubted
but
the
State
will
be
so
watchfull
as
not
to
suffer
any
prejudice
unto
it selfe
,
if
the
numbers
of
those
that
leave
her
should
increase
too
fast
.
If
the
State
should
be
slacke
,
even
those
that
now
allow
the
passing
over
of
some
good
and
usefull
men
,
when
the
number
is
growen
to
an
indifferent
proportion
will
of
themselves
be
carefull
to
restraine
the
rest
as
farre
as
their
counsell
and
advice
can
prevaile
.
The
truth
is
when
some
800
or
1000
families
are
seated
there
,
the
Colonie
will
be
best
filled
up
with
youthes
and
girles
,
which
must
be
continually
drawne
over
to
supply
the
roomes
of
men-servants
and
maid-servants
,
which
will
marry
away
daily
,
and
leave
their
Masters
destitute
.
But
it
may
be
justly
admired
,
what
the
cause
should
be
that
men
of
contrary
mindes
should
so
strangely
concurre
in
the
jealousies
and
dislikes
of
this
worke
,
neither
opposing
any
of
the
former
Colonies
,
whereof
the
least
(
I
meane
Virginia
,
Barmudas
,
and
St.
Christophers
)
drew
away
two
for
one
of
those
which
are
yet
passed
over
to
New-England
;
unlesse
it
be
that
the
best
workes
finde
commonly
worst
entertainment
amongst
men
.
OBIECTION
5.
It
is
objected
by
some
,
that
religion
indeede
and
the
colour
thereof
is
the
cloake
of
this
work
,
but
under
it
is
secretly
harboured
faction
and
separation
from
the
Church
.
Men
of
ill
affected
mindes
(
they
conceive
)
unwilling
to
joyne
any
longer
with
our
assemblies
,
meane
to
draw
themselves
apart
,
and
to
unite
into
a
body
of
their
owne
,
and
to
make
that
place
a
nursery
of
faction
and
rebellion
,
disclaiming
and
renouncing
our
Church
as
a
limbe
of
Antichrist
.
ANSWER
.
A
man
might
justly
hope
that
the
letter
sub
-
I
conceive
we
doe
and
ought
to
put
a
great
difference
betweene
Separation
,
and
Non-conformity
;
the
first
we
judge
as
evill
in
it selfe
,
so
that
whosoever
shall
denie
us
to
be
a
Church
,
either
of
our
owne
men
,
or
strangers
of
another
Nation
,
we
cannot
be
are
it
:
but
other
Churches
that
conforme
not
to
our
orders
and
ceremonies
we
dislike
not
,
onely
we
suffer
it
not
in
our
owne
;
not
that
we
adjudge
the
disusing
of
ceremonies
simply
evill
,
but
onely
evill
in
our
owne
men
,
because
wee
conceive
it
is
joyned
with
some
contempt
of
our
authority
,
and
may
tend
to
a
rent
in
the
Church
:
But
yet
neither
can
this
imputation
be
charged
justly
on
our
New-England
Colonie
;
If
the
men
were
well
scanned
,
I
conceive
it
may
be
with
good
assurance
maintained
,
that
at
least
three
parts
of
foure
of
the
men
there
planted
,
are
able
to
justifie
themselves
to
have
lived
in
a
constant
course
of
conformity
unto
our
Church
government
and
orders
.
Yea
but
they
are
weary
of
them
now
,
and
goe
over
with
an
intention
to
cast
them
off
?
Intentions
are
secret
,
who
can
discover
them
;
but
what
have
they
done
to
manifest
such
an
intention
?
What
intelligence
have
they
held
one
with
another
to
such
purpose
?
There
passed
away
about
140
persons
out
of
the
western
parts
from
Plimmouth
,
of
which
I
conceive
there
were
not
sixe
knowne
either
by
face
or
fame
to
any
of
the
rest
.
What
subscription
or
solemne
agreement
haue
they
made
before
hand
to
binde
themselves
unto
such
a
resolution
?
If
that
were
forborne
for
feare
of
discovery
,
yet
it
concerned
those
who
had
such
an
intention
to
be
well
assured
of
a
Governour
that
might
effectually
further
their
purposes
:
Mr.
10.
Winthrop
,
whom
they
have
all
chosen
,
(
and
that
not
the
multitude
,
but
all
the
men
of
best
account
amongst
them
)
is
sufficiently
knowne
in
the
place
where
he
long
lived
,
a
publicke
person
,
and
consequently
of
the
more
observation
to
have
been
every
way
regular
and
conformable
in
the
whole
course
of
his
practise
.
Yea
but
they
have
taken
Ministers
with
them
that
are
knowne
to
be
unconformable
,
and
they
are
the
men
that
will
sway
in
the
orders
of
the
Church
?
Neither
all
nor
the
greatest
part
of
the
Ministers
are
unconformable
.
But
how
shall
they
prevent
it
?
What
Minister
among
us
well
seated
in
a
good
living
,
or
in
faire
expectance
of
one
,
will
be
content
to
leave
a
certaine
maintenance
,
to
expose
himselfe
to
the
manifold
hazards
of
so
long
a
journey
,
to
rest
upon
the
providence
of
God
,
when
all
is
done
,
for
provision
for
himselfe
and
his
family
?
Pardon
them
if
they
take
such
Ministers
as
they
may
have
,
rather
than
none
at
all
.
Hath
any
conformable
Minister
of
worth
,
and
fit
for
that
employment
,
tendred
his
service
,
whom
they
have
rejected
?
No
man
can
affirme
they
have
taken
such
out
of
choise
rather
than
necessity
,
unlesse
it
be
manifested
where
they
have
refused
others
whom
they
might
have
had
.
But
there
are
some
unconformable
men
amongst
them
,
yea
and
men
of
worse
condition
too
?
And
if
there
were
no
drunkards
nor
covetous
persons
nor
vicious
any
way
,
it
would
and
might
justly
move
all
the
world
to
admiration
.
But
there
is
great
oddes
betweene
peaceable
men
,
who
out
of
tendernesse
of
heart
forbeare
the
use
of
some
ceremonies
of
the
Church
,
(
whom
this
State
in
some
things
thinkes
fit
to
winke
at
,
and
it
may
be
would
doc
more
if
it
were
assured
of
their
temper
)
and
men
of
fiery
and
turbulent
spirits
,
that
walke
in
a
crosse
way
out
of
distemper
of
minde
.
Now
suppose
some
of
those
men
that
(
knowing
the
disposition
of
their
owne
mindes
,
how
unable
they
are
to
bring
their
hearts
to
answer
the
course
of
our
Churches
practise
in
all
things
)
consider
that
their
contrary
practise
gives
distaste
to
government
,
and
occasions
some
disturbance
unto
the
Churches
peace
,
upon
that
ground
withdraw
themselves
for
quietnesse
sake
:
Would
not
such
dispositions
be
cherished
with
great
tendernesse
?
And
surely
,
as
farre
as
guesse
by
circumstances
may
leade
us
,
we
have
more
cause
to
thinke
that
they
are
so
minded
than
otherwise
;
because
this
will
certainely
be
the
consequent
of
their
going
out
from
amongst
us
,
which
they
cannot
but
foresee
:
and
if
they
had
meant
otherwise
,
their
way
had
beene
to
remaine
in
the
midst
of
us
as
thornes
in
our
eyes
,
and
prickes
in
our
sides
,
and
not
to
depart
from
us
:
seeing
wee
know
it
is
the
remaining
of
the
thorne
in
the
midst
of
the
flesh
which
torments
;
the
plucking
it
out
,
and
casting
it
away
breedes
ease
and
quietnesse
.
I
should
be
very
unwilling
to
hide
any
thing
I
thinke
might
be
fit
to
discover
the
uttermost
of
the
intentions
of
our
Planters
in
their
voyage
to
New-England
,
and
therefore
shall
make
bold
to
manifest
not
onely
what
I
know
,
but
what
I
guesse
concerning
their
purpose
.
As
it
were
absurd
to
conceive
they
have
all
one
minde
,
so
were
it
more
ridiculous
to
imagine
they
have
all
one
scope
.
Necessitie
may
presse
some
;
Noveltie
draw
on
others
;
hopes
of
gaine
in
time
to
come
may
prevaile
with
a
third
sort
:
but
that
the
most
and
most
sincere
and
godly
part
have
the
advancement
of
the
Gospil
for
their
maine
scope
I
am
confident
.
That
of
them
,
some
may
entertaine
hope
and
expectation
of
enjoying
greater
libertie
there
than
here
in
the
use
of
some
orders
and
Ceremonies
of
our
Church
it
seemes
very
probable
.
Nay
more
then
that
,
it
is
not
improbable
,
that
partly
for
their
sakes
,
and
partly
for
respect
to
some
Germans
that
are
gone
ouer
with
them
,
and
more
that
intend
to
follow
after
,
euen
those
which
otherwise
would
not
much
desire
innovation
of
themselves
,
yet
for
the
maintaining
of
peace
and
unitie
,
(
the
onely
〈◊〉
of
a
weake
unsetled
body
will
)
be
wonne
to
consent
to
some
variation
from
the
formes
&
customes
of
our
Church
.
Nay
I
see
not
how
we
can
expect
from
them
a
correspondence
in
all
things
to
our
State
civill
or
Ecclesiasticall
:
Wants
and
necessities
cannot
but
cause
many
changes
.
The
Churches
in
the
Apostles
&
in
the
setled
times
of
peace
afterwards
were
much
different
in
many
outward
formes
.
In
the
maine
of
their
carriage
two
things
may
moue
them
to
vary
much
from
us
:
Respect
to
the
Heathen
,
before
whom
it
concernes
them
to
shew
much
pietie
,
sobrietie
,
and
austeritie
;
and
the
consideration
of
their
owne
necessities
will
certainely
enforce
them
to
take
away
many
things
that
we
admit
,
and
to
introduce
many
things
that
wee
reject
,
which
perhaps
will
minister
much
matter
of
sport
and
scorne
unto
such
as
have
Relations
of
these
things
,
and
that
represented
unto
them
with
such
additions
as
same
usually
weaves
into
all
reports
at
the
second
and
third
hands
.
The
like
by
this
their
varying
in
ciuill
Conversation
,
wee
may
expect
of
the
alteration
of
some
things
in
Church
affayres
.
It
were
bootlesse
to
expect
that
all
things
will
or
can
be
at
the
first
forming
of
a
rude
and
incohaerent
body
,
as
they
may
be
found
in
time
to
come
;
and
it
were
strange
and
a
thing
that
never
yet
happened
,
if
wee
should
heare
a
true
report
of
all
things
as
they
are
.
But
that
men
are
farre
enough
from
projecting
the
erecting
of
this
Colony
for
a
Nursery
of
Schismatickes
,
will
appeare
by
the
ensuing
faithfull
and
unpartiall
Narration
of
the
first
occasions
,
beginning
,
and
progresse
of
the
whole
worke
,
layd
before
the
eyes
of
all
that
desire
to
receive
satisfaction
,
by
such
as
have
beene
privie
to
the
very
first
conceiving
and
contriving
of
this
project
of
planting
this
Colony
,
and
to
the
severall
passages
that
have
happened
since
,
who
also
in
that
they
relate
,
consider
they
have
the
searcher
of
all
hearts
and
observer
of
all
mens
wayes
witnesse
of
the
truth
and
falsehood
that
they
deliver
.
About
ten
yeares
since
a
company
of
English
,
part
out
of
the
Low-Countryes
,
and
some
out
of
London
,
and
other
parts
,
associating
themselves
into
one
body
,
with
an
intention
to
plant
in
Virginia
:
in
their
passage
thither
being
taken
short
by
the
winde
,
in
the
depth
of
Winter
the
whole
ground
being
under
Snow
,
were
forced
with
their
provisions
to
land
themselves
in
New-England
upon
a
small
Bay
beyond
Mattachusets
,
in
the
place
which
they
now
inhabit
and
call
by
the
name
of
New-Plinmouth
.
The
ground
being
covered
a
foote
thicke
with
snow
,
and
they
being
without
shelter
,
and
having
amongst
them
divers
Women
and
Children
,
no
marvell
if
,
they
lost
some
of
their
company
,
it
may
bee
wondered
how
they
saved
the
rest
.
But
notwithstanding
this
sharpe
encounter
at
the
first
,
and
some
miscarriages
afterward
,
yet
,
(
conceiving
GODS
providence
had
directed
them
unto
that
place
,
and
finding
great
charge
and
difficultie
in
removing
)
they
resolved
to
fixe
themselves
there
;
and
being
assisted
by
some
of
their
friends
in
LONDON
,
having
passed
over
most
of
the
greatest
difficulties
that
usually
encounter
new
Planters
,
they
beganne
to
subsist
at
length
in
a
reasonable
comfortable
manner
:
being
notwithstanding
men
but
of
meane
and
weake
estates
of
themselves
.
And
after
a
yeares
experience
or
two
of
the
Soyle
and
Inhabitants
,
sent
home
tydings
of
both
,
and
of
their
well-being
there
,
which
occasioned
other
men
to
take
knowledge
of
the
place
,
and
to
take
it
into
consideration
.
About
the
yeare
1623.
some
Westerne
Marchants
(
who
had
continued
a
trade
of
fishing
for
Cod
and
bartering
for
Furres
in
those
parts
for
divers
yeares
before
)
conceiving
that
a
Colony
planted
on
the
Coast
might
further
them
in
those
employments
,
bethought
themselves
how
they
might
bring
that
project
to
effect
,
and
communicated
their
purpose
to
others
,
alledging
the
conveniency
of
compassing
their
proiect
with
a
small
charge
,
by
the
opportunitie
of
their
fishing
trade
,
in
which
they
accustomed
to
double-man
their
Ships
,
that
(
by
the
helpe
of
many
hands
)
they
might
dispatch
their
Voyage
,
and
lade
their
Ship
with
Fish
while
the
fishing
season
lasted
,
which
could
not
be
done
with
a
bare
sayling
company
.
Now
it
was
conceived
,
that
the
fishing
being
ended
the
spare
men
that
were
above
their
necessary
saylers
,
might
be
left
behind
with
provisions
for
a
yeare
;
and
when
that
Ship
returned
the
next
yeare
,
they
might
assist
them
in
fishing
,
as
they
had
done
the
former
yeare
;
and
,
in
the
meane
time
,
might
employ
themselves
in
building
,
and
planting
Corne
,
which
with
the
provisions
of
Fish
,
Foule
,
and
Venison
,
that
the
Land
yeelded
,
would
affoord
them
the
chiefe
of
their
foode
.
This
Proposition
of
theirs
tooke
so
well
,
that
it
drew
on
divers
persons
,
to
joyne
with
them
in
this
project
,
the
rather
because
it
was
conceived
that
not
onely
their
owne
Fishermen
,
but
the
rest
of
our
Nation
that
went
thither
on
the
same
errand
,
might
be
much
advantaged
,
not
onely
by
fresh
victuall
,
which
that
Colony
might
spare
them
in
time
,
but
withall
,
and
more
,
by
the
benefit
of
their
Ministers
labours
,
which
they
might
enjoy
during
the
fishing
season
;
whereas
otherwise
being
usually
upon
those
Voyages
nine
or
ten
moneths
in
the
yeare
,
they
were
left
all
the
while
without
any
meanes
of
instruction
at
all
.
Compassion
towards
the
Fishermen
,
and
partly
some
expectation
of
gaine
,
prevailed
so
farre
that
for
the
planting
of
a
Colony
in
New-England
there
was
raised
a
Stocke
of
more
then
three
thousand
pounds
,
intended
to
be
payd
in
in
fiue
yeares
,
but
afterwards
disbursed
in
a
shorter
time
.
How
this
Stocke
was
employed
,
and
by
what
errours
and
over-sights
it
was
wasted
,
is
I
confesse
not
much
pertinent
to
this
subject
in
hand
:
Notwithstanding
,
because
the
knowledge
thereof
may
be
of
use
for
other
mens
direction
,
let
me
crave
leave
in
a
short
Digression
to
present
vnto
the
Readers
view
,
the
whole
order
of
the
managing
of
such
monies
as
were
collected
,
with
the
successe
and
issue
of
the
businesse
vndertaken
.
CHAP.
VIII
.
A
digression
manifesting
the
successe
of
the
Plantation
intended
by
the
Westerne
men
.
THE
first
imployment
then
of
this
new
raised
Stocke
,
was
in
buying
a
small
Ship
of
fiftie
tunnes
,
which
was
with
as
much
speed
as
might
be
dispatched
towards
New-England
vpon
a
Fishing
Voyag
:
The
third
yeare
1625.
both
Ships
with
a
small
Vessell
of
fortie
tuns
which
carried
Kine
with
other
prouisions
,
were
againe
set
to
Sea
upon
the
same
Voyage
with
the
charge
of
two
thousand
pounds
,
of
which
summe
the
Company
borrowed
,
&
became
indebted
for
one
thousand
pounds
and
upwards
.
The
great
Ship
being
commanded
by
a
uery
able
Master
,
hauing
passed
on
about
two
hundred
leagues
in
her
Voyage
,
found
her selfe
so
leake
by
the
Carpenters
fault
,
(
that
looked
not
well
to
her
Calking
)
that
she
bare
up
the
Helme
and
returned
for
Waymouth
,
&
having
unladen
her
provisions
and
mended
her
leake
,
set
her selfe
to
Sea
againe
;
resolving
to
take
aduice
of
the
Windes
whether
to
passe
on
her
former
.
Voyage
or
to
turne
into
New-found-land
,
which
she
did
,
by
reason
that
the
time
was
so
far
spent
,
that
the
Master
and
Company
dispaired
of
doing
any
good
in
New-England
:
where
the
Fish
falls
in
two
or
three
mounths
sooner
then
at
New
found
land
.
There
she
tooke
Fish
good
store
and
much
more
then
she
could
lade
home
:
the
overplus
should
have
beene
sold
and
deliuered
to
some
sacke
or
other
sent
to
take
it
in
there
,
if
the
Voyage
had
beene
well
mannaged
.
But
that
could-not
be
done
by
reason
that
the
Ship
before
she
went
was
not
certaine
where
to
make
her
Fish
;
by
this
accident
it
fell
out
that
a
good
quantitie
of
the
Fish
she
tooke
was
cast
away
,
and
some
other
part
was
brought
home
in
another
Ship
.
At
the
returne
of
the
Ships
that
yeare
,
Fish
by
reason
of
our
warres
with
Spaine
falling
to
a
very
low
rate
;
the
Company
endevoured
to
send
the
greater
Ship
for
France
:
but
she
being
taken
short
with
a
contrary
Winde
in
the
West-Country
,
and
intelligence
given
in
the
meane
time
that
those
Markets
were
over-laid
,
they
were
en-Forced
to
bring
her
backe
againe
,
and
to
sell
her
Fish
at
home
as
they
might
.
Which
they
did
,
and
with
it
the
Fish
of
the
smaller
Ship
,
the
New-England
Fish
about
ten
shillings
the
hundred
by
tale
or
there
about
;
the
New-found-Land
Fish
at
six
shillings
foure
pence
the
hundred
,
of
which
was
well
nigh
eight
pence
the
hundred
charge
raised
vpon
it
after
the
Ships
returne
:
by
this
reason
the
Fish
which
at
a
Market
in
all
likely-hood
might
have
yeelded
well
nigh
two
thousand
pounds
,
amounted
not
with
all
the
Provenue
of
the
Voyage
to
aboue
eleaven
hundred
pounds
.
Vnto
these
losses
by
Fishing
were
added
two
other
no
small
disaduantages
,
the
one
in
the
Country
by
our
Land-Men
,
who
being
ill
chosen
and
ill
commanded
,
fell
into
many
disorders
and
did
the
Company
little
seruice
:
The
other
by
the
fall
of
the
price
of
Shipping
,
which
was
now
abated
to
more
then
the
one
halfe
,
by
which
meanes
it
came
to
passe
,
that
our
Ships
which
stood
vs
in
little
lesse
then
twelue
hundred
pounds
,
were
sold
for
foure
hundred
and
eighty
pounds
.
The
occasions
and
meanes
then
of
wasting
this
stocke
are
apparently
these
.
First
,
the
ill
choice
of
the
place
for
fishing
;
the
next
,
the
ill
carriage
of
our
men
at
Land
,
who
having
stood
vs
in
two
yeares
and
a
halfe
in
well
nigh
one
thousand
pound
charge
,
never
yeelded
one
hundred
pound
profit
.
The
last
the
ill
sales
of
Fish
and
Shipping
.
By
all
which
the
Aduenturers
were
so
far
discouraged
,
that
they
abandoned
the
further
prosecution
of
this
Designe
,
and
tooke
order
for
the
dissoluing
of
the
Company
on
Land
,
and
sold
away
their
Shipping
and
other
Provisions
.
Two
things
withall
may
be
intimated
by
the
way
,
the
first
,
that
the
very
proiect
it selfe
of
planting
by
the
helpe
of
a
fishing
Voyage
,
can
never
answer
the
successe
that
it
seemes
to
promise
(
which
experienced
Fisher-men
easily
have
foreseene
before
hand
,
and
by
that
meanes
haue
preuented
divers
ensuing
errors
)
whereof
amongst
divers
other
reasons
these
may
serue
for
two
.
First
that
no
sure
fishing
place
in
the
Land
is
fit
for
planting
,
nor
any
good
place
for
planting
found
fit
for
fishing
,
at
least
neere
the
Shoare
.
And
secondly
,
rarely
any
Fisher-men
will
worke
at
Land
,
neither
are
Husband-men
fit
for
Fisher-men
but
with
long
vse
&
experience
.
The
second
thing
to
be
obserued
is
,
that
nothing
new
fell
out
in
the
managing
of
this
stocke
seeing
experience
hath
taught
vs
that
as
in
building
houses
the
first
stones
of
the
foundation
are
buried
vnder
ground
,
and
are
not
seene
,
so
in
planting
Colonies
,
the
first
stockes
employed
that
way
are
consumed
,
although
they
serue
for
a
foundation
to
the
worke
.
CHAP.
IX
.
The
vndertaking
and
prosecution
of
the
Colony
by
the
Londoners
.
BVT
to
returne
to
our
former
subiect
from
which
we
digressed
.
Vpon
the
manifestation
of
the
Westerne
Aduenturers
resolution
to
give
off
their
worke
,
most
part
of
the
Land-men
being
sent
for
,
returned
;
but
a
few
of
the
most
honest
and
industrious
resolved
to
stay
behinde
and
to
take
charge
of
the
Cattell
sent
over
the
yeare
before
;
which
they
performed
accordingly
:
and
not
likeing
their
seate
at
Cape
Anne
chosen
especially
for
the
supposed
commoditie
of
fishing
,
they
transported
themselues
to
Nahum
,
keike
,
about
foure
or
fiue
leagues
distant
to
the
South-West
from
Cape
Anne
.
Some
then
of
the
Aduenturers
that
still
continued
their
desire
to
set
forwards
the
Plantation
of
a
Colony
there
;
conceiving
that
if
some
more
Cattell
were
sent
over
to
those
few
Men
left
behinde
;
they
might
not
onely
be
a
meanes
of
the
comfortable
subsisting
of
such
as
were
already
in
the
Country
;
but
of
inviting
some
other
of
their
Friends
and
Acquaintance
to
come
over
to
them
:
aduentured
to
send
over
twelue
Kine
and
Buls
more
.
And
conferring
casually
with
some
Gentlemen
of
London
,
moved
them
to
adde
vnto
them
as
many
more
.
By
which
occasion
the
businesse
came
to
agitation
a-fresh
in
London
,
and
being
at
ration
)
are
nothing
else
but
the
fruits
of
jealousie
of
some
distempered
minde
,
or
which
is
worse
,
perhaps
,
savour
of
a
desperate
malicious
plot
of
men
ill
affected
to
Religion
,
endevouring
by
casting
the
vndertakers
into
the
jealousie
of
State
,
to
shut
them
out
of
those
advantages
which
otherwise
they
doe
and
might
expect
from
the
Countenance
of
Authoritie
.
Such
men
would
be
entreated
to
forbeare
that
base
and
unchristian
course
of
traducing
innocent
persons
,
under
these
odious
names
of
Separatists
and
enemies
to
the
Church
and
State
,
for
feare
least
their
owne
tongues
fall
upon
themselves
by
the
justice
of
his
hand
who
will
not
fayle
to
cleare
the
innocency
of
the
just
,
and
to
cast
backe
into
the
bosome
of
every
slaunderer
the
filth
that
he
rakes
up
to
throw
in
other
mens
faces
.
As
for
men
of
more
indifferent
and
better
tempered
mindes
,
they
would
be
seriously
advised
to
beware
of
entertaining
and
admitting
,
much
more
countenancing
and
crediting
such
uncharitable
persons
as
discover
themselves
by
their
carriage
,
and
that
in
this
particular
,
to
be
men
ill
affected
towards
the
worke
it selfe
,
if
not
to
Religion
(
at
which
it
aymes
)
and
consequently
unlikely
to
report
any
truth
of
such
as
undertake
it
.
CHAP.
X.
The
Conclusion
of
the
whole
Treatise
.
NOw
for
the
better
preventing
of
such
suspitions
and
jealousies
,
and
the
ill
affections
to
this
Worke
,
that
may
arise
thereupon
;
two
things
are
earnestly
requested
of
such
as
passe
their
Censures
upon
it
,
or
the
persons
that
undertake
it
.
The
first
is
,
that
although
in
this
barien
and
corrupt
age
wherein
we
live
,
all
our
actions
are
generally
swayed
and
carryed
on
by
private
interests
;
in
so
much
as
sincere
intentions
of
furthering
the
common
good
;
(
grounded
upon
that
love
through
which
wee
are
commanded
to
serve
one
another
)
be
the
wonders
of
men
;
notwithstanding
men
would
not
thinke
it
impossible
,
that
the
love
which
waxeth
cold
and
dyeth
in
the
most
part
,
yet
may
revive
and
kindle
in
some
mens
hearts
:
and
that
there
may
be
found
some
that
may
neglect
their
case
and
profit
to
doe
the
Church
good
and
God
service
,
out
of
a
sincere
love
and
affection
to
Gods
honour
and
the
Churches
good
.
Why
may
not
wee
conceive
that
God
may
prevaile
upon
the
hearts
of
his
servants
,
to
set
them
on
as
effectually
to
seeke
the
inlargement
of
his
kingdome
;
as
a
blind
zeale
fomented
by
the
art
and
subtiltie
of
Satan
may
thrust
on
Priests
and
Iesuites
,
and
their
partisans
,
to
engage
their
persons
and
estates
for
the
advancing
of
the
Devils
Kingdome
?
Or
if
in
the
Worlds
infancy
,
men
out
of
an
ambitious
humour
,
or
at
present
for
private
advantages
and
expectation
of
gaine
,
thrust
themselves
out
from
their
owne
dwellings
into
parts
farre
remote
from
their
native
soyle
;
why
should
not
we
conceive
,
that
if
they
doe
this
for
a
corruptible
crowne
;
that
the
desire
and
expectation
of
an
incorruptible
(
the
reward
of
such
as
deny
themselves
for
the
service
of
God
and
his
Church
)
may
as
strongly
allure
such
as
by
patient
continuance
in
well-doing
,
seeke
immortalitie
&
life
?
And
yet
the
favourable
conceits
that
men
entertaine
of
such
as
follow
in
all
their
actions
the
wayes
of
their
private
gaine
,
and
the
jealousies
that
they
are
apt
to
entertaine
of
such
as
pretend
onely
the
advancement
of
the
Gospell
,
manifestly
argue
that
the
generall
opinion
of
the
world
is
that
some
may
be
true
to
themselves
and
the
advancement
of
their
owne
private
estates
,
but
hardly
any
to
God
and
his
Church
.
I
should
be
very
unwilling
to
thinke
,
they
cherish
this
suspition
upon
that
ground
that
moved
that
sensuall
Emperour
to
beleeve
that
no
man
was
cleane
or
chaste
in
any
part
of
his
body
,
because
himselfe
was
defiled
and
uncleane
in
all
.
This
is
then
the
first
favour
that
is
desired
,
of
such
as
consider
this
action
,
to
beleeve
that
it
is
neither
impossible
nor
unlikely
that
these
mens
intentions
are
truely
and
really
such
as
they
pretend
,
and
not
collours
and
cloakes
for
secret
dangerous
purposes
,
which
they
closely
harbour
in
their
breasts
,
especially
when
all
apparant
circumstances
concurre
to
justifie
the
contrary
.
The
next
request
that
is
presented
to
all
indifrerent
minded
men
is
;
that
they
would
be
pleased
to
set
before
their
eyes
that
which
hath
beene
alreadie
mentioned
,
that
as
there
followed
the
children
of
Israel
a
mixt
multitude
out
of
Egypt
,
so
it
is
probable
there
may
doe
these
men
out
of
England
,
and
that
of
divers
tempers
:
some
perhaps
men
of
hot
and
fiery
spirits
,
making
change
and
innovation
their
scope
,
may
conceive
that
(
when
they
see
that
for
the
desire
and
care
of
preserving
unitie
and
love
,
and
taking
away
occasions
of
offence
to
tender
consciences
,
some
changes
and
alterations
are
yeelded
unto
)
they
have
gained
what
they
expect
,
and
may
as
fondly
triumph
in
their
supposed
Victory
,
as
if
they
had
overthrowne
all
order
and
discipline
;
as
they
doe
absurdly
mistake
the
grounds
and
ends
which
the
course
of
Government
proposeth
and
aymeth
at
:
and
thereupon
in
their
Relations
to
their
friends
,
represent
things
not
as
they
are
really
done
and
intended
,
but
as
they
apprehend
them
in
their
fantasies
.
Others
there
will
be
that
prooving
refractary
to
Government
,
expecting
all
libertie
in
an
unsetled
body
;
and
finding
the
restraint
of
Authority
,
contrary
to
expectation
,
in
their
discontented
humours
,
meeting
with
no
other
way
of
revenge
,
may
be
ready
to
blemish
the
Government
with
such
scandalous
reports
as
their
malicious
spirits
can
devise
and
utter
.
Now
although
some
say
,
that
malice
is
a
good
informer
,
notwithstanding
no
wise
or
good
man
admits
it
for
a
fit
Iudge
;
if
therefore
men
will
be
pleased
to
forbeare
the
over-hastie
beliefe
of
such
reports
,
as
shall
be
sent
over
or
given
out
,
either
by
men
of
foolish
and
weake
mindes
or
distempered
humors
,
untill
they
receive
more
assured
satisfaction
from
such
as
understand
and
are
acquainted
with
the
grounds
and
secret
passages
of
the
affayres
of
Government
,
they
shall
keepe
their
owne
hearts
upon
the
even-ballance
of
a
right
judgement
,
and
provide
for
the
innocency
of
those
upon
whom
they
passe
their
censure
.
If
by
these
meanes
jealousies
and
suspitions
may
be
prevented
,
I
make
no
question
but
the
relations
which
this
Worke
hath
both
to
the
State
and
Church
,
will
upon
mature
advise
so
farre
prevaile
with
all
well-minded
men
,
as
to
move
them
not
onely
to
affoord
their
prayers
for
the
prosperous
successe
of
this
new
planted
Colony
,
that
from
small
and
contemptible
beginnings
,
it
may
grow
to
a
setled
and
well
formed
Church
;
but
with
all
their
best
furtherance
,
Consilio
,
auxilio
,
re
,
by
advise
,
friends
,
and
purses
.
Which
howsoever
the
principalls
of
this
worke
,
out
of
their
modestie
,
crave
not
,
yet
the
necessary
burdens
which
so
weightie
an
undertaking
chargeth
them
withall
,
will
certainely
inforce
them
to
need
,
whatsoever
men
judge
to
the
contrary
.
Neither
is
or
will
the
burden
be
intolerable
to
this
State
;
A
common
stocke
of
ten
thousand
pound
may
be
sufficient
to
support
the
weight
of
generall
charges
of
transporting
and
maintaining
Ministers
,
Schoole-Masters
,
Commanders
for
Warres
;
and
erecting
of
such
buildings
as
will
be
needfull
for
publique
use
for
the
present
;
and
for
time
to
come
it
cannot
be
questioned
but
the
Colony
it selfe
having
once
taken
roote
,
when
mens
labours
beginne
to
yeeld
them
any
fruit
,
will
be
found
sufficient
to
beare
her
own
burden
.
Alas
,
what
were
it
for
a
Marchant
or
a
Gentleman
of
reasonable
estate
,
to
disburse
twentie-fiue
pound
or
fiftie
pound
,
for
the
propagating
of
the
Gospell
,
who
casts
away
in
one
yeare
much
more
upon
superfluities
in
apparell
,
dyet
,
buildings
,
&c:
and
let
men
seriously
weigh
and
consider
with
themselves
,
whether
a
worke
of
so
great
importance
,
so
neerely
concerning
Gods
honour
,
and
the
service
of
the
Church
calling
upon
them
(
as
Lazarus
upon
Dives
)
for
some
of
the
wast
of
their
superfluous
expences
;
if
they
lend
a
deafe
eare
to
the
motion
,
will
not
assuredly
plead
strongly
against
them
at
the
barre
of
Christs
judgementfeate
at
the
last
day
?
Nay
,
what
a
scorne
would
it
be
to
the
Religion
we
professe
,
that
we
should
refuse
to
purchase
the
propagation
of
it
at
so
easie
a
rate
,
when
the
Popish
partie
charge
themselves
with
such
excessiue
expences
;
for
the
advancement
of
idolatry
and
superstition
?
It
s
true
,
it
will
be
valued
at
a
low
rate
,
that
the
Colony
is
able
to
returne
you
againe
by
way
of
recompence
;
perhaps
the
enjoying
of
such
immunities
and
priviledges
,
as
his
Majestie
hath
beene
pleased
to
grant
unto
them
,
and
an
hundred
or
two
hundred
acres
of
Land
to
every
man
that
shall
disburse
twentie-fiue
pound
,
and
so
for
more
proportionablie
,
for
the
raising
of
the
common
Stocke
;
yet
their
posteritie
(
if
not
themselves
)
may
have
cause
in
time
to
come
,
to
acknowledge
it
a
good
purchase
that
was
made
at
so
low
a
rate
:
but
if
they
lend
,
looking
for
nothing
againe
,
wee
know
the
promise
Luk.
6.
35.
he
is
no
looser
,
that
hath
made
Luk.
6.
35.
God
his
debter
.
FINIS
.