A further account of the progress of the Gospel amongst the Indians in New…

After Prayer, I first declared to the Congregation ⟨p. 36⟩what supply of Interpreters we had for co-attestation with my Interpretation of the Indians Confessions.

First, here was Mr Peirson, and we had (for clearness of our way, because of his unacquaintance with our dialect) ordered the confessing Indians to keep Sabbath at Roxbury; we spent half the Sabbath among them, a good part whereof was spent in hearing some of their Confessions, and all the second day we so spent, so that Mr Peirson had taken in writing all their Confessions; so that, if the Assembly pleased, they might hear the Confessions which they made before the Elders of Roxbury, which I have here in writing, and had been already seen by sundry of the Elders; also they might hear the Confessions which Mr Peirson and I had taken yesterday; which (compared with what the Lord shall assist them to utter this day) may help to clear up the verity and reality of their hearts in these their Confessions.

Moreover I declared, that here was a godly brother of Martins Vineyard, named Peter Fouldger, who had for many years taught the Indian School in Mr Mayhu's life time; & since, he hath been by the Commissioners employed to teach the Indians each other Sabbath; who told me, when I spake unto him about this work, that by reason of the different dialect, he durst not alone undertake to give in a testimony; but if he brought one of his Indians with him, (as need might be to help him) then he durst undertake to give a testimony upon Oath, if need were. This man, and his Indian with him, are this morning come, and are present in the Assembly, and set in a convenient feat together. Again I declared, that my son was present, who doth in some measure ⟨p. 37⟩