Pietas in patriam the life of His Excellency Sir William Phips, Knt. late Captain…

But New-England had now, besides the Guardian-Angel, who more invisibly intended it's welfare, a Governor, that became wonderfully agreeable thereunto, by his whole Imitation of such a Guardian-Angel. He employed his whole Strength, to guard his People from all Disasters, which threatened them either by Sea, or Land; and it was remarked, that nothing remarkably Disastrous did befall that People, from the Time of his Arrival to the Government, until there arrived an Order for his leaving it: (Except one Thing which was begun before he entered upon the Government:) But instead thereof, the Indians were notably defeated, in the Assaults, ⟨p. 66⟩which they now made upon the English, and several French Ships did also very advantageously fall into his Hands; yea, there was by his means a Peace restored unto the Province, that had been divers Years languishing under the Hectic Fever of a Lingering War.

But New-England had now, besides the Guardian-Angel, who more invisibly intended it's welfare, a Governour, that became wonderfully agreeable thereunto, by his whole Imitation of such a Guardian-Angel. He employed his whole Strength, to guard his People from all Disasters, which threatned them either by Sea, or Land; and it was remark'd, that nothing remarkably Disastrous did befal that People, from the Time of his Arrival to the Government, until there arrived an Order for his leaving it: (Except one Thing which was begun before he entred upon the Government:) But instead thereof, the Indians were notably defeated, in the Assaults, ⟨p. 66⟩which they now made upon the English, and several French Ships did also very advantageously fall into his Hands; yea, there was by his means a Peace restored unto the Province, that had been divers Years languishing under the Hectic Feaver of a Lingring War.

And there was this one thing more, that rendered his Government the more desirable; That whereas 'tis impossible for a mere Man to govern without some Error, when ever, this Governor was advised of any Error in any of his Administrations, he would immediately retract it, and revoke it, with all possible ingenuity; so that if any occasion of just complaint arose, it was usually his endeavour, that it should not long be complained of —O, Faelices nimium, sua si Bona, norânt, Nov-Angli. —