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

I am willing to Employ the Testimonies of others, as much as may be, to support the Credit of my History: ⟨p. 16⟩And therefore, as I have hitherto related •o more than what there are Others enough to avouch; Thus I shall choose the Words of an Ingenious Person Printed at London some Years ago, to express the Sum of what remains, whose Words are these, It has always been Sir William Phips's Disposition to seek the Wealth of his People with as great Zeal and Unweariedness, as our Publicans use to seek their Loss and Ruin. At first it seems, they were in hopes to gain this Gentleman to their Party, as thinking him Good-Natured, and easy to be flattered out of his Understanding; and the more, because they had the advantage of some, no very good Treatment that Sir William had formerly met with, from the People and Government of New-England. But Sir William soon showed them, that what they expected would be his Temptation to lead them into their little Tricks, he embraced as a Glorious Opportunity to show his Generosity and Greatness of Mind; for, in Imitation of the Greatest Worthies that have ever been, he rather chose to join in the Defence of his Country, with some Persons, who formerly were none of his Friends, t•a• become the Head of a Faction, to its Ruin and desolation. It seems this Noble Disposition of Sir William, joined with that Capacity and good Success wherewith he hath been attended, in Raising himself by such an Occasion, as it may be, all things considered, has never happened to any before him, makes these Men apprehensive; — And it must needs heighten their trouble to see, that he neither hath, nor doth spare himself, nor any thing that is near and dear unto him, in promoting the Good of his Native Country.

I am willing to Employ the Testimonies of others, as much as may be, to support the Credit of my History: ⟨p. 16⟩And therefore, as I have hitherto related •o more than what there are Others enough to avouch; Thus I shall choose the Words of an Ingenious Person Printed at London some Years ago, to express the Sum of what remains, whose Words are these, It has always been Sir William Phips's Disposition to seek the Wealth of his People with as great Zeal and Unweariedness, as our Publicans use to seek their Loss and Ruine. At first it seems, they were in hopes to gain this Gentleman to their Party, as thinking him Good-Natur'd, and easie to be flattered out of his Understanding; and the more, because they had the advantage of some, no very good Treatment that Sir William had formerly met with, from the People and Government of New-England. But Sir William soon shewed them, that what they expected would be his Temptation to lead them into their little Tricks, he embraced as a Glorious Opportunity to shew his Generosity and Greatness of Mind; for, in Imitation of the Greatest Worthies that have ever been, he rather chose to join in the Defence of his Country, with some Persons, who formerly were none of his Friends, ta become the Head of a Faction, to its Ruine and esolation. It seems this Noble Disposition of Sir William, joined with that Capacity and good Success wherewith he hath been attended, in Raising himself by such an Occasion, as it may be, all things considered, has never happened to any before him, makes these Men apprehensive; — And it must needs heighten their trouble to see, that he neither hath, nor doth spare himself, nor any thing that is near and dear unto him, in promoting the Good of his Native Country.