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

Had this Western Army done but so much as continued at the Lake, the Diversion thereby given to the French Quartered at Mount-Royal, would have rendered the Conquest of Quebec ca•e and certain; but the Governor of Canada being Informed of the Retreat made by the Western-Army, had opportunity, by the cross Winds that kept back the Fleet, unhappily to get the whole Strength of all the Country into the City, before the Fleet could come up unto it. However, none of these Difficulties hindered Sir William Phips from sending on Shore the following Summons, on Monday, the Sixth of October.

Had this Western Army done but so much as continued at the Lake, the Diversion thereby given to the French Quartered at Mount-Royal, would have rendered the Conquest of Quebeck ca•e and certain; but the Governour of Canada being Informed of the Retreat made by the Western-Army, had opportunity, by the cross Winds that kept back the Fleet, unhappily to get the whole Strength of all the Country into the City, before the Fleet could come up unto it. However, none of these Difficulties hindred Sir William Phips from sending on Shoar the following Summons, on Monday, the Sixth of October.

Sir William Phips Knight, General and Commander in Chief, in and over Their Majesties Forces of New-England, by Sea and Land; To Count Frontenac, Lieutenant-General and Governor for the French King, at Canada; or in his Absence to his Deputy, or Him, or Them, in Chief Command at Quebec. THE War between the Two Crowns of England and France, doth not only sufficiently Warrant, but the Destruction made by the French and Indians, under your Command and Encouragement, upon the Persons and Estates of Their Majesties Subjects of New-England, without Provocation on their part, hath put them under the Necessity of this Expedition, for their own Security and Satisfaction. And although the Cruelties and Barbarities used against them, by the French and Indians, might upon the present Opportunity, prompt unto a severe Revenge, yet being desirous to avoid all Inhumane and Unchristian-like Actions, and to prevent shedding of Blood, as much as may be; I the aforesaid Sir William Phips, Knight, do hereby, in the Name, and in the Behalf of Their Most Excellent Majesties, William and Mary, King and Queen of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defenders of the Faith; and by Order of Their said Majesties Government of the Massachuset-Colony, in New-England, Demand a present Surrender of your Forts and Castles, undemolished, and the King's, and other Stores unimbezzelled, with a seasonable Delivery