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Decennium luctuosum An history of remarkable occurrences, in the long war, which New-England hath…
Decennium luctuosum An history of remarkable occurrences, in the long war, which New-England hath had with the Indian salvages, from the year, 1688. To the year 1698. Faithfully composed and improved. [One line of quotation in Latin]
printed by B. Green for Samuel Phillips, 1699
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And those Unrighteous Dealings, he Explains, to be the Killing of the Indians, (or Murdering of them) by the Old Planters of these Colonies, in their First Settlement. Thus are the Ashes of our Fathers vilely staled upon, by one, who perhaps would not ⟨p. 164⟩stick at the Villainy of doing as much upon their Baptism it self. I must tell you, Friends, that if you don't publicly, give forth a Testimony to Defy, Tom Maul, and his Works, it will be thought by some, who it may be don't wish you so well, as I do, that you own this Bloody Stuff: which, doubtless you'll not be so ill advised as to do. But, certainly, if the good people of New-England, now make it not a proverb for a Liar of the First Magnitude, He is as very a Liar as TOM MAUL; they will deprive their Language of one Significant Expression, which now offers it self unto them.
And those Unrighteous Dealings, he Explains, to be the Killing of the Indians, (or Murdering of them) by the Old Planters of these Colonies, in their First Settlement. Thus are the Ashes of our Fathers vilely staled upon, by one, who perhaps would not ⟨p. 164⟩stick at the Villany of doing as much upon their Baptism it self. I must tell you, Friends, that if you don't publickly, give forth a Testimony to Defy, Tom Maule, and his Works, it will be thought by some, who it may be don't wish you so well, as I do, that you own this Bloody Stuff: which, doubtless you'l not be so ill advised as to do. But, certainly, if the good people of New-England, now make it not a proverb for a Lyar of the First Magnitude, He is as very a Lyar as TOM MAULE; they will deprive their Language of one Significant Expression, which now offers it self unto them.
Let us now Leave our Friend Mauls Works, as a fit Volume to be an Appendix unto the famous Tartaretus, and worthy of a Room in Pantagruel's Library. The fittest way to answer him, would be to send him to Boston Woods!