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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Quaker. Nay, Friend M.— I would not have thee to be so Hard upon us. I mean Thee no Harm. I hear, thou takest a great deal of pains for the good of thy people. And they will do well, to Hearken to Thee. I have Rebuked some of them for speaking Evil of thee. Yea, It is my Judgment, That thou, and other such Ministers as Thou art, ought Honourably to be maintained by the people.
Minister. You differ from all your Friends, methinks. What? Would you have us to be Hirelings? 'Tis very strange to hear a Quaker plead for the Maintenance of our Ministry. But for your satisfaction, I'll tell you, The people whom I Serve, I never once in all my Life Asked for any Maintenance or Salary; and I never made ⟨p. 180⟩any Agreement with them about any Salary, in all my Life.
Minister. You differ from all your Friends, methinks. What? Would you have us to be Hirelings? 'Tis very strange to hear a Quaker plead for the Maintainance of our Ministry. But for your satisfaction, I'l tell you, The people whom I Serve, I never once in all my Life Ask'd for any Maintainance or Salary; and I never made ⟨p. 180⟩any Agreement with them about any Salary, in all my Life.
Quaker. I say, I would not have Thee too Hard upon us. New England has Persecuted our Friends at a grievous Rate.—