An earnest exhortation to the inhabitants of New-England, to hearken to the voice of…

In the month of April, many of the Eastern, Indians having been sorely distressed, and fain to wander up and down for meat, so as that they lived for some time upon no other food then the skins of wild creatures, which they soaked in water till they became soft and eatable, notwithstanding the outrages and murders (for they have shed the blood of about forty seven persons) by them committed, they did in confidence of favour from the English come and submit themselves, alleging that the injuries done by them were grounded upon a mistake. For when a party of English came in Warlike posture upon some of their Webs (as they call them) […] Women as they were gathering corn, an Indian seeing it, ran to the other Indians and told them that the English had (though it were not all so) killed all those Indian women, and therefore they took up arms to revenge that supposed injury. Also they plead for themselves, that a Fisher-man told one of them, that the English would destroy all the Indians, and when inquiry was made of another English man (thought to be more discreet then the former) he confirmed what the other had said, and that some rude English did purposely over set a Canoes wherein was an Indian Lad; and that although a Squaw dived to the bottom of the River and fetched him up alive, yet that the Lad never came to himself again. It is greatly to be lamented that the heathen should have any ground for such allegations, or that they should be scandalized by men that call themselves Christians.

In the month of April, many of the Eastern, Indians having been sorely distressed, and sain to wander up and down for meat, so as that they lived for some time upon no other food then the skins of wild creatures, which they soaked in water till they became soft and eatable, notwithstanding the outrages and murthers (for they have shed the blood of about forty seven persons) by them committed, they did in confidence of favour from the English come and submit themselves, alleadging that the injuryes done by them were grounded upon a mistake. For when a party of English came in Warlike posture upon some of their Webbs (as they call them) 〈…〉 Women as they were gathering corn, an Indian seing it, ran to the other Indians and told them that the English had (though it were not all so) killed all those Indian women, and therefore they took up arms to revenge that supposed injury. Also they plead for themselves, that a Fisher-man told one of them, that the English would destroy all the Indians, and when inquiry was made of another English man (thought to be more discrect then the former) he confirmed what the other had said, and that some rude English did purposely over set a Canos wherein was an Indian Lad; and that although a Squaw dived to the bottome of the River and fetched him up alive, yet that the Lad never came to himself again. It is greatly to be lamented that the heathen should have any ground for such allegations, or that they should be scandalized by men that call themselves Christians.