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An earnest exhortation to the inhabitants of New-England, to hearken to the voice of…
An earnest exhortation to the inhabitants of New-England, to hearken to the voice of God in his late and present dispensations as ever they desire to escape another judgement, seven times greater that any thing which as yet hath been. / By Increase Mather; teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Eight lines of Scripture texts]
Boston: printed by John Foster, 1676
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.
In the latter end of May, and beginning of June, the Indians have been less-active in the pursuit of their mischievous designs against the English. Our reason whereof hath been, in that it was now their Planting and Fishing times for at this time of the year, they supply themselves with fish out of the ponds and Rivers, wherewith this good Land doth abound, and dry it against the Sun so as that they can lay up in store, for to serve them the year about. But it would have been no wisdom for the English to suffer them so to do. Wherefore about four or five hundred soldiers were sent out of this Colony, and as many (English and Indians together) of Connecticut, to seek out and disrest the Enemy.
In the latter end of May, and beginning of June, the Indians have been less-active in the pursuit of their mischievous designes against the English. Our reason whereof hath been, in that it was now their Planting and Fishing times for at this time of the year, they supply themselves with fish out of the ponds and Rivers, wherewith this good Land doth abound, and dry it against the Sun so as that they can lay up in store, for to serve them the year about. But it would have been no wisdome for the English to suffer them so to do. Wherefore about four or five hundred souldiers were sent out of this Colony, and as many (English and Indians together) of Connecticut, to seek out and disrest the Enemy.
June 7. Our Forces now abroad came upon a party of Indians not far from Lancaster, and killed seven of them, and took nine and […] of them ⟨image ?⟩Captive: some of which not long lince had English Captives under them. Thus did they that had led into Captivity, go into Captivity; and they that killed with the Sword were themselves killed with the Sword.
June 7. Our Forces now abroad came upon a party of Indians not far from Lancaster, and killed seven of them, and took nine and 〈…〉 of them ⟨image ?⟩