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

The above expressed Letter and Narrative will (I hope) tend to remove Prejudices out of the spirits of dissatisfied persons, touching the grounds of the present War. Some have thought that if Philip (the Ring leader of all the mischief & misery which hath happened by this War ) his solemn engagement to the English, above four years before these troubles began, were published, it would farther clear the justice of the War on our part, and the more, in that he doth desire, that that Covenant might testify against him to the world, if ever he should prove unfaithful therein. I shall therefore here subjoin what was by him together with his Council, subscribed, (in the presence of sundry appertaining to this Jurisdiction) and doth still remain with their Names set to it, in the public Records of the Colonies.

The above expressed Letter and Narrative will (I hope) tend to remove Prejudices out of the spirits of dissatisfyed persons, touching the grounds of the present Warr. Some have thought that if Philip (the Ring leader of all the mischief & misery which hath hapned by this War ) his solemn ingagement to the English, above four years before these troubles began, were published, it would farther clear the justice of the Warr on our part, and the more, in that he doth desire, that that Covenant might testifie against him to the world, if ever he should prove unfaithfull therein. I shall therefore here subjoyn what was by him together with his Council, subscribed, (in the presence of sundry appertaining to this Jurisdiction) and doth still remain with their Names set to it, in the publick Records of the Colonyes.

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Taunton, Apr. 10.th. 1671 Whereas my Father, my Brother and my self have formerly submitted our selves and our people unto the Kings Majesty of England, and to the Colony of New-Plymouth, by Solemn Covenant under our Hand, but I having o late through my indiscretion, and the naughtiness of my heart violated and broken his my Covenant with my friends by taking up […] with evil it tent against them, and that groundlessly; I being now deeply sensible of my unfaithfulness and folly, do desire at this time solemnly to renew my Covenant with my ancient Friends, and my Fathers friends above mentioned, and do desire this may restifie to the world against me, if ever I shall again fail in my faithfulness towards them (that I have now and at all times found so kind to me) or any other of the English Colonies; and as a real Pledge of my true Intentions, for the future to be faithful and friendly, I do freely engage to resign up unto the Government of New-Plymouth, all my English Arms to be kept by them for their security, so long as they shall see reason. For true performance of the Premises I have hereunto set my hand together with the rest of my Council. In the Presence of William Davis. William Hudson. Thomas Brattle. The Mark of P. Philip chief Sachem of Pocanoket The Mark V Tavoser. The Mark of M Capt. Wisposke The Mark of T Won […] The Mark of S Nimrod.