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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.
But when the time prefixed for the surrender of the Wampanoags and Squaw Sachems Indians was lapsed, they pretended they could not do as they had engaged at present, but after winter they would do it. In the mean while, when the English had any engagement with the Indians, wounded Indians came home to the Narragansets, especially after the fight at Hatfield, Octob. 19th about forty wounded men were seen crossing the woods towards the Narragansets: also some (at least two Indians) from amongst themselves, came to the English, and told them that the Narragansets were resolved (if they could) to destroy the English: but they were loth to begin to fall upon them before winter, but in the Spring when they should have the leaves of trees and Swamps to befriend them, they would do it: wherefore it was judged necessary to send out Forces against them, and preparations were made accordingly.
But when the time prefixed for the surrendry of the Wompanoags and SquawSachems Indians was lapsed, they pretended they could not do as they had ingaged at present, but after winter they would do it. In the mean while, when the English had any ingagement with the Indians, wounded Indians came home to the Narragansets, especially after the fight at Hatfield, Octob. 19th about fourty wounded men were seen crossing the woods towards the Narragansets: also some (at least two Indians) from amongst themselves, came to the English, and told them that the Narragansets were resolved (if they could) to destroy the English: but they were loth to begin to fall upon them before winter, but in the Spring when they should have the leaves of trees and Swamps to befriend them, they would doe it: wherefore it was judged necessary to send out Forces against them, and preparations were made accordingly.
There was some agitation amongst those whom it did concern, where a person suitable for so great a trust might be found as General; and that worthy Gentleman Josiah Winflow Esq, who succeeds his Father (of blessed memory) as Governor of Plymouth; was pitched upon for this Service.
There was some agitation amongst those whom it did concern, where a person suitable for so great a trust might be found as General; and that worthy Gentleman Josiah Winflow Esq, who succeeds his Father (of blessed memory) as Governour of Plimouth; was pitched upon for this Service.