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

So then February 5. The Army returned to Boston, not having obtained the end of their going forth. It was easy to conjecture that the Narragansett, and Nipmuck, and Quabaog, and River Indians, being all come together, and the Army returned, they would speedily fall upon the Frontier Towns. And some of the Praying Indians who had been sent out as Spies, and had been with the Indians beyond Quabaog, brought intelligence, that a French Man that came from Canada had been amongst them, animating them against the English, promising a supply of Ammunition, & that they would come next summer and assist them: also the Indian Spies declared, that there was a design, within such a time to burn Lancaster, which came to pass both as to the time and manner accordingly.

So then February 5. The Army returned to Boston, not having obtained the end of their going forth. It was easie to conjucture that the Narraganset, and Nipmuck, and Quabaog, and River Indians, being all come together, and the Army returned, they would speedily fall upon the Frontier Towns. And some of the Praying Indians who had been sent out as Spies, and had been with the Indians beyond Quabaog, brought intelligence, that a French Man that came from Canady had been amongst them, animating them against the English, promising a supply of Ammunition, & that they would come next summer and assist them: also the Indian Spies declared, that there was a designe, within such a time to burn Lancaster, which came to pass both as to the time and manner accordingly.

For upon the 10th. day of February some hundreds of the Indians fell upon Lancaster, burnt many of the Houses, killed and took Captive above forty persons. Mr. Rowlandson (the faithful Pastor of the Church there) had his House, Goods, Books, all burned, his Wife, and all his Children led away Captive before the Enemy. Himself (as God would have it) was not at home, whence his own person was delivered, which otherwise (without a Miracle) would have been endangered. Eight man lost their lives, and were stripped naked by the Indians, because they ventured their lives to save Mrs. Rowlandson.

For upon the 10th. day of February some hundreds of the Indians fell upon Lancaster, burnt many of the Houses, kill'd and took Capive above forty persons. Mr. Rowlandson (the faithful Pastor of the Church there) had his House, Goods, Books, all burned, his Wife, and all his Children led away Captive before the Enemy. Himself (as God would have it) was not at home, whence his own person was delivered, which otherwise (without a Miracle) would have been endangered. Eight man lost their lives, and were stripped naked by the Indians, because they ventured their lives to save Mrs. Rowlandson.