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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.
March 12. This Sabbath eleven Indians assaulted Mr. William Clark's Mouse in Plymouth, killed his Wife, who was the Daughter of a godly Father and Mother that came to New-England on the account of Religion, (See July 6.) and she her self also a pious and prudent Woman; they also killed her sucking Child, and knocked another Child (who was about eight years old) in the head, supposing they had killed him, but afterwards he came to himself again. And whereas there was another Family besides his own, entertained in Mr. Clark's house, the Indians destroyed them all, root and branch, the Father, and Mother, and all the Children. So that eleven persons were murdered that day, under one roof, after which they set the house on fire. The Leader of these Indians was one Totoson, a fellow who was well acquainted with that house, and had received many kindness there, it being the manner of those brutish men, who are only skilful to destroy, to deal worst with those who have done most for them.
March 12. This Sabbath eleven Indians assaulted Mr. William Clarks Mouse in Plimouth, killed his Wife, who was the Daughter of a godly Father and Mother that came to New-England on the account of Religion, (See July 6.) and she her self also a pious and prudent Woman; they also killed her sucking Childe, and knocked another Childe (who was about eight years old) in the head, supposing they had killed him, but afterwards he came to himself again. And whereas there was another Family besides his own, entertained in Mr. Clarks house, the Indians destroyed them all, root and branch, the Father, and Mother, and all the Children. So that eleven persons were murdered that day, under one roof, after which they set the house on fire. The Leader of these Indians was one Totoson, a fellow who was well acquainted with that house, and had received many kindness there, it being the manner of those bruitish men, who are only skilful to destroy, to deal worst with those who have done most for them.
March 13. The Indians assaulted Groton, and left but few houses standing. So that this day also another Candlestick was removed out of its place. One of the first houses that the Enemy destroyed in this place, was the House of God, h.•. which was built, and set apart for the celebration of the public Worship of God.