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A relation of the troubles which have happened in New-England, by reason of the…A relation of the troubles which have hapned in New-England, by reason of the…
A relation of the troubles which have happened in New-England, by reason of the Indians there. From the year 1614 to the year 1675. : Wherein the frequent conspiracies of the Indians to cut off the English, and the wonderful providence of God, in disappointing their devices, is declared. : Together with an historical discourse concerning the prevalency of prayer; showing that New Englands late deliverance from the rage of the heathen is an eminent answer of prayer. / By Increase Mather teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Nine lines of quotations]A relation of the troubles which have hapned in New-England, by reason of the Indians there. From the year 1614 to the year 1675. : Wherein the frequent conspiracyes of the Indians to cutt off the English, and the wonderfull providence of God, in disappointing their devices, is declared. : Together with an historical discourse concerning the prevalency of prayer; shewing that New Englands late deliverance from the rage of the heathen is an eminent answer of prayer. / By Increase Mather teacher of a church in Boston in New-England. ; [Nine lines of quotations]
printed by John Foster, 1677
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.
Mason, and told him, those men whom he was going to execute, were his brothers men, who was a friend to the English, and if their lives might be spared, he would engage to deliver so many murderers heads in lieu of them to the English; The Captain granted his desire, and the men were delivered to Uncas to be secured till Otash his engagement was performed. Then they drew up their Bark into a Creek the better to defend her, there being some hundreds of Indians within five miles, waiting their motions. But there they quartered that night. In the morning as soon as it was light, there appeared in arms at least three hundred Indians on the other side the Creek, upon which the Captain commanded his men to stand to their Arms, which the Indians perceiving▪ some of them fled, others crept behind the rocks and trees, not one of them were to be seen. They then called to them, saying, they desired to speak with them, and that they would lay down their arms for that end, whereupon they stood up: The Captain told them that the Pequots had violated their promise and Covenant▪ with the English, in that they were not there to inhabit, and that he was sent to supplant them; The Indians answered, the Pequots were good men, their friends, and they would fight for them and protect them; which words moved the Captain, who told them it was not far to the head of the creek▪ where he would meet them, and then they might try what they could do; ⟨p. 41⟩The Indians replied, they would not fight with 'Englishmen, for they were spirits; but they would fight with Uncas. The Captain told them he thought it was too early for them to fight; but they might take their opportunity and fight when they saw cause, for they should be burning their Wigwams, and carrying their corn aboard all that day, and presently caused the Drum to be beat up, and fired their Wigwams in their view▪ But as they▪ marched along, there stood two Indians upon an hill jeering & reviling of them; Mr. Stanton the interpreter marching at liberty, desired leave of the Captain to make a shot at them; the Captain demanded of the Indians, who they were; they answered that they were murderers; The Captain then gave Mr, Stanton leave to make a shot at them, who did so, and shot one of them through both his thighs, which was to the wonderment both of English and Indians, it being at such a vast distance.