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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.
It is further said▪ that an Indian called Wequosh did direct the English to the Fort at Mystic, which Wequosh was by birth a Sachem of that place but upon some disgust received he went from the Pequots to the Narragansets▪ and became a chief Captain under Miantonim•; and that there were with those eighty English Soldiers, who engaged in this expedition against the Pequots, at first four hundred Indians, whereof three hundred were Narragansets. The day before the fight there was some agitation which Fort should be first assaulted, whether that of Mystic, or another eight miles further, where Sass•acus himself resided. The English were an end to be upon Sassacus, but the Indians were afraid saying, that Sassacus was all one God, and no body could kill him; this made the English yet more desirous to try what power was in this imaginary Deity, and that was the conclusion, whereupon many of the Narragansets▪ withdrew, and returned all home, reporting that the English were cut off by the Indians; the same of which was quickly at ⟨p. 48⟩Boston; to the great affliction of the English until such time as the truth of things was certainly known. In this Interim one of Capt. Underhils Soldiers fell lame, not being able to go so far as the place where Sassac•• was supposed to be; whence the Captain changed his purpose, and determined for Mystic; and Capt. Mason was not willing they should part asunder, so did they agree to make their Assault there; few or none of the Indians which were in the Fort escaped, whole companies of them gathered together and were burnt to death; those that escaped the Fire, the English without the Fort slew them with the sword, so that round about the Fort, dead men lay, hideous to behold.
It is further said▪ that an Indian called Wequosh did direct the English to the Fort at Mistick, which Wequosh was by birth a Sachim of that place but upon some disgust received he went from the Pequots to the Narragansets▪ and became a chief Captain under Miantonim•; and that there were with those eighty English Souldiers, who engaged in this expedition against the Pequots, at first four hundred Indians, whereof three hundred were Narragansets. The day before the fight there was some agitation which Fort should be first assaulted, whether that of Mistick, or another eight miles further, where Sassacus himself resided. The English were an end to be upon Sassacus, but the Indians were afraid saying, that Sassacus was all one God, and no body could kill him; this made the English yet more desirous to try what power was in this imaginary Deity, and that was the conclusion, whereupon many of the Narragansets withdrew, and returned all home, reporting that the English were cut off by the Indians; the same of which was quickly at