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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
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Such Books as I had by me, that relate any thing of these affairs I have been willing to revolve. e.g. Johannes de Laet his Description of America, written in Latin; Also several of Cpt. Smith his books; And a relation of the discovery of New England, published by the President and Council of New England. Ann• 1622. And the Relation or journal of the first plan•ers in Plymouth together with several letters which some of them wrote to England, soon after their first coming into this country▪ and Mr. Winstow (then whom hardly any one that hath deserved more eminently from New England) his good news from New England, ⟨image ?⟩published Anno 1624. which relations are in the hands of but few in this country, & therefore I have been the larger in excerpting things out of them. They are epitomized in Purchase his Pilgrims lib. 10. who declares that he had by him a description of the voyage made by Capt. H••h•m to Sag•dehoc, and the written journals of Mr. Raleigh Gilbert, and of Mr. Harly, & Cap• Hobson, who were in this land before any English plantation was settled therein. I doubt not but in those scripts a more full and particular account is given, of the first concerns with the Indians here. But I could not come by the fight of them, nor do I know certainly whether those things are extant. I have also perused Sr. Ferdinando Gorges narration of original undertakings here. Moreover I have read a large Manuscript of Governor Bradfords (written with his own hand▪) being expressive of what the first planters in this country met with, whether from the Heathen or otherwise, from the year 16•0▪ to the year 1647. As for the Pequot troubles, the world is beholding to the industry of Mr. John Allyn of Hartford (as is in the subsequent Relation acknowledged) for what is thus made public, respecting the great Commotions which then happened. Only I have been willing to add some particulars out of a manuscript narrative of the Pequot war, which I lately met with in Reverend Mr. Davenports library, as also what Mr. Johnson, or Mr. Morton (out of Mr. Bradfords manuscript) hath heretofore noted. Touching the Narragansets I have searched the public Records of the Colonies, and from thence excerpted the substance of what as here related, as to former troubles from them, or by their means procured.