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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.
In the next year the peace of two of these Colonies, viz, those of Connecticut and New Haven was disturbed by the Indians.
For, first an English man running away from his Master, out of the Massachusetts was murdered in the woods near Connecticut by an Indian; & about six weeks after was discovered by another Indian, a Sagamore in those parts promised to deliver the murderer bound to the English; and having brought him to Uncaway a Connecticut Sachem, he was there unbound, it seems by their joint consent, & left to shift for himself, whereupon ten English men, who were forthwith sent by Mr. Ludlow to the place, seeing the murderer was escaped, laid hold on eight Indians there present, amongst whom there was a Sagamore or two, and kept them in hold two days, until four Sagamores engaged themselves within one Month to deliver the Malefactor unto Justice; About a week after which agreement an Indian came presumptuously, and in the day time murderously assaulted an English woman, in an house in Stamford, and by three wounds (supposed mortal) left her for dead, and robbed the house. The Indians generally in those parts demeaned themselves after an hostile manner refused to come to the English, or to attend Treaties of peace, departed from their Wigwams, left their Corn unweeded, and shot off Guns near some English Plantations in a Tumultuary way, and some Indians informed that there was a purpose to fall upon the English; so that there was watching and warding day and night, New-Haven and Hartford were sent unto, that relief might be afforded to the weaker Towns, also application was made to the other Colonies for Assistance. At last the Indians were persuaded to deliver the murderers up to Justice. So did these dark Clouds blow over. ⟨p. 58⟩Nevertheless, in this year ( viz. in Anno 1644.) the Rage of the Narragansets against the Moheags did break out again in greater violence than ever before, insomuch that Unc•s was forced to betake himself to a Fort, and was there surrounded with multitudes of those Indians. The English thought it their concern, not to suffer him, to be swallowed up by those Adversaries, since he had (though for his own ends) approved himself faithful to the English from time to time.