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…

In Anno 1662, Plymouth Colony was in some danger of being involved in Trouble by the Wam•anoag Indians. After Massasoit was dead, his two sons, called Wamsutta, & Metacomet, came to the court at Plymouth pretending high respect for the English▪ and therefore desired English names might be imposed on them, whereupon the Court there named Wamsutta (the elder brother) Alexander, and Metacomet (the younger brother) Philip; this Alexander (Philips immediate predecessor) was not so faithful and friendly to the English as his Father had been. For some of Boston having been occasionally at Narragansett, wrote to Mr. Prince who was then Governor of Plymouth, that Alexander was contriving mischief against the English, and that he had solicited the Narragangansets to engage with him in his designed rebellion. Hereupon, Capt. Willet (who lived near to Mount-Hope, the place where Alexander did reside) was appointed to speak with him and to desire him to attend the next Court in Plymouth, for their satisfaction, and his own ⟨p. 71⟩vindication, he seemed to take the message in good part, professing that the Narragansets, who (he said) were his enemies, had put an abuse upon him▪ and he readily promised to attend at the next Court. But when the day for his appearance was come, instead of that, he at that very time went over to the Narragansets his pretended enemies, which compared with other Circumstances, caused the Gentlemen at Plymouth to suspect there was more of Truth in the Information given, than at first they were aware of. Wherefore the Governor and Magistrates there, ordered Major Winslow (who is since and at this day the Governor of that Colony) to take a party of men, and fetch down Alexander. The Major considering that semper nocuit differre parrot is, he took but ten armed men with him from Marshfield, intending to have taken more at the Towns that lay nearer Mount-Hope. But divine providence so ordered, as that when they were about the midway between Plymouth and Briagwater, observing an hunting house, they rode up to it, and there did they find Alexander and many of his men well armed, but their Guns standing together without the house, the Major with his small party, possessed themselves of the Indians Arms, and beset the house;

In Anno 1662, Plymouth Colony was in some danger of being involved in Trouble by the Wamanoag Indians. After Massasoit was dead, his two sons, called Wamsutta, & Metacomet, came to the court at Plymouth pretending high respect for the English and therefore desired English names might be imposed on them, whereupon the Court there named Wamsutta (the elder brother) Alexander, and Metacomet (the younger brother) Philip; this Alexander (Philips immediate predecessor) was not so faithful and friendly to the English as his Father had been. For some of Boston having been occasionally at Narraganset, wrote to Mr. Prince who was then Governour of Plymouth, that Alexander was contriving mischief against the English, and that he had sollicited the Narragangansets to ingage with him in his designed rebellion. Hereupon, Capt. Willet (who lived near to Mount-Hope, the place where Alexander did reside) was appointed to speak with him and to desire him to attend the next Court in Plymouth, for their satisfaction, and his own