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The Revolution in New England justified, and the people there vindicated from the aspersions…
The Revolution in New England justified, and the people there vindicated from the aspersions cast upon them by Mr. John Palmer, in his pretended answer to the declaration, published by the inhabitants of Boston, and the country adjacent, on the day when they secured their late oppressors, who acted by an illegal and arbitrary commission from the late King James.
Boston: printed for Joseph Brunning, 1691
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.
The Testimony of Waterman, and David, Indians, saith, That the Maquas sent a Messenger to Pennicock to inform, that Governor Edmund Androsse hired the Maquas to fight the English, and paid down to them one Bushel of white Wompon, and one Bushel of black Wompon, and three Cartloads of Merchants goods, trucking Cloth and Cotton Cloth, and Shirt Cloth, and other goods. The Maquas said, That the English were their good Friends: and said, they would not ⟨p. 26⟩fight them, for the English never wronged them, but the Maquas took the pay on account of the Maquas helping the English to fight their Enemies the last War. Witness our hands Davids X mark. Waterman's Q mark. Test. Cornelius Waldo senior, Moses Parker, Thomas Read. The two Indians above-mentioned Waterman and David, appeared the 4th day, of May 1689. and to the Council then fitting owned the above-written to be truth; Isa. Addington Secretary. Rochester in the King's Province, Sept. 16. 1688. Samuel Eldred junior of Rochester came before Arthur Fenner and John Fones Esq two of His Majesties Justices of the Peace, and did declare upon Oath, that on the Evening before an Indian whom he had seized, by name Joseph, did in an insulting and vaunting manner say, There was 500 at Martins Vineyard, 700 at Nantucket, and 400 at Chappaquessot, all very well armed, and in a better manner than him the said Samuel Eldred, and that our Governor did not dare to disarm them, for that the Governor had more love for them, the said Indians, than for His Majesties Subjects the English. The said Indian being brought before us, and examined, did confess the greatest part of what was sworn against him, and owned that he was one of them that were in hostility against the English in the late Wars, upon which the said Indian was committed to Gaol. Per Arthur Fenner, John Fones. The Testimony of Joseph Graves aged 46 years or thereabout, and Mary Graves about 30 years, of John Rutter aged about 40 years, witness that on the 2d day of January 1688.
The Testimony of Waterman, and David, Indians, saith, That the Maquas sent a Messenger to Pennicock to inform, that Governour Edmund Androsse hired the Maquas to fight the English, and paid down to them one Bushel of white Wompon, and one Bushel of black Wompon, and three Cartloads of Merchants goods, trucking Cloath and Cotton Cloath, and Shirt Cloath, and other goods. The Maquas said, That the English were their good Friends: and said, they would not ⟨p. 26⟩