Decennium luctuosum. An history of remarkable occurrences, in the long war, which New-England hath…

and wounded a man at York: yet we were not without prospect of our Troubles growing towards a period: and even in that very Murder at Spruce-creek there fell out one thing that might a little encourage our Hopes concerning it. The Murderer was a famous kind of a Giant among the Indians; a Fellow Reputed Seven Foot High: This Fellow killed the poor old man in cold Blood, after he had Surrendered himself a Prisoner: But behold, Before many Hours were out, this famous and bloody Fellow accidentally Shot himself to Death, by his Gun going off, when he was foolishly pulling a Canoe to the Shore with it.

and wounded a man at York: yet we were not without prospect of our Troubles growing towards a period: and even in that very Murder at Spruce-creek there fell out one thing that might a little encourage our Hopes concerning it. The Murderer was a famous kind of a Giant among the Indians; a Fellow Reputed Seven Foot High: This Fellow kill'd the poor old man in cold Blood, after he had Surrendred himself a Prisoner: But behold, Before many Hours were out, this famous and bloody Fellow accidently Shot himself to Death, by his Gun going off, when he was foolishly pulling a Canoo to the Shore with it.

The last Bloody Action, that can have a Room in our Story is This.

The Indians, (though sometimes, it hath been ⟨p. 151⟩much doubted, What Indians!) have in this War, made several Descents upon some of the upper Towns, that were our most Northerly Settlements upon Connecticut River. But the Pious, and Honest People in those Towns, have always given them a brave Repulse, and had a notable Experience of the Divine Favour to them, in their preservations. Deerfield ha's been an Extraordinary Instance of Courage, in keeping their Station, though they have lived all this while in a very Pihahiroth; and their worthy Pastor, Mr. John Williams, deserves the Thanks of all this Province, for his Encouraging them all the ways Imaginable, to Stand their ground. Once the Enemy was like to have Surprised them into a grievous Desolation; but he, with his Praying, and Valiant, little Flock, most happily Repelled them. And now, about the middle of July, 1698. a little before Sun set, Four Indians, killed a Man and a Boy, in Hatfield Meadows; and carried away Two Boys, into Captivity. The Advice coming to Deerfield in the Night, they presently Dispatched away Twelve men, to way lay the Enemy coming up the River; having first, Looked up unto the Lord Jesus Christ, that they might find the Enemy, and harm none but the Enemy, and Rescue the Children which the Enemy had Seized upon. After a Travel of near Twenty Miles, they perceived the Indians, in their Canoes coming up the