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A memorial of the present deplorable state of New-England, with the many disadvantages it…
A memorial of the present deplorable state of New-England, with the many disadvantages it lies under, by the male-administration of their present governor, Joseph Dudley, Esq. and his son Paul, &c. : Together with several affidavits of people of worth, relating to several of the said governor's mercenary and illegal proceedings, but particularly his private treacherous correspondence with Her Majesty's enemies the French and Indians. : To which is added, a faithful, but melancholy account of several barbarities lately committed upon Her Majesty's subjects, by the said French and Indians, in the east and west parts of New-England. / Faithfully digested from the several original letters, papers, and mss. by Philopolites.A memorial of the present deplorable state of New-England, with the many disadvantages it lyes under, by the male-administration of their present governour, Joseph Dudley, Esq. and his son Paul, &c. : Together with several affidavits of people of worth, relating to several of the said governour's mercenary and illegal proceedings, but particularly his private treacherous correspondence with Her Majesty's enemies the French and Indians. : To which is added, a faithful, but melancholy account of several barbarities lately committed upon Her Majesty's subjects, by the said French and Indians, in the east and west parts of New-England. / Faithfully digested from the several original letters, papers, and mss. by Philopolites.
London: printed by Benjamin Harris, 1707
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(3dly,) A fervent Desire to be eased of Oppression, i: e. That they might be capable of acknowledging with Respect and Gratitude, the mighty advantages of such a Deliverance to the Queen of Great Britain; to a Queen who is all Justice and Piety, Peace and Union; and a Queen who will not only hear the Petitions of her Subjects, but maintain them in their Rights and Privileges. Let not New-England doubt then of finding Redress, from so Great and Gracious a Mistress, notwithstanding the subtle Designs and Evasions of Evil-minded Men. And so we come to present the Reader with a further Account of the said Mismanagements, by another Hand.
(3dly,) A fervent Desire to be eas'd of Oppression, i: e. That they might be capable of acknowledging with Respect and Gratitude, the mighty advantages of such a Deliverance to the Queen of Great Brittain; to a Queen who is all Justice and Piety, Peace and Union; and a Queen who will not only hear the Petitions of her Subjects, but maintain them in their Rights and Priviledges. Let not New-England doubt then of finding Redress, from so Great and Gracious a Mistress, notwithstanding the subtle Designs and Evasions of Evil-minded Men. And so we come to present the Reader with a further Account of the said Mismanagements, by another Hand.
Sometime in the Spring of the Year, 1706. Mr. Dudley, the present Governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, and New-Hampshire, writ a Letter from Boston, Directed to Mr. Richard Waldron, and my self, to use our Interest to prevail with the Council at an Assembly, to Draw up an Address to the Queen, That Her Majesty would please to continue the said Dudley in the Government of New-Hampshire: Whereupon the said Waldron (after he had Communicated the Letter to me) drew up an Address, and showed it to the Assembly, and prevailed with them to pass it in Both Houses, with little Alteration. And this is the Address that is now come over from the Province of New-Hampshire. The Assembly was much against it, but we thought it would be best for us to do any thing that would please the Governor at that time; considering, that we were always in danger of the Enemy, and concluded, it was much in his Power, under God, to preserve us, having often heard him say, that he would stop the Courier of the Indians and French, (when he pleased) in a Month or Six Weeks time; and I did then, and do still believe, that he could prevent the Indians and French from coming upon us, and Killing us as they did; for I know that he had Correspondence with a Fryer or Jesuit, or one so called, a Frenchman that Lives among the Indians, and hath great influence over them, who Writes himself Galen Emissary. The Governor, to my certain Knowledge, did order sundry things that were sent him;