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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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The Two Affidavits of Mr. John Calley.
John Calley of Marble-head, in the County of Essex in New-England, now in London Mariner, Deposeth and saith, That he doth and hath good reason to Believe, That Her Majesties Colonies of New England, are in great Danger of being Ruined by reason of Governor Dudley's▪ Countenancing a Trade, and Correspondence with the French, and Indian Enemies, and many other his Irregular practices: Also saith, that the said Governor did in the Year, 1705. send his Son William Dudley, with Captain Samuel Vetch to Canada under a Pretence of Redeeming Captives; who accordingly went and brought back only a few of the meanest of the English Captives; Leaving the chiefest of them there for an Occasion of their returning again to Canada to Trade, and settle a Correspondence with the French; and that the said Vetch did carry out with him a Cargo of about 800 lib. Value in Iron, Pitch, Rigging, Shot, &c. Which Cargo upon a Moderate Computation, might Produce near 3000 lib. And that the said Vetch did also pretend that he went with Governor Dudley's Approbation to get in a Debt, of 800. lib. Contracted in time of Peace; And due to him from the French, of which matters and things he this Deponent, hath been credibly informed▪ and Believes them to be true. And further saith that it did appear to the General Assembly ⟨p. 17⟩of the Massachusetts Colony in New-England, that Captain William Rouse was (the better to colour a Trade with the French, and Indians) sent to Port Royal with a Flag of Truce, under Pretence of settling a Correspondence with the French Governor there for exchanging Prisoners; and did Trade not only with his own Vessel, but had also as the same Time two other Trading Vessels with him, under his own Direction, and did bring back Furs, &c. To above 2000 lib. Value; and that the said Dudley did allow one Dishey Foe, a French Prisoner on his Parole, to go in the same Vessel with the said Rouse, who acted as Interpreter between the said Rouse and the Indians, in Trading with them; and that the said Flag of Truce meeting with one of the two other Vessels, the said Foe was put into the same with several Goods, and Merchandises, out of the said Flag of Truce, with which the said Foe was Trading; and that the said Foe returned again to Boston, and that when the said Furs, &c.