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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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A Man had Valiantly Killed an Indian or two before the Salvages took him. He was next Morning to undergo in horrible Death, whereof the Manner and the Torture was to be assigned by the Widow Squaw of the Dead Indian. The French Priests told him, they had endeavoured to divert the Tigers from their bloody Intention, but could not prevail with them; he must prepare for the terrible Execution, His cries to God were hard, and heard; when the Sentence of the Squaw was demanded, quite contrary to every ones Expectation, and the Revengeful Inclination so usual and well-known among these Creatures, she only said, His Death won't fetch my Husband to Life; Do nothing to him! So nothing was done to him.
A Man had Valiantly Killed an Indian or two before the Salvages took him. He was next Morning to undergo in horrible Death, whereof the Manner and the Torture was to be assigned by the Widow Squa of the Dead Indian. The French Priests told him, they had indeavoured to divert the Tygres from their bloody Intention, but could not prevail with them; he must prepare for the terrible Execution, His cries to God were hard, and heard; when the Sentence of the Squa was demanded, quite contrary to every ones Expectation, and the Revengeful Inclination so usual and well-known among these Creatures, she only said, His Death won't fetch my Husband to Life; Do nothing to him! So nothing was done to him.
A Woman was carried aside, by her Monster of a Master; he fastened a Rope about her Neck; it was in vain for her to contend, the Hatchet must presently have dispatched her, if the Halter had failed; she had no Remedy but to Cry unto God: Her Master throws up the end of the Rope over a Limb of a Tree; he ascends to hale her and tie her up; and then a fine Exploit for the Wretch! a memorable Name! However the Limb happily breaks down he falls; full of madness he goes to repeat his brave action: An Indian Commander just in the Nick of Time comes in upon him; Reproaches him very bitterly; Takes her away from him; and sends her to Canada.
A Woman was carried aside, by her Monster of a Master; he fastned a Rope about her Neck; it was in vain for her to contend, the Hatchet must presently have dispatched her, if the Halter had failed; she had no Remedy but to Cry unto God: Her Master throws up the end of the Rope over a Limb of a Tree; he ascends to hale her and tye her up; and then a fine Exploit for the Wretch! a memorable Name! However the Limb happily breaks down he falls; full of madness he goes to repeat his brave action: An Indian Commander just in the Nick of Time comes in upon him; Reproaches him very bitterly; Takes her away from him; and sends her to Canada.