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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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One of the Frenchmen Loaded his Gun, and Presented it at me, telling me, That it was impossible to find Port-Royal, I must Dye, and they must Eat me. Then I begged leave to Pray unto God, before he Killed me, and he Granted it. As I was at Prayer, it struck into my Mind, That I had formerly heard your self declare in your Pulpit, what Great and Wonderful Things hath been done by Prayer; particularly, That it had stopped the Mouths of Lions, and that it had Quenched the Violence of the Fire. So I earnestly begged of God, that he would manifest his great Power to me, by turning the Hearts of those that were about to take away my Life.
One of the Frenchmen Loaded his Gun, and Presented it at me, telling me, That it was impossible to find Port-Royal, I must Dye, and they must Eat me. Then I begged leave to Pray unto God, before he Kill'd me, and he Granted it. As I was at Prayer, it struck into my Mind, That I had formerly heard your self declare in your Pulpit, what Great and Wonderful Things hath been done by Prayer; particularly, That it had stopped the Mouths of Lions, and that it had Quenched the Violence of the Fire. So I earnesty begged of God, that he would manifest his great Power to me, by turning the Hearts of those that were about to take away my Life.
The Words were no sooner out of my Mouth, but the Frenchman seeming to have Tears in his Eyes, bid me rise up; he would try one Day longer. And he bid me go and get Wood for a Fire. It presently grew Dark; and then I made an Escape from them, and hid my self in the Woods, until the next Day that they were gone; and then I found the way out of the Woods, unto the Water-side, where I got Clams.
These French-men found the way to Port-royal, and there told what they had done. The Governor put them in Prison, and sent out Two Men, and Charged them not to return, until they had found me, Dead or Alive. In Four Days after these Frenchmen left me, they found me Alive, and brought me Provision, and a Pair of Shoes, and carried me to Port-royal.