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A96686	Hypocrisie unmasked: by a true relation of the proceedings of the Governour and company of the Massachusets against Samuel Gorton (and his accomplices) a notorious disturber of the peace and quiet of the severall governments wherein he lived : with the grounds and reasons thereof, examined and allowed by their Generall Court holden at Boston in New-England in November last, 1646. Together with a particular answer to the manifold slanders, and abominable falshoods which are contained in a book written by the said Gorton, and entituled, Simplicities defence against seven-headed policy, &c. Discovering to the view of all whose eyes are open, his manifold blasphemies; as also the dangerous agreement which he and his accomplices made with ambitious and treacherous Indians, who at the same time were deeply engaged in a desperate conspiracy to cut off all the rest of the English in the other plantations. VVhereunto is added a briefe narration (occasioned by certain aspersions) of the true grounds or cause of the first planting of New-England; the president of their churches in the way and worship of God; their communion with the Reformed Churches; and their practise towards those that dissent from them in matters of religion and Church-government. / By Edw. Winslow. Published by authority.	Winslow, Edward, 1595-1655.; Gorton, Samuel, 1592 or 3-1677.; Williams, Roger, 1604?-1683.	1647 (1647)	Wing W3037; Thomason E409_23; ESTC R204435	90,941	117

after of the Virgin Mary and suffering c. was but a manifestation of his suffering c. in Adam Another of them said that the Sabbath was Christ and so was borne of the Virgin Mary They called Magistracy among Christians an Idol yet they did acknowledge a Magistracy in the world to bee subjected to as an Ordinance of God but onely as naturall as the father over his wife and children and an hereditary Prince over his subjects Their first appearance before the Court was upon the Lecture day at Boston before a very great Assembly where first the Governour declared the cause and manner of all the proceedings against them and their Letters were openly read and they had liberty to object and answers were given as followeth First to their plea That they were not within our Jurisdiction it was answered 1 If they were not within ours yet they were within the Jurisdiction of one of our confederates who had referred them to us 2 If they were within no Jurisdiction then was there none to complaine to for redresse of our injuries in way of ordinary Justice and then we had no way of relief but by force of Ar●es Secondly to their plea Of persecution for their Conscience c. It was answered that wee did not meddle with them for their opinions otherwise then they had given us occasion by their owne Letters and free speeches amongstus for wee wrote to them about civill Controversies onely and gave them no occasion to vent their blasphemies and revilings against the Ordinances of Religion set up with us Thirdly for their title to the Indians lands wee had divers times desired them to make it appeare but they alwayes refused even to our Commissioners whom according to their owne motion wee sent last to them and since they were in prison wee offered them to send for any witnesses they would name to us for that end but this also they refused So that our title by the Indians surrender appeareth good and having regained possession we need not question them any further about that Their Letters being read and their Subscriptions acknowledged they were demanded severally if they would maintaine those things which were contained therein Their answer was that they would in that sense they wrote them and so were returned to prison The next day they were brought before the Court severally to be examined upon particulars many of the Elders being desired to bee present because they had said they could give a good interpretation of every part of their Letters But the Interpretation they gave being contrary to the words they were demanded if they would then retract those words so plainely different from their pretended meanings But this they refused to doe saying that then they should deny the Truth for instance in one or two Their Letters were directed one of them To their Neighbours of the Massachusets and the other To the great honoured Idoll Generall of the Massa●●usets and by a messenger of their owne delivered to our Governour and many passages in both Letters particularly applyed to our Courts our Magistrates our Elders c. and yet upon their examinations about their meanings in their reproachfull passages they answered that they meant them of the corrupt estate of mankinde in generall and not of us So whereas in their Letter they charged it upon us as an errour that we teach That Christ dyed Actually onely when he suffered under Pontius ●ilate and before onely in Types c. upon their examination they said that their meaning was that his death was actuall to the faith of the Fathers under the Law which is in effect the same which we hold Yet they would not retract their words they had written The Elders conferred many houres with them before the Court and by occasion thereof they discovered divers blasphemous opinions which they maintained we will instance one which was mentioned before delivered by Gorton viz. that the Image of God wherein Adam was created was Christ and Adams loosing that Image was the death of Christ and the restoring of that Image in the Regeneration was the resurrection of Christ and so the death of him that was borne of the Virgin Mary was but a manifestation of the former Master William Tompson one of the Elders had spent some time with them before in the prison about the opinions which they held forth and they had professed their agreement with him for substance in every point so as he came to the Court with a purpose to speak in their behalf but when he heard themselves discover thus upon their publique examinations he shewed how he had beene deluded by them For they excell the Jesuites in the art of equivocation and regard not how false they speake to all other mens apprehensions so they keepe to the rules of their owne secret intentions Being asked why they spake against the Ordinances of the Ministery Sacraments c. seeing the Scripture allowes them They answered that they were ordained onely for the time of Nonage but after the Revelation was written they were to cease because we finde no mention of them in that booke They were unlearned men the ablest of them could not write true english no not in common words yet they would take upon them to interpret the most difficult places of Scripture and wrest them any way to serve their owne turne As for instance Mr. Cotton pressing Gorton with that in Act. 10. Who can forbid water why these should not be baptised c. He interpreted thus who can deny but these have beene baptised seeing they have received the Holy Ghost c. so he allowed them to have beene baptised This shift ●e was put to that he might maintaine his opinion viz that such as have beene baptized with the Holy Ghost need not the baptisme of water Divers dayes were spent both by the Court and the Elders in labouring to bring them to repentance but all in vaine They continued obstinate Whereupon they agreed to sentence them but first they brought them in publique before a great Assembly and there out of their Letters and Speeches they laid upon them this charge viz. they were found to be blasphemous enemies of the true Religion of our Lord Jesus Christ and of all his holy Ordinances and likewise of all Civill Government among his people and particularly within this jurisdiction Then they were demanded if they did acknowledge this charge to be just and would submit to it or what exception they had against it They answered they did not acknowledge it to be just but they fell into some cavilling speeches so they were returned unto prison againe Being in prison they behaved themselves insolently towards their keeper and spake evill of the Magistrates so as the keeper was forced to threaten them with Irons to keepe them quiet After all meanes used to reclaime them and not prevailing they were brought before the Court to receive their sentence which was this Gorton and

breach of Covenants in time of treaty as breaking open their houses desks killing their cattle c. All which is false for oath is made to the contrary which I shall make use of before my Lord of Warwick Governour in chiefe and the rest of the honourable Committee for foraign Plantations in due time and place that whereas they were by agreement to have two houses for their company being about 40 men they made use of but one nor did any of these things laid to their charge In pag. 45. he would make Pumham and Soconon●co the naturall subjects of Myantonimo their Prince but this was disproved And in the same page he saith the Magistrates suggested to the people as though there were feare of some combination between the Indians and them Answ I dare not say you had a hand in the depth of their conspiracy but this I thinke you dare not deny that Weekes one of your stoutest Champions lent Myantonimo an Armour in which he was taken in battell against Vncus who was under the protection of the English united Colonies for which Vncus put him to death and in your own book you hold forth more familiarity then becomes you But here it will bee necessary for mee to shew you the ●round of this warre There was a people called by the name of the Pecoats being a stout warlike people who had been at warre with the● Nanohiggansets many yeares and were too strong for them so also were they at some distance of affection with this Vncus who was Sachim of a people called the Mohegans neare the head of a River falleth into the sea at Pecoat● The chiefe Sachim of this people of Pecoat was called Tatobam a stout man The Nanohiggansets and these strove who should be greatest This Tatobam envied the English and was the first stirrer and contriver of this generall Plot that they might all joyne together to destroy the English but the Nanohiggansets refused to joyne with them knowing if that were once done the next ruine must be their owne Afterward having subdued many small peoples and one as great as themselves and and some English planting more neare then the body of our Plantations though without wrong to him or any of them hee cut off Captaine Stone his Barke and Company and after this killed divers stragling English This stirred up the English to take revenge The Nanohiggansets and Vncus Sachim of the Moheges seeing this because it was against their comon Enemy offered their service to joyn with the English the Nanohiggansets did no considerable service in comparison of the Moheges who did as much as could bee expected but the Nanohiggansets rather gathered up the spoile to the great offence of the English and Moheges seldome ingaging in any fight The English killed and destroyed this people utterly so that those that were left remaining utterly deserted the Countrey and the English wonne it and are now possessed of it After this victory Myantonimo Sachim or Lord of the Nanohiggansets and Vncus Lord of the Moheges manifested no good blood towards each other the English at Hartford where the Government for Coneetacut is held hearing of it got them together and made a peace and threefold Covenant between the Government of Coneetacut Nanohigganset and Mo●ege which was signed by the Governour of Coneetacut Myantonimo Sachim of Nanohigganset and Vncus Sachim of M●hegan The Covenants ran to this purpose To confirme their League between the English and them and either to other and to hold forth a league of perpetuall peace between them And in case any difference should arise between these two Indian Sachims or their people the party offended should complaine to the Governour of Coneetacut who was to mediate and to determine the controversie between his two friends and their people And in case the injury were great and the party wronging would not stand to the foresaid award and determination then it should not onely bee lawfull for the wronged to right himselfe by force of Armes but for the English party also to assist the innocent in that kind And to this they all firmed as before The Nanohigganset Sachim never regarded this Covenant the Mohege Sachim ever faithfully observed it But Myantonimo of Nanohigganset had thoughts now to prosecute the Pecoats designe and to destroy the English the Pecoets Nation being rooted out by Gods just judgement as before and travels farre and neare to draw all the Indians in the Countrey into this horrid confederacy with him but this Vncus would not bee wonne though he would have taken his daughter in marriage but ever acquainted the English with his working At length an inferiour Sachim subordinate to Nanohigganset affronts him and his men hee complaines to the English they send to this inferiour Sachim hee sleights their admonition goes on his course whereupon the other demands leave to make warre upon him not requiring any aide Still the English forewarne the other party of the evill they were like to being upon themselves till at length they professe they have had peace enough now it is time to war Whereupon the English give way to Vncus to revenge himselfe he doth it the other are beaten Now Myantonimo he prepares an Army of above 1000 men and comes upon a sudden upon Vncus without any respect to Covenants and took Vncus at advantage not with above 300 men by which meanes they beset him every way in his Fort which stands upon a point of Land between two Rivers Myantonimo so dispersed his men to prevent their f●ight as Vncus making a desperate salley with almost his full force routed the other slew neare upon an hundred and forced them to fly But Mr. Weekes one of Samuel Gortons company as I am credibly informed lending the Great Sachim a complete Armor and having it on in the fight was not able to fly so fast as his men and was taken by this meanes Yet such was Vncus respect still to the English as hee kept him till hee sent to the English viz. to the Right Worshipfull George Fenwicke Esquire to know what he should doe with him who lived next to him Hee wished him to follow their owne Custome and to deale with him as if hee had not advised with him or there were no English in the land to advise withall Hereupon hee resolved to have killed him forthwith according to their Custome But no sooner were the Nanohiggansets got home who had lost divers Sachims Captaines and chiefe men in this fight but they send to Mr. Gorton c. who sent a Note to Vncus with a command by the bearer that they put him not to death but use him kindly and returne him This the Messenger either said or they supposed came from the Massachusets Governour and did much daunt Vncus and his men but to cleare up all they advised with the Gent. of Coneetacut who wished him to keep him prisoner and to advise with the Commissioners