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A85356	Good news from Nevv-England: with an exact relation of the first planting that countrey : a description of the profits accruing by the worke. Together with a briefe, but true discovery of their order both in church and common-wealth, and maintenance allowed the painfull labourers in that vineyard of the Lord. With the names of the severall towns, and who be preachers to them.	Winslow, Edward, 1595-1655.	1648 (1648)	Wing G1062; Thomason E431_21; ESTC R8856	18,639	29

do deeme A gallant barbour there 's for ships the best that yet is seene Boates may come up unto our doors the Creeks convenient lye Fish plenty taken in them are plains plowable hard by No bush nor roots to hinder them yet stately timber is In every swamp yea uplands too most clobberd trees I wis Clay there for bricke and tile pot-earth with ease and store Some men suppose black lead is there silver and copper o're Carry but guns and wild fowle will be brought unto our dishes Venison and Moose you there may catch according to your wishes All creatures thrive exceeding well Goats Swine and sheep for meat Horse Cows and Calves encrease as well ther 's store of English wheat Five seven or nine old Planters doe take up their station first Whose property is not to share unto themselves the worst Their Cottages like Crows nests built new commers goods attain For mens accommodation sake they truck their seats for gaine Come buy my house here may you have much medow at your dore 'T will dearer be if you stay till the land be planted o're See you that garden plat inclos'd Pumkins there hundreds are Parsnips and Roots with Cabiges grow in great plenty there Lay out an hundred pound or two you shall have such a seat When you have planted but one crop you cannot want for meate This praise doth make the purchaser his gold and silver throw Into his hand for house and land that yet he did not know Vnseen and yet sudden bought when once the sale was ended His purchase makes him misse of more with gifts he 's not befriended One he hath friends to praise his parts his lot shall larger be For usefull men are highly priz'd such shall sell two or three Sure much mistaken towns have been for many have made prize Get all they can sell often than and thus old Planters rise They build to sell and sell to build where they find towns are planting Till men no more the Sea passe o're and Customers are wanting Then those that boast their townes were full for company are longing Who lately fear'd land would fall short when men to them came thronging Insatiate minds for medow and best land they could attain Hath caused Townes land lay by lot I wish it were not vaine Of their Civill Government THe Transplantation of this people and patten inrevaded though rare yet honest advice in law was had by wise sober and godly Gentlemens fore-seeing the daily adding stones to such a work would be more envyed then the Golden fleece of Calchos God giving favour they attain'd a large patten under the bro●d Seale of England to set up government not only for the orderly execution of judgment and justice among themselves but for the suppressing of all malignant adversaries to the kingdome of Christ that at any time should invade or disturb this government for proofe ask their adversaries who though Doeg like will tel you both Magistrates and Ministers joyne heart and hand herein yet the latter meddle not with Civill Justice as some would beare men in hand But le ts on this patten hath proved corrasive to some especially in not admitting appeales Some seeking to have it reca'd others crying out it 's forfeit yet hitherto held and meet men yearly chose for Governour Deputy and Assistants whose acts of justice have passed sundry censures as also from each Towne two Deputies are sent in the name of the Free-men who joyning together in one body or generall Court have according to their patten made many Causes agreeable to the word of God and their wildernesse condition both for English and Indian to follow Quarter Session or Goale-delivery are kept by seven Magistrates the Governour or Deputy being one as also in the severall Shires for tryals between man and man are constant Courts kept and in every Town certain persons are yearly chosen to end causes of lesser vertue with free accesse for any persons that finde themselves grieved to appeal from one Court to another even to the highest which is the generall Court Their laws are of three sorts 1. The lawes of England so far as the people and place can be capable 2. Lawes wholly of their own 3. When cases fall out that neither of these will reach they are to follow such rules as are cleerly drawn from the word of God and because many men take upon them to interpret the Scriptures now adays so that instead of one of a thousand there appears a thousand to one which makes them endeavour with the ablest gifted men God hath given them to obtaine positive lawes for all matters may come in judgment that Arbitrarinesse may be avoided And now because the courage dexterity and skill of Commanders appeareth most when they meete with their enemie know foure sorts of persons have battered this government not only with their greater Artillery at 900. leagues distance but with continuall small shot at 10. or 12. and sometimes at pistoll-shot raising over-topping batteries brest-works out-facing Galleries delving deepe to undermine the foundation though built on the surest rocke casting forth fierce fireing granadoes using all the stratagems such cunning Engineers could possibly invent The first onset was given by Bonasosias under the conduct of their host of Merri-mount who having some tryals in the Courts of Justice assaid to mend his bad cause with bribes but finding repulse in both began to make use of an Engine for battery called Pontifieatus consulting with such as were best skil'd herein to beate downe this new erected government yet did little dammage it being of small force in these American parts at length was intreated to depart which he refusing was shipt with a takele for the fertile Isle of great Brittain which those Gentlemen now ruling this Collony so lostly left where he arriving made his complaint to those whose lordly injunctions enforced the greater part of this people to make choise of a banished condition for them and theirs enduring rather the wants of a wilderdesse than a Prelats prison his complaint being heard appeales to England being of purpose left out in the Mattachusets Patten no Somner nor Pursevant was found to venter so far yet the Host to make a merriment of the departure of so many reverend learned godly and judicious men a sad Omen of some following tragedy set forth a Pamphlet in print full fraught with loud lies to make his Bonasosia's laugh But prevailing little ventured another voyage in these parts to find a new place for storming this government afresh tracing the Countrey to and fro was apprehended of Indian ammunition arrow heads of a more mortal nature than any yet used among them The second onset was given by greater troops of Sexs not marshal'd under the command of any one in chief but those that could best use their battering Engine were leaders of the rest and verily they handled the matter so that they came to handy gripes undiscovered their

lawes are made for all men to obey Listen a while I must spend one word more Some rubs remaine are hardlier gotten o're Bipartior in many Court and Cause Doth dull the edge of Justice Sword and Lawes Discloseth Counsels opens Breaches wide That adverse part steps in without a guide Makes causes good or bad as men affect it Doth what 's oppos'd and what is lik't neglect it Tells liberty authority will stop And clip her wings quoth she I 'le sit on top Tells men their cause is good but wanting Lawes or Judges are in learn'd in sight seanting More yet remaines swift speakers show but backe So counsels lost words will not fill a sack And now say truth doth not great skill appear Through such tempestuous seas and stormes to steere So swiftly one grapling with Pirats oft For England fain'd bearing their flag aloft To England yet ungratefull they 'l not be That governe here yet little help they see The more 's to come experience teaches sure You 'l pitty more when you the like endure More yet you 'l find our enemies are yours You 'l hurt your selves if you encrease their powers Forgive that they so much your good forget Lighter to truth those they should harder hit If England one as truths but one embrace These tooke your name and you will take their ease If England say more wayes then one they wilt Allow no more then helps reforming still Those that are skild in structures modell make A little moddel here is for you take What may serve turne for opposites to awe For Kings may rule without a Bishops law Could Bishops keepe downe all their Lordships spoile And can't highest Court awe those Gods word defile With blasphemous horrid interpretation As only they knowing Gods explanation Ruine now men strive with words contentious strength New-Englands acts shall speak not words at length While fogs arise from errour breaching braines Their justice clouded is and what remaines But unto God that they commit their way And judgment shall burst forth as sunny day Let England wait with patience for the same Not drawing backe for cost finish for shame Iast Prelates proud tollerating deride Ye know not truth without their guide Of the planting of the Gospel of our Lord Christ in the Mattachusets and other adjacent COLLONIES WHen these persecuted servants of Christ Jesus first set foot on these American shores having their tongues untied from the Prelates Injunctions they preach with all diligence to their Auditors doubling their hours to regain their lost time being throughly warm'd with the manifestation of the love of their Lord Christ in bearing them in his arms through the boystrous waves a depthless Ocean these exil'd Ministers of Christ soon began to gather into Churches as meete stones were offered and now you shall see how they hasted after fat Benefites every one endeavouring to associate themselves with plain honest-hearted Christians rich in grace the Lord assisting with full purpose of heart to cleave unto the Lord Christ and submit to his kingdome according to the rule of his word made known unto them and also to exhort one another while it is called to day and this is the substance of that Church-covenant that so many are greived at this they doe with solemne and serious seeking of the Lord by prayer fasting And now I beseech you all that rightly love the Lord Christ forbeare taking up any prejudice against this poor people from the report of others Could your eyes and eares see heare their comely order and with what spirituall expressions the Lord assists his servants in the Ministry it would assuredly God helping cause your bowels to yern toward them the Churches to which they doe belong many of whom hereafter are expressed by name together with their annuall maintenance so neere as for the present I could gather Only take notice New Englands pounds in some things cal'd currant pay will hardly hold out with old England Angells and yet will they not be gone from their flockes for thicker fleeces unlesse example prove prejudiciall to others Salem Mr. Hugh Peters in Engl. Mr. Edw. Norris 60. pound Charles Town M. Zach. Sims 90. l. Mr. Tho. Allen 60. l. Boston Mr. John Cotton 90. l. M. John Wilson 60 l. Roxbury M Thomas Wells in England 80. l. Dorchester M. Richard Mathers 70. l. Watertown M. Fran. Knowles 80 l. Linne M. Sam. Whiting 45. l. M. Tho. Cobbit 45 l. Ipswich M. Nat. Rogers 70. l. M. John Norton 70. l. Hingham M. P. Hubbert 60. l. Waymouth Mr. Tho. Thatcher 50 l. Rowly M. Ezek. Rogers 80. l. M. Sam. Mathers 30. l. Cambridge M. Tho. Sheppard 70. l. Deddam M. John Allen 50. l. Concord M. Buckly 70. l. Salisbury M. Th. Woster 45. l. Newberry M. Tho. Parker 40. l. M. Jam. Noyse 60. l. Hampton M. Boulton 40. l. Sudbury M. Edm. Browne 40. l. Braintree M. Henry Flint 30. l. M. Wil. Tompson 30. l. Dover M. Dan. Maud 40. l. Gloster M. Richard Blindman 40. l. Wooborn M. Tho. Carter 60. l. Redding M. Green 30. l. Wenham M. David Tisk 20. l. Harerhill Mr. John Ward Andover Mr. Woodbridge These 26. Churches are in the government of the Mattachusets besides these Townes following Manchester Mr. Smith Hull Mr. Matthews Exeter Mr. Norcraft Strawbery Banks St. Batelie New Medowes Mr. Knight who is gone to England The Worthies of the other Colonies I omit all men of esteeme These are men chosen to office by the people and ordained in presence of one or two magistrates together with the Elders and messengers of as many Churches as may conveniently send who are as so many faithfull witnesses to the orthodox judgement and pious life of such as are to teach the people which Elders and messengers in the name of their Churches hold out the communion and fellowship they desire to have with them Since Englands troubles these Churches have been very frequent in extraordinary seeking of the Lord with much affection fasting and praying not without teares and strong cries for an happy Issue to the glory of God and the good of his people In admitting persons to the sacramentall union they endeavour to see the manifestation of Gods grace wrought upon their souls expressed by their godly lives and conversations either by continued observance or honest testimony they are admitted by the Elders with consent of the people and all excommunications are by the same authority of the Elders and consent of the people in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ administred to the terror of scandalous professors As for prayer singing of Psalmes and the word preached all are partakers of and all children and servants in publick catechised and verely the thirsting desires they have that all may come to the truth even as it is in Jesus appeares by the affable and courteous carriage of all that preach the word being instant in season and out of season c. who are reputed both learned and judicious