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A85462	Simplicities defence against seven-headed policy. Or, innocency vindicated, being unjustly accused, and sorely censured by that seven-headed church-government united in New-England: or, that servant so imperious in his masters absence revived, and now thus re-acting in Nevv-England. Or, the combate of the united colonies, not onely against some of the natives and subjects but against the authority also of the kingdom of England, ... Wherein is declared an act of a great people and country of the Indians in those parts, ... in their voluntary submission and subjection unto the protection and government of Old England ... Imprimatur, Aug. 3d. 1646. Diligently perused, approved, and licensed to the presse, according to order by publike authority.	Gorton, Samuel, 1592 or 3-1677.	1646 (1646)	Wing G1308; Thomason E360_16; ESTC R18590	106,374	127

divulged is a thing out of your jurisdiction you cannot discerne or judge of it therefore according to our Word above wee leave it as a Parable to you as all the holy Word of our God ●● as your conversation in all points as in this daily declareth in a word when wee have to doe in your jurisdiction wee know what it is to submit to the wise dispensations of our God when you have to doe amongst us in the liberties he hath given to us wee doubt not but you shall find him Judge amongst us beyond and above any cause or thing you can propose unto us and let that suffice you and know that you cannot maintaine a jurisdiction but you must reject all inroads upon other mens priviledges and so doe wee in the meane time we● shall as wee thinke good be calling over againe some matters you have had up and had the handling of amongst you to see what justice or equity we find hath beene exercised in them and redresse them accordingly for wee professe right unto all me● and doe no violence at all as you in your prescript threaten to doe to us for we have learned how to discipline our children or servants without offering violence unto them even so doe wee know how to deale with our deboist rude yea inhumane neighbours or if you will Nabals without doing violence but rather rendring unto them that which is their ●●e Nor shall we deprive a witnesse of his modest testimony for the out-cryes and clamours of such a one as ill-br●d apostatized Arnald that fellonious Hogge Killer being the partie to be testified against or for the oath of any interested in the cause nor shall we be forward to come so farre to find you work upon your request till we know you to beare another mind then others of your Neighbours doe with whom we have had to doe in this Countrey whose pretended and devised Lawes we have stooped under to the robbing and spoyling of our goods the lively-hood of our wives and children thinking they had laboured though groaping in great darknesse to bring forth the truth in the rights and equitie of things But finding them to be a company of grosse and dissembling hypocrites that under the pretence of Law and Religion have done nothing else but gone about to establish themselves in wayes to maintaine their owne vicious lusts we renounce their diabolicall practice being such as have denied in their publicke Courts that the Lawes of our native Countrey should bee named amongst them yea those ancient Statute Lawes casting us into most base ●asty and insufferable places of imprisonment for speaking according to the language of them in the meane while breaking open our houses in a violent way of Hostility abusing our wives and our little ones to take from us the volumes wherin they are preserved thinking thereby to keep us ignorant of the courses they are resolved to runne that so the visiosity of their owne wils might be a Law unto them yea they have indeavoured and that in publicke expressions that a man being accused by them should not have liberty to answer for himselfe in open Court dealings of like nature wee find in the place whereof you stile us your Neighbours on whose unbridled malice we find a higher then you putting a ●● be and yet in your account and reckoning we are the parties that are still doing the wrong and must beare the guilt in your most mature sentence in whomsoever the spot ariseth and abideth but the God of vengeance unto whom our cause is referred never having our Protector and Judge to seeke will shew himselfe in our deliverance out of the hands of you all yea all the house of that Ishbosheth and Merib-bosheth nor vvill he fayle us to utter and make knovvne his strength vvherein vve stand to serve in our age and to minister in our course today and tomorrow and on the third day can none deprive us of perfection for hee hath taught us to know what it is to walke today and tomorrow and the day following also when a perishing estate cannot rise out of Ierusalem though she be the only one yea none but she that kils the Prophets and stones them that are sent unto her Behold ye that are looking after and foretelling so much of the comming of Christ driving the day before you still for certaine years which some you say shall attaine unto and unto the day of death for the rest ye blind Guids as your Fathers have ever done so doe ye Behold we say when he appeareth your house which you so glory in shall be left unto you de●o●●●e it shall be turned into nothing but desolation and confusion for Babel is its name nor shall you see him to your comfort in the glory of his Kingdome untill you can say blessed is he that commeth in the name of the Lord when the authority and power of man appeareth to be the building of Babel unto you and the name and authority of God only to be that wherein the blessing consists and that in such wise also as is nothing but a way of reproach in the eyes of all the world that a King should ride into his chiefe Citie ● so strangly furnished upon an Asse borrowed her furniture ●id over-worne Garments and accompanied with none but poore meane excommunicate persons such as your Elders ●●cribes Pharisees Lawyers and all your credible persons among you make full account they are not only accursed by but also destitute and void of all Law when you can find Hosanna in the highest arising out of such contempt and shame then and then only shall you sing unto him with comfort in the meane time acknowledge your portion which is to ●ru●● and stay your selves on the name of man and in his beauty to delight and glory which shall fade as a Leafe and like the grasse shall wither when it is fitting it selfe for the Over such is man whose breath is in his Nostrils and the sonne of sorry man in whom you have deligh● to trust his power and policie brings forth nothing else but as you shall see and heart in the Countrey from whence we are brought we are not ignorant of those shamefull lies and falsities gone out against us and the daily wresting of our words to cast contempt upon us thinking to bow downe our backs under ignominy and reproach neither of the straits and difficulties they have cast us upon in the things that concernes this present life to the taking away of the lives of many if our God had not been seene beyond and above what their thoughts could reach unto as their owne confession hath witnessed doing it in such a way of painted hypocrisie and false glosse unto the eye of the world that we might seem unto it selfe executioners we resolve therefore to follow our imployments to carry and behave our selves as formerly we have done

the Nanhygansets shortly after their subjection to the State and Government of Old-England they being sent unto by the Massachusets to make their appearance at their Generall Cour● th●n approaching We understand your desire is that we should come downe into the Massachusets at the time of your Court now approaching our occasions at this time are v●●y great and the more because of the losse in that m●nner of our late deceased brother upon which occasion if we should not stirre our selves to give Testimony of our faithfulnesse unto the cause of that our so unjust deprivation of such an instrument as he was amongst us for our common good we should feare his blood would lie upon our selves so that we desire of you being wee take you for a wise people to let us know your reasons why you seeme to advise us as you doe not to g●e out against our so inhumane and cruell adversary who too●e so great a ransome to release him and his life also when that was done Our Brother was willing to stirre much abroad to converse with men and wee see a sad event at the last the●eupon Take it not ill therefore though we resolve to keepe at home unlesse some great necessitie call us out and so at t●is time doe not repaire unto you according to your request And the rather because we have subjected our selves our Land● and Possessions with all the right and inheritances of us and our people either by conquest voluntary subjection or otherwise unto that famous and honourable government of that Royall King Charles and that State of Old-England to be ordered and governed according to the Laws and Customs thereof not doubting of the continuance of tha● former love that hath been betwixt you and us but rather to have it increased hereby being subjects now and that with joynt and voluntary consent unto the same King and State your selves are So that if any small thing of difference should fall out betwixt us only the sending of a Messenger may bring it to right againe but if any great matter should fall which we hope and desire will not nor may not then neither your selves nor we are to be Judges but both of us are to have recourse and repaire unto that honourable and just Government and for the passage of u● or our men to and againe amongst you about ours or their own occasions to have comerse with you we desire and hope they shall have no worse dealing or entertainment then formerly we have had amongst you and do resolve accordingly to give no worse respect to you or yours then formerly you have found amongst us according to the condition and manner of our countrey Nanhyganset this present May the 24. 1644. PESSICVS his Marke CONAVNICVS his Marke Now before the assembling of the next generall Court in regard the Indians had expressed themselves as above we heard there were feares and jealousies raised up in the minds of the people of the Massachusets and other of their united Colonies as though there was some danger of the Nanhygansets comming against them to doe some hurt unto them So that when we heard their Court was assembled we writ unto them a● follows A true Copie of a Letter sent to the M●ss●chus●ts at a generall Court held shortly after the submission of the people of the Nanhygansets unto the State of Old-England by the Commissioners put in trust for the further publication of their solemne Act. THese are to let you understand tha● since you expelled us out of your Coasts the Sachims of the Nanhyganset have sent for certaine men of the Kings Majesties subjects and upon advised Counsell amongst themselves a generall Assembly being called of purpose for that end they have joyntly voluntarily and with unanimous consent submitted and subjected themselves with their Lands and Possessions inherited by lineall discent voluntary subjection right of Conquest purchase or otherwise what ever lands or priviledges appertain and belong unto them unto that honourab●e and famous Prince Charles King of Great Britain and Ireland in that renowned State and Government of Old-England to be ruled and ordered according to those honourable Laws and Customs in themselves and their Successors for eve● which is performed and done in that solemn durable and commendable custome of Record under divers and severall han●● and seals witnessed sufficiently both by the Natives and English solemnly delivered and received on His Majesties behalfe holding correspondencie with the Laws and Customs of th●● honourable State of Old-England in all points We thought good therefore to give notice hereof at your generall Court now assembled that it may serve to informe your selves and all your united Colonies of the performance of this Act done without any further pains or trouble that so not our selves only that are eye and ear witnesses hereof but you also may follow our occasions and imployments without any extraordinar care or feare of the people above-said to offer to make a●y in-road or give any assault upon us But with that indigni●y offered and done unto their Soveraign which cannot be borne nor put up without a sharpe and Princely revenge nor may we upon the like penalty offer to disturbe them in their bounds and territories in their ordinary and accustomed imployments among themselves or with any of their neighbouring Natives whose grounds of proceed causes and occasions are better known unto themselves then we can be able to judge of But if either you or we find any thing amongst them too grievous to be borne they not making any violent assault upon us we know whither and to whom we are to repaire and have recourse for redresse as we tender our allegeance and subjection unto our King and State unto which they are become fellow subjects with our selves and therefore of necessity his Majesties Princely care must reach unto them Furthermore that it may appeare that our dealings towards you and all men have been and shall prove just and true whatever your dealings may or have manifested themselves to be towards us Know therefore that being abroad of late about our occasions we fell to be where one of the Sachims of that great people of the Maukquogges was with some of his men whom we perceive are the most fierce and warlike people in the countrey or continent where we are furnished with 3700. guns men expert in the use of them plenty of powder and shot with furniture for their bodies in time of warre for their safety which other Natives have not we understand that of late they have slain a hundred French with many Indians which were in league with the French putting many of them to cruell tortures and have but lost two of their own men these being as we understand deeply affected with the Nanhygansets in the losse of their late Sachim unjust detaining also of so great a ransome given and received for his life and else are resolved that if any people offer to assault them in

with thee doe but keepe my Charge The nations shall come forth at once yea at one birth Truth in the change of one reneweth all the earth Else were not perfect good in every one erect Nor sinne were full through th'fall that great defect If change of one were not a world renew'd What Nation then not brought in and subdu'd When truth is publisht though but unto one Imbrac't receiv'd oh happy State of man All Gentile Jewels brought in who can want The world 's in darkenesse else could ne're be scant But Hypocrites cannot this thing digest In places times and persons they seek wealth and rest And see not how the mighty Lord above Hath cast his skirt o're Ruth yea fild her lap in love Of whom comes Christ that world of Gods goodwill What can she want that heaven or earth doth fill All keepe their stations attend as they have done Neglect no homage or service to the Son All bring their vertues treasures and their glory Centring them all in him a world of Princely Dowry Then walke through Sea or Land by friends or foes Let prisons fast hard irons thee inclose All take thy part yea plead thy cause for thee The world vents its malice in Christs love thou art free The Spirit of this world by these things comes to light Its pomp and glory which earst did shine so bright Appears grosse darknesse unto Christian eyes Down comes its Kingdome up goes its plaints and cryes Helpe Sword and Gun else doth our Kingdome fall Court fire Gangrena we tast worm-wood and gall No marvell for Christ in his native kind Set forth declar'd unto a carnall mind Appears as odious unto such a wight As sinne to him in whom is found the light What sentence shall be given then by sons of men When truth appears if power were found in them No power but that of darknesse then let us to them ascribe What 's in the Church's our Lords all unto them deny'd Take heed yee Judg of Blasphemies aright For Light discerns the darknesse hath no sight If Light and Candlesticke you know not how t' make one Suspend your judgement all your skill is gone And let the Judge of all his Circuit passe apace Who comes not to destroy such is his grace And let that man his own destruction be Who breaks that faith with God cannot be peec'd by thee Cease then your prosecutions seek yee to doe good Save life in any in Church wayes spill not blood In Christ if you consider the Covenant of God You le find that all compulsion is nought but that Nim-rod S. G. TO THE RIGHT HONOURABLE the Earl of Warwick Lord High Admirall of ENGLAND and Governour in chiefe of the English Plantations in America and upon the coasts thereof and to the rest of that Honourable Committee joyned in Commission with his Excellencie For the wel ordering government and safety of Forrain Plantations RIGHT HONORABLE ACcording to the Fame we have heard of you so have we found in you a spirit of tendernesse and compassion towards the oppressed which ever springs from the courage and fortitude of a heart resolute to suppresse the Oppressor be his power and policie what it may whilst men unsensible of the cause of the Needy ever stand in readinesse to side with the strongest partie and so as occasion serves to become one with the cruell venting the same spirit which for advantage can easily transform it selfe so as if power comply with the just mans cause the vizard of hypocrisie is soon put on by such either to become dumb silent or else to speak so as may best advantage it selfe let the cause be what it will Your wisdom and noble care in those weighty affairs committed to your trust commands and binds us over to make a more particular and full relation then formerly we have done of what hath passed betwixt some other Colonies in NEVV-ENGLAND and our selves that if it be possible to find any leisure hours in a crowd of so great imployments your Honours might be pleased to take a more full view of things in the mean time we stand humbly ingaged as we have done and ever shall in any service that what we are or have can tender to the honour and peace of our Native Countrey or to any true-hearted well-Wisher thereof and if no other service we can may be acceptable yet of this imployment none shall prevent us whilst our God gives us hearts daily to pray for you Your Honours most humble Servants the Inhabitants of Shaw-omet whose names are often expressed in this Narration THE EPISTLE TO THE READER COURTEOUS READER DOe not thinke that we delight to lay open the infirmitie and weaknesse of men except our weaknesses and infirmities as the Son of God sustained them any further nor to other end but as they serve to discover and lay open that one spirit of the God of this world which now works effectually in the children of disobedience which spirit in all its severall wayes of operation may be gathered up and centred in that son of perdition yea in that seven-headed and ten horned beast whose power and policie like unto that deluge in the old world hath so long overspread the face of the earth swallowing up in death every living thing that hath its motion upon the earth after or according to the flesh Nor can any be offended justly with us no not our adversaries themselves for making this true Narration of things that have passed amongst us of which this Treatice truly speaks For actions performed wherein men have cause to glory the further they spread the more satisfactory to the agen●s nor are actions of such publick nature seldom performed but to such end and purpose for if they be good they ought no● only to be reall and essentiall in them amongst whom they are acted and done but also presidentiall and exemplary unto others where ever the Fame of them may come and if they be evill then a whorish Fore-head must needs accompany them being done in the light of the Sun and then can no wise man be offended that a way-marke is cast up to give notice of such desperate and dangerous wayes unlesse himselfe be of the same spirit and is about or else waits for an opportunity for the like design Thou art intreated therefore not to looke upon this Treatise as simply matter of History but as matter of mysterie also For as it was acted to make manifest the operations and workings of a differing spirit to that end it is published also so that if it be narrowly looked into not only a savour of that mysterie of iniquity will appeare which alwayes works effectually to the same end and purpose namely to extinguish and put out the light of divine truth Wheresoever or in whomsoveer it appears but thou wilt find some Foot-steps also of that great mysterie of God whose bright beams of light where ever made