the face of danger which made them in all places to stand upon their guard and to prepare for resistance and earnestly to solicite their friends and confederates in the Massachusets Bay to send them speedy aid for they looked for more forceable assaults Mr. Vane being then Governour of that Jurisdiction writ from their General Court to the Governour and Court of New-Plimouth to joyn with them in this War to which they were cordially willing In the mean time before things could be prepared for to set out the Pequots as they had done the winter before sought to make peace with the Narrhagansets and used many pernitious Arguments to move them thereunto as That the English were strangers and began to overspread their Country and would deprive them thereof in time if they were suffered to grow and increase and if the Narrhagansets did assist the English to subdue them that did but make way for their own overthrow for if they were rooted out the English would soon take occasion to subjugate them and if they would hearken to them they should not need to fear the strength of the English for they would not come to open Battel with them but fire their Houses kill their Cattel and lye in ambush for them as they went abroad upon their occasions and all this they might easily do with little danger to themselves the which course being held they well saw the English would not long subsist but they would either be starved with hunger or forced to forsake the Country with many like things insomuch that the Narrhagansets were once wavering and were half minded to have made peace with them and joyned against the English but again when they considered how much wrong they had received from the Pequots and what an opportunity they now had by helping the English to right themselves revenge was so sweet to them as it prevailed above all the rest so as they resolved to joyn with with the English against them and so did The Court of Plimouth agreed to send fifty men at their own charge and with as much speed as possibly they could get them in a readiness under sufficient Leaders and provided a Barque to carry their provisions and to tend upon them on all occasions and when they were ready to march with a supply from the Bay they had word sent them to stay for the Enemy was as good as vanquished and there would be no need I shall not take upon me exactly to describe their Proceedings in this War because possibly it hath been done by themselves that were Actors therein and best knew the Circumstances of things I shall therefore set them down in the main and general according to my best Intelligence From Conecticot who were most sensible of the hurt sustained and the present danger they set out a party of men and another party met them from the Massachusets Bay at the Narrhagansets who were to joyn with them The Narrhagansets were very earnest to be gone before the English were well rested and refreshed especially some of them which came last It should seem their desire was to come upon the Enemy suddenly and unexpectedly There being a Barque of Plimouth newly put in there which was come from Conecticot they did encourage them to lay hold of the opportunity of the Indians forwardness and to shew as great forwardness as they for it would encourage them and Expedition might turn to their great advantage So they went on and so ordered their march as the Indians brought them to the Fort of their Enemy in which most of their chief men were before day They approached the same with great silence and surrounded it both with English and Indians that they might not break out and so assaulted them with great Courage shooting amongst them and entred the Fort with great speed and those that first entred found sharp resistance from the Enemy who both shot and grapled with them Others ran into their houses and brought out fire and set them on fire which soon took in their Mats and their houses standing close together with the wind all was soon on a flame and thereby more were burnt to death then were otherwise slain It burnt their Bow-strings and made them unserviceable Those that escaped the Fire were slain with the Sword some hewed to pieces others run through with their Rapiers so as they were quickly dispatched and very few escaped The Number they thus destroyed was conceived to be above Four hundred At this time is was a fearful sight to see them thus frying in the Fire and the streams of Blood quenching the same and horrible was the stink and scent thereof but the Victory seemed a sweet Sacrifice and they gave the praise thereof to God They praise God for giving them the victory who had wrought so wonderfully for them thus to enclose their Enemies in their hands and give them so speedy Victory over so proud insulting and blasphemous an Enemy The Narrhagansets all this while stood round about a loof off from all danger and left the whole Execution to the English except it were the stopping any that brake away insulting over their Enemies in their ruines and misery when they saw them dancing in the Fire calling by a word in their own Language signifying O brave Pequots which they used familiarly amongst themselves in their own praises in Songs of Triumph after their Victories After this Service was thus happily accomplished the English marched to the water-side where they met with some of their Vessels by whom they were refreshed and supplied with Victuals and other Necessaries But in their march the rest of the Pequots drew into a Body and followed them thinking to have some advantage against them by reason of a Neck of Land but when they saw the English prepare for them they kept aloof so as they neither did hurt nor would receive any And after the English their refreshing and repairing together for further Counsel and Directions they resolved to pursue their Victory and follow the War against the rest but the Narrhagansets most of them forsook them and such of them as they had with them for Guides or otherwise they found very cold or backward in the business either out of envy or that they thought the English would make more profit of the Victory then they were willing they should or else deprive them of that advantage that they desired in making the Pequots become Tributaries unto them or the like For the rest of this Tragedy I shall onely relate the same as it is in a Letter from Mr. Winthrop to Mr. Bradford as followeth Worthy Sir I Received your loving Letter but straightness of time forbids me for my desire is to acquaint you with the Lords great mercy towards us in our prevailing against his and our Enemies that you may rejoice and praise his Name with us About fourscore of our men having coasted along towards the Dutch Plantation sometimes by
continued with him and his Successors to the time of the writing hereof The terms and Conditions of the said League is as followeth Of this see more in the year 1639. I. THat neither he nor any of his should injure or do hurt to any of their people II. That if any of his did any hurt to any of theirs he should send the Offender that they might punish him III. That if any thing were taken away from any of theirs he should cause it to be restored and they should do the like to his IV. That if any did unjustly War against him they would aid him and if any did War against them he should aid them V. That he should send to his Neighbour-Confederates to certifie them of this that they might not wrong them but might be likewise comprised in these Conditions of Peace VI. That when his Men came to them upon any occasion they should leave their Arms which were then Bowes and Arrows behinde them VII Lastly That so doing their Soveraign Lord King James would esteem him as His Friend and Ally All which he liked well and withall at the same time acknowledged himself content to become the Subject of our Soveraign Lord the King aforesaid His Heirs and Successors and gave unto them all the Lands adjacent to them and their Heirs for ever After these things he returned to his place called Sowams about fourty miles distant from Plimouth but Squanto continued with them and was their Interpreter and proved a special Instrument sent of God for their good beyond expectation he directed them in Planting their Corn where to take their Fish and to procure their Commodity and also was their Pilot to bring them to unknown places for their profit and never left them untill his death He was a Native of this place where Plimouth is and scarce any left besides himself He was carried away with divers others by one named Hunt a Master of a Ship who thought to sell them for Slaves in Spain but he got away for England This Merchants name was Mr. Slaney and was entertained by a Merchant in London and imployed to Newfound-land and other parts and at last brought hither into these parts by one Mr. Dermer a Gentleman imployed by Sir Ferdinando Gorges and others for Discovery and other Designs in these parts of whom I shall say something because it is mentioned in a Book set forth Anno 1622. by the President and Council for New-England That he made the Peace between the Salvages of these parts and the English of which this Plantation as it is intimated had the benefit and what a Peace it was may appear by what befell him and his men This Mr. Dermer was here the same year that these people came as appears by a Relation written by him bearing date June 30. Anno 1620. and they arrived in the Country in the Month of November following so that there was but four Months difference In which Relation to his honoured Friend he hath these passages of this very place where New-Plimouth is I will first begin saith he with that place from whence Squanto or Tisquantam was taken away which in Captain Smiths Map is called * This name of Plimouth was so called not only for the reason here named but also because Plimouth in O.E. was the last town they left in their Native Country for that they received many kindnesses from some Christians there Plimouth and I would that Plimouth had the like Commodities I would that the first Plantation might here be seated if there come to the number of Fifty persons or upwards otherwise at Charlton because there the Salvages are less to be feared The Pocanakets which live to the West of Plimouth bear an inveterate malignity to the English and are of more strength then all the Salvages from thence to Panobskut Their desire of Revenge was occasioned by an English-man who having many of them on Board made great slaughter of them with their Murderers and small Shot when as they say they offered no injury on their parts Note Whether they were English or no it may be doubted yet they believe they were for the French have so possest them for which cause Squanto cannot deny but they would have killed me when I was at Namassaket had he not intreated hard for me The Soyl of the Borders of this great Bay may be compared to most of the Plantations which I have seen in Virginia The land is of divers sorts for Patukset is an heavy but strong Soyl Nauset and Satukket are for the most part a blackish and deep Mould much like that where groweth the best Tobacco in Virginia In the bottom of the Bay is great store of Cod Bass or Mullet c. And above all he commends Pacannaket for the richest Soyl and much open ground likely and fit for English Grain Massachusets is about nine leagues from Plimouth and situate in the mids between both is many Islands and Peninsuls very fertile for the most part With sundry such Relations which I forbear to transcribe being now better known then they were to him This Gentleman was taken Prisoner by the Indians at Mannamoset a place not farre from Plimouth now well known he gave them what they demanded for his liberty but when they had got what they desired they kept him still and endeavoured to kill some of his men but he was freed by seizing on some of them and kept them bound till they gave him a Canooes load of Corn Of which see Purch lib. 9. fol. 1778. But this was Anno 1619. After the writing of the former Relation he came to the Isle Capewak Now called Martins Vineyard which lieth South from this place in the way to Virginia and the aforesaid Squanto with him where he going on shore amongst the Indians to trade as he used to do was assaulted and betrayed by them and all his men slain but one that kept the Boat but himself got on Board very sore wounded and they had cut off his Head upon the Cuddy of the Boat had not his Man rescued him with a Sword and so they got away and made shift to get into Virginia where he died whether of his wounds or the Diseases of the Country or both is uncertain By all which it may appear how farre this people were from Peace and with what danger this Plantation was begun save as the powerful hand of the Lord did protect them These things were partly the Reasons why the Indians kept aloof as aforesaid and that it was so long ere they could come to speech with any of them Another Reason as afterwards themselves made known was how that about three years before these first Planters arrived a certain French Ship was cast away at Cape Cod but the men got on shore and saved their lives and much of their Victuals and other goods but afterwards the Indians heard of it and gathered together from
in the City of London yet he accomplished his business so as he left things in a fair way for future Composition betwixt the said Merchant-Adventurers and the Plantation and he spake also with some of the Honourable Council afore-named who promised all helpfulness to the Plantation that lay in them About this time it pleased the Lord likewise to give them peace health and good success on their endeavours his holy Name be praised 1626. ABout the beginning of April they heard of Captain Standish his arrival and sent a boat to fetch him home welcome he was but the news he brought was sad in many regards not only in regard of the forementioned losses which their friends had suffered and some of them dead of the Plague but also that Mr. John Robinson their Pastor was dead Mr. John Robinson's death which struck them with much sorrow and sadness as they had great cause his and their adversaries had been long and continually plotting how they might hinder his coming into New-England but now the Lord had appointed him to go a greater journey at less charge to a better place But before I pass things concerning this Worthy Servant of Christ Mr. John Robinson I shall here insert the honourable testimony that Mr. William Bradford senior hath left behinde him concerning him being greatly acquainted with his worth and excellency Saith he such was the mutual love and reciprocal respect that this worthy man had to his flock and his flock to him that it might be said of them as it was once of that famous Emperour Marcus Aurelius and the people of Rome That it was hard to judge whether he delighted more in having such a People or they in having such a Pastor But to return Captain Standish likewise brought the sad news of the death of Mr. Robert Cushman their ancient friend The death of Mr. Robert Cushman whom the Lord took away also this year about the same time who was as their right hand with their friends the Adventurers and for divers years had done and agitated all their business with them to their great advantage of whom occasionally there hath been honourable mention formerly 〈◊〉 in this Book About this time they received divers Letters from their friends at Leyden in Holland full of sad lamentation for their heavy loss by the death of their Pastor Mr. Robinson above-named and although their wills were good to come over to their brethren in New-England yet they saw no probability of means how it might be effected but concluded as it were that all their hopes was cut off and many being aged began to drop away by death All which things before related being well weighed and laid together it could not but strike them with great perplexity and to look humanely on the state of things as they presented themselves at this time it is a marvel it did not wholly discourage and sink them but they gathered up their spirits and the Lord so helped them whose work they had in hand as now when they were very low they began to rise again and being stripped in a manner of all humane helps and hopes he brought things about otherwise in his divine Providence so as they were not only upheld and sustained but their proceedings both honoured and imitated by others as by the sequel will appear 1627. THis Year they sent Mr. Isaac Allerton for England and gave him order to make a Composition with the Adventurers in reference unto some particulars betwixt the Plantation and them which Captain Standish had begun as is before hinted and at the ordinary season of the year for the expectation of ships he returned with some success in the business he was imployed in Likewise this Year they began to make some distribution of Lands having had hitherto but to every person one Acre allowed him as to propriety besides their Home-steads or Garden-plots the reason was that they might keep together both for more safety and defence and the better Improvement of the general Imployments which condition of theirs brings to minde that which may be read in Pliny of the Romans first beginnings in Romulus time Pliny lib. 18. Chap. 2. how every man contented himself with two Acres of Land and had no more assigned them and Chap. 3. It was thought a great Reward to receive at the hands of the People of Rome a Pinte of Corn and long after the greatest Present given to a Captain that had got a Victory over their Enemies was as much ground as he could Till in one day and he was not accounted a good but a dangerous man that would not content himself with seven Acres of Land as also how they did pound their Corn in Mortars as these people were forced to do many years before they could get a Mill. Notwithstanding as abovesaid so small a portion of Land served them at the first yet afterwards for divers Reasons moving thereunto they were necessitated to lay out some larger Proportions to each person yet resolving to keep such a mean in distribution of Lands as should not hinder their growth by others coming to them and therefore accordingly allotted to every one in each Family Twenty Acres to be laid out five Acres in breadth by the Water-side and four Acres in length I may not omit the inserting of a particular that fell out this year in reference unto a Ship with many Passengers in her and some considerable goods which was bound for Virginia who had lost themselves at Sea either by the insufficiency of the Master or his illness for he was sick and lame of the Scurvy so as he could but lye in the Cabbin-door and give direction and it should seem was badly assisted either with Mate or Marriners or else the fear of and the unruliness of the Passengers was such as they made them steer a Course between the Southwest and Northwest that they might fall with some Land whatever it was they cared not for they had been six weeks at Sea and had no Beer nor Water nor Wood left but had burnt up all their empty Cask onely one of the Company had a Hogshead of Wine or two which was also almost spent so as they feared they should be starved at Sea or consumed with Diseases which made them run this desperate Course But it pleased God that although they came so near the Sholes of Cape Cod or else ran stumbling over them in the night they knew not how they came before a small Harbour that lieth about the middle of Mannamoiet Bay to the Southward of Cape Cod and with a small gale of wind and about a high water touched upon a Barre of Sand that lieth before it but had no hurt the Sea being smooth so they laid out an Anchor but towards Evening the wind sprang up at Sea and was so rough as brake their Cable and beat them over the Barre into the Harbour where they saved their Lives and Goods
the Divine whose Life a Revelation Of Faith and Love and Christ to admiration John the Divine whom Jesus lov'd most dear Sweetned with leaning on his Bosome here This is that John whose Death who doth not moan Hath sure no heart of flesh but one of stone He had the Countries Faith and Love and Zeal Even Grace enough for Church and Common-weal Whereby was propt up all the Fabrick still That else had tumbled down our Sion Hill Of meerly Men deserving glory more You 'll finde nor Martyr nor a Confessor Inspir'd he was with the Prophetick Spirit Of all the Prophets which he did inherit 'Twixt an Apostle and Evangelist His Order standeth in the Heavenly List If Paul himself among us dead had been More tears or sorrow could not have been seen They wept not more for this that they should see His face no more then now we Mourners bee For Heavenly Poems most Angelicall Composing Volumes with delight were all But gathered up in one we should espy Enough to fill an University And were another Psalm-book made by thee Mictam of John their Title it should bee As aged John th'Apostle us'd to bless The People which they judg'd their happiness So we did count it worth our Pilgrimage Vnto him for his Blessing in his Age Yet then no Babe more longing for the Breast Then he to take within the Church his rest To have the sincere Milk of God's good Word Which to his Soul all comfort did afford Not Heat nor Cold nor Rain nor Snow must bar But every where becomes an Auditor Who ever labour'd in the Ministry More given then he to Hospitality To Strangers Widows Fatherless and all To Friends and Foes he was most liberall Of all his Prayers Sermons Travels Pains He is ascended Heaven to reap the gains Oh for a double portion of thy Spirit No richer Treasure would we all inherit Maestus apposuit T. S. 1668. THis Year it pleased God to visit New-England with the manifestation of his displeasure by the death of three Eminent Instruments The first whereof was that worthy Servant of Christ Mr. Samuel Shepard Pastor of the Church of Christ at Rowley in New-England who deceased in the Spring of this year in the midst of his dayes and in the beginning of his Work in the Ministry The second that worthy Man of God Mr. Henry Flint Teacher of the Church of Christ at Braintry in New-England who ended his mortal life the 27 of April in this year a man of known Piety Gravity and Integrity and well accomplished with other Qualifications fit for the Work of the Ministry The third and last but not the least that Super-eminent Minister of the Gospel rightly so called Mr. Jonathan Mitchel Pastor of the Church of Christ at Cambridge in New-England who laid down his Earthly Tabernacle on the Ninth of July in this year Of whose rare Endowments and the great Loss the whole Land sustained by his death take this following brief Account Mr. Jonathan Mitchell was born at Halifax in York-shire in England of pious and wealthy Parents who coming over to New-England brought him over young his Education in Learning was perfected at Harvard Colledge in Cambridge where he attained to such a degree in knowledge that he was soon called to be a Fellow of the Colledge and within few years after his lustre did so shine that the Church at Hartford upon Conecticot River made application to him in order to supply the place of that Eminent Servant of Christ Mr. Thomas Hooker a little before deceased but the Church at Cambridge by the Advice of their Pastor Mr. Thomas Shepard then living not willing to part with so great a Treasure became Competitor with Hartford and gave him a Call to them This loving Strife between the two Churches of Hartford and Cambridge about him was in a short time decided by the awfull hand of God in the death of that Eminent and Glorious Star Mr. Thomas Shepard Pastor at Cambridge which place being wholly destitute and Hartford being supplied with a Teacher namely that Worthy of the Lord Mr. Samuel Stone the Ballance was cast for Cambridge and in the year 1650 he was Called and Ordained their Pastor It was an eminent favour of God to that Church to have their great Breach thus made up with a man so much of the Spirit and Principles of their former Pastor and so excellently qualified with respect to the Colledge for Reason and Prudence requireth that the Minister of that place be more then ordinarily endowed with Learning Gravity Wisdome Orthodoxness Ability sweet and excellent Gifts in Preaching that so the Scholars which are devoted and set apart in order to be Preachers of the Gospel might be seasoned with the Spirit of such an Elijah In which regard this holy Man of God was eminently furnished and his Labours wonderfully blessed for very many of the Scholars bred up in his time as is observed do favour of his Spirit for grace and manner of Preaching which was most attractive He lived Pastor of the Church about Eighteen years and was most intense and faithful in declaring much of the Counsel of God He went through a great part of the Body of Divinity made a very excellent Exposition of the Book of Genesis and part of Exodus and delivered many fruitful and profitable Sermons on the four first Chapters of John and in his Monethly Lectures which were abundantly frequented he Preached of Mans Misery by Sin and Recovery by Christ Jesus and died in the third part of it viz. concerning Mans Obedience in Christ besides many other excellent Truths by him taught upon divers occasions In all his Labours God was wonderfully present with him He was a person that held very near Communion with God Eminent in Wisdome Piety Humility Love Self-denial and of a compassionate and tender heart surpassing in Publick-spiritedness a mighty man in Prayer and Eminent at standing in the Gap he was zealous for Order and faithful in asserting the Truth against all Oppugners of it In a word he was a man whom God had richly furnished and eminently fitted for his Work lived desired and died lamented by all good Christians that knew him It pleased God upon the Ninth of July 1668. in a hot and burning season but much more hot in the Heat of Gods Anger to New-England to take him to Rest and Glory about the 43 year of his Age. His Race was but short but the Work he did was very much The Elegies following may give the Reader a further account of what esteem he was Upon the Death of that truely Godly Reverend and Faithful Servant of Christ Mr. Jonathan Mitchell Pastor of the Church at Cambridge who deceased July 9. 1668. VVHat shall we say Of sad Effects what fear Four Splendent Stars extinguish'd in one year Two Old one Young and this of Middle Age A brightest Light most eyes who did ingage The Lord in 's Temple is Earth silence keep
Dispute not over-bold this Judgement deep A Mourning great each Eye distilling Streams Sad Sighs and Sobs in most men's mouthes their Theams And who can blame it for this we well may If Love if Fear if Temple-shakes bear sway The Wife hath lost her Head four hopeful Stems A Father Cambridge too their Crowning Gems Neighbours a useful Light Elders a Brother Whose Head and Mouth made him to most a Father Sad Cambridge when thou lost thy Thomas dear God pitied thee and gave a right Compeer This Jonathan thy Mitchell one in whom Was Much-of-EL a Michael judg'd by some Right strong in School in Desk of brightest shine Artist good Linguist high Orthodox Divine Of Judgement deep of Memory how large Invention quick grave pleasant who can charge Thee in thy Theory or Practick with dark fail Humble Sincere whose Love-cords did avail Much good by him you Cambridge have receiv'd He gone by you his Relicts see reliev'd A Royal Quaere 't was when Jonathan dead And Royal Act Jonathan's Stems to feed E.B. To the Memory of the Learned and Reverend Mr. Jonathan Mitchell late Minister of Cambridge in N. E. Inhumed July 10. 1668. Quicquid agimus quicquid Patimur venit ex Alto. THe Countries Tears be ye my Spring my Hill A general Grave let Groans inspire my Quill With an Heart-rending Sense drawn from the Cries Of Orphan Churches and the Destinies Of a Bereaved House Let Children weep They scarce know why and let the Mother steep Her lifeless Hopes in Brine The Private Friend O'rewhelm'd with grief falter his Comforts end By a warm Sympathie let Feaverish Heat Roam through my Verse unseen and a Cold Sweat Limning Despair attend me Sighs diffuse Convulsions through my language such as use To type a Gasping Fancy Lastly shroud Religions Splendor in a Mourning Cloud Replete with Vengeance for succeeding Times Fertile in Woes more fertile in their Crimes These are my Muses These inspire the Sails Of Fancy with their Sighs in stead of Gales Reader reade Rev'rend Mitchel's Life and then Confess the World a Gordian Knot agen Reade his Tear-delug'd Grave and then decree Our present Woe and future Miserie Stars falling speak a Storm when Samuel dies Saul may expect Philistia's Cruelties So when Jehovah's brighter Glory fled The Temple Israel was Captive led Geneva's Triple Light made one Divine But here that vast Triumvirate combine By a blest Metempsycosis to take One Person for their larger Zodiake In Sacred Censures Farrels dreadfull Scroul Of Words broke from the Pulpit to the Soul Indulgent Parents when they spare they spoyle Old Wounds need Vinegar as well as Oyle Distastful Cates with Miseries do suit The Paschal Lamb was eat with bitter fruit In Balmy Comforts Virets Genius came From th' wrinkled Alps to wooe the Western Dame And Courting Cambridge quickly took from thence Her last Degrees of Rhetorick and Sense Calvin's Laconicks through his Doctrine spred And Children's Children with their Manna fed His Exposition Genesis begun And fatall Exodus Eclips'd his Sun Some say that Souls oft sad Presages give Death-breathing Sermons taught us last to live One sowes another reaps may truely be Our Grave-Instruction and his Elegie His System of Religion half unheard Full double in his Preaching Life appear'd Happy that place where Rulers Deeds appear I' th' Front o' th' Battel and their Words i' th' Rear He 's gone to whom his Country owes a love Worthy the prudent Serpent and the Dove Religion's Panoply the Sinners Terrour Death summon'd hence sure by a Writ of Errour The Quaker trembling at his Thunder fled And with Caligula resum'd his Bed He by the Motions of a Nobler Spirit Clear'd Men and made their Notions Swine inherit The Munster Goblin by his holy flood Exorcis'd like a thin Phantasma stood Brown's Babel shatter'd by his Lightning fell And with Confused Horrour pack'd to hell The Scripture with a Commentary bound Like a lost Calice in his Heart was found When he was Sick the Air a Feaver took And thirsty Phoebus quaft the Silver Brook When Dead the Spheres in Thunder Clouds Rain Groan'd his Elegium Mourn'd and Wept our Pain Let not the Brazen Schismatick aspire Lot's leaving Sodom left them to the Fire 'T is true the Bee 's now dead but yet his Sting Death 's to their Dronish Doctrines yet may bring Epitaphium HEre lyes within this Comprehensive Span The Churches Courts and Countries Jonathan He that speaks Mitchell gives the Schools the Lie Friendship in Him gain'd an Ubiquity Vivet post Funera Virtus F. D. An Epitaph upon the deplored Death of that Supereminent Minister of the Gospel Mr. Jonathan Mitchel HEre lyes the Darling of his time Mitchell Expired in his prime Who four years short of Fourty seven Was found full Ripe and pluck'd for Heaven Was full of prudent Zeal and Love Faith Patience Wisdome from above New-England's Stay next Ages Story The Churches Gemme the Colledge Glory Angels may speak him Ah! not I Whose Worth's above Hyperbole But for our Loss wer 't in my power I 'de weep an Everlasting Shower J. S. A fourth Minister that died this year was Mr. John Eliot Junior born at Roxbury in New-England Eldest Son of the Reverend Mr. John Eliot Teacher of the Church there He was Educated at Cambridge in the Latine School and in the Colledge untill he became Master of Arts and a few years after was called to be Pastor of a Church within the Bounds of Cambridge upon the South-side of Charles River He was a person excellently endowed and accomplished with Gifts of Nature Learning and Grace of comely Proportion ruddy Complexion chearful Countenance of quick Apprehension solid Judgement excellent Prudence Learned both in Tongues and Arts for one of his time and studiously intense in acquiring more knowledge His Abilities and Acceptation in the Ministry did excell His Piety Faith Love Humility Self-deniall and Zeal did eminently shine upon all occasions He had under the conduct of his Father by his diligence industry and zeal for the good of Souls attained to such skill in the Indian Language that he Preached to the Indians sundry years Travelling many miles in a day once a Fortnight to dispense the Gospel to them The Indians have often said that his Preaching to them was precious and desireable and consequently their loss and the obstruction in that Work much to be lamented In a word there was so much of God in him that all the wise and godly who knew him loved and honoured him in the Lord and bewailed his death which sell upon the 13 day of October 1668. and of his Age about 35 years I Shall close up this small History with a word of Advice to the Rising-generation That as now their godly Predecessors have had large Experience of the goodness and faithfulness of God for the space of near Fourty six years some of them and have passed under various Dispensations sometimes under great Afflictions other-while the Sun shining upon
Trading with the Indians of Kenebek p. 61 Capt. Miles Standish goes over to England as an Agent in the behalf of the Plantation of New-Plimouth p. 62 1626. In April Capt. Standish arrives in Plimouth brings sad tidings of Mr. John Robinsons and Mr. Robert Cushmans death p. 63 They receive divers Letters from their friends in Holland p. 64 1627. Mr. Isaac Allerton goes over for England Agent for the Plantation with the Merchant-Adventurers p. 64. The first distribution of Land amongst the Inhabitants of Plimouth p. 65 A ship with many Passengers in her bound for Virginia was cast away at the middle of Mannamoiet Bay but they saved their lives and their goods and were courteously entertained at Plimouth p. 65 c. The Dutch Plantation desire Commerce with Plimouth which they grant them and so they held mutual and profitable correspondency together The Dutch acquaint the English with the trading of Wampam-peag p. 67 1628. Morton for his Atheistical and licentious Practises is apprehended by Capt. Standish sent home to England p. 68 c. Mr. John Endicot arrives bringing with him a Patent under the Broad-Seal of England for the Government of the Massachusets p. 70 1629. Three ships arrive at Salem bringing a great number of Passengers from England Infectious diseases amongst them p. 73 Mr. Higginson Mr. Skelton Mr. Bright Ministers arrive p. 74 Upon Aug. 5. was the first Church in the Massachusets Colony gathered viz. at Salem p. 75 The Book of Common-Prayer pleaded for and practised in Massachusets Colony by two of the Patentees p. 76 But was quickly prohibited by the Authority there p. 77 1630. Mr. Higginson Teacher of Salem Church died p. 78 A Fleet of ten ships arrived in the Massachusets Colony in which came over many worthy Instruments Mr. John Winthrop and Mr. Thomas Dudly Magistrates Mr. Isaac Johnson Esq and Mr. John VVilson Mr. George Philips Mr. Maverick and Mr. VVareham Ministers arrived Mr. Isaac Johnson Magistrate of the Massachusets and his Lady soon after their arrival died p. 83 Churches gathered this year at Boston by Mr. John VVilson VVatertown by Mr. Philips Dorchester by Mr. Maverick and Mr. VVareham p. 84 1631. A Church gathered at Roxbury by Mr. John Eliot and Mr. VVeld p. 85 1632. Sir Christopher Gardiner a strong Papist arrived in N.E. who for some miscarriages left the Country and returned home to England and there proved an open Adversary to the Country p. 85 86 The Lords of the Kings most honourable Privy-Council favour the Plantations of N.E. by their encouraging Order p. 87 88 1633. The number of Magistrates at Plimouth increased to seven p. 89 An infectious Feaver amongst the Inhabitants of Plimouth whereof many died p. 90 Great swarms of strange Flies up and down the Country which was a presage of the following mortality p. 91 Mr. John Cotton Mr. Hooker and Mr. Stone Ministers arrive in N. E. ibid. Mr. William Collier a liberal Benefactor to the Colony of New-Plimouth arrives in N.E. ibid. 1634. Mr. Skelton Pastor to the Church at Salem died p. 78 A great mortality amongst the Indians by the Small Pox p. 92 Capt. Stone turns Pirat at the Dutch Plantation and there seizes on a Plimouth Barque that was there trading p. 93 The cruel Massacre of Capt. Stone and Capt. Norton at Connecticot River by the Pequot Indians p. 92 93 Mr. Roger Williams lamentable Apostacy p. 78 c. He is Banished by the Massachusets Colony ibid. 1635. Mr. Edward Winslow sent over to England as a publick Agent for the Country p. 94 An Hirracane which did great damage both by sea land p. 95 1636. Conecticot Colony planted this year by many worthy Instruments Two shallops loaden with goods were cast away in the mouth of Plimouth Harbour the goods were saved ten men drowned p. 96 Mr. John Oldham murthered in his Barque by the Indians of Block-Island p. 98 1637. The Pequot Wars in which War the English slew and took Prisoners about 700 Indians and slew 13 Sachems to the great terrour of all the Natives p. 99 New-Haven Colony began this year p. 106 Antinomian and Familistical Errours are broach'd in the Country especially at Boston ibid. A Synod is called which condemned these Errours out of the Word of God p. 107 Mrs. Hutchinson and Errours are banished by the Magistrates of the Massachusets Colony ibid. A hideous Monster born at Boston of one Mrs. Mary Dyer p. 108 1638. Three English-men were put to death at Plimouth for robbing and murthering an Indian near Providence p. 111 June 2. a great and fearful Earthquake in the Country ibid. Gorton a pestilent Seducer and blasphemous Atheist is banished Plimouth Colony Whipt and banished from Road-Island banished the Massachusets Colony p. 108 c. 1639. Harvard Colledge founded at Cambridge by Mr. John Harvard of worthy memory p. 112 Articles of Peace renewed with Massasoiâ—t Sachem and his Son Mooanam by the Government of Plimouth p. 112 c. 1642. Thirteen able godly Ministers at this time in Plimouth Jurisdiction shined as bright Stars in the Churches Firmament p. 116 1643. Mr. William Brewster Ruling-Elder in the Church of Plimouth died in the 84 year of his Age p. 117 May 19. was the first Combination of the four United Colonies of N.E. p. 120 1644. Mr. John Atwood an eminent Benefactor to the Colony of Plimouth died p. 121 The Town of Eastham erected by divers considerable persons of Plimouth ibid. 1646. Three men of War arrived in Plimouth Harbour under the command of Capt. Tho Cromwel richly laden A mutiny amongst the Seamen whereby one man is killed p. 123 Mr. Edw Winslow goes over into England Agent for the Massachusets Colony to answer the complaints of sundry discontented persons but returned no more to N. E. p. 124 1647. Mr. Thomas Hooker Pastor of the Church at Hartford rested from his labours p. 125 1649. March 26. Mr. John Winthrop Governour of the Massachusets deceased p. 130 An innumerable company of Caterpillers in some parts of the Country destroyed the Fruits of the Earth p. 131 August 25. Mr. Thomas Shepard Pastor of Cambridge Church died ibid. An Act of Parliament passed in England for promoting and propagating the Gospel amongst the Indians in N.E. In reference to which an Indian Corporation was there established Able Instruments encouraged to preach the Gospel to the Indians in N.E. the Bible was translated into the Indian Language by Mr. John Eliot and in 1664. was printed at Cambridge p. 131 1650. A great mortality amongst Children this year p. 133 1651. Mr. Wil Thomas Magistrate of Plimouth Colony died p. 134 1652. Mr. John Cotton Teacher of Boston Church died A Comet was seen at the time of his sickness hanging over N. E. which went out soon after his death p. 135 c. 1653. July 31. Mr. Thomas Dudly Governour of the Massachusets died about the 77 year of his Age p. 139 1655. Plimouth hears sad news of the death of Mr. Edward Winslow who had sometimes been their Governour p. 142 1656. Capt. Miles Standish Magistrate of Plimouth died p. 143 1657. May 3. Mr. William Bradford Governor of Plimouth died p. 144 The Quakers that cursed Sect arrive at Plimouth p. 151 Mr. Theoph Eaton Governor of Newhaven Colony died p. 152 Mr. Garret cast away in his Voyage from Boston to England which was a great loss to the Country p. 152 1658. A great Earthquake was heard in N. E. p. 153 Mr. Ralph Partridge Minister at Duxbury deceased ibid. John Philips of Marshfield slain by Thunder Lightning p. 155 Mr. William Paddy Deacon of Plimouth Church died ibid. 1659. The damnable Opinions of the Quakers are vented up and down the Country p. 157 Mr. Henry Dunster first President of Harvard Colledge deceased p. 158 1660. James Pierce slain by Lightning at Plimouth p. 159 1662. In January several Earthquakes were heard in N. E. p. 161 Philip Sachem of Pokanaket renews the Articles of Peace made betwixt the Government of Plimouth and his Father Brother p. 160 Mr. John Brown Magistrate of Plimouth Colony ended this life p. 163 164 1663. Mr. Samuel Newman Teacher of Rehoboth died p. 164 Mr. John Norton Teacher of Boston died suddenly p. 165 Mr. Samuel Stone Teacher of Hartford deceased p. 168 1664. A great and dreadful Comet appeared in New-England for the space of three moneths which was accompanied with many sad Effects p. 170 Great mildew and blasting in the Country p. 172 The Kings Commissioners arrived at Boston in N. E. p. 173 Manado's surrendred up to His Majesty and called New-York p. 173 Colonel Cartwright on his Voyage to England was taken by the Dutch Sir Robert Carre died the next day after his arrival in Bristol p. 176 1665. Mr. John Endicot Governour of the Massachusets died p. 176 Capt. Davenport killed with Lightning as he lay on his Bed at the Castle p. 177 Wheat exceedingly blasted and mildewed ibid. 1666. Three killed in a moment by a blow of Thunder at Marshfield and four at Piscataqua and divers hurt A great Whirlwind at the same time p. 178 The Small Pox at Boston p. 179 The mildew and blasting of the Corn still continued ibid. A remarkable manifestation of Gods goodness to some poor Salvages in the Jurisdiction of Plimouth p. 180 The death of Mr. William Thompson Minister at Braintry 181 1667. Several Vollies of shot heard discharged in the Air at Nantasket In March there appeared a Sign in the Heavens in the form of a Spear pointing directly to the West p. 182 Mr. John Wilson who had been Pastor of Boston Church 37 years rested from his labours in the 79 year of his Age p. 183 1668. Mr. Samuel Shepard Pastor of Rowley Church died p. 190 April 27. Mr. Henry Flint Teacher at Braintry died ibid. July 9. Mr. Jonathan Mitchel Pastor of the Church at Cambridge deceased p. 190 c. October 13. Mr. John Eliot junior Pastor of a Church within the Bounds of Cambridge departed this life p. 196 197 The Conclusion of the History with Advice to the Rising generation p. 197 198 FINIS