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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51414	New-Englands memoriall, or, A brief relation of the most memorable and remarkable passages of the providence of God manifested to the planters of New-England in America with special reference to the first colony thereof, called New-Plimouth : as also a nomination of divers of the most eminent instruments deceased, both of church and common-wealth, improved in the first beginning and after-progress of sundry of the respective jurisdictions in those parts, in reference unto sundry exemplary passages of their lives, and the time of their death / published for use and benefit of present and future generations, by Nathaniel Morton ...	Morton, Nathaniel, 1613-1685.	1669 (1669)	Wing M2827; ESTC R16332	139,372	220

passages are admirable and too long to write I heartily wish for an opportunity to impart them unto you being many sheets of Paper but the conclusion was against all mens expectation an order for our encouragement and much blame and disgrace upon the adversaries which calls for much thankfulness from us all which we purpose God willing to express in a day of thanksgiving to our merciful God I doubt not but you will consider if it be not fit for you to joyn in it who as he hath humbled us by his late correction so he hath lifted us up by an abundant rejoycing in our deliverance out of so desperate a danger so as that which our enemies built their hopes upon to ruine us by he hath mercifully disposed to our great advantage as I shall further acquaint you when occasion shall serve The Copy of the Order follows At the Court at Whitehall January 19. 1632. Sigillum Crescent Lord Privy-Seal Earl of Dorset Lord Vicount Falkland Lord Bishop of London Lord Cottinton Mr. Trevers Mr. Vice-Chamberlain Mr. Secretary Cook Mr. Secretary Windebank WHereas his Majesty hath lately been informed of great distraction and much disorder in the Plantations in the parts of America called new-New-England which if they be true and suffered to run on would tend to the dishonour of this Kingdome and utter ruine of that Plantation for prevention whereof for the orderly setling of Government according to the intention of those Patents which have been granted by his Majesty from his late Royal Father King James It hath pleased his Majesty that the Lords and others of his most honourable Privy Council should take the same into consideration Their Lordships in the first place thought fit to make a Committee of this Board to take examination of the matters informed which Committee having called divers of the principal Adventurers in that Plantation and heard those that are complainants against them most of the things informed being denied and resting to be proved by parties that must be called from that place which required a long expence of time and at present their Lordships finding they were upon dispatch of Men Victuals and Merchandise for that place all which would be at a stand if the Adventurers should have discouragement or take suspition that the State here had no good opinion of that Plantation their Lordship 's not laying the fault or fancies if any be of some particular men upon the General Government or principal Adventurers which in due time is further to be enquired into have thought fit in the mean time to declare that the appearances were so fair and hopes so great that the Country would prove both beneficial to this Kingdome and profitable to the particulars as that the Adventurers had cause to go on cheerfully with their undertakings and rest assured if things were carried as was pretended when the Patents were granted and accordingly as by the Patents it is appointed His Majesty would not only maintain the Liberties and priviledges heretofore granted but supply any thing further that might tend to the good Government prosperity and comfort of His people there of that place c. William Tromball 1633. THis Year Mr. Edward Winslow was Chosen Governour of the Jurisdiction of New-Plimouth And were Chosen to be his Assistants in Government Mr. William Bradford Captain Miles Standish Mr. John Howland Mr. John Alden Mr. John Dove Mr. Stephen Hopkins Mr. William Gilson The Plantation of Plimouth having had some former converse with the Dutch as hath been hinted they seeing them seated in a barren quarter told them of a River called by them the Fresh River Which is the same called Conecticot River which they often commended unto them for a good place both for Plantation and Trade and wished them to make use of it but their hands being full otherwise they let it pass but afterwards there coming a company of Indians into these parts that were driven out of their Country by the potency of the Pequots they sollicited them to go thither These Indians not seeing them very forward to entertain the motion which they moved with great ardency they sollicited them of the Government of the Massachusets in like sort but they being then not fit to entertain the motion in respect that they were newly come into the Country did not much regard it Notwithstanding some of the chief made a motion to joyn with some here in a way of Trade at the same River on which a meeting was appointed to treat concerning the same matter and some of Plimouth appointed to give them meeting which they did but they cast in the way many fears of danger and loss and the like on which they of the Massachusets declined the thing and did not proceed therein Whereupon those of Plimouth went on alone and prepared a Frame of an House and stowed it into a Barque ready to rear at their landing and went up the said River and reared their House and fenced it about with a Pallisado which was done with great difficulty not onely of the Dutch but also of the Indians Notwithstanding the place they possessed themselves of was such as the Dutch had nothing to do with and likewise was lawfully purchased of the Indians which they carried with them And this was Plimouths entrance there who deserved to have held it and not by friends to have been thrust out as in a sort they afterwards were This year it pleased God to visit Plimouth with an infectious Feaver of which many fell very sick and upwards of twenty died men women and children and sundry of them were of their ancient Friends amongst the rest Mr. Samuel Fuller then died after he had much helped others and was a comfort to them he was their Chirurgion and Physician and did much good in his place being not onely usefull in his faculty but otherwise as he was a godly man and served Christ in the Office of a Deacon in the Church for many years and forward to do good in his place and was much missed after God removed him out of this world This sickness caused much sadness amongst them and according to their duty they besought the Lord by Fasting and Prayer and he was intreated of them and towards Winter the sickness ceased This sickness being a kinde of a pestilent Feaver swept away also many of the Indians from many places near adjoyning to Plimouth It is to be observed That the Spring before this sickness there was a numerous company of Flies Strange and unwonted Flies a presage of a sickness that followed which were like for bigness unto Wasps or Bumble Bees they came out of little holes in the ground and did eat up the green things and made such a constant yelling noise as made all the Woods ring of them and ready to deaf the hearers they were not any of them heard or seen by the English in the Country before this time but the Indians told