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A97348	A narrative of the troubles with the Indians in New-England, from the first planting thereof in the year 1607, to this present year 1677, but chiefly of the late troubles in the two last years, 1675 and 1676. To which is added a discourse about the warre with the Pequods in the year 1637. / By W. Hubbard ...; Narrative of the Indian wars in New-England	Hubbard, William, 1621 or 2-1704.	1677 (1677)	Wing H3211_pt2; ESTC W13814	83,110	93

the said Governour and Council be sent with him all such English Captives Vessels and Goods whatsoever Arms and great Artillery belonging to the English as are in their Custody or under their power as have been taken from them during the time of the late Hostility 3dly That they will use their uttermost endeavour with all possible speed to procure pay wherewith to make full satisfaction unto the English for all such Injuries Losses and Damages as they have sustained by them in their housing Cattle or other Estate during the time of the late Hostility or else to pay such a number of Beaver Skins yearly in order thereunto as shall be agreed on between the said Sachems and such person or persons as shall be sent unto them from the said Governour and Council for the Ratification hereof to be paid at such time and place as shall be then agreed upon 4ly That upon Condition of the English furnishing of them with Powder and Amunition for their necessary Supplyes and maintenance they do Covenant and promise not to Trade for or buy any Powder or Amunition but of such persons as shall from time to time be deputed by the Governour for that end 5ly That if it do appear that Walter Gendal and the men sent with him in the Vessel from Pascataqua with Goods from Mr. Fryer for the Redemption of the Captives according to Agreement or any of them are surprized and slain by any of their Indians or any others whom they can bring under their power that they shall forthwith Execute such Murtherer or Murtherers or otherwise deliver them up into the hands of the English 6ly That if the Amonos-Coggin or any other Indians in the Eastern parts that are in Hostility with the English shall not fully Consent unto these Covenants and Agreements but shall persist in Acts of Hostility against the English that then the said Sachems shall and will hold all such Indians to be their Enemies and take up Arms against them and engage them as such Lastly The said Mugg as a Pledge and Assurance of his own Fidelity and that he is impowred by the said Sachems for the end aforesaid and for the performance of the aforementioned Agreements doth freely and willingly deposite himself and his Life in the hands of the English to remain with them as a Hostage until the said Captives goods and Vessels shall be delivered up Boston Novemb. 13. 1676. Signed in the Presence of Iohn Earthy Richard Oliver Isaack Addington The mark of Mugg W Indian The said Mugg lifting up his hand to Heaven for the true performance thereof esteemed amongst them a strong Obligation to perform what they promise Things were so ordered by the good Providence of God that the said Vessels arrived safely at Penobscot in the beginning of the next month where they found the said Madockawando who was ready to confirm and make good the Articles of the Peace concluded at Boston by his Agent in his Name And was willing also to deliver all the Prisoners that were then in his Power or under his Command which were but two who were taken in the Vessel at Richmonds Island the twelfth of October last The said Mugg likewise being sensible of the Obligation he lay under to make good his word did venture to go up himself to another Plantation of the Indians where was supposed some more of the English Prisoners were to see whether he could obtain their Release as also to perswade with the rest of the Indians thereabouts to joyne in the confirmation of the Peace It appeared to the persons belonging to the Vessels that the said Mugg went with some Reluctancy as fearing the Indians he was going amongst would either kill him or keep him Prisoner To which end he ordered the Commanders belonging to the Vessels to tarry for him about three dayes or four at the most assuring them that if he did not return by that time they might certainly conclude that either his Life or Liberty was taken from him However the Vessels tarried about or near a week beyond the time limited in expectation of his coming But after so long stay they neither seeing nor hearing from him were ready to fear the worst viz. that his Country men had made him sure from having more to do with the English Whereupon for fear of being shut up by the sharpness of the Winter from returning themselves they took the opportunity of the next fair wind of setting Sayle for Boston only turning in to Pemmaquid to see if they could hear any farther News there where they arrived with such Prisoners as were freely delivered by Madockawando the twenty fifth of December following Anno 1676. Amongst which Prisoners besides the two forementioned who were found at Penobscot there was a third by a more remarkable Providence then ordinary added unto them Mr. Thomas Cobbet Son of that Reverend and worthy Minister of the Gospel Mr. Thomas Cobbet Pastor of the Church at Iptwitch a Town within the Massachusets Jurisdiction who had all the time of his Sons Captivity together with his friends wrestled with God in their daily Prayers for his Release and accordingly he was with the more joy received by his friends as an Answer and Return of their Prayers The said young man had lived with Mr. Fryer Merchant of Portsmouth for some years before and had been oft at Sea with Mr. James Fryer the eldest Son of the said Merchant and who had after much Experience of his Faithfulness dexterity and Courage on all such Accompts borne him so much Respect that when he was urged by his Father to go along with Mr. Shendal as was said before he would not venture unless his Friend Thomas Cobbet would go along with him the which Service he only for his Friends sake accepted which proved a fatal Adventure to Mr. James Fryer and might have done to the other also had not God otherwise disposed of him having as is hoped more Service for him in the Land of the living Amongst all the Prisoners at that time taken the said Thomas Cobbet seemed to have had the hardest portion For besides the desperate dangers that he escaped before he was taken First by a bullet shot through his Wast-Coat Secondly by a drunken Indian who had a knife at his Throat to cut it when his hands were bound when the Indians came to share the Prisoners amongst them he fell into the hands of one of the ruggeddest Fellows by whom within a few dayes after his surprizal he was carryed first from Black point to Shipscot River in the Ketch which the Indians made them to Sayle for them into the said River from thence he was forced to travel with his Pateroon Four or five miles over land to Damariscottee where he was compelled to row or paddle in a Canoo about fifty five miles farther to Penobscot and there taking leave of all his English Friends and acquaintance at least for the Winter he was put to paddle a

their Rage and Cruelty it was Effected by the Amunition not long before purchased of themselves which it may be was reserved for that very end and purpose It is no small Aggravation of the misery befalling a place or person when it is known to be brought about by means of their own projecting As sometimes was said to the Tyrant slain by a weapon of his own forging suo sibi hunc jugulo gladio But if Enquiry be made into the moral and procuring Causes whereby God hath been provoked to let loose the Rage of the Heathen thus against us It is not hard to give an Answer The Sovereign Ruler of the World need never pick a Quarrel with any sort of men the best of his Servants at all times giving him too just occasion of Controversy with them or be to seek of a ground why to bring a Scourge upon them having also other holy ends why he contends with his People of which he is not bound to render the world an account It may be Reason enough to work in them a Sympathy for the Sufferings and Calamityes of others or to keep them from being exalted above measure or to humble and prove them that they should not by their long Peace and Prosperity be ready to look upon themselves as less sinners than others who have drunk deep of the Cup of Trembling before them To prevent what Evil may as well as reform what is already grown up amongst them Standing waters are most apt to corrupt Gods Dispensations of this nature in the world are usually observed to be for Correction of the Vices as well as for the Tryal of the Virtues found in his Servants And what people or person is there upon the face of the Earth who hath not Reason to lay their hand upon their mouths and to abhor themselves in dust and asher if the Almighty should go about to enter into Judgement with them No doubt but after so long a time of Peace and Prosperity as hath been enjoyed the like Corruptions have began to bud forth as are usual in such a Gase as Pride Luxury Inordinate Love of the World c. Nor need He be instructed by men what Instruments to make use of in the● hastning of his People Why may not God as well as Gideon teach the men of Succoth and of other places by the Briers and Thorns of the Wilderness If a more particular Indagation of the 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 or the very original Offence in this matter be expected All things considered it may be feared to spring from some Irregularities and miscarriages in our Transactions and dealings with the Indians themselves according to that known Rule In quo quis peccat in eo punitur yet must not this be understood so as to reflect upon the People of the Vnited Colonyes in the Gross Whose supream Courts in their several Jurisdictions have endeavoured by the sharpest and severest Laws imaginable to prevent any miscarriage of such a nature But it hath arisen only from such places persons as border upon us round about both Southward and Eastward yet never were nor would be subject to the Laws of our Jurisdiction nor had any Reprover in the Gate or Magistrate to put the Offenders to shame Such as make the Advantage they have in their heads the Rule for their Consciences to act by It is no wonder if they be ready to transgress the Rules both of Sobriety and Righteousness in their dealings with men as well as Piety before God The things that the Indians are more eager to Trade for being known to be either strong Liquor or Powder and Amunition And many have been found Indirectly and under hand to gratifie their humour therein The one hath proved alwayes most hurtful to themselves the other feared and justly as it hath been proved most destructive to our selves The more sober and prudent of the Indians have alwayes most bitterly complained of the Trading of strong Liquor in our English as well as in the French and Dutch whose ordinary Custome is first to make them or suffer them to make themselves drunk with Liquors and then to Trade with them when they may easily be cheated both in what they bring to Trade and in the Liquor it self being one half or more nothing but Spring water which made one of the Amonoscoggin Indians once complain that he had given an hundred Pound for water drawn out of Mr. P. his Well But this is not all the Evil that attends this wicked Trade of strong Liquor for when they are drunke therewith they are ready to fight with their Friends Parents Brethren c. Yea often have murthered one another Should I not be avenged on such a People or persons as these saith the Lord Good old Jacob sometimes complained after the Villany of his two Sons committed upon the Sch●chemites that he was made to stink in the sight of the People of the Land and that he should be destroyed he and his house It is well if some of our Borderers have not had cause not only to fear but to feel the like Calamity in Reference to themselves or some of theirs thus what hath been gotten over the back of the evil Fiend is lost under his belly according to the Proverb Besides all this it hath been observed of many of these scattering Plantations in our Borders that many were contented to live without yea desirous to shake off all yoke of Government both sacred and Civil and so Transforming themselves as much as well they could into the manners of the Indians they lived amongst and are some of them therefore most deservedly as to Divine Justice left to be put under the yoke and power of the Indians themselves and hence it is that in many parts the people void of Councel and common prudence as well as Courage have so frightfully deserted or Cowardly delivered up several places of strength though Tenable enough of themselves into the hands of Contemptible Enemies and so like Ripe Figs upon the first shaking of the Tree have been ready to fall into the mouth of the Eater as the Prophet speaks As hath been too sadly verified in some of the Southern and all the Eastern parts If it be here Objected that the same or like Calamities have befallen many of those places and persons where no such Evils could justly be complained of It may as easily be Answered and that from the observation of Heathen themselves that in such publick Calamities it is not easy to distinguish between the good and the bad saepe Diespiter iratus incesto addidit integrum The Righteous many times have an equal share with the wicked In these Cases saith Solomon all things come alike to all no man knoweth love or hatred by all that is before him The Confused Events of worldly Affairs are oft times so limited and restrained by the holy hand and wise Providence of God that it is hard to find a difference