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A14203	Nevves from America; or, A new and experimentall discoverie of New England containing, a true relation of their war-like proceedings these two yeares last past, with a figure of the Indian fort, or palizado. Also a discovery of these places, that as yet have very few or no inhabitants which would yeeld speciall accommodation to such as will plant there, viz. Queenapoik. Agu-wom. Hudsons River. Long Island. Nahanticut. Martins Vinyard. Pequet. Naransett Bay. Elizabeth Islands. Puscat away. Casko with about a hundred islands neere to Casko. By Captaine Iohn Underhill, a commander in the warres there.	Underhill, John, d. 1672.; R. H., fl. 1638, engraver.	1638 (1638)	STC 24518; ESTC S111497	22,794	49

without him better in the Lyons denne in the midst of all the roaring lyons and with Christ then in a doune bed with wife and children without Christ. The speech of David is memorable that sweet affectionate Prince and souldier how sweet is thy word to my taste yea sweeter then the honey and the honey combe hee spake it by experience he had the sweet relish of Gods comforting presence and the daily communion he had with the Lord in the midst of all his distresses tryals and temptations that fell upon him And so the Lord deales to this day the greater the captivities bee of his servants the contentions amongst his Churches the cleerer Gods presence is amongst his to pick and cull them out of the fire and to manifest himselfe to their soules and beare them up as Peter above the water that they sinke not But now my deare and respected friends and fellow souldiers in the Lord are not you apt to say if this be the fruit of afflictions I would I had some of those that I might injoy these sweet breathings of Christ in my soule as those that are in afflictions but beware of those thoughts or else experience will teach all to recall or to unwith those thoughts for it is against the course of Scripture to wish for evill that good might come of it wee cannot expect the presence of Christ in that which is contrary to him a man laying himselfe open to trouble but wee are rather to follow Christs example Father not my will but thy will bee done in earth as it is in heaven and when thou art brought thus prostrate before the Lord like an obedient child ready to suffer what hee will impose on thee then if hee thinke good to trie us wee may exclude no tryall no captivitie though burdensome or tedious to nature for they will appeare sweet and sanctified in the issue if they bee of the Lords laying on specially when the Lord is pleased to impose trouble on his in way of tryall as hee said to Israel of old I did it to prove you and to see what was in your hearts whether a soule would not doe as the foolish young man in the Gospel cling more closer to his honour or profit or ease or peace or liberty then to the Lord Iesus Christ and therefore the Lord is pleased to exercise his people with trouble and afflictions that hee might appeare to them in mercy and reveale more cleerely his free grace unto their soules Therefore consider deare brethren and erre not neither to the right hand nor to the left and bee not as Ephraim like an untamed heifer that would not stoope unto the yoke but stoope to Gods afflictions if hee please to impose them and feare them not when they are from God And know that Christ cannot be had without a crosse they are inseparable you cannot have Christ in his Ordinances but you must have his crosse Did ever any Christian reade that in the purest Churches that ever were that Christians were freed from the Crosse was not the Crosse carried after Christ and Andrew must follow Christ but not without a Crosse he must take it and beare it and that upon his shoulders implying it was not a light crosse but weighty Oh let not Christians shew themselves to bee so forgetfull as I feare many are of the old way of Christ case is come into the world and men would have Christ and ease but it will not be in this world is the servant better then the master no he is not neither shall he be But you may demand what is meant by this crosse wee meet with many crosses in the world losses at home and abroad in Church and Common wealth what crosse doth Christ meane was it a crosse to bee destitute of a house to put his head in or was it his crosse that hee was not so deliciously sed as other men or to bee so meane wan●ing honour as others had o● was it that his habit was not answerable to the course of the world or to bee destitute of silver and gold as it is the lot of many of Gods saints to this day this was not the crosse of Christ you shall not heare him complaine of his estate that it is too meane or his lodging too bad or his garments too plaine these were not the troubles of Christ these are companions to the crosse But the chiefe crosse that Christ had was that the word of his Father could not take place in the hearts of those to whom it was sent and suffering for the truth of his Father that was Christs crosse and that is the crosse too that Christians must expect and that in the purest Churches And therefore why doe you stand and admire at New England that there should bee contentions there and differences there and that for the truth of Christ Doe you not remember that the crosse followed the Church hath it not beene already said that Christs crosse followed him and Andrew must carry it and that Paul and Barnabas will contend together for the truths sake And doth not the Apostle say contend for the truth though not in a violent way doth not Christ say I came not to bring peace but a sword and why should men wonder at us seeing that troubles and contentions have followed the purest Churches since the beginning of the world to this day wherefore should wee not looke backe to the Scriptures and deny our owne reason and let that bee our guide and Platforme and then shall wee not so much admire when wee know it is the portion of Gods Church to have troubles and contentions and when we know also it is God that brings them and that for good to his Church hath not God ever brought light out of darknesse good out of evill did not the breath of Gods Spirit sweetly breathe in the soules of these poore Captives which we now related and doe we not ever find the greater the afflictions and troubles of Gods people bee the more eminent is his grace in the soules of his servants You that intend to goe to New England feare not a little trouble More men would goe to Sea if they were sure to meet with no stormes but hee is the most couragious souldier that sees the battell pitcht the Drummes beate an alarum and Trumpets sound a charge and yet is not afraid to joyne in the battell shew not your selves cowards but proceed on in your intentions and abuse not the lenitie of our noble Prince and the sweet libertie hee hath from time to time given to passe and repasse according to our desired wills wherefore doe yee stoppe are you afraid May not the Lord doe this to prove your hearts to see whether you durst follow him in afflictions or not what is become of Faith I will not feare that man can doe unto me saith David no nor what troubles can doe but will trust in the Lord who is my God

accommodated with a good soyle abundance of good timber meadowes are not wanting to the place pitty it is it hath beene so long neglected Augumeaticus is a place of good accommodation it lyes five miles from Puscataway river where Sir Ferdinand● Go●ge hath a house it is a place worthy to bee inhabited a soyle that beares good corne all sorts of g●aine ●lax hemp the Countrey generally will afford there was growne in Puscataway the last yeare and in the Bay as good English graine as can grow in any part of the world Casko hath a famous Bay accommodated with a hundred Ilands and is fit for Plantation and hath a River belonging to it which doth afford fish in abundance fowle also in great measure so full of Fowle it is that strangers may be supplyed with varietie of fowle in an houre or two after their arrivall which knew not how to be relieved before because the place in generall is so famous and well knowne to all the world and chiefly to on English Nation the most noblest of this Common-wealth I therefore forbeare many particulars which yet might be expressed 〈◊〉 in regard of many aspersions hath beene cast upon all the Countrey that it is a hard and difficult place for to subsist in and that ●●e soyle is barren and beares little that is good and that it can hardly receive more people then those that are there I will presume to make a second digression from the former matter to the end I might incourage such as desire to Plant there There are certaine Plantations Dedum Concord in the Mathethusis Bay that are newly erected that doe afford large accommodation and will containe abundance of people but I cease to spend time in matters of this nature since my discourse tends to warlike story but I crave pardon for my digression I told you before that when the Pequeats heard and saw Seabrooke Fort was supplied they forbore to visit us But the old Serpent according to his first malice stirred them up against the Church of Christ and in such a furious manner as our people were so farre disturbed and affrighted with their boldnesse that they scarce durst rest in their beds threatning persons and cattell to take them as indeed they did so insolent were these wicked imps growne that like the divell their commander they runne up and downe as roaring Lyons compassing all corners of the Countrey for a prey seeking whom they might devoure It being death to them for to rest without some wicked imployment or other they still plotted how they might wickedly attempt some bloody enterprise upon our poore native Countrey-men One Master Tillie master of a Vessell being brought to an ankor in Conetticot River went ashore not suspecting the bloody-mindednesse of those persons who fell upon him and a man with him whom they wickedly and barbarously slew and by relation brought him home tied him to a stake flead his skin off put hot imbers betweene the flesh and the skinne cut off his fingers and toes and made hatbands of them thus barbarous was their cruelty would not this have moved the hearts of men to hazard blood and life and all they had to overcome such a wicked insolent Nation but Letters comming into the Bay that this attempt was made upon Wethersfield in Conetticot river and that they had slaine nine men women and children and taken two maids captives the Councell gave order to send supply In the meane while the Conetticot Plantations sent downe 100. armed souldiers under the conduct of Captaine Iohn Mason and Leiutenant Seily with other inferiour officers who by Commission were bound for to come to randivou at Seabrooke Fort and there to consult with those that had command there to enterprize some stratagem upon these bloody Indians The Conetticot company having with them threescore Mohiggeners whom the Pequeats had drove out of their lawfull possessions These Indians were earnest to joyne with the English or at least to bee under their conduct that they might revenge themselves of those bloody enemies of theirs the English perceiving their earnest desire that way gave them liberty to follow the company but not to joyne in confederation with them the Indians promising to be faithfull and to doe them what service lay in their power But having imbarqued their men and comming downe the River there arose great jealousie in the hearts of those that had chiefe oversight of the company fearing that the Indians in time of greatest tryall might revolt and turne their backs against those they professed to be their friends and joyne with the Pequeats this perplexed the hearts of many very much because they had had no experience of their fidelity but Captaine Mason having sent downe a Shallop to Seybrooke Fort and sent the Indians over land to meet and randivou at Seabrooke Fort themselves came downe in a great massie Vessell which was slow in comming and very long detained by crosse winds the Indians comming to Seabrooke were desirous to fall out on the Lords day to see whether they could find any Pequeats neere the Fort perswading themselves that the place was not destitute of some of their enemies but it being the Lords day order was given to the contrary and wished them to forbeare untill the next day giving them liberty they fell out early in the morning and brought home five Pequeats heads one prisoner and mortally wounded the seventh This mightily incouraged the hearts of all and wee tooke this as a pledge of their further fidelity my selfe taking boat rode up to meet the rest of the forces lying a boord the vessell with my boat the Minister one Master Stone that was sent to instruct the Company was then in prayer solemnly before God in the midst of the souldiers and this passage worthy observation I set downe because the providence of God might be taken notice of and his name glorified that is so ready for to honour his owne ordinance the hearts of all in generall being much perplexed fearing the infidelity of these Indians having not heard what an exploit they had wrought it pleased God to put into the heart of master Stone this passage in prayer while my selfe lay under the vessell and heard it himselfe not knowing that God had sent him a messenger to tell him his prayer was granted O Lord God if it be thy blessed will vouchsafe so much favour to thy poore distressed servants as to manifest one pledge of thy love that may confirme us of the fidelity of these Indians towards us that now pretend friendship and service to us that our hearts may be incouraged the more in this worke of thine immediately my selfe stepping up told him that God had answered his desire and that I had brought him this newes that those Indians had brought in ●●ve Pequeats heads one pri●on●r and wounded one mo●●ally which did much incourage the h●arts of all and replenished them exceedingly and gave them all occasion to rejoyce and bee