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A85452	America painted to the life. A true history of the originall undertakings of the advancement of plantations into those parts, with a perfect relation of our English discoveries ... 1628. to 1658. declaring the forms of their government, policies, religions, manners, customes, military disciplines, warres with the Indians, the commodities of their countries, a description of their townes, and havens, the increase of their trading with the names of their governours and magistrates. More especially an absolute narrative of the north parts of America, and of the discoveries and plantations of our English in New-England. Written by Sir Ferdinando Gorges .... Publisht ... by his grand-child Ferdinando Gorges Esquire, who hath much enlarged it and added severall accurate descriptions of his owne.	Gorges, Ferdinando, Sir, 1556?-1647.; Gorges, Ferdinando, 1629-1718.	1658 (1658)	Wing G1300; Thomason E969_3	181,058	245

about 198. Ships passing the perillous Ocean of all which I heare of but one that ever miscarried yet shall you here see some of the great dangers they were in the Ship this Author came in a foggy morning anon by breake of day was ready to be steamed by a Pirate but being unready for sight they passed by others by a fog have been delivered from farther chase of them so that of this great number never did any Pirate make one shot at them according to best intelligence Their deliverance from leakes also hath been no lesse wonderfull some so neare sinking that the loving affection betweene Husband and Wife hath caused them to fould each other in their Armes with Resolution to die together and make the Sea their Grave yet not ceasing to call on the Lord their present helpe in time of need who is minded to manifest his great care for this his people to all that shall come to hear thereof And therefore directs to meanes for freeing their ships being now ready to founder in the depthlesse Ocean And further as if these deliverances were too little to expresse the tender care Christ hath of his to free them from all dangers those that occupy their businesse in the deepe and see the Wonders of God upon the waters are taken with great astonishment to behold the extraordinary hand of the most High in transportation of this people in that their Ships all of a sudden are brought so neer the ground and yet strike not their Pilots missing ofttimes of their skill on those unwandered Coasts but their Jehovah hee misses not to be an exact Pilot in the most thickest foggs and darkest nights for thus it befell The night newly breaking off her darknesse and the day-light being clouded with a grosse vapor as if nights Curtaines remained halfe shut the Sea-men and Passengers standing on the Decks suddenly fixed their eyes one a great Boat as they deemed and anon after they spied another and after that another but musing on the matter they perceived themselves to be in great danger of many great Rocks with much terror and affrightment they turned the Ship about expecting every moment to be dasht in pieces against the Rocks But he whose providence brought them in Piloted them out againe without any danger to their great Rejoycing And assuredly so extraordinarily eminent and admirable to the eyes of many beholders was the wonderfull workes in magnifying the Rich grace toward this his people in prefering them that many Masters of Ships left their See imployment for a time and chose rather to suffer the wante of a Wildernesse with the people of God than to increase their Estates in a full-fed Land and verily so taken they were that they fell down at Christs Feet and were placed by him as living stones Elect and Pretious in his Churches also many other Seamen were brought to seeke after Christ in his Ordinances by which it appeares some great worke by some far surpassing all this hath Christ ere long to doe that hee thus fitteth Instruments Then all you that occupy shipping prepare for his service who will assuredly prove the best owner that ever you went to Sea for Furthermore the condition of those persons passed the Seas in this long and restlesse Voyage if rightly considered will more magnifie the grace of Christ in this great Worke. First such were many of them that never before had made any path through the Waters no not by boat neither so much as seene a Ship others so tenderly brought up that they had little hope of their Lives continuance under such hardships as so long a Voyage must needs inforce them to indure others there were whose Age did rather call for a quiet Couch to rest them on than a pinching Cabbin in a Reeling Ship others whose weake natures were so borne downe with Disease that they could hardly craule up the Ships-side yet ventured their weake Vessells to this Westurne World Here also might you see weakly Women whose hearts have trembled to set foote in Boate but now imboldened to venter through these tempestuous Seas with their young B●bes whom they nurture up with their Breasts while their bodies are tossed on the tumbling Waves also others whose Wombes could not containe their fru●t being ready for the Worlds-light travailed and brought forth upon this depthlesse Ocean in this long Voyage lively and strong Children yet living and like to prove succeeding Instruments in the Hands of Christ for furthering this worke among other Sea-borne Cotten now a young student in a Colledge in Cambridge being Son to that Famous and Renowned Teacher of Christ M. John Cotten by all this and much more that might be said for allmost every one you discourse withall will tell you of some Remarkeable Providence of God shewed toward them in this their Voyage by which you may see the Worke of Christ is not to bee laid aside because of difficulties CHAP. XVII Of the first leading of these People of Christ when the Civill Government was Established BUt to goe on with the Story the 12 of July or thereabout 1630. these Souldiers of Christ first set foote one this Westerne end of the World where arriveing in safety both Men Women and Children On the North side of Charles River they landed neare a small Island called Noddells Island where one Mr. Samuel Mavereck then living a man of a very loving and curteous behaviour very ready to entertaine strangers yet an enemy to the Reformation in hand being strong for the Lordly Prelaticall power one this Island he had built a small Fort with the helpe of one Mr. David Tompson placing therein foure Murtherers to protect him from the Indians About one mile distant upon the River ran a small creeke taking its Name from Major Gen. Edward Gibbons who dwelt there for some yeares after One the South side of the River one a point of Land called Blaxtons point planted Mr. William Blaxton of whom we have formerly spoken to the South East of him neare an Island called Tompsons Island lived some few Planters more these persons were the first Planters of those parts having some small Trading with the Indians for Beaver-Skins which moved them to make their aboade in those parts whom these first Troopes of Christs Army found as fit helpes to further their worke At their arrivall those small number of Christians gathered at Salem greatly rejoycing and the more because they saw so many that came chiefly for promoting the great Work of Christ in hand the Lady Arrabella and some other godly Women aboad at Salem but their Husbands continued at Charles Town both for the settling the civill Government and gathering another Church of Christ The first Court was holden aboard the Arrabella the 23. of August When the much honoured John Wintrope Esq was chosen Governour for the remainder of that yeare 1630. Also the worthy Thomus Dudly Esq was chosen Deputy Governour and Mr. Simon Brodestreet Secretary the

to flight see then you stand upon your watch continually in the strength of Christ for assuredly instead of casting downe the enemies of Christ thissin will cast down you utterly disinable you for striking one stroke in the cause of Christ and whereas he hath purposely pickt ou● this People for a patterne of purity and soundnesse of Doctrine as well as Discipline that all such may finde a refuge among you and let not any Merchants Inkeepers Taverners and men of Trade in hope of gaine fling open the gates so wide as that by letting in all sorts you mar the worke of Christ intended neither shall such labourers as hee hath pickt out to be Pyoneers in this Campe of his drinke up like Spunges such meanes as hee hath sent to maintaine both Officers and private Souldiers Lastly let not such as fight set foote on Land to compose Townes for Habitations take up large accommodations for sale to inrich themselves with others goods who are to follow them but freely as you have received so give out to others for so soone as you shall seeke to ingrosse the Lords wast into your hands he will ease you of your burden by making stay of any farther resort unto you and then be sure you shall have wast Land enough To this Commission was added a strong motive to this work as followeth Namely the great enmity betweene that on● truth as it is in Jesus and all other unsound and undeceiveable Doctrines together with the persons that hold them insomuch that they cannot stand in one Common-wealth long together as sixteene hundred yeares experience will testifie the which Moses layes down as one maine reason why he might not admit of a toleration to worship God in Egypt And therefore all you that believe the Scripture which so plainly prophecy the destruction of Antichrist and all Antichristian Doctrines Pray pray pray pray continually with that valiant worthy Joshua that the Sun may stand still in Gibeon and the Moone in the vally of Aijalon for assuredly although some small battailes may be fought against the enemies of Christ yet the great day of their finall overthrow shall not come till the bright Sonne of that one cleare truth of Christ stand still in the Gentile Churches that those who fight the Lords Battells may plainly discerne his enemies in all places where they finde them as also such as will continue fighting must have the World kept low in their eyes as the Moon in the valley of Aijalon CHAP. VII Of the goodnesse of God in helping his People to a large liberty in Spirituall things under the hopes of gaine in Earthly things THis Proclamation being audibly published through the I le of Great Brittaine by sundry Herraulds which Christ had prepared for that end the rumour ran through Cities Townes and Villages when those that were opposites heard it some cried one thing and some another much like the ●umult in the Town hall at Ephesus some said let them goe others cryed sweare them first others said let no Subsidy men passe others would have strict search made for non-conformants and that none of the late silenced Ministers might passe into the Ships Amidst this great hurry the sincere servants of Christ humbly seeke the Lords assistance in days of Humiliation taking up some serious cogitations how to begin this worthy worke upon which it was thought meete a patterne should be procured comprised after the manner of a Corporation-company or Brotherhood with as large liberty for government of this Association as could be got under the Broad Seale of England which accordingly was done by advise of one Mr. White an honest Counsellor at Law as also furthered by the honoured Mr. Richard Belinham and under the name of many worthy personages as Governour Dep. Gov. Assistant and Freemen c. Granted Ingrossed and Sealed as holding of the manner of East Greenwitch yeelding by way of homage the sixth part of all such Ore of Gold or Silver as might for after time be found within the Limits of the said Grant bounded on the North with the most Northerly part of the pleasant River of Merimech one mile beyond and on the South with the most Southern part of that oft frequented River commonly called Charles one mile beyond with power to rule and govern in all those parts both by Sea and Land To ●lect and set up all sorts of Officers as well Superior as In●erior to point out their power and places to defend and maintaine the said Land and Inhabitants thereof with all their lawfull liberties against all such as at any time should Invade Molest or Disturbe the same as well by offensive as defensive War as also to constitute and ordaine Lawes c. Thus these Souldiers of Jesus Christ prepared to advance his Kingly Government much like Samuel when he went to annoynt David took up another errant withall that the Malignant spirit of Saul might not hinder the worke so those Worthies of Christ joyning themselves with Merchants and others who had an eye at a profitable Plantation who had not herein been deceived would they have stayed their time but surely such mist not their marke whose ayme was at the durable interest unlesse the fault were their owne neither let any man thinke Christ will not recompence those one way or other who have been any way helpfull to his people in this his work amongst whom the Author will not misse that good Gentleman Matthew Craddock by the way of thankfullnesse to him Mr. Goff and others this Verse is tendred For richest Jems and gainfull things most Merchants wisely venter Deride not then New England men this Corporation ●nter Christ calls for Trade shall never fade come Craddock factors send Let May●ew go and other more spare not thy coyne to spend Suck Trades advance did never chance in all thy Trading yet Though some deride thy losse abide her 's gaine beyond mans wit CHAP. VIII Of the wonderfull Preparation the Lord Christ by his Providence wrought for his peoples abode in this Western world NOw let all men know the admirable Acts of Christ for his Churches and chosen are universally over the whole Earth at one and the same time but sorry man cannot so discourse of them And therefore let us leave our English Nation in way of preparation for this Voyage intended and tell of the marvelous doings of Christ preparing for his peoples arrivall in the Western World whereas the Indians report they beheld to their great wonderment that perspicuous bright bl●zing Comet which was so famously noted in Europe anon after Sun set it appeared as they say in the South-west about three houres continuing in their Horizon for the space of thirty sleepes for so they reckon their dayes after which uncouth sight they expected some strange things to follow and the rather because not long before the whole Nation of the Mattachusets were so affrighted with a Ship that arrived in their Bay having never seene

Government was at Dorchester a frontire Town scituated very pleasantly both for facing the Sea and also its large extent into the main Land well watered with two small Rivers neere about this Towne inhabited some few ancient Traders who were not of this select band but came for other ends as Morton of Merry-mount who would faine have resisted this worke but the provident hand of Christ prevented The forme of this Towne is almost like a Serpent turning her head to the North ward over against Tompsons Island and the Castle her body and wings being chiefly built on are filled somewhat thick of Houses onely that one of her Wings is clipt her Tayle being of such a large extent that shee can hardly draw it after her Her Houses for dwelling are about one hundred and forty Orchards and Gardens full of Fruit-trees plenty of Corne-Land although much of it hath been long in tillage yet hath it ordinarily good corps the number or Trees are neare upon 1500. Cowes and other Cattell of that kinde about 450. Thus hath the Lord been pleased to increase his poore dispersed people whose number in this Flock are neare about 150. their first Pastor called to feede them was the Reverend and godly Mr. Maveruck MAveruck thou must put period to thy dayes In Wildernesse thy Kindred thee provoke To come but Christ doth thee for high ends Raise Amongst his worthies to strike many a stroke Thy godly Life and Doctrine speake though thou In dust art laid yet Christ by thee did feede His scattered Lambes they gathered are by you Christ calls thee home but flock he leaves to seede CAHP. XX. Of the Fourth Church of Christ gathered at Bosten 1631. AFter some little space of time the Church of Christ at Charles Town having their Sabbath assemblies oftenest o● the South side of the River agreed to leave the people on that side to themselves and to provide another Pastor for Charles Towne which accordingly they did So that the fourth Church of Christ issued out of Charles Towne and was seated at Boston being the Center Towne and Metropolis of this Wildernesse worke but you must not imagine it to be a Metropolitan Church invironed it is with the Brinish flouds saving one small Istmos which gives free accesse to the Neighbour Townes by Land on the South side on the North-west and North East two constant Faires are kept for daily traffique thereunto the forme of this Towne is like a heart naturally scituated for Fortifications having two Hills on the frontice part thereof next the Sea the one well fortified on the superfices thereof with store of great Artillery well mounted the other hath a very strong battery built of whole Timber and filled with Earth at the descent of the Hill in the extreme poynt therof betwixt these two strong armes lies a large Gave or Bay on which the chiefest part of this Town is built over-topped with a third Hill all three like over-topping Towers keepe a constant watch to fore-see the approach of forrein dangers being furnished with a Beacon and lowd babling Guns to give notice by their redoubled eccho to all their Sister townes the chiefe Edifice of this City-like Towne i● crowded on the Sea-b●●kes and wharfed out with great industry and cost the buildings beautifull and large some fairely see forth with Brick Tile Stone and Slate and orderly placed with comly streets whose continuall inlargement presages some sump●uous City The wonder of this moderne Age that a few yeares should bring forth such great matters by so means a handfull and they so far from being inriched by the spoiles of other Nations that the states of many of them have beene spoiled by the Lordly Prelacy whose Lands must assuredly make Restitutions But now behold the admirable Acts of Christ at this his peoples landing the hideous Thickets in this place were such that Wolfes and Beares nurst up their young from the eyes of all beholders in those very places where the streets are full of Girles and Boys sporting up and downe with a continued concourse of people Good store of Shipping is here yearly built and some very faire ones both Ta● and Mastes the Countrey affords from its own soile also store of Victuall both for their owne and Forreinersships who resort hither for that end this Town is the very Mart of the Land French Portugalls and Dutch come hither for Traffique CHAP. XXI Of the Fift Church of Christ gathered at Roxbury 1631. THe fift Church of Christ was gathered at Roxbury scituated between Boston and Dorchester being well watered with coole and pleasant Springs issuing forth the Rocky-hills and with small Freshets watering the Vallies of this fertill Towne whose forme is somewhat like a wedge double pointed entring betweene the two foure-named Townes filled with a very laborious people whose labours the Lord hath so blest that in the roome of dismall Swampes and tearing Bushes they have very goodly Fruit-trees fruitfull Fields and Gardens their Heard of Cowes Oxen and other young Cattell of that kind about 350. and dwelling-houses neere upon 120. Their streetes are large and some fayre Houses yet have they built their House for Church-assembly destitute and unbeautified with other buildings The Church of Christ here is increased to about 120. persons their first Teaching Elder called to Office is Mr. Eliot a yong man at his comming thither of a cheerfull spirie walking unblameable of a godly conversation apt to teach as by his indefatigable paines both with his own flock and the poore Indians doth appeare whose Language he learned purposely to helpe them to the knowledge of God in Christ frequently Preaching in their Wigwams and Catechizing their Children Mr. Eliot Pastor of the Church of Christ at Roxbury in New England much honoured for his labours in the Lord. GReat is thy worke in Wildernesse Oh man Young Eliot neere twenty yeares thou bast In Westerne world with miccle toile thy span Spent well-neere out and now thy gray hayrs gracest Are by thy Land-Lord Christ who makes use of thee To feede his flock and heathen people teach In their own Language God and Christ to see A Saviour their blind hearts could not reach Poore naked Children come to learne Gods Mind Before thy face with reverend regard Blesse God for thee may these poore heathen blind That from thy mouth Christs Gospell sweete have heard Eliot thy Name is through the wild woods spread In Indians mouths frequent's thy fame for why In sundry shapes the Devills made them dread And now the Lord makes them their Wigwams fly Rejoyce in this nay rather joy that thou Amongst Christs Souldiers bast thy name sure set Although small gaine on Earth accrew to you Yet Christ to Crowne will thee to Heaven soone fet CHAP. XXII Of the Sixth Church of Christ gathered at Linn 1631. THe Sixth Church of Christ was gathered at Linn betweene Salem and Charles Towne her scitnation is neere to a River whose strong freshe●

of Christ were much edified in their holy faith by their indefatigable pains of their Ministers in their weekly Lectures extraordinary as well as by their Sabboth-Assemblies and continuall visiting of their people from house to house endeavouring to heale the hurts these false deceivers had made with double diligence showring downe the sweet dews of the blessed Gospel of Jesus Christ to the converting of many a poor soul and indeed now were the glorious days of New England the Churches of Christ increase dayly and his eminent Embassadours resort unto them from our native Country which as then lay under the tyranny of the Monarchall Arch-prelates which caused the servants of Christ to wander from their home This yeare the reverend and judicious M. Jos Glover undertook this long voyage being able both in person and estate for the work he provided for further compleating the Colonies in Church and Common-wealth-work a Printer which hath been very usefull in many respects the Lord seeing it meet that this reverend and holy servant of his should fall short of the shores of New England but yet at this time he brought over the zealous aff●cted and judicious servant of his Master Ezekiel Rogers who with a holy and humble people made his progress to the North-Eastward and erected a Towne about 6. miles from Ipswich called Rowly wanting room they purehased some addition of the Town of Newbery yet had they a large length of land onely for the neere conveniency to the Towne of Ipswich by the which meanes they partake of the continued Lectures of either Towne these people being very industrious every way soone built many houses to the number of about threescore families and were the first people that set upon making of Cloth in this Western World for which end they built a sulling-mill and caused their little-ones to be very diligent in spinning cotten wooll many of them having been clothiers in England till their zeale to promote the Gospel of Christ caused them to wander and therefore they were no lesse industrious in gathering into Church-society there being scrace a man among them but such as were meet to be living stones in this building according to the judgement of man they called to the office of a Pastor this holy man of God Mr. Ezekiel Rogers o● whom this may be said Christ for this work Rogers doth riches give Rich graces fit his people for to feed Wealth to supply his wants whilst here he live Free thou receiv'st to serve his peoples need England may mourne they thee no longer keep English rejoice Christ doth such worthyes raise His Gospel preach unfold his mysteries deep Weak dust made strong sets forth his makers praise With fervent zeale and courage thou hast fought ' Gainst that transformed Dragon and his bands Snatcht forth the burning thou poore soules hast caught And freed thy flock from wolves devouring hands Ezekiel mourn not thou art severed farre From thy deare Country to a desart land Christ call'd hath thee unto this worthy warre By him o'rcome he holds thy Crowne in 's hand For the further assisting of this tender flock of Chrst the reverend Mr. John Miller did abide among them for some space of time preaching the Word of God unto them also till it pleased the Lord to call him to be Pastor of the Church of Christ at Yarmouth in Plimoth patten where he remaineth at this very day With courage bold Miller through Seas doth venter To toyl it out in this great Western wast Thy stature low one object high doth center Higher then Heaven thy faith on Christ is plac't Allarum thou with silver trumpet sound And t●ll the World Christs Armyes are at hand With Scripture truths thou Errors dost confound And overthrow all Antichristian bands It matters not for th'worlds high reputation The World must fall and Christ alone must stand Thy Crown 's prepar'd in him then keep thy station Joy that Christs Kingdome is so neare at hand CHAP. XII Of the great Earthquake in New England and of the wofull end of some erronious persons with the first foundation of Harverd Colledge THis yeare the first day of the Fourth Month about two of the clock in the after-noone the Lord caus'd a great and terrible Earth quake which was generall throughout all the English Plantations the motion of the Earth was such that it caused divers men that had never knowne an Earth quake before being at worke in the Fields to cast downe their working-tooles and run with gastly terrified lookes to the next company they could meet withall it came from the Westerne and uninhabited parts of this Wildernesse and went the direct course this brood of Travellers came the Ministers of Christ many of them could say at that very time not from any other Revelation but what the word holds forth that if the Churches of New England were Gods house then suddenly there would follow great alterations in the Kingdomes of Europe This yeare the civill government proceeded to censure the residue of thofe sinfull erroneous persons who raised much commotion in this little Common-wealth who being banished resorted to a place more Southward some of them sitting down at a place called Providence others betooke them to an Island about 16. miles distant from the former called Rode Island where having Elbow roome enough none of the Ministers of Christ nor any other to interrupt their false and deceivable Doctrines they hamper'd themselves fouly with their owne line and soone shewed the depthlesse ditches that blinde guides lead into many among them being much to be pittyed who were drawne from the truth by the bewitching tongues of some of them being very ignorant and easily perverted and although the people were not many in all yet were they very diverse in their opinions and glad where they could gaine most Disciples to heare them some were for every day to be a Sabbath and therefore kept not any Sabbath-day at all others were some for one thing some for another and therefore had their severall meetings making many a goodly piece of Preachment among whom there were some of the female sexe who deeming the Apostle Paul to be too strict in not permitting a roome to preach in the publique Congregation taught notwithstanding they having their call to this office from an ardent desire of being famous especially the grand Mistresse of them all who ordinarily prated every Sabbath day till others who thirsted after honour in the same way with her selfe drew away her Auditors and then she withdrew her self her husband and her family also to a more remote place and assuredly although the Lord be secret in all the dispensation of his providences whether in judgement or mercy yet much may be learn'd from all as sometimes pointing with the finger to the lesson as here these persons withdrawing from the Churches of Christ wherein he walketh and is to be found in his blessed Ordinances to a first and second place where they

neighbourly together excepting Spring-field Thus are these people with great diligence provided for these daies of war hoping the day is at hand wherein the Lord will give Antichrist the don-christ the double of all her doings and therefore they have nursed up in their Artillery garden some who have since been used as instruments to begin the work but that which gives the greatest hope concerning this particular is this that these times afford more souldiers depending on the Lord Christ through faith for deliverance and true valour then any age since Antichrist began to fall without which all these preparations were but as so many traps and snares to catch a people in and to the which these Commanders and souldiers are daily exhorted and therefore let all people know that desire the downfal of New-England they are not to war against a people only exercised in feats of war but men who are experienced in the deliverances of the Lord from the mouth of the Lion and the paw of the Bear and now woe be to you when the same God that directed the stone to the forehead of the Philistine guides every bullet that is shot at you it matters not for the whole rabble of Antichrist on your side the God of Armies is for us a refuge high Shela VVonder working Providence OF Sions SAVIOUR in New-England BOOK III. CONTAINING The passages of Gods providence toward this wandering Race of Jaacobites in these latter seven years from the year 1645. till toward the latter end of 51. CHAP. I. Of planting the twenty sixth Church of Christ at the Town of Haverhil and of preparation for a second war with the Indians THis year that antient honored and trusty souldier of the truth Thom. Dudly Esquire was chosen Governor and the honored John Winthrop Esquire was chosen Deputy Governor John Endicut Esquire to the office of Major-General You have heard in the former book of the fortifying of the Castle and placing a Captain therein which was not finished till this year the number of freemen added was 56. The Town of Haverhil was built much about this time lying higher up then Salisbury upon the fair and large river of Merrimeck the people are wholly bent to improve their labour in tilling the earth and keeping of cattel whose yearly encrease incourages them to spend their days in those remote parts the constant penetrating farther into this Wilderness hath caused the wild and uncouth woods to be fil'd with frequented wayes and the large rivers to be over-laid with Bridges passeable both for horse and foot this Town is of a large extent supposed to be ten miles in length there being an over-weaning desire in most men after Medow land which hath caused many towns to grasp more into their ●ands then they could afterward possibly hold the people are laborious in the gaining the goods of this life yet are they not unmindful also of the chief end of their coming hither namely to be made partakers of the blessed Ordinances of Christ that their souls might be refreshed with the continual income of his rich grace to which end they gathered into a Church-body and called to office the reverend M. VVard son to the former named M. VVard of Ipswitch WIth mind resolv'd run out thy race at length Yound Ward begin whereas thy father left Left hath he not but breaths for further strength Nor thou nor he are yet of hope bereft Fruit of thy labours thou shalt see so much The righteous shall hear of it and rejoyce When Babel falls by Christ's almighty touch All'● folk shall praise him with a cheerful voice They prosper shall that Sions building mind Then Ward cease not with toyl her stones to lay For great is he thee to this work assign'd Whose pleasure is heavens Crown shall be thy pay This year although divers Indian Sachems not long before had desired to subject themselves and lands unto this Government yet the sons of old Canonicus having not inherited their fathers prudence with his subjects and land fell to hot contention with their own neighbours and native inhabitants although they were forbidden by the united Colonies and prosecuted so that they would not stick to wage war with the English also which the Commissioners perceiving they raised an Army of horse and foot out of the Colonies and appointed as Commander in chief over them Major-General Edward Gibbons the reverend Mr. Tompso● one of the Elders of the Church at Braintree was to accompany them and to preach the Word of God unto them during the time of the war but the Indians hearing of this preparation against them sent a certain number of their chief Nobility to treat with the Commissioners of the united Colonies about a peace who then sitting at Boston gave them audience the Indians coming into their presence could speak no more English but peace peace the English were very desirous of an opportunity to shew them mercy and yet would they should not despise them in gaining it upon such easie terms as might cause them to move war again and therefore allotted them to pay some part of the charge of the war intended and therefore appointed them to give four of their sons for hostages till they had wholly paid it the Indians gladly accepted of the terms and accordingly brought their children Here the Reader should be minded of the admirable acts of the Lord Christ in awing these multitudes of Heathens for they were the most populous of any that are in these parts but it is reserved for another place in this history the Indians being slow in their performance had their hostages returned home before the Wapom was paid yet their two Princes Posicus and Mexanimo did upon the sending certain armed men to demand the remainder send the sum demanded CHAP. II. Of the planting of the twenty seventh Church of Christ at the Town called Springfield and of the earnest seeking the the Lord by all the Churches of N. E. for his gracious assistance in the work of Reformation ABout this time one Mr. Pinchin sometime a Magistrate having out of desire to better his estate by trading with the Indians setled himself very remote from all the Churches of Christ in the Mattachusets Government upon the river of Canectico yet under their Government he having some godly persons resorting unto him they there erected a Town and Church of Christ calling it Springfield it lying upon this large navigable river hath the benefit of transporting their goods by water and also fitly seated for a Bever trade with the Indians till the Merchants encreased so many that it became little worth by reason of their out-buying one another which hath caused them to live upon husbandry this Town is mostly built along the river side and upon some little rivelets of the same There hath of late been more then one or two in this Town greatly suspected of witchcraft yet have they used much diligence both for the finding them

Voyage in little time after they were tossed and sore beaten with a contrary winde to the losse of the Ships upper worke with which losse and great pe●ill they were driven back againe the Lord Christ intending to confirme their Faith in shewing them that although they were brought back as it were into the mouth of their enemies yet hee could hide them from the hand of the Hunter for the space of six moneths longer or thereabout even till the Spring of the yeare following at which time God willing you shall hear of them againe in the meane time the Master and other Sea men made a strange construction of the sore storme they met withall saying their Ship was bewitched and therefore made use of the common Charme ignorant people use nailing two red hot horse-shoos to their maine mast But assuredly it was the Lord Christ who hath command both of Winds and Seas and now would have his people know he hath delivered and will deliver from so great a death CHAP. XXX Of the Ninth Church of Christ gathered at Ipswitch THis year came over a farther supply of Eminent instruments for furthering this admirable Worke of his amongst whom the Reverend and judicious servant of Christ Mr. Nathaniel Ward who tooke up his station at the Towne of Ipswich where the saithfull servants of Christ gathered the Ninth Church of his This Towne is scituated on a faire and delightfull River whose first rise or spring begins about five and twenty Miles farther up in the Countrey issuing forth a very pleasant pond But soone after it betakes its course through a most hideous swamp of large extent even for many Miles being a great Harbour for Beares after its comming forth this place it groweth larger by the income of many small Rivers and issues forth in the Sea due East over against the Island of Sholes a great place of fishing for out English Nation the peopling of this Towne is by men of good ranke and quality many of them having the yearly Revenue of large Lands in England before they came to this Wildernesse but their Estates being imployed for Christ and left in banke as you have formerly heard they are well content till Christ shall be pleased to-restore it againe to them or theirs which in all reason should be out of the Prelates Lands in England Let all those whom it concernes to judge consider it well and do Justice herein This Towne lies in the Saggamooreship or Earldome of Aggawam now by our English Nation called Essex It is a very good Haven Towne yet a little barr'd up at the Mouth of the River some Marchants here are but Boston being the chiefest place of resort of Shipping carries away all the Trade they have very good Land for Husbandry where Rocks hinder not the course of the Plow the Lord hath beene pleased to increase them in Corne and Cattell of late Insomuch that they have many hundred quarters to spare yearly and feed at the latter end of Summer the Towne of Boston with good Beefe a their Houses are many of them very faire built with pleasant Gardens and Orchards consisting of about one hundred and forty Families Their meeting-house is a very good prospect to a great part of the Towne and beautifully built the Church of Christ here consists of about one hundred and sixty soules being exact in their conversation and free from the Epidemicall Disease of all Reforming Churches which under Christ is procured by their pious Learned and Orthodox Ministery as in due place God willing shall be declared in the meane time look on the following Meeters concerning that Souldier of Christ Master Nathaniel Ward THou ancient Sage come Ward among Christs folfe take part in this great worke of his Why do'st thou stand and gaze about so long Do'st war in jest why Christ in earnest is And hath thee arm'd with weapons for that end To Wound and heale his enemies submitting Not carnally then to this Worke attend Thou hast prevail'd the hearts of many hitting Although the Presbytery unpleasant jar And errors daily in their braines new coyne Despayer not Christs truth they shall not mar But with his helpe such drosse from Gold refins What Man do'st meane to lay thy Trumpet downe Because thy son like Warrier is become Hold out or sure lesse bright will be thy crowne Till death Christs servants labour is not done At this time came over the much honoured Mr. Richard Bellingham whose Estate and person did much further the civill Government of this wandering people hee being learned in the Lawes of England and experimentally fitted for the worke of whom I am bold to say as followeth RIchardus now arise must thou Christ seed hath thee to plead His peoples cause with equall Laws in wildernesse them lead Though slow of speech thy counsell reach shall each occation well Sure thy sterne looke it cannot brook those wickedly rebell With labours might thy pen indite doth Lawes for peoples learning That judge with skill and not with will unarbitrate discerning Bellingham thou on valiant now stop not in discontent Eor Christ with crown will thee renown then spend for him be spent As thou hast done thy race still run till death no death shall stay Christs work of might till Scripture light bring Resurection day As also about this time for further incouragement in this work of Christ hee sent over the Reverend servant of his Mr. Lothrop to helpe on with the planting of Plimoth which increased but little all this time although shee be the elder sister of all the united Colonies Some reasons in due place may be rendered This Reverend Minister was soone called to Office by the Church of Christ at Scicuate CHAP XXXI Of the Church of Christ gathered at Newberry IN the latter end of this yeare two sincere servants of Christ inabled by him with gifts to declare his minde unto his people came over this broad Ocean and began to build the Tenth Church of Christ at a Towne called Newberry their names being Mr. James Noise and Mr. Thomas Parker somewhat differing from all the former and after mentioned Churches in the preheminence of their Presbytery and it were to be wished that all persons who have had any hand in those hot contentions which have fallen out since about Presbyterian and Independent Government in Churches would have looked on this Example comparing it with the Word of God and assuredly it would have stayed all the godly at lest of either part from such unworthy expressions as have passed to the grief of many of Gods people And I doubt not but this History will take of that unjust accusation and standerous imputation of the rise of that floud of errors and false Doctrines sprung up of late as flowing from the Independent or rather congregationall Churches But to follow on this Town is scituate about twelve miles from Ipswitch neere upon the wide venting streames of Merrimeck River whose strong current is such

that it hath forced its passage through the mighty Rocks which causeth some sudden falls and hinders Shipping from having any accesse far into the Land her bankes are in many places stored with Oken Timber of all sorts of which that which they commonly call'd white Oke is not inferiou● to our English Timber in this River lie some few Islands of fertill Land this Towne is stored with Meddow and upland which hath caused some Gentlemen who brought over good Estates and finding then no better way to improve th●m to see upon husbandry amongst whom that Religious and sincere hearted servant of Christ Mr. Richard Dummer sometime a Magistrate in this little Common-wealth hathholpen on this Town their houses are built very scattering which hath caused some contending about removall of their place for Sabbath-Assemblies their Cattell are about foure hundred head with store of Corne-land in tillage it consists of about seventy Families the sou'es in Church fellowship are about an hundred the teaching Elders of this Congregation have carried it very lovingly toward their people permitting of them to assist in admitting of persons into Church-society and in Church censures so long as they Act regularly but in case of their male-administration they assume the power wholly to themselves their godly life and conversation hath hitherto been very amiable and their paines and care over their flock not inferiour to many others and being bound together in a more stricter band of love then ordinary with promise to spend their dayes together if the Lord please and therefore shall not be disuaited in the following Verse LOe here Loves twinnes by Christ are sent to Preach In wildernesse his little flock among Though Christs Church-way you fully cannot reach So far hold fast as you in 's word are strong Parker thy paines with Pen and Preaching hath Roomes buildings left in Prelacy cast downe Though ' gainst her thou defer Gods finall wrath Keepe warring still and sure thou shalt have crowne Thy Brother thou oh Noise hast holpe to guide Christ tender Lambs within his fold to gather From East to West thou dost Christs Warrier bide Faint not at last increase thy fighting rather CAHP. XXXII Of good supply and seasonable helpes the Lord Christ was pleased to send to further his Wildernesse worke and particular for his Churches of Charles Towne and Ipswich and Dorchester YEt farther for the incouragement of the people of Christ in these their weak beginnings he daily brings them in fresh supplies adding this yeare also the reverend and painfull Minister of his Gospell Mr. Zachary Simmes who was invited soone after his comming over to assist in planting of another Church of Christ but the place being remote from the pretious servants of Christ already setled be chose rather to joyne with some Church among them and in a short space after hee was called to the Office of a Teaching Elder in the Church of Christ at Charles Towne together with Mr. James who was then their Pastor as you have formerly heard Among all the godly Women that came through the perilous Seas to war their warfare the wife of this zealous Teacher Mrs. Sarah Simmes shall not be omitted nor any other but to avoid tediousnesse the vertuous Woman indued by Christ with graces fit for a Wildernesse condition her courage exceeding her stature with much cheerfulnesse did undergoe all the difficulties of these times of straites her God through Faith in Christ supplying all her wants with great industry nurturing up her young Children in the feare of the Lord their number being ten both Sons and Daughters a certaine signe of the Lords intent to people this vast Wildernesse God grant they may be valiant in Faith against Sin Satan and all the enemies of Christs Kingdome following the example of their Father and Grandfather who have both suffered for the same in remembrance of whom these following lines are placed COme Zachary thou must reed●fie Christ Churches in this Desart Land of his With Moses zeale stampt unto dust defie All crooked wayes that Christ true worship misse With spirits sword and armor girt about Thou lay'st on load proud Prelats crowne to crack And wilt not suffer Wolfes thy flock to rout Though close they creepe with sheepe skins on their back Thy Fathers spirit doubled is upon Thee Simmes then war thy Father fighting died In prayer then prove thou like Champion Hold ou● till death and Christ will crown provide After these poore people had welcomed with great joy their newcome Guests all of a sudden they spy two tall Ships whose colours shewed them to be some forrein Nation at which time this little handfull of people began to be much troubled deeming them to be Rovers they gathered together such forces as their present condition would afford very ill fitted as then to rescue an enemy but their Lord and Master Christ Jesus would not suffer any such to come and instead of enemies brought in friends even Dutchmen to furnish them with farther necessary Provision For the yeare 1635 the honoured Mr. Iohn Haines was chosen Governour and the honoured Mr. Richard Bellingham Deputy Governour the number of Free-men added to this little Common wealth were about one hundred forty and five The time now approaching wherein the Lord Christ would have his people come from the Flaile to the Fan threshing out much this yeare increasing the number of his Troopes and valiant Leaders the Ships came thicker and faster filled with many worthy parsonages Insomuch that the former people began to forget their Poverty and verily Cold Purity Peace and Plenty run all in one channell Gods people here should sure have met with none other but the still waters of Peace and Plenty for back and belly soone contract much mudde as you shall he are God willing in the following History this yeare came in the honoured Sir Henry Vaine who aboad not long in this worthy worke yet mind him I will in the following Lines Sir Henry Vaine once Governour of the English People in New England THy Parents Vaine of worthy fame in Christ and thou for him Through Ocean wide in new World trid a while his warrier bin With small defeat thou didst retreat to Brittaine ground againe There stand thou stout for Christ hold out Christs Champion a● remain● Also at this time Christ sent over the much honoured and upright hearted servant of his Richard Saltingstall Esquire Son to the before-named Sir Richard Saltingstall who being weary of this Wildernesse worke returned home againe not long before and now his Son being chose to the Office of a Magistrate continued for some good space of time helping on the affaires of this little Common wealth to the honour of Christ who hath called him both Father and Son are here remembred THou worthy Knight Saltingstall hight her 's gaine doth gold exceed Then trifle not it s to be got if thou can'st see thy neede Why wilt thhu back and leave as wreck this