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peace_n	county_n	say_a	session_n	3,304	5	10.7207	5	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A62755	To the King's Most Excellent Majesty the humble address of divers of the gentry, merchants and others, Your Majesties most loyal and dutiful subjects, inhabiting in Boston, Charlestown and places adjacent, within Your Majesties territory and dominion of New-England, in America.	Hammond, Lawrence, d. 1699.	1691 (1691)	Wing T1501; ESTC R10546	6,504	8

and now redeem'd that they were near 4000 strong so that after almost Nine weeks passage Landing their Souldiers of whom not above 1200. were in health or capacity to go on shore and Slinging some shot into the Town they were forc'd to make a dishonourable Retreat some slain in the Attempt many wounded leaving five Field pieces on shore in the Enemies hands the Redemption of near a score of Captives in exchange for some French they took in their Voyage being the greatest good attain'd by this Expedition In there Return they were so dispers'd and endanger'd by Tempestuous weather that no further Exploits could be perform'd Many hundreds sick and dead of the small Pox Feavers and Fluxes one Vessel cast away and about 12 men drowned the whole Fleet not yet return'd The charge of this Expedition is very great some observing men judg that this Colony cannot be less in Arrears than 50000 l. T is most evident that the hand of God hath been against them in this and almost all other their Undertakings which I fear is too too little taken Notice of And now what shall we do The Flower of the Country was drawn off in this design very many of whom are dead and sick all men Discourag'd the Enemy Encourag'd and Enrag'd from whom we may reasonably expect Assaults as soon as the season will permit besides Ships of War upon our Coast in the Spring To Cry Help on King is a Crime almost unpardonable except it be for our old Charter Government Besides what may His Majesty say Why you cannot have any need of my help who have Boasted of your being Able to make me Emperour of America You found no need of my Orders or Assistance to Attack the King of France's Territories You need no settlement of Government by Charter or otherwise from Me who can take it up of your selves and proceed to Election without yea contrary to my Orders c. Oh miserable deluded people We have provoked God who alone can save us and our King who under God can only be our Intrumental Saviour I fear may be provok'd to leave us helpless and succourless if God over-rule not wonderfully to prevent it But here are many good Christian Loyal Subjects who are long looking waiting and praying that God will so Incline the King's heart towards us as not to leave us to Ruin one another for want of a Settlement of such methods of Government over us by His Royal Authority as shall most Conduce to His service and our good nor leave us to become a Prey to Antichristian and Pagan Enemies To which end an Address is now drawn to be sent by this Vessel in the Name of some Gentlemen Merchants and others wherein the deplorable Condition of the Country is spread before Him and His Compassion and Protection crav'd a Copy whereof I here inelos'd and doubt not of your readiness to do your part for the promoting the same The eyes of the people generally begin to be open'd so as I question not but the King's Government will be very acceptable to most who yet through Ignorance of Law and how our Affairs rule at home dare not speak out Besides some Government here must be and a bad one yea a Usurped one say they is better then none Oh how welcome would a true Information of things be to us and a word or two of some Advice how to Govern our selves under our great Temptations and Confusions till His Majesty hath determin'd His Royal Pleasure concerning us On October the 17th last Mr. Jos Lynde and Mr. Sam. Hayman both of our Town Accosted me with a Paper which they call'd an Order from their General Court the Copy whereof please to take as follows February the 18th 1690. At the General Court of the Massachusets Colonie in Charlestown It is Order'd by this Court that Capt. Laur. Hammon deliver to the Order of the County-Court for Middle the Records of that County that is to say All Books and Files by him formerly Receiv'd from Mr. Danforth somtime Recorder of that County As also all other Books of Record and Files belonging unto the said County in his Custody Copy Ex. Isa Addington Secre. At a County Court held at Cambridge October the 8th 1690. Captain Joseph Lynde and Captain Samuel Hayman are Requested and Impower'd by the Court to Receive the County Records as above from Captain Laur. Hammon As Attests Tho. Danforth Dep. Gover. After a Perusal of the said Paper I demanded a Copy of it which they deni'd me till I had given my Answer which I deliver'd them in writing under my hand in these following words viz. I am Commission'd by the Crown of England to be Clerk of the Peace General Quarter Sessions and Inferiour Court of Common-pleas within this County of Middle and to take into my Custody and Charge all publick Records and Writings belonging to the Courts of the said County and them faithfully to keep and secure To which I have been likewise sworn In Obedience therefore to which Commission and in Conscience of my Oath I am bound to Keep and Secure the said Records and Writings as much as in me lies which have been so deliver'd unto me and hitherto by me faithfully kept until Orders from the said Crown shall otherwise dispose of them which when produced I am ready to Obey L. H. Since which I have heard no more from them Orders from their General Court for Rates have been at several times as fol. viz. 7● 10.2½ and now as it s said 20. I have not heard of any Distraint for Payment but in Boston and upon one Person in this Town tho' I know divers refuse to pay What methods will now be taken to still the Clamours of those or their Relations who were in the late unhappy Expedition are yet unknown 'T is certain most of the Seamen were Impressed to that service and so as of the Land-men and most of them threatned if they Listed not Voluntarily they should be prest so that partly thro' fear of Violence us'd with them and partly great Expectations of success and much plunder which was trumpeted about in the Country by some busy Agents and some Clergymen in Boston and some other places Crying Victory Victory over Antichrist in their Pulpits c. the Poor people were enticed and drawn in to their own and the Countries almost utter Ruin Those who in the time of their Preparations did soberly discourse their fears of the Imprudence at least of this design and the Rum they had a prospect of thereby were call'd King James's men Friends to French and Papists Enemies to the Country c. for so doing And now the event hath Evidenced those fears not to have been groundless they censure us most uncharitably as rejoycing at the General Calamity which God knows many of us mourn for and Lament the Violent Headstrong and Exorbitant Courses of those who have driven on these and many other designs against Law and