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A09810	A relation or iournall of the beginning and proceedings of the English plantation setled at Plimoth in New England, by certaine English aduenturers both merchants and others With their difficult passage, their safe ariuall, their ioyfull building of, and comfortable planting themselues in the now well defended towne of New Plimoth. As also a relation of foure seuerall discoueries since made by some of the same English planters there resident. I. In a iourney to Puckanokick ... II. In a voyage made by ten of them to the kingdome of Nawset ... III. In their iourney to the kingdome of Namaschet ... IIII. Their voyage to the Massachusets, and their entertainment there. With an answer to all such obiections as are in any way made against the lawfulnesse of English plantations in those parts.	Bradford, William, 1588-1657.; Morton, George, d. 1624.; Winslow, Edward, 1595-1655. aut; Cushman, Robert, 1579?-1625. aut	1622 (1622)	STC 20074; ESTC S110454	57,053	87

among the trees so went vp to see and here we and the Shallop lost sight one of another till night it being now about nine or ten a clocke so we light on a path but saw no house and followed a great way into the woods at length wee found where Corne had beene set but not that yeare anone we found a great burying place one part whereof was incompassed with a large Palazado like a Church-yard with yong spires foure or fiue yards long set as close one by another as they could two o● three foot in the ground within it was full of Graues some bigger and some lesse some were also paled about others had like an Indian-house made over them but not matted those Graues were more sumptuous then those at Corne-hill yet we digged none of them vp but onely viewed them and went our way without the Palazado were graues also but not so costly from this place we went and found more Corne ground but not of this yeare As we ranged we light on foure or fiue Indian-houses which had beene lately dwelt in but they were vncovered and had no matts about them els they were like those we found at Corne-hill but had not beene so lately dwelt in there was nothing left but two or three peeces of old matts a little sedge also a little further we found two Baskets full of parched Acorns hid in the ground which we supposed had beene Corne when we beganne to dig the same we cast earth thereon againe went our way All this while we saw no people wee went ranging vp and downe till the Sunne began to draw low and then we hasted out of the woods that we might come to our Shallop which when we were out of the woods we espied a great way off and call'd them to come vnto vs the which they did as soone as they could for it was not yet high water they were exceeding glad to see vs for they feared because they had not seene vs in so long a time thinking we would haue kept by the shore side so being both weary and faint for we had eaten nothing all that day we sell to make our Randevous and get ●ire wood which alwayes cost vs a great deale of labour by that time we had done our Shallop come to vs it was within night and we fed vpon such victualls as we had and betooke vs to our rest after we had set out our watch About midnight we heard a great and hideous cry and our Sentinell called Arme Arme. So we bestirred our selues and shot off a couple of Muskets and noyse ceased we concluded that it was a company of Wolues or Foxes for one told vs hee had heard such a noyse in New-found land About fiue a clocke in the morning wee began to be stirring and two or three which doubted whether their Peeces would goe off or no made tryall of them and shot them off but thought nothing at all after Prayer we prepared our selues for brek-fast and for a journey and it being now the twilight in the morning it was thought meet to carry the things downe to the Shallop some sayd it was not best to carry the Armour downe others sayd they would be readier two or three sayd they would not carry theirs till they went themselues but mistrusting nothing at all as it fel● out the water not being high enough they layd the things downe vpon the shore came vp to brek fast Anone all vpon a sudden we heard a great strange cry which we knew to be the same voyces though they varied their notes one of our company being abroad came running in and cryed They are men Indians Indians and withall their arrowes came flying amongst vs our men ran out with all speed to recover their armes as by the good Providence of God they did In the meane time Captaine Miles Standish having a snaphance ready made a shot and after him another after they two had shot other two of vs were ready but he wisht vs not to shoot till we could take ayme for we knew not what need we should haue there were foure onely of vs which had their armes there readie and stood before the open side of our Baricado which was first assaulted they thought it best to defend it least the enemie should take it and our stuffe and so haue the more vantage against vs our care was no lesse for the Shallop but we hoped all the rest would defend it we called vnto them to know how it was with them and they answered Well Well every one and be of good courage wee heard three of their Peeces goe off and the rest called for a fire-brand to light their matches one tooke a log out of the fire on his shoulder and went and carried it vnto them which was thought did not a little discourage our enemies The cry of our enemies was dreadfull especially when our men ran out to recover their Armes their note was after this manner Woath woach ha ha hach woach our men were no sooner come to their Armes but the enemy was ready to assault them There was a lustie man and no whit lesse valiant who was thought to bee their Captaine stood behind a tree within halfe a musket shot of vs and there let his arrowes fly at vs hee was seene to shoote three arrowes which were all avoyded for he at whom the first arrow was aymed saw it and stooped downe and it flew over him the rest were avoyded also he stood three shots of a Musket at length one tooke as he sayd full ayme at him after which he gaue an extraordinary cry and away they went all wee followed them about a quarter of a mile but wee left sixe to keepe our Shallop for we were carefull of our businesse then wee shouted all together two severall times and shot off a couple of muskets and so returned this wee did that they might see wee were not afrayd of them nor discouraged Thus it pleased God to vanquish our Enemies and giue vs deliverance by their noyse we could not guesse that they were lesse then thirty or forty though some thought that they were many more yet in the darke of the morning wee could not so well discerne them among the trees as they could see vs by our fire side we tooke vp 18. of their arrowes which we haue sent to England by Master Io●es some whereof were headed with brasse others with Harts horne others with Eagles clawes many more no doubt were shot for these we found were almost covered with leaues yet by the especiall providence of God none of them either hit or hurt vs though many came close by vs and on every side of vs and some coates which hung vp in our Baricado were shot through and through So after wee had given God thankes for our deliverance wee tooke our Shallop and went on our Iourney and called this place The first Encounter

two rowes of houses for more safety we devided by lott the plot of ground whereon to build our Towne After the proportion formerly allotted wee agreed that every man should build his owne house thinking by that course men would make more hast then working in common the common house in which for the first we made our Rendevous being neere finished wanted onely couering it being about 20. foote square some should make morter and some gather thatch so that in foure dayes halfe of it was thatched frost and foule weather hindred vs much this time of the yeare seldome could wee worke halfe the weeke Thursday the eleuenth William Bradford being at worke for it was a faire day was vehemently taken with a griefe and paine and so shot to his huckle-bone It was doubted that he would haue instantly dyed hee got colde in the former discoveries especially the last and felt some paine in his anckles by times but he grew a little better towards night and in time through Gods mercie in the vse of meanes recovered Friday the 12. we went to worke but about noone it began to raine that it forced vs to giue over worke This day two of our people put vs in great sorrow and care there was 4. sent to gather and cut thatch in the morning and two of them Iohn Goodman and Peter Browne having cut thatch all the fore noone went to a further place and willed the other two to binde vp that which was cut and to follow them so they did being about a myle and an halfe from our Plantation but when the two came after they could not finde them nor heare any thing of them at all though they hallowed and shouted as loud as they could so they returned to the Company and told them of it whereupon Master Leaver three or foure more went to seeke them but could heare nothing of them so they returning sent more but that night they could heare nothing at all of them the next day they armed 10. or 12. men out verily thinking the Indians had surprised them they went seeking 7. or 8 myles but could neither see nor heare any thing at all so they returned with much discomfort to vs all These two that were missed at dinner time tooke their mea●e in their hands and would goe walke and refresh themselues so going a litle off they finde a lake of water and having a great Mastiffe bitch with them and a Spannell by the water side they found a great Deere the Dogs chased him and they followed so farre as they lost themselues and could not finde the● way backe they wandred all that after noone being wett and at night it did freeze and snow they were slenderly apparelled and had no weapons but each one his Cicle nor any victuals they ranged vp and downe and could finde none of the Salvages habitation● when it drew to night they were much perplexed for they could finde neither harbour nor meate but in frost and snow were forced to make the earth their bed and the Element their covering and another thing did very much terrifie them they heard as they thought two Lyons roaring exceedingly for a long time together and a third that they thought was very nere them so not knowing what to do they resolved to climbe vp into a tree as their safest refuge though that would prone an intollerable colde lodging so they stoode at the trees roote that when the Lyons came they might take their opportunitie of climbing vp the bitch they were faine to hold by the necke for shee would haue beene gone to the Lyon but it pleased God so to dispose that the wilde Beastes came not so they walked vp and downe vnder the Tree all night it was an extreame colde night so soone as it was light they trauailed againe passing by many lakes and brookes and woods and in one place where the Salvages had burnt the space of 5. myles in length which is a fine Champion Countrey and even In the after-noone it pleased God from an high Hill they discovered the two Iles in the Bay and so that night got to the Plantation being ready to faint with travaile and want of victuals and almost famis●●ed with colde Iohn Goodman was faine to haue his shooes cut off his feete they were so swelled with colde and it was a long while after ere he was able to goe those on the shore were much comforted at their returne but they on ship-boord were grieved as deeming them lost but the next day being the 14. of Ianuary in the morning about sixe of the clocke the winde being very great they on ship-boord spied their great new R●ndevous on fire which was to them a new discomfort fearing because of the supposed losse of the men that the Salvages had fiered them neither could they presently goe to them for want of water but after 3. quarters of an houre they went as they had purposed the day before to keepe the Sabboth on shore because now there was the greater number of people At their landing they heard good tidings of the returne of the 2. men and that the house was fiered occasionally by a sparke that flew into the thatch which instantly burnt it all vp but the roofe stood and little hurt the most losse was Maister Carvers and William Bradfords who then lay sicke in bed and if they had not risen with good speede had beene blowne vp with powder but through Gods mercy they had no harme the house was as full of beds as they could lie one by another and their Muskets charged but blessed be God there was no harme done Munday the 15. day it rayned much all day that they on ship-boord could not goe on shore nor they on shore doe any labour but were all wet Tuesday wednesday thursday were very faire Sun-shinie dayes as if it had beene in Aprill and our people so many as were in health ought chearefully The 19. day we resolved to make a Shed to put our common provision in of which some were alreadie set on shore but at noone it rayned that we could not worke This day in the evening Iohn Goodman went abroad to vse his lame feete that were pittifully ill with the cold he had got having a little Spannell with him a little way from the Plantation two great Wolues ran after the Dog the Dog ran to him and betwixt his leggs for succour he had nothing in his hand but tooke vp a sticke and threw at one of them and hit him and they presently ran both away but came againe he got a pai●e bord in his hand and they sat both on their tayles grinning at him a good while and went their way and left him Saturday 20. we made vp our Shed for our common goods Sunday the 21. we kept our meeting on Land Munday the 22. was a faire day we wrought on our houses and in the after-noone carried vp our hogsheads of meale to our common store

house The rest of the weeke we followed our businesse likewise Munday the 29. in the morning cold frost and sleete but after reasonable fayre both the long Boate and the Shallop brought our common goods on shore Tuesday and wednesday 30. and 31. of Ianuary cold frosty weather and sleete that we could not worke in the morning the Master and others saw two Savages that had beene on the Iland nere our Ship what they came for wee could not tell they were going so farre backe againe before they were des●ried that we could not speake with them Sunday the 4. of February was very wett and rainie with the greatest gusts of winde that ever we had since wee came forth that though we rid in a very good harbour yet we were in danger because our Ship was light the goods taken out and she vnballased and it caused much daubing of our houses to fall downe Fryday the 9. still the cold weather continued that wee could doe little worke That after-noone our little house for our sicke people was set on fire by a sparke that kindled in the roofe but no great harme was done That evening the master going ashore killed fiue Geese which he friendly distributed among the sicke people he found also a good Deere killed the Savages had cut off the hornes and a Wolfe was eating of him how he came there we could not conceiue Friday the 16. day was a faire day but the northerly wind continued which continued the frost this day after-noone one of our people being a fouling and having taken a stand by a creeke side in the Reeds about a myle and an halfe from our Plantation there came by him twelue Indians marching towards our Plantation in the woods he heard the noyse of many more he lay close till they were passed and then with what speed he could he went home gaue the Alarm so the people abroad in the woods returned armed themselues but say none of them onely toward the euening they made a great fire about the place where they were first discovered Captaine Miles Standish and Francis Cooke being at worke in the Woods comming home left their tooles behind them but before they returned their tooles were taken away by the Savages This comming of the Savages gaue vs occasion to keepe more strict watch and to make our peeces and furniture readie which by the moysture and rayne were out of temper Saturday the 17 day in the morning we called a meeting for the establishing of military Orders amongst our selues and we chose Miles Standish our Captaine and gaue him authoritie of command in affayres and as we were in consultation here abouts two Savages presented themselues vpon the top of an hill over against our Plantation about a quarter of a myle and lesse and made signes vnto vs to come vnto them we likewise made signes vnto them to come to vs whereupon we armed our selues and stood readie and sent two over the brooke towards them to wit Captaine Standish and Steven Hopkins who went towards them onely one of them had a Musket which they layd downe on the ground in their sight in signe of peace and to parley with them but the Savages would not tarry their comming a noyse of a great many more was heard behind the hill but no more came in sight This caused vs to plant our great Ordinances in places most convenient Wednesday the 21. of February the master came on shore with many of his Saylers and brought with him one of the great Peeces called a Minion and helped vs to draw it vp the hill with another Peece that lay on shore and mounted them and a saller and two bases he brought with him a very fat Goose to eate with vs and we had a fat Crane and a Mallerd and a dry'd neats-tongue and so wee were kindly and friendly together Saturday the third of March the winde was South the morning mistie but towards noone warme and fayre weather the Birds sang in the Woods most pleasantly at one of the Clocke it thundred which was the first wee heard in that Countrey it was strong and great claps but short but after an houre it rayned very sadly till midnight Wednesday the seaventh of March the wind was full East cold but faire that day Master Carver with fiue other went to the great Ponds which seeme to be excellent fishing places all the way they went they found it exceedingly beaten and haunted with Deere but they saw none amongst other foule they saw one a milke white foule with a very blacke ●●ad this day some garden seeds were sowen Fryday the 16. a fayre warme day towards this morning we determined to conclude of the military Orders which we had began to consider of before but were interrupted by the Savages as we mentioned formerly and whilst we were bu●●ed here about we were interrupted againe for there presented himselfe a Savage which caused an Alarm he very boldly came all alone and along the houses straight to the Randevous where we intercepted him not suffering him to goe in as vndoubtedly he would out of his boldnesse hee saluted vs in English and bad vs well-come for he had learned some broken English amongst the English men that came to fish at Monchiggon and knew by name the most of the Captaines Commanders Masters that vsually come he was a man free in speech so farre as he could expresse his minde and of a seemely carriage we questioned him of many things he was the first Savage we could meete withall he sayd he was not of these parts but of Morattiggon and one of the Sagamores or Lords thereof and had beene 8. moneths in these parts it lying hence a dayes sayle with a great wind and fiue dayes by land he discoursed of the whole Country and of every Province and of their Sagamores and their number of men and strength the wind beginning to rise a little we cast a horsemans coat about him for he was starke naked onely a leather about his wast with a fringe about a span long or little more he had a bow 2 arrowes the one ●eaded and the other vnheaded he was a tall straight man the haire of his head blacke long behind onely short before none on his face at all he asked some beere but we gaue him strong water and bisket and butter and cheese pudding and a peece of a mallerd all which he liked well and had bin acquainted with such amongst the English he told vs the place where we now liue is called Patuxe● and that abou● foure yeares agoe all the Inhabitants dyed of an extraordinary plague and there is neither man woman nor childe remaining as indeed we haue found none so as there is none to hinder our possession or to lay claime vnto it all the afternoone we spent in communication with him we would gladly haue beene rid of him at night but he was not willing to goe this

I haue therefore at this time sent vnto you accordingly Referring you for further satisfaction to our more large Relations You shall vnderstand that in this little time that a few of vs haue beene here we haue built seauen dwelling houses and foure for the vse of the Plantation and haue made preparation for divers others We set the last Spring some twentie Acres of Indian Corne and sowed some six Acres of Barly Pease and according to the manner of the Indians we manured our ground with Herings or rather Shadds which we haue in great abundance and take with great ease at our doores Our Corne did proue well God be praysed we had a good increase of Indian Corne and our Barly indifferent good but our Pease not worth the gathering for we feared they were too late sowne they came vp very well and blossomed but the Sunne parched them in the blossome one harvest being gotten in our Governour sent foure men on fowlle● that so we might after a more speciall manner reioyce together after we had gathered the fruit of our labours● they 〈◊〉 in one day killed as much fowle as with a 〈◊〉 beside serued the Company almost a weeke at which time amongst 〈…〉 Recreations we exercised our Armes many of the Indians coming amongst vs and amongst the rest their greatest King Massassoyt with some nintie men whom for three dayes we entertained and feasted and they went out and killed fiue Deere which they brought to the Plantation and bestowed on our Governour and vpon the Captaine and others And although it be not alwayes so plentifull as it was at this time with vs yet by the goodnesse of God we are so farre from want that we often wish you partakers of our plentie Wee haue found the Indians very faithfull in their Covenant of Peace with vs very louing and readie to pleasure vs we often goe to them and they come to vs● some of vs haue bin fi●tie myles by Land in the Country with whom the occasions and Relations whereof you shall vndestand by our generall and morefull Declaration of such things 〈◊〉 are worth the noting yea it hath pleased God so to possesse the Indians with a feare of vs and loue vnto vs that not onely the greatest King amongst them called Massasoyt but also all the Princes and people● round about 〈◊〉 haue either made su●e vnto vs or beene glad of any occasion to make peace with vs so that seauen of them at once h●ue sent their messengers to vs to that end yea an Fl●nt sea which we neuer saw hath also together with the for●er yeelded willingly to be vnder the protection and subiects to 〈◊〉 souereigne Lord King IAMES so that there is now greatly 〈◊〉 amongst the Indians themselues which was not formerly neither would haue bin but for vs and we for our parts walks as peaceably and safely in the wood as in the hie wayes in England we entertaine them familiarly in our houses and they as friendly bestowing their Venison on 〈◊〉 They are a people without any Religion or knowledge of any God yet very trustie quicke of apprehe●sion 〈◊〉 witted iust the men and women goe naked onely 〈◊〉 about their middles for the traiper of the ayre 〈◊〉 it agreeth well with that in England and if there be any different● at all this is somewhat hotter in Summer home 〈◊〉 he deed bledolderin Winter but I cannot out of experience so say the ayre is very cleere and not foggie as hath beene reported I neuer in my life remember a more seasonable yeare then we haue here enioyned and if we haue once but Kine Horses and Sheepe I make no question but men might liue as contended here as in any part of the world For fish and fowle we haue great abundance fresh Codd in the Summer is but course meat with vs our Bay is full of Lobsters all the Summer and affordeth varietie of other Fish in September we can take a Hogshead of ●e●es in a night with small labour can dig them out of their beds all the Winter we haue Mussells and Othus at our doores Oysters we haue ●● noneere but we can haue them brought by the Indians when we will all the Spring time the earth sendeth forth naturally very good Sallet Herbs here are Grapes white and red and very sweete and strong also Strawberies Goofeberies Raspa● c. Plums of three sorts with blacke and red being almost as good as a Damsen abundance of Roses white red and damask single but very sweet indeed the Countrey wanteth onely industrious men to imploy for it would grieue your hearts if as I you had seene so many myles together by goodly Riuers vnihabited and withall to consider those parts of the world wherein you liue to be even greatly burthened with abundance of people These things I thought good to let you vnderstand being the truth of things as new as I could experimentally take knowledge of and that you might on our behalfe giue God thankes who hath delt so fauourably with vs. Our supply of men from you came the ninth of November 1621. putting in at Cape ●od some eight or ten leagues from vs the Indians that dwell there about were they who were owners of the Corne which we found in Caues for which we haue giuen them full content and are in great league with them they 〈◊〉 vs 〈…〉 was a ship nere vnto them but though● it to be 〈…〉 indeede for our selues we expected not a friend so soone But when we perceived that she made for our Bay the Gouernor commanded a great 〈◊〉 to beshoo●● 〈◊〉 all 〈…〉 were abroad at worke whereupon 〈…〉 that could handle● Gun were readie with full resolution that if she were an Enemy we would stand 〈◊〉 iust defence not fearing them but God provided better for vs then we supposed these came all in health vnto vs 〈◊〉 being sicke by the way otherwise then by Sea sicknesse and so continue at this time by the blessing of God the good wife ●ord was deliuered of a sonne the first night shee landed and both of them are very well When it pleaseth God we are setled and sitted for the fishing busines and other trading I doubt not but by the blessing of God the gayne will giue content to all in the meane time that we haue gotten we haue sent by this ship and though it be not much yet it will witnesse for vs that we haue not beene idle considering the smallnesse of our 〈◊〉 all this Summer We hope the Marchants will accept of it and be incouraged to furnish vs with things needfull for further imployment which will also incourage vs to put forth our selues to the vttermost Now because ●● expect your comming vnto vs with other of our friends whose companie we much desire I thought good to aduertise you of a few things needfull be carefull to haue a very good bread-roome to put your Biskets in let your Cask for Beere and

Water be Iron-bound for the first tyre if not more let not your meat be drie salted none can better doe it then the Saylers let your meale be so hard trodd in your Cask that you shall need an Ads or Hatchet to worke it out with Trust not too much on vs for Corne at this time for by reason of this last company that came depending wholy vpon vs we shall haue little enough till haruest be carefull to come by some of your meale to spend by the way it will much refresh you build your Cabbins as open as you can and bring good store of clothes and beding with you bring euery man a Musker or fowling Pe●ce let your Pe●ce be long in the barrell and feare not the waight of it for most of our shooting is from Stands bring iuyce of Lemons and take it fasting it is of good vse for hot waters Anni●seed water is the best but vse it sparingly if you bring a●y thing for comfort in the Country Butter or Sallet oyle or both is very good our Indian Corne even the coursest maketh as pleasant meat as Rice therefore spare that vnlesse to spend by the way bring Paper and Linced oyle for your Windowes with Cotton yarne for your Lamps let your shott be most for bigge Fowles and bring store of Powder and shot I forbeare further to write for the present hoping to see you by the next returne so I take my leane comm●nding you to the LORD for a safe conduct vnto vs. Resting in him Plimmouth in New England this 11. of December 1621. Your louing Friend E. W. Reason considerations touching the lawfulnesse of remouing out of England into the parts of America FOrasmuch as many exceptions are daily made against the going into and inhabiting of forraine desert places to the hinderance of plantations abroad and the increase of distractions at home It is not amisse that some which haue beene care witnesses of the exceptions made and are either Agents or Abettors of such remouals and plantations doe seeke to giue content to the world in all things that possibly they can And although the most of the opposites are such as either dreame of raising their fortunes here to that then which there is nothing more vnlike or such as affecting their home-borne countrey so vehemently as that they had rather with all their friends begge yea starue in it the vndergoe a little difficultie in seeking abroad yet are there some who out of doubt in tendernesse of conscience and feare to offend God by running before they be called are straitned and doe straiten others from going to forraine plantations For whose cause especially I haue been drawne out of my good affection to them to publish some reasons that might giue them content and satisfaction and also stay and stop the wilfull and wittie cauiller and herein I trust I shall not be blamed of any godly wise though thorow my slender iudgement I should misse the marke and not strike the naile on the head considering it i● the first attempt that hath beene made that I know of to defend those enterprises Reason would therefore that if any man of deeper reach and better iudgement see further or otherwise that he rather instruct me then deride me And being studious or breuitie we must first consider that whereas God of old did call and summon our Fathers by predictions dreames visions and certaine illuminations to goe from their countries places and habitations to reside and dwell here or there and to wander vp and downe from citie to citie and Land to Land according to his will and pleasure Now there is no such calling to be expected for any matter whatsoeuer neither must any so much as imagine that there will now be any such thing God did once so traine vp his people but now he doth not but speakes in another manner and so we must apply our selves to Gods present dealing and not to his wonted dealing and as the miracle of giuing Man●●s ceased when the fruit● of the land became plentie so God hauing such a plentifull storehouse of directions in his holy word there must not now any extraordinarie reuelations be expected But now the ordinarie examples and precepts of the Scriptures reasonably and rightly vnderstood and applied must be the voice and word that must call vs presse vs and direct vs in euery action Neither is there any land or possession now like vnto the possession which the Iewes had in Caanan being legally holy and appropriated vnto a holy people the seed of Abraham in which they dwelt securely and had their daies prolonged it being by an immediate voice said that he the Lord gaue it them a● a land of rest after their wearie trauels and a type of Eternall rest in heauen but now there is no land of that Sanctimanie no land so appropriated none typicall much lesse any that can be said to be giuen of God to any nation a● was Caanan which they and their seed must dwell in till God sendeth vpon them sword or captiuitie but now we are all in all places strangers and Pilgrims trauellers and soiourners most properly hauing no dwelling but in this earthen Tab●rnacle our dwelling is but a wandring and our abiding but as a fleeting and in a word our home is nowhere but in the heauens in that house not made with hand● whose maker and builder is God and to which all ascend that 〈◊〉 the comming of our Lord Iesus Though then there may be reasons to perswade a man to liue in this or that land yet there cannot be the same reasons which the Iewes had but now as naturall ciuill and Religious bands tie men so they must be bound and as good reason● for things terrene and heauenly appeare so they must be led And so here falleth in our question how a man that is here borne and bred and hath liued some yeares may remoue himselfe into another countrie I answer a man must not respect only to liue and doe good to himselfe but he should see where he can liue to doe most good to others for as one saith He whose liuing is but for himselfe it is time he were dead Some men there are who of necessitie must here liue as being tied to duties either to Church Common-wealth houshold kindred c. but others and that many who doe no good in none of those nor can doe none as being not able or not in fauour or as wanting opportunitie and liue as outcasts no bodies eie-sores eating but for themselues teaching but themselues and doing good to none either in soule or body and so passe ouer daies yeares and moneths yea so liue and so die Now such should life vp their eies and see whether there be not some other place and countrie to which they may goe to doe good and haue vse towards others of that knowledge wisdome humanitie reason strength

skill facultie c. which God hath giuen them for the seruice of others and his owne glory But not to passe the bounds of modestie so far as to name any though I co●fesse I know many who sit here still with their talent in a napkin hauing notable endowments both of body and minde and might doe great good if they were in some places which here doe none nor can doe none and yet through fleshly feare nicenesse straitnesse of heart c. sit still and looke on and will not hazard a dram of health nor a day of pleasure nor an houre of rest to further the knowledge and saluation of the sons of Adam in that New world where a drop of the knowledge of Christ is most precious which is here not set by Now what shall we say to such a profession of Christ to which is ioyned no more deniall of a mans selfe But some will say what right haue I to goe liue in the heathens countrie Letting passe the ancient discouerie● contracts and agreements which our English men haue long since made in those parts together with the acknowledgement of the histories and Chronicles of other nations who professe the land of America from the Cape De Florida vnto the Bay of Canad● which is South and North 300. leagues and vpwards and East and West further then yet hath beene discouered is proper to the King of England yet letting that passe lest I he thought to meddle further then it concerns me or further then I haue discerning I will mention such things as are within my reach knowledge sight and practice since I haue trauailed in these affaires And first seeing we daily pray for the conuersion of the heathens we must consider whether there be not some ordinary meanes and course for vs to take to conuert them or whether praier for them be only referred to Gods extraordinarie worke from heauen Now it seemeth vnto me that we ought also to endeuour and vse the meanes to conuert them and the meanes cannot be vsed vnlesse we goe to them or they come to vs to vs they cannot come our land is full to them we may goe their land is emptie This then is a sufficient reason to proue our going thither to liue lawfull their land is spatious and void there are few and doe but run ouer the grasse as doe also the Foxes and wilde beasts they are not industrious neither haue are science skill or facultie to vse either the land or the commodities of it but all spoiles rots and is marred for want of manuring gathering ordering c. As the ancient Patriarkes therefore remoued from straiter places into more roomthy where the Land lay idle and waste and none vsed it though there dwelt inhabitants by them as Gen. 13.6.11.12 and 34.21 and 41.20 so is it lawfull now to take a land which none vseth and make vse of it And as it is a common land or vnused vndressed countrey so we haue it by common consent composition and agreement which agreement is double First the Imperial Gouernor 〈◊〉 whose circuits in likelihood are larger then England and Scotland hath acknowledged the Kings Maiestie of England to be his Master and Commander and that once in 〈…〉 and in writing vnder his hand to Captaine Standish both he and many other Kings which are vnder him as Pamet Nauset Cammaquid Narrowhiggonset Namaschet c. with diuers others that dwell about the baies of Patuxet and Massachuset neither hath this beene accomplished by threats and blowes or shaking of sword and sound of trumpet for as our facultie that way is small and our strength lesse so our warring with them is after another manner namely by friendly vsage loue peace honest and iust cariages good counsell c. that so we and they may not only liue in peace in that land and they yeeld subiection to an earthly Prince but that as voluntaries they may be perswaded at length to embrace the Prince of peace Christ Iesus and rest in peace with him for euer Secondly this composition is also more particular and applicatorie as touching our selues there inhabiting the Emperour by aioynt consent hath promised and appointed vs to liue at peace where we will in all his dominions taking what place we will and as much land as we will and bringing as many people as we will and that for these two causes First because we are the seruants of Iames King of England whose the land as he confesseth is 2. because he hath found vs iust honest kinde and peaceable and so loues our company yea and that in these things there is no dissimulation on his part nor feare of breach except our securitie ingender in them some vnthought of trecherie or our vnciuilitie prouoke them to anger is most plaine in other Relations which shew that the things they did were more out of loue then out of feare It being then first a vast and emptie Chaos Secondly acknowledged the right of our Soueraigne King Thirdly by a peaceable composition in part possessed of diuers of his louing subiects I see not who can doubt or call in question the lawfulnesse of inhabiting or dwelling there but that it may be as lawfull for such as are not tied vpon some speciall occasion here to line there as well as here yea and as the enterprise is weightie and difficult so the honour is more worthy to plant a rude wildernesse to enlarge the honour and fame of our dread Soueraigne but chiefly to displaie the efficacie power of the Gospell both in zealous preaching professing and wise walking vnder it before the faces of these poore blinde Infidels As for such as obiect the tediousnesse of the voyage thither the danger of Pirats robberie of the sauages trecherie c. these are but Lyons in the way and it were well for such men if they were in heauen for who can shew them a place in this world where iniquitie shall not compasse them at the heeles and where they shall haue a day without griefe or a lease of life for a moment and who can tell but God what dangers may lie at our doores euen in our natiue countrie or what plots may be abroad or when God will cause our sunne to goe downe at noone daie● and in the midst of our peace and securitie lay vpon vs some lasting s●ourge for our so long neglect and contempt of his most glorious Gospell But we haue here great peace plentie of the Gospell and many sweet delights and varietie of comforts True indeed and farre be it from vs to denie and diminish the least of these mercies but haue we rendered vnto God thankfull obedience for this long peace whilst other peoples haue beene at wars haue we not rather murmured repined and fallen at iars amongst our selues whilst our peace hath lasted with forraigne power was there euer more suits in law