at Mulbury in persuit of the Enemy, of whom he destroyed about 70, Old Men, Women and Children, who wanted strength to follow the fugitive Army.*

The Desperate heathens takeing advantage of the dismission of three Disbanded Companies, studied nothing but Massacres, outrages, and treacherous hostillitie, which within two days after those said Companies were dispers't, they found opportunity to commit, in a Town called Nashaway, which they set fire to, and burnt to the Ground, taking no less than 55 Persons into their Merciless captivity, and because the reader shall understand the Damnable antipathy they have to Religion and Piety, I would have him take notice how they endeavour to Signallize their Cruelty, and gratifie their enraged Spleen, chiefly on the promoters of it; for of these 55 Captives, the Minister of the Town's relations made no less than 19 of them; viz. Mrs. Rowlonson, the Ministers wife, and three of his Children, her sister and seaven Children, and her sister Drew and four Children. The Minister himself with his sisters husbands returning from Boston a little after the engagement, [4] to their infinite grief, found their houses burnt to the ground, and their Wives and Children taken Captive, nor was this crueltie committed, as the extent or Nepolus Vltria of their vengance, but rather as an earnest of their Bearbarity. For no longer than the next day after, three men Going out, with the Cart, were seiz'd on by these Indians, one of them killed, and the other two not to be found; the day following at Cox[c]ord, [Concord?] they burnt one house and murder'd three per

sons.

In short, their outrages are so many and different, that I must intreat the reader, since they will not be brought into afluent Narration, to accept them plainly and dyurnally, according to the time, place, and manner, as they were committed, which is the only way to avoid omissions, and consequently to Satisfie the inquisitive, who, I suppose, would willingly hear of all the extremities [that] have happened to the suffering Christians in this New England War.

On the 17 of Febr. therefore, you must know, that the Town of Medfeild was begirt with a regiment of resoleut Indian[s], who assailed it so briskly, that maugred all the resistance made by Capt. Jacobbs, who was then Ingarrisoned there with a hundred Souldiers for its security, the en

*If this be so, who will wonder at the fate of Capt. Wadsworth and his men?

raged Heathens never desisted their desperate attemps, Battering the Walls, and powering showers of Arrows into the bosome of the Town, they had distroyed above 50 of her inhabitants, & burnt 30 of her houses.

The 7th. of March following these bloody Indians march't to a considerable Town called Croaton,* where first they set fire to Major Willard's house, & afterwards burnt 65 more, there being Seaventy two houses at first, so that there was left standing but six houses of the whole Town; the next day after, two men coming from Malbury to Southbury were slain: and the Sabboth day ensuing, these destroying Indians came to Plymouth, where fixing only on a house of one Mr. Clarks, they burnt, and murthered his wife and all his Children, himself Narrowly escaping their crueltie by happily at that juncture being at a meeting.

On the second of April, 1676, Major Savage, Capt. Moseley, Capt. William Turnor, and Captain Whipal, with 300. men marching from Malborow to Quabury, where they had ordered the Connectick Army to remain in readiness against their coming, which being effected, accordingly they joined forces, and began [5] their march towards Northampton, but by the way were assaulted by the Indians, whom they repelled without any other damage, then only Mr. Buckly wounded, killing about 20 of the Enemies in a hot persuit after them.

The tenth Ditto, about 700 Indians encompast Northampton on all sides where they fought very resolutely for the space of an hour, and then fled, leaving about 25 persons dead upon the place, the Christians loosing,only 4. men and 1. woman, and had some barnes burnt; on the 12th instant they assaulted Warwick with so unhappy a success that they burnt all the Town, except four Garrison houses which were left standing, six days after Captain Peirce, Brother to Captain Peirce of London, with 55 men and 20 Christian Indians went to seek out their Enemies, the Indians whom according to their intelligence they found rambling in an obscure Wood; upon his approach they drew into order, and received his onset with much difficulty, being in the end forced to retreat, but it was so slowly that it scarcely deserved that name, when a fresh company

Groton, probably. The C. may be an imperfect G. in copy.
Probably Whipple, but hardly decidable."

Quabaog? Brookfield.

of

Indians came into their assistance, beset the Christians round, Killed Captain Pierce and 48. of his men, besides 8. of the Christian Indians. The Fight continued about 5 hours, the Enemy bying the Victory very dearly, but at last obtained it so absotely, that they deprived us of all means of hearing of their loss.

At Malbrow on the 12th Ditto, were several houses burnt whilst the miserable inhabitants were at a meeting, and at Springfield the same Lords day, these devillish Enemies of Religion seeing a man, woman, and their Children, going but towards a meeting-house, Slew them (as they said) because they thought they intended to go thither.

The 28th, of the same instant, April last, Captain Denison collecting a Regiment of 500, and 200 English Paquet Nimerass Indians, marcht out of New London in search of that Grand fomenter of this Rebellion. Anthony* the Secham, whom at last near the Town call'd Providence he recovered, and after a hot dispute, wherein he kill'd 45 of the Sechems men, Took him their commander Prisoner, with several of his Captaines, whom they immediately put to death; but were at strong debate whether they should send him to Boston, but at length they carried him to [6] New London, and began to examine him, why he did foment that war which would certainly be the distruction of him and all the Heathen Indians in the Country, to which, and many other interogatories he made no other reply but that the was born a Prince, & if Princes came to speak with him, he would answer them, But none of those present being Princes, he thought himself oblig'd in honour to hold his Tongue. ]† This Answer, though it might Challenge their admiration, was not so prevalent as to obtain their pitty.

Notwithstanding, the Surviveing Sechems were not long in revenging his death, for, on the Sixth of May, they burnt all Malborow, except three Garrison houses, kill'd Capt. Jacobson and Lieutenant Prat, and two dayes after burnt 24 houses in Southbury, kill'd several of the inhabitants who vainly expected Capt. Wedworth and Capt. Bro ok we‡ to their Relief; for these unfortunate Gentlemen were inter

Nanunteno, unquestionably is intended; but what is meant by Nimerass is beyond our comprehension.

†The printer's quotation mark.

The printer was probably puzzled to make any thing of his copy Brocklebank is

the name.

cepted by 700 Moors, with whom they fought for the space of 4 hours, till not only they two, but Capt. Sharp and 51 Christians more lay dead upon the place.

At Woodcock[s] 10 miles from Seconch, on the 16th May was a little Skirmage betwixt the Moors and Christians, wherein there was of the later three slain and two wounded, and only two Indians Kild.

May 28. 1676. Capt. Denison and Capt. Evry [Avery] with 50 English and about 150 Paquet Indians, Scouting among the Woods, in 8 days space kill'd 25 Indians and took 51 prisoners; one whereof was Grand-child to Dunham* who was kill'd by Capt. Peirce in the engagement on the 26 May.

The number of Christians slain since the beginning of the late Wars in New England, are 444. Taken Prisoners, 55.

The number of Indians Slain in this war is uncertain, because they burnt their Dead, keeping their Death as a Secret from the Christians knowledge, but the number mentioned herein is 910.

We have Received very late news that the Christians in New England have had very great Victory over the Infidel Natives.

There has been a Treaty between them; the Indians proffer to lay down their Armes; but the English are not willing to agree to it, except they will give up their Armes, and go as far up into the Country, as the Court of Boston shall think fit.‡

*Perhaps Pumham. † This is new and untrue.

Some copies of the original tract have not this last paragraph. Mr. BROWN's copy has it, but that in Harvard College library is without it. By comparing the proofs of this edition with that belonging to the College, several corrections have been made, and uncertain words made out, which could not have been done by the other copy. And here we would return our thanks to the obliging Librarian, for his kindness in affording us an opportunity to make our copy more perfect than either of the others.

FINIS.

Ball, Mr.- and wife killed at Lancaster, 21 Cook, Elisha, killed, 135