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

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

thankfull to God a little before wee set forth came a certaine shippe from the Dutch Plantation casting an ankor under the command of our Ordnance we desired the Master to come ashore the Master and Marchant willing to answer our expectation came forth and sitting with us awhile unexpectedly revealed their intent that th●y were bound for Pequeat river to trade our selves knowing the accustome of warre that it was not the practise in a case of this nature to suffer others to goe and trade with them our enemies with such commo●●●ies as might be prejudiciall unto us and ad●antag●●us to them as kettles or the like which make them Arrow-heads wee gave command to them not to stirre alledging that 〈…〉 w●re intended daily to fall upon them This being unkindly taken it bred 〈…〉 betweene their severall Commande●●● but God was pleased out of his 〈…〉 things in such a sweet moderate may 〈◊〉 turned to his glory and his peoples good T●ese men seeing they could not have 〈◊〉 to 〈◊〉 upon their desi●ne gave us a 〈…〉 their hands that if we would give them liberty to depart they would endeavour to the utmost of their abilitie to release those two captive Maids and this should be the chiefe scope and drift of their designe having these promises depending upon their faithfulnesse we gave them libertie they set sayle and went to Pequeat river and sent to shore the Master of the vessell to Sasacoose their Prince for to crave liberty to trade and what would they trade for but the English Maides which he much disliked suddenly withdrawing himselfe he returned backe to the vessell and by way of policie allured seven Indians into the Barke some of them being their prime men having them aboord acquainted them with their intent and told them without they might have the two Captives delivered safely aboord they must keepe them as prisoners and pledges and therefore must resolve not to goe ashore untill such time they had treated with the Sagamore One of the Dutch called to them on the shore and told them they must bring the two captive Maides if they would have the seven Indians and therefore briefely if you will bring them tell us if not we set sayle and will turne all your Indians over-boord in the maine Ocean so soone as ever we come out they taking this to be a jest slighted what was said unto them they weying ankor set sayle and drew neere the mouth of the River the Pequeats then discerned they were in earnest and earnestly desired them to returne and come to an anko● and they would answer their expectation so they brought the two Maides and deliver●d them safely aboord and they returned to them the seven Indians then they set sayle and came to Seabrooke Fort bringing them to Seabrooke Fort request was made to have them ashore but in regard of the Dutch Governours desire who had heard that there was two English Maides taken captives of the Pequeats and thinking his owne Vessell to bee there a trading with them hee had managed out a Pinace purposely to give strict order and command to the former Vessell to get these Captives what charge soever they were at nay though they did hazard their peace with them and to gratifie him with the first sight of them after their deliverance so they earnestly intreated us that they might not bee brought ashore so as to stay there or to bee sent home untill they had followed the Governours order which willingly was granted to them though it were 30. leagues from us yet were they safely returned againe and brought home to their friends now for the examination of the two Maids after they arrived at Seabrooke Fort the eldest of them was about sixteene yeares of age demanding of her how they had used her she told us that they did solicite her to uncleannesse but her heart being much broken and afflicted under that bondage she was cast in had brought to her consideration these thoughts how shall I commit this great evill and sinne against my God Their hearts were much taken up with the consideration of Gods just displeasure to them that had lived under so prudent meanes of grace as they did and had beene so ungratefull toward God and slighted that meanes so that Gods hand was justly upon them for their remisnesse in all their wayes Thus was their hearts taken up with these thoughts the Indians carried them from place to place and shewed them their Forts and curious Wigwams and houses and incouraged them to be merry but the poore soules as Israel could not frame themselves to any delight or mirth under so strange a King they hanging their Harpes upon the Willow trees gave their mindes to sorrow hope was their chiefest food and teares their constant drinke behind the rocks and under the trees the eldest spent her breath in supplication to her God and though the eldest was but young yet must I confesse the sweet affection to God for his great kindnesse and fatherly love she daily received from the Lord which sweetned all her sorrowes and gave her constant hope that God would not nor could not forget her poore distressed soule and body because saith she his loving kindnesse appeareth to mee in an unspeakable manner and though sometimes saith shee I cryed out David-like I shall one day perish by the hands of Saul I shall one day dye by the hands of these barbarous Indians and specially if our people should come forth to warre against them then is there no hope of deliverance then must I perish then will they cut me off in malice but suddenly the poore soule was ready to quarrell with it selfe why should I distrust God doe not I daily see the love of God unspeakably to my poore distressed soule and he hath said he will never leave mee nor forsake mee therefore I will not feare what man can doe unto me knowing God to be above man and man can doe nothing without Gods permission These were the words that fell from her mouth whē she was examined in Seabrook fort● I having command of Seabrooke Fort she spake these things upon examination in my hearing Christian reader give mee leave to appeale to the hearts of all true affectioned Christians whether this bee not the usuall course of Gods dealing to his poore captivated children the prisoners of hope to distill a great measure of sweet comfort and consolation into their soules in the time of trouble so that the soule is more affected with the sense of Gods fatherly love then with the griefe of its captivity sure I am that sanctified afflictions crosses or any outward troubles appeare so profitable that Gods deare Saints are forced to cry out Thy loving kindnesse is better then life then all the lively pleasures and profits of the world better a prison sometimes and a Christ then liberty without him better in a fierie furnace with the presence of Christ then in a Kingly palace

Let the ends and aimes of a man bee good and hee may proceed with courage the bush may bee in the fire but so long as God appeares to Moses out of the bush there is no great danger more good then hurt will come out of it Christ knowes how to honour himselfe and to doe his people good though it bee by contrary meanes which reason will not fathome Looke but to faith and that will make us see plainly that though afflictions for the present are grievous as doubtlesse it was with these two captive Maides yet sweet and comfortable is the issue with all Gods saints as it was with them But to goe on Having imbarqued ●our souldiers wee weighed ankor at Seabrooke Fort and set sayle for the Narraganset Bay deluding the Pequeats thereby for they expected us to fall into Pequeat River but crossing their expectation bred in them a securitie wee landed our men in the Narraganset Bay and marched over land above two dayes journey before wee came to Pequeat quartering the last nights march within two miles of the place wee set forth about one of the clocke in the morning having sufficient intelligence that they knew nothing of our comming Drawing neere to the Fort yeelded up our selves to God and intreated his assistance in so waightie an enterprize We set on our march to surround the Fort Captaine Iohn Mason approching to the West end where it had an entrance to passe into it my selfe marching to the South side surrounding the Fort placing the Indians for wee had about three hundred of them without side of our souldiers in a ring battalia giving a volley of shotte upon the Fort so remarkable it appeared to us as wee could not but admire at the providence of God in it that souldiers so unexpert in the use of their armes should give so compleat a volley as though the finger of God had touched both match and flint which volley being given at breake of day and themselves fast asleepe for the most part bred in them such a terrour that they brake forth into a most dolefull cry so as if God had not fitted the hearts of men for the service it would have bred in them a commiseration towards them but every man being bereaved of pitty fell upon the worke without compassion considering the bloud they had shed of our native Countrey-men and how barbarously they had dealt with them and slaine first and last about thirty persons Having given fire wee approached neere to the entrance which they had stopped full with armes of trees or brakes my selfe approching to the entrance found the worke too heavie fo● mee to draw out all those which were strongly forced in We gave order to one Master Hedge and some other souldiers to pull out those brakes having this done and laid them betweene me and the entrance and without order themselves proceeded first on the South end of the Fort but remarkable it was to many or us men that runne before they are sent most commonly have an ill reward Worthy Reader let mee intreate you to have a more charitable opinion of me though unworthy to be better thought of then is reported in the other Booke you may remember there is a passage unjustly laid upon mee that when wee should come to the entrance I should put forth this question shall wee enter others should answer againe What came we hither for else It is well knowne to many it was never my practise in time of my command when we are in garrison much to consult with a private souldier or to aske his advise in point of Warre much lesse in a matter of so great ● moment as that was which experience had often caught mee was not a time to put forth such a question and therefore pardon him that hath given the wrong information having our swords in our right hand our Carbins or Muskets in our left hand we approched the Fort Master Hedge being shot thorow both armes and more wounded though it bee not commendable for a man to make mention at any thing that might tend to his owne honour yet because I would have the providence of God observed and his Name magnified as well for my selfe as others I dare not omit but let the world know that deliverance was given to us that command as well as to private souldiers Captaine Mason and my 〈◊〉 entring into the Wigwams hee was shot and received many Arrowes against his head-peece God preserved him from any wounds my selfe received a shotte in the lef● hippe through a sufficient Buffe 〈◊〉 that if I had not beene supplyed with such a 〈◊〉 the Arrow would have pierced through me another I received betweene necke and shoulders hanging in the linnen of my Head-peece others of our souldiers were shot some through the shoulders some in the face some in the head some in the legs Captaine Mason and my selfe losing each of us a man and had neere twentie wounded most couragiously these Pequeats behaved themselves but seeing the Fort was to hotte for us wee devised a way how wee might save our selves and prejudice them Captaine Mason entring into a Wigwam brought out a fire-brand after hee had wounded many in the house then hee set fire on the West-side where he entred my selfe set fire on the South end with a traine of Powder the fires of both meeting in the center of the Fort blazed most terribly and burnt all in the space of halfe an houre many couragious fellowes were unwilling to come out and fought most desperately through the Palisadoes so as they were scorched and burnt with the very flame and were deprived of their armes in regard the fire burnt their very bowstrings and so perished valiantly mercy they did deserve for their valour could we have had opportunitie to have bestowed it many were burnt in the Fort both men women and children others forced out and came in troopes to the Indians twentie and thirtie at a time which our souldiers received and entertained with the point of the sword downe fell men women and children those that scaped us fell into the hands of the Indians that were in the reere of us it is reported by themselves that there were about foure hundred soules in this Fort and not above five of them escaped out of our hands Great and dolefull was the bloudy sight to the view of young souldiers that never had beene in Warre to see so many soules lie gasping on the ground so thicke in some places that you could hardly passe along It may bee demanded Why should you be so furious as some have said should not Christians have more mercy and compassion But I would referre you to Davids warre when a people is growne to such a height of bloud and sinne against God and man and all confederates in the action there hee hath no respect to persons but harrowes them and sawes them and puts them to the sword and the most terriblest