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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A51414	New-Englands memoriall, or, A brief relation of the most memorable and remarkable passages of the providence of God manifested to the planters of New-England in America with special reference to the first colony thereof, called New-Plimouth : as also a nomination of divers of the most eminent instruments deceased, both of church and common-wealth, improved in the first beginning and after-progress of sundry of the respective jurisdictions in those parts, in reference unto sundry exemplary passages of their lives, and the time of their death / published for use and benefit of present and future generations, by Nathaniel Morton ...	Morton, Nathaniel, 1613-1685.	1669 (1669)	Wing M2827; ESTC R16332	139,372	220

to the whole Court aforesaid That he nor they shall nor will needlesly or unjustly raise any quarrels or do any wrong to other Natives to provoke them to War against him and That he nor they shall not Give Sell or Convey any of his or their Lands Territories or Possessions whatsoever to any person or persons whomsoever without the privity and consent of the Government of Plimouth aforesaid other then to such as the said Government shall send or appoint All which Conditions the said Woosamequen and Mooanam his Son for themselves and their Successors did then faithfully promise to observe and keep And the whole Court in the Name of the whole Government for each Town respectively did then likewise Ratifie and Confirm the aforesaid ancient League and Confederacy and did also further promise to the said Woosamequen and Mooanam his Son and their Successors That they shall and will from time to time defend the said Woosamequen Of this see pag. 24. and Mooanam his Son and their Successors when need and occasion shall require against all such as shall unjustly rise up against them to wrong or oppress them unjustly 1640. MR. William Bradford was Elected Governour of the Jurisdiction of Plimouth were Elected Assistants Mr. Thomas Prince Mr. William Collier Mr. John Brown Captain Miles Standish Mr. Timothy Hatherly and Mr. Edmond Freeman 1641. THis Year Mr. William Bradford was Elected Governour of the Jurisdiction of New-Plimouth were Chosen Assistants to him in Government Mr. Edward Winslow Mr. Thomas Prince Mr. William Collier Captain Miles Standish Mr. Timothy Hatherly Mr. John Brown and Mr. Edmond Freeman 1642. THis Year Mr. William Bradford was Elected Governour of the Jurisdiction of New-Plimouth were Elected Assistants to him in Government Mr. Edward Winslow Mr. Thomas Prince Mr. William Collier Mr. Timothy Hatherly Mr. John Brown Mr. William Thomas and Mr. Edmond Freeman In reference unto the three years last specified although I have no special Providence to take notice of particularly to assign to each of them save the continuance of Gods mercy and goodness in the Annual Election of godly and able Magistrates in the Jurisdiction of Plimouth as is before-noted yet notwithstanding we are to take notice of the continued Peace and Plenty with which not onely these three years restrictively considered but also for many years together both before and after them New-England was so marvellously gratiated But that which is more that about these times the Lord was pleased of his great goodness richly to accomplish and adorn the Colony of Plimouth as well as other Colonies in New-England with a considerable number of godly and able Gospel-Preachers who then being dispersed and disposed of to the several Churches and Congregations thereof gave Light in a glorious and resplendent manner as burning and shining Lights Which mercy and transcendent favour had not Sin and Satans envy interposed might have rendred them greatly happy and prosperous it being observed That where Gospel-dispensation flourisheth there Prosperity in other respects may usually be expected In reference unto the honour of God and due respects unto such worthy Instruments I thought meet to nominate some of the speciallest of them viz. Mr. Charles Chauncy Mr. William Hook Mr. Nicholas Street Mr. John Laythrop Mr. John Mayo Mr. John Reyner Mr. Ralph Partridge Mr. Samuel Newman Mr. William Leverich Mr. Richard Blinman Mr. Edward Bulkly Mr. John Miller Mr. Marmaduke Matthews With some others that might be named These some of them stayed not long ere they removed some into the Neighbour-Colonies some into Old-England and others to their Eternal Rest whereby the said Jurisdiction was wanting in a great measure for some time of such a Blessing Howbeit the Lord hath since graciously raised up a supply to divers of the said Congregations and more may be expected according to his Promises 1643. THis Year Mr. William Bradford was elected Governour of the Jurisdiction of New-Plimouth And were chosen his Assistants in Government Mr. Edward Winslow Mr. Thomas Prince Mr. William Collier Mr. Timothy Hatherly Mr. John Brown Mr. Edmond Freeman And Mr. William Thomas This Year about the eighteenth day of April died Mr. William Brewster the Ruling Elder of the Church of Christ at Plimouth concerning whom I could say much of mine own knowledge but I shall content my self only to insert the honourable Testimony that Mr. William Bradford deceased hath left written with his own hand concerning him Saith he My dear Friend Mr. William Brewster was a man that had done and suffered much for the Lord Jesus and the Gospels sake and hath born his part in weal and woe with this poor persecuted Church above thirty six years in England Holland and in this Wilderness and done the Lord and them faithful service in his place and calling and notwithstanding the many troubles and sorrows he passed through the Lord upheld him to a great age he was four score and four years of age when he died The dea h of Mr. William Brewster he had this blessing added by the Lord to all the rest to dye in his bed in peace amongst the midst of his friends who mourned and wept over him and ministred what help and comfort they could unto him and he again recompensed them whiles he could his sickness was not long and until the last day thereof he did not wholly keep his bed his speech continued until somewhat more then half a day before his death and then failed him and about nine or ten of the clock that evening he died without any pangs at all a few hours before he drew his breath short and some few minutes before his last he drew his breath long as a man fallen into a sound sleep without any pangs or gasping and so sweetly departed this life unto a better I would now demand of any What he was the worse for former sufferings what do I say worse no he was the better and they now added to his honor 2 Thess 1.5 6 7. It is a manifest token saith the Apostle of the righteous Judgement of God that we may be counted worthy of the Kingdom of God for which we also suffer seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompence tribulation to them that trouble you and to you who are troubled rest with us when the Lord Jesus shall be revealed from Heaven with his mighty Angels 1 Pet. 4.14 and if you be reproached saith the Apostle Peter for the Name of Christ happy are ye for the Spirit of God and of Glory shall rest upon you what though he wanted the riches and pleasures of the World in this life and Pompous monuments of his Funeral yet the memorial of the Just shall be blessed Prov. 10.17 when the name of the wicked shall rot with their Marble Monuments He was well educated in learning as at inferiour Schools so also at the Vniversity and from thence went to the Court and there served Mr. Davison a

may finde protection and shelter under the wings of your pious Patronage to defend us against such criticall and censorious eyes and tongues as may either carp at my expressions or misconstrue my intentions The ample experience I have had of your undeserved Favour and Respect to me in my many years Service of the Publick and my observation in that time that you have desired something of this nature might be done hath encouraged me hereunto your good acceptance whereof shall ever oblige me to answerable returning of gratitude and administer to me further cause of thankfulness That God hath given me an Habitation under your just and prudent Administrations and wish for a Succession of such as may be skilfull to lead our Israel in this their peregrination and when God shall take you hence to receive the Crown of your labours and travels So prayeth Your Worships humble Servant Nathaniel Morton TO THE CHRISTIAN Reader Grace and Peace be multiplied With Profit by this following Narration Gentle Reader I Have for some length of time looked upon it as a duty incumbent especially on the immediate Successors of those that have had so large Experience of those many memorable and signall Demonstrations of Gods goodness viz. The first Beginners of this Plantation in New-England to commit to writing his gracious dispensations on that behalf having so many inducements thereunto not onely otherwise but so plentifully in the Sacred Scriptures That so what we have seen Psal 78.3 4. and what our fathers have told us we may not hide from our children shewing to the generations to come the praises of the Lord that especially the seed of Abraham his servant Psal 105.8 9. and the children of Jacob his chosen may remember his marvellous works in the beginning and progress of the planting of New-England his wonders and the judgements of his mouth Psal 80.8 9. How that God brought a vine into this Wilderness that he cast out the Heathen and planted it that he made room for it and caused it to take deep root and it filled the Land so that it hath sent forth its boughs to the Sea and its branches to the River And not onely so but also that He hath guided his people by his strength to his holy Habitation Exod. 15.13 and planted them in the Mountain of his Inheritance in respect of precious Gospel-Enjoyments So that we may not only look back to former Experiences of Gods goodness to our Predecessors Psal 66.6 though many years before and so have our faith strengthned in the Mercies of God for our times that so the Church being one Numerical Body might not onely even for the time he spake with us in our Forefathers Hosea 12.4 by many gracious manifestations of his glorious Attributes Wisdome Goodness and Truth improved for their good but also rejoyce in present Enjoyments of both outward and spirituall mercies as fruits of their Prayers Tears Travels and Labours That as especially God may have the glory of all unto whom it is most due so also some rayes of glory may reach the Names of those blessed Saints that were the main Instruments of the beginning of this happy Enterprize So then gentle Reader thou mayest take notice that the main Ends of publishing this small History is That God may have his due praise His Servants the Instruments have their Names embalmed and the present and future Ages may have the fruit and benefit of Gods great work in the Relation of the first Planting of New-England Which Ends if attained will be great cause of rejoycing to the Publisher thereof if God gives him life and opportunity to take notice thereof The Method I have observed is as I could in some measure answerable to the ends forenamed in inserting some Acknowledgements of Gods Goodness Faithfulness and Truth upon special occasions with allusion to the Scriptures and also taking notice of some special Instruments and such main and special Particulars as were perspicuously remarkable in way of Commendation in them so farre as my intelligence would reach and especially in a faithful Commemorizing and declaration of Gods wonderful works for by and to his people in preparing a place for them by driving out the Heathen before them bringing them through a a Sea of Troubles preserving and protecting them from and in those dangers that attended them in their low estate when they were strangers in the Land and making this howling Wilderness a Chamber of rest safety and pleasantness whiles the storms of his Displeasure have not onely tossed but endangered the overwhelming of great States and Kingdomes and hath now made it to us a fruitful Land sowed it with the seed of man and beast but especially in giving us so long a peace together with the Gospel of peace and so great a freedome in our Civil and Religious Enjoyments and also in giving us hopes that we may be Instruments in his hands not onely of enlarging of our Princes Dominions but to enlarge the Kingdome of the Lord Jesus in the Conversion of the poor blinde Natives And now Courteous Reader that I may not hold thee too long in the Porch I onely crave of thee to reade this following Discourse with a single eye and with the same ends as I had in penning it Let not the smallness of our Beginnings nor weakness of Instruments make the thing seem little or the work despicable but on the contrary let the greater praise be rendred unto God who hath effected great things by small means Let not the harshness of my style prejudice thy taste or appetite to the dish I present thee with Accept it as freely as I give it thee Corp not at what thou dost not approve but use it as a Remembrance of the Lords goodness to engage to true Thankfulness and Obedience so may it be a help to thee in thy journey through the wilderness of this world to that Eternal Rest which is onely to be found in the Heavenly Canaan which is the earnest desire of Thy Christian Friend Nathaniel Morton NEW-ENGLAND'S MEMORIAL OR A brief Relation of the most Remarkable Passages of the Providence of God manifested to the Planters of New-England in AMERICA And first of the beginning of the first Plantation in N.E. CALLED NEW-PLIMOUTH IT is the usuall manner of the Dispensation of the Majesty of Heaven to work wonderfully by weak means for the effectuating of great things to the intent that he may have the more Glory to himself Many instances hereof might be produced both out of the Sacred Scriptures and common Experience and amongst many others of this kinde the late Happy and Memorable Enterprize of the Planting of that part of America called New-England deserveth to be Commemorized to future Posterity IN the Year 1602. divers godly Christians of our English Nation in the North of England being studious of Reformation and therefore not onely witnessing against Humane Inventions and Additions in the Worship of

passages are admirable and too long to write I heartily wish for an opportunity to impart them unto you being many sheets of Paper but the conclusion was against all mens expectation an order for our encouragement and much blame and disgrace upon the adversaries which calls for much thankfulness from us all which we purpose God willing to express in a day of thanksgiving to our merciful God I doubt not but you will consider if it be not fit for you to joyn in it who as he hath humbled us by his late correction so he hath lifted us up by an abundant rejoycing in our deliverance out of so desperate a danger so as that which our enemies built their hopes upon to ruine us by he hath mercifully disposed to our great advantage as I shall further acquaint you when occasion shall serve The Copy of the Order follows At the Court at Whitehall January 19. 1632. Sigillum Crescent Lord Privy-Seal Earl of Dorset Lord Vicount Falkland Lord Bishop of London Lord Cottinton Mr. Trevers Mr. Vice-Chamberlain Mr. Secretary Cook Mr. Secretary Windebank WHereas his Majesty hath lately been informed of great distraction and much disorder in the Plantations in the parts of America called New-England which if they be true and suffered to run on would tend to the dishonour of this Kingdome and utter ruine of that Plantation for prevention whereof for the orderly setling of Government according to the intention of those Patents which have been granted by his Majesty from his late Royal Father King James It hath pleased his Majesty that the Lords and others of his most honourable Privy Council should take the same into consideration Their Lordships in the first place thought fit to make a Committee of this Board to take examination of the matters informed which Committee having called divers of the principal Adventurers in that Plantation and heard those that are complainants against them most of the things informed being denied and resting to be proved by parties that must be called from that place which required a long expence of time and at present their Lordships finding they were upon dispatch of Men Victuals and Merchandise for that place all which would be at a stand if the Adventurers should have discouragement or take suspition that the State here had no good opinion of that Plantation their Lordship 's not laying the fault or fancies if any be of some particular men upon the General Government or principal Adventurers which in due time is further to be enquired into have thought fit in the mean time to declare that the appearances were so fair and hopes so great that the Country would prove both beneficial to this Kingdome and profitable to the particulars as that the Adventurers had cause to go on cheerfully with their undertakings and rest assured if things were carried as was pretended when the Patents were granted and accordingly as by the Patents it is appointed His Majesty would not only maintain the Liberties and priviledges heretofore granted but supply any thing further that might tend to the good Government prosperity and comfort of His people there of that place c. William Tromball 1633. THis Year Mr. Edward Winslow was Chosen Governour of the Jurisdiction of New-Plimouth And were Chosen to be his Assistants in Government Mr. William Bradford Captain Miles Standish Mr. John Howland Mr. John Alden Mr. John Dove Mr. Stephen Hopkins Mr. William Gilson The Plantation of Plimouth having had some former converse with the Dutch as hath been hinted they seeing them seated in a barren quarter told them of a River called by them the Fresh River Which is the same called Conecticot River which they often commended unto them for a good place both for Plantation and Trade and wished them to make use of it but their hands being full otherwise they let it pass but afterwards there coming a company of Indians into these parts that were driven out of their Country by the potency of the Pequots they sollicited them to go thither These Indians not seeing them very forward to entertain the motion which they moved with great ardency they sollicited them of the Government of the Massachusets in like sort but they being then not fit to entertain the motion in respect that they were newly come into the Country did not much regard it Notwithstanding some of the chief made a motion to joyn with some here in a way of Trade at the same River on which a meeting was appointed to treat concerning the same matter and some of Plimouth appointed to give them meeting which they did but they cast in the way many fears of danger and loss and the like on which they of the Massachusets declined the thing and did not proceed therein Whereupon those of Plimouth went on alone and prepared a Frame of an House and stowed it into a Barque ready to rear at their landing and went up the said River and reared their House and fenced it about with a Pallisado which was done with great difficulty not onely of the Dutch but also of the Indians Notwithstanding the place they possessed themselves of was such as the Dutch had nothing to do with and likewise was lawfully purchased of the Indians which they carried with them And this was Plimouths entrance there who deserved to have held it and not by friends to have been thrust out as in a sort they afterwards were This year it pleased God to visit Plimouth with an infectious Feaver of which many fell very sick and upwards of twenty died men women and children and sundry of them were of their ancient Friends amongst the rest Mr. Samuel Fuller then died after he had much helped others and was a comfort to them he was their Chirurgion and Physician and did much good in his place being not onely usefull in his faculty but otherwise as he was a godly man and served Christ in the Office of a Deacon in the Church for many years and forward to do good in his place and was much missed after God removed him out of this world This sickness caused much sadness amongst them and according to their duty they besought the Lord by Fasting and Prayer and he was intreated of them and towards Winter the sickness ceased This sickness being a kinde of a pestilent Feaver swept away also many of the Indians from many places near adjoyning to Plimouth It is to be observed That the Spring before this sickness there was a numerous company of Flies Strange and unwonted Flies a presage of a sickness that followed which were like for bigness unto Wasps or Bumble Bees they came out of little holes in the ground and did eat up the green things and made such a constant yelling noise as made all the Woods ring of them and ready to deaf the hearers they were not any of them heard or seen by the English in the Country before this time but the Indians told