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 the use and benefit of present and
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 the use and benefit of present and future generations, by Nathaniel Morton, secretary to the court for the jurisdiction of New-Plimouth; [Six lines of Scripture texts]. . t their governour was pur-posed to come and take their Corn by force, which with otherthings made them enter into a Confpiracy againft the EnvliftjAnd herewith I end the Relation of the moft RemarkableW-fagesof Gods Providence towards the flrft Planters, which fellout in this Year. 1 6 z 3 M ^. weftons people fore-named, notwithftanding all helps. they could procure for fupply of Pro virions, fell intogreat Extremity, which wasoccafioned by their excefiive ex-pence while they had it, or could get it; and after they cameinto want, many fold away their Clothes and Bed-coverings-others were fo bafe as they became fervantsto the Indians,and would cut them Wood, and fetch them Water for a Capullof Corn- others fell to Mealing both night and day fromthe Mans, of which they grievoufly complained. In the endthey came to that mifery, that fome flarved and died withhunger- and one in gathering of Sheil-fifh was fo weak, as talt in the mud, and was found dead in the place. and P moft - _. 42 New-Enslands MemorialL An. 1623, $1 *- mine wo* Phi-siehas Prat:, who hath pennedthe particularcf bis perilousJourney ?> andfom ether thingsrelating to this mod of them left their Dwellings, and were fcattered up anddown in the Woods by the Water-fide, wher
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