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1633. King of G. Britain, Charles I.-France, Lewis XIII.-Spain, Philip IV. mend said fence, and the corn of the owner of said fence shall be liable to pay the charge of mending. Fifth, that it shall be lawful for any man to kill any swine that comes into his corn; the party that owns the swine is to have them being killed, and allow recompense for the damage they do. Mcr

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We (at Plymouth) having had formerly converse and familiarity with the Dutch, they seeing us seated in a barren quarter, told us of a river called by them the Fresh river, which they often commended to us for a fine place both for plantation and trade, and wished us to make use of it. But our hands being full otherwise, we let it pass. But afterwards there coming a company of Indians into these parts, who were driven thence by the Pequents (or Pequots) who usurped upon them, they often solicited us to go thither, and we should have much trade, especially if we would keep a house there. And having good store of commodities, we began to send that way, to discover the sae, and trade with the natives. We found it to be a fine place, and tried divers times, not without profit. But saw the most certainty would be by keeping a house there, to receive the trade when it comes down out of the inland. These Indians not seeing us very forward to build there, solicited those of the Massachusetts in like sort; for their end was to be restored to their country again. But they in the bay being but lately come, were not fit for the same. (See April 4, 1631. By which it seems as if the Plymouth partners had sent divers times up Connecticut river, and traded there, before April 1631, though they set not up a house till now.) B

'But some of the chief in the Mb. made a motion to join with the partners here (at Plymouth)

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to trade jointly with them at that river, which we were willing to embrace, and so have built and put in equal stock together. A time of meeting was appointed at the Massachusetts, and some of the chief here (at Plymouth) are appointed to treat with them, and go accordingly. B

July 12. Mr. Edward Winslow, governor of Plymouth, and Mr. Bradford come into the bay, to confer about joining in a trade to Connecticut for beaver and hemp. There was a motion to set up a trading house there, to prevent the Dutch who are about to build one. But in regard the place is not fit for plantation, there being three or four thousand warlike Indians, and the river not to be gone into but by small pinnaces, having a bar affording but six foot at high water, and for that no vessels can get in for seven months in the year by reason of ice, &c.; we thought not fit to meddle with it. w

'The Massachusetts gentlemen casting many fears of danger and loss, tell us, they have no mind. to it. We then answer, we hope it will be no offence to them if we go without them. They said, there is no reason (it) should. And thus this treaty breaks off, and we come away. B July 18. w And those (at Plymouth) take convenient time to make beginning there (of building) and are the first English that both discovered that place and built in the same. B

'But the Dutch begin now to repent; and hearing of our purpose and preparation, endeavor to prevent us, get in a little before us, make a slight fort, and plant two pieces of ordnance, threatening to stop our passage. But we having a great new bark, and a frame of a house (with) boards, nails, &c. ready, that we might have a defence against

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the Indians, who are much offended that we bring home and restore the right Sachems of the place called Natawanute; so as we are to encounter with a double danger in this attempt, both the Dutch and Indians when we come up the river, the Dutch demand what we intend, and whither we would go? We answer up the river to trade; now our order was to go and seat above them. They bid us strike and stay, or they would shoot us; and stood by their ordnance ready fitted. We answer, we have a commission from the governor of Plymouth to go up the river to such a place; and if they shoot we must obey our order and proceed, we would not molest them, but would go on : so we pass along, and the Dutch threaten us hard, yet they shoot not. Coming to our place [about a mile above the Dutch] (since called Windsor, w and below the south side line of the Massachusetts patent) we quickly clap up our house, land our provisions, leave the company appointed, send the bark home, and afterwards palisade our house about and fortify better. The Dutch send word home to the Monhatos; what was done. And in process of time, they send a band of about seventy men in warlike manner, with colors displayed, to assault us. But seeing us strengthened, and that it would cost blood, they come to a parley, and return in peace; and this was our entrance there. We did the Dutch no wrong, for we took not a foot of any land they bought, but went to the place above them, and bought that tract of land which belonged to the Indians we carried with us and our friends, with whom the Dutch had nothing to do. B

July 24. A ship from Weymouth, arrives (at Boston) with eighty passengers [and twelve kine]

1633. King of G. Britain, Charles I.-France, Lewis XIII.-Spain, Philip IV. who set down at Dorchester, they were twelve weeks coming; being forced into the western islands by a leak, where they stayed three weeks, and were very courteously used by the Portugals; but the extremity of the heat there, and the continual rains brought sickness upon them, so as (several died.) w

'June, July, and August. It pleases God to visit us (at Plymouth) with an infectious fever, of which many fall very sick and upwards of twenty die, men, and women, [besides children] and of them sundry (who were) our ancient friends in Holland, as Thomas Blossom, with others; and in the end, Samuel Fuller, our surgeon and physician; who has been a great help and comfort to us, as in his faculty, so otherwise, being a deacon of the church, godly, and forward to do good, much missed after his death; all which cause much sadness and mourning among us; (and move) us to humble ourselves and seek the Lord by fasting and prayer, who was entreated of us. Mem For toward winter, it pleased the Lord, the sickness ceased. This disease also swept away many of the Indians from all the places near (us.) B

August 5. w Two men, servants to John Moody of Roxbury that were ungodly, especially one, who in his passion would wish himself in hell, and use desperate words, yet had a good measure of knowledge, against the counsel of their (master) would go in a boat to the oyster bank, where they lie all night. In the morning early, [August 6,] w when the tide is out, they gathering oysters, leave their boat (unfastened) on the verge of the channel, and quickly the tide carries it so far into the

Mem Mr. Morton, Secretary of Plymouth Colony's Memorial.

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channel,* that they cannot recover it, and they are both drowned, although they might have waded out on either side; but it was an evident judgment of God upon them. w

* Here ends No. 3, Volume II, being all that was printed, of the Annals of New England. We have completed the sentence from Winthrop's Journal. Extensive preparations had undoubtedly been made for a continuance of the work, but the want of encouragement, and the death of the author in 1758, prevented a continuation of the publication. On the covers of the last number were the following advertisement, and the annexed circular, soliciting contributions of materials for the completion of the work, according to the original design.

Editor of this Edition.

ADVERTISEMENT. Wanting yet, accounts of these ancient towns, namely, Newton, Groton, Chelmsford, Billerica, Woburn, Dunstable, Manchester, in Massachusetts; Saybrook, New Haven, Fairfield, Stamford, in Connecticut ; and Bristol, in Plymouth patent.

The reverend ministers or other gentlemen of those towns, are earnestly entreated, to inquire of their records, gravestones, and ancient people; and send the remarkables of their history from the beginning, in a Chronological order, to the compiler of these Annals, with all convenient expedition.

Boston, May 28, 1755.

SIR,-The New England Annals wanting the remarkables of your place, and the Composer being loth to omit them, that so the work may be as complete as possible, you are therefore earnestly desired to send your communications as soon as may be, on the following heads.

1 When your town was granted and settled, what its original Indian name, to what county first laid; and if there has been any alteration, what, and when it was.

2 What the number of original shares and settlers, and from whence they chiefly came, and what your present number of families.

3 When the church was first gathered, and what their first and present number of males.

4 Whether you are yet divided into precincts, how many, when, and what their names, both ancient and Indian and present English.

5 Who have been your teaching or ruling elders, and when called, ordained, removed, and died, at what age, and where.

6 Whether you have a grammar school, and when first set up.

7 How many of your town have taken their first degree at college, whether at Cambridge or New Haven, how many at each, and what their names.

8 The decease of other gentlemen of note among you, such as counsellors, assistants, justices, graduates, &c.

9 Whether any have deceased among you of 100 years of age or upwards, whether English or Indians, when, and what their names.

10 Those who have been remarkable for a great increase of posterity, their names, age, when they died, and the number of their offspring then of each generation.

11 What remarkable works have been among you, as the building meetinghouses, great bridges, forts, &c. and when.

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