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Page 124 - That neither he nor any of his should injure or do hurt to any of their people. 2. That if any of his did hurt to any of theirs, he should send the offender, that they might punish him.
Page 125 - Squanto continued with them and was their interpreter and was a special instrument sent of God for their good beyond their expectation.
Page 122 - In these hard & difficulte beginings they found some discontents & murmurings arise amongst some, and mutinous speeches & carriags in other; but they were soone quelled & overcome by ye wisdome, patience, and just & equall carrage of things by ye Govr and better part, w* clave faithfully togeather in ye maine.
Page 123 - March a certaine Indian came bouldly amongst them, and spoke to them in broken English, which they could well understand, but marvelled at it.
Page 125 - He should send to his neighbours confederats, to certifie them of this, that they might not wrong them, but might be likewise comprised in the conditions of peace. 6. That when ther men came to them, they should leave their bows & arrows behind them.
Page 2 - ... been manured and husbanded, yet it is very beautiful in open lands mixed with goodly woods, and again open plains, in some places five hundred acres, some places more, some less, not much troublesome for to clear for the plough to go in ; no place barren but on the tops of the hills.
Page 221 - Waban was the chief man here, " who," says Mr. Gookin, " is now about 70 years of age. He is a person of great prudence and piety : I do not know any Indian that excels him.
Page 3 - The Indians have a yearly custom (which some of our Christians have also adopted) of burning the woods, plains and meadows in the fall of the year, when the leaves have fallen, and when the grass and vegetable substances are dry. Those places which are then passed over are fired in the spring in April. This practice is" named by us and the Indians,
Page 9 - Naragancet, came to the governor at Boston, with John Sagamore, and Jack Straw, (an Indian, who had lived in England and had served Sir Walter Raleigh [?], and was now turned Indian again,) and divers of their sannops, and brought a letter to the governor from Mr.
Page 167 - There are abont nine families and forty-five souls. The people are of sober deportment, and better instructed in the worship of God than any of the new praying towns. Their teacher's name is Joseph, who is one of the church of Hassanamessit ; a sober, pious, and ingenious person, and speaks English well, and is well read in the scriptures.