Saturday last; which brings this news out of England; that the plague
is sore, both in the city and country, and that the University of
Cambridge is shut up by reason thereof; also, that there is like to
be a great dearth in the land by reason of a dry season. The Earl
of Pembroke is dead, and Bishop Laud is Chancellor of Oxford; and
that five sundry ministers are to appear before the High Commission,
amongst whom, Mr. Cotton, of Boston, is one. The sad news here
is, that many are sick, and many are dead, the Lord in mercy look
upon them! Some are here entered into a church covenant, the first
four, namely, the Governour, Mr. John Winthrop, Mr. Johnson, Mr.
Dudley, and Mr. Willson; since that, five more are joined unto them,
and others it is like will add themselves to them daily. The Lord
increase them, both in number and holiness, for his mercy’s sake. I
here but lose time and long to be at home, I can do them no good, for
I want drugs, and things fitting to work with: I purpose to be at
home this week (if God permit) and Mr. Johnson, and Captain Endicott
will come with me; and upon their offer, I requested the Governour
to bear them company, who is desirous to come, but saith he cannot
be absent two hours. Mrs. Cottington is dead. Here are divers honest
Christians that are desirous to see us; some out of love, which they
bear to us, and the good persuasion they have of us; others to see
whether we be so evil, as they have heard of us. We have a name of
love and holiness to God and his saints; the Lord make us answerable
and that it may be more than a name, or else it will do us no good.
Be you lovingly saluted, and my sisters, with Mr. Brewster, and Mr.
Smith, and all the rest of our friends. The Lord Jesus bless us and
the whole Israel of God. Amen.
Your loving brother in law,
SAMUEL FULLER.
_Charlestown, August 2, Anno 1630._
But this worthy gentleman, Mr. Johnson, was prevented of his journey,
for shortly after he fell sick and died, whose loss was great and
much bewailed.
INDEX
ADAMS, John, 40
ALDEN, John, 24, 40
Robert, 26
ALLERTON, Isaac, 1, 3, 9, 10, 15, 19, 23-28, 37-40, 49-52, 54, 57
ALLTHAM, Emnu., 26
AMSTERDAM, 29, 49
ANDREWS, Richard, 26, 37, 40, 45, 49, 50, 54
Thomas, 26
ANABLE, Anthony, 40
ANTHONY, Laurence, 26
ASHLEY, Edward, 53-55
BANGS, Edward, 40
BASS BOAT, 39
BASS, EDWARD, 25, 26
BASSETT, William, 40
BEAUCHAMP} John, 2, 25, 26, 37, 38, 40, 45, 49, 50, 53, 54
BEUCHAMP }
BILLINGTON, John, 13, 40
BLACKSTONE, ——, 43
BLOSSOM, Thomas, 18, 19, 22
BOSTON, Eng., 56, 58
BRADFORD, mrs., 28
William, 1, 3, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 19, 21, 23, 24, 27, 32, 34, 36,
37, 39, 40, 45-47, 49-51, 57, 58
BREDA, 17
BREWER, Thomas, 1-3, 26
BREWSTER, Jonathan, 40, 56
William, 3, 18, 19, 21, 24, 40, 48, 51, 57, 59
BRISTOL, Eng., 51-53, 55
BROWN, Peter, 40
BROWNING, Henry, 26
BROWNISTS, 4
BURROW, ——, 57
BURSLEM, ——, 43
CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY, 58
CAPE ANN, 14
CATHERINE, the ship, 1
CHARLES, king, 17, 26
CHARLES RIVER, 56
CHARLESTOWN, 57, 59
COALSON, ——, 55
COLLIER, William, 3, 10, 26, 45, 55
COOKE, Francis, 40
COTTINGTON, ——, 56
mrs., 58
COTTON, John, 56, 58
COUNCIL FOR NEW ENGLAND, 13-15, 30, 34-36, 41, 44
COUNCIL OF NEW NETHERLAND, 29
COVENTRY, Thomas, 26
CRADOCK, ——, 53
CUDBERS, Cudbert, 40
CUSHMAN, Robert, 10, 12, 13
DEAN, Stephen, 40
DE RAZIER, Isaac, 29, 33
DORCHESTER, Mass., 56
DOTY, Edward, 40
DUDLEY, ——, 58
DUTCH PLANTATION, 29, 35, 36
EATON, Francis, 40
ELIZABETH, queen, 32
ENDICOTT, John, 46, 47, 57, 58
ENGLAND, 6, 12, 17, 19, 21, 23-25, 32, 34, 35, 37, 39-41, 46, 47,
56, 58
EUROPE, 28
FAUNCE, John, 40
FLETCHER, Thomas, 3, 10, 15, 16, 26
FOGGE, ——, 55
FRANCE, 45
FRENCHMAN’S POINT, 33
FULLER, Samuel, 24, 40, 47, 48, 56-59
GIBS, ——, 37
GOFFE, Thomas, 26, 37
GORGES, Sir Ferdinando, 36, 43, 51, 52
GOTT, Charles, 48
GREAT-BRITAIN, 33
GUDBURN, Peter, 26
HAMPTON, Eng., 56
HATHERLEY, Timothy, 26, 40, 45, 49, 50, 54, 55
HEATH, Thomas, 26
HENDRICK, prince, 17
HICKS} Robert, 13, 40
HIX}
HIGGINSON, ——, 48
HIGH COMMISSION, 58
HILTON, Edward, 43
HOBSON, William, 26
HOLLAND, Robert, 10, 26
HOLLAND, States of, 31, 34, 46, 49
HOPKINS, Stephen, 40
HOWLAND, John, 24, 40
HUDSON, Thomas, 26
HUMFRIES, ——, 53
JACOBSON, John, 31-33
JEFFREY, ——, 43
JENNEY, John, 24
JESSOP, Francis, 22
JOHNSON, ——, 53, 57-59
KEAYNE, Robert, 3, 25, 26
KEMPTON, Manasseh, 40
KNIGHT, Eliza, 26
John, 26
KNOWLES, Myles, 26
LAUD, bishop, 58
LEYDEN, 12, 16, 17, 19, 21-23, 27, 38, 45, 46, 49, 50, 55
LING, John, 3, 26
LITTLE JAMES, ship, 15
LONDON, 3, 8, 11, 15, 17, 25, 28, 38, 40
LYFORD, John, 1
MANHATAS, 29
MANOMET, 39
MANSFIELD, grave of, 17
MASSACHUSETTS BAY COLONY, 41, 44, 51, 56, 57
MASTERSON, Richard, 22
MATTAPAN, 56
MAURICE, grave, 17
MAY, ——, 20
MAY-FLOWER, ship, 45
MILLSOP, Thomas, 26
MITCHELL, Experience, 40
MORTON, Thomas, 41, 42, 44
MOTT, Thomas, 26
NANTASKET, 43
NARRAGANSET, 30, 44
NASH, Thomas, 22
NASSAU, bark, 33
NAUMKEAK, 43, 46, 47
NEWBALD, Fria., 26
NEW ENGLAND, 13-15, 31, 41
NEW NETHERLANDS, 29
OLDHAM, John, 12, 42
ORANGE, prince of, 32
OXFORD, Eng., 58
PALMER, William, 40
PARLIAMENT, 38, 52
PASCATAQUACK, 43
PEIRCE, John, 13, 16
William, 51, 54
PEMBROKE, earl of, 58
PENINGTON, William, 26
PENRIN, William, 26
PHILLIPS, ——, 56
PLYMOUTH, N. E., 1, 3, 8, 13, 16, 19, 22-27, 29, 31, 32, 34, 36,
37, 39, 43, 46, 47, 49, 51, 57, 58
POCOCK, John, 25, 26
Joseph, 3
POYNTON, Daniel, 26
PRATT, Joshua, 40
Phineas, 40
PHINEAS, 40
PRINCE, Thomas, 40
QUARLES, William, 26
RAZIER, Isaac de, 29, 33
REAYNE, Robert, 3
REVELL, John, 26
ROBINSON, mrs., 50
John, 15-19, 22, 23
ROOKES, Newman, 26
ROYAL EXCHANGE, London, 25
SALEM, Mass., 46, 48, 49, 51, 53, 57, 58
SHARP, Samuel, 26
SHAW, John, 40
SHIRLEY, James, 3, 10, 25-28, 37, 38, 40, 46, 48, 50, 51, 55
SKELTON, ——, 48
SMITH, Ralph, 48, 57, 59
SOCIETY OF PLYMOUTH IN NEW ENGLAND, 8
SOWAMES, 30, 44
SPAIN, 46
STANDISH, Myles, 12, 14, 15, 24, 39, 40, 51
SUFFOLK, Eng., 56
TALBOT, ship, 45
THOMAS, ——, 45, 55
William, 3
THOMSON, mrs., 43
THORNED, John, 26
THORNHILL, ——, 3
Matthew, 26
TILDEN, Joseph, 26
TRASIE, Stephen, 40
TURKS, 15
VIRGINIA, 20, 31
WARD, Thomas, 26
WARHAM, ——, 56
WARWICK, earl of, 51
WEST-INDIAN COMPANY, 32
WESTON, ——, 1, 2, 13
WHITE, John, 26
Roger, 16, 17, 19, 21, 22
WILLSON, ——, 58
WINSLOW, Edward, 1, 3, 9, 10, 12, 15, 24, 40, 51, 58
WINTHROP, John, 53, 56-58
WIRING, 31, 32
WRIGHT, Richard, 26
William, 40
FOOTNOTES:
[1] Edition of 1856.
[2] Pullen, an obsolete word for poultry.
[3] This was unquestionably a misreading and should have been
“Ouldom”, _i.e._ “Oldham.”—Editor.
[4] These letters I have not.
[5] He hath hitherto done it, blessed be His name!
[6] This was wrote in their own tongue.
[7] The one in French and the other in Dutch.
[8] And his consorts were dispersed.
[9] It was costly indeed, in the conclusion.
[10] Here the sum of the debts and other things were blotted out
again.
[11] Since called Dorchester.
TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE
Obvious punctuation errors have been corrected after careful
comparison with other occurrences within the text and consultation
of external sources.
Except for those changes noted below, all misspellings in the text,
and inconsistent or archaic usage, have been retained.
Pg 7: ‘such a grevious’ replaced by ‘such a grievous’.
Pg 9: ‘4ly, Let the’ replaced by ‘4thly, Let the’.
Pg 11: ‘heer I must’ replaced by ‘here I must’.
Pg 17: ‘the whole Chruch’ replaced by ‘the whole Church’.
Pg 29: ‘unite us togather’ replaced by ‘unite us together’.
Pg 36: ‘Ferninando Gorges’ replaced by ‘Ferdinando Gorges’.
Pg 39: ‘Captin Miles’ replaced by ‘Captain Miles’.
Pg 40: ‘John Fance’ replaced by ‘John Faunce’.
Pg 45: ‘end the willing’ replaced by ‘and the willing’.
Pg 47: ‘our strengh with’ replaced by ‘our strength with’.
Pg 51: ‘to to draw it up’ replaced by ‘to draw it up’.
Pg 61: (Index) ‘Annable’ replaced by ‘Anable’.
Pg 62: (Index) ‘Naumkeag’ replaced by ‘Naumkeak’.