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You may copy it, give it away or +re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included +with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org + + +Title: A briefe discription of New England and the severall townes therein + together with the present government thereof + +Author: Samuel Maverick + +Release Date: October 25, 2010 [EBook #33904] + +Language: English + +Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1 + +*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A BRIEFE DISCRIPTION OF NEW *** + + + + +Produced by Therese Wright and the Online Distributed +Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was +produced from scanned images of public domain material +from the Google Print project.) + + + + + + +</pre> + + + + + +<div class="tn"> +<p><b>Transcriber's note:</b> The original text contains many instances of +variation in spelling and hyphenation, these have been preserved as they +appear. Inconsistent punctuation has also been preserved, although +missing punctuation have been added without comment.</p> + +<p>In the description of <a href="#gw_p24">Greenwich</a>, the author has +omitted the number of miles from Stamford to Greenwich. The omitted +number is in this e-text represented by a thin dotted line.</p> +</div> + + + + +<hr style="width: 95%;" /> +<h1>MAVERICK'S<br /> +<br /> +<span class="smcap">Description of New England</span>.</h1> + +<hr style="width: 95%;" /> + + + +<p class="title"><big>A BRIEFE</big><br /> +<big>DISCRIPTION OF NEW ENGLAND</big><br /> +<small>AND THE</small><br /> +SEVERALL TOWNES THEREIN<br /> +<small>TOGETHER WITH</small><br /> +THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT THEREOF.</p> +<br /> + +<p class="center">[From a Manuscript written in 1660 by Samuel Maverick, +and recently discovered in the<br /> +British Museum by Henry F. Waters, A.B.]</p> +<br /><br /> +<p class="center">[1885]</p> + + +<hr style="width: 95%;" /> +<p class="center"><b>BOSTON:</b></p> +<p class="center"><span class="smcap"><b>Press of David Clapp & +Son.</b></span></p> + + + +<hr style="width: 95%;" /> +<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_3" id="Page_3">3</a></span></p> +<h2>PREFACE.</h2> + +<hr style="width: 15%;" /> +<p class="center"><span class="smcap">By John Ward Dean.</span></p> +<hr style="width: 15%;" /> + +<p>The Committee on English Research of the New England Historic +Genealogical Society called attention in their last annual report to the +fact that there were in England many important documents relating to the +American colonies, as well as manuscript maps hitherto unknown to +historical investigators. They urged upon the society the desirability +of having exact copies of them made now while we have in Mr. Henry +Fitz-Gilbert Waters an experienced American antiquary resident in +London. This statement has been most strikingly verified by the recent +discovery by Mr. Waters of the Winthrop map—one of the most valuable +contributions yet made to our early colonial history—notices of which +appeared in the Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society for +June, 1884, and in the <span class="smcap">Register</span> for July, 1884 +(xxxviii. 342).</p> + +<p>The manuscript "Description of New England," which is here printed, +is a still more important discovery. Though it bears neither name nor +date, there is internal evidence that it was written in the year 1660, +after the return of Charles II., by Samuel Maverick, afterwards one of +the <span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_4" id="Page_4">4</a></span>king's +commissioners. Maverick, when Winthrop and his company arrived, was +settled at Noddle's Island, now East Boston, and was known to have been +here some years before. The date of his arrival in New England has +hitherto been unknown. This manuscript gives it as 1624. Maverick was +then about twenty-two years old.</p> + +<p>An account of New England by one of the first white men who ever settled +on the shores of Massachusetts Bay, one of the "old planters" whom Gov. +Winthrop found here, is certainly of extraordinary interest to all +students of our colonial history. Its fortunate discovery emphasizes in +the strongest manner the great importance of the work which Mr. Waters +is doing for us in England.</p> + +<p>This paper clears up many obscurities in our early New England history, +and gives us definite information which we have long desired to obtain. +It was probably presented to Sir Edward Hyde, afterwards Earl of +Clarendon, who was then Charles the Second's Lord High Chancellor. It +may be the paper referred to by Maverick in his letter to the earl, +printed in the Collections of the New York Historical Society for 1869, +page 19. That letter and others in the same volume should be read in +connection with the present paper. They show the persistency displayed +by Maverick in his efforts to deprive New England, and particularly +Massachusetts, of the right of self-government which had so long been +enjoyed here. The same spirit is shown in his letters printed in the +third volume of the New York Colonial Documents. The death of Maverick, +which occurred between October 15, 1669, and May 15, 1676, did not bring +repose to the people of Massachusetts. In the latter year a new assailant +of their charter appeared in the person of Ed<span class="pagenum"><a +name="Page_5" id="Page_5">5</a></span>ward Randolph (see +<span class="smcap">Register</span>, xxxvi. 155), whose assaults on their +liberties did not cease till the charter was wrested from them, and the +government under it came to an end May 20, 1686.</p> + +<p>The document here printed is in the British Museum, Egerton MSS. 2395, +ff. 397-411. The volume containing it was in private hands till 1875, +when on the sixteenth of February in that year it was sold at auction by +Messrs. Sotheby & Co., London, and bought by the Trustees of the British +Museum.</p> + +<p>The long residence of Mr. Maverick, the writer of this "Description of +New England," on these shores, and the opportunities which he is known +to have had to learn personally the facts here stated, give it greater +weight than it would have had were it merely the observations of a +transient visitor to the New World.</p> + +<p>This document was read before the Massachusetts Historical Society by +John T. Hassam, A.M., in October, 1884, and is printed in its +Proceedings, vol. xxi. p. 231. It was also printed in the New-England +Historical and Genealogical Register for January, 1885, and the type set +for that periodical have been used to print the present issue.</p> + +<p> +<span style="margin-left: 2em;"><i>Boston, Massachusetts, January 1, +1885.</i></span><br /> +<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_6" id="Page_6">6</a></span></p> + + + +<hr style="width: 95%;" /> +<br /> +<p><span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_7" id="Page_7">7</a></span></p> +<h2>A BRIEFE DISCRIPTION OF NEW ENGLAND AND THE<br /> +SEVERALL TOWNES THEREIN,</h2> + +<p class="center"><b>TOGETHER WITH THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT THEREOF.</b></p> + + +<p><i>Pem<span style="margin-left: -0.6em; letter-spacing: 0.25em">˜a</span><span +style="margin-left: -0.25em;">quid.</span></i>—Westward from Penobscott +(which is the Southermost Fort in Nova Scotia) fourteen Leagues of is +Pem<span style="margin-left: -0.6em; letter-spacing: 0.25em">˜a</span><span +style="margin-left: -0.25em;">quid.</span> in which River +Alderman Alworth of Bristole, setled a Company of People in the yeare +1625, which Plantation hath continued and many Families are now settled +there. There was a Patent granted for it by his Mat<sup>ies</sup>: Royall +Grandfath<sup>er</sup> and by vertue of that Patent they hold the Islands of +Monahegan and Damerells Coue, and other small ones adjacent Commodious +for fishing.</p> + +<p><i>Sagadahocke.</i>—Three leagues distant from Damerells Coue is +Sagadahocke at the mouth of Kenebeth River, on which place the Lord +Pohams people setled about fiftie yeares since, but soon after deserted +it, and returned for England; I found Rootes and Garden hearbs and some +old walles there, when I went first over which shewed it to be the place +where they had been. This is a great and spreading River and runes very +neer into Canada. One Captaine Young and 3 men with him in the Yeare +1636 went up the River upon discovery and only by Carying their Canoes +some few times, and not farr by Land came into Canada River very neare +Kebeck Fort where by the French, Cap<sup>t</sup> Young was taken, and +carried for ffrance but his Company returned safe and about 10 yeares +since a Gentleman and a Fryer came down this way from Kebeck to us in +New England to desire aide from us ag<sup>st</sup> the Mowake Indians +who were and still are their deadly<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_8" +id="Page_8">8</a></span> enemies; This River by reason of its nearnesse +to Canada and some other branches of it tending towards Hudsons River; +and a Lake of Canada afford more Beaver skins and other peltry then any +other about us: On this River & on the Islands lying on the mouth of +it are many families Scatteringly setled. Some attend wholly the trade +with the Indians, others planting and raiseing a stock of Cattle and +Some at the mouth of the River keep fishing. There was a patent granted +to Christo: Batchelo<sup>r</sup> and Company in the year 1632 or thereabouts +for the mouth of the River and some tract of land adjacent, who came over +in the Ship named the Plough, and termed themselves the Plough Companie, +but soon scattered some for Virginia some for England, some to the +Massachusetts never settling on that land.</p> + +<p><i>Casco Bay.</i>—Betweene Sagadahocke and Cape Elizabeth lying +about 7 Leagues assunder is Casco Bay; about the yeare 1632 there was a +Patent granted to one Cap<sup>t</sup>. Christopher Lewett for 6000 acres +of land which he tooke up in this Bay neare Cape Elizabeth and built a +good House and fortified well on an Island lyeing before Casco River +this he sold and his Interrest in the Patent to M<sup>r</sup> Ceeley +M<sup>r</sup> Jope and Company of Plimouth, In this Casco Bay are many +scattering Families settled. There was a Patent granted for this Bay +some yeares since by the title of the Province of Ligonia to Collonell +Alexander Rigby afterwards a Judge, and under this Goverment the People +lived some yeares, till of late the Government of the Massachusits hath +made bold to stretch its Jurisdiction to the midle of this Bay, and as +lyeing in their way have taken in a dozen of Goverments more.</p> + +<p><i>Richmond Island.</i>—There was long since a Patent granted +to M<sup>r</sup> Robert Trelawny of Plymouth from Cape Elizabeth to +Spurwinke River including all Richmond Isle, an Excellent ffishing place, +His Agents for matter of Goverment long since submitted to the Province +of Mayne, for which Province a Patent was long since granted to S<sup>r</sup> +Ferdinando Gorges there are not many people in it, Those that are, are +under the Goverment of the Massachusits.</p> + +<p><i>Black Point.</i>—The next place inhabited is Black Point two +miles from Richmond Island; For this a Patent was granted to Captaine +Cammock whose<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_9" id="Page_9">9</a></span> +successor M<sup>r</sup> Henry Joselin lives there now, and severall +Families besides, they were under the Goverment of the Province of +Mayne, but now Commanded by the Massachusits.</p> + +<p><i>Saco.</i>—Three miles beyond this is Saco River abounding +with ffish as Basse, Sturgeon and Salmond. The Northside of the River +was granted by Patent to M<sup>r</sup> Lewis and Capt. Bonithan, and the +Southside to on M<sup>r</sup> Richard Vines, upon this River are severall +Families setled formerly under the Goverment of the Province of Majne +and here was keept some time the Generall Court for that Province, but +now Commanded by the Massachusits.</p> + +<p><i>Wells.</i>—Three miles from Saco River are Cape Porpyes +Islands a good ffishing place, where are Severall Families setled, and 4 +miles from thence is Wells a handsome and well peopled place Lying on +both sides of a River, for which Place a Patent was long since Granted +to on M<sup>r</sup> John Stratton but now Commanded by the Massachusetts.</p> + +<p><i>Bristoll</i> now <i>Yorke</i>.—About 12 miles further is the +River Agomentine, for which and the lands adjacent a Patent was (nere 30 +yeares since) granted unto S<sup>r</sup> Ferdinando Gorges, M<sup>r</sup> +Godfrey, Alderman ffoote of Bristoll myselfe, and some others, On the +northside of this River at our great Cost and Charges wee setled many +ffamilies, which was then called Bristoll, and according to the Patent, +the Goverment was conformable to that of the Corporation of Bristoll, +only admitting of Appeales to the Generall Court for the Province of +Mayne which was often keept there, but some yeares since the Goverment +with the rest was Swallowed up by the Massachusetts.</p> + +<p><i>Nichiquiwanick.</i>—About 3 miles from Agomentine is the River +Pascataway which is 6 miles from the mouth. It brancheth itselfe in two +Branches, the South branch of which retaineth the name of Pascataway the +other Nichiquiwanick, on the Northside of this River there are severall +Divisions of Land granted long since by Patents unto diverse persons as +Cap<sup>t</sup> Mason, Cap<sup>t</sup> Griffith, M<sup>r</sup> Gardener +and others, on which are severall persons setled for 12 miles togither. +At the Falls of Nichiquiwanick 3 Excellent Saw-Mills are seatted and +there and downward that side of y<sup>e</sup> River have been gotten most +of the Masts which have come for England, and amongst the rest that admired +Mast which came over some time last year containing neere 30 Tun<span +style="margin-left: -0.6em; letter-spacing: 0.15em;"><small>¯</small>e</span><span +style="margin-left: -0.2em;">s</span> of Tim<span style="margin-left: -0.6em; +letter-spacing: 0.15em;"><small>¯</small>b</span><span +style="margin-left: -0.2em;">er</span> (as I have been informed).<span +class="pagenum"><a name="Page_10" id="Page_10">10</a></span></p> + +<p><i>Cochequo.</i>—On the Sowth side of that Branch is a Creeke +Cochequo, whereon at the head are 2 Saw Mills, and affoord good Masts, +& Mutch Tarr hath been made on that Creeke side.</p> + +<p><i>Dover.</i>—Belowe where the River parteth stands on a Tongue +of Land the Towne of Dover, for which place and the land adjacent some +gentlemen of or about Shrewsbury have a Patent.</p> + +<p><i>Oyster Creeke.</i>—On the Northside of the South Arme is +Oyster Creeke on which place are many people setled some Saw Mills and +affoords yow Good Masts, and further up is another Saw Mill on Lamperell +Creeke.</p> + +<p><i>Exeter.</i>—Above this at the fall of this River Pascatoway +is the Towne of Exceter, where are more Saw Mills, doune the Southside +of this River are Farmes and other Stragling Families.</p> + +<p><i>Strawberry Bank. The Great House & Isle of Shooles.</i>—Within +2 Myles of the Mouth is Strawberry Banke where are many Families, and a +Minister & a Meeting House, and to the meeting Houses of Dower & +Exceter, most of the people resort. This Strawberry Banke is part of +6000 acres granted by Patent about y<sup>e</sup> yeare 1620 or 1621, to +M<sup>r</sup> David Thompson, who with the assistance of M<sup>r</sup> +Nicholas Sherwill, M<sup>r</sup> Leonard Pomery and M<sup>r</sup> Abraham +Colmer of Plymouth Merchants, went ower with a Considerable Company of +Servants and built a Strong and Large House, enclosed it with a large +and high Palizado and mounted Gunns, and being stored extraordinarly +with shot and Ammunition was a Terror to the Indians, who at that time +were insulting over the poor weake and unfurnished Planters of Plymouth. +This house and ffort he built on a Point of Land at the very entrance of +Pascatoway River, And haveing granted by Patent all the Island bordering +on this land to the Midle of the River, he tooke possession of an Island +com<span style="margin-left: -0.6em; letter-spacing: 0.15em"><small>¯</small>o</span><span +style="margin-left: -0.2em;">nly</span> called the great Island and for +the bounds of this land he went up the River to a point called Bloudy +Point, and by the sea side about 4 milles he had also power of Goverment +within his owne bounds, Notwithstanding all this, all is at this day in +the power and at the disposall of the Massachusitts. Two Leagues of lyes +the Isle of Shooles one of the best places for ffishing in the land, +they have built a Church here and maintaine a Minister.<span class="pagenum"><a +name="Page_11" id="Page_11">11</a></span></p> + +<p><i>Hampton.</i>—Eight Miles to the Southward of Pascatoway is +a small River called Monoconock, on which River is a large Town called +Hampton, The inhabitants living weell by Corne and Cattle, of which they +have great store, Ther was a Patent granted for this very place to +Cap<sup>t</sup> Mason neare 40 yeares agoe & this was the first land +the Massachusits stretcht there line over beyond there true bounds: For +about 3 miles South of this place, at there first coming over they sett +up a house and named it the bound House as finding it three miles from +Meromack, the North bound of there Patent, and with this they rested +contented for about 10 yeares.</p> + +<p><i>Salisbury New & Old.</i>—Seaven Miles to the Southward +of Hampton is Meromack River, on the mouth of which on the Northside is +seatted a Large Toune called Sallisbury, and 3 miles above it a Village +called old Salisbury, where ther is a Saw Mill or two. The Commodities +this Toune affords are Corne, Cattle, Boards and Piper Staues.</p> + +<p><i>Haverell Andover.</i>—Fouer Leagues up this River is Haverell, +a pretty Toune & a few miles higher is the Toune of Andouer both +these Tounes subsist by Husbandry.</p> + +<p><i>Newbury.</i>—At the mouth on the southside of Meromack and +upwards is seated the Towne of Newbury, the Houses stand at a good +distance each from other a feild and Garden between each house, and so +on both sides the street for 4 Miles or therabouts betweene Salisbury +and this Towne, the River is broader then the Thames at Deptford, and in +the Sumer abounds with Sturgeon, Salmon and other ffresh water fish. Had +we the art of takeing and saveing the Sturgeon it would prove a very +great advantage, the Country affording Vinager, and all other Materialls +to do it withall.</p> + +<p>In this Towne and old Newbury adjoining are 2 Meeting Houses.</p> + +<p><i>Rowley.</i>—Three Miles beyound this Old Newbury is a large +and populous Towne called Rowley about two miles from the Bay of Agowame +within land the Inhabitants are most Yorkshiremen very laborious people +and drive a pretty trade, makeing Cloath and Ruggs of Cotton Wool, and +also Sheeps wooll with which in few yeares the Countrey will abound not +only to supply themselves but also to send abroad. This Towne aboundeth +with Corne, and Cattle, and have a great number of Sheep. +<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_12" id="Page_12">12</a></span></p> + +<p><i>Ipswich.</i>—Three Miles beyond Rowley lyeth Ipswich at the +head of Agawame River, as farr up as Vessells cane come. It hath many +Inhabitants, and there farmes lye farr abroad, some of them severall +miles from the Towne. So also they do about other Townes.</p> + +<p><i>Wenham.</i>—Six Miles from this Towne lyeth a Towne called +Wenham seated about a great Lake or Pond which abounds with all manner +of ffresh ffish, and such com<span +style="margin-left: -0.6em; letter-spacing: 0.15em"><small>¯</small>o</span><span +style="margin-left: -0.2em;">dities</span> as other places have it affordeth.</p> + +<p><i>Gloucester.</i>—Between these two Townes there runes out into the +Sea that noated head land called Cape Ann fower miles within the +outermost head. There is a Passage cutt through a Marsh between Cape Ann +Harbo<sup>r</sup> & Manisqwanne Harbour where stands the Towne called +Glocester very com<span +style="margin-left: -0.6em; letter-spacing: 0.15em"><small>¯</small>o</span><span +style="margin-left: -0.2em;">dious</span> for building of shipping and ffishing.</p> + +<p><i>Manchester.</i>—Fower miles Westward from Glocester, lyeth on the Sea +side a small Towne called Manchester, there is a Sawmill and aboundance +of Timber.</p> + +<p><i>Mackrell & Basse Cove.</i>—About six miles from this Towne +lyeth by the Sea side a Village Called Mackarell Coue, and a mile or 2 +aboue on a Branch of Salem River lyeth another Village called Basse +Coue, These two have Joyned and built a Church, which stands between +them both ower ag<sup>st</sup> Salem.</p> + +<p><i>Salem.</i>—On the South side of Salem River stands on a +peninsula the Towne of Salem, setled some yeares by a few people befor +the Patent of the Massachusits was granted. It is very commodious for +fishing, and many Vessells have been built there and (excep<sup>t</sup> +Boston) it hath as much Trade as any place in New England both inland +and abroad.</p> + +<p><i>Marblehead or Foy.</i>—Two miles below this Towne on the +Southside of the Harbo<sup>r</sup> by the sea side lyeth Marblehead or +ffoy the greatest Towne for ffishing in New England.</p> + +<p><i>Lynne.</i>—Five miles Westward lyeth the Towne of Lynne along +by the sea side, and two miles aboue it within the bounds of it are the +greatest Iron works erected for the most part at the charge of some +Merchants, and Gentlmen here resideing and cost them about 14000£, who +were as it is conceived about six yeares since Injuriously outted of +them to the great prejudice of the Country and Owners. +<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_13" id="Page_13">13</a></span></p> + +<p><i>Reading.</i>—Three miles above the Iron Worke in the Country +is a pretty Towne, called Reading, which as all inland Townes doe live +by Husbandry. The people have imployment also at the Iron work in +digging of myne, and cutting of wood.</p> + +<p><i>Rumney Marsh.</i>—Two miles from the Ironwork by the Seaside +is a large Marsh called Rummney Marsh and between that and Winnisime +being about 2 miles. There are many good farmes belonging to Bostone, +which have a Metting House, as it were a Chapel of Ease.</p> + +<p><i>Winnisime.</i>—Two miles Sowth from Rumney Marsh on the +North side of Mistick River is Winnisime which though but a few houses +on it, yet deserves to be menc<span style="margin-left: -0.4em; +letter-spacing: 0.2em">˜</span><span style="margin-left: -0.2em;">ond</span> +One house yet standing there which is the Antientest house in the +Massachusetts Goverment, a house which in the yeare 1625 I fortified +with a Pillizado and fflankers and gunnes both belowe and above in them +which awed the Indians who at that time had a mind to Cutt off the +English, They once faced it but receiveing a repulse never attempted it +more although (as now they confesse) they repented it when about 2 +yeares after they saw so many English come over.</p> + +<p><i>Mauldon.</i>—Two miles above Winnisime Westward stands a +small Country Towne called Mauldon, who imploy themselves much in +ffurnishing the Towne of Boston and Charles Towne with wood, Timber and +other Materials to build withall.</p> + +<p><i>Wooburne.</i>—Fower or five miles above Mouldon West is a more +considerable Towne called Wooburne, they live by ffurnishing the Sea +Townes with Provisions as Corne and Flesh, and also they ffurnish the +Merchants with such goods to be exported.</p> + +<p><i>Charles Towne.</i>—One mile from Winnisime crossing Mistick +River is the Towne of Charles Towne standing on the Northside of the +Mouth of Charles River, It Challengeth the second place of Antiquitie in +the Massachusetts Government. It hath some considerable Merchants in it +and many usefull handicraftsmen and many good farmers belonging to it.</p> + +<p><i>Cambridge.</i>—Three miles aboue this stands on the same +River the Towne of Cambridge in which there is a Colledge a Master and +some Number of Students belonging to it; out of which there have come +many into England, The Towne hath many great ffarmes belonging to it. +<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_14" id="Page_14">14</a></span></p> + +<p><i>Water Towne.</i>—Joyning to this is Watter Towne, a great +Towne reaching by y<sup>e</sup> River Side two miles, and hath belonging +to it very many and great ffarmes, about the uper end of this Towne are +the ffalls of Charles River.</p> + +<p><i>Concord.</i>—Above Twelve miles above Watter Towne is an +In-land Towne called Concord It lyeth on the River Meromack I conceive +about 20 miles above the first ffalls but good passing on it there in +small Boats from place to place. They subsist in Husbandry and breeding +of Catle.</p> + +<p><i>Sudbury.</i>—About 4 or 5 Miles more Southerly on the same +River is a Towne called Sudbury a very pleasant place, the River runing +to & againe in it, In which I have seen Excellent ffishing both with +hooks & Lynes and Netts, They plant and breed Catle, and gett +something by Tradeing w<sup>t</sup> the Indians.</p> + +<p><i>Nashoway.</i>—About ten or twelfe miles aboue these Two Townes +is a Countrey Towne called Nashoway first begun for Love of the Indians +Trade, but since the ffertility of y<sup>e</sup> Soyle and pleasantness of +the River hath invited many more. There is Excellent Salmon and Trout.</p> + +<p class="break">Now we must returne to the mouth of Charles River againe +or rather the entrance of the Bay of Massachusits, It hath three +entrances, two of them difficult and dangerous without a good wind and +Pylot. The Southermost called Nasascot in the usuall Channell; w<sup>in</sup> +this Bay are 12 or 13 pretty Islands between some of which yow must +saile about 2 leagues before yow come up to Boston Rode yow must passe +within halfe a Cable lenth of Castle Island, on which is a ffort above +and a strong Battery below, closs by Highwater marke, on this Island I +conceive there be thirtie good Gunns.</p> + +<p><i>Boston.</i>—Two miles aboue this Island is the Towne of +Boston, the Metrapolis of New England lying pleasantly on a plaine and +the ascending of a High Mount which lyes about the midle of y<sup>e</sup> +plaine, The wholl Towne is an Island except two Hundred paces of land at +one place on the Southside it is large and very populous. It hath two +handsome Churches in it, a handsome market place, and in the midest of +it a Statehouse. In the Towne are fouer full companys of ffoote and a +Troope of horse On the Southeast side of the Towne on a little Hill +there is a Fort, and under it a Batterie both having a dozen of Gunns or +more in them, and<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_15" id="Page_15">15</a></span> +on the Northeast side of the Towne there is a Battery of 6 Gunns +commanding the Rode and the entrance of Charles River, and on the tope +of the Hill aboue the Towne and in the strats are severall good Gunns, +The Towne is full of good shopps well furnished with all kind of +Merchandize and many Artificers, and Trad's men of all sorts. In this +Towne are kept the Courts of Election y<sup>e</sup> Generall quarter +Court besids the Country Courts.</p> + +<p><i>Roxberry.</i>—About two miles to the Southward of Boston is +the Towne of Roxberry. The sea which surrounds Boston comes on both +sides of it. It is well seatted, for the Body of the Towne lyeth on both +sides a small Rivolet of water. There are many considerable ffarmes +belonging to it, and by Farmeing is there most subsistance.</p> + +<p><i>Dorchester.</i>—Two miles near east from this Towne lyeth +Dorchester, which claimes the third dignity as being y<sup>e</sup> third +Towne setled by the English in the year 1630. They are a very +industrious people, and have large bounds on w<sup>ch</sup> are many +gallant Farmes, by these bounds runes the Massachusets River.</p> + +<p><i>Dedham.</i>—And on Charles River stands the Towne of Dedham +about 8 Miles either from Boston or Roxberry, a very pleasant place and +the River affoords plenty of good ffish In this Towne leiveth many +Bisquett makers and Butchers and have Vent enough for their Commodities +in Boston.</p> + +<p><i>Medfeild.</i>—Five or six Miles from Dedham is a small in-land +Towne called Medifield handsomly seatted for Farming and breeding of +Cattle.</p> + +<p><i>Braintree.</i>—Three or fouer miles Southward is a Towne once +called Mount Wolaston, now Braintree. There was a Patent granted for a +considerable tract of land in this place in the yeare 1632 or +thereabouts to Cap<sup>t</sup> Wollaston and M<sup>r</sup> Thomas Morton. +Wollaston returned for England and Morton was banished, his house fired +before his face, and he sent prissoner to England but for what offence I +know not who some yeares after (nothing being laid to his Charge) +returned for New England, where he was soon after apprehended and keept +in the Com<span style="margin-left: -0.6em; letter-spacing: 0.15em"><small>¯</small>o</span><span +style="margin-left: -0.2em;">n</span> Goale a whole winter, nothing laid +to his Charge but the writeing of a Booke entituled New Canaan, which +indeed was the truest discription of New England as then it was that +euer I saw. The offence was he had touched them too neare they not +proveing the charge he was sett loose, but soone after dyed, haveing +as<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_16" id="Page_16">16</a></span> he +said and most believed received his bane by hard lodging and fare in +prison. This was done by y<sup>e</sup> Massachusetts Magistrats and the +land by them disposed of. It subsists by raiseing provisions, and +furnishing Boston with wood.</p> + +<p><i>Weymouth.</i>—Two or three miles from hence Sowthward is +y<sup>e</sup> Towne of Weymouth, wherein are some quantity of Inhabitants, +& leive as their neibo<sup>rs</sup> who have commerce with Boston.</p> + +<p><i>Higham.</i>—Three Miles from hence Easterly on the South +shoare of Massachusits Bay is the Towne of Higham a handsome Towne +supplying Boston also with wood, timber, leather and board, Some Masts +are had there and store of provisions.</p> + +<p><i>Hull.</i>—Three Miles further tending more to the East, at +the very entrance into the Massachusetts Bay is the Towne of Hull, the +Inhabitants of which leives well being by Water not above 7 Miles from +Boston tho neare 20 by land.</p> + +<p>Three miles South from this place is the utmost south bounds of the +Massachusits Goverment and Territories, beyond which they have not gone +although they have gone soe farr beyond them to the Northward.</p> + +<div class="blockquot"><p>Before I enter into Plymouth bounds I must say something<br /> +of this Goverment which hath ouertopped all the rest.</p></div> + +<p>About the yeare 1626 or 1627 there was a Patent granted by his +Maty<sup>es</sup>: Royall Father of ever blessed Memory to certaine +Gentlemen and Merchants, for the Tract of land befor menc<span +style="margin-left: -0.4em; letter-spacing: 0.2em">˜</span><span +style="margin-left: -0.2em;">ond</span>, and power given them by the same +to incorporate themselfes into a body pollitick the Governor and all other +officers to be Annually chosen by the Majo<sup>r</sup> part of the inhabitants, +ffreholders, As soon as the grant was confirmed, they chose here on M<sup>r</sup> +Mathew Craddock Governo<sup>r</sup> and one Goffe deputy; They forthwith sent over +one M<sup>r</sup> Endicott, Governor<a name="FNanchor_A_1" id="FNanchor_A_1"></a><a +href="#Footnote_A_1" class="fnanchor">[A]</a> as deputy to rule over us the +Inhabitants which had leived there long befor their Patent was granted, +and some had Patents preceeding theirs, had he had pouer according to +his will he had ruled us to y<sup>e</sup> purpose; But within two yeares +after they sent ower one M<sup>r</sup> John Winthrope Governor and with him a +Company of Assistants all <span class="pagenum"><a +name="Page_17" id="Page_17">17</a></span>Chosen here in England without the +Knowledge or Consent of them that then leived there or of those which +came with them.</p> + +<div class="footnote"><p><a name="Footnote_A_1" +id="Footnote_A_1"></a><a href="#FNanchor_A_1"><span class="label">[A]</span></a> +This word "Governor" was interlined over the word "as," and +unfortunately no caret mark made to show its intended place.</p></div> + +<p>This Governo<sup>r</sup> and his Councill, not long after their +Aryvall made a law that no man should be admitted a Freeman, and soe +Consequently have any voyce in Election of Officers Civill or Military, +but such as were first entered into Church covenant and brought +Certificate of it, let there Estates, and accordingly there portion of +land be never soe great, and there taxes towards publick Charges. Nor +could any competency of Knowledge or inoffensivenesse of liveing or +conversation usher a man into there Church ffellowship, unless he would +also acknowledge the discipline of the Church of England to be erroneous +and to renounce it, which very many never condescended unto, so that on +this account the far great Number of his Majesties loyall subjects there +never injoyed those priviledges intended by his Royall ffather in his +Grant, And upon this very accompt also, if not being Joyned in Church +ffelowship many Thowzands have been debarred the Sacrament of the Lords +Supper although of Competent knowledg, and of honest life and Godly +Conversation, and a very great Number are unbaptized. I know some neer +30 years old, 7 persons of Quality about 12 years since for petitioning +for themselves & Neighbo<sup>rs</sup> that they might have votes in +Elections as ffreeholders or be ffreed from publick Charge, and be +admitted to the Sacrament of the Lords Supper and theire Children to +Baptisme as Members of the Church of England, and have liberty to have +Ministers among themselves learned pious and Orthodox, no way dissonant +from ye best Reformation in England, and desireing alsoe to have a body +of Lawes to be Established and published to prevent Arbitrary Tiranny, +For thus desireing these three reasonable requests besids imprissonement +and other indignitys, they were fined 1000<sup>lb</sup>, a +Notw<sup>t</sup>standing they Appealled to England, they were forced to +pay the same, and now also at great Charges to send one home to +prosecute their appeall which proved to no Effect, That dismall Change +falling out, Just at that time And they sending home hither one Edward +Winslow a Smooth toungued Cunning fellow, who soon gott himselfe into +Favo<sup>r</sup> of those then in Supreame power, against whom it was in +vaine to strive, and soe they remained sufferers to this day.</p> + +<p>By what I have said it appears how the Major part of the Inhabitants +are debarred of those Priviledges they ought to enjoy and were intended +<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_18" id="Page_18">18</a></span>fo<sup>r</sup> +them, How they Esteem of the Church of England. How farr they owne his +Matie as haveing any power over them, or their Subjection to him; This I +know that not long after they arrived they defaced the Collou<sup>rs</sup> +which they brought over with them, being the English Redd Cross terming +it a badge of the Whore of Babelon.</p> + +<p>And not long after haveing received a Report that his Mat<sup>ie</sup> +intended to send a Generall Governo<sup>r</sup> over, and being informed +by a Shallop that they had seen a great shipe and a smaller one goe into +Cape Ann Harbo<sup>r</sup> about 8 Leagues from Boston. There was an Alarme +presently given and early in the Morning being Sabbath day all the +Traine Bands in Boston, and Townes adjacent were in Armes in the streets +and posts were sent to all other places to be in the same posture, in +which they continued untill by theire scouts they found her to be a +small shipe of Plymouth and a shallope that piloted her in, The generall +and Publick report was that it was to oppose the landing of an Enemie a +Governo<sup>r</sup> sent from England, and with this they acquanted the +Commanders.</p> + +<p>And about the year 1636 one Brooks hearing one Evers to vilifie the +Goverment of England both Civill and Eclesiasticall, and saying that if +a Generall Governo<sup>r</sup> were sent over he would kill him if he +could, and he knew the Magistrats would bear him out in it, of which +Brooks complaining by way of Information, the matter was handled that +Evers had nothing said to him, and Brookes forced to escape privatly for +England.</p> + +<p>They also in the yeare 1646 & 1647 suffered a ship the Mary of +Bristoll then standing out for the Kings Majestie to be taken by one +Stagg haveing a Commission from the Parliament, and conveyed away +although they had promised them a protection. They also Ordered the +takeing downe of the Kings Armes and setting up the States, & the +like by the Signe of the Kings head hanging before the doore of an Inne. +And when that unhappy warr was between King and Parlia<sup>t</sup> they +compelled every Commander of a Vessell that went out from thence to +enter into Bond not to have any Commerce with any place then holding out +for the King, and in opposition to the then pretended power in England, +Nor was there ever any Oath of Alleageance offered to any, but instead +thereof they have framed two Oathes, which they impose on those which +are made free. The other they terme the Oath of ffidelitie, which they +force all to take that are above 16 yeares of age, a Coppy of it is as +followeth—<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_19" +id="Page_19">19</a></span></p> + +<p>I. A. B. by Gods providence being an Inhabitant within the Jurisdiction +of this Comon Wealth doe freely and sincerely acknowledge myselfe to be +subject to the Goverment thereof. I doe hereby swear by the great and +dreadfull name of the ever liveing God, that I will be true and +Faithfull to the same, and will accordingly yeild assistance thereunto +with my person, Estate, as in equity I am bound And will also truly +endeavo<sup>r</sup> to maintaine and preserve all the Liberties and +priviledges thereof, Submitting myselfe unto the wholesome Lawes made +and established by the same. And further that I will not plot or +practize any evill against it or consent to any that shall soe doe. But +will timely discover and reveall the same to Lawfull Authority now here +established for the speedy preventing thereof. <span class="smcap">So Help +me God in Our Lord Jesus Christ.</span></p> + +<p class="break">By this it may be judged what esteeme they have of the +lawes of England, swearing theire subjects to submite to lawes made only +by themselfes, And indeed to Alleage a Statute Law of England in one of +their Courts would be a ridiculous thing. They likewise long since fell +to coyning of monies, melting downe all the English Coyne they can gett, +every shilling makeing 15<sup>d</sup> in their monies, And whereas they +went over thither to injoy liberty of Conscience, in how high a measure +have they denyed it to others there wittnesse theire debarring many from +the Sacraments spoken of before meerly because they cannot Joyne with +them in their Church-ffellowship, nor will they permitt any Lawfull +Ministers that are or would come thither to administer them. Wittness +also the Banishing so many to leave their habitations there, and seek +places abroad elswhere, meerly for differing in Judgment from them as +the Hutchinsons and severall families with them, & that Honb<sup>le</sup> +Lady the Lady Deborah Moody and severalls with her meerly for declareing +themselfes moderate? Anabaptists, Who found more favour and respect +amongst the Dutch, then she did amongst the English, Many others also +upon the same account needless to be named, And how many for not comeing +to theire assemblies have been compelled to pay 5<sup>s</sup> a peece +for every Sabbath day they misse, besides what they are forced to pay +towards the mantenance of the Ministers, And very cruelly handled by +whipping and imprissonment was M<sup>r</sup> Clark, Obadiah, Holmes, +and others for teaching and praying in a private house on the Lords day, +These and<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_20" id="Page_20">20</a></span> +many other such like proceedings, which would by them have been judged +Cruelty had they been inflicted on them here, have they used towards +others there; And for hanging the three Quakers last yeare I think few +approved of it.</p> + +<p>There are or will come unto the Hon<sup>ble</sup> Councell many +Complaints against them, I shall say no more but come to</p> + + +<p class="right"> +<i>The Discription of Plymouth bounds.</i> +</p> + +<p><i>Connahassett.</i>—It begins where the Massachusets ends. +Three miles to the Southward of the Massachusets Bay, where (neere by +y<sup>e</sup> sea side) there stands a Village called Connahasset eight +miles further there is a small River comes out, and a reasonable harbour +at the mouth of it.</p> + +<p><i>Scytuate.</i>—On both sides is a Towne called Scytuate.</p> + +<p><i>Greenes-harbour.</i>—From Scituate by ye sea side is a +considerable Town called Greens Harbour, a Towne well meadowed & +good farmes belonging to it. It is 7 miles from Scytuate.</p> + +<p><i>Ducksbury.</i>—Seauen or eight miles from this Towne is +Ducksbury which is also a good plantation and affords much provision, +which they sell at Boston for the most part.</p> + +<p><i>New Plymouth.</i>—Three or Fower miles Southward of this is +ye Towne of New Plymouth whence the Goverment took its Denomination. +This place was seated about y<sup>e</sup> yeare 1620 or 1621 by a company +of Brownists, which went formerly from England to Amsterdam, and not +beeing able to live well there, they drew in one M<sup>r</sup> Weston, +and some other Merchants in London to Transport them and their Famelies +into those Westerne parts; They intended for Virginia, but fell with +Cape Cod aìs Mallabar, and gott into the Harbour of it, and finding it +not fitt for Habitation, sought further and found this place and there +settled liveing extream hardy for some yeares and in great danger of the +Indians, and could not Long have subsisted, had not Plymouth Merchants +settled Plantations about that time at Monhegon and Pascattaway, by whom +they were supplyed and the Indians discouraged from assaulting them. It +is a poor small Towne now, The People being removed into Farmes in the +Country.<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_21" id="Page_21">21</a></span></p> + +<p><i>Sandwich.</i>—Eighteene Miles more Southerly from Plymouth +is a good Towne called Sandwich a Towne which affords good store of +Provisions, and some yeares a quantity of Whalebone made of Whales which +drive up dead in that Bay.</p> + +<p><i>Barnstable.</i>—Twelve Miles from Sandwich is Barnstable a +Towne much like it and affords the same Com<span style="margin-left: +-0.6em; letter-spacing: 0.15em"><small>¯</small>o</span><span +style="margin-left: -0.2em;">dities.</span></p> + +<p><i>Yarmouth.</i>—Seaven miles from Barnstable south east is the +Towne of Yarmouth, much like the former, and had in it as the rest have +good farmes about it, and sometimes also good benefite by drift Whales.</p> + +<p><i>Billingsgate.</i>—Six miles east of this Towne is Billingsgate +which lyes in y<sup>e</sup> Southeast nooke of Cape Codd Bay, and from +thence to the Sea on the South side of the s<sup>d</sup> Cape, it is a +very litle way whereas to goe about is neare 20 Leagues which in tim +will make it more convenient for Trade.</p> + +<p class="break">Almost South some what Westerly from Billingsgate is +Natuckett Island on which many Indians live and about ten leagues west +from it is Martines Vinyard, whereon many Indians live, and also +English. In this Island by Gods blissing on the Labour, care and paines +of the two Mayhews, father and sonn, the Indians are more civilized then +anywhere else which is a step to Christianity, and many of them have +attained to a greate measure of knowledge, and is hoped in a short time +some of them may with joy & Comfort be received into the Bossome of +the Church, The younger of those Mayhews was drowned comeing for England +three yeares since, and the Father goes on with the worke, Although (as +I understand) they have had a small share of those vast sum<span +style="margin-left: -0.6em; letter-spacing: 0.15em"><small>¯</small>e</span><span +style="margin-left: -0.2em;">s</span> given for this use and purpose of +y<sup>e</sup> Revenues of it. It were good to enquire how it hath been +disposed of. I know in some measure or at least suspect the bussines +hath not been rightly carryed.</p> + +<p><i>Rhode Island.</i>—From this Island to Rhode Island is about +Seaven Leagues west, This Island is about ffouerteen miles Long, in some +places 3 or 4 miles Broad, in other lesse. It is full of people haveing +been a receptacle for people of severall Sorts and Opinions. +<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_22" id="Page_22">22</a></span></p> + +<p><i>Warwick Providence.</i>—There was a Patent granted to one +Coddington for the Goverment of this Island, and Warwick and Providence +two Townes which lye on the maine, And I think they still keepe a +seeming forme of Goverment but to litle purpose, none submitting to +Supream Authority but as they please.</p> + +<p><i>Rehobah.</i>—Some three miles above Providence on the same +River, is a Towne called Rehobah, and is under the Goverment of New +Plymouth, a Towne not dispicable. It is not aboue 40 Miles from Boston, +betweene which there is a Comone trade, carrying & recarrying goods +by land in Cart and on Horseback, and they have a very fayre conveyance +of goods by water also.</p> + +<p><i>Taunton.</i>—About ten miles from this eastward is Taunton +lying on another River within Rhode Island about 20 Miles up, It is a +pleasant place, seated amongst the Windings and turnings of a handsome +River, and hath good conveyance to Boston by Cart not being above 30 +Miles assunder, here is a pretty small Iron-worke, & is under New +Plymouth Government.</p> + +<p><i>Pequate.</i>—Haveing gone through New Plymouth Goverment we +come next to Connecticot Goverment. The first that was under this +Goverment was Pequate, betweene w<sup>ch</sup> and Rhods Island it is +above 18 leagues,</p> + +<p>In the faire Narragansitt Bay, and diverse fine Islands.</p> + +<p><i>Fishers Island.</i>—Before the Pequate River lyes Fishers +Island, on which some people live, and there are store of Catle. This +Pequat Plantation will in time produce Iron, And in the country about +this is a Myne of Black Lead, and supposed there will be found better if +not already by y<sup>e</sup> industry of that ingenious Gentleman +M<sup>r</sup> John Winthrop. It hath a very good Harbour, farr Surpassing +all there about Connecticot River mouth to Pequate it is about eight +Leagues.</p> + +<p><i>Saybrooke.</i>—On the South-west side of the entrance of +this River stands Saybrooke and Saybrooke Fort, a handsome place and +some Gunns in the Fort.</p> + +<p><i>Metaboseck.</i>—Fifteene Leagues up the River on the same +side is the Plantation of Metaboseck, a very good place for Corne and +Catle.</p> + +<p><i>Witherfeild.</i>—From Metaboseck to Withersfeild a large +& Populous Towne, it is about 9 miles.<span class="pagenum"><a +name="Page_23" id="Page_23">23</a></span></p> + +<p><i>Hartford.</i>—From Withersfield to Hartford the Metropolis +of the Goverment, it is about 3 Miles, it is a gallant Towne, and many +rich men in it.</p> + +<p><i>Windsor.</i>—From Hartford to Windsor 9 Miles, this was the +first Towne on this River, settled first by people issueing from +Dorchester in the Massachusetts Bay about the year 1636.</p> + +<p><i>Springfeild.</i>—From Windsor to Springfield about 12 miles, +and the first falles on Connecticot River are betweene these two Townes, +This is the Massachusetts bounds.</p> + +<p>And above Springfeild 8 Miles is another Towne at first Intended but +for a tradeing house with the Indians, but the gallant Land about it +hath invited men to make it a Toune. This Connecticott River is a great +River before y<sup>e</sup> Towne bigger then the Thames above bridge, +This Towne is also in the Massachusetts bounds and under its Goverment +although 8 Miles from it.</p> + +<p><i>Guilford.</i>—Now we must returne to the Mouth of the River +and so along by the sea side; and first from Saybrooke to Guilford 12 +Miles.</p> + +<p><i>Tocott.</i>—From Guilford to Tocott 9 Miles. These two Townes +are under Newhaven Goverment.</p> + +<p><i>Newhaven.</i>—From Tocott to Newhaven it is 7 Miles. This +Towne is the Metropolis of that Goverment, and the Goverment tooke its +Name from this Towne; which was the first built in those parts, many +stately and costly houses were erected the Streete layd out in a Gallant +forme, a very stately Church; but y<sup>e</sup> Harbour proveing not +Comodious, the land very barren, the Merchants either dead or come away, +the rest gotten to their Farmes, The Towne is not so glorious as once it +was.</p> + +<p><i>Milford.</i>—From Newhaven to Milford it is about 10 Miles, +This Towne is gotten into some way of Tradeing to Newfoundland, +Barbados, Virginia, So also hath some other Townes in this Goverment.</p> + +<div class="blockquot"><p>Now in Course comes in againe some<br /> +Townes in Connecticott Goverment</p></div> + +<p><i>Stratford.</i>—From Milford to Stratford about 4 Miles.</p> + +<p><i>Fairfeild.</i>—From Stratford to Fairfeild about 8 Miles.</p> + +<p><i>Norwock.</i>—From ffairfeild to Norwock about 14 Miles and +this Towne with those last named are in Connecticott Goverment. I +suppose this<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_24" id="Page_24">24</a></span> +skipped over Newhaven, being they came from those Townes in Connecticott +River.</p> + +<p><i>Stamford.</i>—From Norwock to Stamford 8 Miles.</p> + +<p><i>Greenwich.</i>—From Stamford to Greenwich <a name="gw_p24" +id="gw_p24"></a><span class="omit"> </span> +miles, these two last Townes are under Newhaven Goverment, and there was +another place begunn and much done in it, but the Dutch came and tooke +it by force, and since the people of this Towne call it New Chester,</p> + +<p class="break">There are some Townes on Long Island which have come +some under the Goverment of Connecticot, and some of Newhaven; We are +now come about 25 Miles within the Dutch plantation, which before I +speake of I shall runn over ye plantations on Long Island, and shew +under what Goverment they are begining at the west end. The Island +conteanes in Lenth about 150 Miles, and lyes not farr from the Mayne, +especialy at the west end where it is very narrow, The plantationes are +all on the inside, the Sea board syde being a dangerous Coast and no +Harbour at all on that syde.</p> + +<p>Within a few Miles of the West end over against Manhata, which is the +Dutch's Chiefe Towne is seated Gravesend, most English, the Lady Moody +being the first Setler, Some Dutch there are, and all under the Dutch +Goverment.</p> + +<table border="0" summary="list" style="margin-left: 3em;"> +<tr> +<td valign="bottom"> +<p>Then Mispach kell<br /> +Then Midleburgh aìs New Towne<br /> +Then Vlishing<br /> +Then Hempsteed<br /> +Then another Towne by the Dutch name</p> +</td> +<td valign="top"><span style="font-size: 700%;">}</span></td> +<td><p>These Townes are<br /> +under y<sup>e</sup> Dutch<br /> +Government<br /></p></td></tr> +</table> + +<p>Then follow to the Northward</p> + +<table border="0" summary="list" style="margin-left: 3em;"> +<tr> +<td valign="bottom"> +<p>First Oyster Bay under Newhaven Goverment<br /> +Huntington not submitting to any Goverment<br /> +Then Sotocot Likewayes Submitting to none<br /> +Next Southampton under Newhaven Goverment<br /> +Next South-hole also under Newhaven</p> +</td> +<td valign="bottom"><span style="font-size: 550%;">}</span></td> +<td><p style="padding-top: 1.2em;">These Townes<br /> +belong to<br /> +y<sup>e</sup> English.</p></td></tr> +</table> + +<p>Then crossing a Bay but 12 Miles (but to round it, it is much more) +is Northampton. This Towne is under Connecticott Goverment. And then +Easthampton under no Goverment<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_25" +id="Page_25">25</a></span>.</p> + +<p>I suppose these two Goverments of Connecticott, and Newhaven, are only +by Combination, I never heard of any Patent they have, and they are also +in Confederacie with the Massachusetts, and New Plymouth, each of these +4 Goverments annually choosen two Comissioners to meet and Consult as +occasion may serve; their power lasting for one yeare. These meettings +prove chargeable, and as it is conceived of many of no great use.</p> + +<p>Tis well knowen the Dutch plantation had been taken by those two +Southerne Collonies helpe, and the English on Long Island when +Majo<sup>r</sup> Sedgwick was sent to take it who putting back for Fyall +news came by one of his Fleet that his designe was for that place; These +afforsaid Com<span style="margin-left: -0.6em; letter-spacing: 0.2em"><small>¯</small>i</span><span +style="margin-left: -0.2em;">ssioners</span> mett at Boston, where some +weeks were spent in Contest betweene the Commissioners of the two +Southerne and Northern Collonies. Those of the South Colonies were for +proceeding with expedition on the designe, The Com<span +style="margin-left: -0.6em; letter-spacing: 0.2em"><small>¯</small>i</span><span +style="margin-left: -0.2em;">ssioners</span> of the North were dayly crying out +for Orders or leave to goe on. But those of Plymouth being Mungrell +Dutch, and some of the Grandees amongst them haveing a sweet trade with +the Dutch or debts oweing to them, from them; And those of the +Massachusetts haveing some other by-reason for it so long held out the +dispute till it was to late the peace being concluded.</p> + +<p>There lye between this Long Island and the Mayne severall Islands, the +most Considerable is Shelter-Island, about 8 miles in lenth and three in +breadth, This belongs to Collonell Thomas Midleton and M<sup>r</sup> +Silvester, on which they have some people & store of Catle.</p> + +<p>Another considerable Island lyes by it of about 6 Miles in Lenth, and +three in Breadth.</p> + +<p>Now before I come to speak of Hudsons River, I shall most humbly +desire the Hon<sup>ble</sup> Councill to take it in consideration the +great benefits and profitts, which may redound to the English by these +Westerne Colonies if well managed. Of their present condition I have +given a breife accompt in my foregoing Relation, being my observations +which for severall years I have spent in America, even from the year +1624 till within these two yeares last past:</p> + +<p>For Newfoundland, it is well known what a great Number of Shipps and +Seamen have been there imployed annually I dare averr it hath bredd more +Seamen then any Trade the English ever medled withall & what<span +class="pagenum"><a name="Page_26" id="Page_26">26</a></span> profitts +the Owners and Merchants have gott by that Trade is unvaluable, And if a +course were taken we might now have salt from the English Collonies in +the West Indies, and provision from New England to carry on a greatt +part of the designe, and on better termes then out of Europe.</p> + +<p>On all the Coasts of Canada from Cape Britton to Cape Sable is Excellent +fishing and full of good Harbours.</p> + +<p>On the Coast within Cape Sable, as in Nova Scotia, Port Royall, and +those other fforts now in possession of Collonel Temple is mutch Beaver +& other Peltry gotten, and more might be if fully Stocked.</p> + +<p>And for the Southern part of New-England, It is incredible what hath +been done there.</p> + +<p>In the yeare 1626 or thereabouts there was not a Neat Beast Horse or +sheepe in the Countrey and a very few Goats or hoggs, and now it is a +wonder to see the great herds of Catle belonging to every Towne I have +mentioned, The braue Flocks of sheepe, The great number of Horses +besides those many sent to Barbados and the other Carribe Islands, And +withall to consider how many thousand Neate Beasts and Hoggs are yearly +killed, and soe have been for many yeares past for Provision in the +Countrey and sent abroad to supply Newfoundland, Barbados, Jamaica, @ +other places, As also to victuall in whole or in part most shipes which +comes there.</p> + +<p>Betweene the years 1626 and 1633, Indian Corne was usually sold at +10<sup>s</sup> or 12<sup>s</sup> the Bushell, now not esteemed worth +2<sup>s</sup>, Beefe and Porke then Brought from England and Irland sold +at excessive rates.</p> + +<p>At that time all the Houses there, except three or fower at New +Plymouth, and those which I had could not be valued worth 200<sup>lb</sup>, +and now to behold the handsome Houses & Churches in so many Townes +as I have named is a wonder, And the place in which Boston (the +Metropolis) is seated, I knew then for some yeares to be a Swamp and +Pound, now a great Towne, two Churches, a Gallant Statehouse & more +to make it compleate, then can be expected in a place so late a +wilderness.</p> + +<p>And wheras about the time before mentioned wee could not make in all +three Hundred men in the whole Countrey, those scattered a hundred and +ffiftie Miles assunder, Now almost every Towne which I have named is +able to bring into the feild a full Company of Foote and some Horse,<span +class="pagenum"><a name="Page_27" id="Page_27">27</a></span> +some Townes two or three Companyes compleate with Horse proportionable +and Boston more.</p> + +<p>And the great abundance of English Fruite, as Apples, Pears, Apricocks, +Plumbs, Cherries Musk-Mellons, Water-Mellons &c. is not to be beleeved +but by those that have seene it.</p> + +<p>And about those times also there were not within the now Great +Government of the Massachusetts above three Shallops and a few Cannoes, +Now it is wonderfull to see the many Vessels belonging to the Country of +all sorts and seizes, from Shipps of some reasonable burthen to Skiffes +and Cannoes, many other great Shipps of Burthen from 350 Tunns to 150 +have been built there, and many more in time may be, And I am confident +there hath not in any place out of so small a number of People been +raised so many able Seamen and Commanders as there hath been.</p> + +<p>Now we returne to Hudsons River, in the mouth of which lyeth y<sup>e</sup> +Island Mahatas, on which stands now Amsterdam in the Latitude of 41 +degrees and about 41 Leagues up the River is their Fort Oranja in the +Latitude of 42 & ½ or thereabouts.</p> + +<p>I have alwayes understood that the first Setlement of the Dutch there +was about the yeare 1618, @ were then a very considerable Number, and +long after. And this was as I conceive some yeares after King James had +granted all the lands and Islands betweene the Latitude of 40 degrees to +48 North Latitude, unto a Company established at Plymouth in Devon then +nameing it New-England, so that Mahatas lyes a full degree within y<sup>e</sup> +bounds of New England; and Fort Oranja their prin<sup>l</sup> place both for +Trade with the Indians @ for Husbandry it lyeth two full degrees and an +halfe within the bounds of New England.</p> + +<p>And about the year 1629 or 1630 Theire Title to it being in question +a rich ship comeing from thence was seized on at Plymouth, as some now +here can testify, which shipp and goods (as they say) was delivered up +on the Dutch relinquishment of any Title they had or might have to the +said Hudsones River And this seemes to be true, for in or about the year +1632 or 1634, a shipp set out from hence by M<sup>r</sup> Clobery & +Dellabar and others for New England, with passengers & goods & +had also a Commission from his Mat<sup>ies</sup>: Royall Father to saile +unto Mahatas @ as farr up into the River towards Fort Oranja as they +could goe, and there trade with the<span class="pagenum"><a name="Page_28" +id="Page_28">28</a></span> Natives; which they did without any opposition, +as the Masters yet liveing can testifie.</p> + +<p>From the uttermost part of Hudsons River to the North Cape of Delaware +Bay, is somewhat above 20 leagues, and from this Cape to the entrance of +the River is about 12 Leagues.</p> + +<p>Here the Sweedes some yeares since built a Fort and five Leauges above +that a Sconce, and three Leagues above that another Fort, and 2 Leagues +above that another.</p> + +<p>And hereabout the River trends away so much easterly that betweene that +@ Hudsons River it is not above 30 Miles. In this River hath been seated +some English Familes, but outed by the Dutch or Swedes.</p> + +<p>For this place there was some yeares since a Patent granted to S<sup>r</sup> +Edmund Ploydon, but by whom I know not, nor what is become of him or his +Patent.</p> + +<p>The entrance of this River is in 40 degrees. And now I am come to the +utmost Southwest bounds of New England which is a Country wherein the +Rivers and Pounds affords variety of Fish and Beaver in Great abundance, +The earth brings forth plentifully all sorts of Graynes, also Hemp @ +fflax, The Woods affords store of good Timber for building of shipps +Masts, Also Pitch and Tarre, The bowels of the earth yeilds excellent +Iron Oare, and no doubt other Metalls if searched after.</p> + + + + + + + + +<pre> + + + + + +End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of A briefe discription of New England +and the severall townes therein, by Samuel Maverick + +*** END OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A BRIEFE DISCRIPTION OF NEW *** + +***** This file should be named 33904-h.htm or 33904-h.zip ***** +This and all associated files of various formats will be found in: + http://www.gutenberg.org/3/3/9/0/33904/ + +Produced by Therese Wright and the Online Distributed +Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was +produced from scanned images of public domain material +from the Google Print project.) + + +Updated editions will replace the previous one--the old editions +will be renamed. + +Creating the works from public domain print editions means that no +one owns a United States copyright in these works, so the Foundation +(and you!) can copy and distribute it in the United States without +permission and without paying copyright royalties. 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