Mr.Ralph Partrickminister atRuxburynow deceased.
John PhilipsofMarshfieldslain by thunder and lightning.
1659.
Mr.Thomas Princechosen Governour ofnew-Plimouthcolony.
[p. 269.] Mr.John Endicotchosen Governour of theMassachusetscolony.
The Quakers opinions vented up and down the Countrey.
Mr.Henry Dunsterfirst President ofHarvardColledge deceased.
Richard CromwelendedMaythe seventh.
The Rump ParliamentDecemberthe six and twentieth put down.
William Robinson,Marmaduke Stevenson, andMary DyerQuakers ofRhod Islandsentenced to suffer death by Mr.John EndicotGovernour of theMassachusetscolony, which accordingly was executed within a day or two, the prisoners being guarded by Capt.James Oliverwith 200 Souldiers to the place of Execution, where the two men were hanged and the woman reprieved at the Gallows and banished.
1660.
Mr.Thomas Princechosen Governour ofnew-Plimouthcolony.
John Endicotchosen Governour of theMassachusetscolony, Mr.BellinghamDeputy.
James Pierceslain by lightning atnew-Plimouth.
Maythe 29 KingCharlesthe Second returned intoEngland.
Junethe 20 a damnable cheat like to have been put uponEnglandby a Brief for [p. 270.]New-England, which as it appeared was produced before the King came in, but not printed (by Mr.LeachinShoe-lane) tillJune,pretending that 18Turks-menof War the 24 ofJanuary1659/60 landed at a Town, calledKingsword(alluding toCharles-town) three miles fromBoston, kill’d 40, took Mr.Simsminister prisoner, wounded him, kill’d his wife and three of his little children, carried him away with 57 more, burnt the Town, carried them toArgier, their loss amounting to 12000 pound, theTurkdemanding 8000 pound ransom to be paid within 7 moneths. Signed byThomas Margets,Edward Calamy,William Jenkin,William Vincent,George Wild,Joseph Caryl,John Menord,William Cooper,Thomas MantonMinisters.
Hugh Petersput to death the 16 ofOctober.
Thomas Vennera Wine-Cooper hang’d drawn and quarteredJan.19.
1661.
The fifth Monarchy-men rise atLondon.
Mr.Thomas Princechosen Governour ofnew-Plimouthcolony.
Mr.John Endicotchosen Governour of theMassachusetscolony, Mr.BellinghamDeputy.
MajorAthertonnow dyed inNew-England.
1662.
[p. 271.] SirHenry Vanebeheaded,June the14.
Mr.Thomas Princechosen Governour ofnew-Plimouthcolony.
Mr.John Endicotchosen Governour of theMassachusetscolony.
January26 and the 28 Earthquakes inNew-England, 6 or 7 times in the space of Three days.
1662/1663.
John Bakerunduely called Capt.Baker,hang’d at Tiburn,Decemberthe 11 ofFebruary.
1663.
Mr.Thomas Princechosen Governour ofnew-Plimouthcolony.
Mr.John Endicotchosen Governour of theMassachusetscolony.
Mr.WillowbyDeputy Governour and Mr.Thomas Leveretmajor General.
Aprilthe fifth Mr.John NortonTeacher at the first Church inBostondyed suddenly.
Mr.Samuel NewmanTeacher atRehobothinNew-Englandnow dyed.
Mr.Samuel StoneTeacher ofHartfordChurch inNew-England, now dyed also.
Several Earth-quakes this year inNew-England.
[p. 272.]Charles Chanciebatchelor of Divinity and President ofHarvard-Colledge inNew-England.
1664.
Mr.Thomas Princechosen Governour ofnew-Plimouthcolony.
Mr.John Endicotchosen Governour of theMassachusetscolony, Mr.Francis WillowbyDeputy Governour, Mr.Thomas LeveretMajor General.
Maythe 20 the Kings Commissioners arrived inNew-England,viz.SirRobert Carr, ColonelNicols, ColonelCartwrightand Mr.Samuel Maverich, with whom came one Mr.Archdaleas Agent for Mr.Ferdinando Gorges, who brought to the Colony in the province ofMain, Mr.F. Gorgesorder from his MajestyCharlesthe Second, under his manual, and his Majesties Letters to theMassachusetsconcerning the same, to be restored unto the quiet possession and enjoyment of the said province inNew-England, and the Government thereof, the which during the civil Wars inEnglandtheMassachusetscolony had usurpt, and (by help of aJacobsstaff) most shamefully encroached upon Mr.Gorgesrights and priviledges.
The 29 ofAugust, theManadaes, calledNovede Belgique, or NewNetherlands, their chief Town New-Amsterdam, now called [p. 273.] New-Yorke, Surrendered up unto SirRobert Carrand ColonelNicholshis Majesties Commissioners; thirteen days after inSeptemberthe Fort and Town ofAranianow calledAlbany; twelve days after that, the Fort and Town ofAwsapha; thende la WareCastle man’d withDutchandSweeds, the three first Forts and Towns being built upon the RiverMohegan, otherwise calledHudsonsRiver.
The whole Bible Translated into theIndian-Tongue, by Mr.John EliotSenior, was now printed atCambridgeinNew-England.
Decembera great and dreadful Comet, or blazing-star appeared in the South-east inNew-Englandfor the space of three moneths, which was accompanied with many sad effects, great mildews blasting in the Countrey the next Summer.
1665.
Mr.Thomas Princechosen Governour ofnew-Plimouthcolony.
Mr.John Endicotchosen Governour of theMassachusetscolony, Mr.Francis WillowbyDeputy Governour, Mr.LeveretMajor General.
Two Comets or blazing-stars appeared in 4 moneths time inEngland,December1664. and inMarchfollowing.
Mr.John EndicotGovernour of theMassachusets[p. 274.] colony deceased,Marchthe three and twentieth.
Capt.Davenportkill’d with lightning as he lay on his bed at the Castle byBostoninNew-England, and several wounded.
Wheat exceedingly blasted and mildewed inNew-England.
A thousand foot sent this year by theFrenchKing toCanada.
ColonelCartwrightin his voyage forEnglandwas taken by theDutch.
The Isle ofProvidencetaken by theEnglishBuccaneers,Puerto Ricotaken and plundered by theEnglishBuccaneers and abandoned.
1666.
Mr.Thomas Princechosen Governour of theMassachusetscolony.
Mr.Richard Bellinghamchosen Governour of theMassachusetscolony, Mr.Francis WillowbyDeputy Governour, Mr.Leveretmajor General.
St.Christopherstaken by theFrench.
Julythe LordWillowbyofParhamcast away in aHurricaneabout theCaribby-Islands.
The small pox atBostonin theMassachusetscolony.
Three kill’d in a moment by a blow of Thunder atMarshfieldinNew-Plimouth[p. 275.] colony, and four atPascatawaycolony, and divers burnt with lightning, a great whirlwind at the same time.
This year alsoNew-Englandhad cast away and taken Thirty one Vessels, and some in 1667.
The mildews and blasting of Corn still continued.
1667.
Mr.Thomas Princechosen Governour ofNew-Plimouthcolony.
Mr.Richard Bellinghamchosen Governour of theMassachusetscolony, Mr.Fr. WillowbyDeputy Governour, and Mr.Leveretmajor General.
SirRobert Carrdyed next day after his arrival atBristowinEnglandJunethe first.
Several vollies of shot heard discharged in the Air atNantascottwo miles fromBostonin theMassachusetscolony.
Mr.John Davenportchosen pastor of the Independent Church atBoston.
InMarchthere appeared a sign in the Heavens in the form of a Spear, pointing directly to theWest.
SirJohn Harmandefeated theFrenchFleet at theCaribbes.
Mr.John WilsonPastor ofBostonChurch in theMassachusetscolony 37 years now [p. 276.] dyed, aged 79, he was Pastor of that Church three years before Mr.Cotton, twenty years with him, ten years with Mr.Norton, and four years after him.
1668.
Mr.Thomas Princechosen Governour ofNew-Plimouthcolony.
Mr.Richard Bellinghamchosen Governour of theMassachusetscolony, Mr.Fr. WillowbyDeputy Governour, and Mr.Leveretmajor General.
Mr.Samuel ShepherdPastor ofRowleyChurch dyed.
Aprilthe 27 Mr.Henry FlintTeacher atBraintrydyed.
Julythe Ninth Mr.Jonathan MitchelPastor of the Church atCambridgedyed, he was born atHalifaxinYorkeshireinEngland, and was brought up inHarvard-ColledgeatCambridgeinNew-England.
Julythe Fifteenth, nine of the clock at night an Eclipse of the moon, till after Eleven darkned nine digits and thirty five minutes.
Julythe Seventeenth a greatSperma CætiWhale Fifty five foot long, thrown up atWinter-harbourbyCascoin the Province ofMain.
Aprilthe Third, Fryday an Earthquake inNew-England.
1669.
[p. 277.] Mr.Thomas Princechosen Governour ofPlimouthcolony.
Mr.Richard Bellinghamchosen Governour of theMassachusetscolony, Mr.Fr. WillowbyDeputy Governour, Mr.Leveretmajor General.
Mr.Oxenbridgechosen Pastor of the Independent Church atBoston.
The wonderful burning of the mountainÆtna, orGibellainCiciliaMarch.
1670.
Mr.Thomas Princechosen Governour ofNew-Plimouthcolony.
Mr.Richard Bellinghamchosen Governour of theMassachusetscolony, Mr.Fr. WillowbyDeputy Governour, Mr.Leveretmajor General.
Mr.Fr. WillowbyDeputy Governour now dyed.
At a place calledKenebunch, which is in the Province ofMain, not far from the River-side, a piece of clay ground was thrown up by a mineral vapour (as was supposed) over the tops of high oaks that grew between it and the River, into the River, stopping the course thereof, and leaving a hole Forty yards square, wherein [p. 278.] were Thousands of clay bullets as big as musquet bullets, and pieces of clay in shape like the barrel of a musquet. The like accident fell out atCasco, One and twenty miles from it to the Eastward, much about the same time; And fish in some ponds in the Countrey thrown up dead upon the banks, supposed likewise to be kill’d with mineral vapours.
A wonderful number of Herrins cast up on shore at high water inBlack-point-Harbourin the province ofMain, so that they might have gone half way the leg in them for a mile together.
Mr.Thatcherchosen Pastor of the Presbyterian Church atBoston.
1671.
Mr.Thomas PrinceGovernour of newPlimouthcolony.
Mr.Richard Bellinghamchosen Governour of theMassachusetscolony, Mr.LeveretDeputy, and major General.
ElderPennow dyed atBoston, theEnglishtroubled much with griping of the guts, and bloudy Flux, of which several dyed.
Octoberthe Two and twentieth a Ship called the flyingFalconofAmsterdam, arrived atDover, having been out since the first ofJanuary1669. and been in the South-[p. 279.]Seas in the latitude of 50 degrees, having sailed 12900Dutchleagues, the master told us he made main land, and discovered two Islands never before discovered, where were men all hairy, Eleven foot in height.
1672.
Mr.Richard Bellinghamchosen Governour of theMassachusetscolony, Mr. Leveret Deputy, and major General.
1673.
Mr.Richard BellinghamGovernour of theMassachusetscolony now deceased.
1674.
Thomas Leveretchosen Governour.
Mr.SimonsDeputy Governour.
FINIS.