spake

I told them it was the Sabbath day, and desired them to let me rest

stoutest men, and sent them back to hold the English army in play whilst the rest escaped.

“Wait on the Lord, Be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine Heart, wait I say on the Lord.”

chapter of Deuteronomy

One of the Indians that came from Medfield fight, had brought some plunder, came to me, and asked me, if I would have a Bible, he had got one in his basket. I was glad of it, and asked him, whether he thought the Indians would let me read? He answered, yes. So I took the Bible,

Then they went and showed me where it was, where I saw the ground was newly digged, and there they told me they had buried it.

my sweet babe like a lamb departed this life on Feb. 18, 1675. It being about six years, and five months old.

Then I took oaken leaves

and my child’s being so exceeding sick,

One of the Indians got up upon a horse, and they set me up behind him, with my poor sick babe in my lap.

still the Lord upheld me with His gracious and merciful spirit, and we were both alive to see the light of the next morning.

but God was with me in a wonderful manner, carrying me along, and bearing up my spirit, that it did not quite fail.

One of the Indians carried my poor wounded babe upon a horse

All was gone, my husband gone (at least separated from me, he being in the Bay; and to add to my grief, the Indians told me they would kill him as he came homeward), my children gone, my relations and friends gone, our house and home and all our comforts—within door and without—all was gone (except my life), and I knew not but the next moment that might go too.

one-eyed John, and Marlborough’s Praying Indians

Oh the roaring, and singing and dancing, and yelling of those black creatures in the night, which made the place a lively resemblance of hell.

“What, will you love English men still?”