Narrative of the Indian Wars in New England, Title page – To the reader
A NARRATIVE OF THE Indian Wars IN NEW-ENGLAND, From the firſt Planting thereof in the Year 1607, to the Year 1677.
CONTAINING A Relation of the OCCASION, RISE and PROGRESS of the WAR with the Indians, in the Southern, Weſtern, Eaſtern and Northern Parts of ſaid COUNTRY.
BY WILLIAM HUBBARD, A. M. Miniſter of Ipſwich.
And the Lord ſaid unto Moſes, write this for a Memorial in a Book.
EXOD. XVII. 14.
Which we have heard and known, and our Fathers have told us. That the Generation to come might know them, even the Children which ſhould be born: Who ſhould ariſe and declare them to their Children.
PSAL. LXXVIII. 3, 6.
BOSTON: Printed and Sold by JOHN BOYLE in Marlborough-Street. 1775.
The following Narrative of the Indian Wars, was publiſhed by Authority in the Year 1677, as appears by the following Recommendation prefixed to the Edition then publiſhed, Viz.
THE worthy AUTHOR of this Narrative (of whoſe fidelity we are well aſſured) by his great pains and induſtry, in collecting and compiling the ſeveral occurrences of this Indian War, from the relations of ſuch as were preſent in the particular actions, hath faithfully, and truly performed the ſame, as far as beſt information agreeing could be obtained, which is therefore judged meet for public view; and we whoſe names are underwritten, deputed by the GOVERNOR and COUNCIL of the Maſſachuſetts Colony to peruſe, and licence the ſame, have, and do accordingly order it to be imprinted, as being of public benefit, and judge the AUTHOR to have deſerved due acknowledgment and thanks for the ſame.
Boſton, March 29, 1677. SIMON BRADSTREET, DANIEL DENNISON, JOSEPH DUDLEY.