Journal of the Settlements of Massachusets and Other Colonies, Journal · Part 1
Their submission was as followeth.
This writing is to testify, That we Punham sachem of Shawomock, and Sacononoco sachem of Patuxet &c. have, and by these presents do voluntarily and without any constraint or persuasion but of our own free motion, put ourselves, our subjects, lands and estates under the government and jurisdiction of the Massachusetts, to be governed and protected by them, according to their just laws and orders, so far as we shall be made capable of understanding them: and we do promise for ourselves and our subjects, and all our posterity to be true and faithful to the said government, and aiding to the maintenance thereof to our best ability, and from time to time to give speedy notice of any conspiracy, attempt, or evil intention of any which we shall know or hear of, against the same: and we do promise to be willing, from time to time, to be instructed in the knowledge and worship of God. In witness whereof &c.
The lady Moodye, a wife and anciently religious woman, being taken with the error of denying baptism to infants was dealt withal by many of the elders and others, and admonished by the church of Salem (whereof she was a member) but persisting still, and to avoid further trouble &c. she removed to the dutch against the advice of all her friends. Many others infected with anabapt: removed thither also. She was after excommunicated▪
There arose a sudden gust at N. W. so violent for half an hour as it blew down multituds of trees.(5) 5. It listed up their meeting house at Newbury, the people being in it. It darkened the air with dust, yet thro' God's great mercy it did no hurt, but only killed one indian with the fall of a tree. It was straight between Linne and Hampton.
Here arrived one Mr. Carman master of the ship called of 180 tons.2 He went from New Haven in …ober last, laden with clapboards for the Canaries, being earnestly commended to the Lords protection by the church there. At the Island of Palma he was set upon by a turkish pirate of 300 tons and 26 pieces of ordonance and 200 men: he sought with her three hours, having but 20 men and but 7 pieces of ordonance that he could use▪ and his muskets were unserviceable with rust. The turk lay cross his hawse▪ so as he was forced to shoot thro' his own hoodings and by these shot killed many turks; then the turk lay by his side and boarded him with near 100 men and cut all his rope &c. but his shot having killed the captain of the turkish ship and broken his tiller, the turk took in his own ensign and sell off from him, but in such haste as he left about 50 of his men aboard him, then the master and some of his men came up and fought with those 50 hand to hand, and slew so many of them as the rest leaped overboard. The master had many wounds on his head and body, and divers of his men were wounded, yet but one slain, so with much difficulty he got to the island (being in view thereof) where he was very courteously entertained and supplied with whatsoever he wanted.