The Epidemic of the Indians of New England, 1616-1620: With Remarks on Native American Infections1909 - 29 páginas |
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Página 18 - The Indians in these parts had newly, even about a year or two before, been visited with such a prodigious pestilence, as carried away not a tenth, but nine parts of ten, (yea, 'tis said, nineteen of twenty) among them : so that the woods were almost cleared of those pernicious creatures, to make room for a better growth.
Página 10 - Were I in England now, as once I was, and had but this fish painted, not a holiday fool there but would give a piece of silver. There would this monster make a man. Any strange beast there makes a man. When they will not give a doit to relieve a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead Indian.
Página 14 - He told us the place where we now live is called Patuxet, and that about four years ago all the inhabitants died of an extraordinary plague; and there is neither man, woman, nor child remaining, as indeed we have found none, so as there is none to hinder our possession or to lay claim unto it.
Página 14 - English,2 wherin thousands of them dyed, they not being able to burie one another ; ther sculs and bones were found in many places lying still above ground, where their houses and dwellings had been; a very sad spectackle to behould.
Página 13 - Pocanokit, which bordereth on the sea ; whence came to see me two kings, attended with a guard of 50 armed men, who being well satisfied with that my savage and I discoursed unto them, (being desirous of novelty,) gave me content in whatsoever I demanded ; where I found that former relations were true.
Página 12 - I told you of. I passed alongst the Coast where I found some antient Plantations, not long since populous now utterly void ; in other places a remnant remaines, but not free of sicknesse. Their disease the Plague, for wee might perceive the sores of...
Página 12 - I passed alongst the Coast where I found some antient Plantations, not long since populous now utterly void ; in other places a remnant remaines, but not free of sicknesse. Their disease the Plague, for wee might perceive the sores of some that had escaped, who described the spots of such as usually die.
Página 18 - ... the surviving shipmates reported, just before he died by their hands, that " God was angry with them for their wickedness, and would not only destroy them all, but would also people their country with men who would not live after their brutish manners." Those infidels then blasphemously replied, that God could not kill them; which blasphemous mistake was confuted by an horrible and unusual plague, whereby they were consumed in such vast multitudes, that our first planters found the land almost...
Página 12 - I passed along the coast where I found some ancient plantations, not long since populous, now utterly void ; in other places a remnant remains, but not free of sickness. Their disease is the plague, for we might perceive the sores of some that had escaped, who described the spots of such as usually die.
Página 11 - I came to be truly informed of so much as gave me assurance that in time I should want no undertakers, though as yet I was forced to hire men to stay there the winter quarter at extreme rates...