2 jo June 1749* 



their fouls, by the preaching of the gofpel } 

 and that to this purpofe fome minifiers fiould 

 befint to them, to injlrucl them. The go- 

 vernor had fcarce ended, when one of the 

 old eft Sachems got up, and anfwered, that 

 in the name of all the Indians, he thanked 

 their g radons good queen and mother for the 

 fine clothes fie had fent them -, but that in re- 

 gard to the minifiers, they had already had 

 feme among them, (whom he likewise named) 

 <who in/read of preaching the holy gofpel to 

 them, lad taught them to drink to excefs, to 

 cheat, and to quarrel among themfhes. He 

 then entreated the governor to take from 

 them thefe preachers, and a number of 

 Europeans who reiided amongft them ; for 

 before they were come among them, the 

 Indians had been an honed:, fober, and in- 

 nocent people, but moil: of them become 

 rogues new. That they had formerly had 

 the fear of God, but that they hardly be- 

 lieved his exigence at prefent. That if he 

 (the governor) would do them any favour, 

 he mould fend two or three blackfmiths 

 among!! them, to teach them to forge iron, 

 in which they were unexperienced. The 

 governor could not forbear laughing at this 

 extraordinary fpeech. I think the words 

 of St. Paid not whoily inapplicable on 



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