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WINTHROP’S JOURNAL
“A HISTORY OF NEW ENGLAND”
1630 – 1642
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Winthrop’s fleet sails from the Isle of Wight A Fast kept on the
Ships Matthew Cradock bids Farewell
to the Fleet Deputies chosen for the Towns Danger feared from Hostile Ships Captain Kirk encountered on the High Seas Eastward heard from Tempest strikes the Fleet Mount Desert sighted Arbella casts anchor in Salem
Harbor Expediton to Massachusetts
Bay Marriage of John Endicott Settlement at Charlestown Death of Lady Arabella and
Isaac Johnson Boston occupied and a Church
organized Salem, Dorchester, Watertown,
and Roxbury named The Plantation set in Order Winter Severities Gorges and Mason Petition against us Gardiner, Morton and Ratcliffe make trouble Thanksgiving over Friends
preserved and Foes Confounded Arrival of John Cotton,
Thomas Hooker and John Haynes John Oldham goes Overland to
the Connecticut The Blessing of the Bay sails
to the Connecticut and the Dutch John Cotton made Teacher of
the Boston Church Roger Williams at Salem takes
exception Two Sagamores and Most of
their Folks die of Smallpox The Lord directs through John
Cotton the Support of The Ministers 1636 Roger Williams gives Trouble Hugh Peter’s Practical Benevolence Vane and Peter set themselves up as Arbiters Flag devised leaving out the Cross Henry Vane elected Governor The King’s Colors set up at Castle Island Murder of John Oldham brings on the Pequot War Narragansetts remain Friendly Endicott’s Expedition to Block Island Miantonomo received in Boston Anne Hutchinson gives Trouble Distraction in the New England Churches The French claim most of the Maine Coast General Court and the Elders take Council John Cotton intervenes and is disapproved 1638 Erroneous Opinions still Prevailing Mrs. Hutchinson dealt with by the Church She is Excommunicated Hutchinsonians buy Aquidneck, an Island in Narragansett Bay God’s Displeasure at Mrs. Hutchinson shown by a monstrous Birth A great Earthquake experienced Uncas the Mohican proffers Friendship Many Hutchinsonians go to Aquidneck Excuse given for not surrendering the Patent Underhill suspected
of Incontinence Evil of new Fashions and costly Apparel Massachusetts displeased
with the Piscataqua Plantations The Rowley Church bewail their Shortcomings Fast over Illness and Decay of religion Cotton’s Self-accusation The Devil bestirs himself Jealousies among the Colonies Letter to Mr. Hooker The Lord’s Displeasure shown by heavy Snowstorm |
Prevalence of Illness Friendly Overtures from
Chickatabot and other Sachems Rev. John Wilson departs for
England Roger Williams at Salem Sir Christopher Gardiner Philip Ratcliffe disciplined for traducing Church and Government The Blessing of the Bay Launched Piscataqua heard from The Lyon arrives, with important Succor Bradford of Plymouth visits Boston The Narragansetts lose Seven
Hundred by Smallpox Controversy as to Women’s
wearing Veils Satan bestirs himself to
Distract the Churches Deputies sent from Townes to
General Court The Killing of Hockin Thomas Dudley chosen
Governor Four General Courts a Year,
of Magistrates and Deputies News of the Founding of
Maryland Archbishops and Others try to
stay the Ships and annual the Patent Profitable Trade with
Manhattan and the Kennebec Country Newtown desires to Remove to
Connecticut Legislation against Tobacco,
Costly Apparel, etc. Threatenings of the Privy
Council against our Patent The Cross cut out of the
Ensign at Salem Pequots desire our Friendship John Eliot, Friend of
Massachusetts Indians The Dutch to the Westward
cause Anxiety 1637 General Fast over the miserable Estate of the Churches Wheelwright questioned on Account of his Sermon Underhill sent to Connecticut with Soldiers Reluctance of Plymouth to take Part in the War Winthrop made governor at stormy Session Cotton and Shepard as reconcilers John Mason’s Victory over the Pequots Discontent of Henry Vane Pequots Dispersed and Destroyed Three Hundred and Sixty Immigrants in one Day Sir Ferdinando Gorges wishes to be Governor-General Pequot Survivors deported and enslaved Henry Vane departs for England A Movement toward Confederation of the Colonies Synod convened to deal with the Errors The Case of William Schooler Thanksgiving for the Success in War and in the Synod Hutchinsonians disfranchised and banished Mrs. Hutchinson summoned before the Court A Short Story, etc., Composed and Sent to England 1639 Errors at the Church at Weymouth A Printing-House set up at Cambridge Hanserd Knollys at Piscataqua disapproved The Devil fetches away five Indians while powwowing Cotton defines how Ministers should be maintained A thousand Soldiers exercised at Boston An embarrassing Letter from the Lords Commissioners Connecticut desires a Confederation of the Colonies Winthrop reelected; the Towns jealous of their Liberties Popular Jealousy of the Magistrates God deprives Hooker, while preaching, of his Strength and Matter Many People arrive and new Towns founded Vagaries of Roger Williams at Providence The College suffers at the Hands of Nathaniel Eaton Captain Robert Keayne convented for Extortion Commercial Ethics expounded by John Cotton Dispute over the Location of a new Meeting-House A Thief and a Murderer baulked by a special Providence The Body of Laws submitted to the Towns for Consideration An Ordinance against drinking Healths The Elders and the Court on excessive Church-going |
Interference from England
feared Military Commission
established John Hayns chosen Governor Endicott questioned about Defacing the Ensign Disturbed Relations between Magistrates and Deputies Fear of the Schemes of Gorges and Mason Winthrop Explores the
Neighborhood People press for more Power Winthrop reelected Governor The French to the Eastward
heard from Church consulted after the
Congregational Way Winthrop and Dudley disagree Narragansetts send Envoys Return of Rev. John Wilson Winthrop visits Plymouth Pirates give Trouble to the
Eastward Roger Williams called to Account for Dangerous Opinions The French capture Penobscot, a Plantation of Plymouth Arrival of Thomas Shepard and Hugh Peter Young Henry Vane, called to the Obedience of the Gospel Hugh Peter’s Practical Good Sense Extract FROM THE Short Story The Accusations of the Church against Her Defense Cotton’s Admonition Her Unsatisfactory Answers She is Excommunicated Reflections upon her Conduct Journal resumed; Winthrop’s Defense 1640 Knollys and Underhill make Acknowledgement of Messengers of the
Boston Church ill-received in Rhode Island Heresies of the Rev. Charles Chauncy John Humphrey and Lord Saye disparage New
England and divert Men from thence |
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