Charles Orr, ed., History of the Pequot War: the contemporary accounts of Mason, Underhill, Vincent and Gardener (1897)

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Charles Orr, ed., History of the Pequot War: the contemporary accounts of Mason, Underhill, Vincent and Gardener (1897)
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1638; reprinted 1897
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pp. 47-86 (Underhill, Newes from America); pp. 80-81 quoted
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https://archive.org/details/historypequotwa00orrgoog
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Read in the archive.org full text (October 2026; The Long Island Quaker families of the Frost line). Reprints Capt. John Underhill's own account, Newes from America (London, 1638), of the attack on the Pequot fort at Mystic in May 1637 (pp. 80-81):

"Captain Mason entering into a wigwam, brought out a firebrand, after he had wounded many in the house. Then he set fire on the west side, where he entered; myself set fire on the south end with a train of powder. The fires of both meeting in the centre of the fort, blazed most terribly, and burnt all in the space of half an hour ... Many were burnt in the fort, both men, women, and children ... It may be demanded, Why should you be so furious? (as some have said). Should not Christians have more mercy and compassion? ... Sometimes the Scripture declareth women and children must perish with their parents. Sometimes the case alters; but we will not dispute it now. We had sufficient light from the word of God for our proceedings."

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  2. title: "Charles Orr, ed., History of the Pequot War: the contemporary accounts of Mason, Underhill, Vincent and Gardener (1897)"
  3. type: book
  4. date: "1638; reprinted 1897"
  5. reference: "pp. 47-86 (Underhill, Newes from America); pp. 80-81 quoted"
  6. url: "https://archive.org/details/historypequotwa00orrgoog"
  7. seen: transcript
  8. access: public
  9. ---
  11. Read in the archive.org full text (October 2026; `research/mcmillan/Frost_Underhill_Bowne_Feake.md`).
  12. Reprints Capt. John Underhill's own account, *Newes from America* (London, 1638), of the attack on
  13. the Pequot fort at Mystic in May 1637 (pp. 80-81):
  15. "Captain Mason entering into a wigwam, brought out a firebrand, after he had wounded many in the
  16. house. Then he set fire on the west side, where he entered; myself set fire on the south end with a
  17. train of powder. The fires of both meeting in the centre of the fort, blazed most terribly, and burnt
  18. all in the space of half an hour ... Many were burnt in the fort, both men, women, and children ... It
  19. may be demanded, Why should you be so furious? (as some have said). Should not Christians have more
  20. mercy and compassion? ... Sometimes the Scripture declareth women and children must perish with their
  21. parents. Sometimes the case alters; but we will not dispute it now. We had sufficient light from the
  22. word of God for our proceedings."
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