A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth; Mourt's Relation: A Relation or Journal of the English Plantation settled at Plymouth in New England, by Certain English adventurers both merchants and others
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A Journal of the Pilgrims at Plymouth; Mourt's Relation: A Relation or Journal of the English Plantation settled at Plymouth in New England, by Certain English adventurers both merchants and others
Massachusetts -- History -- New Plymouth, 1620-1691; Pilgrims (New Plymouth Colony) -- Early works to 1800
meat, which the king did eat willingly, and did give his followers. Then
they treated of peace, which was:
[Sidenote: The
agreements of peace
between us and
Massasoit.]
1. That neither he nor any of his should injure or do hurt to any of
our people.
2. And if any of his did hurt to any of ours, he should send the
offender, that we might punish him.
3. That if any of our tools were taken away when our people were at
work, he should cause them to be restored, and if ours did any harm to
any of his, we would do the like to them.
4. If any did unjustly war against him, we would aid him; if any did
war against us, he should aid us.
5. He should send to his neighbor confederates, to certify them of
this, that they might not wrong us, but might be likewise comprised in
the conditions of peace.
6. That when their men came to us, they should leave their bows and
arrows behind them, as we should do our pieces when we came to them.
Lastly, that doing thus, King James would esteem of him as his friend
and ally.
All which the king seemed to like well,[87] and it was applauded of his
followers; all the while he sat by the governor he trembled for fear. In
his person he is a very lusty man, in his best years, an able body,
grave of countenance, and spare of speech. In his attire little or
nothing differing from the rest of his followers, only in a great chain
of white bone beads about his neck, and at it behind his neck hangs a
little bag of tobacco, which he drank and gave us to drink; his face was
painted with a sad[88] red like murry,[89] and oiled both head and face,
that he looked greasily. All his followers likewise, were in their
faces, in part or in whole painted, some black, some red, some yellow,
and some white, some with crosses, and other antic works; some had skins
on them, and some naked, all strong, tall, all men in appearance.
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