Hudson’s visit to New York Bay.—Indian traditions concerning the event.—Particulars of Hudson’s visit.—Dutch settlements around the Hudson.—Cornelius May.—Friendship between the Dutch settlers and the New Plymouth colonists.—Charter obtained by the “college of nineteen.”—Swedish emigration.—Settlement of Swedes in Delaware Bay.—The Dutch governor Kieft.—His massacre of the Indians.—Their vengeance.—A truce effected.—John Underhill protector of the New Netherlands 161–173 CHAPTER XIII. NEW YORK.—NEW SWEDEN. Peter Stuyvesant arrives as governor.—State of the New Netherlands.—Symptoms of weakness.—War between England and Holland.—Stuyvesant subdues the Swedish settlement.—Tolerant spirit among the Dutch.—Quarrel between governor Stuyvesant and his people.—Sir Richard Nichols takes possession of New Amsterdam.—Surinam left to the Dutch in exchange for New Netherlands 174–182 CHAPTER XIV. THE RESTORATION AND ITS EFFECTS. The Restoration.—Execution of Hugh Peters and of Sir Henry Vane.—Whalley and Goffe, the regicides, fly to Boston, and are sheltered by the New Englanders.—The younger Winthrop obtains a charter for Connecticut.—Happiness of the colony.—Life in Connecticut.—Educational provisions.—Rhode Island obtains a charter.—Quakerism established in Rhode Island.—Effect of the Restoration on the remaining States 183–192 CHAPTER XV. MASSACHUSETTS UNDER CHARLES II. Deputation to Charles II. from Massachusetts.—The charter confirmed with certain restrictions.—Struggle between the colony and the home government.—Remonstrance addressed to the king.—Collision between the constables of Massachusetts and the Royal Commissioners.—Massachusetts refuses to send deputies to England.—Prosperity of the colony.—Indian and white population of New England.—Indian warfare and disaster.—The “swamp fight.”—Destruction of the red men.—Their firmness.—Philip of Pocanoket.—Results of the war.—Escape of Anne Brackett 193–207 CHAPTER XVI. THE CHARTER OF MASSACHUSETTS ANNULLED. The London merchants jealous of Massachusetts.—Maine redeemed by Massachusetts for £1200.—New Hampshire separated from Massachusetts and constituted a royal province.—Cranfield sent out as governor.—Associations formed to resist taxes imposed by him.—Retirement of Cranfield.—The charter of Massachusetts threatened.—Efforts made by the colony to preserve it.—Vain remonstrances.—The charter annulled 208–212 CHAPTER XVII. THE SETTLEMENT OF CAROLINA.