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But our good God so ordered it, that one of the stoln [sic] Indians, called Squanto, had escaped out of Spain into England; where he lived with one Mr. Slany, from whom he had found a way to return unto his own country, being brought back by one Mr. Dermer, about half a year before our honest Plymotheans were cast upon this continent. This Indian having received much kindness from the English, who generally condemned the man that first betrayed him, now made unto the English a return of that kindness: and being by his acquaintance with the English language, fitted with a conversation with them, he very kindly informed them what was the present condition of the Indians; instructed them in the way of ordering their Corn; and acquainted them with many other things, which it was necessary for them to understand. But Squanto did for them a yet greater benefit than all this: for he brought Massasoit, the chief Sachim or Prince of the Indians within many miles, with some scores of his attenders, to make our people a kind visit; the issue of which visit was, that Massasoit not only entred [sic] into a firm agreement of peace with the English, but also they declared and submitted themselves to be subjects of the King of England; into which peace and subjection many other Sachims quickly after came, in the most voluntary manner that could be expressed. It seems that this unlucky Squanto having told his countrymen how easie [sic] it was for so great a monarch as K. James to destroy them all, if they should hurt any of his people, he went on to terrifie [sic] them with a ridiculous rhodomantado, which they believed, that this people kept the plague in a cellar (where they kept their [gun]powder), and could at their pleasure let it loose to make such havock among them, as the distemper had already made among them a few y"

The Legend of Squanto (Audio)

Squanto, 1585?-1622 (American Indian Biographies Series)