COO-

erection of hands. P. 91. 92. so-
licited by indians to settle on con-
necticut river. P. 93. form a
company with plymouth people to
trade there, which project is given
over. P. 94. a committee ap-
pointed to make a code of laws for,
which is confirmed and printed.
viii. 9. 10. very early imports ma-
deira wine; its productions and ex-
ports. 12. and manufactures; in-
corporates shoemakers, and
pers. 13. caterpillars destructive
in. 18. loses several ships. 18.
19. complaints about taxes. 24.
"pride and excess in apparel" early
in. 25. churches send relief to the
bermuda church, which was 'ex-
pelled the island. 31. 32. papers
delivered to its general court by col.
nichols and others, commissioners
from charles ii. may 2, 1665. 55.
suspects the object of the commis-
sioners to be that of laying taxes;
reasons why the commissioners
were sent out to. 56. 57. suspect-
ed in england óf being resolved on
independence. 57. charles ii. dis-
satisfied with answer to his letter.
58. answer of its general court to
the commissioners. 59. commis-
sioners answer. 61. accuses the
commissioners of a breach of its pa-
tent; answer to the commissioners,
denying any injury to narragan-
set and other indians. 63. letter
from the commissioners, denying
that they had infringed massachu-
setts patent; oath of allegiance to,
by commissioners. 64. letter to
the commissioners, giving an ac-
count of harvard college, of the
law regarding town and grammar
schools, with which the colony was
well provided, and the number of
christian indians in massachusetts.
65. letter to the commissioners,
objecting to their power of hearing
appeals from its courts, as a breach
of its charter; letter to the com-
missioners about attempts to arrest
messrs. whalley and goffe. 67.

ac-

cused by gorton and others of exe-
cuting laws in its own name, and of
swearing to fidelity to its own go-
vernment. 68. general court's
answer to letter from charles ii.

about repealing laws derogatory to
the king's authority, allegiance, the
administration of justice in the
king's name, use of the common
prayer, administration of

sacra-

ments, qualification of electors, and
the case of capt. thomas breeden.
47.49. confers an honour on the
hon. robert boyle; cautioned by him
to use more guarded language. 49.
52. letter from charles ii. about
renewing charter, granting general
amnesty, laws repugnant to those of
england, allegiance, use of the com-
mon prayer, administration of sacra-
ments, number of assistants, quali-
fications of electors, and against tol-
erating quakers. 52. 55. contro-
versy with king's commissioners on
all the points in dispute. 71. 82.
summoned to appear before king's
commissioners by attorney, in the
appeal of the case of the charles of
oleron; letter to, from commission-
ers, complaining of its answer. 82.
84. publishes by sound of a
trumpet, a defiance of the king's
commissioners. 84. sends troops
under capt. endicott and others
against the pequots. 131. sends
capt. patrick with troops against in-
dians at block island. 143. and
under capt. stoughton against the
pequots. 145. x. 59. general
court's letter or paper from the
king's commissioners, col. nichols
and others, requiring alterations to
be made in the laws of massachu-
setts. viii. 84. 87. letter to the
king's commissioners about boun-
daries. 87. summons the owners
of the charles of oleron, to make
good their cause, and gives notice
to the king's commissioners. 88.
90. sends £500 as a present to the
king for the use of the navy. 90.
91. objections of its committee
about appeals to the king's commis-
sioners. 91. 92. a brief narrative
of its negotiations with the king's
commissioners, col. nichols and
others. 92. 96. raises troops for
taking manhattoes, under the king's
commissioners. 94.
copy of the
first quo warranto issued against.
96. 97. advantages in trade grant-
ed to. 97. holds a day of prayer

owing to questions with the com-
missioners about allegiance. 98.
great number of petitions presented
to. 99. debate about appeasing
his majesty. 99. 101. required to
publish a declaration of war against
the french in canada. 101. 102.
general court petitioned by boston
against disloyalty and in favour of
appeasing the king. 103. 105.
and by salem, newbury and ipswich
to the same effect. 105. answer
of general court to charles ii. part-
ly about a letter from the king,
which had no seal, &c. 108. 109.
a public dispute held in with bap-
tists. 111. 112. papers on andros's
administration. 179. 183. letter
of general court to joseph dudley,
president of the council, complain-
ing of breach of privileges. 179.
appoints a committee to take charge
of its papers and title deeds. 180.
minutes of sir e. andros's council
in. 181. 182. all its officers and
laws to be continued during sir e.
andros's pleasure. 183. an esti-
mate of its expenses in 1764, in-
cluding forts, salaries, etc. and
bounty on wheat. 198. 199. ge-
neral court, report of its committee
about cape cod canal, with esti-
mates of its costs, etc. 193. 196.
an account of a part of mr. wil-
son's gift of ammunition to. 228.
229. its receipt from rates, beaver
trade fee, etc. 1632, 1633. 230.
231. its payments during the same
period. 232. 233. general court
impeach capt. william rous and
others for trading with an enemy,
who claim a habeas corpus. 240.
242. declares war against nor-
ridgewock indians. 254. its troops
take norridgewock, and kill father
ralle and indians. 254. 255.
ter to governour from eastern in-
dians, with fac similes of their seals.
259. 263. opinion of council sent
to malden church. 325. general
court summons rev. marmaduke
mathews before it, for preaching
unsafe opinions. 325. 326. its act
of privileges; claims for the house
of representatives the privileges of
the house of commons, about money
bills, etc. 326. 327. visited by

let-

plymouth settlers; it is subject to
massasoyt; its squaw sachem or
queen. ix. 57. indian language
in. 223. proceedings against sam-
uel gorton. 199. 200. very early
insists, that there is no appeal from
its proceedings to england. 201.
charter from william and mary, re-
ferred to.. x. 2. general court dis-
franchises and dismisses three of its
members from boston. x. 23.
charter privileges usurped by sir
edmund andros. 25. towns in,
allowed to send two representa-
tives, by the charter of william and
mary. 26. legislative proceedings
irregular. 26. prepares to make
war against the narragansets. 60.
insurrection in, headed by shays
and day. 79. And see new eng-
land, plymouth colony, maine, as-
sistants, commissioners from charles
ii., nichols, col. etc.

Massachusetts colony, indians. ii. 66.
believe the house of kautantowit to
be the abode of the good after
death. 113. reduced by mortality
from 30,000 to 300. 72. dispute
with massachusetts about land. iii.
127.
127.

small-pox destroys many.
kindness of whites to. 127.
128. on charles river. v. 32. car-
ried off by pestilence just before
the arrival of plymouth colony.
51. 54. great mortality among, by
small-pox. 194. 195. P. 67. dress
and habits. viii. 27. 28. number
of, educating at cambridge, and of
christian indians in massachusetts.
65. place of residence. ix. 236.
And see mashpee, natick, martha's
vineyard, narraganset, etc.
Massachusetts, shipping in 1806. iii.
122. register. iii. 163. fires in,
from 1701 to 1800. i. 81. insur-
rection in, headed by shays. iii.
246. quelled. 248. 249. consti-
tution of, formed; adopts the united
states constitution. 161. provin-
cial congress of; list of killed and
wounded at the battles of concord
and lexington. viii. 45.
Massachusetts historical society al-
phabetical list of its members. i.
8. x. 191. 192. laws and regula-
tions. i. 3. circular letter. 14.
ii. 277. donations to. 285. iii.

Maverick, rev. john, first minister of
dorchester. ii. 91. iii. 150. ar-
rives. v. 133. settles at dorches-
ter. 134. 135. 186. 189. 192.
vii. P. 4. sworn a freeman. P. 29.
mistake about his arrival corrected.
P. 39. notice of. P. 40. forms a
congregational church at plymouth,
england; ordained episcopally in
england. P. 41. 66.

Maverick, samuel. ii. 86.. v. 160.

vi. 500. vii. P. 4. 5. his house at
winnesemet. P. 34. his pinnace.
P. 58. receives from bull and oth-
ers, pirates, a pinnace, in exchange
for one captured by them. P. 73.

viii. 233.
Maverick, samuel, king's commission-
er, with col. nichols and others.
vii. 92. (And see commissioners,
&c. and nichols, col.) at pasca-
taqua. v. 89. vi. 665. at boston.
viii. 52. 58. 62. 64. creates disgust
at pascataqua. 75. 77. 81. 82. 84.
87.90. 92. 94. 95. 109.
Maverick, elias. viii. 233.
Mawhawks, or maquas. ix. 236. And
see mohawks.

Mawques, or mohawk indians. vi. 629.
And see mohawks.

Maxwell, john, his disposition relative
to judge s. sewall's denying a habeas
corpus. viii. 241.
Maydwell, thomas. v. 232.
Mayes indians, their residence and
number. ii. 25.
May-flower, the ship which brought
the pilgrims to plymouth. iii. 174.

208. v. 129. arrives at charlestown.
131. vii. 153. P. 10.

Mayhew, thomas, governour of mar-
tha's vineyard. ii. 64. iii. 33. 34.
labours among the indians of mar-
tha's vineyard 66. dies at the
age of ninety. 69. 86. satisfied
with the answer of indians; influ-
ence over them. 87. attempts,
(with his son,) to civilize indians,
83. prudence in managing with
indians. 83. 84. introduces juries
among them. 83. grant to, of
martha's vineyard; visits indians to
preserve peace; obtains commission
to recover martha's vineyard, &c.
85. prevents indians from going to
war. 86. instructs indians at mar-
tin's vineyard. viii. 29. 231.
Mayhew, rev. thomas, jun. of martha's
vineyard; character. iii. 34. 67.
first minister of edgartown. 71.
labours among the indians.
vi. 654. lost at sea on his passage
to england. iii. 67. vi. 557. 654.
655.
Mayhew, matthew, "brief account of
the success of the gospel," &c.
quoted. iii. 67.
magistrate and
preacher to the indians at martha's
vineyard. 68. 69, 87.
Mayhew, thomas, a justice of the
court of common pleas at martha's
vineyard. iii. 68.

92.

Mayhew, john. iii. 67. a preacher
at martha's vineyard; character.
iii. 68. preacher at tisbury. 74.
Mayhew, rev. experience, of martha's
vineyard. ii. 47. character and
works. 68. 69. death. 69.
Mayhew, dr. matthew. iii. 69. 70.
Mayhew, joseph, tutor at harvard col.
lege. iii. 69.

Mayhew, nathan. iii. 69.
Mayhew, john. iii. 70.
Mayhew, jeremiah. iii. 70.
Mayhew, rev. dr. jonathan, of boston,
writings on episcopacy. ii. 196. 202.
212. iii. 17. 69.

Mayhew, zechariah, a preacher to in-
dians. iii. 69.

Mayhew, thomas, esquire. iii. 17. iv.
87.

tried and condemned, but is re-
prieved. ii. 229.

Mc crea, miss, mr. tudor's allusion to.
viii. 298.

Mc culler, lieut. viii. 156.
Mc curdy, lieut. john. x. 178.
Mc duffee, col. john. x. 178.

Mc farland, rev. asa, of concord, new
hampshire. iii. 112.

Me gregore, rev. david, of londonder-
ry, new hampshire. iv. 78.
Mc intire, mrs. x. 177.
Mc kean, rev. dr. joseph. i. 248.
iii. 287. letter from. 288. v. (vi.)
professor of rhetorick and oratory
at harvard college; sketch of his
life and character. viii. 157. 167.
settled at milton. 158. invited to
settle in boston; a representative of
boston. 160. chosen professor of
mathematicks and natural philoso-
phy, but does not accept; inaugu-
rated professor of rhetorick and ora-
tory. 161. dies;
buried at the
havana; epitaph. 164. 165. list of
publications. 166.

Mc kean, william. viii. 165.
Mc kean, agnes. viii. 166.
Mc kean, william. viii. 166.
Mc kean, elizabeth.

viii. 166.

Mc kee, dr. iv. 293.
Mc keller, peter. viii. 156.

Mc kennie, rev.

Mc kenzie,

his voyages. 43.

131. 143.

Mc kenzie,

236.

i. 146.

ii. 11. 12. 23.
X.

referred to.

a midshipman. ii.

Mecumel. See miantonemo.
Mede,
his opinion respecting
the natives of America.
Medford, taxed £3 out of £50 in
massachusetts. vii. P. 1. tax for
the support of ministers. P. 6.
tax. P. 57. P. 60. tax. P. 85.
tax. viii. 230. witchcraft at.
X.
17.

Medical dissertations, list of. i. 117.

118.

Meigs, mrs. ii. 231.234. 238.242.
Meigs, josiah, president of university
of georgia. ii. 227.

Meigs, major return-j.; journal of his
expedition to quebec under col.
benedict arnold; account of; hon-
oured by congress; his military ex-
ploits. ii. 227. captured at que-
bec. 246. For incidents related
in his journal, see arnold, col, bene-
dict.

Mein's new hampshire register. iv.

79.

Mendon settled. vi. 591. destroyed
by indians. 592.
Mendoza,

his treatise of war

referred to. vii. 216.
Menehighon. See monhegan.
Menemsha pond. iii. 42. 44. 45. 49.
58.