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Boton, Thurday Sept. 25th. 1690.

T is deigned, that the Countrey hall be furnihed once a moneth (or if any Glut of Occurrences happen, oftener,) with an Account of uch coniderable things as have arrived unto our Notice.

In order hereunto, the Publiher will take what pains he can to obtain a Faithful Relation of all uch things; and will particularly make himelf beholden to uch Perons in Boton whom he Knows to have been for their own ue the diligent Obervers of uch matters.

That which is herein propoed, is, Firt, That Memorable Occurrents of Divine Providence'' may not be neglected or forgotten, as they too often are. Secondly, That people every where may better undertand the Circumstances of Publique Affairs, both abroad and at home; which may not only direct their Thoughts at all times, but at ome times alo to to ait their Buinees and ''Negotiations.

Thirdly, That ome thing may be done towards the Curing, or at leat the Charming, of that Spirit of Lying'', which prevails amongt us wherefore nothing hall be entered, but what we have reaon to believe is true, repairing to the bet fountains for our Information. And when there appears any material mitake in any thing that is collected, it hall be corrected in the ''next.

Moreover, the Publiher of thee Occurrences is willing to engage, that whereas, there are many Fale Reports, maliciouly made, and pread among us, if any well-minded peron will be at the pains to trace any such false Report o far as to find out and Convict the Firt Raier of it, he will in this Paper ( unles jut Advice be given to the contrary ) expoe the Name of uch peron, as A malicious Raier of a fale Report''. It is uppos'd that none will dislike this Propoal, but uch as intend to be guilty of o villainous a Crime.''

HE Cristianized Indians in ome parts of Plimouth, have newly appointed a day of Thanksgiving to God for his Mercy in upplying their extream and pinching Neceities under their late want of Corn, & for His giving them now a propect of a very Comfortable Harvet. Their Example may be worth Mentioning.

Tis oberved by the Husbandmen, that altho' the With-draw of o great a trength from them, as what is in the Forces lately gone for Canada, made them think it almot inpoible for them to get well through the Affairs of their Husbandry at this time of the year, yet the Seaon has been o unuually favourable that they carce find any want of the many hundreds of hands, that are gone from them; which is looked upon as a Merciful Providence

While the barbarous Indians were lurking about Chelmsford, there were miing about the beginning of this month a couple of Children belonging to a man of that Town, one of them aged about eleven, the other aged about nine years, both of them uppoed to be fallen into the hands of the Indians.

A very Tragical Accident happened at Water-Town, the beginning of this Month, an Old man, that was of omewhat a Silent and Moroe Temper, but one that had long Enjoyed the reputation of a Sober and a Pious Man, having newly buried his Wife, The Devil took advantage of the Melancholly which he thereupon fell into, his Wives dicretion and indutry had long been the upport of his Family, and he eemed hurried with an impertinent fear that he hould now come to want before he dyed, though he had very careful friends to look after him who kept a trict eye upon him, leat he should do himelf any harm. But one evening ecaping from them into the Cow-houe, they there quickly followed him found him hanging by a Rope, which he had ued to tye their Calves withal, he was dead with his feet near touching the Ground.

Epidemical Fevers and Agues grow very common, in ome parts of the Country, whereof, tho' many dye not, yet they are orely unfitted for their impolyments; but in ome parts a more malignant Fever eems to prevail in uch ort that it uually goes thro' a Family where it comes, and proves Mortal unto many.

The Small-pox which has been raging in Boton, after a manner very Extraordinary is now very much abated. It is thought that far more have been ick of it then were viited with it, when it raged o much twelve years ago, nevertheles it has not been o Mortal, The number of them that have