{"id":44,"date":"2020-08-20T23:41:20","date_gmt":"2020-08-20T23:41:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/sovereigntyandgoodnessofgod\/?page_id=44"},"modified":"2020-10-31T05:18:07","modified_gmt":"2020-10-31T05:18:07","slug":"seventh-remove","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.viu.ca\/sovereigntyandgoodnessofgod\/list-of-removes\/seventh-remove\/","title":{"rendered":"Seventh Remove"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Edited by Hannah Willden <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After a restless and hungry night there1<\/a><\/sup>, we had a wearisome time of it the next da<\/em>y. The Swamp by which we lay, was, as it were, a deep Dungeon, and an exceeding2<\/a><\/sup> high and steep hill before it. Before I got to the top of the hill, I thought my heart and legs, and all would have broken, and failed me. What, through faintness and soreness of body, it was a grievous day of travel to me. As we went along, I saw a place where <\/em>English Cattle had been: that was3<\/a><\/sup> comfort to me, such as it was: quickly after that we came to an <\/em>English Path,4<\/a><\/sup> which so took with me, that I thought I could have freely lyen5<\/a><\/sup> down and dyed6<\/a><\/sup><\/em>. That day, a little after noon, we came to Squaukheag<\/a><\/em>7<\/a><\/sup>, where the Indians<\/em> quickly spread themselves over the deserted English<\/em> Fields<\/a>,8<\/a><\/sup> gleaning9<\/a><\/sup> what they could find; some pickt10<\/a><\/sup> up ears11<\/a><\/sup> of Wheat that were crickled12<\/a><\/sup> down, some found ears of Indian<\/em> Corn<\/a>,(Corn was a farming staple in Native American peoples diets.)) some found Ground nuts, and others sheaves13<\/a><\/sup> of Wheat that were frozen together in the shock14<\/a><\/sup>, & went to threshing15<\/a><\/sup> of them out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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See 7 (top left, below Northfield) for location of Rowlandson\u2019s 7th remove. See above 6 for the location of Squakeag. (Nourse 76<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Myself got two ears of Indian<\/em> Corn, and whilst I did but turn my back, one of them was stolen from me, which much troubled me. There came an Indian<\/em> to them at that time with a basket of Horse-liver. I asked him to give me a piece. “What,” sayes16<\/a><\/sup> he, “can you eat Horse-liver?”17<\/a><\/sup> I told him, I would try, if he would give a piece, which he did, and I laid it on the coals to rost18<\/a><\/sup>; but before it was half ready, they got half of it away from me, so that I was fain19<\/a><\/sup> to take the rest and eat it as it was,20<\/a><\/sup> with the blood about my mouth, and yet a savoury bit it was to me:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

21<\/a><\/sup>For to the hungry soul every bitter thing is sweet<\/a>.22<\/a><\/sup><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

A solemn sight methought it was, to see Fields of wheat and Indian<\/em> Corn forsaken and spoiled: and the remainders of them to be food for our merciless Enemies. That night we had a mess of wheat for our Supper.23<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to Project Gutenberg and archive.org for providing the digitized version of this text free of charge.
Without their generosity, this project would not be possible.<\/em><\/p>\n

  1. Capitalization, italicization, punctuation, and spelling from the 1682<\/a> version of Rowlandson\u2019s narrative have been retained to maintain the utmost authenticity to the original work and author\u2019s intent where clarity is not impeded.<\/em> ↩<\/a><\/p><\/li>

  2. Exceedingly ↩<\/a><\/p><\/li>

  3. a ↩<\/a><\/p><\/li>

  4. Wagon tracks ↩<\/a><\/p><\/li>

  5. <\/em>Lyen: laid. OED Online<\/a> ↩<\/a><\/p><\/li>

  6. Died ↩<\/a><\/p><\/li>

  7. Squakeag: the southernmost town in Sokoki territory, later deemed \u201cNorthfield\u201c by English settlers. OurBelovedKin<\/a> ↩<\/a><\/p><\/li>

  8. Notice Rowlandson\u2019s attention to the English cattle, path, and fields despite her unfamiliarity with the aforementioned English sights. For more information explaining the presence and effect of these sights concerning Rowlandson\u2019s English\/American identity see: Benedict Anderson\u2019s Exodus<\/a> ↩<\/a><\/p><\/li>

  9. Gleaning: to gather. OED Online<\/a> ↩<\/a><\/p><\/li>

  10. Picked ↩<\/a><\/p><\/li>

  11. Ears of wheat or corn: the seed-bearing head. OED Online<\/a> ↩<\/a><\/p><\/li>

  12. Crickle: variation of crackle. OED Online<\/a> ↩<\/a><\/p><\/li>

  13. Sheaves of wheat: a large bundle of the cereal plant after reaping. OED Online<\/a> ↩<\/a><\/p><\/li>

  14. Shock: A group of sheaves. OED Online<\/a> ↩<\/a><\/p><\/li>

  15. Thresh: to thrash; to separate by mechanical means. OED Online<\/a> ↩<\/a><\/p><\/li>

  16. Says ↩<\/a><\/p><\/li>

  17. Italicization of Rowlandson\u2019s 1682 version has been changed to retain the quotations from Gutenberg\u2019s<\/a> version for clarity ↩<\/a><\/p><\/li>

  18. Roast ↩<\/a><\/p><\/li>

  19. Fain: glad; willing under the circumstances. OED Online<\/a> ↩<\/a><\/p><\/li>

  20. This incident shows the lack of food available. Everyone is out for whatever food they can get, even by thievery. Yet, some are willing to share what little food they have, even with a captive. ↩<\/a><\/p><\/li>

  21. Italicization of Rowlandson\u2019s 1682 version has been changed to retain the quotations from Gutenberg\u2019s<\/a> version for clarity ↩<\/a><\/p><\/li>

  22. Proverb 27:7. \u201cHe who is satisfied loathes honey, But to the hungry soul any bitter thing is sweet.\u201d BibleGateway<\/a> ↩<\/a><\/p><\/li>

  23. See AmherstCollege.maps<\/a> for an interactive map with Rowlandson\u2019s narrative ↩<\/a><\/p><\/li><\/ol>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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