"This modern edition combines the front matter and six chapters of the 1727 New York publication with the thirteen chapters issued in London in 1747"--Introduction

Critical context for the critical edition. Imperial politics, Enlightenment philosophy, and transatlantic print culture / by John M. Dixon -- Iroquois ways of war and peace / by Karim M. Tiro

Front matter from the 1727 edition, The History of the Five Indian Nations. Dedication -- The preface to the first part -- A short vocabulary of some words and names used by the French authors -- A short view of the form of government of the Five Nations

Part I. The wars of the Five Nations with the Adirondacks and Quatoghies -- Their wars and treaties of peace with the French, from 1665 to 1683, and their affairs with New York in that time -- The affairs of the Five Nations with the neighbouring English colonies -- Mr. De la Barre's expedition, and some remarkable transactions in 1684 -- The English attempt to trade in the lakes, and Mr. De Nonville attacks the Sennekas -- Coll. Dongan's advice to the Indians, Adario's enterprize, and Montreal sacked by the Five Nations

Part II. The preface to the second part -- The state of affairs in New York and Canada, at the time of the Revolution in Great Britain -- A treaty between the agents of Massachuset's Bay, New Plymouth, and Connecticut, and the Sachems of the Five Nations, at Albany, in the year 1689 -- An account of a general council of the Five Nations at Onondaga, to consider the Count De Frontenac's message -- The French surprise Schenectady, the Mohawks speech of condoleance on that occasion -- The Five Nations continue the war with the French, the Mohawks incline to peace, their conferences with the governor of New York -- The English attack Montreal by land in conjunction with the Indians, and Quebeck by sea -- The French and the Five Nations continue the war all winter with various success, the French burn a captain of the Five Nations alive -- The Five Nations treat with Captain Ingoldsby -- The French surprise and take three Mohawk castles -- The treaties and negotiations the Five Nations had with the English and French in the years 1693 and 1694 -- The war renewed, The French repossess themselves of Cadarackui Fort and find means to break off the treaty between the Five Nations and Dionondadies -- The conduct which the English and French observed in regard to the Five Nations immediately after the peace of Reswick -- A map of the country of the Five Nations

Appendix to the critical edition. The introduction [to the 1747 London edition], being a short view of the form of government of the Five Nations, and their laws, customs, &c