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2 p. 31. I would apprise the reader that in my Book of the Indians, iii,10,? I rendered this passage contrary to its meaning by omitting this unclear. p. 4. deficient in the principles of benevolence. There were at least three others who wrote of this war, & whose accounts were printed at the time: of one of those we cannot speake, which was written "by a Quaker of Rhode Island," according to Dr. I. Mather (in preface to his B. Hist.) but both of the others I possess, & shall soon reprint with notes. I am sorry to be under the necessity of observing that the authors of these are as much wanting, nay more, in benevolence than Dr. Mather. They are not so accurate as he, but when used comparatively, they are above value to the historian of N. Eng. The authors names are unknown to us, but it was on account of the errors they contained that Dr. Mather was induced to publish his account. Of the Quakers history the Dr. observes that he "pretends to know the truth of things, but that his Narrative is frought with worse things than mere mistakes." p. 14. n. 2. Potok appears to have been a stern chief & warrior. We can add but little to the facts concerning him in the Book of the Indians. It would seem that he had been taken prisoner by the forces under Maj. Talcot, by the author of the "Letters to London": for after saying that they had killed the old Queen Quaiapen & Stone-wall-john, he continues - "Likewise Potucke, the great Indian Counsellour (a man, considering his education, of a wonderful sublety) was brought prisoner into Rhode Island." His residence was near Point Judith in 1661. A complaint signed by him & several others to the Gov't Mas. of the encroachments of other Indians is on file in our State House. p. 24, n. 5. Although all gave many facts which had never been published concerning a Nipmuk chief named Matoonas, in the third edition of the Book of the Indians, yet it was then unknown, that he was the chief who commanded at Mikabog & Brookfield. One of the authors of the Letters to London says, "This Salvage first appeared an enemy to us, & slew the two first men that were killed within the limits of our colony, (to wit, at Mendham.) And in that cruel outragious attempt at Quabang, this old Matoonas was the principal Ring leader, being now brought a prisoner to Boston, he was by the council the same day adjudged to be shot to death, which was executed in Boston Common by three Indians: and his head cut off & placed upon a pole on the Gallows opposite to his son's that was there formerly hanged." His son, taken with him was thrown into prison & wether executed or banished we are not told.