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behind trees in fight, & that they shoot over the enimies heads, & sure like [[repches?]],. but as the proverb is ill will speakes no good, but -- certainly none could better know their doings then their particular [[contenders?]] that have subscribed the certificate who are men not inferior to any in the Army for honesty & fidelity. this I [[doe?]] also know upon my own personal knowledge, that some of those indian soldiers as their Returne (vizt John Hunter, Thomas [[quanuapehet?]], and Felix) -- brought to their [[Governor?]] John Leveret, Esq. power of the enimies scalps slayne by them in the fight at or neare mount hope for which they had a reward given [[unclear]], In their expedition one of our principall souldiers of the praying indians was slajne; a valiante and stout man named Job Nesutan, hee was a very good linguist in the English [[lounge?]] and was Mr Eliots assistant and interpeter in this translation of the bible and other bookes into the Indian language the loss of such a usefull & trusty man, was ^great in the forementioned Respects. Besides Another stout indian of [[unclear]] was woonded by acident and lost the use of his right hand, his name Thomas Running [[marre?]] the [[manner?]], thus hee beeing a horse man as is befor [[unclear]] and is [[unclear]] [[prensive?]] they beeing as a [[unclear]] and hee sitting on the horse [[settle?]] [[unclear]] end of a long gun [[ae?]] carried upon the ground, and held his hand upon the mussel of the gunne; which was chardged, the [[weather?]] beeing [[fair?]] and the horse disturbed or [[flyes?]], paused with his fore foot and [[unclear]] each (or was [[hand bent?]]) the peece went of, and some his hand on [[peeres?]]. it was after a long time cured but the use of his hand lost yet this fellow since that time hath done very good service as wel as Before; as may afterward bee mentioned.
behind trees in fight, & that they shoot over the enimies heads, & sure like reproches,. but as the proverb says ill will speakes no good, but -- certainly none could better know their doings then their particular commanders that have subscribed the certificate who are men not inferior to any in the Army for honesty & fidelity. this I I also know upon my own personal knowledge, that some of those indian soldiers at their Returne (vizt John Hunter, Thomas quanuapohit, and Felix) -- brought to their Govrnr John Leveret, Esq. fower [[4]] of the enimies scalps slayne by them in the fight at or neare mount hope for which they had a reward given them, In their expedition one of our principall souldiers of the praying indians was slajne; a valiante and stout man named Job Nesutan, hee was a very good linguist in the English [[lounge? - sic: language]] and was Mr Eliots assistant and interpeter in this translation of the bible and other bookes into the Indian language the loss of such a usefull & trusty man, was ^great in the forementioned Respects.  
This company of praying indians, part of them were sent home and disbanded after 25 daies & there after halfe were not disbanded until [[strike through]] sometimes after philip [['had' crossed out]] was fled out of his country & those indians were part of the number that pursued him and had their counsill bee practissed as I was credibly informed by som ^upon the pleace, he had probeebly beene taken and his distressed company at the [[time?]] but God [[darkened?] that countre from [[ob?]] at the time, for philip Iniquity beeing not yet ful & the Indian rod upon the English ^^backe & and had not yet don Gods errand.
Besides Another stout indian of 86 was woonded by acident and lost the use of his right hand, his name Thomas Rumny Marsh the manner, thus hee beeing a horse man as is befor hinted under capt prentice they beeing at a stand and hee sitting on the horse set the but end of a long gun he carried upon the ground, and held his hand upon the mussel [[sic: muzzle]] of the gunne; which was chardged, the weather beeing hot and the horse disturbed with flyes, pawed with his fore foot and turning the cock (which was half bent) the peece went of [[sic: off]], and tore his hand in peeces. it was after a long time cured but the use of his hand lost yet this fellow since that time hath done very good service as wel as Before; as may afterward bee mentioned.
About the 26th of July fifty mohegins Belonging to Uncas with three of his sonns, wherof one was his eldest ^son and [[unclear]] named Oneko came into boston all armed with gunns beeing condukted by two English men & some of the praying Indians of Nasicke
This company of praying indians, part of them were sent home and disbanded after 25 daies & there after halfe were not disbanded until [[strike through]] sometimes after philip [['had' crossed out]] was fled out of his country & those indians were part of the number that pursued him and had their counsill bee practissed as I was credibly informed by som ^upon the place, he had probeebly beene taken and his distressed company at the time but God darkened that counsel from us at the time, for philips Iniquity beeing not yet ful & the Indian rod upon the English ^^backe & and had not yet don Gods errand.
About the 26th of July fifty mohegins Belonging to Uncas with three of his sonns, wherof one was his eldest ^son and succesor named Oneko came into boston all armed with gunns beeing condukted by two English men & some of the praying Indians of Naticke

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behind trees in fight, & that they shoot over the enimies heads, & sure like reproches,. but as the proverb says ill will speakes no good, but -- certainly none could better know their doings then their particular commanders that have subscribed the certificate who are men not inferior to any in the Army for honesty & fidelity. this I I also know upon my own personal knowledge, that some of those indian soldiers at their Returne (vizt John Hunter, Thomas quanuapohit, and Felix) -- brought to their Govrnr John Leveret, Esq. fower 4 of the enimies scalps slayne by them in the fight at or neare mount hope for which they had a reward given them, In their expedition one of our principall souldiers of the praying indians was slajne; a valiante and stout man named Job Nesutan, hee was a very good linguist in the English lounge? - sic: language and was Mr Eliots assistant and interpeter in this translation of the bible and other bookes into the Indian language the loss of such a usefull & trusty man, was ^great in the forementioned Respects.

Besides Another stout indian of 86 was woonded by acident and lost the use of his right hand, his name Thomas Rumny Marsh the manner, thus hee beeing a horse man as is befor hinted under capt prentice they beeing at a stand and hee sitting on the horse set the but end of a long gun he carried upon the ground, and held his hand upon the mussel sic: muzzle of the gunne; which was chardged, the weather beeing hot and the horse disturbed with flyes, pawed with his fore foot and turning the cock (which was half bent) the peece went of sic: off, and tore his hand in peeces. it was after a long time cured but the use of his hand lost yet this fellow since that time hath done very good service as wel as Before; as may afterward bee mentioned.
This company of praying indians, part of them were sent home and disbanded after 25 daies & there after halfe were not disbanded until strike through sometimes after philip 'had' crossed out was fled out of his country & those indians were part of the number that pursued him and had their counsill bee practissed as I was credibly informed by som ^upon the place, he had probeebly beene taken and his distressed company at the time but God darkened that counsel from us at the time, for philips Iniquity beeing not yet ful & the Indian rod upon the English ^^backe & and had not yet don Gods errand.
About the 26th of July fifty mohegins Belonging to Uncas with three of his sonns, wherof one was his eldest ^son and succesor named Oneko came into boston all armed with gunns beeing condukted by two English men & some of the praying Indians of Naticke