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cross out because I was not present with them to observe ye actings of those Inds. I shall content myself with writing the extract of Ms. Nowel's letter concerning the carriage & deportment of those 6 Inds. This gentlmn was the principal minister of the army, a pious & prudent person, & is minister of gods word at Boston in N. Eng. His letter was dated march 26, 1676, wherein after salutations & giving a particular account of the motions of the army from ye time they went forth until that day, saith he, I look at it as a great rebuke of god that we should miss our eny. as we did, when we were at Menumesse. If we had hearkened to those 6 Inds., whom we took from D. Isld., we might have prevented that error; they have behaved themselves like sober honest men since their abode with us, which hath made me look after them more carefully. At their first coming to Hadley the man with whom they quartered allowed them pork & peas enough, but not bread, he perceiving they had some money made them buy their bread. when they had laid out about 4s & 6d one of them told me of it, upon which I spake to the gentlema crossed outen, who ordered the constable to allow them bread, & I did give them 4/6 out of my own purse to reimburse what they had expended. And whereas some have accused Job for discovering to the Inds. our coming forth with the army I could easily demonstrate that it was not possible for