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3 number at top left margin in those parts, that prayed to God, are not distinguishable from the rest; & so nothing of Remarke is spoken of any of them & hence wil not bee subjets of this discourse. 4: The fourth and not the least company of chtian Indians are those that inhabite within the Jurisdiction or colony of Massacsets [Massachusetts] who were taught & instructed in the chtian faith by that 'worthy &' crossed out indefatigable servant of God & minister of chtian Mr John Eliot, who hath also laubored among all the praying indians in New England, more or les for about 30 yeares. But more especialy & particularly, among them of massachustes colony, And of these Indians it is, I shal prinipaly speake: who have felt more of the effects of this warre then all the Rest of the christian Indians, as may appeare in that which ensueth. . For the better understanding of our following discourse wee are to know that ^ al these praying indians, scribbled out word dwelt upon the south side of merimack river, & inhabited seaven villages viz wamesit, Nashobah, Okkokoncimesit alias Marlbourouh, Hassannamasit, Makinkokoog. Natick & Punkapug alias Pakemit, these were for distinction sake. called the old praying Indian townes, for these were 5: or 6 smaul villages of the nipmocks Indians that had same people in them, inclineng to entertaine the Gospel, therefore were called the new praying townes. But these latter beeing but Raw & lately initiated into the chtian profesion, most of them fell of from the English & joyned with the enimy, in the warre, some few exepted whose harts God had touched, that came in to okkokonimesit or marlborough & lived among the praying Indians, yet were drawne together here, until such time as all the one and other were driven: & drawne away Among the enimy as shal afterward [God willing] bee declared. I am therfore principally to speak of the chtian indians belonging, to the old praying towne above mentioned. The situation of those townes were such that the Indians in them might have beene improved as a wall of deffense, about the greatest part of the colony of massachusetts. for the first named of those villages bordered upon merimack river, and the rest in order about 12 or forteene miles assunder incirculating most of the frontiers: and had the suggestions & importunate solicitations of some persons who had knowledge & experience of the fidelity & integrity of the praying indians, beene attended, and practised in the beginning of the warre; many & great mischefes might have been (according to reason prevented), for 'All' crossed out most of the praying townes in the beginning of the warre