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upon that Arror: wch things were [don?] before. And the [[unclear; trust?]] thise indians by the procurement of some of [[tr?]] [[backe?]] freinds were to be removed from this plase: to one [[astraokers]] alowed plase we order before mentiond was made but the same day those were [[seased]], viz the 30th of August 1675 & sd it tooke not yet plase [[and these indians were orderly setled here at this time; & it had beene well for the [[country]] & for marlborow in particular if they had never beene [[disobliged?]] or removed from [[there?]]; I [[conrew?]] it might have beene [[instrumtall?]] to save many a mans life & much loss otherwise: for this company of indians in this plase had they beene cherished, conducted & assisted by the english, it would according to an [[eye?]] of reason been as a wall of defense to the westerne frontier of massacusetts colony; where most of [[our?]] eanger lay & where most mischeife was afterward don; But the counsill of the [[lord?]] must stand; and his purpose to chastise [[in?]] name english very [[sharply?]] must be accomplished thereforr good [[course?]] was hid nfrom [[us?]] & jelousies & [[unclear]] formerly among us; I shal not here recite the reasons [[mouding?]] the instigators unto this action; though I have beene & could produse the copy of the petition of [[seuonatt?]] unto the counsill; about this time But there are some [[redy?]] to conjecture [[unclear]] the ocult & mayne reason [[indusering?]] som of them to desire to [[beerid?]] of the neighbourhood of these indians; was in respect of a fair tract of land: belonging to them [[masre mashborw use?]] not only by natural right but by a grant from the generall [[course?]] of the massacusetts: coloney: and this is more [[unclear]] now thn hertofore for some of the people of those parts have very latly in the spring 1677 not not [sic] only taken away the [[unclear]] from about the indians land but takne some cart loads, of thr young [[Apll trees?]] & planted ym on yr own lands And when some of those indians made some atempt by order from [unclear]] to plant upon there owne lands in the spring 1677: Some person of ye plase expresly forbid them & thn [entred?]] them it they came there [[unclear]] the poore indians beeing put into fears returned & dared not [[provid? proceed?]]: & yet those indians ye went to plant [[unclear]] as had; been with [[unclear]] & also aware were not at all obnoxious; : But I have beene longer yn I [[unclear]] in the preface to ye matter I am to relate; the [[Shame?]] of seasing these 15 marlborow indians & sending them down prisoner was this that eleven of them had comitted a notorius murder upon seaven english persons at Lantrastand upon A Lords day August 22th. the next & immediate accuser of these 11 indians was one David an indian one of the fiftene who beeing suspected for shooting at a Lad belonging to ye englise of marlborough that was sent out by his master to looke up some sheepe this david being a [[unclear]] by the afforsaid | upon that Arror: wch things were [don?] before. And the [[unclear; trust?]] thise indians by the procurement of some of [[tr?]] [[backe?]] freinds were to be removed from this plase: to one [[astraokers]] alowed plase we order before mentiond was made but the same day those were [[seased]], viz the 30th of August 1675 & sd it tooke not yet plase [[and these indians were orderly setled here at this time; & it had beene well for the [[country]] & for marlborow in particular if they had never beene [[disobliged?]] or removed from [[there?]]; I [[conrew?]] it might have beene [[instrumtall?]] to save many a mans life & much loss otherwise: for this company of indians in this plase had they beene cherished, conducted & assisted by the english, it would according to an [[eye?]] of reason been as a wall of defense to the westerne frontier of massacusetts colony; where most of [[our?]] eanger lay & where most mischeife was afterward don; But the counsill of the [[lord?]] must stand; and his purpose to chastise [[in?]] name english very [[sharply?]] must be accomplished thereforr good [[course?]] was hid nfrom [[us?]] & jelousies & [[unclear]] formerly among us; I shal not here recite the reasons [[mouding?]] the instigators unto this action; though I have beene & could produse the copy of the petition of [[seuonatt?]] unto the counsill; about this time But there are some [[redy?]] to conjecture [[unclear]] the ocult & mayne reason [[indusering?]] som of them to desire to [[beerid?]] of the neighbourhood of these indians; was in respect of a fair tract of land: belonging to them [[masre mashborw use?]] not only by natural right but by a grant from the generall [[course?]] of the massacusetts: coloney: and this is more [[unclear]] now thn hertofore for some of the people of those parts have very latly in the spring 1677 not not [sic] only taken away the [[unclear]] from about the indians land but takne some cart loads, of thr young [[Apll trees?]] & planted ym on yr own lands And when some of those indians made some atempt by order from [unclear]] to plant upon there owne lands in the spring 1677: Some person of ye plase expresly forbid them & thn [entred?]] them it they came there [[unclear]] the poore indians beeing put into fears returned & dared not [[provid? proceed?]]: & yet those indians ye went to plant [[unclear]] as had; been with [[unclear]] & also aware were not at all obnoxious; : But I have beene longer yn I [[unclear]] in the preface to ye matter I am to relate; the [[Shame?]] of seasing these 15 marlborow indians & sending them down prisoner was this that eleven of them had comitted a notorius murder upon seaven english persons at Lantrastand upon A Lords day August 22th. the next & immediate accuser of these 11 indians was one David an indian one of the fiftene who beeing suspected for shooting at a Lad belonging to ye englise of marlborough that was sent out by his master to looke up some sheepe this david being a [[unclear]] by the afforsaid [[unclear]] upon ye former [[unclear]] & fastened to a tree to bee shot to death; & [[seaming?]] to [[unclear]] of the same [[unclear]] as his Brother Andrew had done a fortnight | ||
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upon that Arror: wch things were [don?] before. And the unclear; trust? thise indians by the procurement of some of tr? backe? freinds were to be removed from this plase: to one astraokers alowed plase we order before mentiond was made but the same day those were seased, viz the 30th of August 1675 & sd it tooke not yet plase [[and these indians were orderly setled here at this time; & it had beene well for the country & for marlborow in particular if they had never beene disobliged? or removed from there?; I conrew? it might have beene instrumtall? to save many a mans life & much loss otherwise: for this company of indians in this plase had they beene cherished, conducted & assisted by the english, it would according to an eye? of reason been as a wall of defense to the westerne frontier of massacusetts colony; where most of our? eanger lay & where most mischeife was afterward don; But the counsill of the lord? must stand; and his purpose to chastise in? name english very sharply? must be accomplished thereforr good course? was hid nfrom us? & jelousies & unclear formerly among us; I shal not here recite the reasons mouding? the instigators unto this action; though I have beene & could produse the copy of the petition of seuonatt? unto the counsill; about this time But there are some redy? to conjecture unclear the ocult & mayne reason indusering? som of them to desire to beerid? of the neighbourhood of these indians; was in respect of a fair tract of land: belonging to them masre mashborw use? not only by natural right but by a grant from the generall course? of the massacusetts: coloney: and this is more unclear now thn hertofore for some of the people of those parts have very latly in the spring 1677 not not [sic] only taken away the unclear from about the indians land but takne some cart loads, of thr young Apll trees? & planted ym on yr own lands And when some of those indians made some atempt by order from [unclear]] to plant upon there owne lands in the spring 1677: Some person of ye plase expresly forbid them & thn [entred?]] them it they came there unclear the poore indians beeing put into fears returned & dared not provid? proceed?: & yet those indians ye went to plant unclear as had; been with unclear & also aware were not at all obnoxious; : But I have beene longer yn I unclear in the preface to ye matter I am to relate; the Shame? of seasing these 15 marlborow indians & sending them down prisoner was this that eleven of them had comitted a notorius murder upon seaven english persons at Lantrastand upon A Lords day August 22th. the next & immediate accuser of these 11 indians was one David an indian one of the fiftene who beeing suspected for shooting at a Lad belonging to ye englise of marlborough that was sent out by his master to looke up some sheepe this david being a unclear by the afforsaid unclear upon ye former unclear & fastened to a tree to bee shot to death; & seaming? to unclear of the same unclear as his Brother Andrew had done a fortnight