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carry all before them. He said they lived this winter upon venison chiefly, & upon some corn they had got togethr before winter from sevl. deserted plantations. The eng. boasted of their expectation to be supplied with arms & ammunition & men from the French, by the hunting Inds.[ [ the word "blank" in brackets] ] He declared the eng. purposed within 3 wks to fall upon Lancaster & cut off the bridge in the first place to obstruct any assistance (wh thing the eny. extly. fulfilled;as to time & mode of their proceeding as this man declared.) Also successively to burn & destroy the other frontier towns which they did accordingly. The reason why this Spy returned so soon & left his comrade was this, because Mantampe (1), a chief Sachem among the Quabages Inds. declard. to James that he shd. accompany him to visit Philip, & to acqnt. & inform him of affairs at Boston, & of the breach betn. the Eng. & [[ "Natk." crossed out] Narrags.. James being a witty fellow, seemed to consent to Mantampe's desire, but withal insinuated this excuse. Saith he, Philip knows me & that I fought agst. him last summer, on the Eng.[["fort" crossed out] ]] part at Mt. Hope, & he will not believe me, that I am really turned to his side, unless I do som"o"crossed oute notable exploit first, & kill some Eng.m. & carry their heads to him. Lest we therefore have some opportunity & time to do some signal service before I go to Philip. This excuse seemd to satisfy Mantampe. But James doubting that he would take him with him, in the journey ( he being inteded to take this journey within a few days after) & James cld. not prevent it, if the Sachem Shd. change his mind, &commended him to accompay. him, therefore James resolved to endevour an escape before the Sachem took his journey, especilly, being informed Secretly by Joseph Tukapawillm (2), ye minister (2) of Hassanameset (there with the enemy agst. his mind) that Philip had given strict order to all his soldiers

(1) This Sachem fell into the hands of the English & was hanged. - See Book ? . iii, 80. (2) His name is written scarce twice alike -- In the 1 Hist. Col. VI, 206 it is mistaken by the copyist. He imparted some important information to James Quanapohit, among

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