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Additional Notes. 1 p. 23. It is evident, I think, from the following passage of Mr. Hubbard, that there were those, in the time of this affair, who, either doubted of the justness of the cause in which they were engaged, or considered the unclear did not belong to them. The passage is this: "But what the reason? was why Philip was followed no further, it is better to suspend or suspect?, than to or for? critically? to enquire." Hence it has been suggested, that the authorities of Massachusetts doubted of the justness of the war & did not, therefore, order their forces to act on the offensive, but? sent them out to protect the inhabitenets?. This suggestion is unclear unclear by the unclear, and it will be asked, that if this were not the case, why was Oneke or Oneko? & his company sent by way of Plimoth or Plimouth?, unless to receive orders directly from that government? - When, if they had been sent directly from Boston, they would have arrived much sooner. 5 p. 24. Wheeler says 8, & gives their names, as follows: Zachariah Philips of Boston, Timothy Farley of Billerica, Edward Colebern? of Chelmsford, Samuel Somerby? of Concord, Sydrach Hopgood? of Sudbury, Serjeant Ayres, Serjeant unclear unclear, & Corporal John Coy of Brookfield?. Hubbard has the number right, but? in the "Letter to London," [p. 20 of my edition] 16 is said to have been killed at once." strike through p. 31. The unpopularity of the advocates of the poor praying Inds.? may also be observed from the following passage in "A Letter to London" p. 27. "The commonality were so enraged against Mr. Elliot, & Capt. Guggins especially, That Capt. Guggins said on the Bench, that he was afraid to go along the streets; The answer was made, you may thank yourself; etc.?