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" the governor and council resolved to raise new forces and having had good experience of the faithfulness and valour of the christian (unknown) (unknown) (unknown) armed 200 of them and sent them together with 40 english to prosecute the (unknown) (unknown) those (?) eastward (?) Indians to the full but not judging a right of the number the enemy they much (unknown) their business. for besides that the number they lost of english was a great deal too small those that were chosen tthis bout to seek their status in the service abroad were many of them young raw (?) and unexperienced (unknown) who were not able to look (unknown) much less death in the face in cool blood by which means of came to pass that the (unknown) pride (?) succeeded (unknown) ill for Capt. swett with lieut richardson that was sent with him to command the friendly indians coming.
" The governor and council resolved to raise new forces and having had good experience of the faithfulness & valour of the christian Indians about Natick, armed 200 of them & sent them, together with 40 English to prosecute the quarrel against those eastward Indians to the full but not judging aright of the number of the enemy, they much underdid their business. for besides that the number they sent of English was a great deal too smallthose that were chosen thisbout,  to seeke their turns in the service abroadwere many of them young, raw & unexperienced soldiers, who were not able to look danger, much less death, in the face in cool blood; by which means it came to pass that the enterprise succeeded so ill; for Capt. Swett, with Lieut.  Richardson that was sent with him to command the friendly Indians, coming.

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12 p. 117 " The governor and council resolved to raise new forces and having had good experience of the faithfulness & valour of the christian Indians about Natick, armed 200 of them & sent them, together with 40 English to prosecute the quarrel against those eastward Indians to the full but not judging aright of the number of the enemy, they much underdid their business. for besides that the number they sent of English was a great deal too small, those that were chosen thisbout, to seeke their turns in the service abroad, were many of them young, raw & unexperienced soldiers, who were not able to look danger, much less death, in the face in cool blood; by which means it came to pass that the enterprise succeeded so ill; for Capt. Swett, with Lieut. Richardson that was sent with him to command the friendly Indians, coming.