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a sufficient warrant to wrong the innocent or rob honest men because thieves of the same nation have robbed them; but I name no persons but leave the matter to god | 112 | ||
a sufficient warrant to wrong the innocent or rob honest men because thieves of the same nation have robbed them; but I name no persons but leave the matter to god & their own consciences, desiring they may repent & make restitution. | |||
From this time forward our Chr. solds. were constantly employed in all expeditions agt. the emy. while the war lasted, + after [[unclear]] arrival of the ships from Eng. which was in may, arms were [[unclear]] to furnish the rest of the able men + their Cap. [[unclear]] Co. was made up to [[unclear]] no. of 80 men, those did many signal services in [[unclear]] summer 1676. At [[Weshakum?]], + at or near [[Mendon?]], at Mount Hope, at [[Watchusett?]] + several other places (1), they were often made use of as scouts before the army, + at such times when the army lay still + staid at their quarters, in which scoutings they took sevl captives, + slew many of the emy. + brought [[unclear]] scalps to [[unclear]] [[command?]]. The particular of their [[actions?] are too many to mention in this script. I contend [[unclear]] the small company of our Inds. friends, have taken and slain of the emy. in the summer 1676, not less than 400, + their fidelity + courage is testified by the certificates of [[unclear]] Capts. that are inserted in the close of this discourse. It may be said in truth that god made use of these poor despised + hated Chr.s to do great service for [[unclear]] [[unclear]] of Chrst. in [[unclear]] in this day of [[unclear]] trial + I think it was observed by impartial men that after our Inds. went out, the balance turned of [[unclear]] End. side: for after [[unclear]] attack of Sudbury (at which time our Inds. first went forth) | From this time forward our Chr. solds. were constantly employed in all expeditions agt. the emy. while the war lasted, + after [[unclear]] arrival of the ships from Eng. which was in may, arms were [[unclear]] to furnish the rest of the able men + their Cap. [[unclear]] Co. was made up to [[unclear]] no. of 80 men, those did many signal services in [[unclear]] summer 1676. At [[Weshakum?]], + at or near [[Mendon?]], at Mount Hope, at [[Watchusett?]] + several other places (1), they were often made use of as scouts before the army, + at such times when the army lay still + staid at their quarters, in which scoutings they took sevl captives, + slew many of the emy. + brought [[unclear]] scalps to [[unclear]] [[command?]]. The particular of their [[actions?] are too many to mention in this script. I contend [[unclear]] the small company of our Inds. friends, have taken and slain of the emy. in the summer 1676, not less than 400, + their fidelity + courage is testified by the certificates of [[unclear]] Capts. that are inserted in the close of this discourse. It may be said in truth that god made use of these poor despised + hated Chr.s to do great service for [[unclear]] [[unclear]] of Chrst. in [[unclear]] in this day of [[unclear]] trial + I think it was observed by impartial men that after our Inds. went out, the balance turned of [[unclear]] End. side: for after [[unclear]] attack of Sudbury (at which time our Inds. first went forth) | ||
(1) Dedham, before noticed, was one | (1) Dedham, before noticed, was one | ||
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112 a sufficient warrant to wrong the innocent or rob honest men because thieves of the same nation have robbed them; but I name no persons but leave the matter to god & their own consciences, desiring they may repent & make restitution.
From this time forward our Chr. solds. were constantly employed in all expeditions agt. the emy. while the war lasted, + after unclear arrival of the ships from Eng. which was in may, arms were unclear to furnish the rest of the able men + their Cap. unclear Co. was made up to unclear no. of 80 men, those did many signal services in unclear summer 1676. At Weshakum?, + at or near Mendon?, at Mount Hope, at Watchusett? + several other places (1), they were often made use of as scouts before the army, + at such times when the army lay still + staid at their quarters, in which scoutings they took sevl captives, + slew many of the emy. + brought unclear scalps to unclear command?. The particular of their [[actions?] are too many to mention in this script. I contend unclear the small company of our Inds. friends, have taken and slain of the emy. in the summer 1676, not less than 400, + their fidelity + courage is testified by the certificates of unclear Capts. that are inserted in the close of this discourse. It may be said in truth that god made use of these poor despised + hated Chr.s to do great service for unclear unclear of Chrst. in unclear in this day of unclear trial + I think it was observed by impartial men that after our Inds. went out, the balance turned of unclear End. side: for after unclear attack of Sudbury (at which time our Inds. first went forth)
(1) Dedham, before noticed, was one