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69 consented to this reasonable motion of major Savage, And accordingly ordered that one John Curtis of Roxbury (who was well acquainted) with ? Indians, should goe downe to Deere? Island, & choose out six of the fittest men for that service? which hee did and chose and brought up with ^ him six men whose names were James - Quannapohit Job Kattonnanit? (these were the 2 spyes before mentioned) James Spoon, Andrew Pilimee John Mague, & William Nahaton; these were all principall men faithfull & courageous they were all redacted willing & cheerful& joyfull that that had this call & oportunity to serve the English under major Savage whom som of them had served under in the beginning of the war at mount hope. These 6 men being fitted & furnished with armes & other necissaries redacted they were conducted to Marlborough from where the Army was to march the first day of march 1675/6 But before the Army set forth from marlb- orough then fel? out a matter of trouble & disquiet to them. ocasiond by the motion of one of the captaines of the Army of whome it hath beene once & again declared that hee was no ? of the praying Indians. And delay the matter ? to one of the six Indians before named now with the army it seemed pertinent to my purpose to Declare it. Job Kattonanitt?, when hee returned from the service hee had done as one of the spyes, obtained leave from the councill to endeavor to fulfill an agreement hee had made with some of the christian Indians, ammong the enemy