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in those parts, that prayed to God, are not distingushable from the rest; e so nothing of Remarke is spoken of any of them e hence wil not bee subiets of this discourse. 4: The fourth and not the least company of chtian Indians are those unclear inhabite within the Jurisdiction or colony of Massacsets who were taught & instructed in the chtian faith by that worthy crossed out indefatigable servant of God e minister of chtian John Eliot, who hath also loubored? among all the praying indians in New England, more or les for about 30 yeares. But more especialy & particularly, among them of massachustes colony, And of these Indians it is, I shal prinipaly? speake: who have felt more of the effects of this warre then all the Rest of the christian Indians, as may appeare in that which ensueth. . For the better understanding of or following discourse wee are to know that al these praying indians, dwelt upon the south side of merimack river, & inhabited seaven villages vizt? wamesit, Nashobah, Okkokoncimesit alius Marlbourouh, Hassannamasit, Makinkokoog. Natick & Punkapug alius Pakemit, these were for distinction sake. called the old praxing Indian townes, for these were 5: or 6 smaul villages of the nipmorks? Indians that had same people in them, inclineng to entertaine the Gospel, therefore were called the new praynig townes. But these latter beeing but raw e latly initiated into the chtian profesion, most of them fell of from the English e ioyned with the enimy, in the warre, some few exepted unclear whose harts God had touched?, that came in to okkonkonamesit or marlborough e lived among the praying Indians, yt were drawne together unclear, until unclear time as the one and other were driven: & drawne away Among the enimy as shal afterward [God willing] bee declared. I am therfore prinipall? to speak of the chtian indians belonging, to the old praying towne above mentioned. The situation of those townes were such that the Indians in unclear have beene miproved as a wall of deffence, about the greatest part of the colony of massachusetts. for the first named of those villages. border? upon merimack river, and the rest in order about 12 or forteene miles assunder inciviulating? most of d frontiers: and had the suggestions & importunate solicitations of some persons who had knowledge & experience of the fidelity & integrity of the praying indians, beene attended, and pracitsed in the beginning of the warre; many e great mischeses might have been (unclear may be reason pluonted?), for All crossed out the praying townes in the beginning of the warre