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beeing the mark deciding strike-through some agitations between the Government of Plimouthe and Philip sachem of mount? unclear, considering? the murder of on John Sasamand one of the Christian Indians, belonging to Massachusets But at that time he lived in Plimouthe colony near Canten? & was a minister to some Christian Indians strike-through thereabout. And Philip was unclear suspected to be the conspirer of his murder, though executed by officers, the story wereof is more particularly set downe by Mr. Mather? and Mr. Wm Hubard in their Hystories of the warre who have spared me the lauber to recite in in this pace, only the mutch? I may note pertinent to my purpose that this John Sasamund was the first Christian martyr of the Indians for his unclear he suffered death upon the grounds of his Christian confession & fidelity to the English. I say about this time the begining of Aprill waban? the prinipal Ruler of the praying indians living at Nanche came to one of the magistrates on purpose and informed him that he had grounds to feare that Sachim Philip & other indians his confederates intended some mischeef shortly to the English and Christian indians. Again in May about one weeke before the warre began hee came againe & unclear the same: offers? also of the Christian Indians did speake the same thing? and if when the woods were growne Rich with green from if it was likely to appear unclear defining that ears might bee had and meanes used for precaution? at last for preparation for sure a king; and a month after the warre began About the 21 of June at the first going fork the English were only imployd as souldiers exepting only 3 indians for guide, went with capt unclear with one James and who man quannaposett -- allias Running unclear and one Zachary Abram who all behaved unclear valiant by and faithfully; the English at first thought eagirly to chastize the insoland doings and murderous practises of the heathen. But it was found another manner of thing then was expected. For our men could see no enimy to shoot at but yet feel their Bullets out of the thick Bushes where they lay in Ambushments, the enimy also - used their strategem to apparell them selves from the wast upward with greene boughs, that our English men could not readily discerne them, strike-through or distinguish them from the natural bushes, this manner of fighting our men had littel experience of and hence were under great disadvantage, The English wanted not courage or resolution, but could not discerne or find an enimy to fight with yet were galled by the enimy. The counsill having advise herof from the comanders of the Army, judged it very nessessary to arme and send for the some of the praying indians to assist our forces, herby not only to try their fidelity, but to deale the better with the enimy in ^owne ways and method, according to the indian manner of fighting whom our indians were well skilled at had our counsill been practiced?