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At this time, the praying indians at marlborough were increased to about [[70?]] men, besides women & children which came to pass by the [[unclear]] of severall chtian ^that came to the indians [[vizt?]] from Hassanamesit, Magunkoog, Manchage, & Chobonokononum who when the troubles increased left their places & came into marlborough under the English wing, & their built a fort upon their own land which stood neare the center of the English ^towne not farre from the Church or meeting house. Here they hoped not only to [[unclear]] secured but to be helpfull to the English ^and on their pass and frontiers to [[unclear]] the common enimy, and in all probability it would have produced that effect, But the most holy God, for the [[chastizmoms?]] of the English & indians disposed otherwise as in the sequall will appeare. | At this time, the praying indians at marlborough were increased to about [[70?]] men, besides women & children which came to pass by the [[unclear]] of severall chtian ^that came to the indians [[vizt?]] from Hassanamesit, Magunkoog, Manchage, & Chobonokononum who when the troubles increased left their places & came into marlborough under the English wing, & their built a fort upon their own land which stood neare the center of the English ^towne not farre from the Church or meeting house. Here they hoped not only to [[unclear]] secured but to be helpfull to the English ^and on their pass and frontiers to [[unclear]] the common enimy, and in all probability it would have produced that effect, But the most holy God, for the [[chastizmoms?]] of the English & indians disposed otherwise as in the sequall will appeare. | ||
These indians at Marlborough, some of them having beene abroad to scout in the woods (according to the English mens order) to discover the enimy, and [[unclear]] the place, they met with a tracke of indians which they induced to bee a greater number by the tracke upon discovery wherof, they presently repaired to the cheefe [[unclear]] officer of the towne named [[Leigh?]] Ruddocke and informed him therof who presently joyned some English with them, and sent forth to pursue the tracke, which they did & first sensed five indians and after two more [[unclear]] all 7; [[strike-through]] these beeing [[sensed?]] were forthwith sent downe to the magistrates at Cambridge, who examined & found them to bee Indians belonging to Narragansit, Long [[unclear]] & pequod, who had att been at worke about 7 weeks with one Mr [[Jonathan?]] [[unclear]] of [[Dunstable?]], upon merimack river, & hearing of the warre they Reckned with their master, & getting their wages, convayd themselves away with[[unclear]] his [[privity?]] & beeing affrayd marched secretly through the woods, designing to go to their own countrys, [[until?]] they were intercepted as before. This act of the Chtian indians of Marlborough was an eccelent demonstration of the fidelity to the English in service, the [[seaman?]] prisoners. after furher exam on before the council where they told the sam thing as before, were for a few | These indians at Marlborough, some of them having beene abroad to scout in the woods (according to the English mens order) to discover the enimy, and [[unclear]] the place, they met with a tracke of indians which they induced to bee a greater number by the tracke upon discovery wherof, they presently repaired to the cheefe [[unclear]] officer of the towne named [[Leigh?]] Ruddocke and informed him therof who presently joyned some English with them, and sent forth to pursue the tracke, which they did & first sensed five indians and after two more [[unclear]] all 7; [[strike-through]] these beeing [[sensed?]] were forthwith sent downe to the magistrates at Cambridge, who examined & found them to bee Indians belonging to Narragansit, Long [[unclear]] & pequod, who had att been at worke about 7 weeks with one Mr [[Jonathan?]] [[unclear]] of [[Dunstable?]], upon merimack river, & hearing of the warre they Reckned with their master, & getting their wages, convayd themselves away with[[unclear]] his [[privity?]] & beeing affrayd marched secretly through the woods, designing to go to their own countrys, [[until?]] they were intercepted as before. This act of the Chtian indians of Marlborough was an eccelent demonstration of the fidelity to the English in service, the [[seaman?]] prisoners. after furher exam on before the council where they told the sam thing as before, were for a few days committed to prison but after ward released.; | ||
But to returne to our purpose; Notwithstanding the certificate of her after folllowes: and if before touched concerning the courage and fidelity of the Chtian Indians at mount hope, yet I am not ignorant that some officers and souldiers in the army, who had ^[[confered?]] more animosity against all indians, disgusted our Chtian Indian souldiers and [[resonded?]] by [[unclear]] [[conserning?]] ^the saying, that they were cowards and [[unclear]] | |||
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At this time, the praying indians at marlborough were increased to about 70? men, besides women & children which came to pass by the unclear of severall chtian ^that came to the indians vizt? from Hassanamesit, Magunkoog, Manchage, & Chobonokononum who when the troubles increased left their places & came into marlborough under the English wing, & their built a fort upon their own land which stood neare the center of the English ^towne not farre from the Church or meeting house. Here they hoped not only to unclear secured but to be helpfull to the English ^and on their pass and frontiers to unclear the common enimy, and in all probability it would have produced that effect, But the most holy God, for the chastizmoms? of the English & indians disposed otherwise as in the sequall will appeare. These indians at Marlborough, some of them having beene abroad to scout in the woods (according to the English mens order) to discover the enimy, and unclear the place, they met with a tracke of indians which they induced to bee a greater number by the tracke upon discovery wherof, they presently repaired to the cheefe unclear officer of the towne named Leigh? Ruddocke and informed him therof who presently joyned some English with them, and sent forth to pursue the tracke, which they did & first sensed five indians and after two more unclear all 7; strike-through these beeing sensed? were forthwith sent downe to the magistrates at Cambridge, who examined & found them to bee Indians belonging to Narragansit, Long unclear & pequod, who had att been at worke about 7 weeks with one Mr Jonathan? unclear of Dunstable?, upon merimack river, & hearing of the warre they Reckned with their master, & getting their wages, convayd themselves away withunclear his privity? & beeing affrayd marched secretly through the woods, designing to go to their own countrys, until? they were intercepted as before. This act of the Chtian indians of Marlborough was an eccelent demonstration of the fidelity to the English in service, the seaman? prisoners. after furher exam on before the council where they told the sam thing as before, were for a few days committed to prison but after ward released.; But to returne to our purpose; Notwithstanding the certificate of her after folllowes: and if before touched concerning the courage and fidelity of the Chtian Indians at mount hope, yet I am not ignorant that some officers and souldiers in the army, who had ^confered? more animosity against all indians, disgusted our Chtian Indian souldiers and resonded? by unclear conserning? ^the saying, that they were cowards and unclear