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About this time two of those fifteen indians brought down prisoners with the rest from marlboro [unlcear] Abraham [unclear] john [unclear] persons were not accused of any crime but belonged to [nahickewevs?] accidentally at marlboro when led west were sealed. so brought down to company. held in prison some weeks. but war now [ravaged?], [at-led-m?] [unclear]on of of some of [unclear] friends. sent out of Boston, m led [unclear]. conducted by decon [parhe?] of roxbury to Mr.Eliot [boyle?], by order of counsel that [soe?] [by?][miget?] go home to [nahicke]. But when some of [unclear] disorderly [rout m?] Bolton, hand of [unclear], about 30. Boy [unclear] young follows got together and repaired to the roufe of one of the captains in Boston. [ who me they apprehended to be no well willer to led praying indians] earnestly [soliciting?] [firm?] to head and go to [le?] prison and break it open. Take the indian prisoners of marlborough. [hill?] [unclear] they should be released as two of my were led [unclear] as they understood. But the captains was so prudent as to deny their request to [unclear] [unclear] from their [mohion?] [unclear] dismissed from [informing?] [unclear] thereof so it was no [unclear][shirr?] m [unclear] Those two indians that were released were honest sober indians, and committed no offense. none were at all accused yet were brought imprisoned, tied by the neck to [unclear] put to great suffering by many dayes imprisonment in a nasty place.About this time a person named shatock of [wather?] towne was a servant under [captian?] [Bearey?]. When this [unclear] was [llaine] near [sqakeage?] had escaped very narrowly but a few days before. [unclear] [unclear] returend home. This man being at Charles Towne [m?] [mr?] Longs porch, the singe of the [unclear] [unclear] persons of quality being [absent?] particularly captain [lawrence?] Hamond; the captains of towne [unclear], [then?] [shattock?] was [heard?] to say words to this effect, I heare the Marlbrorough Indians, in prison in boston. upon trial [unclear] lives are like to be cleard by the court, for my part I have been lately abroad in the countires service . I have injured my life for them and escaped very narrowly, but if they charge those indians they [unclear] all hang [unclear] [of?] by the necks before i [would?] serve [my?] again, within a quarter of an hour after these words spoken this man was drownd- passing the ferry between charles towne and the ferry boat [geemg?] load on [with?] hroses, and the wind [unclear] the boat sank.