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52 he declared the enemy purposed within three weeks to fall upon Lancaster, and cut of the bridge in the first place, to obstruct any assistance, (which being the enimy exactly fulfilled, as to time and mode of their proceeding as the man declared) After succesfuly to Burne & destroy the other frontier towne; which they did accordingly. The reason why this spy James - returned so soone & left his comrade too crossed out was this because Mautampe A Cheefe Sachem - among the Quabage indians, declared to James that hee should Accompany him, to visit philip & to aquaint & informe him of Affayers at Boston - & of the breake betwene the English & Narragansett James, Being a witty fellow seemed to consent to Mautompe desire, But withall insinuated this excuse, saith hee philip knows me, & that I fought against him last summer, on the English part at mount hope. And hee will not Beelieve mee that I am Realy turned to his side, unless I do som notable exployt first, And kill som English men caary their heads to him, Let me therfore have som opertunity & time to doe som signall service before I foe to philipp. This excuse seend to satisfy Nautompe. But James dooubting that hee would take him with him on the jorny (hee intended to take this jorny within a few days after And James could not prvent it, if the sachem should change his mind & comand him to Acompany him therfor James Resolved to endeavr an escape before the sachem tooke his joyrney; Especially beeing informed secretly by Joseph Tuhapawillen the Minister of Hassenasit (there with the enimy, against his mind) that philip had given strict order to all his souldiers to surprise as they could certaine of the praying indians of the more valient men wjereas that James was one, And that they could bring them unto him alive that hee might put them to some tormenting & cruel death which heitherto had beene prevented, by the caire & kindness of a great Captaine among them named John with one eye belonging to Nashaway who had civily treated & protec James, & entertaind him at his wigwam