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Inds. who were also brought from the island at the same time & place near Brush Hill (1) in Milton, under the care of quartermaster Thos Swift. This last summer tho' they came up late from the isl'd yet they planted some ground procured for them by the Maj. among the Eng. & so they got some little corn, & more for work & y'r solds. that were abroad had corn provided by the country for their relations, so that thro' Gods favor they were pretty well supplied. And in the wintertime about Dec'r there was abundance of a sort of fish called frost fish, which they took with scoop nets & dried great plenty of them. The widows & the aged had supply of clothing & corn at the charge of the Hon. Corpor'n in London, who tenderly & compassionately ordered relief for such as were in need & many of the men who were about home got plenty of venison in the winter 1676 for supply of their families, so that god provided for their outward subsistence & for religion I hope it begins to revive among them. There were 7 places where they met to worship god & keep the sabbath, viz. at Nonatum (2) at Pakemit, or Paukapog at Cowate alias the fall of Charles river, at Nat'k & Medfield, at Concord & at [?Nanekeake?] near Chelmsf'd, in which places there was at each place a teacher & schools for the youth, at most of them. Mr. Elliot kept his unclear weekly at Nonantum & Pakomit where also Maj. Gookin kept his courts among them. When the wint'r was over, 1676, & the spring drew on the pray. Inds. most of them repaired to their plantations at Nat'k Maquukog & some planted at Hassanamesit, but not long after, they withdrew from thence & gave over tending their corn, for 4 of the Maquas who had been among Unka's men & done some mischief & carried away one of Unka's sons prisoners, but he was again releas'd

(1) Still known by the same name. (2) Same as Hoanantum just mentioned.