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14 of our praying Indians: about Watchusets and the other Joseph taken prisoner in plimouth colony and sold for a slave to some mr Eaton at Boston: & sent to Jamaica. But upon the importunity of mr Eliot, mr Ed maght of the vessell Relahthd to him, was brought back again but not Released. His 2 children taken prisoners with him; were Redeemed by mr Eliot and afterward his wife their mother taken captive and afterwards wch woman was a sober chtian woman and is imployd to our school among the Indians at Concord, and her children are ?thr. But her husband held as before a servant?: though several of know the said Joseph, and his servant carriye unclear insermded? for him? vs. [[Coasr?]: but yet cannot obtained? it: some informing Authority that hee had been active against the English when hee was with the enimy whita..? there were several others of our praying indians imployd for guides to the forres, sent up, by major willard to Brookfield and who Capt Lathroy and Leuft Curtis and Daniel Champrey M'Seidl?l]] all enterprises and affayres comitted to them; both for the Release of Brooksfield, and to speake with the nipmusks before they broke out in to hostility all which imdians aquited themselves faithfully according to severall imployments & beetrustmonts:

But notwithstanding those signall, & faithfull services don by those chtian Indians & dewrb others not here Related.  yet the Animosity & rage of the common people is created

against them. That the very name of a praying indian was spoken against in so much of some wise & principal men did advise. Some were concerned with , so forboare gi'usmg yet apitaite of the reymg. This rage of the people as I contend was ocassioned from here Because much mischeef beeing don & English wodged? by old? British? enimy. And Because som neighbour indians to the English at quabage, Hadly & sprmhteid? (though non of those were praying Indians) had proved perfideous & were become enimies, heare it was that all the indians are Reckned to Ger false & perfidious. Chriyt growing to His height among the English

 The God not a Counsel against their owne reason & inclination = were put upon a kind of Nesersity, for gratifiny  the people to disband all the praying indians & to

make & publish an order Confynd them to five of their own villages, & not to stirraboe? on mildfoom? to center of the p case upon peril of buds?.

The Copy of which order here follows.