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the number 7 is written in the top left corner margin beeing the mark? deciding? strike-through some agitations between the Government of Plimouth. and Philip sachem, of mount? hope?, considering? the murder of on John Sasamand, one of the Christian Indians, belonging to Massachusets But at that time he lived in Plimouth colony nearr Canton & was a ministor to some Chtian Indians strike-through thereabout. And Philip was vehemently suspected to be the conspirer? of this murder, though executed by others, the story wereof is more particularly set downe by Mr. Mather? @ Mr. Wm Hubard in their Hystories of the? warre, strike-through who have spared me the lauber to recite it in this place, only thus muth? I may note pertinent to my purpose that this illegible strike-through John Sasamund was the first Chtian martyr of the Indians for tis evedins? he suffered death upon the Arround of his Chtian confession? & strike-through fidelity to the English. I say about this time the begining of Aprill waban the prinipal Ruler of the praying indians living at Nanche came to one of the magistrates on purpose @ informed hee that he had grounds to feare that Sachim Philip & other indians his confederates intended some mischeef shortly to the English @ Christian indians. Again in May about one weekes before the warre began hee came againe & unclear the same: others? also of the Chtian Indians did speake the same thing @ yt when the woods were growne Rich with green from yh it was likely to appear? earnestly? defining that ears might bee had @ meanes used for precaution? at last for preparation for sure a thing; @ a month after? the? warre began 1675 in the margin under a line About the 21 of June at the first going forth the English were only imployd as souldiers exepting only 3 indians for guid, went with capt unclear, with? one James @ whomay? [[quannaposett] allius Running marsh @ one? Zachary Abram who all behaved them ? valiant by @ faithfully; the English at first thought eagirly to chastize the insolant doings @ murderous practises of the heathen But it was found another manner of thing then was expected. For our men could see no enimy to shoot at but yet feel their Bullets out of the thick Bushes where they lay in Ambushments, the enimy also - used their stratagem to apparell them selves from the wast upward with greene boughs, that our English men could not readily discerne them, strike-through or distinguish them? from the natural bushes, this manner of fighting our men had

littel experience of and hence were under great disadvantages, 

The English wanted not courage or resolution, but could not discerne or find an enimy to fight with, yet were galled by strike-through the enimy. The counsill having advice herof from the comanders of the Army, Judged it very nessessary to arme @ send forth some of the praying indians to assist our forces, herby not only to try their fidelity, but to deale the better with the enimy in, ^ our owne ways @ method, strike-through according to the indian manner of fighting whom our indians were well skilled @ had our counsill been practiced?