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danger in this undertaking, yet their love to the Eng. & that they might give more demonstrations of their fideliety, tey being also encouraged by their chief men, they said by god's assistance, they would willingly adventure yr lives in this service. They had no nore but 5 Ls. apiece promisd. for yr encouragt. The same day ye Maj. bro't them up with him, & conveyd. ym privately in the night to his hosue at Cambridge,& there kept them in secret until all things were fitted for their journey, & instructn. & orders given them. And then upon the 30 Decr. before day they were sent away being conducted by an Eng. man unto the falls of Charles rivr. & so they past on their journey undiscovered. These 2 spies acquited themselves in ys service, prudently, & faithfully, bro't the intelligence wch had their advice been wisely improved. They first 'fl' crossed out fell among the enemies quarters about Menumesse, (1) whr. (1) the Nipmk"s" crossed out, Quabage, & Wesakem (2) Inds. (3) kept yr rendezvous, (2) (3) among whon were most of the pray Inds., tht were captivated from Hassanamesit as was form'ly declared. These spies were instructed to tell fair, yet true story to the enemy, that they were some of the poor Natk. Inds. confd. to Deer Isd. where they had lived all this winter under great sufferings, & now these - being gotten off they were willing to come among yr countrymen & find out their friends that had lived at Hassanemt. & to understand the numbers, strength, unity & estate of their countrymen, that were in hostility with the Eng, yt so they might be the better able to advise their friends at Deer Isd. & elsewhere what course to steer, for the futr. & that one of them ( namely, Job,) had all his childn. amg. them, & other kindred which induced him to run this adventure. These & such like fair pretences took off

(1) A name variously written. Mrs. Rowlandson has it ( captive 23) Wenimessit, it was in New Braintree, (2) This name, according to Roger Williams, signifies Sea. (3) These Indians resided in the neighborhood of Weshakom pond. in Stirling.