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26 to the English. This man is the eldest son living of the Antient & great Sachem living upon merrimack river called- Passaconaway, who lived to a very great age, for I saw him alive at Pawtucket when hee was about 120 yeares old, this old Sachem who was reputed a powow or wizard was acconted a wiseman & posibly might have had such a kind spirit upon him as was upon Balaam; who in 23 numbers 23 who said surely here is no inchantment against Jacob, neither is there any divination against Israel, & so this man in effect said concerning the English in New England, that the old sachem thought it his best prudense for him selfe & posterity to make a firme peace with the english in his time & submitted to them his land & people as the records of Massachusetts in NE declare which peace & good correspondancy hee held & mayntand all his life & gave expsse comands to his sonnes especially to this- wannalansit that hee should inviolably keepe & mayntayne Amity & friendship with the English. & newer ingage with any other Indians in a warre against them;This Sachem his sucessor was very carfull all waies to observe & unclear his unclear & comand & hate often spoken of it to the English unclear his purpose and resolution to unclear" The old Sachem as unclear before was reputed a very wise & knowing man & a powow he would sometime speak his unclear, to his son and people of the growing unclear unclear English in England, & that unclear some the Indians did unclear with them it would best bee in order so it destruction of unclear Indians. This present? sachem follows his unclear in his soul & fidelityto the English but more unclear through the grace of christ, about 4 or 5 yeares sinse hee did embrase the chrian Religion, afther some time of bery unclear considereation & unclear God unclear word unclear, & unclear charity & faith to beelove him to bee an honest chtian man beeing one unclear in his conversation? walkes answerable to hid knowlidge hee unclear in his family & is carfull of heeping the sabath?, unclear unclear unclear sober in conversation. After unclear was with unclear for unclear as is before unclear, unclear was acompany of English unclear about 100 sent under capt mosly to pennagog where it was reported there was a body ofunclear, but it was a mistake for unclear was not above 100 mill of pennagog? & Namheg? Indians unclearwannalanset? was cheefe, when the English unclear had inteligense by unclear, they left unclear