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at last were inclined in this strait of 2 evils to chose the least, as it to shew appeared, & to accompany the enemy to their quarters under their promise of good usage & protection, & perhaps if Eng.m. & good Christns. too had been in their case & under like temptations possibly they might have done as they did. The chief men among these pray. Inds. who also was (1) their ruler named Cap. Tom alias Wuttasacomponom (1) a prudent & I believe a pious man, & had given good demonstration of it many years. I had particular acquaintance with him, & cannot in charity think otherwise concerning him in his life, or at his death, tho' possibly in this action he was tempted beyond his strength, for had he done as he ought he should rather have suffered death, then have gone among the wicked enemies of the people of god. This man yielded to the enemies arguments, & by his example drew most of the rest for which he afterward suffered de'th being executed at Boston, the June after, yet there were some of those Christn. Inds. went away with the enemy with heavy hearts & weeping eyes particularly in margin (3) "See n. on p. 77.- Joseph Tuckappawill (3) the pastor of ye Chch. at Hassamamesit & his aged father Navas & some others of which I had particular information from some that were eye & ear witnesses thereof. This providence concerning those Chrn. Inds. being carried thus away by the enemy was a very deep wound to the work of gospelizing the Inds. for this people were considerable for number as before is hinted; being the greatest part of 3 Ind. villages, viz Hassamamesit, (2) Masunkog, & Chobone -Konhonom (2) It was also a weakening to the Eng. in removing these frontier Inds. plantations & forts which would have been as walls

(1) He was taken 9 June & after laying in prison in Boston until the 22d following, was hanged & another at the same time. One of our anons. authors remarks;"They both died as is to be hoped) penitent, praying to god not like the manner of the heathen." See BR. Inds. (2) In Dudley - spelt at p. 18, chobonokononub