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upon that Arror: wch things were [don?] before. And the unclear; trust? thise indians by the procurement of some of tr? backe? freinds were to be removed from this plase: to one astraokers alowed plase we order before mentiond was made but the same day those were seased, viz the 30th of August 1675 & sd it tooke not yet plase [[and these indians were orderly setled here at this time; & it had beene well for the country & for marlborow in particular if they had never beene disobliged? or removed from there?; I conrew? it might have beene instrumtall? to save many a mans life & much loss otherwise: for this company of indians in this plase had they beene cherished, conducted & assisted by the english, it would according to an eye? of reason been as a wall of defense to the westerne frontier of massacusetts colony; where most of our? eanger lay & where most mischeife was afterward don; But the counsill of the lord? must stand; and his purpose to chastise in? name english very sharply? must be accomplished thereforr good course? was hid nfrom us? & jelousies & unclear formerly among us; I shal not here recite the reasons mouding? the instigators unto this action; though I have beene & could produse the copy of the petition of seuonatt? unto the counsill; about this time But there are some redy? to conjecture unclear the ocult & mayne reason indusering? som of them to desire to beerid? of the neighbourhood of these indians; was in respect of a fair tract of land: belonging to