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74 god bro't forth this good by it, first their preservation from the fury of the people, 2dy the humbling & bettering the Inds. by this sore affliction. I crossed out observed in all my visits to them, that they carrd. theselves patiently, humbly & piously without murmuring or complaining against the Eng. for their sufferings ( which were not few) for they lived chiefly upon clams & shell fish that they digged out of the sand at low water; the Isd. was bleak & cold, their wigwams poor & mean, their clothes few & thin, some little corn they had of their own, which the council orderd. to be fetched from their plantations, & conveyed to them by little, also a boat & men was appointed to look after them; I many say in in the words of thruth (according to my apprehension) there appeard. among them much practical christy. in ys time of their trials. After the fight which was between the Eng. & Inds. (1) at Narragt., the XI (1) [19 Dec.?] day of Decr. 1675, the council of Mas. were very desirous to use means to give intelligence of the take of the enemy. And in pursuance thereof past an order impowring Maj. Gookin to use his best endeavour to procure 2 meet persons of the pray. Inds. from D. 1st to undertake that service & to promise them a reward for their encouragemt. Accordingly upon the 28 of Dec. he went down to Deer I. & advising with 2 or 3 of the principal men, they approved the design & of the persons he had pitched upon, for that employ, if they could be procured, viz Job Kattenanit & James Quannapohit ( of whom I have formerly spoken) these being spok. to by the Major about this matter, answered yt they were very sensible of the great hazard &

(1) There is no difference of opinion nowupon the time that htis fight happened. Mr Gookin speaking of incidentally, set down XI instead of XIX