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him to go to Menumesse to make any such discovery which he was absent from Masse?. But the circumstances of that story are so many it would be too long to commit them to writing at present. I question not Job's uprightness toward the Eng., I shall make it out if the Lord bring me back". He further adds in the same letter that the Natk.? Inds, took 2 of the enemy, which being sullen were slain, & of their advice for pursuing ye eny. which was not attended, & so the opportunity was frustrated, & several other passages he relates of them declaring their prudence & fidelity & courage. Again in another letter from ye same person dated April 9th, which was about yet time of the armys return home as for as Marbo.?, saith he "our pilots (i.e. the Inds.) were labored with to represent the way to watch where the body of the eny. quart.d very difficult before they came to speak before the council, & had ill words given them that so might be afraid to speak anything that should afford encouragement. The poor Inds. our pilots as soon as they arrived at Marbo. were much abused by the town's men, insomuch that they were unwilling to go into any house". Thus much of Mr. Nowells? letters touching those 6 Inds. of whom the unclear also gave a good character. 167 5/6. In the mouths of Feb. March & April the enemy Inds. were very violent in their attempts & assaults upon all the frontier Eng. plantations. Burning several villages(1) or part (1) (1) Warwick, Lancaster, Medfield, Weymouth, Groton, Marlborough, Rehoboth, Providence, & many others were among those destroyed or damaged.