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54 used to prevent it, or at least to have layn in ambushments for the enimy. As soon as Major Gookin understood this tidings by Job: he rose out of his bed & advising with mr Danforth on of the Council, that lived neare him, they dispatched away post, in the night to Marlborow, concord & Lancaster, ordering forces to surrod surround? Lancaster with all speed. The post were at Marlboroh by breake of day, and Capt Wadsworth with abut 70 souldiers marched away as speedily as hee could possible to Lancaster (which was 10 miles distant) But before hee got there the enimy had set fire on the bridge, but C.aptain wadsworth got over & beat of the enimy, recovred a garrison house, that stood neare another Bridge, ^belonging to Cyprian Stevens & so through Gods hands prevented the enimy from cutting of that garrison; God straingly presvrd that Handfull with Capt wadsworth; for the enimy were numerous about 400, & lay in Ambushment for him on the comon road But his guide condacked him a private way & so they got safe to Cyprian Stevens his garrison as above mentioned, But the enimy had taken & burnt another garrison house very neare the other only