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Indians, for it is evident he suffered death upon one account of his Christian profession, and fidelity to the Eng.. I say about this time, the beginning of April, Waban?, the principal taler of the pray. inds.? living at unclear, came to one of the magistrates on purpose and informed him that he had ground to hear that Lachen Philip and other Indians his confederates intended unclear chief shortly to the Eng. and Christ Inds. Again in May about 6 weeks before the war began he came again and renewed the lame. Others called of the christ Inds. did speak the lame thing; and that when the woods were grown thick with green trees, then it was likely to appear earnestly desiring that care might be had and means used for prevention, at least for preparation for such a thing, and a month after the war began. About the 21 of June, at the first going forth of the Eng. were only employed as soldiers, excepting only 3 Inds for guides went with Capt. Prentice, unclear one James and Thomas unclear alias? Rumney March, and Zachary Abram who all behaved themselves valiantly and faithfully. The Eng. at frist thought easily to chastise the insolent doings and murderous practices of the heathen. But it was found another manner of think than was expected, for our men could see no enemy to shoot at, but yet felt their bullets out of the think bushes where they lay in ambushments?. The enemy also used this stratagem, to apparel themselves from the waist upward with green boughs that our Eng. m. could not readily disarm them, or distinguish them from the natu- (1) Or wanban, whose name signified a wind?: he was the fist chief to profess Christianity, and entertained Mr. Elist in his wigwam, at his first going among the Indians as a preacher in their own language, 28 Oct. 1666. (2) It is pretty please that Lassamon was a pardon on whom not even the English would now rely, and that he was without much principle further then selfishness? was concerned. See authorities as a love.