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50 The English in The [chipmuck?] country. But this prohibition no withstanding, at their [unclear], which was about the 4 October, and as I was certainly informed, that all they did in this enterprise was, to destroy much of the corn and [unclear] with the wigwams and mats and other things that they found in those 3 villages that belong? to our pray and gods (2) (1) but the other places of Pakachooge (1) [unclear] (2) and others where there was abundance of corn they left in touch which after in the winter afforded relief to the enemy bit the praying Indians had theirs destroy and were the sufferers in the affair. About the middle of October 1675, the [unclear] [unclear]then [unclear] at [Bos?]. There were vigorous endeavor set afoot in the depictions house, occasioned by petitions and complaints presented to them from and of the people for removing the praying Indians from their plantations, but where to dispose them was not so [unclear] considered. Here upon a bill was offered to the house of magistrates about this matter, but and after some debate upon the bill, not knowing well how or where to dispose these Indians. The bill was laid aside. But this demur upon the bill [unclear] heightened an earnest pressing of it, where upon a committee of both houses were chosen to consider of the matter. The committee [unclear] and they were presented with a paper containing 7 heads, showing the difficulty and inconvenience in that affair and how it deserved a very serious and deliberate consideration [unclear] taken from our covenant with the King in our charter to use our best endeavors to communicate the [unclear] religion to the Indians, in pursuance where of there were some ministries encourage to gain their language and labor [among-s]t them to that end, and had now for above 30 years space preaches the Gospel to them. (2) The Bible [unclear] other pious books (1) In [Worcester?] [unclear] (2) [unclear] or Brookfield. (3) [unclear] Captain. [unclear] conduct would have admitted of as severe animadversion as that of the unfortunate Shattuck, for the severity of the weather, while upon the [unclear] [unclear] [expedition?], December 1675 threw him into a fever of which he soon after died.