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The Indians that burnt the town of Lancaster afterward; and the prisoners before mentioned heard this one eyed John underlined boast of this exploit in staying the people at Lancaster, for which our prayed Indians were accused; but before this business was fully examined and issued, the clamors of the people were very great upon this occasion and all things against those prayed Indians accused (as one of the most intelligent of the magistrates land) were represented as very great as things appear in mist or unclear. Some men were so violent that they would have had those Indians put to death by martial law and not tried by a jury though they were subjects under the English protection and not in hostility with as others had received such impressions in their mind that they could hardly extend charity to the jurors and magistrates that acquitted, and indeed god hath since by his immediate hand got testimony against some persons that were violent in it to have them put to death. I could instance in particulars (1), but shall endeavour to avoid all personal reflections, but (recondam in corde meo) I will lay up these things in my hart; although I mention the story of matter in this place, yet it was towards the latter end of September before these Indians were tried and acquitted, all which time they remained in prison.

(1) see n. p.4