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17 and causes, which will more evedently appeare herafter, be one thing I shall heare add, that Corporall John Watson before named (a discret & sober crossed out man), hath more than once spoken in my hearing, That before he sojorned among these chtian Indians, hee had entertayned much prejuduce, Animosity & displeasure in his mind, against them, & judged them sure as they were vulgrly reported to bee. But after hee had some times lived with them, hee recieved such full satisfactions was woefully convinced of his former error yt hee said hee was ashamed of him selfe for his harsh apprehension of them only upon common fame & this he testified not only in my hearing but before the Governor councill & General Court; & many others that enquired of him how the indians carried it, so that hee became an apologist for them as ocasion was offered, in so much as some Acconted him also an offender for so speaking.
Notwithstanding the councills endeavors in the former orders & the testemony of these English witness, on behalfe of the christian Indians. yet the clamors & Animosity among the common people increased dayly, not only against those indians but against all such English, as were judged to bee charitable to ym. And particularly many harsh reflections & speehes speeches were uttered against major Daniel Gookin & Mr John Eliot, the former of whome had beene appointed by the Authority of the Generall Court of massachusetts colony crossed out : & Aprobation of the honer'ble Governor & corporation for gospelizing those Indians, to rule & governe these Indians about 20 years & the latter had beene their teacher & minister about 30 yeares as if they did they did, suport & protect these indians against the english, interest, whereas [God knows] words crossed out there was no ground for such an Imputation But was a desire & contrivance of sathan, & his instruments to hinder & subvert the worke of Religion among the indians. For neither had any of our chtian indians been justly charged either with unfaithfulnes or trechery towards the English since the warre began [that I know of] But one the contrary som of them discovered the treachery particularly walcut the Ruler of Philip before hee began any act of hostility as is before mentioned & since the warre have served the english faithfully, But yet must be content to receive such