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32 And therefrom the court steared another course as will appear afterward. som persons were most offended at. the papper presentted to the committee concerning the Indians said the author of it was more a friend to the Indians than the English but this tis no strange thing for mens reason to bee - Darkened if not allmost lost when the mayst of passion & temptation do prevaild.

 About the 18 of this instant october John Watson of Cambridge (before mentioned Guardian to these Indians at Naticke) presented a petition to the Generall Court in the name & on behalfe of those indians, wherein they doe with great modesty & humility prostrate themselves at the feet of the honerd Generall Court desiring they would not harbour any

jelous or harsh thoughts of them, or herken to any false information against them.. humbly desiring the court to send some more English to reside with them, to ininspect their conversation & secure then, And not to fetch them of from their dwellings which would expose them especially the aged & weake to very much sorrow & misery: both for want of food & apell apparel especially considering that the winter was approching. But rather if the court pleased they would deliver som of their principall men for hostages for their fidelity professing their inocency & integrty both to the interest of God & the English.

 But this petition obtayned no favorable aspect But rather hee that presented it was frowned upon by some -  

Upon the 19th day of october the court past an order to send troopers to fetch downe all that wamesitt & pakemitt indians, this was suddenly don & to be feared in a hurry of temptation, the reason of the sudden motion as I was informed was a report brought to the court that a hay stacke beelonging to Leiut James Richardson of Chelmford was set on fire