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35 Being slaine I shall omit to mention them, This contrivance Against the Natick Indians obtained that which

it was designed for, viz the passing an order in?
the Genll court, forwith to remove them from their place onto
Deere island, (having first procured the consent of 

mr Samel Shrimpton of Boston in whose possesion that Island was) to place them there at present, with this prohibition that

that they should not cut downe any growing wood nor doe 

any dammage to his sheepe kept there ; In pursuance of this order Capt thomas prentice (who was a person civill & frendly to those indians) with a ply of horses was commanded to bring them downe speedily to a place called the pynes upon Charles River, about two miles above Cambridge, where boats were appointed to bee in a readiness to take them on board & Transport them to the afforsaid Island; Capt prentice accordingly went up to Natick with a few men & 5 or 6 carts to cary such things as were of greatest necesity, and ^ he declared to them the courts pleasure for their removall unto which they quietly & redily submitted & came downe with him at an houre or two warning about two hundred soules of all sorts; ( there was one family of them about twelve in numbre the principal; man named old Jethro; with his sons & relation was secretly Ranne away in the night But this man & his relations were

not praying indians nor did not live at Natick but only sinse
the wars, but dwell at a place neare Sudbury Nobscot hill never

submitted to the chtian profesion but separated from them Beeing sons of ill fame especially the old man, who had repute to be a powow; those

Ranne away for fear at this time & was with the enimy 

but was taken after ward at Cochecho and hanged at Boston Good mr Eliot that faithful instructor & teacher of the praying indian met them at the place Before mentioned where they were to be embarqued, who comforted & incoraged instructed

& prayed with them and for them ; exhorting them to patience in their sufferings, & confirming the hearts

of those disciples of cht & exhorting them to continue on the faith for through many tribulations wee must enter into the Kingdom of heaven; there were some other English men at the place called the pynes with mr Eliot who were much