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54 used to prevent it, or at least to have layn in ambushments for the enimy. As soon as Major Gookin understood this tidings by Job: he rose out of his bed & advising with mr Danforth on of the Council, that lived neare him, they dispatched away post, in the night to Marlborow, concord & Lancaster, ordering forces to surrod surround? Lancaster with all speed. The post were at Marlboroh by breake of day, and Capt Wadsworth with abut 40 souldiers marched away as speedily as hee could possible to Lancaster (which was 10 miles distant) But before hee got there the enimy had set fire on the bridge, but C.aptain wadsworth got over & beat of the enimy, recovred a garrison house, that stood neare another Bridge, ^belonging to Cyprian Stevens & so through Gods hands prevented the enimy from cutting off that garrison; God straingly presvrd that Handfull with Capt wadsworth; for the enimy were numerous about 400, & lay in Ambushment for him on the comon road But his guide conducted him a private way & so they got safe to Cyprian Stevens his garrison as above mentioned, But the enimy had taken & burnt another garrison house very neare the other only brdg & a littl ground parting them, this house Burnt was th3 ministers house named mr Rolandson wherein were slained & taken captive about 40 persons the ministers wife & children among them But I must recolect my selfe, It being not my designe to write of the doings & sufferings of the English in this tract, But of the Indians or friends; Besides the seasonable information concerning Lancaster by Job hee also informed of the conjunction of the Narragansitt Indians with the other enimies & of their further purposes shortly, to Attack medfield Groton &