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60 have wreked their rage upon the poore unarmed indians, our friends (had not the Authority of the Country restrained them), for about this time the councill was informed by go testimony that about 30 or 40 more were entering into a combination, to convay themselves, out to the Iland at pulling point the narrowest place beetwen it & the maine & to have cut of all the poore ch[ris]tian indians But the counoill sent for two or 3 of the psons persons and warned them at their perill to desist from such a wicked action and so the project was frustrated.

There was a paper written by the enimy indians & stuck up on a cleft of on of Bridg posts of Meadfield, which beeing found  by An English Trooper belonging to capt Gibs which brought to his capt the contents wherof were
 Know by this paper, that the indians, that thou hast provoked to wrath and anger, will warr this 21 years if you will. there are many Indians yet, wee com 300 at this time, you must consider the Indians, Lost nothing but their life  you must loose your faire houses & catle!    This paper was brought to the genll court wherin may bee seene the pride & Dopouring? insolence of these Barbarians at this time, But the great God & our only savior hath for his name sake Rebuked their rage and Broken them in pieces like a potters vesell 
To  God be all the glory.