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The Epistle Story For the honourable, Robert Boyle Esquire, Governr of the right honble Corporation , for Gospelizing the Indians in New Englane. {Right] Honble, a few yeares since, I assumed to trasmitt to your honours, a few hystroricall collectionns, concerning the indians in New England, especially the chtian on praying Indians, which script, [as things then stood] was a true account of that matter, And were I to write it againe (as thing were then circumstanced) I could not adde, or diminshe; for the substance of it. But since, the ware began beetween

 the barborous heathen, and teh English

the state of Affaires is much altered with respect to the poore chtian Indians which are much weakned, & diminished, especilally in the colony of Massachusets: in N England A true & impartial narrative whereof their doings suffering & present condition. I have endeavored to collect & here to offer ["humbly" crossed out] for yourhonors? [[per?usal?]] , who are unde God as Nurssing fathers to this despised Orphan: the reason of this under taking is intimated in the first page, Al yt is defective is the inability & unevunclearency of the penman I humbly intreat your honnour to pardon my boldness & weakness & acept of the matter clothed in a wilderness drest yet I trust agrees with my truth & unity. The God of heaven & earth