The history of King Philip's War

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Volly of fifty or fixty Guns ; fome Bullets came very fur-
prizingly near Mr. Church, who ftarting, look'd behind
him, to fee what was become of his Men, expecting to
have feen half of them dead, but feeing them all upon
their Leggs and briskly firing at the Smokes of the Enemies
Guns, (for that was all that was then to be feen) He
Blefs'd God, and called to his Men not to difcharge all
their Guns at once, left the Enemy ftwuld take the advant-
age of fuch an opportunity to run upon them with their
Hatches? 2,
Their next Motion was immediately into the Peafe-field.
When they came to the Fence Mr. Church bid as many as
had not difcharg'd their Guns, to clap under the Fence,
and lye clofe, while the other at fome diftance in the
Field flood to charge; hoping that if the Enemy mould
creep to the Fence to gain a fhot at thofe that were charg-
ing their Guns, they might be furprized by thofe that lay
under the Fence. But calling his Eyes to the fide of the
Hill above them; 84 the hill feem'd to move, being covered
over with Indians, with their bright Guns glittering in the
Sun, and running in a circumference with a delign to fur-
round them.
Seeing fuch Multitudes furrounding him and his little
Company; it put him upon thinking what was become of
the Boats that were ordered to attend him: And looking
83 Hatchets, or tomahawks. riling abruptly toward the ridge of the
84 The bluff above them ; the peafe- promontory. The hill is not very high,
field being near the more, and the land yet the flope is fteep.
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