The history of King Philip's War

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the Eaft end of the Fort, made towards him, but on a
fudden, while they were looking each other in the Face,
Capt. Gardner fettled down, Mr. Church ftep'd to him
and feeing the blood run down his cheek, lifted up his
Cap, and calling him by his Name; he look'd up in his
Face, but fpoke not a Word, being Mortally Shot thro'
the head; and obferving his Wound, Mr. Church found
the ball entred his head on the fide that was next the Up-
land, where the EnglifJi entred the Swamp. Upon which,
having ordered fome care to be taken of the Captain, he
difpatch'd information to the General that the beft and for-
warder!: of his Army that hazarded their lives to enter the
Fort, upon the muzzle of the Enemies Guns, were Shot in
their backs, and kill'd by them that lay behind. Mr.
Church with his fmall Company haften'd out of the Fort
(that the Engli/Ji were now poffefTed of) to get a Shot at
the Indians that were in the Swamp, & kept firing upon
them. He foon met with a broad bloody track, where the
Enemy had fled with their Wounded men; following hard
in the tra6t, he foon fpy'd one of the Enemy, who clap'd
his Gun a-crofs his breaft, made towards Mr. Church, and
beckned to him with his hand; Mr. Church immediately
commanded [15] no Man to hurt him, hoping by him to
have gain'd fome intelligence of the Enemy, that might be
of advantage; but it unhappily fell out that a Fellow that
had lag'd behind coming up, fhot down the Indian, to Mr.
Church's great grief and difappointment. But immedi-
ately they heard a great fhout of the Enemy, which feem'd
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