The history of King Philip's War

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skuffle they had, but the Indian having no Clothes on
flip'd from him, and ran again, and Mr. Church purfued
the Indian, altho' being Lame, there was no great odds in
the Race, until the Indian ftumbled and fell, and they
clofed again, skuffled and fought pretty fmartly, until the
Indian by the advantage of his nakednefs flip'd from his
hold again, and fet out on his third Race, with Mr. Church
clofe at his heels, endeavouring to lay hold on the hair of
his Head, which was all the hold could be taken of him;
and running thro' a Swamp that was covered with hollow
Ice, it made fo loud a noife that Mr. Church expected (but
in vain) that fome of his Englifli friends would follow the
noife, and come to his affiftance. But the Indian hap'd to
run a-thwart a mighty Tree that lay fallen near breaft-
high, where he ftop'd and cry'd out a loud for help; but
Mr. Church being foon upon him again, the Indian feized
him faft by the hair of his Head, and endeavouring by
twilling to break his Neck; but tho' Mr. Churches wounds
had fome-what weakned him, and the Indian a ftout fel-
low, yet he held him well in play, and twilled the Indians
Neck as well, and took the advantage of many opportu-
nities, while they hung by each others hair gave him
notorious bunts in the face with his head. But in the heat
of this skuffle they heard the Ice break with fome bodies
coming a-pace to them, which when they heard, Church
concluded there was help for one or other of them, but
was doubtful which of them mull now receive the fatal
ftroke; anon fome body comes up to them, who prov'd to
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