The history of King Philip's War

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for to them, being o.bferved by the whole Colony to be a
Perfon extraordinarily qualify'd for and adapted to the
Affairs of War. Twas propofed in Council that leaft the
Enemy in their return fhould' fall on Rehoboth, or fome
other of their Out-Towns, a Company confuting of 60 or
70 Men fhould be fent in to thofe Parts; and Mr. Church
invited to take the Command of them. He told them,
That if the Enemy returned into that Colo7iy again, they
might reafonably exftccl that they would come very numerous ;
and that if hefliould take the Command of Men, hefJwuld not
lye in any Town or Garrifon with them, but would lye in the
Woods as the Enemy did'. And that to fend oiit fuch fmall
Companies againfl fuch Multitudes of the Enemy that were
now Muflered together, would be but to deliverfo many Men
i7ito their hands, to be dcftroyed, as the Worthy Capt. Wadf-
worth and his Company were. His advice upon the whole
was, That if they fent out any Forces, to fend not lefs
than 300 Souldiers; and that the other Colonies mould be
ask'd to fend out their Quota's alfo; adding, That if they
intended to make an end of the War, by fubduing the En-
The meeting of the 29th Feb. was at Michael Pierce and Lieut. Samuell Ful-
Maiihfield, and would appear to be that ler. Had it been already determined by
of which Church here fpeaks. My the Council to fend out friend Indians,
reafon for fixing upon that of this date they would hardly have " thought it no
is, that this is the neareft date to the wayes advifable," as Church fays they
Medfield alarm, and that one conclu- did when he talked with them. It is
fion at which this feflion arrived was more likely that his arguments on this
to order " 20 or 30 of the Southern In- occafion led them to change their form-
dians " to go forth " with the other er policy in that refpeel:, and pafs this
(i.e. white Colonifts) whoe are under vote before they fcparated. \_Plym. Col.
prelfe" under the command of Capt. lice, v : 187.]
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