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round Mr. Church, (where he was walk'd <strong>of</strong>f from the<br />
reft) exprefled themfelves concerned that they could not<br />
be confided in, nor improv'd. He told them, 'twas beft<br />
to obey Orders ; and that if he could not accompany them to<br />
Sandwich, it JJwuld not be above a Week before he would<br />
meet them there ; That he was confident the Governour<br />
would Commifjion him to improve them. <strong>The</strong> Major haft-<br />
ened to fend them away with Jack Havens (an Indian<br />
who had never been in the <strong>War</strong>s) in the Front with a flag<br />
<strong>of</strong> Truce in his hand. <strong>The</strong>y being gone, Mr. Church, by<br />
the help <strong>of</strong> his Man Toby (the Indian whom he had taken<br />
Prifoner, as he was going down to Sogkonate) took faid<br />
Toby's Mother, & th<strong>of</strong>e that were with her, Prifoners.<br />
Next Morning 199 the whole Army moved back to Pocafjet.<br />
This Toby informed them that there were a great many<br />
Indians gone down to Wepoifet to eat Clams, (other<br />
Proviiions being very fcarce with them;) that Philip him-<br />
felf was expected within 3 or 4 dayes at the fame Place:<br />
his own authority as commander-in- on the Court Records under date <strong>of</strong> 6<br />
chief, and his objedl in ordering Awa- March, 1676-7, " whoe haue approued<br />
fhonks and her tribe to Sandwich was, themfelues faithfull to the Englifh durclearly,<br />
to get them out <strong>of</strong> reach <strong>of</strong> ing the late Rebellion," befides Mamatemptation,<br />
at once, and opportunity, to nuett, their Sachem (and family), who<br />
join Philip in further h<strong>of</strong>tilities. His is defcribed as " att or about Saconett."<br />
order was not a harm one in the matter \Plym. Col. Rec. v : 225.]<br />
<strong>of</strong> time ; for the diftance could not 199 Saturday, 1 July, 1676.<br />
probably be more than 40 miles by the<br />
20 ° Wepoifet [ Weypoifet, Waypoyfet,<br />
circuitous foreft-paths, for which he al- &c.,] was the Indian name for the narrow<br />
lowed them fix days. [Plym. Col. Rec. entrance <strong>of</strong> Kikemuit river feparating<br />
v : 202 : Mather's BriefHi/lory, 39.] the northern part <strong>of</strong> Briftol, R.-L, from<br />
198 Jack Havens is on the lift <strong>of</strong> four- the fouth-eaftern part <strong>of</strong> <strong>War</strong>ren,<br />
teen Indians, wh<strong>of</strong>e names were entered [Fefienden's Hijl. <strong>War</strong>ren. R.-I. 71.]<br />
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