The history of King Philip's War

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worth' they went to Sandwich that Night; where Mr.
Church (with need enough) took a Nap of Sleep. The
next Morning with about 16 or 18 Men proceeded as far
as Agawom where they had great expectation of meeting
the Indians i but met them not; his Men being difcouraged
about half of them returned; only half a dozen lluck by
him, & promifed fo to do until they mould meet with the
Indians. When they came to Sippican River Mr. How-
land began to tyre, upon which Mr. Church left him, and
two more, for a Referve at the River, that if he mould
meet with Enemies and be forced back, they might be
208 Nathaniel Southivorth, fecond fon
of Conftant, was born at Plymouth,
1648 ; furveyor of highways 1673
ferved on trial jury in 1677 ; was conftable
of Plymouth, and ferved on coro-
ner's jury in 1678; was fined 105. in
16S1, for refuting to aid the conftable
of Plymouth ; ferved on coroner's jury
in 1684; was a felepeka?i\ is
related to Sebago, from the Abnaki,
s8bek8, "lamer, eau falee," Rafles, (but
bracki/k water, rather than fait, per-
haps), the equivalent of Eliot'sjeippog,
ufed in fames iii : 12, for "fait water."
The Indians of Maflachufetts had no
word {ox fait. See, by itfelf, fignifies
ufually, " four"; hence, doubtlefs, " dif-
agreeable," " ill-tafted."