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ingaged all the lufly flout men. Awafiionks & her chiefs<br />
came to Mr. Church) and told him, That now they were<br />
all ingaged to fightfor the Englifh, and he might call forth<br />
all, or any <strong>of</strong> them at any time as he faw occafion to fight<br />
the Enemy, and prefented him with a very line Firelock.<br />
Mr. Church accepts their <strong>of</strong>fer, drew out a number <strong>of</strong><br />
them, and fet out next Morning before day for Plymouth,<br />
where they arrived fafe the fame day.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Governour being informed <strong>of</strong> it, came early to<br />
Town next Morning : and by that time he had Englifii<br />
Men enough to make up a good Company, when joyned<br />
with Mr. Churches Indians, that <strong>of</strong>fered their Voluntary<br />
Service to go under his Command in queft <strong>of</strong> the Enemy.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Governour then gave him a Commiffion, which is as<br />
follows,<br />
f~~* Aptain Benjamin Church, you are hereby Nominated^<br />
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Ordered, Commiffion?d, and Impowred to raife a Company<br />
<strong>of</strong> Volunteers <strong>of</strong> about 200 Men, Englifh and Indians;<br />
the Englifii not exceeding the number <strong>of</strong> 60, <strong>of</strong> which Com-<br />
pany, orfo many <strong>of</strong> them as you can obtai7i, orfiiallfee caufe<br />
at prcfent to improve, yoil are to take the command and con-<br />
dticl, and to lead them forth now and hereafter, atfuck time,<br />
and unto fuch places within this Colony, or elfe where, within<br />
the confederate Colonies, as you fiiall think fit ; to difcover,<br />
purftce, fight, furprize, defiroy, or fubdue our Indian Ene-<br />
mies, or any part or parties <strong>of</strong> them that by the Providence<br />
<strong>of</strong> God you 7nay meet with ; or them or any <strong>of</strong> them by<br />
treaty and comp<strong>of</strong>ition to receive to mercy, if you fee rcafon