The history of King Philip's War

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felf with the reft ran on the other-fide, agreeing to run on
each fide, until they met on the further end: placing fome
men in fecure Stands at that end of the Swamp where
Philip entered, concluding that if they headed him and
beat him back, that he would take back in his own Track.
Capt. Church and Mr. Howland foon met at the further
end of the Swamp (it not being a great one) where they
met with a great number of the Enemy, well armed, com-
ing out of the Swamp. But on light of the EnglifJi they
feemed very much furprized, & tack'd fhort. Capt.
Church called haftily to them, and faid, If they fired one
Gun they were all dead men ; for he would have them
knozv that he had them hem?d in, with a force fuffcient to
command them ; but if they peaceably furrender^d they
fJwuld have good quarter^ 1 &c. They feeing both Indians
and EnglifJi come fo thick upon them, were fo furprized
that many of them ftood ftill and let the EnglifJi come and
ceived £7 of Thomas Joilen, of Little Capt. Churches Company, efpyingthem,
Compton, for " a yoak of oxen, unjuftly called aloud unto them in their own Landetained."
[Savage's Gen. Did. ii guage, telling them, that if they Jhot a
479 ; Plym. Col. Rcc. v : 93, 145 ; vi
Gun, they -were all dead tnen ; with
62, 86, 129, 131, 168, 186, 198, 206, 212, which they were fo amazed, that they
222, 240, 246, 263, 268.] durft not once offer to fire at the En-
281 Hubbard fays, "In this engage- glim, which made the victory the more
ment God did appear in a more then remarkable." [Narrative, 102.] Maordinary
manner to fight for the En- ther [Brief History, 44] adds that the
glifh, for the Indians by their number, Indian's name was Matthias. As Church
and other advantages of the place, were could not himfelf fpeak Indian, this is
fo conveniently provided, that they probably the correct verfion of what
might have made the firft fhot at the took place; or perhaps he fpoke in En-
Englilh, and done them much damage; glifh, and his Indian foldiers repeated
but one of their own Country-men in his words in their tongue.
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