The history of King Philip's War

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Death againjl him was jufl, and that indeed he was a/Jiamed
to live any longer, and dejired no more favour than to Smoke
a Whiff of Tobacco before his Execution. When he had
taken a few Whiffs, he faid, He was ready ; upon which
one of Capt. Churches Indians funk his Hatchet into his
Brains. The famous Totofon arriving at Agawom, his
Son which was the laft which was left of his Family (Capt.
Church having deftroyed all the reft) fell lick: The wretch
reflecting upon the miferable condition he had bro't him-
felf into, his heart became as a ftone within him, and he
dy'd. 294 The old Squaw flung a few leaves and brufh over
him, and came into Sandwich, and gave this account of his
death, and offered to fhew them where fhe left his body;
but never had the opportunity, for fhe immediately fell
fick and dy'd alfo.
Capt. Church being now at PI mouth again weary and
worn, would have gone home to his Wife and Family, but
the Government being Solicitous to ingage him in the
Service until Philip was (lain, and promiling him fatis-
faftion and redrefs for fome miftreatment that he had met
with: He fixes for another Expedition; he had foon Vol-
unteers enough to make up the Company he defired and
Marched thro' the Woods, until he came to Pocaffet
29i It is prefumable that this fon of on Friday morning, at the lateft, thus
eight years, who thus fell fick, died to have reached PocafTet in time to
before his father; as the fquaw appa- crofs the ferry, and ride 8 miles down
rently made no further mention of the ifland, while it was yet light enough
him. on the afternoon of Friday, the nth, to
295 He muft have left Plymouth by "fpy" horfemen coming "at a great
Thurfday night, io Aug., or very early pace," at a diftance.
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