The history of King Philip's War

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had met with his old Mount-hope friends, and was turned
Rogue. They concluded to make [47] no fires that
Night, (and indeed they had no great need of any) for
they had no Victuals to cook, had not fo much as a morfel
of Bread with them. They took up their lodging fcatter-
ing, that if poffibly their Scout mould come in the Night,
and whittle (which was their fign) fome or other of them
might hear them. They had a very folitary, hungry
Night; and as foon as the day broke 335 they drew off thro'
the brum to a hill without the Neck, and looking about
them they efpy'd one Indian man come running fomewhat
towards them, the Captain ordered one man to ftep out of
the brum and mow himfelf. Upon which the Indian ran
right to him, and who mould it be but Capt. Lightfoot, to
their great joy. Capt. Church ask'd him, What News ?
He anfwered, Good News, they were all well and had
catcICd Ten Indians, and that they guarded them all Night
in one of the Flankers of the old Englifh Garrifon J
336 that
their prifoners were part of Annawons company, and that
they had left their Families in a Swamp above Mattapoifet
Neck. 337 And as they were Marching towards the old
Garrifon Lightfoot gave Capt. Church a particular account
of their Exploit, viz. That prefently after they left him, they
heard another Gun, which fecnt'd to be towards the Indian
335 Monday, n September, 1676. 65, ante.) He muft have thought its
336 That on the lhores of the Kike- ufe had been found at laft.
mutt, about which Church had been fo 33! The neck of this name (Gardner's
exercifed the year before. (See note neck) in Swanfey.
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