The history of King Philip's War

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Annawon was a great Souldier; that he had been a valiant
Captain under Aiuhmequn 3 Philips Father^ and that he
had been Philips Chieftain all this War; a veryfubtle man.
and of great refolution. and had often faid. that he would
never be taking alive by the Englifh : and moreover they knew
that the men that were with him were refolute fellows, fome
^/"Philip's chief Souldiers ; and therefore feared whether it
was practicable to make an attempt upon hint with fo [49]
fmall a Jia?idful of affijiants as now were with him. Told
him further. That it would be a pitty that after all the Great
Things he had don-e. he fJtould throw away his Life at lofl,
&c. Upon which he replyed, That he doubted not Anna-
won was a lubtle & valiant Man: that he had a long time
but in vain fought for him. and never till now could find
his quarters; and he was very loth to mils of the oppor-
tunity: and doubt not but that if they would chearfully go
with him, the fame Almighty Providence that had hitherto
protected and befriended them would do fo ltill. ere. Up-
on this with one confent they laid. They would go. Capt.
Church then turned to one Cook of Plymouth?® (the only
**• Majfafoit had two names, each of accent on the fecond lYllable." The
which, in accordance with the humor other was vrr::ten JVoofatnequin, Tl'afa-
of the times, had a various fpelling. megin. Ljjamequen. Afuhmequin. Oofa-
Bradford wrote one XIaJfafoyt and rnequen. Ofamekin. Chj;J~amequin. Chuff-
Majfafoyet : Winflow wrote it Afafa- amequine. drc. d-c. [Bradford's Hiji.
foyt and Majfajprj.at : Prince fays, Phm. 94. 102; Young's Chronicles
• I £r. i the ir.tier.t Petthe :::::. their PI :. 191. 313: Prince's Annals^ 101;
Fathers in Plim&uih Colony pronounce Belknap's Amer. Bz'jg. ii : 212:
Thatch-
h:= name Ala-faf-fo-it" ': to which ex's Ind. Biog. i : 117; Drake's Book of
Thatcher adds (as if from Belknap. Ind. Sih
what Belknap does not i~ay >5 •• with the -- Bejond queftion this was Caleb
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