The history of King Philip's War

INTRODUCTORY MEMOIR.
9 July; 19 July the PocafTet Expedition began: in the laft
of that month, Philip got acrofs Titicut river in the night,
and fled for the Nipmuk country. 27 October [P. C. R.
vii: 196], thefe warlike proceedings were interfperfed with
a civil fuit againft Church, of Richard French of Marfh-
field, Executor of the eftate of Richard Beare, claiming
damages of \os, in an action of debt, concerning which
the record is, " the jury find for the plaintiffe the coft of
the fuite." The fecond week in December, Church fharts
for the war again as " a Reformado " with Gen. Winflow,
and on the 19th of that month was wounded in the
famous Narraganfett fwamp fight, and carried over to
Rhode-Ifland to be cured.
27 January, 1676 (note 140, pq/f), he ftarted with the
army for the Nipmuk country; 29 Feb. (note i$2,pq/Z), he
feems to have met with the Plymouth Council of War, at
Marfhfleld; n-13 March (note i$9,po/f), arrived at Capt.
Almy's, on Rhode-Ifland, with his wife and fon Thomas;
12 May, his fon Conftant was born; 6 June, he arrived
at Plymouth by way of Wood's Hole; foon went back
the fame way, faw the Saconet Indians on the rocks, and
procured a formal meeting with AwafJionks, refulting in a
treaty, and, 25 June, difpatched Peter to Plymouth with
the "Articles"; met Maj. Bradford and his army, re-
turned to Plymouth, and went to meet Awafhonks at Mat-
tapoifett, 8 July; was commiffioned, and went out to