The history of King Philip's War

l^tltp'S WAR 1
[
I
Entertaining Paflages
]
Relating to
which began in the Year, 1675.
With the Proceedings of
Benj. Church Efqr ;
IN
the Year 1674, Mr. Benjamin Church of Duxbury 2
being providentially at Plymouth in the time of the
Court, 3
fell into acquaintance with Capt. John
Almy* of Rhode-IJland. Capt. Almy with great im-
portunity invited him to ride with him, and view
that part of Plymouth Colony that lay next to Rhode-IJland,
1 See Introduction, for fome account
of the origin of this ftruggle.
2 See Introductory Memoir, for facts
in the early life of Mr. Church.
3 The "Court of His Majeftie" met
at Plymouth 4 March, 3 June, 7 July,
and 27 October, in 1674. [Plymouth
Colony Records, vol. v.]
4 John Almy was in Plymouth, in
married Mary, daughter of James
1643 ;
Cole ; removed to Portfmouth, R.-I.
loft a horfe in the fervice of the Rhode-
Ifland Colony by " making great expedi-
tion " in watching a Dutch man-of-war,
for which in 1666 he was paid £7 ; 23
;
July, 1667, was appointed " Lieftenant"
of a " troope of horfe"; 24 July, 1671,
was a witnefs of the articles of agreement
made between the Court of New
Plymouth and Awafhonks, Squaw-
Sachem of Sogkonate ; 14 June, 1676,
was appointed, with Mr. Thomas Bor-
den, to take an inventory of goods of
Thomas Lawton ; died before Nov.
1676, at which time Plymouth Court
gave his widow power to adminifter on
his eftate within the Colony jurifdidtion.
[Savage's Gen. Did. i : ; 45 Rhode-IJland
Colonial Records., ii : 184, 214,
544; Plytn. Col, Rcc. v: 75, 212.]