The history of King Philip's War

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And Little Eyes one of the Queens Council joyn'd with
them, and urged Mr. Church to go afide with him among
the bufhes that he might have fome private Difcourfe
with him, which other Indians immediately forbid being
fenfible of his ill delign: but the Indians began to lide
and grow very warm. Mr. Church with undaunted Cour-
age told the Mount-hopes they were bloody wretches, and
thirfted after the blood of their Englijli Neighbours, who
had never injur'd them, but had always abounded in their
kindnefs to them. That for his own part, tho' he defired
nothing more than Peace, yet if nothing but War would
fatisfie them, he believed he fhould prove a fharp thorne in
their fides; Bid the Company obferve thofe Men that
were of fuch bloody dispolitions, whether Providence
would fuffer them to Live to fee the event of the War,
which others more Peaceably difpofed might do.
Then he told Awaflwnks he thought it might be moft
advifable for her to fend to the Governour of Plymouth^
and fhelter her felf, and People under his Protection. She
lik'd his advice, and defired him to go on her behalf to
the Plymouth Government, which he confented to: And at
19 Little Eyes with his family deferted 1673, and Jofias Window was chofen
the Saconets when they made friends his fucceffor in the following June. He
with Plymouth. He was taken prifoner was the only fon of the firft Governor
during the progrefs of the war, when Window by his fecond marriage; in
Capt. Church was urged to take revenge 1652, had military command in Marfhfor
the hoftility here ciifplayed, but re- field; 165S, was Major, then Command-
plied that "it was not Englifhmen's fafh- er; 1675, General-in-Chief againft
ion to feek revenge," and gave him the Philip. [Govs. Nciu Plym. 175-196;
fame good quarter with the reft. N. E. Hiji. and Gen. Reg. iv : 297.]
2a Gov. Prince died in the fpring of