The history of King Philip's War

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of the Queen of Pocajffet^ who was juft then come over
in a Canoo from Moimt-hope. Peter told him that there
would certainly be War; for Philip had held a [4] Dance
of feveral Weeks continuance, and had entertain'd the
Young Men from all Parts of the Country: And added
that Philip expected to be fent for to Plymouth to be exam-
ined about Sci/amoris^ death, who was Murder'd at Affa-
£35 55. He was, about the fame time,
a witnefs in regard to a land cafe on
Taunton river. In Philip's war he forfook
his wife and fought with the Eng-
lilh. In 1676 (ordered by the Council,
22 July, and confirmed by the Court,
1 November) he, with Numpas and
Ifacke, was made infpector of Indian
prifoners who had applied "for accept-
ence to mercye " from " the weftermoft
fyde of Sepecan Riuer, and foe weftward
to Dartmouth bounds." He was
then ftyled Sachem Ben Petananuett.
[Drake's Book of hid. 188; Plym. Col.
Rec. v: 210, 215.]
24 This was Weetamoe, (or Namutn-
fam), who had been the wife of Philip's
elder brother Wamfutta, or Alexander.
The author of the Old Indian Chron-
icle [p. 8] intimates that fhe believed
her husband had been poifoned by the
Englilh, and that this made her more
willing to liften to Philip. In October,
1659, ihe was at Plymouth to fecure the
third part of the pay for fome land which
Alexander had fold ; and acknowledged
the receipt of the fame. 3 June, 1662,
fhe complained, at Plymouth, of fome
infringement on her rights in Wamfut-
ta's fale of Saconet. At the fame time
advice was given to her and her huf-
band, Alexander, (here called Qiiiquc-
quanchctt,) in reference to difficulties
exifting between them and Philip in
regard to the entertaining of fome Narraganfett
Indians againft Philip's good-
will. Weetamoe did not follow her fecond
husband, as he appears to have expected
lhe would, to the Englilh. She
united her fortunes to thofe of Philip,
and miferably perilhed, when her head
was cut off and fet on a pole at Taunton.
[Drake's Book of Ind. 187; Plym.
Col. Rec. iv: 17, 24, 186.]
25 Saffamon (or Wujfanfmon) was born
in the neighborhood of Dorchefter, became
a convert and was educated, and
employed as a fchoolmafter at Natick,
and is faid to have aided John Eliot in
translating the Indian Bible. After a
time he left the Englilh and became
Philip's fecretary, and, as fuch, privy to
his defigns. Subfequently he returned
to his Chriftian faith, and became teacher
to the Nemaskets, whofe chief, Watufpaquin,
gave him a houfe-lot in Affawompfett
neck (Middleborough), with
one alfo to his fon-in-law. He revealed
Philip's plot to the government at Plym-
outh, and not long after (29 Jan.
1674-5) was found dead, under the ice
on Affawompfett pond, with marks of