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fast. A none, all vpon a sudden, we heard a great & strange 

 cry, which we knew to be the same voyces, though they varied 

 their notes. One of our company being abroad came running 

 in, and cryed They ar men, Indians, Indians; and withall, 

 their arrows came flying amongst vs, our men ran out with 

 all speed to recover their armes, as by the good Providence 

 of God they did. In the meane time, Captaine Miles Standish, 

 having a snaphance ready, made a shot, and after him an- 

 other; after they two had shot, other of vs were ready, but 

 he wisht vs not to shoot, till we could take ayme, for we 

 knew not what need we should haue, & there were foure only 

 of vs, which had their armes there redie, and stood before the 

 open side of our Baricado, which was first assaulted; they 

 thought it best to defend it, least the enemie should take it 

 and our stuffe, and so haue the more vantage against vs; 

 our care was no lesse for the Shallop, but we hoped all the 

 rest would def ent it ; we called vnto them to know how' it 

 was with them, and they answered, Well, Well, every one, 

 and be of good courage: we heard three of their Peeces goe 

 off, and the rest called for a fire-brand to light their matches ; 

 one tooke a log out of the fire on his shoulder and went and 

 carried it vnto them, which was thought did not a little dis- 

 courage our enemies. The cry of our enemies was dreadfull, 

 especially, when our men ran out to recover their Armes, 

 their note was after this manner, Woath woach ha ha hach 

 woach : our men were no sooner come to their Armes, but the 

 enemy were ready to assault them. 



"There was a lustie man and no whit lesse valiant, who was 

 thought to bee their Captaine, stood behind a tree within 

 halfe a musket shot of vs, and there let his arrowes fly at vs ; 

 he was scene to shoote'three arrowes, which were all avoyded, 

 for he at whom the first arrow was aymed, saw it, and stooped 

 downe and it flew over him, the rest were avoyded also: he 

 stood three shots of a Musket, at length one tooke as he sayd 

 full ayme at him, after which he gaue an extraordinary cry 

 and away they went all; wee followed them about a quarter 

 of a mile, but wee left sixe to keep our Shallop, for we were 

 carefull of our businesse: then wee shouted all together two 

 severall times, and shot off a couple of muskets and so 

 returned : this wee did that they might see wee were not 

 afrayd of them nor discouraged. 



"Thus it pleased God to vanquish our Enemies and giue 

 vs deliverance. ' ' 1 



(January 23, 1697) 



"I attempted, this Day, the Exercises of a secret Fast before 

 the Lord. But so extremely cold was the weather, that in a 

 '"Journal of the Pilgrims of Plymouth," 1620, pp. 44-46. 



