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& Exercijing of your Inferiour Officers and Souldiers, Com- 

 manding them to Obey [69] you as their Chief Commander. 

 And to purfue, fight, take, kill or deflroy the faid Enemies 

 their Aiders and Abettors by all the ways and means you 

 can, as you fJiall have opportunity, & to accept to Mercy or 

 grant Quarter & Favour to fuch or fo many of faid En- 

 emies as you fJiall find needful for promoting the defign 

 aforefaid. And you to obferve and obey all fuck Orders and 

 Inflruclions, as from time to time you fJiall receive from the 

 Commifjioners of the Colonies, or the Council of War of the 

 faid Colony of New-Plymouth, or from the Governour and 

 Council of the Maffachufetts. In Tcflimony whereof is af- 

 fixed the Publick Seal of this Colony. Dated i?i Plymouth 

 the Second day of September, Anno Domi. 1690. Anno- 

 que Regni Regis et Rcgince Willielmi et Mariae &c. Se- 

 cundo. Tho. Hinkley Prefident. 



instructions for Major Benjamin Church Commander 

 in Chief of the Plymouth Forces, with other of the 

 Maffachufetts put tinder his Command. 



' IN purfuance of the Commiffion given you for their 

 *- i Majefty's Service in the prefent Expedition againft 

 ' the Common Enemy, Indian & French their Aiders and 

 4 Abettors, on the requeft of our Brethren and Friends of 

 ' the Maffachufetts Colony, Subjects of one and the fame 

 ' Crown of England; for our Affiftance of them therein. 

 ' Repofing confidence in your Wifdom, Prudence, Pronefs 



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