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' and Faithfulnels in the truft under God committed to you 

 ' for the Honour of His Name, the Intereft of Chrift in 

 i thefe Churches, and the good of the whole People; Pray- 

 ' ing and Expecting that in your dependance on Him, you 

 * may be helped and Affifted with all that Grace, Wifclom 

 ' and Courage neceffary for the carrying of you on with 

 ' Succefs in this difficult Service; and tho' much is and 

 ' mull be left to your difcretion, with your Council of Offi- 

 ' cers, as Providence & Opportunity may prefent from time 

 ' to time in Places of aftion. Yet the following Inftruc- 

 ' tions are commended to you to be obferved & attended 

 ' by you, fo far as the State and Circumftances of that affair 

 ' will admit. 



' You are with all poffible fpeed to take care that the 

 i Plymouth Forces both Englijh & Indians under your 

 ' Command be fixed & ready on the firft opportunity of 

 ' Wind & Weather, to go on board fuch Veffels, as are 

 ( provided to tranfport you to Pifcataqua ; 87 and there take 

 6 under your care & command fuch Companies of the 

 ' Majfachufetts Colony, as fhall by them be ordered and 

 'added to you there, or elfe where from time to time; all 

 ' which you are to improve in fuch way, and from place to 

 ' place, as with the advice of your Council, conlifting of the 

 ' Commiffion Officers of the Majfachufetts Colony, and 

 ' Plymouth under your conduft, fhall feem meet, for the 

 ' finding out, purfuing, taking or deftroying of faid com- 

 ' mon Enemy, on all opportunities, according to Commif- 



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