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k fion, and fuch further Orders & Inftruftions as you have 

 ' or may receive from the Governour & Council of the 

 1 Majfachufetts, the Commiffioners for the United Colonies, 

 4 or the Governour & Council of Plymouth ; fo far as you 

 ' may be capable, Intending what you can the preferving 

 ' of the near Towns from the Incurfions and [70] defbruc- 

 4 tion of the Enemy: But chiefly to intend the finding out, 



• purfuing, taking and deftroying the Enemy abroad, and if 

 4 poffible to attack them in their head quarters and principal 



• Randezvouz, if you are in a rational capacity of fo doing; 

 ' and for the better enabling you thereunto, We have ap- 

 4 pointed the VefTels that tranfport you, and the Provifions, 

 4 &c. to attend your motion & order, until you mail fee 

 4 caufe to difmifs them, or any one of them, which is 

 4 defired to be done the firft opportunity that the Ser- 

 4 vice will admit. You are to fee that your Souldiers 

 4 Armes be always fixt, and they provided with Amrau- 

 ' nition, and other neceflaries, that they may be always 

 4 ready to repel and attack the Enemy. You are to take 

 k fpecial care to avoid danger in the purfuit of the Enemy's 

 ' by keeping out Scouts, and a forlorn, 88 to prevent the 



• Ambufhments of the Enemy on your main body in their 

 4 Marches. And by all poffible means to furprize fome of 



• the Enemy, that fo you may gain better Intelligence. 



' You are to take effectual care that the worfhip of God 



88 "Forlorn — men detached from or to begin the attack of a belieged 

 feveral regiments, or otherwife ap- place." [Bailey.'] " Forlorn-hope" comes 

 pointed to give the firft onfet in battle, from it, as implying fpecial danger. 

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