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' are required to be aiding and affifting to the faid Maj. 

 ' Church, in his purfute of the Enemy, as any Emergency 

 k mail require; and to Imprefs Boats, or other VeiTels, Carts, 

 * Carriages, Horfes, Oxen, Provilion and Ammunition, and 

 1 Men for guides &c. as you fhall receive Warrants from the 

 ' faid Chief Commander, or his Lieutenant fo to do: You 

 1 may not fail to do the fame fpeedily and effectually, as 

 1 you will anfwer your neglect and contempt of their 

 ' Majefties Authority and Service at your uttermoft Peril. 

 ' Given under my Hand and Seal the Day and Year above 

 1 Written. Annoque Regi Regis et Regince Willielmi & 

 ' Mariae Primo. 



By the Govemour and Council of the Majjfachufetts Colony. 

 To Major Benjamin Church. 



' \ ^/"Hereas you are appointed and commiffioned by the 



» » ' Council of War of the Colony of New-Plymouth, 

 ' Commander in Chief of the Forces raifed within the faid 

 ' Colony, againft the Common Indian Enemy, now ordered 

 1 into the Eaftern Parts, to joyn with fome of the Forces 

 ' of this Colony; for the profecution, repelling and fubdu- 



18 Thomas Danforth, of Cambridge, Andros ; in 1680 was appointed Prefi- 



was eldeft fon of Nicolas ; was born dent for Maine, and, in 1692, Judge of 



in England; was freeman 10 May, 1643; the Supreme Court; died 5 Nov., 1699. 



Deputy 1657-S; Affiftant 1659-78; Dep- He married Mary Withington, of Dor- 



uty Governor 1679-86, and again after chefter. [Savage's Gen. Dici. ii : 8.] 

 2 9 



By Thomas Danforth, 18 Prejident of the 

 Province of Maine. 



