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' Jhire, and of the Maffachufetts Colony, having committed 

 ' many barbarous Murders, Spoils & Rapines upon their 

 ' Perfons & Eftates. And whereas there are fome 

 ' Forces of Souldiers EngliJJi and Indians 17 now raifed 

 ' & detached out of the feveral Regiments & Places within 

 ' this Colony of New-Plymotith, to go forth to the afliftance 

 ' of our Neighbours & Friends of the aforefaid Provinces 

 ' and Colony of the Majffachufetts, Subjects of one and the 

 ' fame Crown ; and to joyn with their Forces for the re- 

 ' pelling and deftrudtion of the common Enemy. And 

 ' whereas you Benjamin Church are appointed to be Ma- 

 ' jor & Commander in Chief of all the Forces EngliJJi and 

 ' Indians detached within this Colony, for the Service of 

 1 their Majefties as aforefaid. @Ii)Cg£ are in their Majefties 

 ' Name to Authorize & Require you to take into your care 

 £ & conduct all the faid Forces EngliJJi and Indians, and 

 ' diligently to intend that Service, by leading and exercif- 

 ' ing of your Inferiour Officers and Souldiers, commanding 

 ' them to obey you as their Chief Commander; and to 

 ' purfue, fight, take, kill or deftroy the faid Enemies, their 



in 1635. He was Deputy from Barn- Experience Mayhew, and another Sam- 



ftable as early as 1645, and Affiftant in uel Prince. [Otis's Hijl. Barn/table, 



1658; Deputy Governor in 16S0; and 1:308-313.] 



Governor in 1681, holding the office, 17 Mr. Drake \_B00h of the Indians, 



except when it was ufurped by Andros, 270] ftates, on the authority of a MS. 



until the abforption of the Colony, letter of Capt. BalTett of this Expedi- 



when he was made Councillor of Mafs. tion, that there was an Indian Com- 



He died at Barnftable, 25 April, 1705, cet. pany commanded by Capt. Amos, and 



87. He married (1) Mary Richards; another by Capt. Daniel; while Church 



(2) Mary Glover, daughter of Lawrence feems to imply that the Saconet In- 



Smith, and widow of Nathaniel Glo- dians who were with him were under 



ver. One of his daughters married Capt. Numfas. 



