HISTORICAL INTRODUCTION. 



then cheated them in Bargains, but now ther kings wear forwarned not 

 for to part with Land, for nothing in Cumparifon to the Value thereof. 

 Now home the Englifh had owned for King or Queen, they wold dif- 

 inheret and make another King that wold give or fell them thefe Lands ; 

 that now, they had no Hopes left to kepe ani Land. Another Grievance, 

 the English Catell and Horfes ftill incrafed ; that when thay removed 

 30 Mile from where Englifh had ani thing to do, thay could not kepe 

 ther Corn from being fpoyled, thay never being iufed to fence, and 

 thoft when the Englifh boft Land of them thay wold have kept their 

 Catell upon ther owne Land. Another Grievance, the Englifh were 

 fo eager to fell the Indians Lickers, y* moft of the Indians fpent all in 

 Drynknes, and then raueved upon the fober Indians, and thay did 

 believe often did hurt the Englifh Catell, and ther King could not pre- 

 vent it. 



" We knew before, thefe were their grand Complaints, but then we 

 only indevered to perfuaid y*. all Complaints might be righted without 

 War, but could have no other Anfwer but that thay had not heard of 

 that Way for the Governor of Yorke and an Indian King to have the 

 Hearing of it. We had Cafe to think in y! had bine tendered it wold 

 have bine accepted. We indevered y! however thay fhould lay downe 

 the War, for the Englifh wear to Strong for them ; thay faid, then the 

 Englifh fhould do to them as they did when thay wear to ftrong for 

 the Englifh. 



" So we departed without ani Difcurtioufnefs, and fudingly had Let- 

 ter from Plimoth Governor thay intended in Arms to conforem Philip, 

 but no Information what yt was thay required, or w? Termes he refufed 

 to have their Quarrell defided ; and in a Weke's Time after we had 

 bine with the Indians the War thus begun." 



If this is authentic, it is interesting, and indicates the 

 utmost that — from his side of the question — a wily sav- 

 age could then suggest in extenuation of the proposed 

 outbreak. The insinuated poisoning of Alexander may 



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