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thofe Indians that came with him were formerly King 

 Philips Men, and that he had met with them in Philips 

 War, and drew them off from him, to fight for the Euglifk 

 againft the faid Philip and his Aflbciates, who then prom- 

 ifed him to fight for the Englifh as long as they had one 

 Enemy left; and faid, that they did not quefiion but be- 

 fore Indian Corn was ripe to have Philips head, notwith- 

 ltanding he had twice as many men as was in their Country; 

 and that they had kill'd and taken one thoufand three hun- 

 dred and odd of Philips Men, Women & Children, and 

 Philip himfelf, with feveral other Sachems, &c. and that 

 they fhould tell Hakins & Worumbo, That if they had a 

 mind to fee their Wives & Children they fhould come to 

 Wells Garrifon, and that there they might hear of them, 

 &c. w ' Maj. Church having done, Mov'd with all his 

 Forces down to Mequoyt™ where the tranfports were 

 (but in the way fome of his Souldiers threatned the In- 

 dian man Prifoner, very much, fo that in a thick Swamp 

 he gave them the flip and got away) and when they all 

 got on board the tranfport; the Wind being fair made 

 the beft of their way for Whiter Harbour™ and the next 



103 The letter fays [p. 93] : — known Englifh name for the "Pool" 



" Alfo, if they were for peace to come at Saco, Me., near the mouth of the 



to goodman Smalls [?] att Barwick Saco River, above Wood Ifland, and 



within 14 dayes, who would attend to the fettlement which grew up near it. 



difcourfe them." Williamfon [//{/?. Me. i: 26] fays it 



10f > " Returned in that day, and one was " fo called after an ancient inhabi- 



more, to our veflells at Macquait." tant there by the name of Winter." 



\_Ibid.~] But John Winter lived at Richman's 



107 Winter- Harbor was the earlieft Ifland, or at the mouth of the Spurwink. 

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