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againft the Englifh any more, for the French made fools 

 of them, &c. They faying as they did, the faid Andras 

 let them go. Maj Church being come to Pifcataqua™ 

 and two of his tranfports having the Small Pox on board; 

 and feveral of his Men having got great Colds by their 

 hard Service, pretended they were going to have the Small 

 Pox, thinking by that means to be lent home fpeedily; the 

 Major being willing to try them, went to the Gentlemen 

 [76] there and delired them to provide an Houfe, for fome 

 of his Men expected they mould have the Small Pox; 

 who readily did, and told him, That the People belonging 

 to it was juft recover'd of the Small Pox, and had been all 

 at Meeting, &c. The Major returning to his Officers 

 order'd them to draw out all their men that were going to 

 have the Small Pox, for he had provided an Hofpital for 

 them: So they drew out 17 Men, that had as they faid, all 

 the fymptoms of the Small Pox; he ordered them all to 

 follow him, and coming to the Houfe, he ask'd them, Plow 

 they liked it? they faid very well. Then he told them 

 that the People in faid Houfe have all had the Small Pox, 

 and was recovered; and that if they went in they muit 

 not come out till they all had it : Whereupon they all 

 prefently began to grow better, and to make excufes, ex- 

 cept one Man who defired to ftay out till Night before he 

 went in, &c. The Major going to the Gentlemen, told them. 



129 The letter fixes the date of ar- 26th inftant." The letter bears date, 

 rival: — Sept. 30, 1690, which puts the arrival, 



" And we returned to Portimouth the Sept. 26. [Letter, p. 97.] 

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