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That one thing more would work a perfect cure upon his 

 Men, which was to let them go home: Which did work a 

 cure upon all, except one, and he had not the Small Pox. 

 So he ordered the Plunder mould be divided forthwith, and 

 fent away all the Plymouth Forces. But the Gentlemen 

 there delired him to Itay and they would be affilting to 

 him in railing new Forces to the number of what was fent 

 away; and that they would fend to Bqfton for Provifions: 

 which they did, and fent Capt. Plaifted™ to the Governour 

 and Council at Bojlon, &c. And in the mean time the 

 Major with thofe Gentlemen went into all thofe Parts and 

 raifed a fufBcient number of Men, both Officers & Soul- 

 diers; who all met at the bank 131 on the fame day that Capt. 

 Plaijlcd return'd from B oft 011 \ whofe return from Bq/ion 

 Gentlemen was, That the Canada Expedition had dreen'd 

 them fo that they could do no more: So that Maj. Church 

 notwithstanding he had been at confiderable Expences 

 in railing faid Forces to Serve his King and Country was 

 oblig'd to give them a Treat and difmifs them: Taking 

 his leave of them came home to Bqfton in the Mary Sloop 

 Mr. A Iden 132 Mafter, and Capt. Converfe with him, of a Sat- 



1 30 Capt. Ichabod Plaijicd, of Kit- moft fuitable for this place, it being the 

 tery, 1674? \_HiJl. <£• Gen. Reg. xv : river's mouth, and good as any in this 

 272.] land, and your petit'rs fhall humbly 



131 Strawberry Bank, i.e. Portfmouth. pray." [Petition to General Court for 

 " Whereas the name of this plantation change of name. Brewfter's Rambles 

 att prefent being Straberry Banke, ac- about Port/mouth, p. 23.] 

 cidentally foe called, by reafon of a 132 Capt. John Alden, eldeft fon of 

 banke where ftraberries was found in Pilgrim John, was born in 1622; re- 

 this place, now we humbly delire to moved to Bofton as early as December, 

 have it called Portfmouth, being a name 1659; was well known as a naval com- 



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