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July. 6. Five or six Indian Sachems did make peace with the English in the Eastern parts of this Colony. They have brought in with them three hundred men besides women and Children. One of the Sachems did earnestly define, that the English would promise that no more liquors should be sold or given to the Indians, that so they might not be in a Capacity of making themselves drunk, having found by woeful experience, that that hath been a ruining evil to many of them. This week also about two hundred Indians more came & submitted themselves to mercy, in Plymouth Colony, being partly necessitated thereunto by the distresses which God in his holy providence hath brought them into, and partly encouraged by a promise from the Government there, that all such Indians; as would come in, and lay down their arms should have life and liberty granted to them, expecting only such as had been active in any of the murders which have been committed. When these Indians were in the hands of the English, a certain Squaw amongst them, perceiving that it would be pleasing to the English, if the murderers were discovered, she presently told of one who had had a bloody hand in the murders which were done in Mr. Clark's house March the twelfth, the Indian immediately confessed the Fact, only said that there was another who had as great an hand therein as he, which other Indian being examined, confessed; the thing also; and he revealed a third Indian Murderer, who upon Examination owned the thing, whereupon they were all three forthwith executed, thus did God bring upon them the innocent blood which they had shed. Also the Indians who had surrendered themselves, informed that a bloody Indian called Tuckpoo (who the last summer murdered a Man of Boston at Namasket) with about twenty Indians more, was at a place within 16 miles of Plymouth, and manifested willingness to go and fetch him in, whereupon eight English with fourteen Indians, marched out in the night, and seized upon them all, none of ours receiving any hurt at this time. Justice was speedily executed upon the Indian, who had been a Murderer; the other having their lives granted them.

July. 6. Five or six Indian Sachems did make peace with the English in the Eastern parts of this Colony. They have brought in with them three hundred men besides women and Children. One of the Sachims did earnestly define, that the English would promise that no more liquors should be sold or given to the Indians, that so they might not be in a Capacity of making themselves drunk, having found by wofull experience, that that hath been a ruining evill to many of them. This week also about two hundred Indians more came & submitted themselves to mercy, in Plimouth Colony, being partly necessitated thereunto by the distresses which God in his holy providence hath brought them into, and partly encouraged by a promise from the Goverment there, that all such Indians; as would come in, and lay down their armes should have life and liberty granted to them, expecting only such as had been active in any of the murthers which have been committed. When these Indians were in the hands of the English, a certain Squaw amongst them, preceiving that it would be pleasing to the English, if the murderers were discovered, she presently told of one who had had a bloudy hand in the murthers which were done in Mr. Clarks house March the twelfth, the Indian immediately confessed the Fact, only said that there was another who had as great an hand therein as he, which other Indian being examined, confessed; the thing also; and he revealed a third Indian Murderer, who upon Examination owned the thing, whereupon they were all three forthwith executed, thus did God bring upon them the innocent blood which they had shed. Also the Indians who had surrendred themselves, informed that a bloody Indian called Tuckpoo (who the last summer murdered a Man of Boston at Namasket) with about twenty Indians more, was at a place within 16 miles of Plimouth, and manifested willingness to go and fetch him in, whereupon eight English with fourteen Indians, marched out in the night, and seized upon them all, none of ours receiving any hurt at this time. Justice was speedily executed upon the Indian, who had been a Murderer; the other having their lives granted them.