An earnest exhortation to the inhabitants of New-England, to hearken to the voice of…

August 6. An Indian that deserted his Fellows informed the inhabitants of Taunton that a party of Indians who might be easily surprised, were not very far off and promised to conduct any that had a mind to apprehend those Indians, in the right way towards them; whereupon about twenty Soldiers marched out of Taunton, and they took all those Indians) being in number thirty and six only the Squaw-Sachem of Pocasset, who was […] unto Philip in respect of the mischief that hath been done, and the blood that hath been shed in this War, escaped alone; but not long after some of Taunton finding an Indian Squaw in Metapoiset newly dead, cut off her head, and it happened to be […], i.e. Squaw-Sachem her head. When it was set upon & pole in Taunton, the Indians who were prisoners there, knew it presently, and made amongst […] and diabolical Lamentation, crying out; ⟨p. 46⟩it was their Queens head. Now here it is to be observed, that God himself by his own hand, brought this enemy to destruction. For in that place, where the last year, she furnished Philip with Canoes for his men. She her self could not meet with a Canoe, but venturing over the River upon a Raft, that brake under her, so that she was drowned, just before the English sound her. Surely Philips turn will be next.

August 6. An Indian that deserted his Fellows informed the inhabitaness of Taunton that a party of Indians who might be easily surprised, were not very far off and promised to conduct any that had a mind to apprehend those Indians, in the right way towards them; whereupon about twenty Souldiers marched out of Taunton, and they took all those Indians) being in number thirty and six only the Squaw-Sachem of Pacasset, who was 〈…〉 unto Philip in respect of the mischief that hath been done, and the blood that hath been shed in this Warr, escaped alone; butnot long after some of Taunton finding an Indian Squaw in Metapoiset newly dead, cut off her head, and it hapned to be 〈…〉, i.e. Squaw-Sachem her head. When it was set upon & pole in Taunton, the Indians who were personers there, knew it presently, and made amongst 〈…〉 and diabolical Lamentation, crying out; ⟨p. 46⟩it was their Queens head. Now here it is to be observed, that God himself by his own hand, brought this enemy to destruction. For in that place, where the last year, she furnished Philip with Canooes for his men. She her self could not meet with a Canoo, but venturing over the River upon a Raft, that brake under her, so that she was drowned, just before the English sound her. Surely Philips turn will be next.