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

Reverend and dear Brother; I received yours, wherein among other things you desire an account of the passages of our War with the Indians: I shall in answer to your desire […] the most remarkable passages: the people here having many causes jealousy, of the unfaithfulness of our Indians presented the same before the Committees of the Militia, whereupon it was thought meet to desire of them the surrender of their Arms, and by persuasion obtained about nine and twenty: But about three days after they being desirous to go forth with some Forces from Hartford, both Indians and English, and some from the Bay in pursuit of Philip, their Arms were delivered to them again: but a while after their return, jealousies still increasing, there was a general desire in the People of these three Towns, that they should be again disarmed, and such things as these were presented to the Council here, as inducing thereunto: 1. That when they heard of the Massacre at Quabaog, they made in the Fort eleven Acclamations of joy, according to the number of our men that were slain. 2. A French-man that was going to Boston gave Testimony that he met three Indians that told him they were coming to persuade North Hampton Indians to fight with Philip, and that at his return he asked our Indians whether they would fight, they said they could not tell. 3. One of their Sachems owned that there were several among them false to the English, but would not tell who they were. 4. A Woman of ours was warned by a Squaw to remove with her Children into the middle of the Town: told her withal she durst not tell News, for if she did the Indians would cut off her head. 5. Some of theirs gave out very suspicious Expressions: one upbraided the English, that Coy was dead already, and Eyer and Pritchet were dead already: said further that the Indians went out to find Philip with the English, that when Philip was fighting with them in the front, they might fall on them in the rear: another said the reason why he went not out with the Army was that he might help to destroy the English at home: another threatened ⟨image ?⟩maid of our town to knock her on the head. 6. when they were out with our Army, they showed much unwillingness to fight, alleging they must not fight against their mothers and brothers and cousins (for Quabaog Indians are related unto••hem) 7.

Reverend and dear Brother; I received yours, wherein among other things you desire an account of the passages of our War with the Indians: I shall in answer to your desire the most remarkable passages: the people here having many causes jealousie, of the unfaithfulness of our Indians presented the same before the Committees of the Militia, whereupon it was thought meet to desire of them the surrendry of their Arms, and by perswaon obtained about nine and twenty: But about three dayes after they being desirous to go forth with some Forces from Harford, both Indians and English, and some from the Bay in pursuit of Philip, their Arms were delivered to them again: but a while after their return, jealouies still increasing, there was a general desire in the People of these three Towns, that they should be again disarmed, and such things as these were presented to the Council here, as inducing thereunto: 1. That when they heard of the Massacre at Quabaog, they made in the Fort eleven Acclamations of joy, according to the number of our men that were slain. 2. A French-man that was going to Boston gave Testimony that he met three Indians that told him they were coming to perswade North Hampton Indians to fight with Philip, and that at his return he askt our Indians whether they would fight, they said they could not tell. 3. One of their Sachims owned that there were several among them false to the English, but would not tell who they were. 4. A Woman of ours was warned by a Squaw to remove with her Children into the middle of the Town: told her withthal she durst not tell News, for if she did the Indians would cut off her head. 5. Some of theirs gave out very suspicious Expressions: one upbraided the English, that Coy was dead already, and Eyer and Pritchet were dead already: said further that the Indians went out to find Philip with the English, that when Philip was fighting with them in the front, they might fall on them in the rear: another said the reason why he went not out with the Army was that he might help to destroy the English at home: another threatned