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

[…] his, […] who went out the same […] complained that our Indians had almost spoiled his, and that the English were blind and […] not see the falsehood of these Indians. 8. They shot bullets five several […] at our men in diverse places. Other things too, many to numerate were presented, and the Council saw cause, to demand their arms Aug 24. They made some objections, but were fully answered: The Sachem left the Council to try wh••her be could persuade the Indians, promising however to bring in […] own. In the after-noon the Council se•t to the Fort for their, answer: they told the Messenger that some Indians, were abroad in the Meadows, and they were not Willing to deliver up their •ms without […] consent […] in the morning they should have their […]. The […] was […] to go again to them in the evening, to con•er•e with them, to try […] he could persuade them, and coming to the other side of the Rive• […] some of them to come over, they bid him come over to them, […] him kiss—Whereupon Captain Lothrop & Boons, with whom […] was left intended to take their arms by force, and at mid-night sent over to our officers, to draw as nigh the Fort as they could without being perceived, and they would do the like on Hatfield side, and so at break of day come upon them but before they came the Indians were fled, having killed an old Sachem that was not willing to go with them. The Captains resolved to follow them; and pursued a great pace after them, with about an hundred men, having sent back a part of ours for a Guard of the Town. A little before they overtook the Indians, they heard two-strange claps of Thunder, like two volleys of shot; at length they saw a single Indian, but shot not at him, though they might have killed him, because they intended to parley with them, but on a sudden the Indians let fly about forty guns at them, and was soon answered by a volley from our men; about forty ran down into the Swamp after them, poured in shot upon them, made them throw down much of their luggage; and after a while our men after the Indian manner got behind trees, and watched their opportunities to make shots at them; the Fight continued about three hours;

〈…〉 his, 〈…〉 who went out the same complained that our Indians had almost spoiled his, and that the English were blind and not see the falshood of these Indians. 8. They shot bullets five several at our men in diverse places. Other things too, many to numerate were presented, and the Councill saw cause, to demand their arms Aug 24. They made some objections, but were fully answered: The Sachem left the Councill to try whher be could penswade the Indians, promising however to bring in own. In the after-noon the Councill set to the Fort for their, answer: they told the Messenger that some Indians, were abroad in the Meadows, and they were not Willing to deliver up their ms without consent in the morning they should have their . The was to go again to them in the evening, to conere with them, to try he could perswade them, and coming to the other side of the Rive some of them to come over, they bid him come over to them, him kiss—Whereupon Captain Lothrop & Bons, with whom was left intended to take their arms by force, and at mid-night sent over to our officers, to draw as nigh the Fort as they could without being perceived, and they would do the like on Hafield side, and so at break of day come upon them but before they came the Indians were fled, having killed an old Sachem that was not willing to go with them. The Captains resolved to follow them; and pursued a great pace after them, with about an hundred men, having sent back a part of ours for a Guard of the Town. A little before they overtook the Indians, they heard two-strange claps of Thunder, like two volleys of shot; at length they saw a single Indian, but shot not at him, though they might have killed him, because they intended to parly with them, but on a sudden the Indians let fly about forty gunns at them, and was soon answered by a volley from our men; about forty ran down into the Swamp after them, poured in shot upon them, made them throw down much of their luggage; and after a while our men after the Indian manner got behind trees, and watcht their opportunities to make shotts at them; the Fight continued about three hours;