Haveing 4 dayes agoe had occasion to send my man who hath the Indian Language to a place called Munhicke, distant from the Pequents 12 myles, partly vpon busines of my owne, and partly to discover the Proceedings of the Pequents, as also there present abode in great secrecy, the sachem thereof called Woncase, sent me word that vpon the 23d of May last, Sasocuse, cheife sachem of the Pequents, with his Brother Sacowauein, and the old men held consultation one day, and most part of one Night, about cutting off of our Plymouth Barke, being then in their harbour weakely manned, who resolving therevpon appoynted 80 men in Armes before Day to surprise hir: but it pleased the over Ruleing Power of god to hinder them, for as soone as those bloody executjoners arose out of Ambush with their canoes, the deserned her vnder sayle with a fayre winde returning Home: which Act of theirs (circumstances considered) is intolerable for vs to putt vp.

I vnderstand likewise by the same messenger that the Pequents have some mistrust, that the English will shortly come against them, (which I take is by indiscreet speaches of some of your people here to the Natives) and therefore out of desperate madnesse doe threaten shortly to sett both vpon Indians, and English, joyntly. Further by the same Sachem, (whom I have found faithfull to the English) I am enformed that Sasocuse with his Brother, vpon consultation with their own men, was an actor in the death of Stone,2 and thes men being 5 of the principall actors alive, 3 living at Pequent, and 2 at Ma ham le cake: his Brother Sacowauen with another of his men cheife actors in the Death of the 2 last vpon the Iland.

I am Informed also by the Dutch that this weeke into the River from Manhatas that 2 English men that dwells there went in a canoe to Long Iland to looke for goods that was cast away, in the Barke that came forth of the 271Bay, who noe soone landed neare the wracke, but was sett vpon, and immediately one slayne.3 the other recovering his peice killed one Indjan, and presently recovering the slayne mans Peice shott another, who recovering his canoe gott safe againe to Manhatas.

and vpwards of 2 yeares agoe the Pequents confessed that if our Barke had but stayed 6 houres longer in their Harbor, they had cutt hir off, or at least had attempted it. Yours in all love, and service