Mr. Endecot and my selfe salute you in the Lord Jesus etc. Wee haue heard of a diuidence of women and children in the bay and would bee glad of a share viz: a yong woman or girle and a boy if you thinke good: I wrote to you for some boyes for Bermudas, which I thinke is considerable.

Besides wee are bold to impart our thoughts about the Corne at Pequoit, which wee wish were all cut downe, or left to the Naragansicks rather than for vs to take it, for wee feare it will proue a snare thus to hunt after their goods, whilst wee come forth pretending only the doing of Justice, and wee beleeue it would strike more terror into the Indians so to doe: It will neuer quit cost for vs to keepe it.

Wee are not well at ease some of vs viz: Mr. Endecot and my selfe, but wee haue a strong God to whom wee commend you and my deere and much honourd sister, tendering all our respects vnto you vnfaynedly I rest Yours vnworthy of you

For the Captiues and bootie I never heard any of these Natiues question the Acts of the English only that Natiue who brought letters to you from Capt. Patrick, and was twice at Boston, related so much as I wrote of in my former,2 at his returne to the Nanhiggonsick, viz. that your selfe should be angry with the English etc. I met since with him and he sayth he had it not from your selfe but an English man at Roxbury: I thought good to cleare your name and remooue suspicions from Mr. Stoughton etc.

Wequash is aliue, so is allso the other like to recover of his wound: I never heard that Miantunnomu was displeased with Wequash for any Service to the English, but that Wequash was suspected to deale falsely when he went to hunt for the Pequts at the rivers mouth: Tis true there is no feare of God 451before their eye, and all the Cords that euer bound the Barbarous to Forreiners were made of Selfe and Covetuousnes: Yet if I mistake not I obserue in Miantunnomu some sparkes of true Friendshipp. could it be deepely imprinted into him that the English never intended to despoile him of the Countrey I probably coniecture his friendship would appeare in attending of vs with 500 men (in case) against any forreigne Enemie.

The Neepmucks are returned with 3 heads of the Wunnashoatuckoogs. they slue 6, wounded many, and brought home 20 Captiues.

Those Inlanders are fled vp toward the Mowhauogs: so they say is Sasacous: Our friends at Qunnihticut are to cast a iealous eye at that people: they say (vnles they are belied) that they are to warre with the English etc.

Truely Sir to speake my thoughts in your Eare freely, I blesse the Lord for your mercifull dealing etc. but feare that some innocent blood cryes at Qunnihticut. Many things may be spoken to proue the Lords perpetuall warr with Amalek extraordinary and misticall: but the 2 Kings 14: 5. 6. is a bright Light discovering the ordinary path wherein to walke and please him. If the Pequts were Murtherers (though pretending revenge for Sasacous his Fathers Death, which the Dutch affirmed was from Mr. Governour) yet not comparable to those treacherous servants that slue their Lord and king Joash King of judah, and tipe of Jesus, yet the Fathers only perish in their Sinn in the place quoted etc. The blessed Lambe of God wash away Iniquitie and receaue vs graceously.

Thus with best Salutes to your loving selfe and yours Mr. Deputie Mr. Bellingham and other loving friends with them and dayly Cryes to the Father of mercie for you I rest Your Worships vnfaigned