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      selves severall ways and some of them finding a little hutt Lib. H. D.

      thereabouts which four of our Brothers had made for their

      conveniency of hunting they immediately surrounded it where

      they Surprized three of the Brothers (the ffourth being out a

      hunting) and straitway tyed them soon after the ffourth Brother

      returning and Coming Nere the sd hutt heard a noise which he

      apprehended to be the ffrench Onnogunge Indians and tht

      their House was cutt off upon which he made the best of

      his way to Hatfield where there was then 20: or thirty of

      their Women and children whom he inform'd that his three

      Comerads were killd by the Enemy. In the mean time the

      English tyed two of the Brothers to a tree and whipt them

      severely to make them confess the youngest first being abt

      thirteen or ffourteen Years of Age named Pamaranessit twice

      he possitively told them he knew nothing of the matter they

      took him a third time and lashed him soe cruelly that he was

      not able to live under it so to ffree himself from such con

      tinuall punishmt he Cryed out and say'd it was the Brother p. 469

      that was out a hunting that did the mischeif upon which

      informacon they ceased from Whipping him any longer and

      upon the Conifession of the Boy the English calld the prin

      cipall of the Morekans and Say'd unto thm you would not

      believe these Indians had done this murder but Come and

      hear their own conifession whereupon they replyed its true the

      boy confesses but its forced from him by the severity of the

      Strockes he has Received.

        After this the English whipt Quinepack (aged abt 30 Years)

      very Severely to make him also Confess the same but he

      Answer'd them you may whip me as long as you please, I am

      not a boy as the other but a Soldier We serve the same God,

      if you'l take my blood upon you, you may kill me if you please

      or burn me in the ffire; it shall not make me confess a false

      thing.

        The English and their parties returning to hatfeild found

      Marrinus (abt 23 Years of Age that Brother which had been

      out a hunting there who was Accused by the Boy whom they

      immediately pinnoned together with Manquocklas (one of the

      three Brothers taken in the Hutt (about 20 Years of Age) and

      Caryed them to Hadley where they tyed both the Brothers to

      a tree with a linnen cloath over their Eyes.

        The English used many ways to fforce a confession from

      them but they always answer'd we are innocent and if you'l

      take our blood upon you we are Contended; and so they

      were both Shot to Death.

        Our other two Brothers are still Confined prisonrs at North.

      ampton in New England.

        Father Cajenquirago.

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