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Rh uision by the way; which hee did, scarce leaving himselfe more than brought them home. Some of them disliked the choice of the body to goe to Munhiggan, and therfore desiring to go with him to Plimouth, he tooke them into the shallop: and seeing them set sayle and cleere of the Massachusetts bay, he took leaue and returned to Plimouth, whither he came in safety (blessed be God) and brought the head of Wituwamat with him.

Amongst the rest there was an Indian youth that was ever of a courteous and loving disposition towards vs, hee notwithstanding the death of his Countrimen came to the Captaine without fear, saying his good conscience and loue towards vs imboldened him so to doe. This youth confessed that the Indians intended to kill Mr. Westons people, and not to delay any longer then till they had two more Canoes or Boats, which Mr. Westons men would haue finished by this time (hauing made them three already) had not the Captain preuented them, and the end of stay for those Boats, was to take their Ship therewith.

Now was the Captaine returned and receiued with joy, the head being brought to the fort and there set vp, the Governours and Captaines with divers others went vp the same further to examine the prisoner, who looked pittiously on the head, being asked whether he knew it, he answered, yea: Then he confessed the plot, and that all the people provoked Obtakiest their Sachim thereunto, being drawne to it by their importunitie: Fiue there were (he sayd) that prosecuted it with more eagernes then the rest, the two principall were killed, being Pecksuot and Wituwamat, whose head was there, the other three were Powaha, being yet liuing, and known unto vs, though one of them was wounded, as aforesaid. For himselfe he would not acknowledge that he had any hand therein, begging earnestly for his life, saying, he was not a Massachuset man, but as a stranger liued with them. Hobbamock also gave a good report of him, and besought for him but was bribed so