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 cannot be accurately acertained from any ources now at command. But great numbers of Philip's people were old as laves in foreign countries. In the beginning of the war Captain Moeley captured eighty, who were confined at Plymouth. In September following one hundred and eventy-eight were put on board a veel commanded by Captain Sprague, who ailed from. Plymouth with them for Spain. Drake, 224.

Thee proceedings were not without witnees againt their injutice and inhumanity. The Apotle Eliot's earnet remontrance is a glorious memorial of his fearles devotion to reaon and humanity—to which neither rulers nor people of Maachuetts were then inclined to liten.

"To the Honorable the Governor and Council, itting at Boton this 13t. of the 6t, 75, the humble petition of John Eliot, Sheweth that the terror of elling away uch Indians unto the Ilands for perpetual laves, who hall yield up y$m$elves to your mercy, is like to be an effectual prolongation of the warre, and uch an exaperation of them, as may produce we know not what evil conequences, upon all the land. Chrit hath aide, bleed are the mercyfull for they hall obtain mercy. This ueage of them is wore than death … it eemeth to me, that to ell them away for {[ls}}laves is to hinder the inlargement of his [Chrit's] kingdom … to ell oules for money eemeth to me a dangerous merchandize. If they deerve to die, it is far better to be put to death under godly governors, who will take religious care, that meanes may be ued, that they may die penitently. … Deut. 23: 15–16.