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52S service to the hazzard of our lives, both as spyes, messengers, scouts, and souldiers, and have through God's favour acquitted ourselves faithfully, and shall do as long as we live endeavour with all fidelitie to fight in the English cause, which we judge is our own cause, and also God's cause, to oppose the wicked Indians, enemies to God and all goodness. In granting this our humble request, you will much oblige us who desire to to remain Your Honoures Humble and Faithful Servants, Andrew Pittimee, James Quanapohkit, Job, John Magus, James Speen. The persons we supplicate for, are Capt, Tom, his son Nehemiah, his wife and two children, John Uktuek, his wife and children, Maanum and her child. And if the Councill please not to answer our desires in granting the lives and liberties of all these, yett if you shall please to grant us the women and children, it will be a favour unto us. In answer to the Petition of James Quanhpohkit, James Speen, Job, Andrew Pittimee, and Jno. Magus. Capt. Tom being a lawful prisoner at warr, there needs no further evidence for his conviction ; yet hee having had liberty to present his plea before the Councill why he should not be proceeded against accordingly, instead of presenting any thing that might alleviate his withdrawing from the govern- ment of the English and joyning with the enemy, it doth appeare by sufficient evidence that hee was not only (as is credibly related by some Indians present with him) an in- stigator to others over whom he was by this government made a Captain, but also was actually present and an actor in the devastation of some of our plantations ; and therefore it cannot consist with the honour and justice of authority to grant him a pardon. Whereas the Council do, with reference to the faithful ser- vice of the Petitioners, grant them the lives of the women and