Ded for his liberty, but when they had gott what they desired, they kept him still & indevored to kill his men; but he was freed by seasing on some of them, and kept them bound till they gave him a cannows load of corne. Of which, see Purch: lib. 9. fol. 1778. But this was An^o: 1619. After y^e writing of y^e former relation he came to y^e Ile of _Capawack_ (which lyes south of this place in y^e way to Virginia), and y^e foresaid _Squanto_ w^th him, wher he going a shore amongst y^e Indans to trad, as he used to doe, was betrayed & assaulted by them, & _all his men slaine, but one that kept the boat_; but him selfe gott abord very sore wounded, & they had cut of his head upon y^e cudy of his boat, had not y^e man reskued him with a sword. And so they got away, & made shift to gett into Virginia, wher he dyed; whether of his wounds or y^e diseases of y^e cuntrie, or both togeather, is uncertaine. [60] By all which it may appeare how farr these people were from peace, and with what danger this plantation was begune, save as y^e powerfull hand of the Lord did protect them. These things[AM] were partly the reason why they kept aloofe & were so long before they came to the English. An other reason (as after them selvs made kno[=w]) was how aboute 3. _years before_, a French-ship was cast away at _Cap-Codd_, but y^e men gott ashore, & saved their lives, and much of their victails, & other goods; but after y
