'While you live, you will never see his like among the Indians, that he was no liar, nor bloody and cruel, like other Indians. In anger and passion, he was soon reclaimed, easy to be reconciled towards such as had offended him; that his reason was such as to cause him to receive advice of mean men; and that he governed his people better with few blows than others did with many.' In the division of the land at Plymouth, among the inhabitants, Hobomok received a lot as his share, on which he resided after the English manner, and died a Christian among them. The year of his death does not appear, but was previous to 1642."[19] FOOTNOTE: [19] Book of the Indians. V. ENGLISH AND NARRAGANSETS. TERRITORY OF THE NARRAGANSETS--Canonicus their sachem--His mode of challenging the English to War--Union proposed between the Pequods and Narragansets--How defeated--Haughty bearing of Miantonimoh--Accused of a conspiracy against the English--Accusations repelled--Peace concluded between him and Massachusetts--War between Uncas and Miantonimoh--The latter captured and delivered to the English--How disposed of--Troubles with the Narragansets under Ninigret--Expedition against him--Issue of it. The Narragansets were considered a great nation among the Indians. The territory of their sachem extended about thirty or forty miles from Sekunk river and Narraganset bay, including Rhode Island and other islands in that bay. Pawcatuck river separated it from the Pequods. Under the rule of Canonicus, in 1642, this nation was at the height of its greatness, and was supposed to embrace a population of thirty thousand inhabitants. He was sachem of the tribe at the time of the landing of the fathers on the shores of New England, and continued in this capacity to the time of his death, in 1647. He died, it is believed, at a very advanced age. At the period of the settlement of Plymouth, the Wampanoags were in great fear of the Narragansets, and at one time war actually existed. During its continuance, Massasoit fled before Canonicus, and sought the protection of the English.