▁York ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 6 8 8 , ▁and ▁he ▁met ▁with ▁the ▁I ro qu ois ▁at ▁Alb any ▁to ▁renew ▁the ▁c oven ant . ▁In ▁this ▁meeting , ▁he ▁anno yed ▁the ▁I ro qu ois ▁by ▁referring ▁to ▁them ▁as ▁" children " ▁( that ▁is , ▁sub serv ient ▁to ▁the ▁English ) ▁rather ▁than ▁" bre th ren " ▁( that ▁is , ▁equals ). ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁Boston ▁amid ▁further ▁attacks ▁on ▁the ▁New ▁England ▁front ier ▁by ▁A ben aki ▁parties , ▁who ▁admitted ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁doing ▁so ▁in ▁part ▁because ▁of ▁French ▁encourag ement . ▁The ▁situation ▁in ▁Maine ▁had ▁also ▁d eter ior ated ▁again , ▁with ▁English ▁colon ists ▁ra iding ▁Indian ▁villages ▁and ▁sh ipping ▁the ▁capt ives ▁to ▁Boston . ▁And ros ▁cast ig ated ▁the ▁Main ers ▁for ▁this ▁unw arr anted ▁act ▁and ▁ordered ▁the ▁Indians ▁released ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Maine , ▁ear ning ▁the ▁hat red ▁of ▁the ▁Maine ▁sett lers . ▁He ▁then ▁returned ▁to ▁Maine ▁with ▁a ▁significant ▁force , ▁and ▁began ▁the ▁construction ▁of ▁additional ▁fort ifications ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁sett lers . ▁And ros ▁spent ▁the ▁winter ▁in ▁Maine , ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Boston ▁in ▁March ▁upon ▁hearing ▁rum ors ▁of ▁revolution ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁dis content ▁in ▁Boston . ▁ ▁G lor ious ▁Revolution ▁and ▁dissol ution ▁ ▁The ▁religious ▁leaders ▁of ▁Massachusetts , ▁led ▁by ▁Cot ton ▁and ▁In cre ase ▁M ather , ▁were ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁rule