Pequots ask what he wants, and Endecott announces his goal. Pequots request conference. Endecott refuses, demanding that Pequots fight in European-style open battle. English troops burn Pequot houses and destroy crops. Late summer 1636 Pequots attack Fort Saybrook.
Siege continues intermittently for months.
Late winter 1637 Mason visits fort but does not provide much relief. Spring 1637 Pequots attempt to persuade Narragansetts to ally with them against the English. English send Roger Williams to persuade Narragansetts to remain neutral. April 1637 Massachusetts General Court authorizes levy to raise funds for anticipated costs of war against Pequots. April 1637 Saybrook Company sends Underhill to Saybrook with 20 men.