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This Courte taking into consideratyon the complaint of Vncus agt some in Pequett for laying out & taking up parte of his land which hee conceiues they have no right unto, doe de- sire, with the consent of the said Vncus, that Maior Mason would as speedily as hee may, taking Mathew Grisswold, of Seabroocke, with him, goe to Pequett & joyne with Mr. Win- trop to draw the line betwne Pequett & Vncus according to the bounds graunted that towne, beginning their line & soe carry- ing it on in the most indifferent place & way, that noe aduan- tage (as neare as can,) may be taken by Points or Coues, either to them or this Jurisdictyon, but that which is most equall on boath sides to be attended ; which being done, they are desired to sett downe where they finde the line to end, & indeavor to compose differences bet: Pequett & Vncus, in loue and peace ; and what they shall doe in there premises, in euery respect, they are desired to make repourt of to the Generall Courte.
Mr. Hopkins & Mr. Wells are chosen Commissioners for the yeare ensuing, & if Mr. Hopkins come not in season to attend that saruis, then Mr. Webster is desired to supply his absence.
It is ordred by this Courte, that the Assistants at the sea side shall haue liberty & power to examine those prsent misdeame- nors amongst them, & as they finde cause either to sende up 23*
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delinquents to come to there tryall at Conettycut, or otherwise to sende up for som Magistrates to goe theither to keepe Courte amongst them. Mr. Deputy, Mr. Webster & Mr. Clarke were desired & appointed to attend that saruis if neede soe require.
[51] Robert Webster is confirmed by the Courte Leiftenant in Middeltowne, for the yeare ensuing accord: to the motyon of the Towne.
Mr. Tailcoate & Andrew Bacon are desired to goe downe to Seabrook & attend the petityon of the inhabitants of this Towne.
It is ordered, that the Secretary of the Courte shall truly in the Country Booke of Records record the agreement of this Jurisdictyon with Colonell George Fenwick Esqr, about the forte.
Whereas, not withstanding an order of this Comon wealth that noe corne or provityons mentyoned theirin shall be trans- ported out of this Jurisdictyon upon penalty of confisscatyon, except they enter the same with the Committy appointed by the Courte, & giue in security to them or either of them that the premises shall be delivered as in the said order* is expressed, much corne & other provisions contrary to the sayd order is transported, and the end of the order hazarded ; for the preven- tion whereof this Courte doth heereby authorize Capt. Denison, of Pequett, upon all vessells that come into yt Harber, and for yt end hee is farther authorized to goe aboard any such vessells & to require an account of theire loading & sight of their Cockett,t & such vessells as hee findes that the Mars: of them haue not attended the aforesaid order, hee shall stop and binde ouer the said Mars: with suffitient security, to answer the same at the next Courte at Hartford; for which hee shall haue one fourth parte of what the said Courte shall see cause to take from such delinquents, by virtue of the aforesaid order, & the Mar of each vessell that lades at that Towne, in prt or whole, shall enter his cargoe & giue in security to him in the behalfe of this Jurisdictyon, according to that order, to whome hee shall graunte a certificate, for which the Mar of each such ves- sell shall pay unto him 12d.
* Page 131, ante.
* A custom-house voucher, or permit.
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This Courte declareth to Herman Garritt, yt for the present they judge the proofe about ye land the Country claimes to bee stronger then his, that is in pt. of the Pequett Country, & therefore the grounds of his claime to it not to bee of suffitient strength, & soe consequently at the Countrys liberty to dispose of, & theirfore they aduise Herman Garritt not to molest Mrs. Haynes in the improument of it, hauing suffitient libberty of planting by it for himselfe & his men, & that if he can produce any further or clearer testimony to evince his right, the Court will attend it.
Edwar Stebbing & Tho: Coleman are appointed to draw up some rules for sealing leather etc.
The Courte adiorned to the first Wednesday in Aug: except the Deputy see cause to call it sooner.
[53] A SESSION OF THE GENERALL COURTE IN HARTFORD, CALLED BY THE DEPUTY GOVORI, THIS 13th JUNE, 1654.
Mr. Wells, Deputy Gouor .*
Maior Mason & John Cullick are chosen Commissioners for the yeare ensuing, and are desired to goe downe to the Bay, and attend the seruice there as occasions prsent.
The Commission of Maior John Mason, of Seabrooke, and Capt. John Cullick, of Hartford, men of approved fidellity & discretion, now sent from the Generall Courte of Conneticutt, assembled in Hartford aforesaid, this 13 day of June, 1654 :-
Whercas, the Generall Courte of Coñetticutt haue rec'd a let- ter from his highness Oliuer, Lord Protector of England, Scott- land & Ireland, in reference to an expedition which is judged necessary without delay to be attended, wherein all the Colonies are (as is conceived,) deeply concerned, doe therefore send you as agents from this Collonye to treate with Maior Rob: Sedge- wick & Capt: John Leveritt, sent ouer with Comission from his said Highness, now at Boston, or else where, with such other person or persons as are joined in comission or counsell with them, either from his said Highness or any of the Colonies, about all matters and things what soe ever, that may appeare
* The names of the other members of the Court are not recorded.
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necessary to bee debated, relating to the aforesaid expedityon ; and you are to certifye uppon all occatyons what shall bee the result & issue of yr negotiations in reference to the premises .*
Instructyons for Maior John Mason & Capt. John Cullick, sent as Agents from the Generall Courte of Connecticutt, now assembled at Hartford, this 13th of June, '54 :-
You are with all convenient speed to trauell to Boston, in the Massachusetts, where you may meete with Maior Rob: Sedge- wick & Capt. John Leueritt, together with the Agents from the other Collonies, to whome hauing (at request,) shewed yr Commission, veiwed & prused theirs, according to the contents thereof you are to treate & negotiate with them about prsuance of an expedition agt the Duch &c. If you finde the Massachu- setts Colonye shall joyne with their due proportions of men with the other Colonyes, you may ingage or meete proportion with them of men as neare as you can, in order to the designe, according to the Articles of Confederatyon, provided the whole number from Eng[land] & all the Colonyes exceed not 1500. If the Massachusetts Collonye shall refuse to joyne in prportyon in the aforesaid service & uppon debate it appeares the other Colonyes, or those of them that shall joyne, may or are able to carry on the designe with hopefull fruite of success without the Massachusetts, you may ingage this Colonye to joyne therein, prvided the number of men to goe out from us exceed not 200, wherein you are to avoyde volunteers what you may, but rather then the designe shall fall you may admitt of 4 or 500, prvided they all ingage to be under the comand & at the dispose of such comanders as you shall approue or appoint ; if neede bee you may ingage, if the rest in counsell see meete, the ordinary wages for souldiers, & their proportyon of the spoile with others in that seruice, if God in his mercy giue us success.
* In a letter, of the 10th of June, Mr. Welles writes to Major Sedgewick and Capt. Leveret, " I have received yours of the 5th of this instant, and have given a call for a Generall Courte, but our townes being farr distant wee cannot meete untill the beginning of the weeke. I have sent a messenger to Major John Mason, who lives at Seabrooke, but he is not yet returned. I knowe that our Colony will with all thankfullness imbrace this favour and respect from his Highness, and with all readines attend the counsell and advice of his Commissioners ; wee shall send one commissioner to joine in counsell with yours, and I suppose by this time you under- stand what concurrence there is from the Bay, that you might informe us what number of men you expect from us and what kinde of provisions you most need," &c. [Hutchinson's Collec- tion, 253.]
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[52] A GENERALL COURTE CALED BY THE DEPUTY GOVONI, THE 11th OF JULY, 1654.
Mr. Wells, Deputy Govr.
Magistrates : Mr. Webster, Maior Mason, Mr. Wooll- cott, Mr. Cullick, Mr. Tailcoatt.
Deputyes : Mr. Steele, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Trott, Mr. West- wood, Mr. Hollister, Tho: Coleman, Andr: Bacon, John Latimore, John Coale, John Clarke, Robt Webster, Will: Cornewell.
Mr. Wells, Mr. Webster, Mr. Tailcoat, Mr. Steele, Andr: Bacon & John Cullick & Sam: Fitch are chosen as a Comittee to drawe up and sende one letter to the Coporatyon, one to Generall Monck and one to Mr. Hopkins, & to prvide for the Comissioners.
The order for restraint of trade with the Dutch & other for- reigne natyons is repealed.
It is ordered, that there shall bee a man prvided to bee with Maior Mason uppon the saruice of the Country at Seabroock, adding for the same to his sallery, 20l. a yeare.
Dan: Garritt is to attend the prison, as Mar thereof.
The Courte is dissolued.
[54] A SESSION OF THE GENERALL COURTE IN HARTFORD, THE 3d OF OCTOBER, 1654.
Mr. Wells, Deputy Gour.
Magistrates : Mr. Webster, Mr. Woolcott, Mr. Cullick, Mr. Clarke, Mr. Willis, Mr. Tailcoat.
Deputyes : Mr. Steele, Mr. Gaylerd, Mr. Trott, Mr. Allen, Mr. Fitch, Mr. Westwood, Edward Stebbing, Nath: Dickerson, John Bissell, Andr: Bacon, John Hol- lister, Tho: Sherwood, Tho: Fairechild, Tho: Coleman, John Clarke, Rob: Webster, Tho: Chapman, Tho: Whit- more.
The distribution or devision of men to bee pressed out of each Towne to attend the expedition to Narragansett,* according to the conclusion of the Comissioners, is as followeth :-
* The Commissioners, at their meeting in September, had resolved upon war with Ninigret,
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Windsor,
8 persons. Wethersfeild, 6.
Pequott, 4. Farmington, 2.
Mattabeeseck, 1.
Seabroock, 4.
Norwacke, 0. Fairefeild, 6.
Hartford, 9.
Stratford,
5 .- 45.
The persons that are to goe first, wch are 24, are to bee out of the Townes following ;- Windsor, 4; Pequott, 4; Matabee- seck, 1; Hartford, 6; Wethersfield, 4; Farmington, 1; Sea- broock, 4 ;- 24. The remainder of the first numbr being 21, wch are to attend & be in reddines as a reserue, are to goe out of the towns folowing ;- Windsor, 4; Hartford, 3; Wethers- field, 2; Farmington, 1; Fairefild, 6 ; Stratford, 5 ;- 21.
Mr. Webster, Mr. Stone, Mr. Fitch, Mr. Will: Whiting & Mr. John Whiting, presenting to this Courte a distributyon of Mr. Whitings estate, agreed uppon by them and under all their hands, and baring date the 30th September, 1654, the Courte allowes the said distributyon & orders it to bee recorded.
The Courte allso allowes and approues of the judgment and apprehensions of the Comittee, (viz : Mr. Cullick, Mr. Steele & Mr. Allyn,) about Mr. Whitings will, so farr as they all agree, & order it to be recorded.
This Courte giues Mr. Will : Goodwin libberty to make vse of wtt Timber from the waste land belonginge to the Country, hee shall haue occasion for to keepe his sawe mill in imploy- . ment.
This Courte grants Mr. Cullick libberty to draw and sell one hogshead of Clarrett & a quarter casck of red wine to his friends & neighbors, free from the Countryes excise. And this Courte doth allso further graunt unto the said Mr. Cullick, free license and libberty for the futur to draw out or sell to his friends & neighbours wtt wine & liquors hee shall see cause, free from the Countryes excise.
[55] It is ordred by this Courte, that it shall not bee lawfull
and had ordered forty horsemen and two hundred and fifty foot soldiers to be forthwith levied from the several Colonies. Of these. Massachusetts was to provide the forty horsemen and 153 foot; Connecticut, 45; Plymouth, 41 ; and New Haven, 31. A part of this force was to be despatched with all expedition to the Niantic country, and the remainder to hold themselves in readiness to march upon notice from the commander-in-chief,-the selection of whom was con- ceded by the Commissioners, to Massachusetts. [Rec. of U. Colonies ; Hutchinson's History, I, 186, 187, & Collections, 261; Trumbull's H. of Conn. I. 223, 224.]
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for any prsons whatsoeuer to draw any Wine, Strong waters of any sorte or kind, stronge Beare or Syder, & sell it out by re- taile to any persons whatsoeuer, except such person or persons in each Towne as are licensed so to doe from the Courte.
Whereas, Notwithstanding a former order restraining the selling of all wine & liquors to the Indyans, that greate & cry- ing sinn of Drunkenes reignes amongst them, to the greate dishon- or of God & hazard of the liues and peace boath of the English & Indyans, wch as this Courte is informed is by the frequent selling of Syder or strong Beare to them, It is now ordered by this Courte, that it shall not bee lawfull for any person or per- sons whatsoeuer within these libbertes, directly or indirectly, to sell, lend, barter or giue to any Indyan or Indyans whatsoeuer, small or greate, one or other, any wine, liquors, beare, syder* or metheglin, or any sorte or kinde whatsoeuer except it bee their ordinary howshould beare, for wch they shall haue noe recom- pence, uppon the former penalty of fiue pounds for euery pinte & 40ss. for the least quantity, one third parte to bee to the partyes informing and the other to the publique Treasury.
This Courte orders, that the 5th day of the next weeke bee kept a publique Fast & day of humilliation, throughout all the Plantatyons in this Jurissdiction, to seeke the presence and bless- ing of the Lord uppon the present expedition to the Narragan- setts, according to the conclusion of the Comissioners, wherein or future peace & comforts are much concerned.
This Courte desires & appoints the Magistrates to take the most seasonable time to giue order for a publique day of Thanks- giuing throughout this Jurisdictyon.
This Courte frees Thom: Allen, the sonn of Mr. Mathu Allen, from his fine of 201.
The Comittee chosen by this Courte to press men and neces- saryes in each Towne, for this expedityon, in each Towne till it bee ended, is as followeth ;---
For Windsor, Mr. Phelps & Mr. Allyn, to joyne with the Magistrates there :
For Hartford, Mr. Webster & Andrew Bacon, to joyne with the Magestrates there :
For Farmingtone, Mr. Steele & the Constable :
* [In margin,] "The p'ticuler respecting Sider in this law, is repealed, Mrch 11th, '58-'59."
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For Wethersfeild, Mr. Hollister, Thomas Coleman, & Natha: Dickerson, to joyne with the Deputy Govonor :
For Middletowne, Rob: Webster, Tho: Whitmore, with the Constable :
[56] For Seabrooke, John Clarke & Robert Chapman, with the Maior :
For Stratford, Tho: Sherwood & Tho: Fairechild, with the Assistant & Constable :
For Fairefeild, Mr. Ward & Allexander Knowles, with the Constable :
For Pequett, Capt: Denison & Hugh Calkin, with the Con- stable. One drum & 1 pr Cullers, frö Pequett :
From Hartford, a Leivetenant, & Surgeon, & 4 hogshd. of Biskett :
From Windsor, a Seriant, & 2 bar: of meale, 1 bar : of peas, & a boate.
The men are to bee uppon there march next Tuesday morn- ing ; and are to meete in Hartford, from Windsor & Farming- tone.
It is ordered, that the size for all Casck for Beefe and Porke, after the 1 of March next, shall bee 31 gall. & }.
The Courte is adiorned to ye 1 Wednesday in March next.
[57] A SESSION OF THE GENERALL COURTE, AT HARTFORD, SEPTEMBY 14th, 1654.
Mr. Wells, Deputy Govenr.
Magistrates : Capt: Cullick, Mr. Woolcott, Mr. Clarke, Mr. Willis, Mr. Talcott.
Deputyes : Mr. Steele, Mr. Trott, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Gay- lor, Mr. Allen, Mr. Fitch, Mr. Westwood, Edw: Steb- bin, And: Bacon, Mr. Hollister, John Bissell, Natha: Dickerson, Mr. Ward, Will: Hill, absent ; Tho: Cole- man, Steph: Hart, Tho: Fairechild, Rich: Olmsted, Rob: Webster, Tho: Whitmore, Will: Cheesbroock, Hugh Calkin, John Clarke, Rob: Chapman.
The Lists of the Persons & Estates in the severall Townes within this Jurisdictyon :-
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Persons. £.
Persons. £.
Hartford,
177. 19609.
Norwoake,
24. 2309.
Windsor,
165. 15833.
Stratford, 74. 7958.
Wethersfeild, 113. 12602. Fairefeild,
94. 8634.
Midletowne,
31 2173. Pequott,
Farmington, 46. 5519.
Seabrook, 53. 4437.
The lists of the persons & estates of Pequott is to bee per- fected & returne thereof bee made to the Magistrates when they keepe the perticuler Courte there, as is after ordered.
This Courte orders that the estate of Capt: Baxter, attached by the Constable of Fairefield for the forfeiture of his recog- nizance, shall bee remitted.
This Courte orders that when executyon is don uppon the ·goods of Tho: Staples of Fairefeild, upon a verdict graunted to Capt: Baxter, forthwith attachmt bee graunted upon those goods for the use of the Country, untill this Courte sees what is to be done in reference to this fine.
Whereas, Notwithstanding former provision made for the conveyance of the knowledge of God to the Natives amongst us, little hath hitherto beene attended through want of an able Interpreter, this Courte being ernestly desirous to promoate & further what lyes in them a worke of that nature, wherein the glory of God & the euerlasting welfare of those poore, lost, naked sonnes of Adam is so deepely concerned, doe order that Thomas Mynor, of Pequott shall bee wrott unto from this Courte & desired that hee would forthwith send his sonne John Mynor to Hartford, where this Courte will provide for his mein- tenance & schooling, to the end hee may bee for the present assistant to such elder, elders or others, as this Courte shall ap- point, to interprett the things of God to ym as hee shall bee di- rected, & in the meane time fitt himselfe to bee instrumentall that way as God shall fitt & incline him thereunto for the fu- ture. *
* " Vppon a motion made to ye Commissioners, by Capt. Cullick, from the Generall Courte of Connecticott, to take into yr consideration ye instruction of ye Indians in theire Jurisdiction, in ye knowledge of God, and their desire yt John Minor might bee enterteined as an interpreter to communicate to ye said Indians those instructions wch shall bee delivered by Mr. Stone, Mr. Newton or any other allowed by the Courte, and allso yt ye said Minor may bee further instruct ed and fitted by Mr. Stone to bee a meete instrument to carry on the worke of propagating ye Gospell to ye Indians, ye Commissioners conceivieng ye said propositions to bee much condu-
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[58] It is ordered by this Court, that Capt: Cullick, Mr. Steele, Mr. Allen, as a Comitte by this Courte apointed, are to consider of Mr. Whitings will, & a right interpretatyon thereof, to- geather with the SuPre[ Irs of the said will & make report thereof to this Courte.
It is ordered by this Court, that Mr. Talcoat, Mr. Allen, Mr. Hollister, shall joyne with Capt: Cullick in receving the ac- counts for the forte rate, for the yeare past, of the Constables for the severall plantations uppon the River.
Maior Mason & Capt. Cullick, (if his occasions can permitt him, if not,) Mr. Clarke, are desired to goe to Pequott & with Mr. Winthrop to keepe a perticuler Courte, before winter, to execute justice there as cause shall require.
This Courte graunts power to Maior Mason to call the. Traine bands togeather once in 2 years, to exercise in a Gen- erall training on the first or second weeke in September.
It is ordered, that warrants shall goe forth from the Tresurer for a whole rate for the Country, according to the order of ra- ting, to be payd & in wheate, § in peas, ¿ in Indyan : wheatt at 4s. peas at 3s. pr bush : Indyan at 2s. 6d.
It is ordered by this Courte, that the next Wednesday come three weekes, bee kept a day of Publique Thanksgiuing in the severall Plantations within this Jurisdictyon.
The Courte is adiorned to the first Wednesday in March next except the Deputy Govornor see cause to call it sooner.
[59] Articles of Agreement, made and concluded betwixt George Fenwick Esqr of SeaBrooke Fort, on ye one part, and Edward Hopkins, John Haynes, John Ma- son, John Steele and James Boosy, for and on ye be- halfe of ye Jurisdiction of Connecticott River, on ye other part, ye 5th of December, 1644 .*
The said George Fenwick Esqr doth by these prsents convey
cing to ye propagating of yt hopefull work, doe desire ye Magistrates of Connecticott to take care yt ye said Minor bee enterteined at Mr. Stones or some other meet place, and they shall or- der yt due allowance bee made for his dyet and education out of the corporation stock." [Rec. of U. Colonies; Sept. 23d, 1654.]
* Recorded here, pursuant to an order of the Court, May 18th. [See pp. 119, 215, 258. ante.]
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and make over to ye use and for ye behoofe of ye Jurissdiction of Connecticott River aforesaid, ye Fort att SeaBrooke with ye appertenances hereafter mentioned, to bee inioyed by them for euer :
Two demiculvering cast peeces, with all ye shott thereunto appertaining, except fifty wch are reserved for his own use : Two long Saker cast peeces, with all ye shott thereunto be- longing ; one Murderer, with two chambrs, and two ham- mered peeces ; two barrells of Gunpowder :
Forty musketts, with Bandaleers and rests, as allso foure carabines, swords, and such irons as are there for a draw bridge ; one sow of lead, and irons for ye carriages of ordinance ; and all ye housing within ye Palisado :
It is allso provided and agreed betwixt ye said parties, yt all ye land uppon ye River of Connecticott, shall belong to ye said Jurisdiction of Connecticott, and such lands as are yet undis- posed shall bee ordered and given out by a Committie of five, whereof George Fenwick Esqr aforesaid is allwayes to bee one.
It is further provided and agreed, yt ye Towne of Sea Brooke shalbee carryed on according to such agreements, and in yt way which is allready followed there and attended betwixt Mr. Fenwick and ye Inhabitants there.
It is allso provided and agreed betwixt ye said parties, yt George Fenwick Esqr shall have liberty to dwell in and make use of any or all ye howsing belonging to ye said Fort, for ye space of ten yeares ; hee keeping those wch hee makes use of, in sufficient repaire, (extraordinary casualties excepted ;) and in case hee remove his dwelling to any other place, yt hee give halfe a yeares warning thereof, yt provision may bee made ac- cordingly ; onely it is agreed yt there shall bee some conven- ient part of ye howsing reserved for a Gunner, and his family, to live in, if ye Jurissdiction see fitt to settle one there.
It is further provided and agreed bettwixt ye said partyes, that George Fenwick Esqr shall inioye to his owne proper use, these prticulers following :-
1. The house neare adioyning to ye wharfe, with ye wharfe and an acre of ground thereunto belonging, provided ye sayd acre of ground take not up above eight rodd in breadth by ye water side :
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2. The point of land and ye marsh lying under ye barne all- ready built by ye said George Fenwick :
3. The Island, comonly called Six Mile Island, with ye meadow thereunto adioyning, on ye east syde ye River :
4. The ground adioyning to ye Towne-feild, wch is already taken of and inclosed wth 3 rayles by ye sayd George Fenwick ; onely there is lyberty granted to ye said Jurissdiction, if they see fitt, to build a Fort uppon ye westerne point, whereunto there shalbee allowed an acre of ground for a house lott.
[60] It is also provided and agreed, yt ye said George Fen- wick Esqr shall have free warren in his owne land, and lyberty for a fowler for his owne occasions, as allso ye like liberty is reserved for any other of ye Adventurers yt may come into these parts, with a double howse lott, in such place where they make choise to settle theire aboade.
All ye formentioned graunts (except before excepted) ye said George Fenwick Esqr doth ingage himselfe to make good to ye Jurissdiction aforesaid, against all claymes yt may bee made by any other to ye premises, by reason of any disbursements made upon ye place :
The said George Fenwicke doth allso promise yt all ye lands from Narragansett River to ye Fort of Sea Brooke, mentioned in a Pattent graunted by ye Earle of Warwicke to certaine Nobles and Gentlemen, shall fall in under ye Jurissdiction of Connecticutt, if it come into his power.
For and in regard of ye premises and other good considera- tions, ye sayd Edward Hopkins, Jnº Haynes, Jnº Mason, Jno Steele and James Boosy, authorized thereunto by ye Generall Courte for ye Jurisdiction of Connecticott, doe, in behalfe of ye said Jurisdiction promise and agree to and with ye said George Fenwicke Esqr, yt for and during ye space of ten full and compleate yeares, to beginn from ye first of March next ensuing ye date of these presents, there shall bee allowed and payd to ye said George Fenwicke or his assignes, ye perticuler suis hereafter following :-
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