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time in the yeare, that are out of mens owne yards, or wthin foure miles of any meeting house ; And those that shall pound such swyne shall haue sixpence a peice, besides 2d. a peice due to the pound keeper & iust damages. The Court doth also re- ferr it to the seuerall Townes, to appoint some that shall attend the execution of this order. This order to take place vpon any swine of aboue a quarter of a yeare old ; only it is declared that this order concernes all the Townes in this Jurisdiction, except [77] Windzor, on whom this order takes place if their Swyne shall bee found to goe wthout rings, at any time of the yeare, that are out of mens owne yards or wthin three miles of the great Riuer.
Those that were made free men at this Court, are as follow- eth :- Mr. John Haynes, Stephen Hopkins, Tho: Butler, John Pratt, Daniell Pratt.
It is ordered by this court, that while the ministry is main- teined at Paucatuck, the charge thereof & of the ministry at Pequett shall be borne as the major part of the inhabitants shall agree and order, that is whether Pawcatuck shall by & of themselues maintaine their minister & Pequett their minister, or whether they shall both maintaine both their Ministers in a joynt way.
Sam: Smith of Pequett is confirmed Leiutent to the trained band in that Towne.
George Tong is confirmed ordinary keeper in the Towne of Pequett.
This Court orders that a certificate shall be sent to Cuscaci- nimo,* by the Secr, to let him vnderstand that this Court allowes him to keep the Mohegins or others of Vncasses men that are
* Elsewhere, Cassasinamon, or Robin Cassinomon; a Pequot Indian, and one of the number of tributaries assigned to the government of Uncas, after the conquest. He entered the ser- vice of Mr. Winthrop, shortly after the coming of the latter to Pequot. In 1647, Mr. Winthrop presented to the Commissioners of the U. Colonies the complaint of Robin and other Pequots, of the injustice and tyranny of Uncas, with their petition to be taken under the immediate gov- ernment of the English, and have some place appointed "where they might live peaceably." Their request was not at this time granted ; but in 1654, Robin, in consideration of his service promised to the English in the proposed expedition against Ninigret and the Niantics, was freed from his subjection to Uncas or " any Indian Sachem further than the Commissioners should direct, and taken under the protection of the English and freed from tribute." The following year (Sept. 1655,) he was appointed by the Commissioners, Chief or Governor of the Pequot tributaries at Nameag (or Nameoke,) and Nawyunckque (i. e. on both sides of Mystic River,) in which post he was continued for many years. [Rec. of U. Col .; Hazzard's Coll. ii. 87, 92, 326, 334.]
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wth him, till hee receiues further order from the Gen: Court, or the Comissionrs, to whom they haue writt for advice, except Vncas desires them & they desire themselues to goe to Vncas.
This Court doth order, that by admitted inhabitants, specified in the 7th Fundamentall, are meant only housholders that are one & twenty yeares of age, or haue bore office, or haue 30l. estate.
It is also ordered, that not lesse than two Magistrates shall giue the oath of fidellity, at a publicke meeting warned by due & orderly notice giuen for the said publicke meeting.
This Court orders, that no Indians shall make any hostile at- tempt vpon any Indian or Indians in any Town or house in this Jurisdiction, neither shall they march through any Towne wth theire armes, or in a hostile manner.
This Court orders that next Wednsday come fortnight, being the 25th of this instant, shall bee obserued & kept a day of pub- licke humilliation, by all the Plantations in this Jurisdiction, to seeke the presence, guidance & direction of the Lord in ref- ference to the Synnod, & the other waighty concernmts & dif- ficulties of this Jurisdiction ; & the Deputyes in each Towne are desired to acquaint their respectiue Eldrs wth the same.
[78] AN ADJOURNMt OF THE GENI COURT, APRILL 9th, 1657. Mr. Webster, Gournor. Mr. Wells, Deputy.]
Magistrates : Major Mason, Mr. Clarke, Mr. Cullick, Mr. Willis, Mr. Tallcoat.
Deputyes : Mr. Allin, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Gaylerd, Mr. Trott, Mr. Clarke, Mr. Lord, Will: Wadsworth, Mr. Robbins, Leiftnt Hollistr, Joseph Mygatt, John Deming, Nath: Ely, Henry Grey, John Clarke, Robert Chapman, Sam: Hales, Geo: Graues.
John Packer testifieth vpon oath, that at a Towne meeting at Pequett, the major part of those who were present did vote that the inhabitants of Mistick & Paucatuck should bee a Towne of themselues ; and that hee opposed the putting it to vote, and that hee voted against it himselfe.
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Nic: Sension is made a freeman.
There being a most horrid murder committed by some In- dians at Farmington, and though Mesapano seemes to bee the principall acter, yet the accessories are not yet clearely dis- coured, and none brought to a legall triall, It is ordered, that Tekomas, Agedowsick & Wonanntownagun alias Great James, should bee kept as pledges in the prizon till the murtherers & accessaries are brought forth to due triall & judgmt ; only the Court orders that when Tekomas his 2d sonne shall be delivered up as a pledge in his Fathers stead, then Tekomas shall be free.
Also the Court orders, that all the estate of Wepaqum in the . hands of Mr. Newton, shall bee sequestred for the Countreys security, till the murtherer & accessaries are delivered vp to the justice of this Court.
Instructions to those who are to goe to Norwootuck & Pa- cumtuck; that they shall acquaint the Sachem and chiefe there wth the horrible bloody act that is lately done at Farming- ton, and tell them that wee expect that they and all or any other Indians whatsoeuer shall forthwth send Mashupanan or any other that are accessary to that bloody act, either wth these or messengrs or so soone as hee or any other accessary thereto bee prcured by them, & tell them that wee shall looke at them or any other that detaine Mashupanan or any that are accessarie in this act, as our enimyes.
The persons the Court appoynts wth all speed to attend this seruice are Jonathan Gilbert & John Gilbert from Hartford, & the Deputies in Windzor are desired to prouide an able man to joyne wth them herein.
It is ordered, that it shall not bee lawfull for aboue two In- dians at a time, & they without any armes, to come into any Towne or house in this Jurisdict: till the Court shall take fur- ther order.
This Court also desires that the inhabitants of Farmington would vse their best indeauors to search out, apprhend & bring before the Gouernor, either Mesupano, Cherry, or any other that may iustly bee suspected to bee guilty of & accessary to the aforesaid bloody fact.
[79] Nathan Gold is approued by this Court to bee put to
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election at the next Gen11 Court of Election, for to bee a Magis- trate in this Jurisdict: for the yeare ensuing.
The Commission of Major John Mason, of Seabrooke, sent from seurall Magistrates & Deputies, as a Committee ap- pointed by the last Gen: Court, to attend any cause or exi- gent that might accrew wch concernes this Comon- wealth, but especially concerning the Indians, before the next Genll Court of Election.
May 15th, 57. Whereas the aforesaid Committee haue re- ceiued credible information of seuerall insolent iniuries & insuf- ferable outrages comitted against the inhabitants of South Hampton, by some Indians vppon Long Iland neare to the said South Hampton, but such as owne the Montacutt Sachem as their Sachem or chiefe, they doe therfore hereby send you (as their Agent, in the behalfe of this Collony,) wth 19 men vnder yor comand, to South Hampton vpon Long Island, where you are to consider of all matters & things whatsoeuer that may ap- peare necessary to bee considered and attended, according to yor ensuing instructions, & you are to certify vppon all occa- sions what shall bee the result & issue of yor negotiations, in refference to the prmises.
Instructions for Major John Mason, of Seabrooke, sent wth Commission from the Committee appointed by the Gen: Court of Connecticutt, Aprill, 1657.
You are wth all convenient speed to saile wth yor men to South Hampton, where you may meet wth the Magistrates there belonging to this Collony, taking in Leiftent Bull, wth such assistants there in counsell as they & you shall agree vpon, who are to consider & attend what shall bee presented in ref- erence to the prmises, according to the ensuing instructions :-
You are to get clearly interpreted to the Montacutt Sachem the declaration of the Commissionrs, wch Mr. Ogden will shew you, in the transcript hee hath from hence, & a coppy left wth them :
1. You are to inquire & search out what is the iniury there done & when.
2. You are to inquire & search out by whom such injury is done, & the true vallew of the dammage.
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3. If you finde it or any part of it to bee done by the Indians or any of them vnder the Montacutt Sachem, then you are to finde out so farre as you can, by what or how many Indians such injury is done, either as agents or accessaryes.
4. You are to require of the Montacutt Sachem such dam- age as you shall find done by any Indian or Indians vnder him, or otherwise the iniurious agents & accessaries, according to law & the articles of agreemt betwene him & vs.
5. If hee declares himselfe vnwilling to attend this, so farre as hee is able, you are speedily to informe thereof.
[80] 6. If hee declares himselfe willing to attend it, but pleades his inability to effect it, and therefore desires the assistance of the English, you are (wth what men shall bee thought meet) to assist him & his men to go to the plantation of Indians vnder him, that haue committed this outrage, of whom it is expected by this Collony that hee should before you require satisfaction for the damage done, which if denyed or delayed, then that hee demands of them the agents and accessaries, (wch you or hee shall find out,) to the aforesaid injury, that they are by them speedily delivered vp to yorselfe & the Magistrates in that Towne; if attained, you are to leaue them wth those that are injured, for their satisfaction, according to the act of the Com- issionrs. If peremptorily denyed, you are speedily to informe the next Gen: Court, Gouernor or Magistrates of the same, ex- cept the strength wth you & there can compell them. If de- layed, then if you see they will come to any termes that will be for the honor of the English and the sattisfaction of the injured persons, they may agree wth them as they can, any thing herein to the contrary notwthstanding.
7. You are to take charge of the aforesaid men sent you wth their prouision & amunition, as also all other that you shall see meet to raise there to the furtherance of this worke, who are injoyned to bee vnder yor command at all times & in all things, both for assisting or freinds there in their iust defence, by watch- ing, warding, or otherwise, as you & those in counsell wth you shall iudge the case doth require.
8. Wee doe not iudge it convenient that you should in yor owne person make after any Indians in the woods, where you can find or come at them.
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Lastly, if you cannot attend this seruice, then Leiftent Tho: Bull is to attend it, & is invested wth all the power heereby com- mitted to you.
AT A GENERALL COURT OF ELECTION, 21th OF MAY, 1657. Magistrates elect :
John Winthrop Esqr, Gouernr. Tho: Wells Esqr, Deputy.
John Webster Esqr, Magist: Mr. Tailcott, Mag:
Major Jnº Mason, Magist: . Mr. Nathan Gold, Mag:
Mr. Cullick, Magist &. Secrt. Mr. Gosmore, Mag:
Mr. Clarke, Magist:
Mr. Ogden, Magist:
Deputies : Mr. Steele, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Gailard, Mr. Trott, Mr. Robbins, Mr. Brewster, John Deming, Math: Camfield, James Morgan, John Wells, Rich: Butler.
Were made free before the Court, those whose names are underwritten :
Tho: Hubbard, Rich: Seager,
Josias Arnold,
Will: Filly, Nath: Seely,
John Denslow, Sam: Cheesbrook,
John Butler,
Sam: Bissell, Will Hought,
Sam: Moody,
Jonath: Gillet, Junir, Tho: Adgate,
Robert Warner,
James Eglstone, Francis Grizwald,
Willī: Cheeny,
Thomas Huntington, John Norton,
Willī: Warde,
Ambroze Fowler, William Goodwin,
John Graues,
Robert Lay,
[81] Sam: Rockwell, Joseph Bird,
Sam: Gibbes, Rich: Wakely,
Edw: Andrewes,
Andrew Sanford,
Nath: Graues,
Mathias Treat,
Sam: Church, Nath: Winchell,
Tho: Burnham, Fra: Hall,
Jonath: Smith,
John Baily, Symon Lobdell,
Sam: Belding,
John Root, Geo: Woolcot, Henry Palmer,
Tho: Fitch, John Harrison,
John North, Enoch Buck,
John Gilbert,
Michael Omphries,
James Treat,
John Deming Junior,
Begatt Eglstone, Josias Elseworth,
John Palmer,
Tho: Dickerson,
Mr. Sam: Wells,
Mr. Willis, Mag:
John Cole,
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Willī: Ventris, John Belding, Robert Foot,
Nath: Woodroof, Joseph Smith, Joseph Dickerson. .
James Bird, Sam: Wright,
This Court doth approue of the place for a farme for Mr. Haines, at Paucatuck, wch Edward Stebbin & John White haue loocked out for him, about a myle & halfe beyond Pauca- tuck Riuer, as is expressed in an order, March, '53-'54, & for quantity according to Mr. Haines his grant at a Court, June, '52.
This Court doth appoint John Bissell to keepe the Ferry for one yeare,-at his old house.
Thomas Curtis is freed from training, watching & warding.
Jasper Gunn is freed from training, watching & warding, during his practise of phissicke.
This Court orders, that this clause shall bee added to the for- mer order concerning Leather, That no Leather shall bee sold or offered to bee sold before it bee sealed in the Towne where it is tanned, & in case it bee found defectiue, the sealers haue power to fine it or seize it. And in case the owners of such Leather submit not to the judgment of the sealers, they shall choose 3 or 4 able men as a Jury, who shall iudge of the case, whether it shall bee forfeited or fined & how much,-wch fines or forfeitures shall bee disposed of as in the former order con- cerning Leather. And that no raw hides shall be transported out of this Collony, vpon the forfeiture of all such hides.
This Court doth approue of the Commission & Instructions wch the Comittee sent wth Major John Mason to Long Island.
More acts of this Court, May, '57. [82]
The testimony of G: Bcon vpon oath, that hee heard it ex- pressed by those that heard it expressed by those that spake in the behalfe of Fairfeild at a Gen11 Court, that they did not desire the land aboue the path at the Necke.
Mr. Brewster is chosen an Assistant for the Towne of Pe- quett, for the yeare ensuing.
The Court desires Capt. Cullick to write a letter to Mr. Win- throp, as speedily as may bee, to acquaint him to what place the Country hath chosen him, & to desire his prsent assistance as much as may bee.
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John Nott, John Cilburne & John Betts & John Dickerson are confirmed to bee Serjeants at Wethersfeild.
Good: Groues
Good: Fairchild appointed L. sealers for Fairfeild.
Walter Gailard is appointed Leather sealer at Windzor, in- stead of old Oldrige.
This Court doth confirme Mr. Gold to bee Leiftent, Nehe: Olmsteed & Robt Loockuet to bee Serjeants at Fairfeild.
Mr. Deputy & the Magistrates, together wth Mr. Allin, Mr. Steele, Mr. Phelps, G: Migat, Willi: Wadsworth, and Mr. Hol- lister, are chosen as a Comittee to attend any occasions as the State of Comon wealth in reference to the Indians.
The Court is adjourned vnto the second Thursday in August, except the Magistrates see cause to call it sooner.
Major Mason & Mr. Talcott are chosen Commissionrs for the yeare insuing.
Mr. Steele & Good: Mygatt are appointed by this Court, to demand satisfaction of the Indians at Farmington for such dam- age wch can bee duely proued to bee done by the late fyering a house, wch was by one of that plantation, as also to acquaint them that the Courts mind is that they should nominate some one to bee a Sachem ouer them, and to make returne hereof at the next Sessions of this Court.
The Courte orders that the chiefe millitary officer of Middle- towne, wth Geo: Graues, shall haue power to judge of the de- fects in traynings, watchings & armes.
[83] Mr. Clarke & John Allin are desired to prsent a list of the names of them that desire to bee troopers, at the next ses- sion of this Court, wch said Court is to approue of whom they see meet, there being to bee added to the former preuiledges, that if any troupers horse, being called forth by authority, bee killd in warre, the country shall pay for him ; wch troup of horse, as well as the foot companies, are to bee vnder or Majors command.
Capt. Denison doth acknowledge in this Court that hee wronged Mr. Blinman & missed his rule, & that hee spake cor- ruptly in saying that Mr. Blinman did preach for Paucatuck & Mistick being a Towne before hee sold his land at Mistick as aforesaid.
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This Court doth order, that that the inhabitants of Mistick & Paucatuck shall pay to Mr. Blinman, that wch was due to him for the last yeare, scil: to March last.
Mr. Winthrop, Major Mason, Capt. Cullick, Mr. Tallcott & Mr. Allin are chosen to bee a Committee to meet at Pequett to issue matters betwene the inhabitants of Mistick & Paucatuck, & Pequett, if they can, or else to make a returne how they leaue things, at the next Generall Court.
This Court doth declare that any Assistant, either at Strat- ford, Fairfeild or Norwake, his power doth extend to any of those three plantations. And order that Good: Camfeild, who is chosen for an Assistant for Norwake, shall giue the oath of freedome & of a Magistrate, to Ensigne Gold.
Math: Camfeild is sworne an Assistant for the yeare ensuing according to the extent of his Comission.
A SESSION OF THE GEN: COURT IN HARTFORD, 12th AUGUST, 1657.
Tho: Wells Esqr, Deputy.
Magistrates : Major Jno. Mason, Capt. Cullick, Mr. Clarke, Mr. Willis, Mr. Tailcoat.
Deputies : Mr. Steele, Mr. Phelps, Mr. Trott, Mr. Gailor, Mr. Allin, Mr. Robbins, Mr. Dan: Clarke, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Lord, Wm. Wadsworth, Joseph Migatt, John Clarke, Robert Chapman, James Morgan, Rich: Buttler.
James Morgan, aged about 50 years, testifyed vpon oath be- fore this Court that hee being last winter at Jacob Waterhouse his dwelling house, in company wth Mrs. Brewster, Goody Wa- terhouse & Capt. Denison, Thomas Staunton also being prsent, hee heard the said Staunton say that the Comissionrs had cast of Vncus, & hee had it in his pockett to shew.
This Court orders & appoints that Leiftent Wm. Lewis should to morrow goe to Gilford, & if vpon inquiry there hee vnder- stand that Thomas Staunton is gone to Branford & not return- ed, hee is to goe to Mr. Leet & desire hee would take order that Thomas Staunton, in that Jurisdiction, at Branford or elswhere, shall bee forthwth sent to Mr. Wells, Deputy Gou- ernor, or else take security for 40l. that hee will appeare before
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the Gen: Court at Hartford, on Tuesday next, & abide the iudgmt of the Court, in reference to such things as shall bee testifyd against him by Major John Mason.
Copia. [84]
You are to bring or cause Thomas Staunton to bee brought before the Gen: Court in Hartford, on Tuesday next, then & there to answere vnto such things as shall bee alleadged against him by Major John Mason & for so doeing this shall bee yor wart.
By order of the Gen: Court in Hartford,
J: C: Secry. To Leiftent Wm. Lewis.
This Court duely & seriously considering what euidence hath bene prsented to them by Robert Wade, of Seabrooke, in reference to his wiues vnworthy, sinfull, yea, unnaturall cariage towards him the said Robert, her husband, notwthstanding his constant & comendable care & indeauors to gaine fellowship wth her in the bond of marriage, and that either where shee is in England, or for her to liue wth him here in New England; all wch being slighted & rejected by her, disowning him & fel- lowship wth him in that sollemne couenant of God betwene them, & all this for neare fifteene yeares ; They doe hereby de- clare that Robert Wade is from this time free from Joane Wade, his late wife & that former Couenant of marriage betwene them.
This Court orders, that Mr. Winthrop, being chosen Gournor of this Collony, shall bee againe desired to come & liue in Hartford, wth his family, while hee gournes, they grant him the yearly vse or profits of the housing & lands in Hartford belong- ing to Mr. John Haynes, wch shall be yearly discharged out of the publicke Treasury.
Major Mason, Mr. Talcott, John Cullick & Mr. Willis are desired to take the first oportunity to treat wth Mr. Winthrop for that end.
The Court adjourned to Tuesday next, 9 a clocke.
The Narration of Major John Mason, prsented to the Courte, about the Narragansetts beleaguering of Vncus, at Niantick, is by this Court accepted, thankfullnesse acknowledged, & order the same to bee recorded on the back-side of the said Narra- tion.
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This Court ordered the Secrt to write to the Comissionrs in refference to Thomas Staunton, wch letter was read & approued, & the Secr ordered to send the same .*
This Court orders that Mr. Brewster shall haue power to put 4 or 5 men into the fort, who shall continue there 2 or 3 dayes for his defence against the Naragansets, & after that bee so in readinesse that if Vncus bee againe assaulted by the Naragan- sets, they wth 10 or 20 more, prouided by Mr. Brewster, shall beare full wittnesse against the Narragansets carriages, till Vncus his returne home from the Comissionrs, & that speedy notice or intelligence shall bee giuen to the Deputy Gournor (if any fresh assault should happen,) or to the Comissionrs.
[85] Mr. Tailcoat is desired to write to the Norwuttuck & Pocomtuck Indians to informe them of the time of the meeting of the Comissionrs & that if any of them haue ought against Vncus, his purpose & resolution is to bee there to answere them, or any others. .
A true coppy of the Counsells answere to seuerall questions sent to the Massachusets from or Generall Court, being prsent- ed to this Court, signed by the Reuerend Mr. Sam: Stone, in the name of the rest of the Counsell, They doe order that coppies should goe forth to the seurall Churches in this Collony as speedily, & if any exceptions bee against any thing therein, by any Church that shall haue the consideration thereof, the Court desires they would acquaint the next Gen: Court in Hartford, in Octor: that so suitable care may bee had for their solution & satisfaction.
This Court considering the ingagemt of Edward Lay to this Jurisdiction (by 15l. secured in Rich: Fellowes his hand,) of Robert Codnams estate, that the said Lay should appeare, seur- all yeares since, at Hartford, to answere at the Court his abu- siue cariage & expressions before seurall of Seabrooke, wch to this time hee hath not attended, they order that vpon the pay- ment of 5l. to the Treasurr by the said Codnam hee shall bee free from the aforesaid seizure of Robert Codnams estate in his hands, & the said Edward Lay shall bee free from the forfeit- ure of bond & contempt therein, wch 5l. being paid by Codnam
* See Rec. of U. Col., in Hazzard's St. Papers, ii. 369.
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for Edward Layes disappearance, according to ingagemt, they iudge that Edward Layes estate should satisfy Codnum for the same.
This Court being duly sencible of the danger this Comon wealth is in of being poisoned in their iudgmt & principles by some loathsome Heretickes, whether Quakers, Ranters, Adam- ites or some others like them, It is ordered and decreed, that noe Towne or person therein, wthin this Jurisdiction, shall giue any vnnecessary entertainmt to any of the aforesaid knowne hereticks, vpon penalty of fiue pounds for each Hereticque en- terteind, to bee paid by that inhabitant wych giues such intertain- ment to them or either of them, & fiue pounds a weeke for each Hereticke, to bee paid by each Towne that shall suffer the en- tertainmt of any such Hereticks, as also 5l. a person that shall at any time vnnecessarily speake more or lesse wth any of the aforesaid Hereticks, except the Magistrate, Assistants, Eldrs or Constable in this Jurisdiction ; all wch fines to bee paid to the publicke Treasury. Also, it is ordered, that any Magistrate, Assistant or Constable, in each plantation, vpon any suspicion of any person to bee such an Hereticke, shall, wth the helpe of their Eldr or Eldrs in each plantation, examine the said sus- pected person or persons, & if vpon examination hee or they judge any to bee such Heretickes, the said Magistrate, Assistant or Constable shall forthwth send them to prizon, or out of this Jurisdiction. This order to bee added to the former order in Octobr, (56.)
[86] This Court orders that if Tho: Staunton comes in the vacancy of this Court, hee shall bee required to put in security for his appearance at the Court in Hartford in October next.
The Court is dissolved.
AT A SESSION OF THE GENERALL COURT, HELD AT HARTFORD, AUGUST 18th, 1657.
The Indians belonging to Tunksis Sepus, being treated wth about the damage done by fire, occasioned by Mesupeno, they have mutually agreed and obliged themselves to pay vnto the Generall Court in October, or to their order, yearly, for the terme of seauen yeares, the full sume of eighty faddome of wampum, well strungd & merchtble, the first paymt to bee made
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