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The Plt. and Deft. hereupon Joyne Issue and put themselves upon the Trial of this Jury, viz.
1. Henry Bode, Gent. 5. Mr. Richard ffoxill
2. Arthur Mackworh Gent. 6. Mr. ffrancis Robinson 10. Jno. Baker
3. Willm Cole Gent. 7. Jno. Smith 11. Arnole Allin
4. Mr. Tho: Page S. Jno. West
9. Capt Tho: Cammock
12. Thomas Withers
The Jury find for the Plts. the title of Land according to his Deede, and give . him twelve pence for his Damage and twelve shillings and six pence for the cost of the Court.
· Judgment is given upon this Verdict by the whole bench and Execution by them awarded.
No. 4.
This Indenture made the twenty seventh day of January in the twelfth year of the reign of our Soverign Lord Charles by the Grace of God King of England Scotland France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c.
Between Sir Ferdinando Gorges of Ashton Phillipes in the County of Somersett, Knight, of the one party and George Cleeve of Casco in the Province of New- Somersett in New-England in America Esquire and Richard Tucker of Casco 30
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aforesaid of the said Province of New Somersett in New-England in America gent. of the other party witnesseth that the said Sir Ferdinando Gorges for and in con- sideration of the sum of one hundred pounds of good and lawful money of England to him in hand paid before the ensealing and delivery of these presents as also for divers other good causes and considerations him the said Sir Ferdinando Gorges hereunto especially moving hath given granted bargained sold and confirmned unto the said George Cleeve and Richard Tucker their heirs and assigns-all that part purpart and portion of lands in America parcell of New-England in America here- after in these presents described and to be described by the limits and bounds there- of that is to say all that part purpart and portion of lands beginning at the furth- ermost point of a neck of land called by the Indians Machegonne and now and forever from henceforth to be called or known by the name of Stogummor and so along the same westerly as it tendeth to the first fall of a little river issuing out of a very small pond and from thence over land to the falls of Pesumsca being the first falls in that river upon a strait line containing by estimation from fall to fall as aforesaid near about an English mile which together with the said neck of land that the said George Cleeve and the said Richard Tucker have planted for divers years already expired, is estimated in the whole to be fifteen hundred acres or thereabouts, as also one island adjacent to the said prmises and now in the tenor or occupation of the said George Cleeve and Richard Tucker commonly called or known by the name of Hogg Island, which said premises with their appurtenan- - ces are not already possessed or passed to any other person or persons whatsoever but now granted by me and this my special order for confirmation thereof under my hand and seal, all which prmises now are and hereafter shall be deemed re- puted and taken to be parts parcels and members of the Province of New-Somner- settshire in New-England aforesaid, and also the said Sir Ferdinando Gorges for - the considerations aforesaid hath given granted bargained sold and confirmed and by these presents doth give grant bargain sell and confirm unto the said George Cleeve and the said Richard Tucker their heirs and assigns, together with the said portion of lands and premises all the soils grounds woods and underwoods havens ports rivers waters lakes fishings, fowlings mines and minerals as well roy- all mines of gold and silver as other mines and minerals precious stones quarries and all and singular other commodities jurisdictions royalties privileges franchises and pheminences whatsoever within the said tract of lands and premises or within any part or parcel thereof. Saving excepting and reserving only out of this pres- " ent grant the first part of all the ore of gold and silver found and to be found in or upon the premises or any part or parcel thereof due unto his majesty his heirs and successors and now or at any other time hereafter reserved or to be reserved. To have and to hold all and singular the said part purpart, and portion of lands and all other the premises herein mentioned to be bargained sold or granted with their and every of their appurtenances unto the said George Cleeve and Richard Tucker their heirs and assigns to the only and proper use and behoof of them the said George Cleeve and Richard Tucker their heirs and assigns to the end and full term of two thousand years fully to be complete and ended, to be holden of the said Sir Ferdinando Gorges and hia heirs Lord or Lords of the said Province of
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New Somersettshire as of his or their mannor of Willitton and free mannors in free . and common soccage by feality only for all manner of services, and the yearly rent of two shillings the hundred for every hundred acres thereof be it in wood meadowing pasture or tillage. The same to be levied by distress or otherwise according to the laws and customs of the realm of England used and approved within the same for tenants of like nature ; and the said Sir Ferdinando Gorges for himself his heirs and assigns doth covenant promise and grant to and with the said George Cleeve and Richard Tucker their heirs and assigns by these presents that he the said Sir Ferdinando Gorges his heirs and assigns shall and will from time to time and at all times hereafter do make acknowledge execute and suffer, or cause to be done made acknowledged executed and suffered all and every such further and other reasonable act and acts thing and things devise and devises in the law for the further and better assurance and sure making of all and singular the said lands and other the said premises with their and every of their appurte- nances unto the said George Cleeve and the said Richard Tucker their heirs and assigns as by his and their councell learned in the laws shall be reasonabley devis- ed advised or required and lastly the said Sir Ferdinando Gorges hath constituted ordained and appointed, and by these presents doth constitute ordain and appoint his trusty and well beloved Isaache Allerton and Arthur Mackworth gentlemen his true and lawful attorney and attornies jointly or severally for him and in his name to enter into the said lands and other the said bargained premises or into any part or parcel thereof in the name of the whole and thereof to take full and peaceable possession and seizen, and after such possession and seizen so had and taken then for him and in his name to deliver full and peaceable possession and seizen of the same lands and premises unto the said George Cleeve and Richard Tucker their heirs and assigns according to the tenour effect and true meaning of these presents. In witness whereof the said parties to these present indentures interchangeably have set their hands and seals. Dated the day and year first herein abovewritten Annoque Domini 1636.
FERD. GORGES.
Sealed signed and delivered } William Withington in the presence of S John Winnington
Memorandum that I Arthur Mackworth gent. have taken and delivered posses- sion and seizen unto George Gleeve Esq. and Richard Tucker gent. according to the order within prescribed. In witness whereof I have here unto set my hand this eight day of June 1637. ARTHUR MACKWORTH. 1
In the presence of Thomas Lewis, John Lukeford, Geo. Frost.
This is a true copy of the original deed examined and recorded the 24th day of May-by me, ROGER GARD, Recorder.
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No. 5.
From John Jocelyn's Voyages".
" Towns there are not many in this province. Kittery situated not far from Pascataway is the most populous.
Next to that eastward is seated by a river near the sea Gorgiana, a majoraltie and the metropolitan of the province. Further to the eastward is the town of Wells. Cape Porpus eastward of that, where there is a town of the same name, the houses scatteringly built, all these towns have store of salt and fresh marsh with arable land, and all well stocked with cattle. About 8 or nine miles to the Eastward of Cape Porpus is Winter harbour, a noted place for fishers, here they have many stages. Saco adjoins to this, and both make one scattering town of large extent, well stored with cattle, arable land and marshes and a saw mill. Six miles to the eastward of Saco and 40 miles from Georgiana is seated the town of black point, consisting of about 50 dwelling houses, and a magazine or doganne scatteringly built, they have store of neat and horses, of sheep near upon 7 or 800, much arable and marsh salt and fresh and a corn-mill. To the southward of the point (upon which are stages for fishermen) lie two small islands; beyond the point, North eastward runs the river of Spurwink. p. 200.
p. 201. Four miles from black point, one mile from Spurwink river eastward lyeth Richmond's island, whose long. is 317º 30" and lat. 43º 34', it is 3 miles in circumference and hath a passable and gravelly ford on the North side, between the main and the sea at low water, here are found excellent whetstones and here likewise are stages for fishermen. Nine miles eastward of Black point lieth scatteringly the town of Casco upon a large bay, stored with cattle, sheep, swine, abundance of marsh and arable land, a corn-mill or two, with stages for fishermen. Further eastward is the town of Kennebec seated upon the river. Further yet eastward is Sagadehock, where there are many houses scattering and all along stages for fishermen, these two are stored with cattle and corn lands.
p. 202. 12 miles from Casco bay, and passable for men and horses, is a lake called by the indians Sebug on the brink thereof at one end is the famous rock shaped like a moose deer or helk, diaphanous, and called the moose rock. Here are found stones like chrystals and lapis specularis or muscovia glass both white and purple.
p. 205. From Sagadehock to Nova Scotia is called the Duke of York's prov- ince, here Pemaquid, Montinicus, Mohegan, Capeanawhagen, where Capt. Smith fisht for whales ; Muscataquid all filled with dwelling houses and stages for fisher- men and have plenty of cattle, arable land and marshes.
p. 207. The people in the Province of Maine may be divided into magistrates, husbandmen or planters, and fishermen ; of the magistrates some be royalists, the rest perverse spirits, the like are the planters and fishers, of which some be plan- ters and fishers both, others meer fishers.
Handicraftsmen there are but few, the tumelor or cooper, smiths and carpenters "The period to which this narrative relates is 1670 : Jocelyn returned to Eng- land in 1671.
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are best welcome amongst them, shopkeepers there are none, being supplied by the Massachusetts merchants with all things they stand in need of. English shoes are sold for 8 or 9 shils. a pair, worsted stockings of 3s. 6d. for 7 and Ss. a pair, Douglass that is sold in England for 1 or 2 and 20 pence an ell, for 4s. a yard, serges of 2 or 3s. a yard for 6 and 7 shillings.
p. 208. They have a custom of taking tobacco, sleeping at noon, sitting long at meals sometimes four times a day, and now and then drinking a dram of the bottle extraordinarily * *. They feed generally upon as good flesh, beef, pork, mutton, fowl, and fish as any in the world besides. Their servants which are for the most part English, will not work under a half a crown a day, when they are out of their time, although it be for to make hay, and for less I do not see how they can, by reason of the dearness of clothing. If they hire them by the year they pay them 14 or £15 at the years end in corn, cattle and fish ; some of these prove excellent fowlers, bringing in as many as will maintain their master's house ; besides the profit that accrues by their feathers.
p. 210. The fishermen take yearly upon the coast many hundred kentals of cod, hake, haddock, polluck, &c. &c. which they split, salt and dry at their stages, making three voyages in a year. When they share their fish, which is at the end of every voyage, they separate the best from the worst, which is known when it is clear like a lanthorn horn and without spots ; the second sort they call refuse fish, that is such as is salt burnt, spotted, rotten and carelessly ordered ; these they put off to the Massachusetts merchants ; the merchantable for 30 and 32 reals a kental (112 pounds) the refuse for 9 and 10s. the quintal. The merchants send the merchantable fish to Lisbon, Bilbo, Burdeaux, Marsiles, Talloon, Rochel, Roan, and other cities of France, to the Canaries with claw board and pipe staves, which is there and at the Charibs a prime commodity ; the refuse fish they put off at the Charib islands, Barbadoes, Jamaica, &c. who feed their Negros with it.
p. 211. To every shallop belong four fishermen, a master or steersman, 2 Midshipman, and a foremast man and a shore man, who washes it out of the salt and dries it upon bundles and tends their cookery.
These often get in one voyage 8 or £9 a man, but it doth some of them little good, for the merchant to increase his gain by putting off his commodity in the middest of their voyages, and at the end thereof comes in with a walking tavern, a bark laden with the legitimate bloud of the rich grape which they bring from Phial, Madera, Canaries, with brandy, rum, the Barbadoes strong water and tobacco, coming a shore he gives them a taster or two, which so charms them, that for no persuasions will they go to sea, although fair and seasonable weather for 2 or 3 days, nay sometimes a whole week, till they are wearied with drinking, taking a shore 2 or 3 hlds. of wine and rum to drink when the merchant is gone.
They often have to run in debt, for their necessaries on account of the lavish expense for drink and are constrained to mortgage their plantations if they have any, and the merchant when the time is expired is sure to turn them out of house and home, seizing their plantations and cattle, poor creatures, to look out for a new habitation in some remote place, where they begin the world again. p. 212.
Of the same nature are the people in the Duke's province, who not long before I left the country petitioned Mass. to take them into their government. p. 212.
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No. 6.
Robert Jordan's Will.
IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN.
I Robert Jordan, senior, gentlem : formerly of Spurwink, and now resident on the Great Island in the township of Portsmouth, in New-England, being weak of body, but of sound and perfect memory, praysed be God,-Do make, ordayne, and declare this present writing to be and remayne my last, undoubted Will and Testament, in manner and forme following :
Imps. I bequeath my soule to God, hopeing by the meritts of Christ my Sa- viour, to enjoy eternal life, and my body to ye earth to bee decently buried-And what temporall things I am blessed with, all by ye providence of Almighty God, I give and bequeath as followeth :
Item-I do hereby ratify, allow and confirme two deeds or writings, which I formerly made and gave under my hand and seale, one to my elldest sonn John Jordan, and another to my second sonn Robert Jordan, according to the contents y'rin exprest.
Item-I give and grant to my wife Saraih Jordan, now living, the ould planta- tion at Spurwinke, containing one thousand acres, bee it more or less, begining wt the grant belonging to my sonn John Jordan doth one and ending where the lott bequeathed by this my will to my 3d sonn Dominicus Jordan doth begine, and soe along the highway untill you come to the Greate Pond ; for and during the terme of her natural life ; the reversion and inheretance y'rof to bee and remaine unto my youngest sonn Jeremiah Jordan, his heyers and successors forever, as his part and portion.
Item-I give and bequeath unto my sayd wife Saraih Jordan, one other farme, called Nonnsuch, containing two thousand acres, be it more or less, for and during her naturall life ; and for ye more strict obleighing my children's duty to her, my will is that shee wholly and absolutely dispose the succession and inheritance thereof, to either or any of my sonns, they or their or any of their heyres, or issue, lawfully by them or any of them begotten, forever.
Item-I give and bequeath unto my sonn Dominicus Jordan, one thousand acres of land, at Spurwinke, to begin where the abovesd ould plantation endeth, as hee . shall make choyce of, to be layd out by the onereferees hereafter nominated.
Item-I give and bequeath unto my sonn Jedediah Jordan, one thousand creas of my land, at Spurwinke aforesaid, to bee chosen by him out of my land not dis- posed before, to bee to the use of him and his heyres, forever.
Item-I give and bequeath unto my sonn Samuel Jordan, by reason of his pos- terity's choyce of eleaven hundred acres of land of my sayd land at Spurwinke, to bee to the use of him and his heyres, forever ; and what part or prcell of land remaynes not bequeathed nor given of my sayd lands, at Spurwinke, by any or all of the above rescited and expressed articles, I do hereby give and bequeath the same, being uplands, unto my sonns above named, to be divided and equally alloted amongst them.
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Item-My will is that my meddow, bordering along by the river Spurwinke, bee equally divided to each portion of the above given lands, nearest and most conveniently adjoyning to each prcell or portion as is above disposed.
Item-I give and bequeath unto my foure youngest sonns, namely, Dominicus, Jedediah, Samuel and Jeremiah Jordan, to each of them one feather bedd and bowlsters.
Item-I make and ordayne my sayd wife Saraih, and my too sonns Jolin and Robert Jordan, to be my joynt executors.
I make and hereby ordayne Major Nicho. Shapleigh of Kittery, Mr. Nath'l Fryer and Mr. William Bickham, merchants, to bee onereferees and to end all differences in any matters arising, by means of my not fully expressing myselfe in this my last will and testament, between my legatees and the executors hereof, and to settle all things according to their best judgments, and nearest intent of this my will that noe further or future differences may arise.
Lastly-My will and intent is, that each and every of my afore-mentioned sonns, their heyres and successors, shall have and injoy all and singular the aforesayd prescribed grants, gyfts and legacies ; and if any or either of them want naturall issue, that then that legacy shall redown and bee equally divided amongst the 1
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Great Island, 28th of January 1678 : Mr. Robert Jordan senior, acknowledged this within written, to bee his last Will and Testament, and was at the same tyme of a sound mind and prfect memory, but haveing lost the use of his hands could not signe and seale the same ; and owned alsoe Mr. Nathl Fryer to bee one of his onerferees, who is interlined above. This owned before mee,
ELYAS STYLEMAN, Comissioner.
This will was exhibited in Court, July 1, '79, by Mr. Nathl Fryer under the attestation annexed, and is allowed to bee recorded.
Jos. DUDLEY, assistant.
. Very copia of this Will and Testament above written, transcribed and compared with originall, this 7th day of July, one thousand six hundred seaventy nine, and . pr. ye County Court allowed, as attests. EDW. RISHWORTH, R. C.
No. 7.
Copy of a deed from Indian Sagamores to George Munjoy-June 4, 1666.
" Be it known unto all men by these presents that Wee Nunateconett and War- rabitta alias Jhone of Casco Bay do acknowledge to have Received of George Monjoy on Great Rogg to the value of three Skings which we acknowledge our- selves fully satisfyed for in consideration of which we do by these presents assigne sell and make over unto Georg Munjoy of the same Bay a tract or parcel of Land by the Bounds hereafter mentioned, which is to begin on the other side of Aman- congan River at the great falls the uppermost part of them called Sacarabigg and
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, so down the river side unto the lowermost planting ground, the lowermost part thereof, and so from each aforesaid bounds to go directly into the woods so far as said Munjoy will, not exceeding one mile, with all the woods and priveleges there- unto belonging : To have and to hold to him the said Munjoy his heirs, executors, administrators and assigns from us our heirs, executors and administrators firmly by these presents, and also from any other person or persons whatever claiming any right, title or interest thereunto shall warrant and defend the same and do further hereby engage ourselves and our heirs unto the said Munjoy his heirs and assigns that he and they shall quietly and peacably enjoy the premises and for the performance hereof Wee have hereunto set our hands and seals this 4th June 1666.
Signed, sealed and delivered in presence of us. Mark .
mark
WARRABITTA D. Seal.
NUNANICUT N Seal.
John I Breme
Jane I Cloys
Philip L Lewis
No. S.
Deed from Pres. Danforth to the Trustees of Falmouth, 1684.
This Indenture made the twenty-sixth day of July Anno Domini one thousand six hundred eighty and four and in the thirty-sixth year of the reign of our Sov- erign Lord Charles the second by the grace of God of England Scotland France and Ireland, King, defender of the Faith &c.
Between Thomas Danforth Esq. president of his majesty's Province of Maine in New England on the one party, and Capt. Edward Tyng, Capt. Sylvanus Davis, . -Mr. Walter Gendall, Mr. Thaddeus Clark, Capt. Anthony Brackett, Mr. Domin- icus Jordan, Mr. George Bramhall and Mr. Robert Lawrence, trustees on the behalf and for the sole use and benefit of the Inhabitants of the town of Falmouth within the abovenamed Province of Maine on the other party, Witnesseth That whereas the abovenamed Thomas Danforth by the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Colony in New England the now Lord Proprietors of the above- named Province of Maine at a general assembly held at Boston on the eleventh day of May 1681 is fully authorized and empowered to make legal confirmation unto the Inhabitants of the abovesaid Province of Maine of all their lands or pro- prieties to them justly appertaining or belonging within the limits or bounds of said Province.
Now, know all men by these presents that the said Thomas Danforth pursuant to the trust in him reposed and power to him given as abovesaid by and on the . behalf of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Colony aforesaid, hath given granted and confirmed and by these presents doth fully clearly and abso- lately give grant and confirm unto the abovenamed Capt. Edward Tyng, Capt. Sylvanus Davis, Mr. Walter Gendall, Mr. Thaddeus Clarke, Capt. Anthony Brackett, Mr. Dominicus Jordan, Mr. George Bramhall and Mr. Robert Law-
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Proprietor thereof. And in case of omission or neglect on the part and behalf of the said Inhabitants to make full payment annually in manner as is above exprest, and hath been mutually concerted and agreed unto, it shall then be lawful for the said President of the said Province for the time being or for other the agent or agents assignee or assignees of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Colony to levy and make distress upon the estates of any of the Inhabitants for the time being within the limits and bounds of the said township as well for said quit rent as also for all costs and charges accruing and arising upon the same. And the estates so levied and destrained to bear drive or carry away with so much as it shall cost to convey the same to the treasurer of the Province for the time being or to such place as he shall order and appoint. In witness whereof the parties above named to these present Indentures have interchangeably put their hands and seals the day and year first above written.
Singned scaled and delivered by SYLVANUS DAVIS. (Seal)
Sylvanus Davis, Walter Gendall,
WALTER GENDALL. (Seal)
Thaddeus Clark, Dominicus Jor-
THADEUS CLARK. (Seal)
dan, in presence of us
DOMINICUS JORDAN. (Seal)
John Davis, Josh. Scottow, $
. A true copy of the original indented recd. Jan. 1, 1731.
Attest, JOSEPH MOODY, Reg.
A true copy from the Record of Deeds for the County of York, Book 14, page 227.
WM. FROST, Reg.
No. 9.
Papers relating to George Bramhall.
(No. 1.)
.. Mr. Georg Bramhall
Sir, Yours I have recd. and according to your order have sent to you pr. Mr. Phillips' Slope as under and hop it will be to * * if thar be any thing omitted or- Jer for itt ye next being what is nedfull from your friend.
Boston ye 21 Oct. 1687.
THEODOSIUS MOORE1.
on bbl £0 2 06
10 yds blew linnig 3d. £0 10 10
3 bush salt
0 7 06
10 yds fin whit cloth 0 15 00
2 lb whale bon
0 3 00
2 lbs powd 0 02 08
500 larg bord nayls
0 10 00
6 lbs shot
0 02 00
5 1bs do att
0 04 06
2 oz silk 0 05 00
5 lbs hob nayls 0
1 lb cold thread att 0 5 00
: 06 2
4 yds collord callyon at
20d per yd 0 06 08
4 doz guisp bottous 0 1 06 1 1-2 yd cloth to pack 0 01 06
£4 00 02
" Moore after this time married the widow of Walter Gendall and lived in Marshfield.
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If you have any botter or pork be pleased to send me what you can. Yr glass is nott redy yett."
(Superscribed) " For Mr. Georg Bramhall at Caskow with a barll solt and Per Joseph Pike Caskow Bay." small chest.
. (Another from the same.)' (No. 2.)
" Mr. Bramhall,
I have sent a parsell of Butter potts to Mr. Bragett1, if you have occasion for any can send you som or ferkins for butter wh. you pleas, in ye intrem I sopose Capt. Bragett will spar you one or two. If I shall send you any send word by ye next slop and I will send them by Mr. Inglish being all in hast I rest yrs to serve you.
Boston ye 16th July 1688. THEODOSIUS MOORE."
(No. 3.)
" I underwritten doe Ingage myself my Heyres or Assigns to pay unto Silvanus Davis or his assigns for the acco'pt of Anthony Libbee the soom of twenty shillings and Three pence and other charges about the attachment, eight shillings and six- pence to be paid him in wite oke Barrall stafs or Red oke hh stafs upon demand at hie water mark by the river side in Casco river at fifteen shillings per Thousand as witness my hand this sixth day of March Annoque Domini 1687-8
Witnes
GEORG BRAMHALL.
Peter Bowdoin
John Hollman."
" Charges
Warrant 0 1 0 Sarving warrant and Constable 0 2 0
a man * * itt 1 day 0 1 0 Waighting 3 days and forrig 036"
(No. 4.)
" Receved of Georg Bremhall upon the accompt of Anthony Lebbe the soom of thirty shillings and three pence being the full Ball. of all accompts betwixt me and said Lebbee, I say received by me in August 1689. SILVANUS DAVIS."
" Falmouth Province of Maine August 1689 Receved of Georg Bremhall for the suppl , of forte Loyal one quarter of Booll Beef waight seventy tow pouns I say receved pr me Silvanus Davis Capt."
(No. 5.)
" Daniel Chambeling acknowledgeth that he hath set an apprentice unto Georg Bramhall of Portsmouth in Piscataway for the terme of 9 years for ye considera- tion of eyght pounds and 10 shillings in hand paid before the acknowledging here- of, witness my hand this third day of July 1680 before me Roger Kelley Com- missioner. Daniel Chammerin sone of the mark of
Arone X Savaighe."
1 Brackett.
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