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Samuell Wheelewright Jus : pe : A true Coppy of this Instrument aboue written, trans- cribed out of the originall this 28th of Novembr 1685 : p Edw : Rishworth Re : Cor :
Received by mee Nicholas Moorey, the Twenty fourth of Janvary one thousand six hundred eighty & foure tenn Neate Cattle Which is full satisfaction for the uss of Mr Jonathan Curwine of Salem & full ballance of all Accounts, from Joseph Storrer of Wells, Atturney to sd Currwine Testes Benjamen Curtis/ p Nicholas Moorey /
Lewis Allene his marke
LA Benjamen Curtis, & Lewis Alline testifys vpon oath that they did see Nicholas Moorey Assigne this Instrumt as his Act & Deede, of which wee are witness too/ Dated this 4th of Septebr 1685 : Sworne be- fore mee Samull Wheelewright Jus : pe : vera Copia of this receipt transcribed & with originall Compard this 4 : Decebr 1685 : p Edw : Rishworth ReCor :
Know all men by these Presents, yt I Nicho8 Mooey of Wells, Carpenter, in the Prouince of Mayn in New England
BOOK IV, FOL. 49.
being Atturney to & for Mr Jonathan Corwine of Salem Mrchant, In the County of Essex in New England as aforesd, as by a letter of Atturney vnder the hand & seale of the sd Corwine dated the sixt of August one thousand six hundred eighty foure, more at large doth & may appeare, for ye get- ting & recouering in of all debts due to him selfe, & to his now wife Elizabeth the Relict & Administratrix to Mr Rob- ert Gibbs of Boston M'chant Deceased, haue by uertue of my sd pouer of Atturneyshipe haue recciued & accompted with Joseph Storer of Wells yeomā: In the prouince of Mayne, & haue made a full & a soole Issew of all Accounts between the sd Mr Jonathan Curwine, as hee is Interested by his sayd wife Elizabeth, & hath received full satisfaction of ye sd Joseph Storer/
Now know yee, that I the sayd Nicholas Moorey Attur- ney as abouesd, do acquitt & fully discharge the sd Joseph Storrer his heyrs, executors Administrators & Assignes, from all bills, bonds, obligatory, Booke debts, goods wares Mrchandizes, Reckonings, accounts, sujte or sujtes of Law, Judgmts executions, troubles Trialls, whatsoeuer, or howso- euer, from the begining of this world to this Present day, & shall warrant & Defend the sd Joseph Storer, his heyres, or Assignes, from the aboue named Mr Jonathan Curwine, or frõ her as hee is related to the Estate of his sayd wife, thejre heyres, executors, administrators, & Assignes, for euer, by uertue here of; In witness whereof, I haue set too my hand & seale, the Twenty fourth day of Janvary one thousand six hundred Eighty & foure In the Thirty sixt yeare of the Reigne of our Soueraign Lord Charles the sec- und of England, Scotland, France, & Ireland King Defender of the faith &c :
Nicholas Moorey (locus sigilli )
Signed, sealed, & Deliuerd/ Nicholas Moorey appeared be- in Presence of/ fore mee this 26th of Janva : Samuell Wheelewright/ 1684 : & owned this Instru- ment to bee his Act & Deede
George Pearson/
Samuell Wheelewright Jus : pe :
BOOK IV, FOL. 49.
A true Coppy of this Instrument aboue written tran- scribed out of the originall & there with compared this 2 : of Decembr 1685 : p Edw : Rishworth Re : Cor :
Know all men by these Presents, that Jonathan Corwine of the Town of Salem, in In the County of Essex in New England M'chant : Do by these Presents Constitute, & ap- poynt, my trusty and well beloued freind, Nicholas Morey of the Towne of Wells, In the Prouince of Mayne Carpen- ter, to bee my true & lawfull Atturney, to Act for mee In all such Concernemts, of what kind or nature socuer, as may mee Concerne, either to my owne Prsonall Concernemet or wt may mee Concerne, as my now wife Elizabeth was, & is the late relict, and administratrix to Mr Robert Gibbs, of Boston Merchant, deceased, In my name and steede, & to my uss, to aske, sue for, to leauy, require, and of all and euery Person or Persons whatsoeuer, all such somes of money, Lands, houses, Mills and kinds of debts dues & de- mands, of what kind & nature soeuer, as are due vnto mee from any Person or Persons wtsoeuer, with in the aforesayd Prouince of Mayne, by these presents giveing and granting, vnto my sayd Atturney, my full and soole pouer, strength and authority, in & about the Premisses, to Act as hee shall see cause, impryson to cast out of pryson, to release & If hee see Cause, Compositions to make, to act and vss, all other Acts & thing & things, deuise or deuises in the Law, whatsoeuer needefull & necessary for the recouering, of all manner of dues, or demands, whatsoeuer is due to mee from any Person, or Persons whatsoeuer, by any ways, or meanes whatsoeuer, and hereby reuoakeing & disanulling, all former letters of Atturney, by mee made to any Person whatsoeuer, concerneing the aboue mentioned Premises, by these Pres- ents also giueing vnto my aboue mentioned Atturney, pouer If hee see Cause to appoynt one or more Atturneys vnder
BOOK IV, FOL. 49, 50.
him as hee sees Cause to reuoake : p these Presents ratifi- jng, allowing & Confirmeing, and houlding firme, & stable, all and whatsoeuer my sayd Atturney, or any Athorized by him shall lawfully act, or do, or cause to bee acted, and done in my concernements, as aboue written to bee as valid to all Intents, Constructions, and purposes as I my selfe might or could do, If I were Prsonally Present, & had act- ed, and done the same; And In witness of the treuth hereof, I Jonathan Corwine haue here unto set my hand and seale, this sixt day of August In the yeare of our Lord 1684 : one thousand six hundred eighty foure/ Annoq Reg- ni, regis, Carolj secundj Angliæ &c : 36 :
Signed, sealed, & Delivered,
Jonathan Corwine (locus ) (sigilli)
In the Presence of us/ Mr Jonathan Corwine acknowl- Samuell Beadle/ ffrancis Neale Senior / edged the aboue written In- strument to bee his Act & Deede, Salem August the 7th 1684 : before mee/
John Hawthorne Assistant /
A true Coppy of this Instrument aboue written, tran- scribed out of the originall & y'with Compared this 4th day of December 1685 : p Edw : Rishworth Re :Cor :
[50] Bee It known vnto all men by these Presents, that I Samuell Snow of Boston Cordwinder, haue nominated, made ordayjned, & Constituted, & by these Presents do nominate, make, ordajne, Constitute, & in my stead & place haue putt, my trusty & beloued frejnd George Pearson of Boston M'chant, my true & lawfull Atturney for mee, & in my name, & to my uss, to aske receiue, recouer & leauy all & singular debts, dues, & demands due by bills, bonds obli- gatory writeings, reckonings, accounts with all some, & somes of moneys owing or appertajneing unto mee Samll Snow by any Person or Persons In New England, with like lyberty
BOOK IV, FOL. 50.
to take into his possession, my houseings Lands, vplands, Meddows, to lett sell or dispose of, for my uss, & in my behalfe, all Lijng in the Townshipp of Cape Porpus, giueing & granting by these Presents unto my sd Atturney my full & lawfull pouer & authority for mee, & in my name & to my ves to sue arrest, Attatch declare, Implead, Imprison, Condemne, & release, the sd Debtors or any of them If neede require, & vpon thejr receipt of sd debts acquittance, or any lawfull discharge, for mee in my name, & as my act & deede to make & seale, & deliuer; One Atturney or more under him to ordajne make & at his pleasure agajne to reuoake, & generally to sue do execute, Prforme Conclude, & execute & finish wtsoeuer matter or matters, thing or things, needfull & expedient in & about the Premisses, as Amply & æffectually as I my selfe might or Could do, If I were yr Personally Present, allowing ratifijng Confirming & Establishing, w soeuer my sd Atturney shall lawfully do or cause to bee done In & about the Premisses, to bee firme & uallid/ In witness where of, I haue here unto sett my hand seale, this Twenty secund day of June one thousand six hundred eighty fiue, 1685 : In the first yeare of the Reign of or Soueraign Ld James, the secund, by the grace of god, King of England Scotland &c : Samuell Snow (sigilli) Signed, sealed, & Delivered/ his seale
In the Presence of Samll Snow Prsonally appeared
Tymothy Dwight Junjor / Samll Nanny /
the 22th of June before mee 1685: acknowledged this aboue letter of Atturney to bee his Act & Deede/ Coram Elisha Cooke Assistt
vera Copia of this Instrumet aboue written, transcribed, & with the originall Compared, this 31 : December : 1685 : p Edw : Rishworth Re : Cor :
BOOK IV, FOL. 50.
Boston 15th 1685 :
Mr Pearson/ god sending you in safety to Wells, pray you to make yor application to walter Penewell of Cape Porpus, & make demand of the 1: Thirty pounds in moneys which is due to mee, & if hee pay you ye moneys, deliuer him vp the bill of sale for ye Land, but if hee refuse, then Demand the farme from him/
2ly If hee do not pay the moneys, pray make yor applica- tion to Nicholas Moorey of Wells, with whome I haue already treated, & uss your Endeauor to Compleate that bargane betweene us Concerneing the sd Farme, at Cape Porpus, vidzt that of Mowntegues, & Mis Boolls is, & vpon your agreement with the sd Nichols Moorey, or any other, If hee refuse, I will vpon yor order deliuer vp a bill of sale of ye sd Estate with all other writeings Concerneing the sd Land, & if you Comply with any, I would request you to speake with Mr Rishworth, that it may bee Entered vpon my Morgage that I have received full satisfaction for yt Land of Mountegues & Mis Bolls is, alias Morgan Howells Land at Cape Porpus, & wt euer else you see cause to bee done in or about the Premisses, I will ratify & Confirme/ as witness my hand the day & yeare aboue mentioned/
your Loueing frejnd / Tymothy Dwight/
A true Coppy of this letter transcribed, & with originall Compared this 31 : day of Decembr 1685 :
p Edw : Rishworth ReCor :
Bee It known to all men by these Presents, yt Tymothy Dwight of Boston Gould Smith In New England In Amer- ica, haue nominated, made, ordajned, Constituted, & ap- poynted in my steade & place, haue put my trusty & well beloued frejnd, George Pearson of Boston M'chant as aboue- sd, to bee my true & lawfull Atturney, for mee & in my name, & for my uss, to aske, demand sue for arrest, recouer, & receiue all my debts, due by bill & booke, debts, dues, &
BOOK IV, FOL. 50.
demands from any Prson, or Persons wtsoeuer, or how so- euer, resciding in any part or place in New England, but espetially all these bills & Debts made ouer to mee by Sam- muell Snow of Boston Cordwinder lijng at Cape Porpus, & else where, & if any Person, or Persons do refuse payment of those bills, or debts, I do Impoure my sd Atturney to sue arrest Implead, Imprison, & out of prison to cast and vpon receipt of any some or somes of Moneys, acquittance or any other discharges to giue for mee & in my name as my Act & Deede, & If neede to make demand & Constitute, one Atturney or more under him, & at his pleasure agajne to reuoake, & generally to do execute & Prforme all things needfull & expedient in and about the Premisses, and what- soeuer my sayd Atturney or Atturneys shall lawfully do, or Cause to bee done In & about the premisses, I do here by ratify & Confirme by these Presents ; In witness wrof I haue here unto set my hand & seale, this Twenty fourth of Au- gust one thousand six hundred eighty fiue, in the first yeare of the Reign of our Soueraigne Lord James secund of Eng- land Scotland King &c : Signed sealed & deliuerd In the Presence of us / Henery Messenger / Jabesh Newysh/
Thymothy Dwight (seife) Mr Tymothy Dwight acknow- ledged this Instrument to bee his Act & Deede, Boston 29th Septeb' 1685 : before Samuell Nowell Assistt
A true Coppy of this Instrumt transcribed out of the originall, & yrwith Compared this 1 : Janva : 1685 :
p Edw : Rishworth Re : Cor :
Know all men by these Presents, that I Micom Mackeyn- tire, of yorke In ye the Province of Mayne, formerly of Newgewanacke, for & In Consideration of the sume of Twenty pounds to mee in hand payd & secured, to bee payd by Capt Charles ffrost, of Kittery, & Stephen Sewell
BOOK IV, FOL. 50, 51.
of Salem, haue exonerated released, remised quitt Claimed, & do by these Presents exonerate, release, remise & quitt Clajme, Mr Thoms Broughton & Capt John Wincoll of New- gewanacke In the prouince of Mayne aforesd, of all manner of debts, bills bonds obligations acknowledgments or ac- counts dues or demands whatsoeuer, either for worke done about the Salmon falls Mills or Caused to bee done, by mee the sd Mackeyntire, or by any other way or means [51] whatsoeuer/ In witness to singular & euery one of the abouesd Premisses, I the sd Micum Mackeyntire, haue her- unto afixed my hand and seale this tenth day of November 1685 :
The Marke
Signed sealed & Delivered In the of
Presence of/ Stephen Sewell/ Micum Mackin- (locus (sigilli)
Samuell Bragdon / Nicholas Gowen/ tyre/ 2
Micum Mackeintyre, acknowledged the aboue written In- strumet to bee his Act & Deede, this tenth of November 1685 : before mee Charles ffrost Jus : pe :
A true Coppy of this receipt or Instrument aboue written transcribed out of the Originall & y'with Compared this 24th day of Janvary 1685 : by Edw : Rishworth ReCor :
Know all men by these Presents, that I Thomas Wills of Kittery In the Prouince of Mayne alias County of yorke In N : England, Mariner, do stand & am firmely bounden, & obleig'd vnto Capt Francis Champernown of Kittery aforesd Gentle : & Major Nicho : Shapleigh of Kittery aforesd Mr- chant & William Spencer of the same place Yeaman, ffeofees to Luce Chadborne Widdow, of Kittery aforesd, late the wife of Humphrey Chadborne whilst hee liued of Kittery aforesd, In ye full & whoole sume of Two hundred pounds, of Current pay of New England, due to bee payd vnto the sd Capt Francis Champernown, Major Nicho Shapleigh, & William Spencer, or to either of them, or to yr lawfull At-
BOOK IV, FOL. 51.
turney, executors, Administrators, or Assignes, to ye which payment Well & faithfully & truely to bee payd, I do bind mee my heyres, executors, & Administrators firmely by these Presents, sealed with my seale & Dated in Kittery aforesd, the Twenty fifth day of March, In the Twenty first yeare of the Reigne of or most gratious soueraigne Lord Charles the secund, by the grace of God of England, Scott- land, France & Ireland King, Defendr of the faith, one thousand six hundred sixty nine, Anno : Dom : 1669 :
The Condition of this Prsent obligation is such, yt wras there is a Marriage agreed vpon & shortly (by gods Permis- sion) to bee had & solemnized betweene the aboue bounden Thomas Wills, and the aboue named Luce Chadborne, and where as the sayd Luce Chadborne, In case it shall please god that shee decease before her Intended husband Thomas Wills, reserueth unto her selfe a Lyberty to dispose of the full Moeity, or one halfe part of all the moueables that shee the sd Luce Chadborne is now possessed off, as by an Inven- tory here unto annexed, If yrfore the sayd Thomas Wills shall for him selfe from tyme to tyme, & at all tyms here- after the solemnizing thereof, Prmitt & suffer the sayd Luce Chadborne his wife to make her will, thereby giveing & bequeathing unto whom shee shall thinke meete all the Moueables aboue mentioned unto such Person, or Persons as shee shall please there in to nominate, & appoynt accord- ing to ye true intent & meaneing of these Presents, & shall fullfill & Performe the same, without Couen, & fraude, or delay, yt then this Present obligation to bee voyd, & of no æffect, or else to stand remajne, abide & bee in full pouer, force, strength & uertue/ Thomas Wills (seate) Signed sealed & delivered / Kittery 1st of Aprill 1669 : Thomas Wills acknowledged this writeing or Instrumet to bee his free Act & Deede before mee/ In ye Presence of vs/ Edward Hilton / John Shapleigh/ Richard Allexander/
Elyas Stileman Comission /
BOOK IV, FOL. 51.
A true Coppy of this Instrument aboue written, tran- scribed out of the Originall & there with Compared, this 25th day of Febru : 1685 : p Edw : Rishworth Re : Cor :
Know all men by these Presents that I Thomas Ryce of Kittery In the Prouince of Mayne In New England, seaman with the free Consent of Mary my wife, vpon good Consid- erations, mee yrunto mee moueing, & more espetially for & in Consideration of the iust sume of Twenty pounds, in money to mee In hand payd, by Capt Thoms Doneil of Ports- mouth In the Prouince of New Hampshire Esq", the receipt wrof, & euery part & Parcell yrof, I do acknowledg & y with do own my selfe to bee fully satisfyd, contented & payd, & do for my selfe my heyrs executors Administrators & As- signes for euer acquitt & discharge sd Capt Thomas Doneil from the aforesd sume ; Haue by these Presents given, grant- ed barganed sould, Enfeoffed, & Confirmed, & do here by giue, grant bargane, sell Enfeoff & & Confirme vnto the aboue Named Capt Thomas Daniel, his heyres, executors Administrators, & Assignes, my soole right Title & Inter- est, of the one halfe of a Certen Ysland, lijng & being in the Riuer of Pischataqua, between the now dwelling house of Mr Thoms Withers, & Strawberry Banke, formerly grant- ed by the sd Withers unto his too daughters, Mary, & Elizabeth æqually to bee divided, part wrof sd Tho : Ryce & his wife liued vpon, in the tyme of ye Indean Warrs, Which Ysland was Confirmed by the sd Thos withers vnto his too Daughters, by his own act & Deede, acknowledged & ReCorded, as appeareth by that Deed beareing date July 24th 1671 :
To haue & to hould one halfe of ye sd Ysland, as granted & possessed by ye sd Thoms Ryce, with all the priuiledges profitts, & imunitys belonging yrunto, from mee the sd Thomas Ryce my heyres, executors, Administrators, & As-
BOOK IV, FOL. 51, 52.
signes for euer, unto sd Capt Daniell, his heyres, executors, administrators & Assignes for euer: acknowledging him selfe to bee true & lawfull owner thereof, haueing full pouer to dispose of the same, which Land at this Present is free from all appropriations Assignemts & Incomberances wtso- euer, & do by these Presents stand bound to warrant & De- fend the title yrof, from all Prson or Persons whatsoeuer Pretending any Interest yrunto, from by or vnder mee, or any by my procurement : In witness wrof with the free Consent of Mary my wife I haue hereunto afixed my hand & seale in the Thirty third yeare of ye Reigne of or Soue- raigne Ld Charles the secund, of England, Scotland, France, & Ireland King, Fidei Defensor : this 15th day of May, [52] one thousand six hundred eighty one/ 1681 :
Signed sealed & delivered/
Thomas Ryce (sbåde) (seale)
In Presence of/ Henery Dyer/
The Marke of
Joshua ffryer /
Mary Ryce (sher )
A true Coppy of this Instrument, transcribed out of the Originall & y with Compared this 25th day of ffebru : 1685 : p Edw :
Articles, Couenants, agreements, had made, Convented, Concluded & agre'd vpon ye tenth day of Novembr one thousand six hundred Eighty fiue, betweene Mis Alice Shap- leigh of Kittery In the Prouince of Mayne, the Relict of Major Nichos Shapleigh newly deceased, of the one party, & John Shapleigh of the same Town & Prouince of the other party are as followeth/
1 : It is agreed by & betweene the partys aboue named, & ye sd Mis Shapleigh for the Considerations here after men- tioned, hath granted, barganed sett, & to farme letten & by these Presents doth grant doth grant bargan sett & to farme lett, unto the sd John Shapleigh all her third part of Land
BOOK IV, FOL. 52.
Marsh & Meddow ground, with all Tymber wood trees standing, lijng, or belonging to her in Kittery as It was layd out by Court order, together with all her third part of the Corne, Mill & saw Mill, Dame & ponds there at Kittery aforesd, together with all vtensills belonging to ye sd Mills & Dame, as also her third part of the Barne Leantows or out houseing, together with foure steares of three years ould, & the three Cows & too Heffers of tow years ould & one Calfe, of this years, too Ewes, & two lambs with all her hay & fodder, already prouided reserueing for my selfe the Milke of one Cow & the little garden at ye East End of the house, & ye too little yards at ye foreside of her dwell- ing Roome, with Lyberty of Cutting of Convenient fyre wood of the Land for her househould vss, with Lyberty to gather fruite in the garding or orchards for her own Prticu- lar vss, in the house but for no other & liberty to gather greine peas or beanes for her selfe as aforesd, with lyberty & convenient way to & from her house, also convenient rowme to lay her fyre wood, neare ye house, also the Land her Negrow liues on, also reserued to his the sd Negros vss, being about three Acres ; To haue & to hould all the third of Land Medow, Timber tree woods, Mills, dame pond all vtellensills yrto belonging, the barne Leantow out housing, with all priuiledges & appurtenances belonging to all or any part or parts, with all the Cattle sheepe & lambs aboue men- tioned unto the sd John Shapleigh, to his proper vss & ben- efitt, from the day of the Date here of, & to the end & tearme, & for & dureing the full tearme & tyme of seauen full whoole yeares, next Ensewing fully to bee Compleated & Ended/
2ly It is agreed, & John Shapleigh doth hereby Coue- nant, promiss & grant too & with the sd Mis Alice Shap- leigh by these Presents, yt for & in Consideration of the houlding & Inioying of all the aboue barganed Premisses, for the tyme aboue mentioned doth hereby promiss to pay unto Mis Alice Shapley or her order, the full some of Twelue
BOOK IV, FOL. 52.
pounds in Michtable pine boards in manner following, yearly & euery yeare dureing the whoole tearme & tyme abouesd to bee payd at Kittery, or Spruse Cricke, twise in euery yeare, six pounds at or before the last day of Euery Aprill dureing the whoole tyme in M'chtble pine boards, as they are Generally bought & sould for money, & ye other six pounds at or before the last day of euery October, in Much- ble boards as aforesd as they are bought & sould for money at the tyms of payment/
3ly It is further agreed that the Hay barne & Cattle, are to bee apprised by Indifferent men, & so returned to her agajne, & euery thing else at the end of seaven years, with this promiss that If it shall happen that warrs should arise with the heathen, & so by that means the Cattle hay or any thing else should bee destroy'd, or any ineuitable prouidence shall happen by fyre, or water, & not by John Shapleighs Neglect, hee shall not bee bound nor Compelled to make it good ; otherwise to bee delivered as aforesd, at ye end of seaven years, that is to say both Lands Mill & Dame, hay & stocke with out fraude or delay ; It is further agreed yt John Shapleigh doth Ingage to deliuer unto Mis Alice Shapleigh abouesd, foure steres of three years ould & the vantage, three Cows, too Heffers of too years ould, & one Calfe of this years, too Ewes 2 lambs, with so much hay as is now prouided for her stocke to bee delivered to her or her order, at the end of the tearme or tyme as aboue/ If any shall bee killed or lost with in the tyme aforesd, then the sd John Shapleigh stands ingag'd to make them good as now they are, that is to say any of the aboue mentioned Cattle/ In Confirmation, & for ye true Performance of all the Prticu- lars aboue mentioned, Wee the sd Alice Shapleigh, & John Shapleigh haue each to other haue set too yr hands & seales,
BOOK IV, FOL: 52, 53.
to two Instruments both of one & ye same Tenure, the day yeare first aboue written/ Alice Shapleigh (seale)
Signed sealed & delivered,
John Shapleigh (seale) his
In Presence of/ Joseph Hammond/ John Pickerine/
Wee whose names are here vnderwritten, being desired to vew the Cattle aboue specifyd in the lease, & to valew the sd stocke what they are worth in good pay at Money price, hane accordingly apprised them as followeth to say the foure steres of three years ould & vantage at Twelue pounds, the three Cows at seaven pounds, the two Heffers at three pounds tenn shillings the Calfe at Tenn shillings, the whoole some is Twenty three pounds, & for the hay John Shapleigh is to Mow the same Marsh as Mis Shapleigh hath mowed & staked this yeare & so leaue it at the end of the tyme, to her the sd Alice Shapleigh in as good Condition as now It is, both English grass, & all other grass made into hay as now it is ualued by us vnder written the too sheepe & two lambs valewed at Twenty foure shillings/ Mis Alice Shapleigh is also to haue liberty to gather one Hodgsead of apples for her own vss, yearely/ this was agreed to by John Shapleigh, at ye tyme of or appriseing the stocke/ Joseph Hammond
A true Coppy of those articles of Edw : Ayers/ agrement aboue written, & of Apprisall vnderwritten tran- scribed out of the originall & yrwith Compared this 25th of Febru : 1685 :
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[53] These may Certify to whome these . Prsents shall Come/ that was Wee whose names are here vnderwritten, being mutually Chosen by Thos Donell & Samell Bragdon to .runne the North East Lyne which is the diuission lyne of
BOOK IV, FOL. 53.
thejr plantations, & according to Bragdons bill or Deede of sale & for the Ending of all Contriuercys from the begining of the world to ye Conclusion thereof, never to bee altered by the sd Bragdon, the Compass being sett by thejr Con- sents wee runne North East by the sayd Compass, & at the extent of the bounds was a stake sett in the fence of John Parker Senjor by the hands of sd Bragdon as a finall end of all contention, It being all done very Carefully (John Har- mon being then as an eye witness by us) 6 : Janva : 168g or sometyme in Janvary/ witness or hands/ John Penwill/
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