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Signed Sealed & Deliuerd/
In Presence of/ John Sayword/ Mary Sayword/
Thomas Curtis (seife)
Thomas Curtis came before mee this 29th day of Aprill 1684 : And owned this Instrument aboue written, to Hene : Lamprell to bee his Act & Deede/ Edw : Rishworth Jus : pe :
BOOK IV, FOL. 8.
vera Copia of this Instrument aboue written, transcribed out of ye originall, & yrwith Compared, this first day of May 1684 : p Edw : Rishworth ReCor :
To all whome these Presents may Concerne/ Wras the Town of Kittery In the County of yorke In New England by thejr Select men, did giue & grant unto John Wincoll of Water Town Yeamon, & his heyres for euer, all the accom- odations of Tymber, from the Sallmon ffalls & vpwards, on great Newgewanacke riuer, so fare as ye sayd Town of Kit- tery goeth, & three miles from ye sd Riuer into the Woods so fare as It is ye Precincts of sd Kittery, as by thejr grant dated the fiueteenth day of Decembr sixteen hundred fiuety & nine more amply appeares : And was the sd John Wincoll hath bujlt two Saw Mills, vpon or neare unto the Salmon ffalls, vpon the sd Riuer, Now know all men by these Prsents, that the sayd John Wincoll for & In consideration of saueing & keepeing harmeless of John Hull of Boston Mrchant & Roger Playstead of Kittery Planter, from any Damage by yr Entering into bonds to Capt Thos Clarke & others, & for the secureing other payments, that the sd John Hull, Roger Playstead or either of them may or shall make in the behalfe of the sd Wincoll : Hath absolutely given granted sould Assignd, & by these Presents doth absolutely giue grant sell Assigne & set ouer, & Confirme unto the sd John Hull & Rogr Playstead all his right Title & Interest in the sd Mills, Tymber grant with priuiledges & appurtenan- ces to them belonging, Dam, Running gears utinsells, free Egress & regress by land & water, Rowme to lay ye Tymber & boards in & on for the uss of the sd Mills, to haue & to hould the before barganed Premisses, to the sd John Hull & Roger Playstead, & to thejr heyres for euer, & to his & thejr onely vss from the day of the date hereof, & the sayd John Wincoll doth for him selfe his heyres, & Assignes,
BOOK IV, FOL. 8.
Covenant promiss & grant to & with the sd John Hull & Roger Playstead, thejr heyrs & Assignes, yt the sd John Wincoll is the true & proper owner of all the aboue granted Premisses, according to ye grant before sd made by Kittery, & his Charges bestowed since In bujlding the sd Mills, & Dame, & stands Seized of a good Estate of Inhearitance, in- fee symple there in/ And also hath In him selfe good right free pouer & lawfull authority, the same to Sell & dispose in manner & forme as abouesd/ And yt the aboue granted Premisses, now bee & shall bee from tyme to tyme to the sd John Hull & Rogr Playstead, & yr heyres as yr Proper Inheritance, free & Cleare, & freely & clearly acquitted & discharged, from all manner of former, & other Gyfts grants, Morgages Joynters, Wills, Judgments, extents, executions, Dowers & Title of Dowers, & all other Incom- berances whatsoeuer, had made done, or suffered to bee done by him ye sd John Wincoll or any other Person Claimeing from by or under him, whereby the sd John Hull Roger Playstead yr heyres or Assignes shall or may bee molested, Euicted, or Eiected out of the possession, of the aboue granted Premisses, or any part yrof ; And the sd John Win- coll doth hereby warrant, & defend all the aboue granted Premisses against all men makeing any lawfull Clajme yrto or to any part yrof ; Prouided always yt It is agreed by, & between the partys to these Presents, that It is true Intent & meaneing of the aboue mentioned Deede, & euery of the Clawses yrin, that If ye aboue mentioned John Wincoll, by him selfe heyres, executors, Administrators or Assignes, shall well & truely pay or cause to bee payd & fully dis- charge a bond of Twenty Two hundred pounds sterling, Which sd Hull & Playstead stand bound in to Capt Thomas Clarke of Boston, It beareing date the sixth of Aprill, six- teene hundred seauenty one/ The Condition of Which bond is as follows : The sd John & Roger are to pay or Cause to bee payd to the sd Capt Clarke or his order, the sume of Two hundred & three pounds, fiue shillings in good M'chtble
BOOK IV, FOL. 8, 9.
pine boards full inch delivered at Quamphegyne rafting place, at the price of three shillings six peence p hundrd foote, at or before the Twenteth of August Next Insewing, as the sd Clarke shall send for them by small Parcells, Three hundred & sixteen pounds at or before the Twetenth of August sixteen hundred seauenty too, in boards as afore sd for price & place/ one hundred pounds, at or before the Twenteth of Augst which shall bee in the yeare 1673: in boards as aforesd, in the place, & at the price abouesd, one hundred pounds at or before ye Twenteth of August, which shall bee in the yeare 1674 : in boards in the place & at the price aforesd, one hundred pounds at or before the Twenteth of August 1675 : as aforesd, in the place & price aforesd, & one hundred pounds, at or before the Twenteth of Augst 1676 as aforesd, in ye place, & at the prise aforesd, one hun- dred pounds at or before ye Twenteth of August 1677 : as aforesayd in ye place, & at ye price aforesd, & one hundred pounds at or before the Twenteth of August, which shall bee in the yeare One thousand six hundred seauenty & eight, & abouesd in ye place, & at the price aforesd : On which [9] Conditions Performed the sd Hull & Playsteads bond for Twenty too hundred pounds is made voyd to Capt Thoms Clarke, & a debt of fiue hundred fiuety eight pounds shall bee truely satisfyd, to ye fore mentioned John Hull his heyres or Assigns, & a debt of Two hundred pounds, or what else shall bee due, If any eror shall bee found on Accopt shall bee duely payd to Capt Thoms Lake, as also the remajneing debt of Major John Leuerett, being about fiuety thousand foote of boards, & wt is remajneing due to Mr John Cutt, At this day all which Ingagemts being payd, then this Present Deede of Morgage, & Sale to bee voyd, as to the sd Hulls & Playsteads Interest there in/
It is to bee understood as to the Premisses yt the partys obleigd Mr Hull & Mr Playstead are to pay the Mills Anuall rent to ye Town of Kittery/ In witness wrof the sd John Wincoll doth here unto sett his hand & seale, this sixth day
BOOK IV, FOL. 9.
of Aprill, one thousand six hundred seauenty one, In the Twenty third yeare of the Reign of or Soueraign Ld King Charles the secund/ John Wincoll (Loeus) (Sigilli)
Signed sealed, & Deluerd in
the Presence of us/
Jabez Fox / Thos Lake/ Geo : Broughton
Geo : Broughton testifyd vpon oath yt hee was Present & did see John Wincoll, signe seale & deliver this Instru- met as his Act & Deede In Boston, 16th Janvary 1679 : before us/ Edw : Tynge Humphrey Dauie/
ffeb: 19: Mr Jabez ffox Minister appeared, & made oath 79:80 yt hee was Present, & saw John Wincoll signe
seale & Deliuer y& Instrumt as his Act & Deede, before us S : Bradstreet Gouer
Tho : Damforth Depty Gouer/
Kittery in the Prouince of Mayne/ 2: May 1684 : Capt John Wincoll came & acknowledged the aboue written Instrumet to bee Act & Deede, before mee Charles ffrost
Just : pe :
A true Coppy of this Deede as attested & acknowledged, transcribed out of the originall & y'with Compared this 3d of May 1684 : p Edw : Rishworth ReCor :
Know all men by these Presents, yt In Consideration of Capt John Hull his fully acquitting John Wincoll, William Playstead & James Playstead, Administrators to Roger Playsteads Estate, from any obligation to pay a bond of Twenty & two hundred pounds, for default of seasonable paijng eleuen hundred & nineteene pounds fiue shillings which ye sd Roger Playstead with John Hull stood bound in Joytly & seuerally to pay to Thom8 Clarke M'chant which bond beareth date Aprill sixth 1671: I William Plaistead haueing full pouer Committed to mee by a letter of Atturney made July 26th 1679 : by the sd John Wincoll & James Playstead, ioynt Administrators with mee ye sd William
BOOK IV, FOL. 9.
Playstead, to ye sd Roger Playsteads Estate ; do by these Presents fully & absolutely Assigne, & set ouer both in mine own, & in the sd John Wincolls & sayd James Play- steads behalfe, all or right & Title to ye Saw Mills & app'te- nanes mentioned in the Adioyneing deed of sale & Morgage Which John Hull & Roger Playstead tooke for thejr Joynt security against all Damages by entering into the aforesd bonds, to the sd Clarke, to bee sooly security to the sd John Hull his heyrs executors & Administrators, to all Intents & purposes In Law, of wt kind or nature soeuer, as witness my hand & seale this fourth of August 1679 :
Signed sealed & Deluerd,
William Playstead (ses )
In Presence of/ Em Hutchinson / Mathew Atkines/
William Playstead Prsonally appeare- ing, acknowledged the aboue Instru- ment to bee his Act & Deede, to which his hand & seale is afixed, this 2 : May 1684 : before mee John Wincoll
Jus : pe : of Prouince of Mayne/
Mr Eliakime Hutchinson & Mr Mathew Attkines, appeared & made oath yt they were Present, & saw William Play- stead signe seale & Deliuer the Instrumt aboue as his Act & Deede, March : the : : 1672% before us Peter Buckley Hum : Dauie/
The before written Deede of Morgage & testimonys there unto annexed, with the aboue written Assignet & Its testi- monys stand reCorded, In ye 220 : 221 : 222 : pags of ye sixth booke of Records of the Notary publique, of ye Massatu- setts Coloney of New England, as Attests John Hayward Notors Publq8/
vera Copia of this obligation aboue written, as acknowl- edged & Attested, transcribed & with originall Compard this 3d of May 1684 : p Edw : Rishworth
BOOK IV, FOL. 9, 10.
Know all men by these Presents, yt I George Jefferay of Portsmouth, In the prouince of New Hampshire, In New Eng- land, Mrchant Haue Assigned ordained & made, & In my stead & place by these Presents, do put, & Constitute my trusty frejnd John Macgowen now rescident neare Pischataq Riuer, in new England my true & lawfull Atturney, for mee, & in my name & to my uss to aske Demand, sue for, leauy, require recouer, & receiue of all & euery Person, & Persons wtso- euer Inhabitting, or resciding in New England aforesd, in either of the Prouinces or Colonys therein, all & euery such debt & debts sume & somes of Money Goods Wares & Mªchandize, & other Estate wtsoeuer which is are or here- after shall bee due, owing, belonging, or app"tajneing unto mee by any manner of meanes, or ways wtsoeuer, & for default of payment ye sd Debtors or any of them to sue arrest, Attatch, Implead Imprison & Condemne, his & yr bodys, Lands, tenaments Goods, & Chattles, In execution to take, & out of execution to deliuer, & vpon the receipt of any such debts, soñ of Money or other Estate due to mee as aforesd, acquittances, or other discharges for mee & in my name to make seale, & Deliuer Atturney or Atturneys under him my sayd Atturney to make, & substitute, & at pleasur to reuoake, Giueing & by these Presents Granting, unto my sd Atturney full & full & whoole pouer strength & authority, to do say, & Conclude, Performe & finish all & euery Act & Acts, thing & things Deuise & deuises, what- soeuer in the law Needfull to bee done, in & about, & Con- cerneing the Premisses, In as full large & ample manner, & forme, as I might or could do, if I were Per- [10] sonally Present, ratifijng Allowing & houlding firme, & stable all, & whatsoeuer my sd Atturney or his substitute shall lawfully do, or cause to bee done In & about the Premisses, by uertue of these Presents/ In witness Whereof I the sd
BOOK IV, FOL. 10.
George Jefferay haue here unto sett my hand & seale the Twenty eight of Aprill 1684 : George Jeffray (sigilli) Signed sealed & delivered/
In the Presence of us/ Boston In New England Aprill ffrancis Hammond/ John Denness 29th 1684 ffrancis Hamond & John Denness did testify vpon oath, that they did see George Jefferay, signe seale & Deliuer the aboue written Instrumt to which yr hands are subscribed, as witnesses/
S : Bradstreet Gouer
vera Copia of this Instrumt aboue written transcribed out of the originall, & there with Compared this fiueteenth day of May 1684 : p Edw : Rishworth ReCor :
Know all men by these Presents, that I Samull Snow of Boston In New England Cordwainor, soole executor, to the last will & Testament of Margerett Mountegue the Relict, & Administratrix of Griffine Mountegue formerly of Cape Porpus In the County of yorke, In ye Prouince of Mayne, In new England in America deceased : ffor & In considera- tion of the sume of sixty pounds in Current money In New England to mee In hand payd by Tymothy Dwight of Bos- ton In New England aforesd, GouldSmith, before ye seale- ing & delivery here of, wrof I the sayd Samull Snow do acknowledg the receipt & do hereby fully Clearely & abso- lutely release, acquitt, & discharge the sd Tymothy Dwight, his heyres executors, Administrators & Assignes, & euery of them, Hane given granted barganed & sould, & by these Presents, giue, grant, bargane & sell, unto the sd Tymothy Dwight his heyres, & Assigns for euer : One Tract of Land Containeing one hundred Acres, with appurtenances lijng & being in Cape Porpus, aforesd, & is bounded by Certen
BOOK IV, FOL. 10.
Marked trees, begining at Morgan Howells Land, & from thence to take in the remainder of the Necke, unto the East - Coue, & for makeing vp & fully Compleateing the hundred Acres is to go ouer the Coue, & to begine at a small Gutt next to Ambrose Berrys vpland, & to runne vp the Coue to a Long small Cricke yt runnes into the woods, & so along the wood side to the end of the Cricke, to make vp fully the hundred Acres ; And also one hundred Acres of Land more lijng & being at Kenebunke Riuer, In the County of yorke aforesd, with the app'tenances, & is bounded South west- wardly by the Land of John Renalds, & measureth fiuety pooles by the Riuer abouesd, & to runne back into the woods South & by East, untill the hundred Acres bee fully made vp butting vpon the Comans, & likewise one hundred Acres of Land more lijng & being at ye Dezart Marshes, between the lott of John Millers, & the land of Thomas Mussy, butting vpon the aforesd Marsh, & also wt land that shall bee made to appeare is or was belonging, & apprtajne- ing unto the sd Samell Snow In Cape Porpus, and Kene- bunke Riuer, or the Dezart Marshes abouesd, togeather will all the woods underwoods, Commans, Meddows, Pastures, feedings Comoditys, Immunitys, hereditaments houseing fenceing & priuiledges, belonging & app"tajneing to any of the premises aboue specifyd, & all the Deeds writeings & euidences, of for & concerneing the same to haue & to hould the sd Tract of Land & all the Premisses, aboue mentioned with the appurtenances before by these barganed, & sould or mentioned, or Intended to bee hereby barganed, & sould, & euery part & Parcell yrof unto the sd Tymothy Dwight his heyres & Assignes for euer : And I the sd Samull Snow for my selfe my heyrs executors & Administrators, the sd Tracts of Land, houseing & all the Premisses, with ye appr- tenances hereby specifyd, to bee barganed & sould, men- tioned or intended, to bee hereby barganed & sould unto the sd Tymothy Dwight his heyres, & Assigns, shall & will warrant, & defend against all Persons for euer, by these
BOOK IV, FOL. 10.
Presents : And Saraih wife of the sd Samell Snow, doth by these Presents, surrender & yeild vp all her right of Dowry, & Title of Thirds, wch shee hath, might or out to haue had of in & to the Premisses, before specifyd to ye sd Tymothy Dwight his heyres & Assigns for euer : Prouided always & It is Couenanted, Concluded & agreed by & between the sd partys to these Presents : that if the sd Samell Snow his heyres executors Administrators & Assignes, or any of them do well & truely Content & pay or Cause to bee contented & payd to the sd Tymothy, his heyres, Executors, Adminis- trators or Assigns at the now dwelling house of him the sd 60 : Timothy Twight, the full some of sixty foure pounds fiue- teen shillings of Current Money of New England, at or before the eight day of September next Inswing the date here of with out fraude, or gyle, then this Present bargan & sajle, & all & euery Couenant, grant, article, & thing here in Contajned shall to all æffects & purpo ses & Constructions bee utterly frustrate & of none æffect; But If default of payment In ye day of payment aforesd, In part or in all, that then this Present bargane & saile, & all euery Couenant, article, & thing yrin contayned, shall to all æffects & pur- poses stand, remaine & abide, in full force & strength, any there in before expressed to ye Contrar y thereof in any wise Notwithstanding ; In witness where of the sd Samll Snow & Sarah his wife, haue here vnto set thejr hands & seals, this eight day Septembr one thousand six hundred eighty & two/ 1682 :
Signed sealed & Delivered/
In the Presence of/
Moses Collier Junjor /
Samuell Nanny /
Samuell Snow (seale)
Saraih Snow her
marke/
Samuell Snow acknowledged this Instrumt to bee his Act & Deed, & also testifyd vpon oath that his wife signd & Deliu-
BOOK IV, FOL. 10, 11.
ered the same, together with him selfe, as her Act & Deed this 30th of Aprill 1683 : before mee Samell Nowell
Assistant :
A true Coppy of this Instrumt transcribed out of the orig- inall, & y'with Compard this 23th day of May 1684 : p Edw : Rishworth Re : Cor :
Know all men by these Presents, that I Joseph Cross of Wells, In the prouince of Mayne In New England, yeomon, with the free Consent of Mary my wife, & seuerall good Causes & Considerations y'vnto mee moueing, & more espe- cially for & In Consideration of tenn pounds to mee In hand payd by Samuell Austine of the abouesd Town, with which I the abouesd Cross, do acknowledg my selfe to bee fully payd, satisfyd & Contented, haue given granted Enfeoffed & Confirmed & by these Presents do giue, grant Infeoff & Confirme freely fully & absolutely unto Samuell Austine, from mee my heyres, executors, Administrators & Assignes, my soole right title, & Interest of one halfe of the Ysland, Comanly known by the name of Drakes Ysland, togeather with one halfe of ye Marsh, which was formerly my father Crosses Marsh, the March lijng on the North side on the sd Ysland, begining [11] at a Rocke, a little distance from the Ysland, & so to runne from sd Ysland, by that rocke down to the Cricke, & so by the Ysland & the Cricke, to runne till it come to a Prcell of Marsh, which was formerly Mr John Gouches Marsh, with all the profitts & priuiledges there unto belonging, freely & peaceably to haue & to hould with out any matter of Challenge, claime or demand of mee the sd Jos : Cross, or anie Person or Persons wtsoeuer, either from by or under mee, my heyres, executors Administrators for euer : Hee the sd Samell Austine & his heyres executors, Administrators & Assignes, I do hereby declare to bee the
BOOK IV, FOL. 11.
true & rightly possessed of each & euery part of the aboue mentioned Premisses ; And that hee the sayd Samell Aus- tine, his heyres executors, Administrators & Assignes, shall quietly & peaceably Inioy all & euery part & parcell of the Premisses granted, & sould to them for euer: And I do hereby promiss & Couenant to & with the sd Samuell Aus- tine, that ye Ysland & Marsh & euery part of It, are free & Cleare from all Gyfts Grants, barganes, leases, Legacys, Dowrys Judgmts, executions, Morgages, & all other Incom- berances wisoeuer, & do promiss to warrant, & defend the title & Interest of the Premisses, from mee my heyres exec- utors, & Assignes, & from all Person or Persons under mee, or by my meanes, or any other by my procurement : In tes- timony wrof, I haue here vnto set my hand & seale, this nine & Twenteth day of May, one thousand six hundred eighty foure Joseph Cross (seafe)
Signed sealed & Deliuerd
In the Presence of us/ John Barrett/ Jonathan Hamonds /
Joseph Cross, & Mary Cross the wife of Joseph Cross, came before mee this 29th day of May & acknowledged this aboue written Instrumet to bee yr Act & Deed
p Samuell Wheelewright Jus : pe :
A true Coppy of this Instrument aboue written transcribed out of the originall & there with Compared this 9th day of June 1684 : p Edw : Rishworth ReCor :
Know all men by these Presents, yt I William Spencer of Barwicke, In the Prouince of Mayne, In New England, Yeoman, for & In Consideration of Tenn pounds in Money, or pay æquiuolent, which I am Ingaged by the last Will & testament of my father, Thomas Spencer late of Barwicke
BOOK IV, FOL. 11.
aforesd, deceased, to pay unto Susanna his daughter, & my sister, shee being now ye wife of Ephraim Joy, of the same Town & prouince, Carpenter, do by these Presents, for my selfe, my heyrs, executors, & Administrators, Giue, grant, bargan, sell, Infeoff, & Confirme unto the aforesayd Ephraim Joy & Susanna his wife, a Certajn Parcell of Land being, & scituate In Barwicke, Contajneing three Acres & a quarter, more or less, as It is now bounded out on the North side of the house lott of my late deceased father aforesd, & is about fourty pooles In length & about thirteen pooles In breadth, & bounded on the North, with ye Land Called Parkers fejld, & on the West & South with the rest of own Land, & on the East high way, leading to Mr Hutchinsons Saw Mill, & is part of yt Land which my late deceased father aforesd, gaue mee by will : And now vpon the Consideration afore- sayd, & in Perticular in lue, & stead of the payment of six pounds, & tenn shillings of the aforesayd Tenn pounds, that the sayd Three Acres & a quarter of Land is by mee the sd William Spencer sould unto the aforesayd Ephraim Joy, & Susanna his wife, To haue & to hould all & singular the app'tenances & Premisses, with all priuiledges y'unto be- longing, unto him the sd Ephraim Joy, & Susanna his wife their heyres, executors Administrators, or Assignes, for euer as Witness my hand & Seale, this three & Twenteth day of May 1684 :
Signed Sealed & delivered
In the Presence of us/ John Shapleigh/ John Wincoll/
William Spencer (seife) William Spencer acknowledged the aboue written Deede of Sayle, to bee his free act & Deede, May 23 : 1684 : before mee John Wincoll Just : pe :
A true Coppy of this Instrument transcribed out of ye originall, & y'with Compared this 13th day of June 1684 : p Edw : Rishworth Re : Cor:
BOOK IV, FOL. 11.
The Deposition of John Cossons aged about 88 yeares/
Being Sworne Sayth, yt John Mayne, had possession seuerall yeares yt hee made vss of, a certajn Parcell of Marsh, contayning about fiue or six Acres of Bastard Med- dow, lijng on the head of the Eastermost branch of the Cricke Called Sysquissett, next aboue ye head of this deponents Marsh, being bounded by the vpland on the one side, & on ye Riuer on ye other, & further sayth not/ Dated 15th of May 1684 : Taken vpon oath this 15th day of May 1684 : before mee Edw : Rishworth Jus : pe/
Richard Carter about 40 yeares of age/
Came before mee this 9th day of June 1684 : & did Attest vpon his oath, that this testimony aboue written of John Cossons, his referring to John Mayns Marsh, is the treuth according to his own knowledg/ taken at ye date here of vpon his oath/ Edw : Rishworth Jus : pe :
A true Coppy of these testimonys transcribed out of ye originall, & y with Compared this 20th day of June 1684 : p Edw : Rishworth Re : Cor :
To all whome these Presents may come/ that I Thomas Withers of the Prouince of Mayne, In New England In Pischataqua, In the Town of Kittery yeamon, do & haue barganed, granted sould & Confirmed, & by these Presents do bargane Sell & Confirme vnto Joseph Berry Mariner belonging to Pischataqua, to him his heyres & Assignes, one halfe Acre of Land, lijng being In the sd Prouince ; next Adiacent to the Eastern bounds of the sayd Withers his Land, where his dwelling house now stands, the bounds runns eight rod along the fence Northward, from a little Cricke or coue by the water side, wr stands a little Stumpe, & so It runns vp the Riuer vpon a streight Lyne Tenn Rodds, which lyne stretcheth one rodd by the Riuer side
BOOK IV, FOL. 11, 12.
Westward, of a little red oake stumpe, or bush yt is now growing, & so runns from yt Corner paralell to the fence that now is Northward eight rodd, & from yt Corner East- ward agajne to the fence/ This land for & In consideration of six pounds In money received In hand, wrof three pounds fiueteen shillings is received already, & the remajndr shall bee payd at the signeing & sealing here of; This Land I the sd Withers do sell & make ouer from mee & my successors, vnto the sd Joseph Berry & his successors, to haue & to hould for euer, with out lett Molestation or deniall, or In- terrvption, of mee, the sd Thomas Withers my heyres or Assignes, or any other Person lawfully Clajmeing the same, from by or under mee, or any part or Parcell there of : And also the sd Berry to haue free Egress & regress, through the sd Withers his Land to the Commans or high way to the Town of Kittery, to bee appoynted by the sd Withers or his successors, with [12] all rights & priuiledges belonging there vnto, vnto all which I do here unto set my hand & seale, this ninth day of January one thousand six hundred Eighty Three/ Thomas Withers (se11e)
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