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BOOK IV, FOL. 19, 20.
In manner & forme following : By a Cricke adioyneing to Allexander Thawits land, or once In his tenour & Occupa- tion, North West, & by a Cricke Adioyneing to Thomas Haynes his land, North West, fronting by the bay, or into the Bay South East & ye bareberry Marsh butting vpon the Bay North West, & bounded by one Cricke South East, adioyneing to the sayd vpland South East/ and alsoe the dwelling house & houseing vpon the Premisses : & arable Land, and all other Marsh, there unto belonging : & all Tymber trees, profitts priuiledges emoluments & commod- itys thereunto belonging To haue and to hould, the sd vpland & Meddows or Marsh togeather, with all the houseings, Woods, Tymbers, under woods, mines Min- eralls, priuiledges, easements & appurtenances, there unto belonging, or that hereafter shall there to belong, or appertajne ; And all the Estate, right, title, Interest, [20] vss propriety, possession claime, and demand wtsoeuer, of mee the sayd Thomas Haynes, & Joyce his wife, of in or too the sayd vpland, Meddows houseing and appurtenances, unto him the sd Edw : Cricke, & to the onely proper uss, & benefitt & behoofe of him & his heyres, executors, Adminis- trators or Assignes, or the Assignes of either of them, from the day of the Date hereof, for euer; And the sayd Thomas Haynes, doth hereby for him selfe & his heyres, executors, & Administrators, Couenant, promiss, & grant, to & with the sayd Edward Cricke & his heyres, executors, Adminis- trators and Assignes, In manner & forme following ; That hee the sayd Thomas Haynes at the tyme of the signeing hereof, & untill the delivery hereof, is the true soole & proper owner of the aboue mentioned vpland, and Meddow, or Marsh/ and of euery part yrof, in fee symple, & hath in him selfe, good right, full power & lawfull authority to bargan for, & sell the same, in manner & forme abouesd/ And that the Premisses & euery part there of, is free and Cleare, & freely & Clearely acquitted, & discharged of, and from all former grants Gifts barganes, sales, Morgages, Titles, &
BOOK IV, FOL. 20.
Incomberances whatsoeuer; And the same to warrant & defend, against euery Person & Persons, Clajmeing, & that shall Clajme any right, title or Interest in or unto the Premisses, or any part yrof, from by or under him, Thomas Haynes & Joyce his wife, or his heyres executors, Adminis- trators, or Assignes, or any of thejr procurement, wrby hee the sayd Edw : Cricke, or his heyres executors Administra- tors or Assignes, or the Assignes of either of them, may bee Eiected, or Euicted out of, or molested, or interrupted, In the quiett & peaceable inioyment & Improuement of the Premisses, or any part thereof ; In witness whereof the sayd Thomas Haynes, and Joyce his wife, haue here unto put their hands & seals this secund day of August, In the yeare of or Ld one thousand Six hundred Seauenty eight, & In the Thirteth yeare of or Soueraign Ld, Charles the secund by the grace of god, of great Brittane, France, & Ireland King, Defender of the faith &c : Thomas Hayns (Bis) Sealed & delivered/
In ye Presence of us/
Joyce Haynes (seale) her marke
George Purkis/ Acknowledged by Thoms Haynes &
Thomas Pembbarton/ Joyce his wife, to bee yr ioynt Re : Goulding/ act & Deede / 3 : 6:78 : Thoms Damforth Asistant :
Liber 6 : pa : 276 : 277 : Entered & reCorded with the ReCords of ye Notary Publique, for ye Coloney of the Mas- satusetts In New England/ June : 17 : 84 : As Atests John Howard Notos Publicus/
vera Copia of this Instrumt aboue written transcribed out of ye originall, & yrwith Compared this 8th day of August 1684 : p Edw : Rishworth Re : Cor :
Mi8 Bridgitt Phillips executrix to the last will & testa- ment of her husband Maior William Phillips lately deceased, for the saueing of the Interest & Title of those Mills built
BOOK IV, FOL. 20.
at Sacoe falls & those lands yrunto belonging, app"tajneing to the Estate of Major Phillips aforesd/ Entereth Caution against the acknowledment or recording of any deeds or Intruments vpon those ReCords of this prouince of Mayne, in behalfe of Capt Walter Barefoote any Person or Persons wtsouer, which under any Pretence of title shall make any Clajme unto the lands or Mills aforesd/
This Cawtion Entred by order from Mis Bridgitt Phillips, received about the 9th or 10th of August : 1684 : & vpon the the Eleventh of August Entered into these ReCords : 84: p Edw : Rishworth Re : Cor :
I George Burdett do hereby bind my selfe heyres, execu- tors or Assignes to pay unto Ann Messant Widdow, one hundred & Twelue pounds Of lawfull money the last of March which shall bee in yeare 1641 : for the true payment whereof, I bind ouer to the sd Widdow, my six steares, & three Cows togeather with the farme I now haue in posses- sion of John Allcocke/ witness my hand this Eighteenth day of March, one thousand six hundred thirty nine/ In the Presence of us/
William Hooke/ Ralph Blasdell/
George Burdett/
A true Coppy of this writeing aboue written transcribed & Compar'd with the originall this 13th day of August 1684 :
p Edw : Rishworth Re : Cor :
To all whome these Presents shall Come/ I Ailce Shap- leigh Widdow, & Inhabitant in Kittery In the prouince of Mayne New England send greeting/ Know yee yt I the sayd Ailce Shapleigh for & in Consideration of Three hundred & sixty pounds, Current money of New England, to mee in
BOOK IV, FOL. 20, 21.
hand payd, by Francis Raynes, & Nathaell Raynes of Yorke, In the Prouince of Mayne aforesd, Gentle : before the Insealing & delivery hereof, the receipt wrof I the sayd Alice Shapleigh do hereby acknowledg, & my selfe there with to bee fully satisfyd, Contented & payd, & y'of & euery part & Parcell there of, do acquitt exonerate & dis- charge the sayd Francis Raynes, & Nathan11 Raynes, thejr heyres, executors, Administrators & Assignes, & euery of them for euer by these Presents, haue for my selfe my heyres, executors, administrators, & Assignes, & euery of them for euer, by these Presents ; Haue for my selfe, my heyres, executors, Administrators & Assignes given, granted, barganed, sould, aliend, Enfeoffed, delivered, & Confirmed, & by these Presents do giue, grant, bargane, & sell, aliene, En- feoffe, Convay, release, Assure, deliuer, & Confirme, vnto the sd Francis Raynes, & Natha11 Raynes, thejr heyres, executors, Administrators, & Assignes, all that tract peece, parcell of Land, scituate, lijng & being, with in the Territoryes, & Presincts of yorke aforesd : where the sayd Ann Godfrey formerly dwelt, & inhabited, together with all the dwelling house, barnes, stables, out houses, & Linnys vpon the sayd Tract, peece or Parcell of Land, & farme, belonging, or in any wise apprtajneing, and also all the Marsh, or Meddow, to the sd Farme belonging, to & with ye same : now or here- to fore used, occupied, or Inioyed, as part Parcell or Mem- ber thereof or of any part yrof, and also all trees, under- woods, comanes, easements, profitts, Emoluments, hæridita- ments, [21] & appurtenances whatsoeuer, to the sayd Farme belonging, or in any wise appertaineing, & also all the right Title, Clajme, Interest, uss, possession reuersion remajnder, & demand wtsoeuer, of her the sayd Alice Shapleig, her heyres executors, Administrators, & Assignes, of in & to the Premisses, or of in or vnto euery or of any part or Parcell thereof/ To haue & to hould the sayd Tract, peece, Parcell of Land or farme, houses Edificeses, & bujldings, vplands, & Marshes, trees woods & underwoods, Comanes, easements, profitts, Comoditys, aduantages, Emoluments,
BOOK IV, FOL. 21.
hæriditaments, & appurtenances whatsoeuer, vnto the sayd ffrancis Rayns, & Nathañell Raynes, thejr heyres, executors, administrators, & Assignes for euer ; & to both them, & yr own proper uss for euer more ; And I the sd Aylce Shapleigh for my selfe, & heyres, executors, Administrators, & Assignes, & for all & euery of them, do Couenant, promiss, & grant, to & with the sd Francis Raynes & Nathaniell Raynes, there heyres, executors, Administrators, & Assignes, & euery of them by these Presents, that the sayd Aylce Shapleigh, on the day of the date hereof, & at the tyme of the sealeing & Delivery of these Presents, haue in my selfe full pouer, good right, & lawfull authority, to giue grant bargan, sell, deliuer & Confirme the sayd Tract, peece, par- cell of Land, & farme & Premisses, hereby barganed, & sould, vnto the sayd ffrancis Raynes, & Nathaniell Raynes, thejr heyres, executors, Administrators, & Assignes for euermore in manner & forme aforesayd : & also that the aforesd Francis Raynes, & Nathall Rayns thejr heyers, exe- cutors, Administrators, & Assignes, or any of them shall & lawfully may from tyme to tyme, & at all tymes hereafter, peaceably & quietly haue hould, vss, & Inioy the sayd Tract, peece, Parcell of Land, & farme, & Premises, hereby bar- ganed, & sould, with out any manner of Lett, Sujte, trouble euiction, eiection, Molestation, disturbance, Challenge, Claime, Deniall, or demand wtsoeuer of or by mee ye sd Aylce Shapleigh, my heyres executors, Administrators & Assignes, or any of them, or of or by any other Person or Prsons wtsoeuer lawfully Clajmeing or do Clajme from by or und' mee, my act or Title/ In witness wrof, I haue here- unto putt my hand & seale, this eight day of July 1684/ Signed sealed & Delivered/ Alice Shapleigh In the Presence of us/ seale )
John Dauess / Francis Hooke/
Mis Alice Shapleigh came before mee this foureteenth day of July 1684 : & did acknowledg this Instrument aboue written to bee her Act & Deed/ Edw : Rishworth Jus : pe :
BOOK IV, FOL. 21.
A true Coppy of this Deede or Instrument aboue written, transcribed, & with the originall Compared this 13th day of August 1684 : p Edward Rishworth Re : Cor :
To all Christian people, whome It may Concerne, this is to certify that Capt Francis Raynes, & his wife Elnier Raynes do of yr own free will, & uolentary Consent, loue, & affection, towards yr sonn Nathaell Raynes, haue freely given the house yt hee now liueth in, & the Farme wholly after the decease of them selues, to his sonn Natll Raynes ; And ye sd Francis Rayes Elldest sonn of the sayd Nathaniell Raynes, thejr grandchild, after the decease of my son Nathaell Raynes/ & for the Performance of this, these partys haue set two yr hands, this 8th day of July 1684 : Francis Raynes/ Eliner Raynes /
I underwritten Francis Champernown, do acknowledg to giue all my right, & Title & Interest, unto the sd Natha11 Raynes, of that Land as aboue mentioned, & Meddow yt falls with in my diuident, belonging to yt ffarme, & do acquit Mr Francis Raynes of all Claimes of right, & Title, In my Diuident/ as witness my hand, the date & day aboue mentioned/ ffrancis Champernoown/
The Partys within mentioned, came before mee this eight of July 1684 : & acknowledged this to bee yr Act & Deede/ John Dauess Depty Presidt /
A true Coppy of these obligations aboue written, tran- scribed, & with ye originall Compared this 13th day of August 1684 : p Edw : Rishworth ReCor :
BOOK IV, FOL. 21.
These Presents bindeth mee Isacke Parker my heyres & Assignes, to pay or Cause to bee payd, to John Wentworth his heyres & Assignes, the iust some of fourty pounds to bee payd In M'chable staues, Three thousand of whitte pipe staues to bee Delivered at some conueniett Landing place in yorke, by the water side, at three pounds p thousand, & the rest to bee payd In red oake pipe staues at fourty shillings p thousand, & Hodged staues at thirty shillings p M, to bee delivered as abouesd Namely at yorke, between this & winter the whitte oake staues are to bee Delivered, & the other staues to bee payd so many as to make vp the full some of Twenty pounds between this & the next spring, & the other Twenty pounds to bee payd in red oake staues at the same prises the next fall & spring following, for security of Which payment I do bind ouer yt house & Land bought of John Wentworth as by bill of sajle appears beareing date the 28th of August 1679 : from mee my heyrs, & Assignes, vnto the sd John Wentworth, his heyres & Assignes, as witness my hand this 29th day of August 1679 : Testes Mary White/ Icaac Parker/
Icacac Parker ownes this bill written, to bee his Act & Deede, the 29th of August 1679 : before mee Edw .: Rishworth Assote
vera Copia transcribed & with ye originall Compared this 27th August 1684 : p Edw : Rishworth Re : Cor :
To all Christian People to whome these Presents may come/ Know yee yt I Daniell Gooddine Senjor of Barwicke, In the Town of Kittery & Prouince of Mayne, In New England Planter, for diuerse good Causes & Considerations mee moueing y'unto, espetially for the naturall relation & loue I beare to my sonns Thomas Goddin & James Godine
BOOK IV, FOL. 21, 22.
of the same town & Prouince, haue freely & uolentarily given, granted, alienated & Confirmed, & do by these Pres- ents for my selfe, my heyres, executors, & Administrators, absolutely & freely pass ouer, giue grant, alienate, Enfeoff & Confirme, vnto my aforesd Two sonns Thomas Goddine & James Gooddine, a Certen Tract or Parcell of Land, scituate & being in ye parish of Barwicke, & Town of Kittery aforesd, Contajneing Thirty Acres of vpland, with swampe & Marsh belonging there unto, as It was formerly bought of James Grant late of Kittery, as by deede of sajle may more fully appeare, under his hand & seale beareing date the 16th day of May 1662 : onely & & always referring to my selfe, & to my heyres & Assigns for euer, all yt Marsh & swampe, that I have already fenced in, togeather with one halfe Acre of land ioyneing tow yorke high way, & liberty of cutting fyre wood In any part of the the foregiuen Premisses/ The rest of the fore mentioned Premisses of Land I the aforesd Daniell Goodin Senior do hereby freely I giue unto my too aforesd sonns/ To haue & to hould [22] with all & singular the appurtenances, & priuiledges in any wise, y'unto apper- tajneing & belonging, freely & Clearely exonerated, from all former Gyfts grants, Morgages Incomberances whatsoeuer/ In Confirmation of the treuth hereof, I the aforesayd Daniell Goodine Senjor, haue here unto set my hand & seale this foureteenth day of July one thousand six hundred eighty & three/ 1683 :
Daniell Goddine (. seale)
Signed sealed, & Delivered/ his marke CASA
In the Presence of us/
John Broughton/ William Spencer/
Daniell Goddine Senjor owned the aboue written deede of Gyft, to bee his free Act & Deede this foureteenth day of July 1683 : before mee
John Wincoll Jus : pe :
A true Coppy of this Instrumt aboue written, transcribed out of the Originall & y'with Compared this 5th day of Septemb" 1684 : p Edw : Rishworth Re : Cor :
BOOK IV, FOL. 22.
To all Christean people Greeting, Wras there hath been some transactions between mee John Bonighton of Sacoe, & Beniamen Blackeman rescident in the sd in behalfe of some men of Andiuer, In order to thejr remouall, & being willing to Incorage them did Promiss to thejr agent abouesd a Tract of Land now therefore, Know all men by these Presentts, yt I John Bonighton of Sacoe In the Prouince of Mayne, for a ualewable Consideration to mee In hand payd, the receipt wrof and my selfe yrwith Content, I do acknowledg by these Presents, haue given granted barganed sould, Enfeoffed & Confirmed unto Benjam : Blakeman his heyres & Assignes by these Presents one Tract of Land, lijng & being vpon the East side of Sacoe riuer, bounded by a smal brooke Northward, which parts my pattent deuission, from the deuission of James Gibbons, Westward, with the sd riuer Eastward, with Two Miles distant from the Riuer South- ward, with a Small Brooke to the Northward of Nicolls his house, to haue & to hould all the sd Land, with all its rights, priuiledges & appurtenancs appertajneing to the same, or any part yrof, as fully freely absolutely as I my selfe may & can do to him the sd Blackeman his heyres or Assignes by these Presents, And hee the sd Bonighton doth Couenant for him selfe his heyres executors, & Administrators yt hee ye sd Bonighton stands lawfully seized of the Premisses, of euery part & Parcell yrof, & hath in him selfe full pouer, & lawfull Authority to giue grant & Sell the Premisses & sin- gular part yrof, & doth Couenant to & with the sd Blacke- man his heyres & Assignes, from all Prson or Persons, Clajmes, Deeds, morgages, or any other incomberances whatsoeuer, had made or done by or under him, or any other Person tending to Molestation, or euicting of peaceable possession, him or them by these Presents for euer will defend/ And lastly the sd Bonighton will do all further acts deeds, thing, or things, for the full Confirmation of euery & singular ye Premisses, according to ye laws of this prouince, & true Intent of this Deede/ In witness whereof
BOOK IV, FOL. 22.
I haue set two my hand & seale, this Twlth day of Decem- ber In the yeare of our Lord one thousand six hundred eighty three/ 1683 : The marke of
John Hills the marke of William W Martine
John Bonighton
6 his (seale )
This Instrumt owned by John Bonighton to bee his act & Deede, this fiueteenth of July one thousand six hundred eighty foure before mee
Joshu : Scottow Just pe :
A true Coppy of this Instrument aboue written, tran- scribed out of ye originall, & yrwith Compared this 6th day of Septembr 1684 : p Edw : Rishworth ReCor :
Wras there hath been some motions by seuerall men of the Westward, to remove them selues to Sacoe Riuer, & settle vpon the Easterne side, & in order y'unto haue by Beniamen Blackeman beene Incoraged, by disburseing moneys in part payment of a purchase of land of James Gibbons, now yrfore for the full & firme Conuayance of the sayd Land/ Know all men by these Presentts, that I James Gibbons of Sacoe, In the Province of Mayne yeoman, with
Assent & Consent of my wife Judeth,for & in Consideration of a ualewable sume to mee In hand payd, at sealeing here- of, the receipt wrof, I do hereby acknowledg, & my selfe y™- with fully satisfyed, Haue given, granted, barganed sould Enfeoffed & Confirmed unto Benja : Blackeman Clerke in the same Town rescident ; a Tract of land lijng & being vpon the sd Riuer of Sacoe begineing at a Small runne, on the North of Mr Bonightons ould Plantation extending it selfe vp the sd Riuer three Miles & an halfe & eighteen pooles, & backe from the Riuer Two Miles, being the whoole secund diuission of Pattent Land layd out to mee the sd James : To haue &
BOOK IV, FOL. 22.
to hould the sd Tract of Land, with all & singular the app'tenances y'unto belonging, growing, lijng or being vpon the same, with all rights, priuiledges & Conveniences, as I my selfe do or may possess any manner of ways unto him ye sayd Blackeman, his onely uss & behoofe his heyres & Assignes, & hee the sd Gibbons for him selfe his heyres, executors, Administrators doth Couenant to & with the sd Blackeman, his heyres & Assigns by his Presents, that hee the sd Gibbones Standeth lawfully seized of the Premisses, & euery part yrof, & hath in him selfe full pouer & lawfull right to sell & Insure the Premisses, aforesd, & that hee the sd Blackmā his heyres & Assigns shall Inioy the Premisses, free & Clerely acquitted & discharged, of & from all man- ner of Acts deeds, incomberances wtsoeuer, made Committed or done, by him the sd Gibbons his heyres or Assignes, Wrby the sayd Blackeman, his heyres & Assignes, may bee Molested, or lawfully Euicted out of possession, by any Prson or Persons wtsoeuer, & further that the sd Gibbons will & shall do or Cause to bee done other or further thing, or things, for Assuring of the Premisses to the sd Blacke- man, according to ye laws of this Prouince/ In witness to the Premisses the sd James Gibbons & Judeth his wife haue sett two thejre hands & seales, this Twelth of December one thousand six hundred Eighty three/ Signed sealed & delivered/
in Presence of us/
The Marke of
seale
-
Hubertus Matton/ The marke of
James Gibbons
John Sharpe
The marke of
(seale)
Judeth Gibbons July 15 : 1684 : This Instrumet owned by James & Judeth Gibbones to bee yr act & Deede before mee Josh : Scottow Jus : pe :
BOOK IV, FOL. 22, 23.
A true Coppy of this Instrument aboue written tran- scribed out of ye originall & there with Compared this eight day of Septembr 1684 : p Edw : Rishworth Re : Cor :
Know all men by these Presents that I Joshua Scottow of Boston Mrchat for & In consideration of the affection I beare vnto my sonn Benja : Blackeman, & of ye naturall loue to Rebeccah, my daughter his wife, haue given, granted, Enfeoffed & Confirme & by these Presents do giue grant, Enfeoffe, & Confirme vnto them & y' heyres foreuer, Tenn Acres of Land vidzt vpland & swampe, lijng neare the Ferry place, being in Bla : poynt, alias the Town of Scarborrõgh : In the Prouince of Mayne, & also a Prcell of Marsh, lijng in the sd Town Called Crooked Layne Marsh, bounded in that part with ye River running vp to Dunstannce, in part with ye [23] comeing vp to Milles, & In part, with the Marsh now in the possession of Joseph Whinnicke, & is part of a Tract of Land bought of Hene : Joclein Esq" ; To haue & to hould the sayd Tenn Acres of Land, with ye Marsh aboue men- tioned, unto the sd Benjam : Blakeman & Rebeccah his wife, dureing thejr naturall life, to yr own proper vss & behoofe for euer, & do hereby release all Clajme, right, & title y'unto, & that they shall Inioy the same quietly & peaceably with out any let molestation or Interruption, from any Person or Persons vidzt heyres, exeutors, administrators, or assignes, of mee the sd Scottow, or from any other by or under mee, or them : Alsoe the sd Blakeman, & partys aboue men- tioned shall haue liberty to keepe tenn head of neate Cattle, or yr proportion in sheepe on the Plaines, although they bee fenced in, prouided hee or they shall make & mantajne such a proportion of the fence, as Scottow or his heyres, accord- ing to ye Number of Cattle, which the sd Scottow or his heyres shall putt vpon the Plaines/ also the sayd Scottow shall haue lyberty to cutt wt pines hee shall haue Occasion
.
BOOK IV, FOL. 23.
for, out of his swampe, & the sd Blackeman building Tym- ber for his vss, out of the sd Scottows swampes/ In witness wrof I haue here vnto sett my hand & seale, the first of Jan- vary one thousand six hundred & eighty /
Witness/ Thomas Scottow /
Joshua Scottow ( his (seale)
John Starts 7 Marke/
A true Coppy of this Instrumt transcribed out of the originall, & yr with Compared this 10th day of Sepber 1684 : p Edw : Rishworth ReCor :
Know all men by these Presents, that I Joshua Scottow of Boston M'chant haue for, & In Consideration of the affection I beare to my sonn Benja : Blakman, & the natu- rall loue to Rebeccah my daughter, his now wife, haue giuen granted, & Enfeoffed & Confirmed, & by these Presents do giue grant Enfeoff & Confirme vnto them both & y' heyres for euer, Tenn Acres of Land lijng & being in bla : Poynt In the Prouince of Mayne, the sayd land bound- ed Southwardly, with tenn Acres of land formerly given unto the sd Benja : & Rebeccah & so to bee layd out square adioyneing to the aforesd Tenn Acres, & being bounded Eastwardly, Westwardly & Northwardly, with ye Land of the sayd Scottow ; To haue & to hould the sd Tenn Acres of Land, & to bee unto the sd Benja : & Rebeccah, dureing her naturall life, & to thejr heyres, unto thejr proper uss & behoofe for euer/ And do hereby release all Clajme right & title yrunto, & that they inioy the same quietly & peaceably with out any lett molestation, from mee the sd Scottow, my heyres or Assignes, or from any other by or from mee or . vnder them/ In Witness hereof I haue here vnto sett my hand & Seale/ Made at Blacke Poynt this eighteenth day of Janvary one thousand six hundred eighty one 1681 : Witness Thomas Joshua Scottow (seale) Scottow/
BOOK IV, FOL. 23.
A true Coppy of this Instrument aboue written tran- scribed, & with the originall Compared this 10th day of September 1684 : p Edw : Rishworth ReCor :
At a Generall Court held at Boston the 7th of Nouembr 1683 : In answere to the petition of Mr Richd Wharton, to ye end that ye petitioners former grant of one Thou- sand Acres of Land granted to him may bee made æffectuall, this Court doth order that Capt Edw : Tyng, Mr James Andrews, Mr George Pearson, Capt Brackett & Mr Syl- uanus Dauess, or any three of them lay out sd Land & make returne &c: That this is a true Coppy taken out of the Courts booke of records/
Attests Edw : Rawson Secrety
In Pursuance of the aboue written order, Wee whose names are underwritten, haue layd out on the ysland of Chabeage, six hundred & fiuety Acres of Land, which is ye halfe of the sd ysland, there being Improuement made on the Easterne part of ye sayd ysland ; Wee haue layd out the Westerne halfe for Mr Richard Wharton, & haue layd out Three hundred & fiuety Acres, at the Westward of Macoyte begining at the Mouth of Pogamqua River, & runns eight scoore poole East, & by South to the uttermost end of a great Rocke, on the Edg of the shoare, & from thence North, Three hundred & fiuety pooles, to a great spruse tree marked on foure sides, which stands on a Hill in a spruce swampe & from thence West eight scoore pooles/ as witness or hands this Twenty fifth of July 1684 :
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