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Your Petion's humble request is, that this honored Court would be pleased to take into Consideracon the great wrongs & damages we have sustained by the aforesaid men of Strawberry Bank, that they may be called to account for their so doing and if so be that any of them desire to be further satisfied of our propertye or just titell unto the p'mises, that then this honored Court would be pleased to ap- point Comission's that lives there abouts (and I will under favor of this honored Court) nominate others in the behalfe of the Proprietors, that so this honored Court may be informed of the truth of all what is
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hereby desired, that due Justice & Right may be rendered unto us, And in the mean time I humblye desire, that timely notice may be given unto the select men of Strawberry Bank that they act no further by their pretended power as aforesaid, and your petitioner, as in Duty he is bound shall pray for your hapines & welfare.
[Endorsed] A Copie of the Petition given into ye general Court Against their proceedings at Strbery bancke &c.
6 May, 1653.
[See Vol. I. pp. 205-207. - ED. ]
Colonial State Papers. Vol. 13, No. 79. [1659. Abstract only.] A printed Petition
To the Right Honourable the Parliament of the Commonwealth of England And the Dominions thereto belonging.
The Humble Petition of Edward Godfrey, Oliver Godfrey, Far- dinad Gorges, Robert Mason, and Edward Rigby, Henry Gardner, and sundry other Pattentees and Inhabitants of the Provinces of Mayne, and Liconia, in New England :
Most Humbly sheweth, Sundry of your Petitioners having bin versed in the Oriental parts of the World, in the same Latitude, as New England is the West hoping to fix them, and their Posterities, for the Honour of God good of the Nation, and propagating the Gospel, with hope of improvement for future, at great charges pro- cured sundry Pattents in the parts of America call'd New England ; with divers priviledges as may appear : possesse themselves of divers tracts, and parcels of Land & so forth . It recites the loss of £100 000 & relations slain by the Indians Godfrey (one of the Petitioners being 75 years of age) hopes for some redress and relief - expended 4 years finds the cure as bad as the dis- ease ; Served his Country 46 years in Civil Imployment at his great charge as he can prove & is not ashamed of his poverty &c . . . Desires that the Business may be taken into Consideration for the Honour of God &c . .. his Proceedings and Collections of 55 years Pilgrimage may be made manifest ; and the rather as he most hum-
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bly conceives, there is matters of high concernment of State Involved in it.
From Newfound land, to Cape Florida, he hath the Mapps, and Cards of his own, French, Dutch, and English, of which at present these few observations or notes :
[Five in number.] .
And your Petitioners &c [Foot-note in manuscript. ]
[Endorsed] A petition of Mr. Godfrey concerning his Interests in New England. This was after Richard Cromwell was out.
New England Papers. Vol. - , Page 155 B. [March 14, 1660.]
Consaring the Regment of New England for his Mate best se- curity & safest waie as I humbly concent In Regard I know the Cun- tery from the fyrst discovery lost my nerest relation slaine by the In- dians & having faithfully at my owne Charge sarved the Cuntery 25 years by a Duble Recognisence my oath to God my descression expe- rience & fidelyty Confided : wch prased bee God I #formed tell Ejected by the Mathesusets you know in pt my onely sonne his lose & time ther spent 2 viages & Coming for to Transport his wyfe & ffamyly heereing of My Ruen Abeds yot heer I #sume to give you this few lynes.
. I ever told you that Pascattowaie River & the prince of Mayne is of more consarnement to his Maty for trad Bsent & ffutuer woth discovery of the Cuntery then all New England besids & other reasons as by the mappes may appeer wheather it be not ffitting yt A Generall Gov' should Goe the jurisdiction of those Estern pts may not be Regulated by Comition as formly 30 yeares wthout Complant ther or heer nor nevver questioned till 1652 Boston would bee A ffree Stat And Sundery Pattents
I. The distance ny 80 myles dangerus by sea & in the wynter not pregnable for divers reasons as snow wading &c
2. It will discouridg any publiqe sperited men to undertake the like action . . . after 30 yeares to bee debarred of ther prveleges.
3. His Maty will have more power over both the one to bee Instru- mentall to keepe the other in its dew obedience.
4. It will Cause An Humlation who shall give the best acco of the actions to the Supreme power one wch all Pattents depend.
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5. Some of the Pattents have there Relation heer & for extraction long experience in the Cuntery Equall wth any in Boston And have ever acted for his Mate Interest have Pattents Com's ffrendly & now living ar Capt Henery Joseline Capt ffrancis Champernone MY Tho. Jourdan An Orthodox devine for the Church of England & of great pty & Estate M' Jo. Gefford goeth this yeare M' Joseph Mason ther for Ed Godfrey hee is too ould to acte yet Oliver Godfrey his sonne & granghild being well versed in the Cunter yf landed will wth the # sidente of Ed Godfrey assist to the Uttermost ther life & power Excuse my bouldness being Yor ever obliged servant to bee Comded
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[Endorsed] 14 March 1660 The Information of Mr Edward God- frey sometimes Govern' of the Province of Mayne Concerning the Consequence of that Province And the usurpation of the Bostoners
New England Papers. Vol. - , Page 168. [April 7, 1663.]
Letter from MY Godfrey to M' Povey abt a discription of ye province of Maine.
Ho Sir
I have ffrendly wrot you A breefe description of the Uvince of Mayne how it standeth att p'sent Know as Columbus offered the descovery of the West India to Henery the 7th you ar att present offered a tracte of Land all reddy discovered & in pt populated wth English wch for ffutuer & descovry is of more Consarnement then any pt of America as yet settled and by the English & that you may have prsent pfitt wthout sd Charge Honor & Good to yo" selves wch you & my lord Roberts sonne M' Hende Glory to god gave to his Mati benyfit to yorselves & good to the whole Cuntery send but for Gorges to M' ffrances lutterells att Grase In & taulke wth him, you will fynd him a man not Capable of such a great busines to bee the undo- ing of soe many loyall subjects & suffer thos ptes of the wch tell 1652 had ever lived according to his Mati Lawes as by the Report you know & ys hand testifieth but now is mad a Recepticle of thos of Heugh Peeter : Vane Vener : Baker: Portter who to avoyd ther prcipies fly theather (cousacre in Sacro) for shelter & keep us Loyall subjects out of our Inheritanc after 30 yeares possetion soe deerly bought now in Great Mystery except God rayes ffrends I humblie desyer you to taulke wth Lord Roberts sonne M' Hende & that I may
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know ye resolution though Gorges Grandes have Plunderd my house in New England & possessed them selves of most of my Collections Records #sidents & pays of 55 yeares travell I have sufficient heer to Guid A Right Course and settell those pts as frendly to any reason- able man & that wthout Id Charges but # sent pfit to the undertakers I humbly Crave two words in Andswer & Rest.
Yor sarvant to bee Comded
Ludgat A. D. 7 Aprill 63. Edward Godfrey.
Att the Cloosing hereof nuse is brought mee that one Mº Nicoles belonging to the Duke of York is to goe for New England wch yf you may Informe him of me I have all passeges of 40 yeares in that Cuntery will shewe him & you what is needful therein.
[Addressed] ffor the Right Worship1 Thomas Povey thes #sent [Endorsed] Lettrs from MY Godfrey to M' Povey 7th Aprill 1663.
New England Papers. Vol. - , Page 260. [June 18, 1665.]
To Colº Nicholls Honorable Sr
May it please you yesterday was sevennight to being ye 10th of June the Court adjourned till october the last thing they did was the mak- ing an order, that the Courts usually by them kept at pascataway and in the province of Maine should be soe still continued and that none should take any notice of any other authority but theirs and to that purpose we find orders given in every place wee come.
The IIth of June we began or journey to the eastwards, at Salem were nobly treated by Capt Curwin and M' Browne and shuld soe also have been by others if wee had stayed, from thence wee went for Ipswich where by Major Dennison, Capt Appleton and others wee were gallantly entertained wee staid there but one night, and the next day wee went to Newbury and thence the same night S' Robt and Collonell Cartwright went to Hampton three miles beyound the Massachusets bound house, I lodged at Salisbury 5 miles short of it, the next morning wee mett and went to the place where the Bound house stood and then to Hampton where wee were very well enter- tained and made extreame wellcome being mett at the townes end by both the horse and foote the next day wee were accompanied out againe in the same manner the inhabitants expected wee should have declared them freed from the Massachusets Governement and that wee
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would have established his Mats authority among them, from thence wee went to pascataway where wee yet remaine and shall two or three dayes . . . much of the time spent in inquiring into M' Masons right to the Cou . .. of Hampshire wee find most of the people to acknowledge M' Masons r . .. and that hee is the true lord propri- etor of this province allthough the Massachusets have subjected it under their Jurisdiction and have .. the inhabitants to take titles
from them having disposed of the . . . as they think fitt as also the houses built by Capt Mason and afor ... the mouth of this River which is now in their possession, here are severall persons yet living that were servants to Capt Mason and shewed us many things that hee had done, among others Capt Joceline who had been for severall years his Agent here gave us an accott in particular of the whole matter and of the manner of the Massachusets encroachments which is now too tedious to relate.
Wee summoned the inhabitants of Dover Exeter and other townes to attend us at this place, to heare his Majts letters read, and although they were commanded by the Massachusets not to give any obedience to summons, and also forbid by such officers as they had sent hither to appeare at their perill yet the people came generally in from all parts and shewed us very great respect and expressed much lo to his Majtie our entertainement here hath been very noble and . When wee have done here wee shall goe over the River into t of Maine and soe onwards.
I Remaine Sĩ Your humble Servant Samuell Mavericke. -
Portsmouth at Pascataway June 18th 1665
[N. B. The original document is partly missing, accounting for blanks.]
[See Vol. I. p. 252. - ED.]
New England Papers. Vol. - , Page 172. [July, 1665.]
To the Honoble his Maties Commission's for the affaires of New Eng- land in America &c.
The Peticon of part of the inhabitants of Portesmouth and Straw- berry Bank, Humbly sheweth
That whereas yo" peticoners for severall years last past have bin
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kept under the Gov'nmt of the Massachusets by an usurped power whose laws are derogatory to the laws of England under which power five or six of the ritchest men of this parish have ruled swaied and ordered all offices both civill & military at their pleasures, none of yo" Honors peticonrs though Loyall subjects, & some of them well acquainted with the Laws of England, durst make any opposition for feare of great fines or long imprisonment and for want of estates could not peticon home to his Matie for relief, which the contrary party well knoweth, have kept us under hard servitude, and denyed us in our publique meeting the Common prayer Sacramts and decent buriall of the dead contrary to the Laws of England & his Maties Ire sent by Simon Broadstreet, & John Norton in the yeare 1662. And not only so but have also denied us the benefit of freemen, contrary to his Maties said letter and likewise at the election of officers the aforesaid party or the greatest part of them have always kept them- selves in offices for the manageing of the gifts of lands & setling them, whereby yor peticoners are not only disabled but also descour- aged for continuance in the plantation, & have engrosed the greatest part of the lands within the precincts & limits of this plantation into theire owne hands and other honest men that have been here a con- siderable time have no lands at all given them, and some that have had lands given & laid out to them, the said contrary party have desowned the grants, and laid it out to others.
The premisses considered, we hope your Honors will take it under yo' protection, and government & rectifie those miscarriages, that thereby his Maties Loyall Subjects may pertake of all such priviledges & liberties, as his Maties gratious pleasure hath bin pleased to confer upon his Subjects in forraigne plantacons and that thereby we may be the more stirred up to glorifie God for his mercies towards us in releasing us out of such great servitude & tirany, & your peticoners shall always pray for your Honors happiness in this life, & eternall fe- licitie in the life to come.
ffrancis Champernowne "John Partridge Abraham Corbet William Cotton Richard Sloper
ffrancis Jones
William Hearle
John Pickering
George Wallis
George Walton
Anthony Bracket ffrancis Drake Mark Hunking
Sam. Roby Edw : West
James Johnson John Sherborne Nath. Drake John ffrost
John Johnson John Berry
Georg. Gray
Thom : ffallingsby
Joseph Attkinson
John Tanner
Edward Clark Sam : ffernalle ffran. Ran
John Jones
Henry Savage
George Drake
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The parties we peticon against are
Joshua Moody M' [Minister] Rich Cutt John Cutt Elias Styleman
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New England Papers. Vol. - , Page 171.
[July 26, 1665.]
Praying to be freed from ye Jurisdiction of ye Massachusetts
To the Kings most Excellent Matie
The humble peticon of the inhabitants of Portesmouth and Straw- berry Bank Dover : Exiter and Hampton, Humbly sheweth
That yo" Maties peticoers were much transported wth joy and hope of settlemt when they heard of the care yo' Matie had of these planta- cions in New England and had heard the power wch yor Matle had given yor Commissioer for the appointing of bounds and gov™mt amongst us here But yor Maties peticoers find to theire great griefe that the Masachusetts Denying that authorytie whch yor Matie gave yor Com- mission's hath hindered us from that good wch were Expected from those Commissions
Wherefore yo' Maties peticoers humbly desire that yo' Matie would be gratiously pleased to take them into yor Royall pteccon and govrnmt and joyne them to the pvince of Meyne that they may be goved by the knowne lawes of England and enjoy the use of both the sacramts wch they have bin too deprived of. And as in all duty bound, yor peticoers shall dayly pray for the increase of all earthly honor untill you arive at the heavenly kingdome
ffran Champernowne Edward Hilton Abra Corbett John foulsham signum Marke M H Hanckings signum Thomas F T Walford Henerie Sherburne
Phillip Chasley Patrick Jameson Daniell Blake Symon Lea
James Oare Jam Smith the mke of X James Johnson
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ffrances Gray Gorg Iraf
Robert Burnum
Richard Sloper
Nath Drake
Edward West
Joseph Atkinson
the mke of John X Pickering sen
John Shirborne
John Pottell
Antho : Brackett
the mke of F D ffrances Drake
the mke of ffran : X Ran
Jo. Tanner
John Jackson
Patrick Denmark
Walter Abbetts mke X
Will Jones
Phesant Eastwick
Thomas Roberts Sen
William Seavey
Ralph Termly
the mke of William X Zearle
Tho Hanson
John Webster
James Necoth
Signum John X Jones
James Buncker
Signum ffrances X Jones
Will ffollett
Richard Scamond
John Godard
Signum William X Cotton
Robert Heden
John Widdon
Ben Hull
Signum Samuell X Whiddon
John Yorke
James Jones
Richard Yorke
Thomas ffooteman
John Hilton
David Hammedleton
Tho : Avery
James Harben
Vera Copia Attested by me
Abra Corbett
[Endorsed] The Peticon of the Inhabitants of the Eastward parts to his Majestie 26 July 1665
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New England Papers. Vol. 42, Page 368.
[May 20, 1667.]
Worthy ffreend
I have recd from ye hands of coll Richard Nicholls Governor of all the Territoryes of New England in America under the Duke of Yorke yt pattens and powers given him by thyself who hath c'so im- powered me to take care of thy whole estate of Land in the said pat- tent contained in order thereunto have made claime in thy behalf in all the Townes within the Limitts of New Hampshire, the Inhabi- tants wherof parts of them are willing to comply others are discour- aged to the Contrary by Cap" Richard Walderne Peter Cuffin and some others inhabitants within the said province, and encouraging
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many to stick to the Governemt of the Massachusetts, themselves having gotten greate Tracts of Land, and in the most Eminent Places within the said Pattent into their owne hands fearing least should be called to accompt therfore my advice and Councill is yt you use all ffreinds and deligence for the confirmacon of the said Pattents, bounded and limited by or Kings which if not done the Massachusetts will assuredly continue their power of Governemt and if soe then thou cannot expect any proufitt to accrew out of the same butt if this be attained from the King, I Question not but to bring it in few years to a very valuable estate. On the shipp the greate Duke of Yorke are Loaden Seaverall Masts which were cutt and taken of thy property. Seaverall Testimonys under the hand of one of or Kings Justices of the peace in the province of Maine who is well knowne to Coll Cartright which testimonyes are for this end to enable thee, by arresting the said Masts to bring the said Walderne and Peter Coffin to a Tryall in England for their soe cutting and carrying away the Masts aforesaid whereby due Satisfaccon may be made thee. I have required Satis- facon from them for their soe doing but will not yeeld complyance in any kind whereupon I signified unto them as by this enclosed you may perceave, if this Shipp departe not to suddenly I may send further Testimony, but however you may expect it by the next, and therefore desire you would make what progress you can for the speedy expediting and effecting of what is before mentioned, I have likewise sent to the Gennerall Courts of Boston to informe them of my power but as yet have had noe answer, a Coppy of which is like- wise heer enclosed if happily you shall attaine to the confirmacon of thy pattent. I advise yt thou comissionate some persons heer for carrying on the Governmt thereof as thou shalt be advised by Councill Some persons were desired by thy Kinsman to be nominated before his departure hence a list whereof was given thy said Kinsman Jo- seph Mason who is now bound for England in the Greate Duke of Yorke, whose names I alsoe thinke good to mention, vizt Henry Jo- celyne esq' Nicholas Shapleigh march' Capt ffrancis Champernowne, Edward Hilton Abraham Corbett and Thomas ffooteman if Councill shall advise and you thinke good therof to joyne thy Governmt to the province of Maine, which will be a strengthing to thy authority heer against all opposition. Thou may doe well to impower Some one heer to take care of thy interest within the province of Maine which if timely looked after may prove very proufitable unto thee thus wishing thee true happiness and good Success in the accompleshmt .of these affaires, I bid farewell and am
Thy assured ffreind Nic. Shapleigh.
Passcataway 20th May 1667
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[Endorsed] Being Advice to M' Mason of the State of his Province ; and what may bee necessarye to Establish it.
Nicholas Shapleigh
Passcataway 20th May 1667.
New England Papers. Vol. 43, Page 38. [December 1I, 1671.]
Mr Mason's Acct of the Comodities of New Hampshire Reced Debr 1671.
New Hampshire in New England is a place the best improved for Land and most populated of any in those partes abounding plenti- fully with Corne cattle Timber ffish & the people Live generally very confortably and happy having a greate Trade to all partes Store of Shipping of their Towne which exportes and Importes Yearely some Thousands of Tonns of goods of their owne growth and fforraigne which never pays any custome to the King but some small dutys to ye Massachusetts Bay which if lookt after would amount to a greate Improvement at least foure Thousand pounds #anno which appeares
Goods exported Yearely
Twenty Thousand Tonns of Deales & pipe Staves
Tenne Thousand Quintalls of ffish
Tenne ships loads of masts
Seaverall Thousand of Beaver & Otter Skins
Imported
Three hundred Tonns of Wine and Brandy
Two hundred Tonns of goods fro Leeward Islands Two Thousand Tonns of Salt.
In reference to each mans Lands every person would be without doubt willing to take new Leases and pay the Lord Proprietor a Quitt Rent with a ffine downe according to such mans capacity provided they might have a finall confirmation which would amount unto a very considerable sume.
The Income of the Saw Mills at Newichewanock is very consider- able they paying 2001b # anno for priveledge of Common.
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New England Papers. Vol. 42, No. 139.
[March 5, 1674.]
Title of Robert Mason to New Hampshire.
King James of Blessed Memory being very intent in Establishing English Collonyes in America did in the yeare 1616 send John Mason Esq to Newfoundland to settle that Country appointing him Gover- nour who continued there about Two yeares and having recd orders from His Majtie to visit yt parte of America now called New England, who togeather with Sr fferdinando Gorges made a voyage along yt Coaste in Anº 1619, and att their returne for England gave his Majtie a satisfactory acco" both of their voyage and Country.
His Majtie their upon in the year 1620 by his Royall Charter Granted unto diverse of the principall Nobility of his Majties most honourable privie Councill and sundry other persons of quality by the name of the Councill of New England, All the land in America lyeing betwixt the Degrees of ffourty and ffourty eight northerly latitude to them their heyres and assignes forever to be held in ffee with many Royall Priviledges & immunityes only paying to his Majtie his Heyres and successors one fifth parte of all the Oare of gould and silver which should at any time be found upon the said Lands.
The said Councill of New England the better to plante people and improve yt Countrye did divide the Same into severall provinces and selling the same to Sundry persons and for the more encouragmt did graunte unto them the same Royall ffranchises which were graunted to the Councill amongst which the aforesaid John Mason was the first unto whome a pattent was granted for a large Tract of Land which afterwards was enlarged and is now called New Hampshire.
(1620.) John Mason Esqr grandfather to Robert Mason by vertue of Seaverall Grants in the yeares 1620, 1629 and 1635 made unto him by the Councill of New England was instated in a large province in New England by the name of New Hampshire.
The said John Mason did immediately expend greate sums of money in providing all necessary materialls for peopling planting and improveing his Province sending over many Servants and Artisans for building houses and raising ffortifications furnishing them with Store of Armes and Artillery both greate and small for defence and protec- tion of his Tenants and Servants against the incursions of the Indians, and appointed for his first Steward or Governor Cap" Walter Neale who continued to 1633.
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and a Justice of the peace in yt County, at which time by the encour- agemt given to the planters yr province began to be very well peopled, many good houses and saw mills built, the people living in greate Se- curity and good Correspondence with the Indians, the said Cap" Jocelyne continued his Goveremt to the yeare 1638 before which time John Mason Dyes having expended upwards of Twenty Thousand pounds - leaving his widow Sole Executrix and to enjoye the prou- fitts, of ye Estate during the minority of his Grandsoune Robert
(1638.) Then Capt" ffrances Norton was sent over as Steward (by Anne Mason the Executrix of John Mason) who exercised yt office very unfaithfully to the yeare 1650 before which time the Inhabitants mightily encreasing and greate numbers dayly arriving from England by reason of the late Civil Wars many whereof were persons of good Quality and Estates did about the yeare 1646 forme themselves into towneshipps.
(1650) To him followed Joseph Mason sent by the aforesaid Anne Mason to settle and governe yt province, who continued in yt Country to the yeare 1667 and having orders to call the aforesaid Norton to accot who had for many yeares detained the rents and prouitts of yt Province, disposed of the Stock and cattle to his owne use and others of his confederates, The said Joseph Mason did proceed against Norton and his Complices according to Law by Action of Trespass to be tryed within the said County. Issueing out of Writts in the name of Anne Mason (The Royall name not suffered to be used) the said Norton and many of his party were cast in greate Sums of money Whereupon the said offenders went into the Colony of the Massuchusetts to avoid payment of their just debts, and for their better Shelter and protection did enter themselves Church-members of the Congregation in Boston, Who combining with some others of as bad principles with themselves to expell their Lawfull Lord did unite and encourage the Massachusetts to seize upon the province of Hamp- shire while the Heyre was under age being thereunto countenanced and encouraged by Mr ffrost then Secretary to the usurpers then in England, with others of yt party Which councills well suiting with their ambitious designes of making themselves a ffree State did in the yeare 1652 in a hostile manner invade the County of Hampshire com- pelling the Loyall Inhabitants to a Submission imposing Taxes upon them for to supporte their new acquired greatness and requiring the said Joseph Mason to give the said Norton and others discharges, Setting up against the proprietor many vexatious suites for pretence of Trespasses committed by some of the servants of Jnº Mason neare Thirty yeares before And upon designe to compel the Heyre to com- plye with their Usurped power and to resigne to them by a legall
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