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That upon his late majesty's declaration and order for the settlement and government of this province, wee accounted ourselves happy for that therein we were by his said majesty's princely grace and favour, saved from the unreasonable demands which Mr. Mason might have made up- on us, by the limitations in the commission for government, wherein it was provided that the said president or governor for the time being, should use all methods by his good advice to settle and quiet the people
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in the matter of Mr. Mason's title, or otherwise impartially to state the' case and report the same to his majesty, tha' a finall determination anight thereupon have been made by his majesty in councell, which if it had been duly attended had we doubt not iong siuce by your majesty's jus- tice and favour putt us into an happy estate of quiet and repose.
That notwithstanding his said majesty's command and limitation, the said Mr. Mason hath been allowed to pursue many of the inhabitants, in severall suites and actions, wherein the government have taken to them- selves power of an absolute judgment without any regard had to the said commmds and limitations, and with that excess and rigor as to assigne the said Mr. Mason sometimes tenn pounds, other times twenty pounds costs, when damages have been sometimes not above two shillings, very scidom ten according to the orders and limitations abovesaid.
That the said Mr. Mason beyond and beside the said quit rents, and di- rectly against his majesty's order in the said commission, wherein the tenure of improved lands is assured to the ter-tenants upon payment of the said quitt rent, or other wise as his majesty in councili should deter- mine, bath disposed or given away the fee to several persons of several lands which were longe before his challenge fenced and improved by others, to the great dainige ant injury of his majesty's good subjects, beside many other irregularities in the management of the government, to the greate oppression and destruction of trade within your majesty's prosince, and the utter impoverishing thereof.
That for the last two yeare's and upward dureing the whole manage- ment of Mr. Muson's suits at law against your majesty's subjects, there huth been generally one jury returned to serve all the said issues with little alterations and almost constantly one foreman, (who for that end wee are apt to feare) was early complied with by Mr. Mason for all the lands in his owne possession formerly, with addition of several other lands to his owne profist.
That notwithstanding your majesty's late gracious order, and inhibit- ing of any further procedure in the case of Mr. Mason's title, until the cause were brought before your majesty in councill, Mr. Walter Bare- foote who was left deputy governom, hath since the arrival of your majesty's commands permitted executions to be extended, and persons thereupon in prisoned in causes concerning the said Mason's title, with excessive and unreasonable costs and damages.
And lastly, whereas your majesty hath upon complaint made against the irregular proceedings done and suffered, been graciously pleased to permit Mr. William Vaughan, one of the principal inhabitants and mer- chants in this province, to take his appeale to your majesty in councill for reliefe, against severall oppressive judgments, one whereof referrs to the title of his lands within this province holden in the same forme with the rest of his majesty's good subjects here, wee do with all humble grat- itnde acknowledge your majesty's justice and favour herein and for that the pursuance and issue of the said appeale will therefore necessarily affect the whole province and be introductory to the determination of all Mr. Mason's challenge, wee have judged it our duty in most humble manter to prostrate ourselves at your majesty's feete, and have there- fore betrusted and fully impowered Mr. Nathaniel Weare one of the in- habitants of this your majesty's province our agent to lay before your majesty and most honorable privy council the common case and condiv
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tion of your majesty's poore and distressed subjects in this province, who is fully instructed humbly to represent the same, and the arbitrary and severe oppressions wee have laboured under, from which wee are well assured of reliefe by your majesty's most just and gracious determination, and to make an humble and entire submission of ourselves uuto your majesty's pleasure, mest humbly beseeching that wee may hence for- ward have our perfect and immediate dependence upon your majesty and the crown of England as well in the tenure of our lands as in the affairs of government, which gracious influence of your majesty is only able to revive and restore this province to its former flourishing estate and growth, whereby we may at length be made serviceable to your most sacred majesty and the crowne which wee are devoted to serve, re- solving therein to be exemplary to all other your majesty's subjects in the territory of New England, and for which wee shall ever pray, &c.
[This paper is in the hands of the hon. president Weare.]
No. XLI.
At the court at Whitehall the 19th of November 1686:
(L. S.) Present, The king's most excellent Majesty.
Lord Chancellor, E. of Plymouth,
Ld Treasurer,
E. of Morray,
Ld President,
E. of Middleton,
Duke of Ormond,
E. of Melford,
D. of Albermarle,
E. of Tyrconnell,
D. of Beauford,
Viscount Stauronberg,
Ld Chamberlain,
Visc. Preston,
Earl of Oxford,
Ld Bp of Durham,
E. of Huntington,
Ld Arrundell of Wardour,
E. of Peterborough,
Ld Dartmouth,
E. of Craven,
Ld Dover.
E. of Powis,
E. of Nottingham,
Mr. Chancellor of the exchequer, Mr. Chancellor of the Dutchy.
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PON reading this day at the board a report from the honble the lords of the committee of council for trade and foreign plantations, bearing date the 6th day of November instant, setting forth, that in obe- dience to his majesty's orders in council of the 25th of April 1685, and the 3d of July last, they have examined the appeal of Wm. Vaughan from a verdict and judgment given against him on the 6th day of November 1683, in his majesty's courts in New-Hampshire in New-England, at the suit of Robert Mason Esq. as proprietor of that province for certain lands and tenements in Portsmouth in the said province, and that they having heard the said Robert Mason and Nathaniel Weare attorney for the appellant and his council learned in the law, are humbly of opinion that his majesty be pleased to ratify and affirm the verdict and judgment aforesaid.
His majesty in council was pleased to approve of their lordships said opinion and report, and to order the said verdict and judgment given against the said William Vaughan on the sixth day of November 1683, in his majesty's courts in New-Hampshire in New-England. at the suit of Robt. Mason. esq. as proprietor of that province, for certaine lands and tenements in Portsmouth in said province, be ratified and affirmed, and they are hereby ratified and affirmed accordingly.
WM. BRIDGEMAN.
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Vera copia, per Richard Partridge, clerk. Copy as on file in the case, Allen vs Waldron,
Exam. per Geo. Jaffrey, Cl.
No. XLII.
Four letters or petitions from John Hopkins, commonly called Hakins, one of the sachems of the Penacook Indians. [From the originals in the Recorder's office.]
Honour governor my friend, May 15th, 1685.
Y TOU my friend I desire your worship and your power, because I hope you can do som great matters this one. I am poor and. naked and I have no men at my place because I afraid allwayes Mohogs he will kill me every day and night. If your worship when please pray help me you no let Mohogs kill me at my place at Malamake river cal- led Panukkog and Nattukkog, I will submit your worship and your pow- er. And now I want pouder and such alminishon, shatt and guns, because I have forth at my hom and I plant theare.
This all Indian hand, but pray you do consider your humble servant, JOHN HOGKINS.
Simon Detogkom,
Peter 5 Robin,
Joseph X Traske,
Mr. Jorge + Roddunnonukgus
King | Hary,
Mr. Hope X Hoth,
Sam | Linis,
John + Toneh,
Wapeguanat & Saguachuwashat John a Canowa,
Old Robin 1, John x Owamosimmin,
Mamanosgues : Andra,
Natonill + Indian.
Another from the same.
Honour Mr Governor, May 15, 1685.
NOW this day I com your house, I want se you, and I bring my hand at before you I want shake hand to you if your worship when please then you receve my hand then shake your hand and my hand. You my friend because I remember at old time when live my grant father and grant mother then Englishmen com this country, then my grant father and Englishmen they make a good govenant, they friend allwayes, my grant father leving at place called Malamake rever, other name chef Natuk- kog and Panukkog, that one rever great many names, and I bring you this few skins at this first time I will give you my friend. This all In- dian hand.
[ The rest as before.]
JOHN + HAWKINS, Sagamor.
Another from the same.
Please your worship,
I WILL intreat your matther you my friend, now this if my Indian he do you long pray you no put your law because som my Indins fooll, som men much iove drunk chen he no know what he do, may be he do mischief when he drunk if so pray you must let me know what he done because I will ponis him what he have done, you. you my friend if you desire my business, then sent me I will help you if I can.
Mr. JOHN HOGKINS,
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Another from the same.
Mr. Mason,
PRAY I want speake you a few words if your worship when please because I come parfas [on purpose ] I will speake this governor but he go away so he say at last night, and so far I understand this governor his power that your power now, so he speake his own mouth. Pray if you take what I want pray com to me because I want go hom at this day.
Your humble servant,
JOHN HOGKINS, Indian sogmor. May 16, 1685.
No. XLIII.
Letter from Cant. Hooke, advising of danger from the Indians. Capt. Barefoot, Sir,
THIS is to informe you that just now there cam to me a post, wherein I am fully informed that there is just ground to feare that the heathen have a souden desyne against us ; they havinge lately about Sacoe affronted our English inhabitants there by threater ing of them, as alsoe by killinge theyre doggs ; but more pertickularly in that on Friday, Saturday, and Lord's day last they have gathered all theyre corne, and are removed both pack and packidge. A word to the wise is enough. The old proverb is, forewarned forearmed. Myself and rest in commission with us are fourthwith schinge ourselves in a posture, and tomorrow our counsell meet for to consider what is needful to be done. Not els, beinge in great hast, butt remayn, Sir, your oblig- ed servant, FRANCIS HOOKE.
Kittery, 13 Aug. 1685.
No. XLIV.
Report of persons sent to enquire into the above matter. (No date or sig- nature.) To the honourable Walter Barefoot, Esq, and the councell of Great- Island.
Gentlemen,
CCORDINGE to your command and order to me, bearinge date the 2d instant, I have to the utmost of my power observed every parti- cular. Upon our arrival there on Friday night they were all very cour- teous to us, and in the morninge my orders were read which was very kindly received by them, and the reasons why they deserted the places where they usually abode among the English was,
1. That four Indians came from fort Albany to the fort at Pennicooke and informed them that all the Mohawkes did declare they would kill all Indians from Uncas at mount Hope to the eastward as far as Pegypscut.
2. The reason of Natombamat, sagamore of Saco, departed his place was, because the same news was brought there as himself declared upon reading my orders at Pennicooke.
3. Natombamat, sagamore of Saco, is gone to carry the Indians downe to the same place where they were before departed from us, on Sunday morninge, and desired Capt. Hooke to meet him at Saco five days after.
4. Both sagamores of Pennicook, viz. Wannilanset and Mesandowit, the latter of which is come downe, did then declare they had no intention of war, neither indeed are they in any posture for war, beinge about 24 men besides squaws and paposes.
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5. Asking the reason why they did not come among the English at former.y, they answered they thought if the Mohawkes came and fought them and they should fly for succour to the English, that then the Mo- hawkes would kill all the English for harboring them.
No. XLV.
Articles of peace agreed upon the eighth day of September, in the year of our Lord 1685, between the subjects of his majesty king James the second inhabiting the provinces of New-Hampshire and Maine, and the Indians inhabiting the said provinces.
TT is agreed there shall be for the future a lasting peace, friendship and kindness between the English and the Indians, and that no inju- ry shall be offered by the one to the other.
That if any Englishman doth any injury to an Indian, upon complaint made to any justice of the peace the Englishman shall be punished, and the Indian shall have present satisfaction made him. And if any Indian duth an injury to the English or threaten to do any injury, the sagamore to whom that Indian doth belong, shall punish him in presence of one of the king's justices of the peace.
That h any other Indian shail designe any mischief or harme to the English, the indians inhabiting the aforesaid provinces shall give present notice thereof to the English, and shall assist the English.
That so long as the aforesaid Indians shall continue in friendship with the English, they shall be protected against the Mohawks, or any others, and may freely and peaceably sct downe by the English near any their plantations.
Robert Mason, Walter Barefoote,
Robert Elliot, Henry Green, Francis Hooke.
John Davis,
The mark of @ Mesandowit.
'The mark -+ of Wabowah, alias Hopelicod.
The mark to of Tecamorisick, alias Josias.
The mark go of John Nomony, alias Upsawah. The mark W of Umbesnowah, alias Robin.
We whose names are bereunto written do frecly consent and engage to con.ply and perform the within written atticles as our neighbours havs done, and do futher engage as followeth :
Lastly, That the Indians shall not at any time hereafter remove from any of the English plantations with their wives and children before they have given fair and timely notice thereof unto the English, from whence they do so remove ; and in case the said Indiens shail remove with their wives and children without such fair and timely notice given to the Eng- jish, that then it shall be taken pro confesso that the Indiens do intend and designe war with the English, anti do thereby declare that the peace is broken ; and it shall and may be lawiol to and for the English, or any on their behalfs, to apprehend the said Indians with their wives and chil- dren, and to use acts of hostility against them until the sagamores shall make full satisfaction for all charge and damage that may arise thereby.
John Davis, Francis Hooke,
The mark of Netambomct, sagam. of Saco: The mark X of Wahwah, alias Hopchood.
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The mark ) of Ned Higgon.
The mark 5) of Newcome.
Kancamagus, alias John Hawkins, sagamore, signed this instrument, 19 7ber, 1685, his G mark.
Bagesson, alias Joseph Traske, O his mark.
And agreed to all within written.
Testis, JOSEPH RAYN;
No. XLVI.
Portsmouth, the 7th of Sept. 1687.
To the much honred cort now sitting in said Portsmouth, for the pros. uince of Newhampshir
The humbel petishon of William Houchins, on of his magesty sub- gicts belonging to said prouinc, humbly seweth for aduic, ade and re- leff in his deplorabell estat and condition.
T THAT whereas it has plesed God to lay his hand uppon him, and that hee is in such a condition not being abell to help him selff, as to the geting a liuing or proquering help or remedy for my distem- per, being low in the world, and haning useed all the menes and aduic posabell for nere five years past ; hauing bin informed by som that it is a distemper caled the king's euell*, so can not be qureed but by his mag- esty. Hauing littell or nothing in this world, if my liff should go for it am not abell to trancsport my selff for England to his n.agesty for releff ; thareffor humbly and hartly beg the help, ade and asistanc of this honred cort, that thay would so far commiserat my deplorabell condition as order som way ether by breff or any other way that youer honors shall think most meet to move the harts of all cristen people with compation to be- sto somthing uppon mee, to trancsport mee for England, whar, God wil- ling, I intend forth with to goo iff posabell, but without help not posa- bell. This humbly leuing my selff in the sad condition I am in, trust- ing in God and youer honors for help and aduice, subscrib youer por de- plorabell saruant, WILLEAM HOUCHINS.
* This petition is inserted merely as a curiosity. I was a received onine ion in that day that the distemper called the king's evil could be cured only by the royal touch. The following advertisement taken from an old Lon- don gazette is of the same nature.
" These are to give notice, that the weather growing warme, his majesty will not touch any more for the evil till towards Michaelmass. And his majesty's chirurgeons desire to prevent his majesty being defrauded, that greater care be taken for the future in registring certificates given to. such as come to be touched." London Gazette May 29, 1682. No. XLVII.
A letter from Secretary Addington to Major Waldron, apprizing him of his danger from the Indians.
[The original in the hands of the hon. Thomas Westbrook Waldron.] Honble Sir, Boston, 27 June 1689.
T HE governor and councill haveing this day received a letter from Major Henchman of Chelmsford, that some Indians are come in- to them who report that there is a gathering of some Indians in or about Penecooke, with designe of mischiefe to the English. Among the said Indians one Hawkins is said to be a principle designer, and that they
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have a particular designe against yourseif and Mr. Peter Coffin, which the councill thought it necessary presently to dispatch advice thereof to give you notice, that you take care of your own safeguard, they intending to endeavour to betray you on a pretention of trade.
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Picase forthwith to signify the import hereof to Mr. Coffin and others as you shall thinke necessary and advise of what imformations you may at any time receive of the Indians motions. By order in councill,
ISA. ADDINGTON, Secy.
For Major Richard Waldren and Mr. Peter Coffin, or either of thein att Cochecha ;
these with all possible speed.
No. XLVIII.
Copy of an address of the general court to Queen Anne, Decem. 6, 1709, [Council Minutes.] To the queen's most excellent majesty.
The address of your majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the gov- ernor, council, and representatives of your majesty's province of New- Hampshire in New-England, convened in general assembly, Most humbly sheweth,
T WHAT in the midst of the great distresses, that your majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects of this your majesty's province were in- volved in, by the frequent incursions of our ill neighbours the French of Canada and their dependent Indians, to the great hurt of our plant.dions and settlements your sacred majesty has been pleased of your royal bonn- ty and compassion to supply us with a number of cannon and stores for our defence, the receipt whereof has invigorated and encouraged us in the defence of our frontiers, and our marches against the Indians in their secret recesses in the woods, which are always and stilt successfully put forward by your majesty's governor for our security, to our perfect satis- faction.
That while we were thus defending ourselves and families, against the common enemy of the repose of all your majesty's British subjects in the plantations abroad as well as in Europe, we were pursued by the chal- lenge of Mr. Allen for the lands and soil under our feet, which we have this sixty year's defended with our lives and estates, as well as the assist- ance of our good neighbours of your majesty's colony of the Massachu- setts, your majesty of your royal and princely regard to us has dismissed that challenge, which will forever encourage us to our utmost power to defend this your majesty's province, since we may now hope to jeare our children in the possession of the country, with an entire dependance up- on your majesty and your royal successors without the danger of any further unjust challenge from those persons that have so long disturbed us with their claims.
And whereas your majesty out of a gracious regard to this and other your provinces in these parts of America, was pleased to form a design against the French settlements at Canada and Nova-Scotia the last sum- mer, but a more important service in Europe requiring your majesty's forces which were intended hither, whereby that design is laid aside for the present ; we most humbly pray your majesty that it may consist with your royal pleasure to revive the said design, and that the expedition 'ately intended may be prosecuted seasonably the next spring ; and that
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your majesty's arms in America may have a glorious success as in Eu- rope, to the utter confusion of your enemies, and lasting repose of all your majesty's good subjects inhabiting this continent.
WVe most humbly render our everlasting praises to Almighty God for 'your majesty's most glorious successes against the tyranny and usurpation of the French king and heartily pray for your majesty's long life and happy reign and the continuance of the protestant succession, for the benefit of your majesty's subjects of Great Britain, of all your majesty's dominions and plantations, and of all Europe who have had the unspeakable benefit of your majesty's unparalleled reign.
We are your majesty's most loyal and obedient subjects, Mark Hunking, speaker. Cha. Story, secretary.
Signed in presence and by order of the House of Representatives.
Signed in the presence and by order of the Council
Portsmouth, in New-Hampshire, 6th December, 1709.
END OF THE FIRST VOLUME
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