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have and to hold, poffefs and enjoy, all and fingular the aforefaid continent, lands, territories, iflands, hereditaments, and precincts, feas, waters, fifhings, with all and all manner of their commodities, royalties, liberties, preheminences, and profits, that fhould from thenceforth arife from thence, with all and fingular their appurtenances, and every part and parcel thereof, unto the faid council, and their fucceffors and affigns, for ever, to the fole and proper ufe and benefit of the faid council, and their fucceffors and affigns, for ever to be holden of his faid late Majefty, King James the First, his heirs and fucceffors, as of his manor of EaftGreenwich, in the county of Kent, in free and common foccage, and not in capite, nor by knights fervice. Yielding and paying therefore to the faid late King, his heirs and fucceffors, the fifth part of the ore of gold and filver, which should, from time to time, and at all times then after, happen to be found, gotten, had, and obtained, in, at, or within any of the faid lands, limits, territories, or precincts, or in, or within any part or parcel thereof, for or in respect of all and all manner of duties, demands, and fervices whatsoever, to be done, made, or paid to the faid late King James the First, his heirs and fucceffors, (as in and by the faid letters patents, amongst fundry other clauses, powers, privileges, and grants therein contained, more at large appeareth). And whereas the faid council eftablished at Plymouth, in the county of Devon, for the planting, ruling, ordering, and governing of New-England, in America, did, by their deed indented under their common feal, bearing date the nineteenth day of March, in the third year of the reign of our royal grandfather King Charles the First, of ever blessed memory, give, grant, bargain, fell, infeoff, alien, and confirm to Sir Henry Rofwell, Sir John Young, Knights, Thomas Southcott, John Humphreys, John Endicott, and Simon Whetcombe, their heirs and affigns, and their affociates, for ever, all that part of New England, in America aforefaid, which lies and extends between a great river there, commonly called Monomack, alias Merimack, and a certain other river there, called Charles River, being in a bottom of a certain bay there, commonly called Maffachufets, alias Mattachusetts, alias Maffatufetts Bay. And alfo, all and fingular thofe lands and hereditaments whatfoever, lying within the space of three English miles, on the fouth part of the faid Charles River, or of any and every part thereof. And

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alfo, all and fingular the lands and hereditaments whatsoever, lying and being within the space of three English miles to the fouthward of the fouthermoft part of the faid bay called Maffachufets, alias Mattachusetts, alias Maffatufetts Bay. And alfo, all thofe lands and hereditaments whatsoever, which lie and be within the space of three English miles to the northward of the faid river called Monomack, alias Merimack, or to the northward of any and every part thereof; and all lands and hereditaments whatfoever, lying within the limits aforefaid, north and fouth in latitude, and in breadth, and in length, and longitude, of and within all the breadth aforefaid, throughout the main lands there, from the Atlantick and Western Sea and Ocean on the eaft part, to the South Sea on the weft part; and all lands and grounds, place and places, foils, woods, and wood-grounds, havens, ports, rivers, waters, fifhings, and hereditaments whatfoever, lying within the faid bounds and limits, and every part and parcel thereof. And also, all iflands lying in America aforefaid, in the faid feas, or either of them, on the western or eaftern coafts or parts of the faid tracts of land, by the faid indenture mentioned to be given and granted, bargained, fold, enfeoffed, aliened, and confirmed, or any of them. And alfo, all mines and minerals as well royal mines of gold and filver, as other mines and minerals whatsoever, in the faid lands and premiffes, or any part thereof; and all jurifdictions, rights, royalties, liberties, freedoms, immunities, privileges, franchifes, preheminences, and commodities whatsoever, which they the faid council, established at Plymouth, in the county of Devon, for the planting, ruling, ordering and governing of New-England, in America, then had, or might ufe, exercife, or enjoy, in or within the faid lands and premiffes, by the fame indenture mentioned to be given, granted, bargained, fold, enfeoffed, and confirmed, in or within any part or parcel thereof. To have and to hold the faid part of New-England, in America, which lies and extends, and is abutted, as aforefaid, and every part and parcel thereof; and all the faid iflands, rivers, ports, havens, waters, fifhings, mines, minerals, jurifdictions, franchises, royalties, liberties, privileges, commodities, hereditaments, and premiffes whatsoever, with the appurtenances, unto the faid Sir Henry Rofwell, Sir John Young, Thomas Southcott, John Humphreys, John Endicott, and Simon Whitcombe, their heirs and affigns, and their affoci

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ates for ever, to the only proper and abfolute use and behoof of the faid Sir Henry Rofwell, Sir John Young, Thomas Southcott, John Humphreys, John Endicott, and Simon Whitcombe, their heirs and affigns, and their affociates, for evermore. To be holden of our faid royal grandfather, King Charles the Firft, his heirs and fucceffors, as of his manor of Eaft-Greenwich in the county of Kent, in free and common foccage, and not in capite, nor by knights fervice; yielding and paying therefore, unto our faid royal grandfa ther, his heirs and fucceffors, the fifth part of the ore of gold and filver, which fhould, from time to time, and at all times hereafter, happen to be found, gotten, had and obtained in any of the faid lands within the faid limits, or in or within any part thereof, for and in fatisfaction of all manner of duties, demands, and fervices whatsoever, to be done, made, or paid to our faid royal grandfather, his heirs and fucceffors, (as in and by the faid recited indenture may more at large appear). And whereas our faid royal grandfather, in and by his letters patents, under the great feal of England, bearing date at Weftminfter the fourth day of March, in the fourth year of his reign, for the confideration therein mentioned, did grant and confirm unto the faid Sir Henry Rofwell, Sir John Young, Thomas Southcott, John Humphreys, John Endicott, and Simon Whetcombe, and to their affociates after named, viz. Sir Richard Saltenftall, knight, Ifaac Johnson, Samuel Aldersey, John Ven, Matthew Craddock, George Harwood, Increase Knowell, Richard Perry, Richard Bellingham, Nathaniel Wright, Samuel Vafial, Theophilus Eaton, Thomas Goffe, Thomas Adams, John Brown, Samuel Brown, Thomas Hutchins, William Vaffal, William Pincheon, and George Foxcroft, their heirs and affigns, all the faid part of New-England, in America, lying and extending between the bounds and limits in the faid indenture expreffed, and all lands and grounds, place and places, foils, woods, and wood-grounds, havens, ports, rivers, waters, mines, minerals, jurifdictions, rights, royalties, liberties, freedoms, immunities, privileges, franchifes, preheminencies, and hereditaments whatfoever, bargained, fold, enfeoffed, and confirmed, or mentioned or intended to be given, granted, bargained, fold, enfeoffed, aliened, and confirmed to them the faid Sir Henry Rofwell, Sir John Young, Thomas Southcott, John Humphreys, John Endicott, and Simon Whetcombe,

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their heirs and affigns, and to their affociates, for ever, by the faid recited indenture. To have and to hold the faid part of New-England, in America, and other the premiffes thereby mentioned to be granted and confirmed, and every part and parcel thereof, with the appurtenances, to the faid Sir Henry Rofwell, Sir John Young, Sir Richard Saltenftall, Thomas Southcott, John Humphreys, John Endicott, Simon Whetcombe, Ifaac Johnfon, Samuel Aldersey, John Ven, Matthew Craddock, George Harwood, Increase Nowell, Richard Perry, Richard Bellingham, Nathaniel Wright, Samuel Vaffall, Theophilus Eaton, Thomas Goffe, Thomas Adams, John Brown, Samuel Brown, Thomas Hutchins, William Vaffall, William Pincheon, and George Foxcroft, their heirs and affigns, for ever, to their only proper and abfolute ufe and behoof, for evermore: to be holden of our faid royal grandfather, his heirs and fucceffors, as of his manor of Eaft-Greenwich aforesaid, in free and common foccage, and not in capite, nor by knights fervice; and alfo yielding and paying therefore, to our faid royal grandfather, his heirs and fucceflors, the fifth part only of all the ore of gold and filver which, from time to time, and at all times after, fhould be there gotten, had, or obtained, for all fervices, exactions, and demands whatsoever, according to the tenor and refervation in the said recited indenture expreffed. And further, our faid royal grandfather, by the faid letters patents, did give and grant unto the faid Sir Henry Rofwell, Sir John Young, Sir Richard Saltenftall, Thomas Southcott, John Humphreys, John Endicott, Simon Whetcombe, Ifaac Johnson, Samuel Alderfey, John Venn, Matthew Craddock, George Harwood, Increase Nowell, Richard Perry, Richard Bellingham, Nathaniel Wright, Samuel Vaffall, Theophilus Eaton, Thomas Goffe, Thomas Adams, John Brown, Samuel Brown, Thomas Hutchins, William Vaffall, William Pincheon, and George Foxcroft, their heirs and affigns, all that faid part of New-England, in America, which lies and extends between a great river there, commonly called Monomack, alias Merimack river, and a certain other river there, called Charles River, being in the bottom of a certain Bay there, commonly called Maffachusets, alias Mattachusetts, alias Maffatufetts Bay; and alfo all and fingular thofe lands and hereditaments whatsoever, lying within the space of three English miles, on the fouth part of the faid river, called Charles River, or of any or every part

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thereof. And alfo, all and fingular the lands and hereditaments whatsoever, lying and being within the space of three English miles to the fouthward of the fouthermoft part of the faid bay called Maffachufets, alias Mattachusetts, alias Maflatufetts Bay, And alfo, all those lands and hereditaments whatfoever, which lie and be within the space of three English miles to the northward of the said river called Monomack, alias Merimack, or to the northward of any and every part thereof, and all lands and hereditaments whatfoever, lying within the limits aforefaid, north and south, in latitude, and in breadth, and in length, and longitude, of and within all the breadth aforefaid throughout the main Jands there, from the Atlantic or Western Sea and Ocean on the east part to the South Sea on the weft part; and all lands, grounds, place and places, foils, woods, and wood-lands, havens, ports, rivers, waters, and hereditaments whatfoever, lying within the faid bounds and limits, and every part and parcel thereof. And alfo all iflands in America aforefaid, in the said seas, or either of them, on the western or eaftern coafts or parts of the faid tracts of lands, thereby mentioned to be given and granted, or any of them; and all mines and minerals, as well royal mines of gold and filver, as other mines and minerals whatsover, in the faid lands and premiffes, or any part thereof; and free liberty of fishing in or within any of the rivers or waters within the bounds and limits aforefaid, and the feas thereunto adjoining; all fishes, royal fishes, whales, balene, fturgeon, and other fishes of what kind or nature foever, that should at any time thereafter be taken in or within the faid feas or waters, or any of them, by the faid Henry Rofwell, Sir John Young, Sir Richard Saltenftall, Thomas Southcott, John Humphreys, John Endicott, Simon Whetcombe, Ifaac Johnfon, Samuel Alderfey, John Vén, Matthew Craddock, George Harwood, Increafe Nowel, Richard Perry, Richard Bellingham, Nathaniel Wright, Samuel Vasfall, Theophilus Eaton, Thomas Goffe, Thomas Adams, John Brown, Samuel Brown, Thomas Hutchins, William Vaffall, William Pincheon, and George Foxcroft, their heirs or affigns, or by any other perfon or persons whatsoever there inhabiting, by them, or any of them, to be appointed to fish therein. Provided always, that if the faid lands, iflands, or any the premiffes before-mentioned, and by the faid letters patents laft mentioned, intended and

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