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THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

ASTOR, LENOX AND
TILDEN FOUNDATIONS.

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the quare of See King of England ffrance and Ireland #ectiveène the right honorable Edmond Suftman and Swas pilone for them fel and the past wytucseth that the said for Chefferts Afloriats bane aleter af ventured themselves in prison persons into New England aforesaid And for that the sale ad alle further to plant at 40lymouth aforesaid, and in other of the said Planter and Entouragement of the said vndertak Soth Erve, grannt, affique, allott, and appoint buto and for the said New England aforesaid lima in fforty Three degrees or thereabout with the fire ose and benefitt aswell of the Bay tomonly called the & fowle, hawke, and hunt, truck and trade in the Lanos thereabout, and id.or hath ben possessed or which have on allotted to him the said Lord by any English) Together also with free hundred drees of free Land a Erholes, Shurched, hospitalls, and for the mayntenance of such Ministe already appointed, or which hereafter shot (with theire good liking) resis Orves of sand before mentoned to be alotted, and appointed for every or theire furrello that shall tome, and dwell at the aforesaid Cape de appointed to every person as aforesaid, shall be taken as the same dott. lye parrelly not evreeding an English Mileand a half in length. the said Lord Cheffects, hid hered, surress, Tent gatherer, or assigned there bened, furressor or Afforiats Twchve Jeure of lawfull English in length on the oat Semannde The fist payment thereof to begynne mediatly from And the said.rd Cheffels or himself his heirs. Purtesso Sward Hiflow thence hewed afforian and affigned That they the faid Fall freely and quretty. haue, hold, poffeffe, and Emor All furk profit hereafter by the labo, search, and diligente of the said soncertated the Twart of Evonne se graunted buto them as aforesaid, reserving buto Cheynes ad shall be difropered, or found out at aur time by the said he further that it half and may be fanfull to and for the said to be to time; and at all timed hereafter so soone ad ther or there offfias gue resist by forre of Themed All and Eveer such perfond ad shall buster of Lanes soe as aforesaid granted, without the leave, and license of the further devennt, and grannt That open a lawfull survey had, and t heirts, or alligned of the Mecats. Bownes, and quantity of Laness and be by them there foriats, sorbents, or affigned inhabited as reasonable requess of the said ponocrtateud, or there afforiaty. Ear and allott bonto the said Tobert Dushman and Edward win slot the the spate of Seaven reared next after the date hereof mad Car Fame, or hereafter (hall have the same Lanes or any of them grain are touterned (mutatis mutandis) hall and will also at al hewld, or assigned by the said Edward and tobent the be Setters, or other Eraunts of Furorporarond whereby the sand son to tyme to make and establish dams, and runs, and constituton which hereafter shalke planted, and inhabitt there And in Edward there henes, afforiats, and Affigned by consent of the by them thought most fitt, and toutent for the governement of Linty Office, on offirend nd the fand snoertakers, or there afforians That the said Lawes, Provisions, and idrints which are, or that of the 40resident, and conner of New England Prov the ford Ford Shefferte his heires and sincesses, to be there fourt when bon bio, or there owne plantaron The fame 15xike Indentures Intershaungcally have put theire hands and

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PATENT FOR CAPE ANNE, 1623.

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Jazy Anno Ind 1023 And in the yeared of the caigue of a foveraigne Sore James by) defender of the faith, is the one and Twentyth due of Grettand the Seaven and v Shefferto Fight of the most noble vider of the Sarter on thone part And Fobert Afforiats and Planters at Olymouth in Eew England in Amerita on thother i swell in confideraton that the said kohert and Edward and divers of there? and have likewise at theive owne proper eoffs and tharged transported dyvers ~~, bert and Edward and there offeriats also intend a sweй to transport more persond lared in New England aforesaid old for the better oldvaurement ang furtherance

wath Syven, granted, assigned, allotted, and appointed Aund by these puth Lobert and Edware and theire floriats Afwell a rentaine Crast of Sound Stortherly latitude and in a knowone plate there tomonly talled Sape Anne, coulter y of Sape Anne, as alf of the Islands within the said Bar And free liberts to ffife mall other plated in New England aforesaid, where of the said Lord Sheffers · cheffects, or within hid Furißirton (not nowe being inhabited or hereafter to be inhabited orming to the said Bar to be pumployed for public of, ad for the husking of a Towne, v officers, and Magistrats, as by the said ondertalerd, and there oriats are the re and nishabitt there and also Thirty Arved of Land, over & bestes the flyve hundred pertituler person, young or old (being the Afforiats, or servants of the land sondertakers. within Claven peared next after the date hereof, which Chitty Arved of dance soc enether woon the fate Bay in one entire plate, and not strayling in drwerd, or remote. to five of the said Sar peldong and Paving forever yearely butoevery Chrity Arred foe to be obter ned, and possessed by the said Tohert & Edward noner. At the feast of St Menhart Charthaungelt only (if it be lawfully, 27.29 after thend and Expicaton of the first Slaven peared next after the date hereof We aligned doth Dovennt, promise; and grannt to and with the sare Fobert Austinan and Fobert, and Edward, and such other perfond as shall plant, and routzart with them, Tghts, previsioned, benefits, Somooirico, advantages, and preeminented as hall, enoriats, fervants or Assigned be obtevned, found out, or made within the said the fate Lord Cheffels his heires, surressoud, and assigned the one Morety of all such itated or any, there hered, surressos, or assigned ppon the Erommes aforesaid And An Eman, and Coward Winslowe theire hewed, a foriats, and afsigned from tome & have taken possession, or entred into any of the said samos, to forbro, repell, we pulse aut, or inhabitt, or which shall offer, or make her to byits, plant, or in habitt within the robert, and Coward or there assigned And the sand ord Lefferts doll Ben of the aforesaid Lanos, and good informaton green to the sand gold Thefteils ei ich the said Tobert, and Cowate thene hend, alloriats, or assigned shall take in foresaid he the sand fore Shefferte his heires, on affigned, at and upon the va no will be good and sufficient Afsuwame in the Jane Skannt, Enfeoffe, confirme be Afforials, and Affigned All and Every the said Sands for to be taken in within ample, and beneficiall manner, as the said Lore Steffend hid hewed, or a signed nowe I onto him, or them; for such rent, and budet such dobermits, and Provisold as herem red hereafter spon reasonable request made to him the sand Lord Beffects fid faff or affigned, or any of them aunt, ptornte, and make good, lawfull & (uffirment thafend, and their Afforiats shall have liberty, and handfull authority from tyme for the ruling, ordering and geterning of such persons ad nowe are residention. we time butill such, Stannt be made. It shathe lawfull for the said Fobert, and part of them to establish such Lawes, provisions, and storing ad ate or shathe. be said plantaton which shalbe from cyme to true everuted, and commstred by ~ the most part of them shalt fert, and make those of opvoedallward. agreed on, he not repugnam to the Laws of Englandror to the recto. & Sonstiturend further that the said undertakers there herred, and surrello hall forew acknowledg ford, and to answeare and doe service buto hid for his fiessor, at bid, or there Kablished, and lept u wytuce whereof the said partied to the se spresent Day and reared frist abone written &

THE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY

ASTOR, LENOX AND TILDEN FOUNDATION

might rather have set them further of. And thus I shall end this year.1

PATENT FOR CAPE ANNE

This Indenture made the First day of January Anno Dni 1623, And in the Yeares of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord JAMES by the grace of God King of England France and Ireland Defender of the Faith &c the One and Twentyth And of Scotland the Seaven and Fyftyth Betweene the right honorable Edmond Lord Sheffeild Knight of the most noble Order of the Garter on thone part And Robert Cushman and Edward Winslowe for them selves, and theire Associates and Planters at Plymouth in New England in America on thother part. Wytnesseth that the said Lord Sheffeild (As well in consideracon that the said Robert and Edward and divers of theire Associates haue already adventured them selves in person, and have likewise at theire owne proper Costs and Charges transported dyvers persons into New England aforesaid And for that the said Robert and Edward and their Associates also intend as well to transport more persons as also further to plant at Plymouth aforesaid, and in other places in New England aforesaid As for the better Advancement and furtherance of the said Planters, and encouragement of the said Vndertakers) Hath Gyven, graunted, assigned, allotted, and appointed And by these p[rese]nts doth Gyve, graunt, assigne, allott, and appoint vnto and for the said Robert and Edward and their Associates As well a certaine Tract of Ground in New England aforesaid lying in Forty-three Degrees or thereabout of Northerly latitude and in a knowne place there comonly called Cape Anne, To

1 Smith gave this picture of the Plymouth Plantation in 1624: "There is about an hundred and fourescore persons, some Cattell, but many Swine and Poultry: their Towne containes two and thirty houses, whereof seven were burnt, with the value of five or six hundred pounds in other goods, impailed about halfe a mile, within which within a high Mount, a Fort, with a Watch-tower, well built of stone, lome, and wood, their Ordnance well mounted, and so healthfull, that of the first Planters not one hath died this three yeares." Advertisements for the Unexperienced Planters, *18. "It appears from Prince that on the 17th of June of this year there was 'born at Plymouth to Governor Bradford, his son William [1624-1704], who afterwards becomes Deputy-Governor of the Colony.' Annals, 1. 147." DEANE.

"August 5th. The ninth marriage at New Plymouth is of Mr. Thomas Prence with Mrs. Patience Brewster.' Ibid. 1. 150. Morton records, in his Memoriall, the death of his father, George Morton, which took place in the month of June of this year." DEANE.

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