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there, from the Atlantick and western fea and ocean on the eaft part, to the fouth fea on the weft part, and all lands and grounds, place and places, foils, wood and wood grounds, havens, ports, rivers, waters, fishing and hereditaments whatsoever, lying within the faid bounds and limits, and every part and parcel thereof, and alfo all iflands lying in America aforfaid in the faid feas or either of them on the westerne or easterne coafts or parts of the faid tracts of lands by the faid indenture mentioned to be given, granted, bargained, fold, enfeoffed, aliened and confirmed or any of them: And alfo all mines and mineralls, as well royall mines of gould and filver, as other mines and mineralls whatfoever in the faid lands and premiffes or any part thereof: And all jurifdictions, rights, royalties, liberties, freedoms, immunities, priviledges, franchises, preheminencies, and commodities whatsoever, which they the faid Councel eftablished at Plymouth in the county of Devon for the planting ruling ordering and governing of New-England in America then had or might ufe, exercise or enjoy, in and within the faid lands and premiffes by the faid indenture mentioned to be given, granted, bargained, fould, enfeoffed and confirmed, or in or within any part or parcel thereof. Habendum. To have and to hould the faid part of New-England in America which lyeth and extends and is abutted as aforefaid, and every part and parcel thereof: And all the faid iflands, rivers, ports, havens, waters, fishings, mines and minerals, jurifdictions, franchifes, royalties, liberties, priviledges, commodities, hereditaments and premiffes whatfoever, with the appurtenances, unto the faid Sir Henry Rofewell, Sir John Younge, Thomas Southcott, John Humfrey, John Endecott and Symon Whetcomb, their heirs and affignes, and their affociates, to the only proper and abfolute ufe and behoof of the faid Sir Henry Rosewell, Sir John Younge, Thomas Southcott, John Humfrey, John Endecott and Symon Whetcomb, their heires and affignes, and affociates for evermore. To be houlden of us, our heirs and fucceffors, as of our mannor 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 us. our heirs and fucceffors, the fifth part of the oare of gould and filver which fhall 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

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done, made or paid to us, our heirs or fucceffors, as in and by the faid recited indenture more at lardge may appear. Now know ye, that we, at the humble fuite and petition of the faid Sir Henry Rofewell, Sir John Younge, Thomas Southcott, John Humfrey, John Endecott, and Symon Whetcomb, and of others whom they have affociated unto them, Have, for divers good caufes and confiderations us Confirmamoving, granted and confirmed, and by thefe prefents of tion of the our especiall grace, certain knowledge and meere motion, do cited grant grant and confirm unto the faid Sir Henry Rosewell, Sir by theKing John Younge, Thomas Southcott, John Humfrey, John Endecott, and Symon Whetcomb, and to their affociates hereafter named (vide licet) Sir Richard Saltonftall, Knt. Ifaac Johnfon, Samuel Alderfey, John Ven, Matthew Craddock, George Harwood, Increafe Nowell, Richard Perry, Richard Bellingham, Nathanael Wright, Samuel Vaffall, Theophilus Eaton, Thomas Goffe, Thomas Adams, John Browne, Samuel Browne, Thomas Hutchins, William Vaffall, William Pinchon, and George Foxcroft, their heirs and affignes, all the faid part of New England in America, lyeing and extending betweene the bounds and limits in the faid recited indenture expreffed, and all lands and grounds, place and places, foyles, wood and wood grounds, havens, ports, rivers, waters, mines, mineralls, Jurifdictions, rights, royalties, liberties, freedoms, immunities, priviledges, franchifes, preheminences, hereditaments and commodities whatsoever to them the faid Sir Henry Rosewell, Sir John Younge, Thomas Southcott, John Humfrey, John Endecott and Simon Whetcombe, their heirs and affignes, and to their affociates by the faid recited indenture given, granted, bargained, fould, enfeoffed, aliened and confirmed, or mentioned or intended thereby to be given, granted, bargained, fould, enfeoffed, aliened and confirmed. To have and Habendum. to hould the faid part of New England in America and other the premiffes hereby mentioned to be granted and confirmed and every part or parcell thereof, with the appurtenances, unto the faid Sir Henry Rofewell, Sir John Younge, Sir Richard Saltonftall, Thomas Southcott, John Humfrey, John Endecott, Symon Whetcombe, Ifaac Johnson, Samuel Alderfey, John Ven, Matthew Craddock, George Harwood, Increafe Nowell, Richard Perry, Richard Bellingham, Nathaniel Wright, Samuel Vaffall, Theophilus Eaton, Thomas Goffe, Thomas Adams, John Browne, Samuel Browne, Thomas Hutchins, William Vaffall, William Pinchon, and George Foxcroft, their heirs and affignes for ever, to their only

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only proper and abfolute ufe and behoofe for evermore. Te be houlden of us our heirs and fucceffours as of our mannor of Eaft Greenwich aforefaid in free and common foccage, and not in capite nor by knights fervice, and alfo yielding and paying therefore to us our heirs and fucceffours the fifth part only of all oare of gould and filver, which from time to time and at all times hereafter fhall be there gotten, had or obtained, for all fervices, exactions and demands whatsoever, according to the tenure and reservation in the said recited inGrant of the denture expreffed. And further know ye, that of our more fame tract efpeciall grace, certain knowledge and meere motion, we have the fame given and granted, and by thefe prefents do for us our heirs perfons by and fucceffors give and grant unto the faid Sir Henry Rofewell, Sir John Younge, Sir Richard Saltonftall, Thomas Southcott, John Humfrey, John Endecott, Simon Whetcombe, Ifaac Johnfon, Samuel Alderfy, John Ven, Matthew Craddock, George Harwood, Increafe Nowell, Richard Perry, Richard Bellingham, Nathaniel Wright, Samuel Vaffall, Theophilus Eaton, Thomas Goffe, Thomas Adams, John Browne, Samuel Browne, Thomas Hutchins, William Vassall, William Pinchon, and George Foxcroft, their heirs and affignes, all that part of New-England in America which lies and extends between a great river there commonly called Monomack river, alias Merrymack river, and a certain other river there called Charles river, being in the bottom of a certain bay there commonly called Maffachufets, alias Mattachufets, alias Maffatufets bay, and also all and fingular those lands and hereditaments whatfoever 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 thereof, and also all and fingular the lands and hereditaments whatsoever lyeing and being within the space of three English miles to the fouthward of the fouthermoft part of the faid bay called Maffachusetts, alias Mattachusetts, alias Maffatufets bay. And alfo all thofe lands and hereditaments whatsoever which lye and be within the space of three English miles to the northward of the faid river called Monomack, alias Merrimack, or to the northward of any and every part thereof, and all lands and hereditaments whatfoever lyeing within the limits aforefaid north and fouth in latitude and breadth, and in length and longitude of and within all the breadth aforefaid throughout the maine lands there, from the Atlantick and weftern fea and ocean on the east part, to the fouth fea on the weft parte, and all lands and grounds, place and places, foyles, wood and wood grounds, havens, ports, rivers, waters and hereditaments whatfoever

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lyeing within the faid bounds and limits, and every part and parcel thereof, and also all islands in America aforefaid in the faid feas or either of them, on the western or eaftern coaftes, or partes of the faid tracts of lands hereby mentioned to be given or granted or any of them, and all mines and mineralls as well royall mines of gould and filver as other mines and mineralls whatsoever in the faid lands and premiffes or any part thereof, and free liberty of fishing in or within any the rivers or waters within the bounds and limits aforefaid and the feas thereunto adjoining, and all fishes, royal fishes, whales, balan, fturgeon, and other fishes of what kind or nature foever, that fhall at any time hereafter be taken in or within the faid feas or waters or any of them, by the faid Sir Henry Rosewell, Sir John Younge, Sir Richard Saltonftall, Thomas Southcott, John Humfrey, John Endecott, Symon Whetcombe, Ifaac Johnfon, Samuel Alderfey, John Ven, Matthew Craddock, George Harwood, Increase Nowell, Richard Perry, Richard Bellingham, Nathaniel Wright, Samuel Vaffall, Theophilus Eaton, Thomas Goffe, Thomas Adams, John Browne, Samuel Browne, Thomas Hutchins, William Vaffall, William Pinchon, and George Foxcroft, their heirs and affignes, or by any other perfon or perfons whatsoever there inhabiting, by them or any of them appointed to fish therein. Provided always that if the faid lands, Provifoe. islands, or any other the premiffes herein before mentioned, and by these prefents intended and meant to be granted, were at the time of the granting of the faid former letters patents, dated the third day of November, in the eighteenth yeare of our faid deare fathers reigne aforefaid, actually poffeffed or inhabited by any other christian prince or ftate, or were within the bounds, limits, or territories of that foutherne colonie then before granted by our faid late father to be planted by divers of his loveing fubjects in the fouth parts of America, that then this prefent grant fhall not extend to any fuch parts or parcells thereof, fo formerly inhabited or lying within the bounds of the fouthern plantation as aforefaid, but as to those parts or parcells fo poffeffed or inhabited by fuch chriftian prince or state, or being within the bounds aforefaid, fhall be utterly voide, these presents or any thing therein contained to the contrary notwithstanding. To have and to hould, Habendum. poffefs and enjoy the faid parts of New-England in America, which lye, extend and are abutted as aforefaid and every part and parcell thereof, and all the iflands, rivers, ports, havens, waters, fifhings, fifhes, mines, minerals, jurifdictions, franchifes, royalties, liberties, priviledges, commodities and premiffes whatsoever, with the appurtenances, unto the faid

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