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their heirs and affigns, and to thei- affociates, for ever, by the said 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, 1faae Johnfon, Samuel Alderfay, 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 aforefaid, 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 fucceffors, 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 gotton, had, or obtained, for all fervices, exactions, and demands whatfoever, according to the tenor and refervation in the faid 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 Johnfon, 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 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 Mafiachufets, 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 river, called Charles River; or of any or every part

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thereof. And also, 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 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 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 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 also, all islands in America aforefaid, in the faid feas, or either of them, on the western or eastern 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 whatsoever, 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 or 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 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, Increafe Nowell, 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 perfons whatfoever 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 last mentioned, intended, and

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meant to be granted, were, at the time of the granting of the faid former letter patents, dated the third day of November, in the eighteenth year of the reign of his late Majefty, King James the First, actually poffeffed or inhabited by any other chriftian prince or ftate, or were within the bounds limits, or territories of the faid fouthern colony, then before granted by the faid King, to be planted by divers of his loving fubjects in the fouth parts of America, That then the faid grant of our faid royal grandfather should not extend to any fuch parts or parcels thereof, fo formerly inhabited or lying within the bounds of the fouthern plantation as aforefaid; but as to those parts or parcels, so poffeffed or inhabited by any fuch Chriftian prince or ftate, or being within the boundaries aforefaid, fhould be utterly void. To have and to hold, poffefs and enjoy, the faid parts of New-England, in America, which lie, extend, and are abutted, as aforesaid, and every part and parcel thereof; and all the islands, rivers, ports, havens, waters, fifhings, fishes, mines, minerals, jurifdictions, franchifes, royalties, liberties, privileges, commodities, and premiffes whatfoever, with the appurtenances, unto the faid Sir Henry Rofwell, Sir John Young, Sir Richard Saltenftall, Thomas Southcot, John Humphreys, John Endicott, Simon Whetcombe, Ifaac Johnfton, Samuel Alderfey, John Ven, Matthew Craddock, George Harwood, Increafe Nowell, Richard Perry, Richard Bellingham, Nathaniel Wright, Samuel Vaffal, 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 the only proper and abfolute ufe and behoof of the faid Sir Henry Rofwell, Sir John Young, Sir Richard Saltenftall, Thomas Southcott, John Humphreys, John Endicoott, Simon 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 Brown, Samuel Brown, Thomas Hutchins, William Vaffall, William Pincheon, and George Foxcroft, their heirs and affigns, for evermore, to be holden of our faid royal grandfather, his heirs and fucceffors, as of his manor of Eaft Greenwich, in the county of Kent, within the realm of England, in free and common foccage, and not in capite, nor by knights fer

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vince; and alfo yielding and paying therefore, to our faid royal grandfather, his heirs and fucceffors, the fifth part only of all the ore of gold and filver, which, from time to time, and at all times hereafter, fhould be gotten, had, or obtained, for all fervices, exactions, and demands whatfoever. Provided always, and his Majesty's exprefs will and meaning was, That only that one fifth part of all the gold and filver ore abovementioned, in the whole, and no more, should be anfwered, referved, or payable unto our faid royal grand father, his heirs and fucceffors, by colour or virtue of the faid laft mentioned letters patent, the double reservations or recitals aforefaid, or any thing therein contained notwithstanding. And to the end that the affairs and bufinefs which, from time to time, fhould happen and arife concerning the faid Jands, and the plantations of the fame, might be the better, manage and ordered, and for the good government thereof, our faid royal grandfather, King Charles the Firft, did, by his faid letters patents, create and make the faid Sir Henry Rofwell, Sir John Young, Sir Richard Saltenftall, Thomas Southcott, John Humphreys, John Endicott, Simon Whetcombe, Ifaac Johnfon, Samuel Alderfey, John Ven, Matthew Craddock, George Harwood, Increase Nowell, Richard Perry, Richard Bellingham, Nathaniel Wright, Samuel Vaffall, and Theophilus Eaton, Thomas Goffe, Thomas Adams, John Brown, Samuel Brown, Thomas Hutchins, William Vaffall, William Pincheon, and George Foxcroft, and all fuch others as fhould thereafter be admitted and made free of the company and fociety therein after mentioned, A body cor- One body corporate and politic in fact and name, by the name of the Governor and Company of the Maffachuffetts Bay, in New England; and did grant unto them, and their fucceflors, divers powers, liberties, and privileges, as in and by the said letters patents may more fully and at large appear. And whereas the faid governor and company of the Maffachusetts Bay in New-England, by virtue of the said letters patents, did fettle a colony of the English in the faid parts of America, and divers good fubjects of this kingdom, encouraged and invited by the faid letters patents, did transport themselves and their effects into the fame, whereby the faid plantation did become very populous, and divers counties towns, and places, were created, erected, made, and fet forth, or defigned, within the faid parts of America, by the faid governor and company, for the time being. And

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whereas, in the term of the Holy Trinity, in the thirtyfixth year of the reign of our dearest uncle, King Charles the The firft Second, a judgment was given in our court of chancery, charter vathen fitting at Westminster, upon a writ of fire facias judgment in brought and profecuted in the faid court against the gover- chancery, nor and company of the Maffachusetts Bay, in New Eng- anno 1684. land; and that the faid letters patent of our faid royal grandfather, King Charles the Firft, bearing date at Westminster, the fourth day of March, in the fourth year of his reign, made and granted to the faid governor and company of the Maffachusetts Bay, in New-England, and the enrollment of the fame, fhould be cancelled, vacated, and annihilated, and fhould be brought into the faid court to be cancelled, (as in and by the faid judgment, remaining upon record in the faid court, doth more at large appear). And whereas feveral The agents perfons employed as agents in behalf of our faid colony of of that cothe Maffachusetts Bay, in New-England, have made their lony petitihumble application unto us, that we would be graciously reincorpopleased, by our royal charter, to incorporate our fubjects in rated, as our faid colony, and to grant and confirm unto them fuch formerly. powers, privileges and franchises, as in our royal wisdom. fhould be thought moft conducing to our intereft and fervice, and to the welfare and happy ftate of our fubjects in NewEngland. And we being graciously pleased to gratifie our faid fubjects; and alfo to the end our good fubjects within our colony of New-Plymouth, in New-England aforefaid, may be brought under fuch a form of government, as may put them in a better condition of defence and confidering as well the granting unto them, as unto our fubjects in the faid colony of the Maffachuffetts Bay, our royal charter, with reasonable powers and privileges, will much tend not only to the fafety but to the flourishing eftate of our subjects in the said parts of New-England, and also to the advancing of the ends for which the faid plantations were at firft encouraged, of our fpecial grace, certain knowledge, and mere motion, have willed and ordained, and we do by these prefents, for us, our heirs and fucceffors, will and ordain, That the territories and colonies commonly called The Maffaand known by the names of the colony of the Maffachusetts chusetts, Bay, and colony of New-Plymouth, the province of Main, Plymouth, the territory called Accada, or Nova Scotia; and all that tract vince of of land lying between the faid territories of Nova Scotia, Main, Noand the faid province of Main, be erected, united, and in- va Scotia, united, and corporated and we do by thefe prefents unite, erect, and made incorporate the fame into one real province, by the name of province.

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