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 what foever, according to the tenure and refervation in the faid recited indenture expreffed.

And further know ye that of our more efpeciall grace, certain knowledge and meere motion, we have given and granted, and by thefe prefents do, for us, our heirs, and fucceffors give and grant unto the faid Sir Henry Rofewell, Sir John Younge, Sir Richard Saltonfall, Thomas Southcott, John Hunfrey, John Endecott, Simon Whetcombe, Ifaac Johnfon, Samuel Alderfey, John Ven, Matthew Craddock George Harwood, Increase Nowell, Richard Perry, Richard Bellingham, Nathaniel Wright, Samuel Vaffal, Theophilus Eaton, Thomas Goffe, Thomas Adams, John Browne, Samuel Browne, Thomas Hutchins, William Vaffal, 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 giver, being in the bottom of a cer

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tain bay there commonly called Maffachufets, alias Mattachufets, alias Maffatufets bay, and also all and fingular thofe lands and hereditaments whatsoever lying within the face of three English miles on the fouth part of the said river called Charles river, or of any or every part thereof, and alfo all and fingular the lands and hereditaments whatfoever lyeing and being within the space of three English miles to the fouthward of the fouthermoft part of the faid bay called Maffachufetts, alias Mattachusetts, alias Maffatufets bay. And alfo all those lands and hereditaments whatsoever which lye and be within the fpace of three English miles to the northward of the faid river called Monomack alias Merrymack, or to the northward of any and every part thereof, and all lands and he reditaments whatfoever lyeing within the limits aforefaid north and fouth in latitude and breadth, and in length and longitude of and within all the breadth aforesaid, 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 woodgrounds, havens, ports, rivers, waters and hereditaments whatfoever 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 coafts or parts of the said 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 whatfoever, 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 Rofewell, Sir John Younge, Sir Richard Saltonftall, Thomas Southcott, John Humfrey, John Endecott, Symon Whetcombe, Ifaac Johnfon, Samuel Alderfey, John Yen, Matthew Craddock, George Harwood, Increase Nowell, Richard Perry, Richard Bellingham, Nathaniel Wright, Samuel Vaffal, 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 whatfoever there inhabiting, by them, or any of them, appointed to fish therein. Provided always that, if the said lands, iflands, or any other the premiffes. herein before mentioned, and by these presents 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 dears fathers reigne a forefaid, actually poffeffed or inhabited, by any other chriftian prince or ftate, or were within the bounds, limits, or territories of that fou therne colonie then before granted by our faid late father to be planted by divers of his loveing subjects in the fouth parts of America, that then this prefent grant fhall not extend to any fuch parts or parcells thereof, so formerly inhabited or lying within the bounds of the fouthern plantation as aforefaid, but as to thofe parts or parcells fo poffeffed or inhabited by fuch chríftian prince or state, or being within the bounds aforefaid, shall be utterly voide, these prefents or any thing therein contained to the con trary notwithflanding. To have and to hould, possess and enjoy the faid parts of New-England in America, which lye, extend and are.

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abutted as aforefaid and every part and parcell thereof, and all the iflands, rivers, ports, havens, waters, fifhings, fiches, mines, minerals, jurifdictions, franchises, royalties, liberties, priviledges, commodities and premiffes what foever, with the appurtenances unto 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, Kichard Perry, Richard Bellingham, Nathaniel Wright, Samuel Vaffal, Theophilus Eaton, Thomas Goffe, Thomas Adams, John Browne, Samuel Browne, Thomas Hutchins. William Vaf fal, William Pinchon and George Foxcroft, their heirs and affignes forever, to the only proper and abfolute ufe and behoofe of 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, Increase Nowell, Richard Perry, Richard Bellingham, Nathaniell Wright, Samuel Vaffall, Theophilus Eaton, Thomas Goffe, Thomas Adams, John Browne, Samuel Browne,

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Thomas Hutchins, William Vaffall, William Pinchon, and George Foxcrofte, their heirs and affigns forevermore. To be houlden, of us, our heires and fucceffours, as our mannor of Eaft Greenwich in the county of Kent within our realme of England, in free and common foccage, and not in Capite, nor by knights fervice, and also yeelding. and paying therefore to us, our heirs and fucceffors 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 whatfoever. Provided alwayes and our expreffe will and meaneing is, that onely one fifth part of the gould and filver oare above mentioned in the whole, and no more, be referved or payeable unto us, our heirs and fucceffours, by colour or vertue of these prefents, the double refervations or recitals aforefaid, or any thing therein contained notwithstanding.

And for as much as the good and profperous fucceffe of the plantation of the said parts of New-England aforefaid intended by the said. Sir Henry Rosewell, Sir John Younge, Sir Richard Saltonstall, Thomas Southcott, John Humfrey, John Endecott, Symon Whetcombe, Ifaac Johnfon, Samuel Al

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derfey, John Ven, Matthew Craddock, George Harwood, Increase Nowell, Richard Perry, Richard Bellinghom, Nathaniel Wright, Samuel Vaffall, Theophilus Eaton, Thomas Goffe, Thomas Adams, John Browne, Samuel Browne, Thomas Hutchins, William Vaffall, William Pinchon, and George Foxcroft, to be speedily fett upon, cannot but chiefely depend, next under the bleffing of Almighty God and the support of our royall authority, upon the good government of the fame, to the end that the affairs and bufinefs which from time to time shall happen and arife concerning the said lands and the plantation of the fame, may be the better managed and ordered, We have further hereby of our especiall grace, certain knowledge and meere motion, given, granted and confirmed, and for us, our heires and fucceffours, do give, grant and confirme unto our faid truftie and well-beloved fubjects Sir Henry Rofewell, Sir John Younge, Sir Richard Saltonftall, Thomas Southcott, John Humfrey, John Endecott, Syman Whetcomb, Ifaac Johnfon, Samuel Alderfey, John Ven, Matthew Craddock, George Harwood, Increafe Nowell, Richard Perry, Richard Bellingham, Nathaniel Wright, Samuel Vaffal, Theophilus Eaton, Thomas Goffe,

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Thomas Adams, John Browne, Samuel Browne, Thomas Hutchins, William Vaffall William Pinchon and George Foxcroft, and for us, our heires and fucceffours, wee will and ordaine, That the faid Sir Henry Rofewell, Sir John Younge, Sir Richard Saltonftall, Thomas Southcott, John Humfrey, John Endecott, Symon Whetcombe, Ifaac Johnson, 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 Browne, Samuel Browne, Thomas Hutchins, William Vasfall, William Pinchon, and George Foxcroft, and all fuch others as fhall hereafter be admitted and made free of the companie and fociety hereafter mentioned shall from time to time and at all times forever hereafter be by virtue of thefe prefents one body corporate politique in fact and name, by the name of the Governor and Companie of the Massachusetts Bay in New England: And them by the name of the Governor and Companie of the Maffachufets Bay in New-England, one body politique and corporate in deed, fact, and name, wee doc, for us, our heirs, and fucceffors, make, ordaine, conftitute, and con

firme by these prefents; and that by that name they hall have perpetual fucceffion; and that by the fame name they and their fucceffors fhall and may be capable and enabled, as well to impléade and to be impleaded, and to profecute, demand, and answer, and be answered unto, in all and fingular fuits, caufes, quarrells, and ac tions of what kind and nature foever; and alfo to have, take, poffeffe, acquire, and purchase any lands, tenements or hereditaments, or any goods or chattles, the fame to leafe, grant, demife, alien, bargain, fell, and difpofe of, as other our leige people of this our realme of England, or any other corporation or body politique of the fame, may lawfully doe. And further that the faid Governor and Companie and their fucceffors may have forever one common feale to be used in all cautes and occafions of the faid Companie, and the fame feale may alter, change, break and new make from time to time at their pleasures.

And our will and pleafure is, and we do hereby, for us, our heirs, and fucceffors, ordaine and grant, that from henceforth for ever there fhall be one Governor, one deputy Governor, and eighteen Affistants of the fame Companie to be from time to time conftituted e

lected and chofen out of the freemen of the faid Companie for the time beinge, in fuch manner and forme as hereafter in thefe prefents is expreffed. Which faid officers fhall apply themselves to take care for the beft difpofing and odering of the generall bafinefs and affairs of for and concerning the faid lands and premiffes hereby mentioned to be granted, and the plantation thereof and the government of the people there.

And for the better execution of our royall pleasure and grant in this behalfe, we do by thefe prefents, for us, our heires, and fucceffors, nominate, ordaine, make, and conftitute our well beloved the faid Matthew Craddock, to be the firft and prefent Governor of the faid Companie, and the faid Thomas Goffe to be deputy Governor of the faid Companie, and the faid Sir Richard Saltonftall, Ifaac Johnfon, Samuel Alderfey, John Ven, John Humfrey, John Endecott, Symon Whetcombe, Increafe Nowell, Richard Perry, Nathaniel Wright, Samuel Vaffall, Theophilus Eaton, Thomas Adams, Tho mas Hutchins, John Browne, George Foxcroft, William Vaffall, and William Pinchon to be the prefent Affiftants of the said Companie, to continue in the said several offices refpectively for fuch time and