further know yee that y° said President & Councill have made constituted deputed authorized & appointed and in their place & stead doe put Capt Rob Gorges or in his absence to any other person that shall be their Governor or other officer to be their true & lawfull attorney & in their Name & Stead to enter the said porc'ons of Lands & other the premises with their appurten'ces or into Some part thereof in ye Name of ye whole for them & in their Name to have & take possession and Seizin thereof or some part thereof in ye Name of ye whole Soe had & taken there for them & in their Names to deliver the full & peaceable possession and Seizin of all & Singuler the said granted Premises unto ye said S Ferdinando Gorges and Capt John Mason or to their certaine attorney or Attorneys in that behalf according to ye true intent & meaning of these presents, ratifying confirming and allowing all & whatsoever their said Attorney Shall Doe in or about ye premises by these presents. In Witnesse whereof to one parte of these presente Indentures remaining in the hands of Sr Ferdinando Gorges & Captaine John Mason the said President & Councell have caused their com'on Seale to be affixed & to the other of these present Indentures remaining in the Custody of the said President & Councill the said Sr Ferdinando Gorges & Capt John Mason have put to their hands & Seales. Given ye day & yeare first above written.

Wheelwright deed, May 17, 1629, State Papers, Vol. 1, pp. 56-60.

[Grant of New Hampshire, Nov. 7, 1629.]

[Archives of England, Colonial Entry Book 59, folio 109.] Grant of New Hampshire to Capt John Mason 7th of Novem' 1629./

This Indenture made ye Seaventh day of Novemb' Anno Dom'y 1629 & in y ffith yeare of ye Reigne of our Soveraigne Lord Charles by y Grace of God King of England Scotland ffrance & Ireland Defender of the ffaith &c Between y President & Councell of new England on the one partie & Capt John Mason of London Esq' on ye other partie Wittnesseth yt whereas our late Soveraigne Lord of ffaimous Memory King James for ye makeing a Plantation & establishing of a Colony or Colonyes in the Countrey called or Knowen by ye name of New England in America did by his highness letters patents under y great Seale of England bearing date att Westminster y

third day of Novemb' in ye Eighteenth yeare of his Reigne give grant & confirme unto ye Right hone Lodowick Duke of Lenox George marquis of Buckingham James marquis of Hamilton Thomas Earle of Arundell Robert Earle of Warwick St Ferdinando Gorges Knt & divers others whose names are expressed in y said letters patents their heyres & assignes. That they shall be one bodye politicque & corporate perpetuall & yt they should have perpetuall Succession & one com'on seale or Seales to serve for ye Said bodye & that they & their Successors Shalbe known called & incorporated by ye name of president & Councell established at Plymoth for ye planting ruling & Governing of New England in America and also did of his especiall Grace certaine knowledge and meer motion for him his heyres & Successors give grant & confirme unto ye said President & Councell & their Successors under y reservac'ons limitac'ons & declarac❜ons in ye sd letters patents expressed. All yt part & porc'on of yt Countrey now commonly called New England wch is scittuate lying & being between y° latitude of fforty degrees & ffourty Eight of Northerly latitude together wth ye Seas & Islands lying win one hundred miles of any part of ye sd Coaste of y Countrey afores & also all ye lands Soyle grounds havens ports rivers mines as well Royall mignes of Gold & Silver as other mines mineralls pearls & pretious Stones woods quarryes marshes waters ffishings hunting hawking fowling commodityes & hereditaments whatsoever together wth all perogatives Jurisdicc'ons Royaltys pliviledges franchises & preheminences within any of ye sd Territoryes & y precincts thereof whatsoever To have hold possess & Injoye all & singular ye said lands & premisses in ye said letters patents granted or menc'oned to be granted unto them ye sd President & Councill their Successors & Assignes for ever to be holden of his Matie his heirs & Successors as of his Highness Man'or of East Greenwich in ye County of Kent in free & com'on Succage & not in Capite or by Knights Service yeelding & paying to ye Kings Matie his heirs & Successors ye one fifth part of all gold & silver oare yt from time to time & at all times frome ye date of ye said letters patents shalbee there gotten had or obteyned for all services dutyes or demands as in & by his highness. said letters patents amongst diverse other things therein conteyned more fully and at large it doth & may appeare And whereas ye said President & Councell have upon mature deliberac'on thought fitt for ye better furnishing & furtherance of ye plantac'on in those parts to appropriate & allott to severall & particular persons divers parcells of lands wthin ye precints of ye afores granted premises by his Maties sd letters patents Now this Indenture wittnesseth yt ye sd President & Councill of their full free & mutuall consent as well to ye end yt all

ye lands woods lakes rivers watters Islands & fishings wth all other ye traficques profitts & Comodityes w'soever to them or any of them belonging & heerafter in these p'nts menc'oned may be wholy & intirely invested appropriated severed & setled in & upon ye sd Capt John Mason his heyres & Assignes for ever or for diverse speciall services for ye advancem of ye sd plantac'ons & other good & Sufficient causes & considerac'ons them especially thereunto moveing Have given granted bargained sould assigned Aliened sett over enfeoffed & confirmed And by these p'nts doe give grant bargaine sell assigne alien sett over enfeoffe and confirme unto ye sd Capt John Mason his heyres and assigues All yt part of ye Maine land in New England lying upon ye sea Coaste begining from ye Middle part of Merrimack River & from thence to proceed Northwards along ye Sea coaste to passcattaway river & soe forwards up wthin ye sd river to ye furthest head therof & from thence Northwestwards untill Threescore miles be finished from ye ffirst entrance of passcattaway river & also from Merrimacke through ye sa River & to ye furthest head thereof & soe forward up into ye land Westwards untill Threescore miles be finished and from thence to cross over land to ye Threescore miles end accounted from passcattaway river together with all Islands & Isletts whin five leagues distance of ye premises & abutting upon ye same or any parte or parcel thereof as also all ye lands soyle grounds havens ports rivers mines Mineralls pearles pretious stones woods quarreys marshes waters fishings hunting hawking fowling & other commodityes & hereditamts wtsoever wth all & singular their appurten'ces together wth all prerogatives rights royaltyes Jurisdicc'ons priviledges franchises libirties preheminences marine power in & upon ye sd Seas & rivers as allso all escheats & casualtyes therof as flotson Jetson lagon with anchorage & other such dutyes im'unityes sects isletts & appurten'ces wt soever wth all ye estate right title interest claime & demand w' soever wch ye sd president & Councell & their Successors of Right ought to have or Claime in or to ye spor'cons of lands rivers & other ye premises as is afores by reason or force of his high'ss s letters patents in as free large ample & beneficiall man'er to all intents construcc'ons & purposes w'soever as in & by ye sd Letters pattents ye same are amongst other things granted to ye sa president & Councell afores except two fifths of ye Oare of gold & Silver in these p'nts heer after expressed wth sd portions of land wth ye appurten'ces ye sd Capt John Mason with ye consent of ye president & Councill intends to name New Hampshire To have & to hold all ye sd porc'ons of land Islands rivers & premises and all and singular other ye comodityes & hereditam's hereby given granted aliened enfeoffed & confirmed or menc'oned or intended by these p'nts to be

given granted aliened enfeoffed & confirmed wth all & singuler ye appurten'ces & every part & parcell thereof unto ye sd Capt John Mason his heyres & assignes for ever To be holden of his sd Matie his heires & Successors as of his Highness Man'or of East Greenwich in ye County of Kent in free & Com'on Soccage & not in Capite or by Knts service nevertheless wth such exceptions reservac'ons limitac'ons & declarac'ons as in ye sd Letters pattents are att large expressed yeelding & paying unto our Soveraigne Lord the King his heires & Successors ye fifth part of all ye oare of gold & silver y from time to time & att all times heerafter shalbe there gotten had & obteyned for all services dutyes & demands & also yeelding & paying unto y s president & Councill & their Successors yearly ye Sum'e of five shillings English mony if it be demanded. And ye sd president & Council for them & their Successors doe covenant & grant to & wth ye sd Capt John Mason his hey res & assignes from & after then sealing & delivery of these p'nts according to ye purporte true intent & meaning of these p'nts that he shall from henceforth from time to time for ever peaceably & quietly have hold possess & enjoye all the afores lands Islands rivers & premises wth ye appurtences heerby before given & granted or menconed or intended to be heerby given & granted & every part & parcell therof wthout any lett disturbance denyall trouble interrupc'on or Evicc'on of or by ye sd president and Councill or any person or persons w'soever claiming by form or under them & their Success'ors or by or under their estate right title or interest And ye sd president and Councill for them & their Successors doe further covenant & grant to & with ye sa Capt John Mason his heires & assignes by these p'nts. That they ye sd president & Councill shall at all times hereafter upon reasonable request at ye only proper cost and charges in ye Law of ye sd Capt John Mason his heires & assigness doe make performe suffer execute & willingly consent unto any farther act or acts conveyance or conveyances assurance or assurances w'soever for yt good & perfect investing assureing conveying & sure making of all ye afores porc'ons of lands Islands Rivers & all & singular their appurten'ces to ye sd Capt John Mason his heires & Assigness as by him his heires & assigness or by his their or any of their Counceill learned in yo law shalbe devised advised or required And further it is agreed by & between ye sd partyes to these prents. And ye sd Capt John Mason for him his heires & assignes doth covenant to & wth ye sd president & Councill & their Successors by these presnts That if at any time hereafter there shall be found any oare of Gold & Silver whin ye ground in any part of ye sd premises That he then ye said Capt John Mason his heires & assigness shall yeald & pay unto ye sd president & Councell their Successors and

Assigness one fifth part of all such Gold & Silver oare as shalbe found in & upon ye s premises & digged & brought above ground to be delivered above ground & yt always wthin reasonable & convenient time if it be demanded after ye finding digging getting up of such oare as afores wthout fraud or conin & according to ye true intent & meaning of these prents And ye sd Capt John Mason doth further covenant for him his heires & assigness that he will establish such governmt in ye sd porc'ons of lands & Islands granted unto him & ye same will from time to time continue as shall be agreable as near as may be to ye laws & costoms of ye Realme of England & if he shall be charged at any time to have neglected his duty therein yt then he will reforme ye same according to ye direction of ye president & Council or in Default thereof it shalbe lawful for any of ye aggreived inhabitants or planters being tennants upon ye said lands to appeale to ye cheif Courts of Justice of ye sa president & Councill Aud further that if ye sa Capt John Mason his heires & assigness shall at any time hereafter alien these premisses or any part to any forraigne Nations or to any person or persons of any forraigne nation wthout ye speciall licence consent & agreem' of ye sd president & Councill their Successors or assigness That then ye part or parts of ye sd lands soe aliened shall immediatly returne back again to ye use of ye sa president & Councill And further knowe yee yt ye sd president & Councill have made constituted deputed authorized & appointed & in their place & stead doe put Capt Walter Neale or in his absence to any other sone yt shalbe their Governor or other officer to be their true & lawfull Attorney & in their name & stead to enter ye sd porc'ons of lands & other ye premises wt their ap'urtences or into some part thereof in y° name of ye whole for them & in their name to have & take possission & seizin thereof or some pt thereof in y name of ye whole soe had & taken Then for them & in their nams to deliver ye full & peaceable possession & seizin of all & singular ye sd granted premises unto y said Cap' John Mason or to his Certaine Attorny or Attornies in y' behalf according to ye true intent & meaning of these prents ratifying confirming & allowing all & what soever ye sd Attorney shall doe in or about ye premises of these p❜nts in wittness whereof to one part of these present Indentures remaining in ye hands of Capt John Mason ye sd president & Councill have caused their common Seale to be affixed & to ye other part of these p'nts Indentures remaining in y costody of ye sd president & Councill ye sd John Mason hath putt to his hand & Seal Given ye day & yeare first above written/.