Honeywell, William Burridge, Andrew Brown, Ambrose Boaden, and John Tenny, their heirs and assigns Trustees as above expressed that they the said Capt. Joshua Scottow, Walter Gendall, Richard Honeywell, William Burridge, Andrew Brown, Ambrose Boaden, and John Tenny, shall and may at all times, and from time to time forever hereafter peaceably and quietly have, hold, occupy and enjoy all the above given and granted premises, without the let, denial, or contradiction of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Colony, or of any other person or persons whatsoever claiming and having any lawful right, title, or interest therein, or in any part or parcel thereof, thereby, from, or under them, the said Governor and Company or by any of their assigns. They the above named Inhabitants of the said Town of Scarborough for the time being, and in like manner that shall there be from time to time forever hereafter yielding and paying in consideration thereof to the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Colony, or to the president of the said Province of Mayne by them authorized and impowered for the time being, or to other their agent and lawful assignee or assignees, the Quit Rent to the said Governor and Company due and belonging according to the proposal made and mutually agreed upon at the General Assembly held in the above said province at York June 1681, Viz. That they the above named Inhabitants of the said Town of Scarborough for the time being, and in like manner that shall there be from time to time forever hereafter as an acknowledgment of said Ferdinando Gorges and his Assigns right to soyle and Government do pay twelve pence for every ffamily whose single Country Rate is not above two shillings, and for all that exceed the sum of two shillings in a single rate to pay three shillings per family annually in money to the Treasurer of the said Province for the use of the Chief Proprietors thereof. and in case of omission or neglect on the part and behalf of the said Inhabitants to make full payment annually in manner as above expressed, and hath been mutually concerted and agreed unto, it shall then be lawful for the said president of the said Province for the time being, or for other the agent or agents, assignee or assignees of the Governor and Company of the Massachusetts Colony to levy and make distress upon the estates of any of the Inhabitants for the time being within the limits and bounds of the said Township, as well for said Quit Rent as also for all costs and charges occuring and arising upon the same. And the estates so levied and distrained to bear, drive, or carry away with so much as it shall cost to convey the same to the Treasurer of the Province for the time being, or to such place as he shall order and appoint. In witness whereof the partyes above named to these present Indentures have interchangeably put their hands and seals the day and year first above written.

[A] [Seal]

THOMAS DANFORTH,
Presidt:

Signed, Sealed and De-
livered in presence of
us-JOHN HAYWARD
ELIAZER MOODY.

(Noty. Pub.

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Deposition of Peter Bass Concerning Walter Gendall.

The deposition of Peter Bass aged about 27 years-Being examined maketh oath yt hee heard the same for substance yt Phyneas Hull and Benjn. Barnard testifyeth two, onely hee remembreth not that Walter Gyndall sayd yt ye Indeans at Wells were as numerous as trees and stumpes, but Gyndall tould this deponent that there were one thousand Indeans double armed about the Town, and five hundred french ready to backe them when they had Occasion, and yrfore would Advise them to surrender there Garrisons, for hee looked at his condition bette then ours, for Mogg sayd if they would not resigne yr Garrisons, hee would ly here this Moenth but hee would have ye Town, and the sayd Gynda further sayd that hee and those 11 Indeans Mogg and ye rest, lay within shot of Joseph Storer's Garrison, that night before they came to demand Fran: Littlefields, and the sayd Indeans were soe sleepy in the morneing, that hee had much adoe to wake ym, and was forced to Ricke them rounde before hee could do it, and afterwards wn the sunn was up they came into ye Town, and did mischeefe, and demanded our Garrisons, and further sayth not.

Taken upon oath this 3d day of March 1676 :

before mee Edw. Rishworth Asso'te.

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Mr. Prout and Scarborough Soldiers 1747—–49.

MR. JOSEPH PROUT,

BOSTON April 17, 1747:

Sir-These serve to enclose an Indent. for sundry provisions for Mr. Johnson, for the Men intended down to guard the Frontiers; they are to be the Canada Men which have been provided with arms and ammunition already at the Country's cost. The meat you are to deliver out in the Mess pieces according to the Resolves of the General Assembly, being the present needful, from yr Humble Servt.

To MR. JOSEPH PROUT

Comissary at

Scarboro'

Jo WHEELWRIGHT Comissary Genl. of His Majesty's Province of Mass. Bay

December 7th 1748.

MR. JOSEPH Prout,

By Mr Libbee you have an Indent for provisions for the men retained in the service this winter, being the needful from Yours &c.

JNO WHEELWRIGHT.

Accompanying this was 5 hhds Bread, 8 bbls Pork, 1 bbl Peas, 1 bbl Rum. The correspondence commenced with the letter first copied continued until 1749, when as it appears from the subjoined Receipt the soldiers were withdrawn.

"SCARBOROUGH March 7th 1749.

Then rec'd of Jos. Prout upon the Province account, which I promise to deliver to John Wheelwright Esq. at I. W.) Boston: vizt. one cask of clothing: contents-13 Large Coats, 14 Jackits, 7 pr of Britches, 12 Shirts, 10 pr stockings, 7 pr Mens Shoes, marked as in the Margin-the danger of the sea excepted. DAVID LIBBY."

Through the whole two years the supplies were by Capts. David Libby, and Elias Banks of the schooner " Willing Mind" of Scarboro'. When the soldiers started on the expedition in March 1748 the following supplies were afforded by Mr Prout.

"SCARBORO' March 28 1748.

Rec'd of John Libby on the acc't of Mr. Joseph Prout, six Hhds Bread, 8 bbls Pork, one tierce of Rum, 20 Blanketts, 10 Kettles, 20 Coats, 20 Jackits, 20 pr Britches, 20 pr Shoes, 20 pr. Stockings, 40 Shirts, 1 gall. Pot, 1 half pt do., 1 gill do., 1-2 bbl of powder, 1 bag bullets, & 200 flints-per me

GOVING FULTON."

"March 2, 1748, Jos: Waterhouse's Bill for Leather and Work done for the Country, vizt.

To leather straps and strings for Tomas Foss

To a pr moksens for tomas Foss and strings

To a pr moksens for Mr. Roberts

To 2 leather strings & leather to mend snow shoes for tira haues

Besides the com

Foss, Roberts and Haines, enlisted from Scarborough.

pany from S. whose names we have given, there was another quartered here

in 1748 under Capt. Joseph Frye, and Lieut. John Wright. Of the 28 in this company only five or six were townsmen of Scarborough.

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Richard King's Address to the Freeman of Scarborough 1769.

To the freeholders and others of the Town of Scarborough Who have a Right by Charter to give their voets for a Representative in the General Assembly of the first British Province in America.

Gentlemen, the King's Writ for that Purpose now calls upon us, among the other towns of the Province, to give our aid at a time when the Rights of the Crown, and the Libertys of the subject, are the grand matters in Debate, and the most interesting Objects of attention both in Great Britain and her dominions in America. We are now to give aid to an Assembly, whose lott it is to take the Lead for her sister Colonies, on whose wise, firm and prudent conduct the Liberties of Millions may hereafter depend; and that too at a time when a Rod of Iron is stretched forth over us in the Capitol of the Province. Universal History can scarce furnish an Instance wherein any State had a louder call to exertion than this Province is under at this day. Would to God that every town could furnish a Cato to serve our sinking country, all that can be expected of us is but to lay aside every family, private and secret prejudice, and instead of enquiring, as luxurious Princes of old, who is the man we delight to honour, let our enquiry be for a faithful, upright man, who best understands the constitution of the British Government, the Rights of the Crown, her Charters and Compacts with her Colonies, and our natural rights as men; a man fearing God by whom Kings reign; that will with equal firmness render to the King the rights of the King, and nobly withstand any attempts, even of the King's servants however dignified, that have a manifest tendency to enslave the subjects of the King. The Person that has your votes this year is to consider himself as acting for millions now on the stage, and generations unborn; a thought sufficient to raise any man above private or selfish views. Nevertheless let your Instructions be given him for the rule of his conduct.