Esqu' upon a further Report of their Lordshipps this day read at the board; his Majesty hath thought fitt to order and it is hereby ordered that the Said W Vaughan doe pay twenty pounds to the Said Robert Mason for his Costs in attending the Issue of the Appeal of the Said W Vaughan / Vera Copia m Phillipp Musgrave The above is a Copy as on file in a Case between Sam" Allen Esqu' & David Lawrance Examin'd Geo: Jaffrey jr Cl: [Samuel Allen's Agreement, Oct. 14, 1690.] [Masonian Papers, Vol. 1, p. 21.] THIS INDENTURE made the ffourteenth day of October in the Second Yeare of the Raigne of our Soveraigne Lord and Lady William and Mary King and Queene of England Scotland ffrance and Ireland. Denfenders of the ffaith & Annoq D'ni 1690 BETWEEN Samuel Allen of London Merchant of the one te, and John Tufton Mason and Robt Tufton Mason sous of Robert Tufton Mason some time of the ish of s Martins in the ffeilds in the County of Midd'x Esq dec'd of the other te, WHEREAS by Ind're of even date with these p'sents the said John Tufton Mason and Robert Tufton Mason in consideracon of the sume of Two Thousand Seaven hundred and ffifty pounds to them in hand paid by the said Samuel Allen and for other good and valuable consideracons have Conveyed the Province or Tract of Land in New England in America called New Hampshire & divers other Provinces Tracts of Land and Hereditaments unto the said Samuel Allen and his Heires as by the same Indre more at large may appeare Now this Ind're Witnesseth That in consid'acon of the sd Conveyance and the Covenants therein contained Hee the Said Samuel Allen doth by these p'sents Relese unto and acquitt and discharge the said John Tufton Mason and Robert Tufton Mason theire Execut's Admrs and Assignes and unto the heires and Execut's of the said Robert Tufton Mason Dec'd All debts sumes of Money Bonds & Accounts whatsoever which hee the said Samuel Allen can may or ought to have or claime from them or any of them And further the said Samuel Allen for himselfe his Heires Exec's & Adm's doth Covenant and agree to and with the said John Tufton Mason and Robert Tufton Mason their Execs & Adms that hee the said Samuel Allen his Exec's and Admrs shall and will within the space of three Yeares next ensueing the date of these p'sents pay or cause to bee paid unto Edward Cranfeild Esq' late Govourn of the said Province the sum'e of three hundred and ffifty pounds of good and Law full mony of New England And further allsoe that when and soe soone as the Ten'ts Landholders and Inhabitants of the Townes of Portsmouth Dover Exeter and Hampton te of the said Provinces Hereditaments aud misses from whome any quitt Rents or other Rents are due & payable or the Greater number of such Ten'ts Inhabitants and Landholders shall Attorne Ten'ts unto the said Samuel Allen his heires or Assignes or sufficiently acknowledge him or them to bee the Proprietor of such their quitt Rents or other Rents and allsoe shall pay any Yearely or halfe yearely paymts of such their quitt Rents or other Rents unto the said Samuel Allen his Heires or Assignes, That then the sa Samuel Allen his Heires Exrs Adm's or Assignes shall & will well & truely pay or cause to bee pd the further Sum'es of Lawful mony of England following, That is to say the sum'e of ffour hundred pounds unto the said John Tufton Mason his Exec's Adm's or Assignes, the sume of three hundred pounds unto the said Rob't Tufton Mason his Execrs Admrs or Assignes and the sum'e of Two hundred pounds unto Elizabeth Tufton Mason her Ex's Admrs or Assignes, And the said John Tuftou mason and Rob't Tufton Mason doe by these p'sents declare that the said sum'es of mony debts & accounts hereby Released and the said sum'es of money allready pd to them and the sd sev'all sum'es of money hereby Covenanted & agreed to be paid are the full and whole price and chase mony wh the said Samuel Allen ought to pay for the chase of the p'misses and that hee is an absolute chasor thereof without any mise Agreem' right or equity for or concerneing the redeemeing the same And lastly the sd Samuel Allen for himselfe his Exrs & Adm's doth Covent & agree to & with the sd John Tufton mason & Robert Tufton Mason their Exec's & Adm's that hee the sd samuel Allen his Exrs & Admrs shall & will well & truely pay unto every of them the sd John Tufton Mason Rob't Tufton Mason & Elizabeth Tufton Mason their respective Ex's Adm or Assignes interest at the rate of six pounds Cent ann for one hundred pounds apeice te of the same sum'es to them payable from the date of these p'sents untill they shall respectively receive the same Sum'es the same Interest to bee paid at the same time with the sd principle Sum'es of money to them payable as aforesd IN WITNESS whereof the ties above named to these p'sents have hereunto set their hands & Seales the day and Yeare first above ["Fine &c Ag John & Rob Tufton Masons."] [Masonian Papers, Vol. 1, p. 22.] WILLIAM AND MARY by the grace of God of England Scotland France & Ireland King & Queen Defenders of the Faith & TO ALL to whom these our Present Letters shall Come GREETING KNOW YE that it was inrold amongst the Pleas of Land at Westminster before Henry Pollexfen and his Companions our Justices of our Bench of the Term of St Michall In the Second Year of our Reign in the Roll 280. 'tis so Contained KENT SS. John Browning Gentleman in his proper Person Requires against Samuel Allen Gentleman the Mannor of Mason Hall with the appurtenances and Seven Thousand Messuages fifty Mills Six thousand Gardens A hundred Thousand Acres of Land a hundred thousand Acres of Meadow a hundred Thousand Acres of Pasture one Million and a hundred Thousand Acres of Wood Two hundred Thousand of acres of Marsh & Moss Ground a hundred thousand Acres of fresh Marsh a hundred thousand acres of Salt Marsh a hundred thousand acres of Ozirs a hundred thousand Acres of Two hundred thousand acres of Land Covered with Water a hundred Pound Rents Common of Pasture for all manner of Cattle free fishery & free Warrin with the appurtenances in New Hamp' Main Masonia Laconia Mason Hall Mariana In New England in America in the Parish of Greenwitch As his Right and Inheritance, and into which the said Samuel hath No Ingress unless after Disseizin which Hue Hunt hath thereupon unjustly and without Judgement made to the before Named John within thirty years &ca and Whereof he saith that he himself was Seized of the manner Tennements Rents Common of Pasture free fishery free Warrin aforesaid with the appurtenances in his Demesne as a fee & by Wright in the time of Peace in the time of the Reign of our Lord and Lady King & Queen that now are by taking therefrom to the Value & so forth & into which &ca and * * ca ca ca thereupon he brings his Suite & and the aforesaid Samuel Allen in his proper person Comes & Defends his Wright when & so forth & thereuppon Calls to Warrant John Tufton Mason Gentleman who is Present here at Court in his own proper person & who Warrants gratis to him the said Manner Tennements rent Common of Pasture free fishery free Warrin with the appurtenances & and upon this the said John Browning prayes against the said John Tufton Mason houlding by his Warrant the Manner Tennements Rent Com'on of Pasture free fishery free Warrin aforesaid with the Appurtenances aforesaid in form afores &a & whereof he saith he himself was Seized of the Manner Tennements rents Common of Pasture free fishery free Warrin aforesaid with the Appurtenances in his Dominion as a fee and by Right in the time of Peace in the time of our Lord & Lady King and Queen that now is by taking &a & into which &c and thereupon he brings his suit && the aforesaid John Mason houlding By his Warrant Defends his Right when &a & farther Vouches thereupon to Warrant Rob' Tufton Mason Gentleman who is present here in Court in his proper person & Warrants to him Gratis the Manner Tennements Rents Common of Pasture free fishery free Warrin afores with the Appurtenances aforesaid & ca and upon this the afores John Browning prayes against him the aforesaid Rob Tufton Mason houlding by his Warrant the Manner Tennements Rent Common of Pasture free fishery free Warrin with the appurtenances In form aforesaid whereupon he Saith he himself was Seized of the Mannor Tennements rent Common of Pasture free fishery free Warrin as aforesaid with the appurtenanees in his Demesne as a fee by Right in the time of Peace in the time of our Lord & Lady the King & Queen that now is by taking from thence the Value && into which &ca and thereupon brings this Suit & ca and the afores Robert Tufton Mason houlding by Warrant Defends his Right when & and further Vouches thereupon John Whealer to Warrant who likewise is present here in Court in his own proper person and Warrants to him Gratis the Manner Tennements Rent Common of Pasture free fishery & free Warrin aforesaid with the Appurtenances & and upon this the afores John Browning prayes against the said John Whealer houlding by his Warrant the manner Tennements rent Common of Pasture free fishery & free Warrin aforesaid in form afores with the appurtenances & whereupon he himself saith he was Seized of the mannor Tennements rent Common of Pasture free fishery free Warrin afores with y° Appurtenances In his Dominion as a fee & by Right the time of Peace In the time of our Lord & Lady that now is by taking from thence to the Value &ca and into which & & thereupou he brings his Suit & and the ca са aforesaid John Whealer houlding by his Warrant Defends his Right when && saith that the said Hugh hath not Disseized the before named John Browning of the Mannor Tennements rent Common of Pasture free fishery & free Warrin with the appurtenances as the said John Browning by his Writ & Declaration afores Doth above Suppose & of this he puts himself upon the Country &c & the afores John Browning prayes Liberty of Imparling & hath it &ca And afterwards the said John Browning returnes here into Court In his proper person & the aforesaid John Whealer altho' Sollemly Required Returned not, but Departed in Contempt of the Court and made Default-Tis therefore Considered that the said John Browning may recover his Seizen Against the aforesaid Samuel of the Mannor Tennements rents Com'on of Pasture free fishery & free Warrin aforesaid with the appurtenances and that the same Samuel have of the land of the aforesaid John Tufton Mason to the Value &a and that the said John Tufton Mason further have of the land of the said Robert Tufton Mason to the Vallue && yt the said Robert Tufton Mason further have of the land of the aforesaid John Whealer to the Value &a & the said John Whealer be in Mercy &ca & uppon this the said John Browning prayes a Writ of our Sovereigne Lord and Lady the King and Queen to be Directed to the sheriff of the County aforesaid to Cause him to give him the full Seizin of the Mannor Ten'emts rent Common of Pasture free fishery free Warrin aforesaid with the appurtenances and it is granted to him Returnable here without Delay &a & afterwards (To Wit) the Twenty Eighth day of November in that very same time the aforesaid John Browning Came here into Court in his proper person & the Sheriff (to Witt) Thomas Adrian Esq' now answers that he by Virtue of the aforesaid Writ to him Directed the five & twentieth of November last past hath Caused the afore Named John Browning to have his full seizin of the Mannor Tennements rent Common of Pasture free fishery and free Warrin aforesaid with the appurtenances as by the said Writ he was Commanded &a and all & Singuler which things at the Request of the said John Browning by the ten'or of these Presents we have Caused to be exemplyfied-In Witness Whereof we have Caused to be affixed to these Presents our Seal for Writs in the Bench aforesaid Witness Henry Pollexfen at Westminster the twenty Eighth Day of November in the second Year of our Reign a Seal appending Tempest |