m' Bright left, I onely rec" of Capt Neale 4 bushlls of mault, & at sev all times 8 gallons of sack, & from m' Wannerton, 7 bush's & 1 peck of mault, 5 lb & of suger, & 3 p of Children stockings, & 97 lb of beefe wch was of an old Cow, that mr Wannerton kild, being doubtfull that shee would not live all the winter, for these I will pay m Jocelin for you, Iceive you have agreat mynd to the Lakes, & I as great awill to assist you, if I had 2 horses, & 3 men wth me, I would by Gods helpe soone resolve you of the Cituacon of it, but not to live there my selfe, The Pide Cow arriv'd the 8th of Julie, the 13th day she cast anker some halfe amile from the ffale, the 18th day the shippe unladen, the 19th fell downe the River, the 22th day the Carpenters began about the mill, the 5th of August the Iron stone taken in the shippe, there is of 3 soarts, on sort that the myne doth cast forth as the tree doth gum wch is sent in arundit, on of the other soarts we take to be very rich there is great stoare of it for the other I know not, but may it please you to take notice of the waight & measure of every sort before it goeth into the furnace, & wt the stone of such waight & measure will yeeld in Iron, This that we take to be the best stone is 1 mile to the southward of the great house it is some 200 rodd in length & 6 foote wide the depth we know not, for want of Tooles for that purpose, we tooke onely the surface of the mine. /. I have paled in apeice of ground & planted it if it please God to send us adrie time, I hope there will be 8 or 10 quarters of Corne, you have heare at the great house, 9 Cowes 1 Bull, calves, of the last yeare, & 9 of this yeare the prove very well, farre better then ever was expected, they are as good as your ordinary Cattle in England, & they goates prove some of them very well, both for milke & breed, if you did send ashippe for the westerne Ilands of 6 scoare tunne or there abouts for Cowes & goates, it would be profitable for you, a stocke of Iron worke to put away with your boardes from the mill, willbe good, Nayles, spikes, lockes, hinges, Iron worke for boates, & pinaces, Twine Canvis needles & Cordadge pitch & Tarre, graples, ankors & nessessaries for that purpose./. S' I have written unto m John Round to repaire unto your wors he is a silver smith by his Trade, but hath spent much time, & meanes about Iron may it please you to send for hime, he dwelleth in mogall street, if you are acquainted with any finer or mettle man enquire of hime & as you see cause send for hime he is well seene in all myneralls, if you deale not wth hime, he will give agood light for your ceedings, The 6th of August the shippe Ready to set sayle for Saco to load cloave boards & pipe staves, A good husband wth his wife to tend the Cattle, & to make butter & cheese, will be profitable, for maides they are soone goune in this Countrie, for the rest I hope m' Jocelyn for your owne

ticulers will sattisfie you, for I have not power to examen it, This W th my humble service to your wors I rest

Yo' ever lovinge servant

Ambrose Gibbins

Newitchawanock the 6th of August 1634./

[George Vaughan to Ambrose Gibbons, Aug. 20, 1634.]

[Council Book 1, p. 31.]

Boston Augst 20th 1634

Mr Gibbens

Wee Only Waite for a faire Wind. I shall Acquaint m' Mason and ye Yest of the owners, ffully of what you and I have formerly Discorst and if they give mee Incoradgment hope Shall see you Againe The next yere; Looking over My Papers found the Inclosed* it being the Divityon of the Tounes and the Coppia of Wat Cap' Nele and Cap" Wiggens Wroat Hoome to The Pattentes of Laconiah and Hiltons Poynt, It may be of som Use to You hereafter, therefore send it you Leste Cap Wiggens Should make a nother Bluster, Wth wch my kind Love, to you and your Spouse And Little Bert I Am Your Assured ffrend

*See foot-note, State Papers, Vol. 1, p. 95.

George Vaughan

[Lease of New Hampshire to John Wollaston, April 18, 1635.] [Archives of England, Colonial Entry Book, Vol. 59, folio 123.]

Grant of the Province of New Hampshire to John Wollaston Esq An' 1635 /

THIS INDENTURE made ye Eighteenth day of Aprill in ye Eleaventh yeare of y raigne of our Soveraigne Lord Charles by ye Grace of God King of England Scottland ffrance & Ireland Defender of the ffaith &c Between y Councill established at Plymoth in ye County of Devon for ye planting ruleing ordering & governing of New England in America of ye one part & John Wollaston cittizen & GoldSmith of London of ye other part wittnesseth y whereas our late Soveraigne Lord King James of blessed memory by his highness Letters pattents under y great Seale of England beareing date at West

minster ye third day of Novemb' in ye Eight year of his highness Raigne over yo Realme of England for ye considerac'on in y° sd letters patents expressed hath absolutly given granted & confirmed unto y s Councill & thier Successors for ever All ye land of New England in America lying & being in breadth from fourty degrees of Northerly latitude from ye Equinoctiall line to fourty eight degrees of ye sd Northerly Latytude inclusively & in length of & wthin all ye breadth afores from Sea to Sea together alsoe wth all ye firme lands soyles grounds havens, ports, rivers waters fishings mines mineralls as well Royall mines of Gold & Silver as other mines & mineralls pretious Stones quarryes & all & singular other Comodityes Jurisdic'ons Royaltyes priviledges ffranchises & preheminences both within ye sd tract of land upon ye maine & alsoe wthin ye Islands adjoyning as by ye sd letters pattents amongst divers other things therein contained more at large it doth & may appeare Now this Indenture further wittnesseth y yes Councill in performance of an agreemt by & between them made & enacted ye third day of ffebruary last past before ye date of these p'nts & also for diverse other good causes & considerac'ons them ye sd Councill hereunto especially moveing have demised granted & to farme letten & by these p'nts doe demise grant & to farme lett unto ye sd John Woollaston his Executors & assignes all yt part purpart & porc'on of ye Maine Land in New England aforesa being from ye middle part of Naumkeck river & from thence to proceed Eastwards along ye Sea Coast to Cape Anne & round about ye same to Passcattaway harbour & soe forwards up wthin ye river of Newichewanock & to ye furthest head of ye sd River & from thence northwestward till Six miles be finished from ye first enterance of Passcattaway harbour & also from Naumkeck through ye river therof up into ye land west Sixty miles from wch period to crose over land to ye Sixty miles end accompted from Passcattawy though Newichewanock to ye land north westward afores & alsoe all yt ye South half of ye Isles of Shoulds together wth all other Islands & Isletts as well imbayed as whin five leagues distance from ye premises or abutting upon ye same or any part thereof not otherwise granted to any by special name and together alsoe wth all ye woods & underwoods & trees now standing growing & being or weh may stand growe to be upon yes demised premises or any part or pacell thereof wch porc'on of land and premises are from hence forth to be called by y° name of New Hampshire And alsoe ye sa Councill for ye considerac'ons aforesa have demised granted & to farme letten & by these p'nts doe demise grant & to farme lett unto ye sd John Wallaston his Executors & assignes All yt other parcel of lands woods & wood grounds lying on ye South east part of ye river of Sagadahock in ye North east part of

New England afors att ye mouth & entrance therof conteining & to containe tenn Thousand Acres together alsoe wth all ye woods under woods & trees of ye same other parcell of land & wood ground shall from hence forth be called by y name of Masonia And asoe ye sd Council for ye considerac'ons afores have demised granted & to farme letten & by these p'nts doe demise grant & to farme lett unto ye sd John Wollaston his exectos & assignes together with all ye gd lands & Islands and premises all ye soyles grounds havens ports rivers watters ffishings mines & mineralls as well Royall mines of Gold & Silver as other mines mineralls pretious Stones quarreys & all & Singular other Com'odityes Jurisdicc'ons royalltyes priviledges ffranchises & preheminences both within ye sd tracts of land upon ye Maine & alsoe within ye sd Islands or any of ye sd demised premises and together alsoe wth all rents reserved upon ye premises or ye any part or parcell thereof perquisitts & profitts of Courts Deodands waives & straies goods of felons & fugitives escheats & all other casuall profitts wt soever ariseing or wh may hereafter arise out of ye sd Demised premises or out of any part or parcell therof Saveing excepting & reserveing only out of this p'nte demised or granted ye fifth part of all ye Gold & Silver oare due to his Matie his heires & Successors & in & by ye sd Recited letters pattents recovered To have hold & enjoy all & singular ye sd lands Islands & all other the s demised premises wth their & every of their appurtences unto ye sd John Wollaston his executors & assigness from ye day of ye date heerof unto ye full end & terme of three Thousand Yeares from thence forth next & imediatly ensuing & fully to compleate & ended wthout impeachment of any maner of wast & also with full Power to doe & comitt of man'er of wast either in y selling felling or cutting of any timber trees woods & underwoods or in ye new opening of any mines of Gold or Silver or any other Mines w'soever & alsoe wth full power licence & authority to sell fill cutt downe carrey & dispose of to his & their owne proper use & behoofe att his & their free will & pleasure all & singular ye sd woods & underwoods & trees & alsoe to digge & car'y away or other wise dispose of all or any y soyle mines pretious. Stones & quarreys & to convert & imploy or other wise enjoy ye same as fully freely & in as large ample beneficiall man'er to all intents & purposes as they ye sd Councill or any of them by vertue of ye sd recitted letters pattents may might or ought to have hold & enjoy ye same Yeelding & paying therfore yearly dureing ye sa terme one peper Corne to be lawfully demanded In wittness wherof to y° one part of this p'nte Indenture remaining in yo hands of ye sd John Wollaston they ye sd Councill have fixed their Com'on seale to ye other part of this p'nte Indenture remaining in ye hands of ye sd Councill

ye sd John Wollaston hath sett his hand & Seale dated ye day & yeare first above written Annoque Dom' 1635

[Grant of New Hampshire and Masonia, April 22, 1635.]

[Archives of England, Colonial Entry Book 59, folio 131.]

Grant of the Province of New Hampshire to Mr Masen 22 Apr: 1635 by the Name of New Hampshr

This Indenture made the two and twentieth Day of Aprill in the 11th yeare of the Reigne of Our Soveraigne Lord Charles by ye Grace of God King of England, Scotland, ffrance, & Ireland Defender of the ffaith &ca Between the Councill Established at Plymouth in the County of Devon for the planting ordering ruling & Governing of New England in America of ye one part and Capt John Mason Esquire of the other part Witnesseth that whereas our late Soveraigne Lord King James of Blessed Memory by his Highnes Letters Pattents under the great Seale of England bearing date at Westminster the 3a day of November in the 18th yeare of his highnesse Reigne over the Realme of England for the considerac'ons in the Same Letters Pattents expressed hath absolutely given granted and confirmed unto the Said Councill & their Successors for ever all the Land of New England in America lying and being in breadth from 40 Degrees of Northerly latitude from ye Equinoctiall Lyne to 48 Degrees of the Said Northerly Latitude inclusively, & in length of & win all ye breadth aforesaid throughout ye Maine Land from Sea to Sea togeather alsoe with all the firme Lands Soyles, grounds havens Ports rivers waters ffishings, Mines, & mineralls as well Royall Mines of Gold & Silver as other Mines & Mineralls, pretious, Stones, quarries and all and Singular other Comodityes Jurisdictons Royaltyes Priviledges ffranchises & p'eminences both within the Said Tract of Land upon the Maine and also wthin the Islands & Seas adjoyning as by the Said Letters Pattents amongst divers other things therein contained more at large. it doth & may appeare Now this Indenture further Witnesseth that ye Said Councill informance of an agreement made by & between themselves & enacted the third day of ffebruary last past before the Date of these p'sents for a Competent Sume of Money, & alsoe for divers other good causes & considerac'ons them ye Said Councill hereunto especially moveing have given granted bargained Sold enfeoffed & confirmed and by these p'sents doe give grant bargaine Sell enfeoffe and confirme unto the Said Captain John Mason his heires and assignes all that part purpart & porc'on of ye Maine land of New