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the sayd Towneshippe of Hingham belonging or any wayes app'taineing 

 with all and singular thapp'tenences unto the p'misses or any part of them. 

 belonging or any wayes app'taineing : And all our right title and interest 

 of and into the sayd p'misses with their app'tenences and every part and 

 p'cell thereof to have and to hold All the aforesayd Tract of land which is 

 the Towneshippe of Hingham aforesayd and is bounded as aforesayd with 

 all the Harbours Rivers Creekes Coves Islands fresh water brookes and 

 ponds and all marshes ther unto belonging with the threescore acres of salt 

 marsh on the other side of the River (viz.) on Scittiate side with all and sin- 

 gular thapp'tenences to the sayd p'misses or any of them belonging unto 

 the sayd Joshua Hubberd and John Thaxter on the behalfe and to the use 

 of the sayd inhabitants who are the present owners and proprietors of the 

 present house lotts in hiugham their heires and assignes from the before- 

 named time in the yeare of our Lord God one thousand six hundred thirty 

 and four for ever And unto the only proper use and behoofe of the (the) 

 sayd Joshua hubberd and John Thaxter and the inhabitants of the Towne 

 of hingham who are the present owners and proprietors of the present house 

 lotts in the Towne of Hingham their heires and assignes for ever. And the 

 said Wompatuck Squmuck and Ahahden doe hereby covenant promise and 

 grant to and with the ^ayd Joshua hubberd and John Thaxter on the behalfe 

 of the inhabitants of hingham as aforesayd that they the sayd Wompatuck 

 Squmuck and Ahahdun — are the true and proper owners of the sayd bar- 

 gained p'misses with their app'tenances at the time of the bargaine and sale 

 thereof and that the said bargained p'misses are free and cleare and freely 

 and clearely exonerated acquitted and discharged of and from all aud all 

 maner of former bargaines sales guifts grants titles mortgages suits attach- 

 ments actions Judgements extents executions dowers title of dowers and all 

 other incumberances whatsoever from the begining of the world untill the 

 time of the bargaine and sale thereof and that the sayd Joshua hubberd and 

 John Thaxter with the rest of the sayd inhabitants who are the present 

 owners and proprietors of the present house lotts in hingham they their 

 heires and Assignes the p'misses and every part and parcel 1 thereof shall 

 quietly have hold use occupy possese and injoy without the let suit trouble 

 deniall or molestation of them the sayd Wompatuck : Squmuck and Ahad- 

 dun their heires and assignes : and Lastly the sayd Wompatuck : Squmuck 

 and Ahadun for themselves their heires executors administrators and as- 

 signes doe hereby covenant promise and grant the p'misses above demised 

 with all the libertys previledges and app'tenences thereto or in any wise be- 

 longing or appertaineing unto the sayd Joshua Hubberd John Thaxter 

 and the rest of the sayd inhabitants of Hingham who are the present own- 

 ers and proprietors of the present house lotts their heires and assignes to 

 warrant acquitt and defend forever against all and all maner of right title 

 and Interrest claime or demand of all and every person or persons whatso- 

 ever. And that it shall and may be lawfull to and for the sayd Joshua 

 Hubberd and John Thaxter their heires and assignes to record and enroll 

 or cause to be recorded and enrolled the title and tenour of these p'sents 

 according to the usuall order and maner of recording aud enrolling deeds 

 aud evedences in such case made and p'vided in witnes whereof we the 

 aforesayd Wompatuck called by the English Josiah sachem : and Squmuck 

 called by the English Daniell and Ahahdun Indians : have heere unto set 

 our hands and seales the fourth day of July in the yeare of our Lord God 

 one thousand six hundred sixty and five and in the seaventeenth yeare of 

 the raigne of our soveraigne Lord Charles the second by the grace of God 



