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eminent men of Plymouth Colony, the governor, William 

 Bradford, and Edzvard Wiuslozv, gefitleman : — 



Plymouth June fourth 1639. 

 To all Christian people to vvhome these presents shall come, 



greeting &c. 



Whereas for the avoyding and preventing of all differences and 

 controversies that might arise about or concerning the extents and 

 limmitts of the patents of New Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay, 

 and for the continuance and mayntenance of the anncient love 

 and amytie wee, the said inhabit's of the gourment of New Plym- 

 outh, have alwayes most zealously desired to hold, observe, and 

 keepe with our neighboures, the inhabits of the said Massachusetts 

 Bay, know you that we, the Goun'r, Counsell of Assistants, and 

 the rest of the whole cominaltie and body of freemen of the 

 sd gour'nt of New Plym. being this day in publike Court 

 summoned and assembled together, have, with mutual and joynt 

 assent and consent made, constituted, deputed, assigned, and 

 authorised our right trusty & vvel-beloved William Bradford, 

 gent., and our Gournor, and Edward Winslovv, gent., our joynt 

 and prp deputies, agents and commissioners, to solicite, conferr, 

 commune, and entreate with thedep'ties, agents, & com'rs, deputed, 

 constituted, authorised, and appoynted by the gouer'nt & inhabit's 

 of the said Mattachusetts Bay appoynted for the like purpose on 

 their pts & behalf, and finally to finish, determine, & sett forth the 

 extents, limmitts, and boundaries of the lands betwixt the two said 

 pattents and gourm'nts, so as they may remayne and bee forevr 

 hereafter unalterable & invyolable prpetually without any further 

 question, contention, controursie, debate or differrence whatsoeur. 



And whatsoeur our said deputies, agents, & com-ers shall doe, 

 conclude, determine, & finish, or cause to be donne, concluded, 

 determined, & finished, in, about, and concerning the said prmiss's, 

 shalbe, and ever taken to bee, as ample, authenticall, & effectuall 

 to all the said ends, intents, & purposes as if the same had beene done 

 & prformed by the whole body & cominalty of the Gourn'r, 

 Counsell of Assistants, & freemen of the gou'nt & corporacion 

 of Plym. afores'd in theire owne prsons, and so to remayne abso- 

 lutely without any controdiccion or question whatsoever hereafter, 

 and to be entred upon record at the next Genrall Court after the 



