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and Steward to y e Lord Sterling and of Richard Vines, 

 sometime of Sacho, Gent., Steward-Gen r11 unto Sir 

 Georges Knight, as by Conveyances under their Hands 

 and Seales doe appeare if or them y e aforesaid to Injoy, 

 and their Heyres and Assignes forever, w th all the 

 Priviledges thereunto belonging, for in consideration 

 of y° Sume of Thirty Pounds of Current Pay unto 

 whomsoever I y e said Thomas Mayhew, mine Heyres 

 or Assignes, shall appoint. And also two Beaver 

 Hatts, one for my self e, and one for my wife. And 

 further, this is to declare that I the said Thomas May- 

 hew have received to myself that Neck upon Nan- 

 tuckett called Masquetuck, or that Neck of Land 

 called Nashayte the Neck (but one) northerly of Mas- 

 quetuck, y e aforesaid Sayle in anywise notwithstand- 

 ing. And further, I y e said Thomas Mayhew am to 

 beare my Parte of the Charge of y e said Purchase 

 abovenamed, and to hold one-twentieth Part of all 

 Lands purchased already, or shall be hereafter pur- 

 chased, upon y e said Island by y e afores d Purchas" or 

 Heyres and Assignes forever. 



Briefly : It is thus ; That I really sold all my Patent 

 to the aforesaid nine Men and they are to pay mee, or 

 whomsoever I shall appoint them, y e Sume of Thirty 

 Pounds in good Marchantable Pay in y e Massachu- 

 setts, under w ch Govern m* they now Inhabit, and 2 

 Beaver Hatts, and I am to beare a 20th Part of y e 

 Charge of y e Purchase, and to have a 20th Part of all 

 Lands and Priviledges ; and to have w ch of y e Necks 

 abovs d that I will my self e, paying for it ; only y* Pur- 

 chasers are to pay what y* Sachem is to have for Mas- 

 quetuck, although I have y a other Neck. 



