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Causkata Pond, where are some woods and meadow; 

 and four miles northward is where the said Massachu- 

 setts lighthouse is, on the north end of said point. 

 Then about one mile north of the entering on of the 

 above said long point begins another neck or beach, 

 called Little Coetue, and runs about five miles on about 

 a west by south course till it comes within about one 

 mile of our town called Wesko, which makes the last 

 side of the entering in of our harbor. Then next to 

 the said Squam westward is the village called Podpis 

 Neck, where our fulling mill stands. Then next west- 

 ward is the famous neck of land called Quaise or Mais- 

 quatuck Neck, which in the English signifies the reed 

 land, which was a tract of land given to Thomas May- 

 hew from one of the old Sachems, and was reserved 

 by the said Mayhew to himself when he sold his 

 patent right to the proprietors ; which neck makes the 

 west side of the said Podpis H arbor j now owned by 

 Josiah Barker, Esq., and Capt. Shuabel Coffin and 

 Capt. Thomas Delano. The next westward is the 

 Josiah Barker's lot or field, called Show Aucamor, 

 which in English signifies the middle field of land. 

 Then about four miles westward is the town called 

 Wesco; then next westward is a place called Water- 

 comet, which signifies a pond field, which was formerly 

 owned by the old natives called the Hoites. Then 

 next westward is the great pond called Cuppame, 

 where old Tristram Coffin lived [page 174] , the old 

 grandfather to almost all of us, which was owned by 

 the old families of the natives called the Jafets; then 

 next westward about four miles is called Eel Point and 

 Maddaket Harbor, which is the northwest part of the 



