COLLECTIONS
OF THE
MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
SECOND SERIES
in^ TI * star te,* I o& i
IM
DOCUMEISTTARY
HISTORY OF THE STATE OF MAINE
VOL. VI
CONTAINING
THE BAXTER MANUSCRIPTS
EDITED
BY JAMES PHINNEY BAXTER, A.M
PUBLISHED BY THE MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AIDED BY
APPROPRIATIONS FROM THE STATE
PORTLAND
THE THURSTON PRINT
1900
Copyright 1900
BY THE MAINE HISTORICAL SOCIETY
OF
THE THURSTON PRINT, PORTLAND
INTRODUCTION.
TN looking over the proofs of this volume, as it is about to
* be published, it strikes me as not impossible that some
may question the wisdom of printing the numerous petitions
relative to land grants which . it contains, because of the
limited number of persons to whom they appeal. I wish to
say in reply, should such a question arise, that I have found
such material of the greatest value to persons in locating
residence and determining dates in family history. I
have had cases myself where one of these documents would
have been worth much more to me than the price of this
volume, hence I have printed them in the belief that among
the limited number of early Maine documents in existence
they may not prove valueless.
The next volume, however, will probably comprise mate-
rial of more general interest.
JAMES PHINNEY BAXTER.
GIDeering St.,
PORTLAND, ME.
CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE OF CONTENTS.
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1641 Sept. 2 Last will and testament of Thomas Cammock, .
1648 8 Statement of Nicholas Shapley, . . .
30 Deed, George Cleve to Henry Watts, .
1650 Mar. 14 The deposition of Edward Starbuke,
Sept. 30 Deed. George Cleeve to Joseph Phippen, .
1651 20 Deed. George Cleeve to William Smith and Andrew
Brown, 8
1653 Mar. 8 Answer to X. Shapleigh's Petition, ... 10
Apr. 5 Deposition of Humphrey Cadburne, ... 10
10 Deposition of Richard Commings, .... 11
May 24 Petition of Capt. Bryan Pendleton, . . . .11
1661 15 Petition of William Phillips, 14
1663 June 29 Deed. William Phillips to Abraham Heaman, . 17
1665 Aug. 1 Commission to D. E. & J. L., 18
4 Order to commissioners, ...... 19
1666 Oct. 25 Deposition of Edward Naylor, .... 20
1668 Aug. 13 Deposition of John Davis, 20
Deposition of Robert Booth, ..... 21
Deposition of John Sergeant, 22
Deposition of Roger Hill, 23
14 Warrant for meeting to select constable and jury, 24
Warrant for election of officers and exercise of mi-
litia company, ....... 25
18 Deposition of Richard Hitchcocke, .... 25
21 Letter from Brian Pendleton to Major Gen. Leverett, 26
Deposition of William Cole, 28
26 Proceedings of Court vs. Major William Phillips, 29
2 Bond William Phillips to the treasurer of the
country, 29
Sept. 3 Petition of Major William Phillips, ... 30
1669 Oct. 15 Petition of Henry Sayword and order thereon, . 31
1670 May 12 Petition of Edward Rishworth, .... 33
27 Petition of Robert Gardner, 34
28 Letter George Fountaine to Richard Cutt, . . 34
June 29 Deposition of Mrs. Sarah Morgan, . . . .35
1671 June 1 Order of court pertaining to regiments, . . 36
1672 Mar. 21 Sentence of Henry Greenlande, 37
May 21 Edward Colcord referred to court in Yorkshire, . 37
1674 22 Petition of Katharin Hilton, ..... 38
27 Petition of Nicholas Shapleigh, .... 40
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1674 June 6 Petition of Nicholas Shapleigh, .... 41
Dec. 27 Letter George Manning to John Freke, . . 42
30 Deposition of Thomas Skillion, 44
1675 Feb. 15 Complaint of John Freke, 45
June 17 Deposition of William Pitt, 46
Letter from Daniel Denison, ..... 48
Petition of John Roads and others, .... 49
April 2 Commission of Capt. Peter Rodrigo, ... 50
May 17 Deposition of James Debeck. ..... 79
June 17 Deposition of George Manning, .... 85
Aug. 17 Communication for Maj. Richard Waldron, . . 88
Sept. 10 Letter George Ingersol and Lieut. Augur, . . 89
16 Letter John Davese and John Wincoll to Major
Walden, . . . 90
22 Letter Thomas Gardner to Gov. Leverett, . . 91
25 Letter of Richard Waldorne, 93
Oct. 21 Receipt of Thomas Huse to Daniell Wakley, . 97
Petition of James Andrews, ..... 98
Nov. 6 Letter from Capt. Joshua Scottow to Gov. Leverett, 99
16 Letter from council to Capt Scottow, . . . 102
Dec. 9 Order of council, 103
24 Order of council, 105
1676 Jan. 24 Petition of William Griffith, 105
Petition of Henry Jocelyn and others, . . . 106
Petition of Joshua Scottow and others, . . 107
Letter Richard Waldern to John Leverett, Esq., . 108
Apr. 5 Council's letter to the secretary of state, . . 109
July 18 Petition of Daniel Landon. 113
Aug. 14 Letter of council to Maj. -Gen. Denison, . . 116
20 Order in council, 117
21 Petition from Thomas Gardner and others, . . 118
23 Letter from Edward Rawson, 119
27 Order to George Munjoy, 120
Letter from Edward Crick, 121
Sept. 11 Letter to the general court, ..... 122
22 Letter from Wm. Hathorne, 123
26 Letter from Daniel Denison, ..... 124
Letter Robert Pike to Daniel Denison, . . .125
Letter from Richard Martyne, . . . . 125
28 Letter from Daniel Denison to Edward Rawson, . 126
Letter of Wm. Hathorne to the governor and general
court * 128
Oct. 3 Letter from Daniel Denison, 131
5 Answer to complaint of the lord states general, . 131
9 Petition of George Manning, 136
16 Letter from Richard Martyn, 136
Letter from Richard Walderne and others, . . 137
19 Petition of Joshua Scottow, 139
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1676 Oct. 19 Letter of Brian Pendleton to the governor and council, 141
Nov. 14 Deposition of John Layton and others, . . . 143
27 Petition of George and Hannah Manning, . . 143
Dec. 4 Order of council, 144
Letter Edward Kawson, secretary to Major Waldron, 144
14 Letter from Daniel Denison, 145
Jan. 3 Letter from H. Brunett, 146
1677 8 Letter Ichabod Wiswall, Sylvanus Davis and Thomas
Moore to the governor and councill, . . . 147
22 Francis Card's declaration, 149
Letter Samuel Symonds to Edward Rawson secretary, 151
29 Order of council, 153
29 Instructions for Major Richard Waldron, . . 154
Commission to Major Richard Waldron, . . . 155
Feb. 5 Commission to Lieut. Thomas Fiske, . . . 156,
Mar. 13 Major Waldron to impress provisions, . . . 156
19 Petition to Joshua Scottow, 157
26 Petition of Thomas Fitch, 158
Petition of Ambrose Berry, 159
Petition of John Libby, 160
Instructions to Shuball Dummer and others, . 161
Apr. 2 Order to Mr. David Middleton, 162
18 Letter from Richard Waldron, .... 162
23 Report of Sylvanus Davis and others, . . .164
May 3 Order to commissaries, ...... 165
5 Letter of council to Major Gendall, .... 166
17 Petition of Timothy Wily and others to council, . 167
23 Instructions to Samuel Wheelwright, . . . 168
27 Petition of Edward Rishworth and others to the
general court, 169
June 6 Motion of eastern deputies, ..... 170
15 Letter of Edward Rawson secretary, . . . 171
15 Order to Major Gookin, ...... 171
Letter of council, 172
21 Order of council, 172
22 Major Clark's commission, 173
22 Instructions to Capt. Swett, 174
28 Warrant for Sargeant William Coleman, . . . 175
28 Request to the governor and council, . . . 176
July 1 Letter from Moxes and Indians, .... 177
Journal kept by Mr Manning, .... 179
Petition of Andrew Brown, sr., 184
Letter to Capt. Brockles and others, . . . 185
Maj.-Gen. Denison and Joseph Dudley to treat with
the Indians, 186
16 Petition of Joseph Bemmiss, 188
17 Letter from A. Brockholts and others, . . . 189
25 Warrant to Marshal Joseph Webb, ... 190
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1677 Aug. 18 Letter of A. Brockholts and others to the governor
and council, 191
Sept. 1 Soldiers' charges, 194
Oct. 8 Letter from Andrew Johnson, ..... 196
Petition Joshua Scottow to the governor, council
and general court, ...... 197
Order to people at Black Point, .... 198
Petition of Joshua Scottow, 199
21 Letter of George Munjoy to Major Thomas Clarke, 200
1678 Apr. 18 Letter Henry Jocelyn to Edward Rawson, . . 202
23 Depositions Samuel Wheelwright and Joseph Storer, 202
Petition of Lydia Scottow to the governor and council, 203
Oct. Execution and return Mason vs. Rishworth, . . 204
1679 Mar. 6 Petition of Edward Colcord, 205
June 3 Petition of Edward Rishworth, 207
Oct. 15 Petition of George Munjoy, ..... 208
Commission of Lieut. Francis Johnson, . . . 211
1686 Thomas Scottow's complaint, .... 211
July 6 Petition of justices and other inhabitants of Maine, 213
Letter of Edward Tyng, 215
Aug. 30 William Start vs. Edward Griffin, .... 216
Sept. 4 Warrant to constable of town of Falmouth, . . 218
15 Petition of Jeremiah Dummer and others, . . 219
19 Pemaquid fort, 221
Petition of Edward Tyng, 222
1687 Jan. 4 Petition of Bart Gedney, 222
6 Petition of Jeremiah Dummer, Simeon Stoddard and
Walter Gendall, 224
12 Concerning Richard Wharton's title, . . . 225
Petition of Edmond Gale, 226
Letter from custom house in London, . . . 226
Commission of Cap!:. Nicholas Manning, . . . 229
Petition of the Province of Maine per Edward Tyng, 230
Petition of Hannah Jackson, ..... 231
Petition of Ambros Berry, ... . 231
Confirmation of Sylvanus Davis and others, . . 232
Petition of Walter Barefoot, 237
Petition of Nicholas Davis and others, . . . 238
Petition of Ephraim Herrick 239
Petition of Richard Adams and Edward Ewster . 240
Petition of Edward Tyng 240
Petition of Robert Lawrence, . ... 241
Petition of Joseph Phippen, sr., .... 242
Petition of John Skilliug, 243
Petition of Andrew Brown, ..... 244
Petition of Andrew Brown, jr., 245
Petition of R. Huniwell, 245
Petition of Dominions Jordan, ..... 246
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1687 Jan. 12 Petition of William Barrage, 247
Petition of John Howell 247
Petition of John Pamer, 248
Petition of Roger Vicars, 249
Petition of Francis Neale, 250
Petition of John Attwater, 251
Petition of Thomas Walton, 252
Petition of P. Hinckson, 253
Petition of Robert Eliott, . . . . . 254
Petition of Edmund Gale, ...... 255
Petition of T. Scottow in behalf of Joshua Scottow, 255
Petition of John Hinckes, 256, 257
Petition of George Turfrey, .... 258, 259
Petition of George Barge, 259
Petition of Bridgitt Phillipes, .... 260
Petition of Edward Woodman, 261
1687 Apr. 14 Petition of James Stilson, 262
Petition of John Maine, 263
June 16 Petition of John Swarton, ..... 264
23 Order to John Cook, 265
29 Grant of land to John Swarton, .... 267
Petition of Elizabeth Rowdon, 268
Aug. 6 Petition of Vines Ellacott, 269
11 Richard Seccombe's petition, 269
David Phippen's petition, 270
15 Petition of John Usher, 271
18 Petition of Joshua Scottow, ..... 272
27 Ames Andros's commission, 273
27 Subal Dummer's petition, 273
Sept. 2 Petition of Elizabeth Clarke and Ann Graves, . 274
21 Petition of John Alcock, ..... 275
Oct. 6 Petition of Bridget Phillips and Samuel Phillips, . 277
Warrant for survey of Walter Barefoot's land, . 278
John Brown's petition, ...... 279
John Hinck's land, 280
R. Sacombe's land to be laid out, .... 281
R. Lawrence's land to be laid out, . . . 282
Warrant to survey land of Sarah Johnson and John
Hincks, 282
Warrant to survey land of Edward Tyng, . . 283
8 Survey of Joshua Scottow's land, .... 284
Survey of David Phippen's land, .... 284
Survey of Pierre Baudoin's land, .... 285
13 Survey of Thomas Shippard's land, ... 286
19 Letter from John Payne, 286
1681 July 26 H. Amory and Samuel Leache to George Turfrey, 287
1687 Oct. 28 Petition of Richard Powssley, 288
Nov. 5 Petition of Richard Seccombe, .... 289
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1687 Nov. 9 Petition of inhabitants of Scarborough, . . . 290
12 Henry Watts to Andrew Brown, .... 292
13 Joshua Scottow's land " layd out," . . . .292
Petition of Dominicus Jordan, .... 293
16 Letter from Sylvanus Davis, 294
19 Letter from Francis Hooke, 295
27 Letter from T. Sanford and R. Sanford, . . .296
28 Petition of George Bremhall, 297
29 Petition of John Smith, 298
Petition of M. Paulling, 299
Petition of Nathaniel White, 300
Petition of John Wallis, 301
Petition of Robert Lawrence, ..... 303
30 Orders for John Cook, 304
Orders for Lieut James Weems, .... 304
Petition of Abraham Collings, .... 305
Dec. 2 Survey of David Phippen's land, .... 306
5 Petition of John Harris, 307
6 Petition of John Spenser, ...... 308
10 Petition of John Cornew, 309
Petition of John Ingersoll, jr., ..... 310
12 Petition of James Ross, 311
Petition of John Lane, ...... 312
Petition of Thomas Clayce, 313
Petition of Joseph Weber, ..... 314
Petition of Mary Weber, 315
15 Petition of John Whidden, 316
16 Report upon Thomas Cloyes petition, . . . 317
Petition of Samuel Ingersoll, 318
31 Petition of Edward Davis, 319
1687 Jan. 16 Petition of Edward Bennett, 321
18 Petition of John Teney, 321
1688 Apr. 16 Return of survey of John Skillings land, . . 322
1687 Feb. 7 Ruth Yorke's deposition, 325
Deposition of Benjamin York, ..... 326
Deposition of Richard York, 327
Petition of Robert Elliott, 328
13 Petition of Mary Hooke 329
Petition of Samuel Walker and B. Blackman, . . 330
Mar. 5 Warrant to George Farewell, ..... 331
14 Letter from Edward Tyng, 332
Petition of Rowland Young, 333
Petition of Philip Hormau, 334
Petition of T. Woodbridge, 335
Petition of B. Woodbridge, 335
Petition of George Felt, 336
Petition of Enoch Wiswall 337, 339
Petition of A. Adams and William Rogers, . . 339
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1687 Mar. 14 Petition of John York, 340
Petition of Kichard Short, 341
Petition of Samuel Picke, 342
Petition of Ambros Bowdin, sr., .... 342
Petition of P. Denmark, sr., 343
Petition of Nathaniel Fryer, 343
Petition of Bridget Phillips and William Phillips, 344
Petition of George Burroughs, 346
Petition of John Osborne, 346
Letter from Joseph Dudley to Col. Edward Tyng, 346
Petition of P. Fletcher, 347
Letter Pendleton Fletcher to Mr. West, . . .348
July 28 Petition of Pierre Baudoin, 349
Petition of inhabitants of Kittery, .... 350
Petition of George Hiskett, 352
Petition of Thomas Doughty, 353
Petition of John Ball, 353
Petition of John Sharpe, 354
Petition of George Little, 354
Petition of John Bonighton, 355
Petition of P. Denmark, 356
Petition of Thomas Blashfield, 356
Petition of John Royall, 357
Petition of Joseph Harris*, jr., ..... 358
Petition of Samuel York, 358
Petition of John Pratt and John Pratt, . . .359
Petition of Dominicus Jordan, .... 360
Petition of Jeremiah Jordan, 360
Petition of William Sturt, . . . . . 361
Considerations concerning Indian grants, . . 362
Petition of William Sayer, 364
Petition of Robert Hob, -364
Petition of John Starkey, 365
Petition of John Coomes, ...... 366
Petition of John Sanders, 366
Petition of Nicholas Bartlett, 367
Petition of Ralfe Turner, 368
Petition of John Pamer, 369
Petition of Nathaniel Fryer, 369
Petition of John Grover and others, .... 370
Petition of William Custen, 371
Petition of John Edgcomb, ..... 371
Petition of George Page, 372
Letter from Edward Tyng, 372
Petition of Abraham Adams, ..... 373
Petition of John Pratt, 374
Petition of Richard Starr, 374
Petition of George Munjoy, 375
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1687 July 28 Petition of J. Tucker and G. Hiskett, ... 376
Motion of J. Dudley and others, . . . .376
Complaint and Petition of Robert Lawrence, . 377
Petition of Jedediah Jordan, 380
1688 Apr. 10 Petition of Peter Howsing, * 381
Letter from Robert Lawrence to John West, . . 382
Petition of James Andrews, 383
16 Petition of Joshua Downing, ..... 384
17 Report of Lieut.-Col. Ting and Capt. Davis about
Mrs. Whitwell's claim to land, .... 385
Petition of George Gray, 386
Petition of John Lane and others, .... 386
Petition of John and Isaac Jones, . . . 388
21 Orders to Capt. John Cooke, 389
30 Petition of Samuel Jordan, 391
Country Road, 391
Petition of Richard Secombe, .... 392
Petition of Nathaniel Fryer, 392
May 1 Petition of John Yeerin, 393
3 Petition of Edward Woodman, 394
8 Petition of John Wryford, 394
Goods, etc., to be seized, 395
21 Country road, 396
Petition of George Speere, 396
Petition of John Payne, 397
2 Petition of inhabitants of New Dartmouth, . . 398
Petition of John Atwood, 399
Petition of John Tucker, 400
22 Certificate of selectmen of town of Wells, . . 401
Petition of R. Seccombe, 401
June 4 Petition of T. Boarman, 402
7 Letter from Thomas Sharpe, .... 403, 404
23 Warrant to James Graham, attorney general, . 405
Petition of E. and J. Andrews, 406
Petition of John Nicholson, 406
27 Report of Edward Tyng, 407
Petition of George Turfrey, 408
July 16 Warrant, 409
John Cooke's commission, 409
20 Petition of John Wiswell, 410
23 Petition of John Payne, 411
Petition of William Baker, 411
25 Petition of Jeremiah Dummer, .... 412
27 Complaint of H. and S- Lane, 413
28 Deposition of John Swarton, ..... 415
Deposition of Henry Comes, 416
Examination of John Riall, ..... 417
Letter Pendleton Fletcher to M. West, . . .418
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1688 Aug. 18 Letter from Edward Tyng, 419
Sept. 2 Letter from Edward Tyng, .420
4 Deposition of Thomas Stevens, .... 421
9 Letter from Edward Tyng, .423
8 Letter from William Stoughton, .... 423
10 Letter from J. Pipon, . . . . . . .424
11 Letter to Sir E. Andros, 427
13 Letter from Edward Tyng .428
18 Letter from Edward Turfrey, . . . . 429
19 Letter from Edward Tyng, . . . . .430
22 Letter from Joshua Pipon, 431
28 Letter from Sylvanus Davis, 432
Oct. 1 Letter from Edward Tyng, . . . . . 433
Letter from John Tufton, 434
Letter from Edward Tyng, 435
4 Letter from Edward Tyng, 437
9 Letter from Thomas Trefry, 438
Letter from Joseph Dudley, 439
22 Examination of Moses Eyares, .... 440
Petition of David Edwards, 442
31 Examination of Henry Smith, .... 443
Nov. 1 Examination of Samuel Holman, .... 447
5 Examination of Patrick Keen, .... 448
22 Petition of Elizabeth Ryall, 449
23 George Turfrey's land, 450
Dec. 24 Order upon the petition of John Tucker and George
Hiskett 451
Reply of Maquase, 452
Mar. 5 Petition of Nathaniel Wallis, * . . . . .454
6 Information relating to petition, .... 455
15 Petition of John Holman, 456
Petition of William Gilbart, 457
Petition of R. Xickolson, 458
Petition of P. Munjoy and others, .... 459
27 Petition referred to Benjamin Blackman and his
report, ........ 460
23 Petition of George Ingersoll, jr., . . . .460
Petition of George Ingersoll, sr., .... 461
George Felt and others, petitioners, . . . . 462
Petition of John Skillings, 463
Petition of John Ingersoll, 464
Petition of Joel Madiford, sr., .... 465
26 Petition of Robert Morrell, . . . . . 466
Petition of Thomas Bacor, 467
Order to John Cook, 467
28 Petition of Joseph Ingersoll, 468
Deposition of Henry Tuxbury, 469
Petition of Joshua Scottow, 470
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1688 Mar. 28 Order concerning soldiers at Saco, . . . .470
Petition of Lieut.-Col. Tyng and others, . . 471
Apr. Letter to Governor Andros, 472
9 Testimony of S. Greenleafe, jr., . . . . 472
10 Testimony of George Little, 473
1689 Apr. 12 Warrant for assistance to Capt. John Floyd, . 473
Order for Capt. John Floyd to repair with his men to
Saco river, 474
Warrant requiring Capt. John Floyd to repair to
Boston, 475
13 Letter from Ed Randolph, 475
20 Letter from council to Colonel Tyng, . . .476
26 Letter from Falmouth, 477
Petition of inhabitants of Pemaquid, . . .478
May 11 Order from council for safety of the people, . 479
19 Letter from Elisha Andrews, 480
Petition of inhabitants of Kennebeck river, . . 481
24 Petition of inhabitants of Falmouth, . . .481
25 Letter from Francis Hooke, ..... 484
June 1 Letter from James Weems, 485
3 Testimony of Isaac Prince, ..... 486
8 Petition of Nicholas Manning, 487
10 Letter from Elisha Andrews, ..... 488
Petition from Newtowne, 489
11 Proposals with reference to eastern parts, . . 491
12 Letter from Robert Lawrence, 492
Letter from Anthony Brackett and others, . . 493
Letter from Silvanus Davis, ..... 494
14 Order to Lieutenant Weems, 496
15 Information of George Heskett, .... 497
22 Letter from Thomas Hinchman, .... 499
23 Letter from James Weems, 500
27 Alliance with Maquas Indians, .... 501
DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
OF THE
STATE OF MAINE.
Last Will and Testament of Thomas Cammock.
Know all men by these pntes that I Thomas Cammock of
Black point in y e province of Maine in New Engld in Amer-
ica GentP 1 for div r se good causes & considerations mee here-
unto especially moving, as allso for the sume of fifty pounds
sterling to mee in hand paid before y e ensealing and deliv-
ering of this p r sent Deed, doe at this time declare my last
will & testamS wherein next after my soule bequeathed into
the hands of Almighty God my Saviour & redeemer, I doe
freely & for the causes abovesaid give and bequeath all my
lands at Blackpoint aforesaid together with all my buildings
goods cattells & chattells and all other my personall estate
whatsoever, vnto my wellbeloved freind Henry Jocelyn
Esquire to be by him possessed imediately after my decease
out of this life, & after the decease of Margritt Cammock
my now wife, & from thenceforth to be his owne lands &
goods for ever, to him his heires & Assignes according to
the true intent & meaning of these presents, for which cause
I the said Thomas Cammock have appointed this my last
will to be made irrevoakeable. And for the due perform-
ance hereof I doe bind my selfe and my wife Margritt in
the sume of one hundred pounds starling vnto the said
Henry Jocelyn his heires & Assignes, Provided alwayes
that I Thomas Cammock doe reserve onely out of this my
deed of gift, five hundred acres of the said land to bestow
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2 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
at my pleasure, the bounds thereof to begin at the river of
Spurwink & soe taking the bredth thereof vp the said river
soe far as the bounds of my Pattent goeth, & soe towards
Black point till five hundred acres be ended, & allso all my.
part of Covves & uther Cattell now in my possession, &
for all y e rest of my lands & goods aforesaid, I doe againe
vpon mature deliberation bestow at the time aforesaid, vpon
the said Henry Jocelyn whome I doe by this my deed de-
clare to be my heire of all my lands & goods, except before
excepted in this p r sent deed, In witnes whereof I the said
Thomas Cammock with the free consent of Margrit my wife
have caused this p r sent writing to be made my act & deed
& have herevnto subscribed both o r hands & scales this
second day of Scptemb 1 ' 1641
Thomas Cammock & a seale
Margret Cainock & a seale
Sealed & delivered w th one bason of
Alcommy in lievv of all the rest the
property of which was altered in the
p r sence of vs
George Cleeves This above written is
Richard Tucker a true Coppy of the
This Instrument Entred original! word for word
in the ReCords of the examined the 11 th of
County of Yorke Aprill 1670
by Edw : Rishvvorth ReCor. p Robert Howard
19 : July 71 Not : publ massachusitt
Colonies novae Angl
Nicholas Shapley.
fferiland y e 8 th Septemb r 1648
Invoyce of Goods shiped abord y e David off
fferiland Capt Nicholas Shapley Commander
ffor Accounts off George Kirke Esq r & Brothers
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 3
Imprirnus. 13. buts off Madere wines \ 1 s d
mor. 5. buts off Cannary valued at >
14 1 p but on w th another ^252 : 00 : 00
6 hbd off Sugar wayed neett 2743 1 }
valued at 12 d p 1 is 5 137 : 03 : 00
Canuas Vitry : 7 : peeces containing >
797 yards at 18 d p yard is 5 059 : 15 : 06
22 C i. 10 1 off Cordage at 2 1 p C is 044. 10. 00
2 C i 10 1 off wooll is neat 258 1
valued 18 d p is 019.. 17. 00
Hhds valued at 2 1 10 s is 002 : 10 : 00
Som 10 hh d off salte valued at 10 s p hh 005 : 00 : 00
128 y d off Dowless valued att 009 : 12 : 00
120 Verginia at at 3 s p peece is 018 : 00 : 00
547 : 17 : 06
A Bill of Debt deue by M r Richard )
Right of New England 5 020 : 00 : 00
p a band off Derby ffeild to be Receaued 040 : 1 7 : 00
By m r Brusterffor 12 : par of worsterd \
stockings at 8 s p par & on par off >
shoes : 5 s w ch wer not paid ffor J 005 : 01 : 00
18 Semakes at 8 s p p
7 pasengers 613: 15 : 06
Dauid Kirke ffor my sonnes =
I Cap : Nicholas Shapley Confess to haue
receued abord y e David off fferiland
y e goods aboue speciffied by partic-
ulars ffor y e Acounts of Georg Kierke
Esquier & Brothers : ffor w ch I
promiss to do my Best Indeauer ffor
y e selling off the said goods ffor
them : & to Retorne the proceed off
it at fferiland to the Right Worship-
full : S r David Kierke Knight y e next
DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Spring the Danger off the sea Ex-
cepted wittnes my hand the Eleue
of September : 1648
Deposed the 6th of the 6 th m
1649 before me Increase No well sec r
Deed. George Cleve to Henry Watts
A Coppy of A. Wrighting.
Witnes these presents that I George Cleue of Casco gent)
Agent for Collonell Alexander Rigbee president and pro-
prietor ot the province of Ligoni) Doe by Authority De-
rived from him) Give Graunt bargain and sell vnto Henry
Watts of Blew point all that Neck of land scituate and
lying in the villadge of Black pointe : and Next Adjoining
vnto A Certaine parcel 1 of the River that parteth that Neck
or peice of land from another. Comonly called Cookes
pointe) Southerlie home to the River) and from thence
North westerlie horn to the Ashen Swamp, together with
all the Marsh Ground laying Easterly and Southerlie horn
to pigstie Creek) Excepting Tenn Ackers Neare the River
formerly Graunted to Mr ffoxwell) Together with all the
land to the River that parteth this Graunt and Cookes
pointe up along by the said River or Creek to the Head
therof, and from thence North westerlie to the head of the
aforesaid Ashen Swamp Together with all the land and
Marsh within this boundary supposed to be five hundred
Ackers bee itt more or less, To have and to hold all the
said lands and premisses of and from the said Allexander
Rigbie and his heirs for ever vnto him the said Henry Watts
and his heirs and Assignes for ever/ yealding and paying
therefore the yearly Rent of one farthing an Acker for Every
Acker heerin Contained for ever) at the feast of Michaeld
the Ark Angell every yeare to bee truly paid vnto the said
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 5
Rigbie his heirs or Rent Gatherers or Assignes for all ser-
vices and demands) and iff itt shall happen the said Rent
to bee vnpayed it shal bee alwaies lawfull for the said Rigbie
by himself) his heirs or Assignes to enter into an part of
the premisses and the destraine so taken to carrie or drive
away prase and sell Detaine and keep till the said yeerly
Rent bee paide with all arrears thereof and this Graunt to
bee enroled According to Constitutions in witnes heerof I
have heer vnto sett my hand and seale this last day of Sep-
tember in the yeare 1648
Witnes us
Thomas Greenslade George Cleve
his * V < mark
Jane Cleue
her /* mark
This above written Graunt was
Entred into the book of Records
by Mr Henry Watts his desire
the 4 th of July 1657 and is a
true Coppie therof as Attests
ifrancis Neale who hath the
said book of Records in his
keeping
" The deposition of Edward Starbuke." 14 March 1650
The deposition of Ed : S[tarbu]ck
This deponant saith That about three yeares since or
there aboutes he being at Kittery togeither with Major
Sedgwick m r Hill m r James Oliver, & others. He heard
Major Sedgwick desire m r John Treworthy to give his vnkle
m r : Nicho : Shapleigh an acco 1 of all his transactions about
his vnkeles estate. Whose answer was that he had noe
6 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
acco 1 to render vnto him ; in regard he had transacted noth-
ing for his Acco 1 ; but delte all vpon his owne Creaditt, as
you Major Sedgwick well know, for he lefte me only two
fishing shallopps, and gmised to send me a supply out of
England, but failed me, and therefore I haled vp his boates,
and there they lye still to be seene at this day.
Taken this 14 th m r ch 1650
before me Ed : Godfrey
Deed. G-eorge Oleeve to Joseph Phippen. Sept 30 1650.
These presens shall witnes that I Georg Cleeve
Agent for Collonell Allexandar Rigby p r sident and gprietor
of the p'vince of new England haue given granted bargand
& sould & by these p r sens doe grand sell & Confirme vnto
Joseph phipen sener one hundred Acres of Land togethar
in wood vndervvood pastar or tillag
therm Cascoe bay in the said p'vince & by the
River side Comonly called Casco River to begin at the Long
Creks movth & soe vp along the Crek to the next brok of
fresh water westward & soe vp by the River side to the next
Long Creke & so from the said bounds to runn in to the
woods westerly vntill the said A cars be ended To haue &
to hold all the Lands & p'mises vnto him the said Joseph
Phipen his heayrs & assigns for ever of & from the said
Allexander Rigby his heayrs & assigns, yelding & paying
therfore yerly & every yere the Rent of tooe shillings & six
penc vpon the nyne & twenteth day of Septembar & allso
doing homeig to the Courts of the said m r Rigby in the said
gvince & allso yelding & paying to the King of England
one fifte part of all the govld & siluar Oare that shall be
found vpon any part of the said p r mises for all sarvisses &
demands and if it shall happen that any of the said Rent be
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 7
behind & vnpayd being Lawfully demanded it shall be
allwais Lawfull for the said m r Rigby his heayrs or assigns
or rent gatherar to distraine vpon any part of the p'mises &
the destres so taken to chas & drive or carry away & to
prays & sell vntill all the said Rent be paid & all the arears
therof & this grant is to be recorded according to the Con-
stitutions of that gvince & to be farther Ratified & Con-
firmed by the said p'sedent m r Rigby & his hears at all tymes
as shall by the said phipen be Required by him or his ayres
acording to his Counsell Learned in the Law for his farthar
Confirmation & sure making therof In wittnes hereof I
the said Agent haue herevnt sett my & seale this 30 th of
September 1650
witnes vs
Johny /V\ Wallis
his mark
John Richesonne/
I the within named Joseph Phippen doe by these p r sents
assigne ouer the within Deed of Sail, with all my right title
& interest, of & into the within Bargained p r misses & euery
pt & pcell there of, vuto my two sons Joseph phippen &
David Phippen both of Casco Bay & to theire heires & as-
signes for euer : To Hau : & to Hould all & singuler the
p r misses & euery pt & pcell there of as 'within mentioned to
theire only & gper vse & vses for euer they or any of them
paying the within mentioned rent, dues or dutye as is
within specifyed : & for confirmation heare of doe bynd me
8 DOCMENTARY HISTORY
my heires, executors & Administrators firmly by these
p r sents : as witnes my hand & seale, this second day of
July in y e yeare of our Lord God one thousand six hundred
sixty & seauen : Annocjj Regny Regis Carolii Secundii : xix
Signed Sealed & deliuered
in the p'sence of Jose P h Phi PP en
Edward Hillard
Will Dounton
Nath : Wallis
Hilly ard Veren Sen r
Deed. Q-eorge Cleeve to W m Smith $ Andrew Brown.
A Coppie of A wrighting
Bee it Known by these presents that I George Cleeve
Gent/ Agent for Alexander Rigby Esquire president and
proprietor of the province of Ligonia doe by Authority
derived from the said president Give and Graunt Bargaine
Sell and Confirme vnto William Smith and vnto Andrew
Brown both of Black point Village in the psinct of Ligonia
five hundred Ackors of land together scituate in the Village
aforesaid that is to say four hundred Acers and fifty Acers
of upland to begin on the southwest side of that point of
woodland in the Marsh on the North East side of the River
of Black point, that part of the River which Runeth up
before and neare the house of Henry Watts which point of
wood land hath bin formerly Called Cooks point and now for
ever heeraiter to be called Bowrkees come together with fifty
Acres of Marsh Ground thervnto Adjoyning. that is to say
twenty Acers of Marsh at the Northwest side of the said
wood land and Adjoyning ther vnto, and thirty Acers of
Marsh Ground on the south east side of the said point car-
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 9
ieing the same Bredth Easterly with the woodland all lying
betwixt the River aforesaid and pigsty River. To have and
to hould all and singuler the premises heerin specified to
them the said William Smith and Andrew Browne their
heirs and Assignes for Ever, of and from the said Allexan-
der Rigby his heires for ever in free and Common sotquidge
doeing fealty therefore to the said Allexander Rigby and his
heirs and yeilding and paying therefore yeerly the Rent of
tooe pence for every Acer in this devised premises, the Acer
to Containe Eight Score powle in length and one powle in
bredth and the powle to containe sixteen foot and A halfe,
and it is also Graunted vnto the said William Smith and to
Andrew Browne that for the first tooe yeers after the date
heerof that they shall bee freed from the payment of the
whole Rent, and for the Next tooe years from the payment
of half the Rent of tooe pence, and after the said four
yeares heerin Expressed to pay to the said Allexander
Rigby his heirs or Assignes or to Any of their Agents
Steuards or Rent Gatherers the full Rent of tooe pence an
Acer which will Amount for the five hundred Acers to the
sum of four pound three shillings and four pence, and if it
shall happen that the said Rent or any part therof shal bee
behind and vnpaid at the vsual times when it should bee
paid that is to say on the five and twentieth day of March
and the nine and twentieth day of September every yeare
then it shall be lawfull for the said lord or his Agents or As
signes to enter uppon any of the premisses and to destraine
and the distress so taken to chas' or drive away and to
detaine and keepe vntill the said Rent bee paide with all the
Arreare. and this Graunt is to bee inRowled according to
the Constitutions and the land laid out and Measured at the
charge of the said William Smith and Andrew Browne
within one yeare next after the date heerof According to my
Instructions in witness heerof I the said George Cleeve
10 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
have here put my hand and seale the nine and twentyeth
day of September Ano Dominie 1651
George Cleeve
Witnes us
Michaell Mitton
Peyton Cooke
his
Thomas _J Celkin
mark
Answer to JV. Shapleigh's Petition
Att a Counsel! held at Boston 8 th March 1653 In Ans r to
A peticon of Nicholas Shapleigh Desiring that Due & speedy
Course might be taken that an Execution graunted him by
the County Cou rt at york agn st the estate of Hugh Gunnison
may be served according to lawe y e marshall there having
binn Affronted in y e pformance of his office thereabouts, as.
Appeares on y e Depositions of y e marshall Rob* Mendam
Jn Tucker & nicholas Lux that were present to Asist him
The Counsell Judgeth it meete to declare that the marshall
of that County hath power by lawe to Raise meete and due
forces in y e County and all or any y e Inhabitants therea-
bouts are bound to Aide & Asist the marshall & Counstable
in the Serving that execution to effect And Order that the
Secretary Issue ou* an Attachment Agst the pson of Hugh
Gunnison Requiring him to Appeare before the next Gen-
nerall Court there to Answer his Contempt of Authoritie &
Rescueing his goods extended on by virtue of an Execution./
Edw. Rawson Secrety
Deposition
The Deposition of Humphrey Cadburne
This deponant being duelie sworne saith that he hath
heard M r John Treworgey say more then once that he was
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 11
no Agent for his vnckle m r Nickolas Shapleigh but Actted
vpon his one credite & father m r John Treworgey said he
had hailed vp those boates his vnckle m r Shapleigh had lefte
in his hands & that m r John Treworgey said he had biulte
otther boates vpon his one acompte father this deponant
saith that he saw too boates hailed vp which M r John Tre-
worgey said weare them his vnckle M r Shapleigh lefte in
his hands & the said boates lay vpon the rockes vntill the
weare staued or torne to peiceses & father this deponant
saith not
Deposed this. 5. of Aprill. 1653 before me
Tho Wiggin
Deposition
The Deposition of Rich* Commings
This deponent testifieth y* M r Jn Treworgy did hale vp
on y e lie of Sholes those two boates wch m r Nich : Shap-
leigh left with y e said Jn Treworgy the next yeare after y*
said M r Shapleigh his departure for England, & y 4 those
boates soe hailed vpp did there remaine vntill they were
stau'd or torne to peeces & further saith not
Taken before me this 10 th of Aprill 1653
Brian Pendleton
Petition of Capt. Bryan Pendleton May fa 1658.
To the Honored Generall Court of Magistates
att Boston asembled this present mo h 1658
The Humble Request of Brian Pendleton of Pascattaquak
Sheweth that in the Last month Aprill : it happened that
two seamen beinge drawn out of our River in a Canow the
one of the s d men beinge Ded with Could or ffrost the other
12 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
beinge much ffrosen came into oure Hand : & beinge made
aquainted with it wee tooke what course wee could ffor his
good : but seeinge his nesesity Required better meanes I
hired a man & a horse & sent him to hamton wheare the
Charge will be greate whether hee Liue or Dy
My Humble Request therefore to this Honered Court is
that they will bee pleased to giue such order from this Court
that I may haue power to Rayse the s d Charge ffrom the
severall townes on the River (videleset) ffrom portsmouth
Douer & : [Kittery *] which may be an Incouragment to y r
seruant ffor to put himselfe forward in time to Come in such
workes of Charity & shall Rest at y r servise at all times in
what I may.
The magis ts Judge meete that y*
charges incured in Reference to
the frozen person be borne by
the Inhabitants of y e Riuer & y 4
it be Raised y e Select men of
Douer Portsmouth & Kittery in
sequall parts & by warrant from
y e s d Select men Raised & Dis-
chardged paid vnto Capfaine
Pendleton vpon account If theire
brethren the depu's Consent
heereto : Edward Rawson Secret
Consented to by the deputyes
24 3 d : 1658 William Torrey Cleric
Cap* Pendleton.
p Curiam. At y e request of Cap* Pendlton, for their
resolution whether Kittery is Included
in this order of court, the blotts y r of
not w th standing.
1 The word " Kittery " was written in the original and erased.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 13
on Hearing ot w* y e Dep 1 * of y e sever-
all Townes had to say in the case,
The Magistrates Judge meet to resolve
23 (3} 1661 y6 Same n the affirmative
& further y* Cap 1 Pendletons
ace*, abt 20 1 . 6 s 9 d is allowed
The MagiVs haue past this w th
Refference to the Consent of theire
brethren y e Deputy 8 hereto
Edw. Rawson Secret
The Deputies Consent not to the first
pt of this returne but Consent that
Cap* Pendleton be payd his money
aboue mented by the two townes
exprest in this order.
William Torrey Cleric.
29 May 1661, Consented to by y e Magis's
Edw. Rawson Secret
In Ans r to the Request of Cap* Brian Pendleton The
Court Judgeth it meete to order that the seclect men of
Portsmouth & Douer Doe forthwith by an Assessment on
the Inhabitan 18 Collect & Gather the some of tenn pounds
eight shillings & four penc' out of each Toune & Deliuer
the same to the said Brian Pendleton as sattisfaction for so
much by him expended on a frozen person y fc some yeares
past came into that Riuer whose charity this Court Judgeth
it meete to Encourage & order his Sattisfaction as aboue is
xprest.
Originall E R S.
14 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Petition of W m Phillips May 15, 1661.
To the Honor d Gennerall Courte Now Assem-
bled In Boston.
the humble petition of William Phillips of Boston now re-
siding at Saco whereas there is A Law (title mines) wherby
Encoragem* is presented to any that will Adventure for the
disco verie of miner 1 , that they shall enjoy the proffits theroff
with a fit portion of Land, for twenty one yeares and also
liberty graunted to purchase the Interest of any Indian in
such Land where such Mine shall be found. Your petitioner
having beene at a Considerable Charge to search out a place
where he hath some ground to Conceive there is a mine and
hath likewise purchaseed the Land of the trew Indian pro-
prietors (And not being willing to adventure any Large
expence there vpon in respect the s d Law seemeth to leaue
matters something doubtfull (as to perpetuall proprietie)
notwithstandin such purchass) Humbly desireth that
this honor d Court would please to Confirme & perpetuate
the s d purchass that he may enjoy the same by the Appro-
bation of the hon ord Co rt in fee as other purchasses ; which
Land both where the mineral! lieth ; and the land adjoyning
to it bought of the same Indian being noe way meete for A
plantation. In w ch respect yo r s d petitioner hopeth it will
bee noe way to the prejudice of the countrey fully to con-
firme the same and more espeacialy as to the mine or min-
erals of the great charges your petitioner hath
allready expended (when he shall come to make vse of the
same) must necessarily expend, it being remote from the
sea and wages of men and every thinge else beinge at such
a high rate that the Improvem* thereof would rather vndoe
then enrich yo r s d petitioner in case he should be in any
hazard of the Loss of his disbursm ts after the tearme of
twenty one yeares.
And further your Petitioner raaketh bold to begg A Con-
firmation of another purchase of Land bought of an Indian
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 15
sachem which is likewise noe way convenient for any Eng-
lish plantation, and may bee of vse for accomodation of the
s d mine.
If these desires of your petitioner shall be accepted of this
Hon ord Co rt your petitioner shall acco* it as a very great favo r
and as allwaies, soe for ever pray for the peace tranquillitie
and prosperitie of yo r hono rd persons and the Collonie which
the Lord hath setled you in.
And humbly sub-
scribeth himself your very humble
Servant
Will Phillips
Referred vnto my hon rd
and Beloved freind Cap*
Thomas Clarke to appear
in my behalf iff any thing
be further desired
Saco May 15 th 1661
Returne of the Comittee vpon this petition./.
Allthough the law seeme to ghibitte any pri-
uate pson to purchase Land of any Indian in
any Case exept this of the petitioner, yet, for
the incouragement of the petitioner touching
the hopefulnes of a discoury of mineralls,
The comittee thinke meet that ; Capt waldron
m r Edward Rushworth & Leift frost or any
two of them do view the lands petitioned for,
& inquire of the indian title & purchas & cer-
tify to the next session of this court the quan-
tity and quality & what is elce requisite in
the case, by a certificate vnder any two of
their hands, all to be pformed at the charge
of the petitioner ; vpon the returne wheroff
the court may gratify the petitioner w th the
16 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
grant or confirmation of such lands as may
be for his incoureagment in his designe to him
& his heires for euer as they in their wisdome
shall see cause datted the 27 th may 1661
Daniel Gookin
Eleazer Lusher
Edward Tyng
moreou r for the incouradgem* of the petitioner, that the
court declare it is their resolution & purpose y* the peti-
tione r shall receue no gjudice : in shewing the land to the
comittee & if his discou r prooue real! it is the intent of the
court that himselfe & heires shall haue the benifitt therof
w th a sutable ^portion of land, & y* no other pson interuene
to his p r judice, datted. 28 th may 1661
Daniel Gookin
Elea : Lusher
Edward Tyng
The Deputyes approue of the returne of the Com-
ittee in answer hereto, & doe order that the
psons Nominated to view the land p r sent this
Court with part of the mynes at the next
Session of this Court when they are to make
report of what they find in the case with ref-
erence to the Consent of o r Hon r d rnagis ts
hereto.
W m Torrey Cleric.
The magis ts Consent not
18 June
1661.
Edw. Rawson Secre*
Deed. Wm Phillips to Abraham Heaman. 1663.
Know all men by these presents That Whereas I Williams
Phillips resident at Winter Harbour in the Province of
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 17
Main, am indebted & doe owe unto m r Abraham Hearnan of
Bideford the full summe of one hundred ninety seauen
pounds fifteen shillings in part of a Bill of two hundred
thirty two pounds made in y e yeare 1658 and given then
unto Edmund Downe Atturney to the said Heaman, y e
which Surnm I the said William Phillips & Bridget my wife,
doe ingage to pay unto the said Heaman, according to y e
aforesaid Bill of two hundred thirty two pounds And for
the better security Wee the said William & Bridget doe by
these presents for our selues, heires, Executors and Admin-
istrators, doe make over Enfeoffe & sell unto the said Abra-
ham Heaman, all that our one quarter part of one Saw Mill,
with all one quarter part of all the geeres & wheeles and
whatsoeuer thereunto belonging with one quarter part of all
the loggs & boards that the said Mill, may produce, as also
one quarter part of one dwelling house, which stands about
one quarter of a mile from the said Mills, with one quarter
part of all that tract of land, which lyes from & beyond
y e sayd house, on the South side of the river, either to the
North, East, South or West, being on estimation four miles
square, bee it more or less, together with one quarter part
of all y e trees, meadows, river rivoletts and other conven-
iencyes whatsoever, whether it be by Mines, Mineralls or
any other wayes, All and every part & parcell Wee the said
William & Bridget doe now stand truly & legally possessed
off, and shall secure & defend our title against all and every
person or persons whatsoeuer laying claime thereunto, from
by or under us. In witness to all the aforesaid premises
wee the said William and Bridget Phillips haue hereunto
put our hands & scales this twenty Ninth day of June in y e
yeare of our Lord 1663_ /^~^\
William Phillips (L. s.J
Bridgit Phillips f L . s/)
Doc. VOL. vi.' 2
18 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Signed sealed and delivered unto s d
Edmund Downe a former Agent of s d
Heamans, in the presence of me
m r William Phillips &; Bridgit his wife personally appear-
ing acknowledged this to be their act & deed August 1 st 1681.
before me William Stoughton Assist 1
Recorded at the request of s d Phillips & his wife, this In-
strument, together with the acknowledgment thereof in the
549 page of the 5 th book of Records of the Not y publick of
the Massachusets Colonie of New England the said first of
August 1681
IT Robert Howard not 3 Publ colonise
proedict
Commission. 1. Aug. 1665.
The Genall court of y e Ms
To D. E. & J L
you or any two of you are hereby fully authorized & im-
powered to repayre to the Countyes of Norf. & yorke pass-
cattaway & y e He of Shoales & to call before you any or
eu r ie person or persons y* haue or shall act in the distur-
bance or revileing of the Goverm* there setled according to
his ma ties Royall charter to this Col. vnder y e broad seale of
England & to gceed ag 1 y m according to y r demerritts & the
lawes here established & to do any act for the setling of y e
peace of y e s (1 places by declaration or otherwise according
to yo r good & sound discression appoynting constables &
associates for the Courts & Keeping of the same according
to the articles of agreement made with the people of y e said
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 19
Countyes respectiuely, & for y e better enabling you herein
all offic military & civil, & all other y e Inhabitants of this
Jurisdiccon are required to be ay ding & assisting to you for
y e ends afore said, as you shall see meet to requier and in
case you shall find it more expedient you may send for any
delinquents as aboves d by warrant directed to any the offic r s
of this Jurisdiccon or such other as you appoynt for y e ap-
p r hending of y e persons & causeing them to appeare before
you in such place as you shall appoynt wher after examna-
con, you shall further gceed as y e matt r shall require & w*
you shall do herein make return &c to y e next Generall
Court In testimony whereof wee haue caused the Seale of
the Colony to be hereto Affixed Dated in Boston the 1 st
of August 1665.
E. R. S.
The mag ts haue passed this on y e
R Belling
The Deputyes Consent hereto
William Torrey Cleric
Order.
It is ordered by the Court that the Treasurer of the Coun-
try Doe procure & deliuer to the Comissione rs for Setling
the affaires of the Eastern parts the some of five pounds a
peece in money in case they goe together personally & also
pay such bills as shall be charged vpon him by them for y e
effecting that business,
the magis ts haue past this & desire their brethren the Dep-
uties Consent heereto.
4 August 1665 Edw. Rawson Secret
Consented to by the Deputyes
William Torrey Cleric
20 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Deposition.
The Testomoney of Edward Naylor aged : 32 : yeares or
ther Aboutes Sartifieth that haueing the Charge and Com-
mand of Negew Belonging to Penobscott ffor the ace* of
Coll r Tempells : Now : S r Thomas Tempell That In Aprill
1662 : Leiueftennant Gardner : Commander of Penobscott
for y e sayed Coll r Tempells Accompt Writt : to me that
Coll r Tempell had Lost y e fortes & that Cap 1 Thomas Bre-
dion had Taken Poshion of them & had Dismised him &
the Rest of the men from y e sayed Tempells Imply : &
Sanies & Plased M r Gladman Gouernar of the forte & other
offeseres & Soldiers : the sayed Gardnar : haueing Receiued
Commishon from y e sayed Bredon : & : Commanded mee In
his Magestys : name to Declare : to the men that they wear
the till Discharged from Coll r Templles Sanies & to be opon
the Accompt of Capt Thomas Bredion from that Time &
allso : they sayed gardner sayed that Cap 1 Bredion : had a
Commishon from his magesty : opon the obedences of which
he Sorendred they ffort & Trad : & y e Goodes :
Deposed in General 1 court 25 of octobe r 1666
Edw : Rawson Secret
Deposition, Aug. 13, 1668.
The Deposicon of John Dailies aged 41 Saith Since the
Last court at yorke holden by the order of the matitu-
sits and maijor Pendellton had his orders from them he gaue
me order to warne all the millitary men in our Towne to be
in the training plase to heare and see the orders that was
Com and aCordingly i did speke in the metting house and
maigor Phillips stod up and demanded by what atority i
had don this and Captaine pendelltone sayed that he had
gaue me the order to doe what i had done maiger phillips
then after seuerall other words did wish all the people
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 21
to haue a Care what thay did doe this was in publike and
the men warned did not mete and afortnight after maiger
pendelltone did set up awarant on the meting house for all
the inhabitance to mete to gether to chuse ofisors to atend
the Contrys sarvice which being don maigor phillips pulid
it downe as he did one and said if there was a hundred he
wold pull them all downe and furdar he said it mite be as
much as his neck was worth to let them stand there and
more maiger phillips said that Captaine pendelltone was a
lawfull asoshat
Taken upon oath the 13 : of Agust 1668
Before me Brian Pendleton
Asociate
Deposition.
August 13 : 68 : The Deposition of Robert Booth aged
66 : ye re
This Deponent saith y* when major bryan Pendlton gaue
order to John Dauis to call a meeting for y e souliers to a
peare before major Pendlton y e next morning major William
Phillips : stood vp & demanded by what authorytie John
Davis did call y l meeting : then major Pendleton answerd
I gaue him Authorytie according to my Comission & y fc I
shall shew when they rneete me & further saith not consern-
ing Allso on y e first day of august last major Bryon Pendle-
ton writ anote to Publish a towne meeting y e next day
being sabbath an order was put vp by v e meeting house dore
by Major Pendltons order requiering y e in habitants y e sec-
ond day in y e morning to make coyse of a Counstable &
other officers Which order being redd by major William
Phillips y 1 sabbath day morning ; major Pendlton said here
is one word wanting that is y e place wher to meet :
major Phillips aforesaid ; answered ther is euery word
too much allre d for y* is no legall warning : y* is none of
22 DOCUMENTARY
HISTORY
your office Capt Pendlton you are no legall asosiate : & y e
said maj pillips tooke away y* writing saying he would keep
it : this deponent soposed it belonged to him to keep &
major Phillips replyd it is lyke you may haue a coppy of
it : further more ther was a warant brought in y e first place
by Nathaniell Masterson & deliuerd to Simion Booth
Comiss to call a towne meeting to chose officers which
warant major William Phillips & m r ifrancis Hooke desird
to see it but Simion Booth was not willing & as this depo-
nent heard y e said Booth Counstable say y* they would haue
it from him or or they would send him to prison so he let
them y e said major Phillips & Mr : Hooke see his warant &
they keep it from him.
This deponent afirmeth all in this deposition to be done
in referenc to y e Mattatusits Authorytie & further saith note.
Taken vpon oath the 13 : of Agust 1668
Before me Brian Pendleton
Asociate
Deposition.
The deposition of John Sergeant, aged neere 36 years.
Who being sworne saith, That John Davis (standing up
after evening exercise, upon the next Sabbath after the
court that was houlden at Yorke, for the Massachusetts &)
warned the souldiers to assemble themselves at the meeting
O
house to heare what order the Court had taken, concerning
Comission Officers, the next morning at Sunn riseing. or
there about : M r William Phillips stood up & asked him who
gave him order to warne this meeting? Major Pendleton
stood up & made answer y fc he did. Maj. Phillips sd. Gen-
tlemen have a care what you doe. Farther this Deponant
saith not
Taken vpon oath the 13 : of Agust
1668 : Before mee Brian Pendleton
Asociate
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 23
Deposition.
The deposition of Roger Hill aged about 33 yeares.
This Deponaunt being sworne saith That upon the Sab-
bath-day night, next after Yorke Court for the Massachu-
sets John Davis stood up after evening exercise warning
the Souldiers, to meet the next morning to heare what order
the Court had taken concerning Comission Officers : Maj r
Phillips stood up, & demaunded by what Authority (or who
gave him order) to warne this meeteing ? Maj r Pendleton
stood up & answered that he did. Maj r Phillips demanded
what Authority he had. He replyed that in the morning
he would shew his power. Farther than this the Deponant
saith not concerning the occurrances of things at that time.
Onely that Maj r Phillips cautioned the People to take heed
what they did, whereupon some stood up & answered that
they neither could nor would come to the meeting.
Taken vpon oath the 13 : of Agust 1668
Before mee Brian Pendleton
Asociate
Deposition.
The Deposition of Roger Hill aged. 33. yeares.
Who being sworne saith that vpon Munday being a fort-
night after the warning of the first meeteing by Maj r Pendle-
ton viz. (the third day of this instant) there being some
conferrence, & contention about the pulling downe the war-
rant that was put up for the Towne to meete to choose a
Constable & Jury men against the Court to be holden at
Yorke in September next. Majer Phillips sd before him &
severall persons, that he did pull it downe & would keepe
it. Maj r Pendleton asked him if he would not let him have
it, He answered he would not The other replyed that it
would do him no good, His reply was, that he could not
24 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
tell whether it would or not. Robert Booth sen : made
answer that it did belong unto him, that he might sett it
downe in the Towne booke, maj r Phillips answered that it
may be might let him have a coppie of it. Farther, maj r
Phillips sd that if there were an hundred warrents he would
pull them all downe if he were not hindered. Maj r Pen-
dleton told him that it would be his wisedome to sett
still as M r Hooke did. To whom he replyed, that it was
noething to him, what m r Hooke did. Some persons have-
ing formerly given out words, that those who were for the
Bay government their necks might stretch for it : This
Deponant, haveing heard of it, he spake of it at this meet-
ing above expressed, in the presence of Maj r Phillips, who
immediately returned this answer, that it might be so for
any thing that he knew. Farther this Deponant saith not.
Onely that he heard Maj r Phillips say, That he could Prove
that Maj r Pendleton was not legally .chosen an Associate,
for the Majer part of the Province did not make choice of
him.
Taken vpon oath the 13 : of Agust 1668
Before mee Brian Pendleton
Asociate
Warrant
These are in his Maj sties name & under the Authority
of the Massachusetts, to require the Inhabitants of the
Town of Sacoe to Assemble at the meeting house at Eight
of the clock in the morning on Munday come seven-night
it being the 24 day of this present mounth, then & there to
make choice of a man for a Constable & two able men for
the Grand, & Jury of Triulls, to attend the service of the
County Court at Yorke, held upon the 15 day of September
next, whereof faile you not. The Constable when chosen
is to make a true returne. And the sd Grand Jury men
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 25
are to bring in what presentments they shall gather in the
meane time.
You are to take notice that Robert Booth sen. is appointed
Clark of the writts for Sacoe (by the Court) to serve the
ensueing yeare
p mee Brian Pendleton
Acociate
August 14. 1668.
Warrant.
These are to give notice to the Trayne Souldiers of this
Towne of Sacoe that they are hereby required in his Maj ties
name & under the Authority of the Massachusetts to meet
on the first Munday of September instant at the ordinary
place of Trayning neere to Leiu. Hitchcocks house, then &
there to make choice of such officers as are wanting in the
Company & to be exercised in Millitary Discipline accord-
ing to Law. You are also to take notice that every
souldier is to bring in to the feild such Amunition as is
allowable by Law or such as are equivalent therevnto
p me Brian Pendleton
The Deposition of Richard Hitchcocke aged 60 yeares
who being sworne saith that on y e Lords day next folloing
york cort in July 68 John Davis stood up and there desired
y* soldiers (in y e meeting house) to meet Capt. Pendleton
next morning to heere his order from y e Court sent him.
Mager Phillips stood vp immediately and demaunded who
gaue that man Athority to do it, and Capt Pendleton anserd,
he did, then m r Phillips said where is your warant, the
Capt sd his Cornission should be shewed the next morning :
this he demanded to my best memory twise : Then did m r
Philips turn to y e people and spake unto them, neghbours
I desire you to take heed how you act and under what
26 DOOUMENTARY HISTORY
Athority you Act. ffurtherraore this Deponant saith that a
litle before the Court held as abouesd, the Justices of our
Towne issued forth a warent for the peple to mete to make
choice of a deputy to goe to Yorke to keepe courts at y e
same time the other court satt I supose on halfe of the
housekepers was not there, but those y* were there thoate
it not met to chose one neither did choose any. Some of
them I think did answer they could not medle till y e difor-
enc about ye gouernment was reconcild
Taken vpon oath the 18 of Agust 1668.
Before mee Brian Pendleton
Asociate.
Letter from Brian Pendleton to Maj r Gen. Leverett
Winterharbour Aug 21 1668
Maj r Gen : Leverett Kind Sir
Whereas
Maj r Phillips wilbe ready (I question not) to excuse him-
selfe in all that opposition of his, in words or actions as
being noe lett to the peoples meeting to chuse officers,
the which I leave to yo r owne judgement and consideration,
of those evidences that already have been sent downe by
the Marshall Gen 1 all being said & done in publique. And
now since I heare he hath gcured some hands, to signifie
that the people s d the would not act in the Government un-
till the difference should be reconciled. The w ch that you
may the better understand, please to take notice : That
some small tyme, before your Court held in July last at
Yorke a warrant was Issued out under the hands of m r Jos-
lyn Maj r Phillips & m r Hooke to require the Towne to treat
w th you at y* time : Our people accordingly mett, but I
suppose not one halfe of the houshoulders, at w ch time some
made answer y l they would not act as is sd above : but
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 27
those that did speake spake onely for themselves, & not for
the Town, neither was it any Towne act, w ch I affirme as a
wittnes, being there present, & another Testimony, you
have here incloased.
Since my last to you, & that the Marshall Gen : was here
I sett up other papers at the meeting house, the Coppies
whereof you have incloased here, endeaouring If I may in
a loving & peaceable way obtaine subjection to the Massa-
chusetts Governement. what the Issue of itwilbe on Mun-
day next I shall better know. Had the boat stayed till
Munday night you should have been acquainted w th the
successe. how ever, by the first you may expect to be in-
formed. On the last Lord's day Maj r Phillips being pres-
ent he made a very large speech after the Evening Sermon
of all the occurences, betweene the Marsh : Gen. & him-
selfe, as he did affirme. The matter were to tedious to
write at large, but the scope I gather up into these 2 heads.
(.1.) That wheras he had opposed the Massachusetts from
y e Marshall because he did desart the cause, but would go
down to Boston aboute it. (2.) To render mee as odious
to the people as he could, & as his great Enemie, in this
great trouble of his, more perticularly in sending up a beast
at the Marshalls request for the carrying of him along with
him to Cap 4 Waldrens w ch I did not w th any disrespect at all
to Maj r Phillips but w th respect unto those whose principle
Officer the Marshall is, w ch I shall alwayes be ready to doe
as the Massachusetts shall have occasion to make use of
mee. Here is incloased the deposition of one, that saw
maj r Phillips pull down the warrant. If need be you may
as I am informed) have another Testimony viz Indigo Pot-
ter of Charlestowne who is now in Goodman Cumbeyes
employ. // = // =
This that you have above expressed was intended to have
beene sent by Cumbey it being written that very night he
went away but I was prevented.
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Yesterday being the 24 of this instant (the, day appointed
for to choose of[ficers] in Scarborough a considerable num-
ber of persons were present, viz above 2 [as I] feared so it
proved, that Maj r Phillips ample speech to the people the
[day] before his departure, did more harme as in compli-
ance of their spirits to the [Massachusetts Government,
then any thing he did before to hinder yo r proceedings.
[There we] re but 7 persons that did adhere unto mee. The
rest (viz many of them) [saide] that they would not
act, except wee could shew something from his [hand]
and them thereunto. Others departed silently away. I
doubt that this [will e]ffect others in the severall townes, &
provoake them to make some [complaint] in referrence to the
Court in Sept. next, but I leaue it to yo r [honors] consider-
ations as not knowing what to advise. As the case stands
[nothing is] done among the people. Wee are altogether
without any Grovernm* [but such] persons as cannot Gov_
ern themselves, will make of it (& doe) you Thus leaveing
the businesse & your selves, unto the wise, and [pow-
erful h]and of the King of Kings, & Lord of Lords, ever
begging that the [bless] ings of the earth, that Prince of
perfect peace, would graunt [us that] wee may whilst wee
are on earth lead a peaceable & quiet life
honesty Amen
I rest Your humble servant to be comanded
Brian Pendleton
Deposition.
The deposition of William Cole. aged. 41. yeares
Who being sworne saith That the day before the people
of Sacoe were to meet together there being a warrant up,
by the meeting house doore, for that purpose, to warn them,
This Deponant saw Maj r Phillips (after evening exercise)
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 29
pull down the sd warrant, & roule it up together, the day
he pulled it downe was upon Sabbath day August 2. 1668.
Taken vpon oath the 21 d of
Agust 1668
Before mee Brian Pendleton
Asociate
Proceedings of Court vs. Major W m Phillips.
Att An Adjournm* of y e County Court 28
July 68 26 August 1668.
In the Case of M r W m Phillips. The Court on perusall of
the Euidences together w th what he said judged it meete to
require him to giue ffiue hundred pounds that he will for the
future peaceably demeane him selfe to this Gouerment, or
otherwise that hee giue as before his owne Bond in ffiue
hundred pounds for his Appearance before the General!
Court, at their next Sessions when called to Answer, what
shall bee alledged ag k him, & that in the meane time hee will
demeane himselfe peacably to the Gouerment, standing
Committed till this Sentence bee performed : hee refusing
both was Committed
vera Copia Attest 1 "
p Edw. Rawson Record 1 "
Bond.
I William Phillipps doe bynd my self vnto the Treas-
urer of the Country in the Some of five hun-
dred pownds that I will not acte in any place of
Authority in the gvince of Mayne, nor opose
the Authority of the Masethusetts, but Reest
quiett accordinge to the Writtinge I sett my
hand vnto with others in Condition with me, at
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%
Yorke : dated July y e 7 th 1668^ In Wittnes
Whereof I haue herevnto sett my hand and
Scale In Boston the Second day of Septemb r
1668
Signed Sealed and Will Phillipps Seal
Deliu r d in p r sence of
James Oliver
James Everell
Petition of Maj r W m Phillips
To the honorable the Gouernor & the Kest of the
honord Majistrates Now Assembled 3 d Sept br 1668
The humble petition & Request of W m phillips of Saccoe :
sheweth that whereas your petitioner was by an order of
the County Court held At boston August 26 th 1668 Comit-
ted vnto the Keper of the prison of boston there to Re-
maine vntill he performe the order of the said Court Sine
which your petitioner hauing drawn vp a bond which hath
bene presented to the honored Governor And Major Gen-
eral which Bond woold humbly Desire yo r hono rs to Con-
sider of: which If to satisfaction that then my Releas may
be ordered If otherwais then I humbly Desire that you
will be pleased to take Cognisance of the matter And Let
I Come to a hearing before your hono rs that a finall Isue
may be made of It : I am the Rather Nesesitated heervnto
by Reason my health Is Impaired An I finde my body not
fitt for Durance.
Know all men by these presents that I w m Phillips of
Casco bay Doe firmely bind myselfe heires ex-
eccuto r s & Administrator to Richard Russell
Tresurer of the Massachusets Collony in New
England & to his Successo r s in the prenall summe
of fiue hundred pounds sterling by these pres-
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 31
ents the payment to be made to the said Richard
Russell or his Successors on all demands, as
witnes my hand & scale this Day
of September 1668. //
The Condicon of this obligation is such that if the
above bounden w m Phillips shall personally Ap-
peare before the Generall Court at their nex*
sessions to be held in Boston in octobe r nex*
when called to Answer what shall be alleadged
ag 4 him for Interrupting of his maj tys Authority
& Governm 1 setled in this Colony & that in the
meane time he will demeane himself peaceably
to y e Gove r nment then this obligation to be voyd
or els to be & remayne in full force & virtue
Sighed Sealed & deliuered
in p r esence of vs.
Petition of Henry Sayword and Order thereon
To the honoured Generall Courtt now Assembled
att Boston the 15 th of October 1669
The pettffon of Henery Sayword humbly sheweth : Thatt
whearas your peticioner haue benne an inhabitantt in this
Countery for the space of thirty two yeares and vpwards,
Since hee Came from England, in all which tyme hee hath
benn wholy employed in ffollowing his calling in building of
Mills and such like, haueing there by neglected looking
after Land, for him selfe and family, as others haue done,
by which Calling by the blessing of God, hee hath bene very
benifitiall to the Countery, and many persons therein though
through Seauerall afflictions by the prouidence of God, itt
hath bene butt little, to his owne benifitt, but most Espe-
tially by reason of a sad prouidence that hapned in buring
of his mills att Yorke, wheare in your petitioner Lostt
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%
aboue a a thousand pounds, which hath brought him much
bee hind hand, for the recouering of which in part. There
are seauerall workmen to whom your petitioner haue bene
very benifitiall by instructing of them in his Calling, Thatt
Volantaryly offer him there helping hand, Moreouer alsoe
Seauerall of the towne of Wells haue informed your peti-
tioner, of a Convenient place for the seating of a Saw Mill
vpon a Riuer Called Cape Porpose Riuer, That hath alsoe a
small tractt of Meadow thatt may be sutable to accomodatt
such a dessigne, butt most of the Timber and alsoe the Mead-
dow is Conceived to Lye outt of there townshipp or any
other, nanely, in the vancant wilderness butt wheare the
Mill is to be raised and sett vp is within the bounds of
Wells and your petitioner hath the grantt of the towns men
for itt with many Encourgementts
The humble requestt therefore of your petitioner is thatt
this Courtt would bee pleased in thatt place to grantt your
petitioner Such a Quantity of Meadow and vpp Land, as in
your wisdome you shall thinke meett and Convenientt, with
liberty of Timber to Saw vpon the Land a Jacientt, which
may bee by Gods blessing, a supportt, and meanes to helpe
him in the Clearing of his Engagements, and after his de-
sease, may bee left as a memoriall of your Worshipps fauour
to his wife and Chilldren and your petitioner shall as in duty
bound Euer pray.
15 (8) 1669 In answer to this peL The Deputyes Judge
meete The pet r haue libertie for the Cutting of Tym-
ber vpon the riuer Aboue mentioned for the Improue-
ment of his Saw mill so as he Intrench not vpon any
mans proprietie with refFerence to the Consent of o r
Hon red rnagis ts hereto,
William Torrey Cleric
Consented to by the Magis ts
Edward Rawson Secret
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 33
Att A Generall Court held at Boston the 12 th of octobe r
1669
In Answer to the petition of Henry Sayword humbly de-
siring the favou r of this Court to grant him a quantity of
land & meadow w th liberty of Timber to sawe vppon vpon
y e Riuer comonly called Cape porpvs Riuer & the land adja-
cent &c The Court Judgeth it meete to grant the peticone r
liberty for the Cutting Tymber vpon the said River aboue
mentioned for the Improovement of his Saw mill so as he
intrench not vpon any mans propriety = This is a true
Copie of the Courts Grant as Attests Edw : Rawson Secret
Petition of Edw d : Bishworth. May 12, 1670.
To the Hono rd Generall Court now assembled at
Boston
I being chozen Deputy by the Majo r part of the freemen
of Yorke to Attend the publique service of the Countrey at
this Gener 11 Court vnto whose acceptance I stood vncapable
through some offence which I had given to y e same for
whose satisfaction these may certify all whom It may Con-
cerne, that through fears of some future troubles, & want
of Indemnity in case this Hono rd Court had not releived In
tymes of danger, I being pswaded that by his Majestys let-
ter I was discharged from my oath, taken to this authority,
did accept of a comission before applycation to the same,
w r in I do acknowledg I did act very Imprudently, & hope
through god s assistance I shall not do the like againe, but
for tyme to come shall Indeauo r to walke more cercuin-
spectly in cases soe momentous/ craueing pardon of y e
honor d Court for this offence & yo r acceptance of this ac-
knowledgment of your
vnfayned servant
May : 12. 1670 Edw : Rishworth
Doc. VOL. vi. 3
34 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
The Deputyes Judge meet to accept of this acknowledg-
ment & doe remitt his offence & desire o r hono rd magis's
Concurrance herein
William Torrey Cleric.
Deposition of Robert Gardner. May 27, 1670.
The Deposition of Robert Gardner whoe being Sworne
saith that m r Henry Greenland said unto him, y* he would
putt our Shipps Company vpon a braue purchass which
should be by seazing on y e person of m r Richard Cutts & to
carry him for England & y 1 it would be effected with a Greate
deale of ease by earring of y e ship to Pascattaway & that a
small Number of our men might goe & take him selfe &
cause him & his seruants to carry downe on theire backes
such money and goods as wass there to be found & that he
was sure the purchass would be worth Ten thousand pounds
and that he would maintaine the doing thereof in poynt ot
Law for that the said Cutts had spoken treason against the
King
May the 27 th 1670
This is examyned and Sworne be-
fore me John Hunking Comis r
vera Copia taken out of y c County Court
Records of Douer & portsm as attests
Elias Stileman Cleric
Letter George Fountaine to Richard Cutt
From aboard of y e Marmedin in y c Isles of Sholes
28 th May 1670
M r Richard Cutt
S r , Although unaquainted I doe Kindly salute you, my
present occasion of writing consearns soe much yo r saftie &
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 35
my honnour y t I cannot delay any time to aduise you thereof,
lo r about 5 dayes past there came on bord of me of yo r
Neighbours by name Henry Greenland who pretended some
former acquaintance w th some of my Men, specially w th one
Gardner whome he hath Imployed to speake to me about
an unworthie designe as g the Inclosed deposition you may
Know, but I would first tell you and the Countrie I would
scorne to embrace or giue eare vnto any such heineous in-
tents but in all respects to y e utmost of my power am readie
to serue you & y e rest of them, had I been but sure y* the
Law of y e Countrie would excuse me I would in halfe an
houre hange y* unworthie man y 1 would faine by promise of
getting great purchase Corrupt me to doe my Countrimen
harme w ch I will neuer doe. what I haue at p r sent sent is
desireing you to use yo r owne will in following the Law on
this man, & may be for yo r further safety, pray lett me
heare from you g the first, my loue to majo 1 ' Shapleigh mr
ffryer & yo r selfe I remaine
yo r ffaithfull ffriend to Comand
George Fountaine
vera Copia taken out of y e records of y e Countie Court of
Douer and portsm attests
Elias Stileman Cleric
Deposition.
The Deposition of M ris Sarah Morgan the wife of
M r ffrances Morgan Aged about 51 years
This Deponent saith that shee being in M r Henry Green-
lands Company After the said Greenland had said that M r
Richard Cutt had spoaken treason And the Kings Com rs
were gone nothinge being Donn against the said M r Cutts
by the said Com rs as he the said Greenland did conceiue :
And said (being much exasperated) that hee the said Green-
36 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
land would goe att England himselfe Butt hee would see the
said Cutts gsecuted And further saith not.
Taken upon oath y e 29 June 1670
before Elias Stileman Comis r
Order.
This Court Considering that the Regiments are multiplied
from three to sixe since the law was made requiring the
Serjant Majo r s of Euery Regiment to draw forth his Regi-
ment once in three yeares to exercise them in millitary dis-
cipline=Doe Order that hence forth the Regimental! meet-
ings shall be in this following Order i : e Suffolke this
present yeare. 1671. Norfolke including y e county of
Portsmouth & Dover. 1672. midlesex. Ann 1673. York-
shire Ann 1674. Essex Ann 1675 Hampshire 1676. &
so to be Continued in this orde 1 ' successively from time to
time. & the majo r s of Norfolke Yorkshire. & Hampshire
are allowed towards their expences & entertainmens occa-
sioned by that service tenn pounds apeece respectively for
the time of that se r vice to be paid by their respective County
Tresure r s and It is also ordered that henceforth the Allow-
anc of twenty pounds apeece granted forme r ly to the Majo r s
of the three old Regimen ts shall be paid by the County
Tresure r s respectively for such their se r vice anything con-
trary hereto conteyned in the millitary Law Sect. 2 : not-
w th standing.
The magis ts haue past this their brethren the Dep-
uties hereto consenting//
g Edw. Rawsori Secret
1 st June 1671 :
Consented to by the Deputyes
William Torrey Cleric
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 37
Sentence.
Henry Greenlande appearing before this Court and being
legally convicted of many high misdemeano r s, i e. endeav-
ouring to disturb his Ma ties Goverment here setled, revileing
the Courts of justice, and the Mag ts in base & vnworthy
termes and making quarrels & contentions among the Peo-
ple, in a very pfidious manner, with gfane swearing & curs-
sing. Is sentenced to pay a fine of 20 1 in money, and to
depart the limits of this Jurisdiccon within two months
next comeing, & not to returne againe without the license
of the gen r all Court or Council!, On poenalty of being Se-
verely whipt 30 stripes, & to pay a fine of 100 ld and not to
be admitted hereafter to be a Surety or Attorney in any
legall process, and to stand comitted vntill the fine of
20 ld be sattisfied
In Court of Assistants
21. 3. 1672 voted affirmatively
as Attests Edward Rawson Secret
JUdward Qolcord referred to the Court in Yorkshire.
Edward Colcord for his reviling of Authority is Refferred
to the nex* County Court in yorkshire, where he comitted
y e fact to Ans r for his so doing, and that he Give in his bond
in forty pounds to y e Tresurer of the Country y i he be of
Good behauiour till the said Court shall haue heard & deter-
mined y e Case & y* [he] Appeare at y e s d Court & Abide their
Sentence that the Secretary send a Copie of y s Judgm* w%
y e Euidenc in Court now Ag* him to the clarke of y fc Court
that so his Case may be duely heard & determined as eui-
dences shall then make it out ag* him//
past : by y e Court Edw. Rawson Secret
38 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Edw. Colcord in open Court acknowledged himself his
heires bound in forty pounds to Rich Russell esq r Tre er that
he will Appeare at the next County Court to be held in
yorkshire and Ans r what shall be laid to his charge for revil-
ing Authority and Abide y e Sentenc of y e Court & in the
meane time be of Good behauiour
21 : May 1672// E R S
Petition of Katharin Hilton May 2
The Petition of Katharin Hilton
To the much Honored Generall Court, assemled at
Boston May 27 day 74 Humbly sheweth
Much Honored
Yo r Petition 1 ' being through age, and weakness of
body disenabled, to wait upon you personally,
doth presume upon yo r Honno r s Candor, to pre-
sent these Humble lines, by my loueing son, M r
John Gillman in the behalf of my Deare Brother
Shapleigh, now in prison by reason of A fine
imposed upon him as I desire noe waye to Coun-
tenanc, or inCoridg any misdemeanor or breach
of Law, soe my tender respects to my Brother,
whom I haue Nursed at my breast, (which I
Cannot forgett) makes me presume to motion it
to yo r Clemency, that what may bee remitted of
his fine without injury to Justice, (might be
done) I Cnme pardon for my bouldnes, being
a stranger to most of yo r worships, though
knowing some of the ancient, (now with god)
that I may intimate that about 38 years since,
in a time of great scarsity, in this land, our
ffather layd out a good estate, for the supply of
this Country, & the setleing some part of it. &
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 39
in A season of there want, supplyed them soe
reasonabley with provitions, that it was thanck-
fully accepted, and acknowledged by the Author-
ity then in being ; since which time god hath
depriued us of our father, and my self of two
uery worthy husbands, and this stroke in the
Close of my life, upon so Deare a brother, who
was a great support to me, dothe vrge me to
presume to Craue, that lenity, & fauouer from
yo r selves, towards him, and my self, ( whos Com-
fortable subsistance under god depends much
upon his Enlargment, & yo r Abatem 1 of his sen-
tence) that what may stand with yo r wisdom,
and Justice, to remit, or to alter as to specie
may be granted, His imprisonment thus long
haueing been very Afflictive, & dammageable to
us both, hereby yo r Humble petitioner hopes,
that gods name will be no way dishonored, nor
any Brother encoraiged in Eiuell, but yo r Hon r s
rendered as honnorable by yo r Clemancy, as
ffamous by yo r Justice, and our selues Com-
forted, and releiued and truly oblidged allwayes
to pray for y e deuin blessing upon yo r honors in
yo r weihty Concerns And soe I am y r
distresed Supplient,
and dayly orator at
the throne of Grace.
Katharin Hilton
May 22 day 1674/
yo r Suppliant also presumes to Intimate that her Dear
Brother was Instrumentall by an order to some of Road
Hand to make seisure of the persons upon whose Account
he now suffers who were returned and receued Condigne
punishment by this Authority.
K: H
40 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
In Ans r to the petitions of Nicholas Shapleigh and Kath-
erin Hilton his Sister The Magis's Judge meet to orde r y* on
y e s d Nicholas Shapleigh 8 payment of two hundred pounds in
mony to the Tresure r of the Country the rest ot the fine
shall be respitted during this Courts pleasure & y e s d Nich-
olas Shapleigh Dischardgd the prison, the Magis's haue
past y s their brethren y e Depu ts hereto Consenting.
Edw : Rawson Secre ty
Consented to by y e Depu ts
W m Torrey Clerke
Petition of Nich s Shapleigh. May 27, 1674.
To the genera 11 Court and cheife authority of
this Colloney now esseinbled in Boston whom
I honor in the lord./
The humble peticon of Nicholas Shapleigh sheweth
That whereas on his last peticon or adress vnto this
Court the peticon 1 ' vnderstands the court was pleased
in answer therevnto in theire lenity to abate 200 ld of
my exceeding great fine and likewise am sensible
that therein I did nott soe fully condemne my selfe
as I ought therefore yo r peticon 1 ' humbly craues
and intreats that my omission may haue a candid
sensure and acknowledge that I did inconsiderately
and out of foolish pitty receiue and conceale William
iforrest and two others being in a sudden hurry my
compassion ouer comeing my reason, but you may
rest assured I was under a surprise and did nothing
therein premeditated, soe much to the prejudice of
sober gouerment, all w ch I hope you will please to
consider soe as to abate much of the major part of
my fine remaineing, and alteration of the spetie, as
may bee within my capacity, other w ays my dispersed
small estate will nott bee able to beare itt without
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 41
vndoeing to my family, great prejudice to my credi-
to r s and Imployers. w ch I hope is not the desire nor
intent of the court, prayeing the lord of life to bee
yo r guide and yo r well being in him is the great de-
sire of yo r supplicant.
Postscript
May it please you further to take cognissance the
foregoeing was a coppy of w" was presented to the
Court of assistance in my behalfe of w ch receiueing
noe reply in answer I am in duty concearn d to make
my further adresse to this cheife authority assem-
bled, who rightly vnderstanding my case, doe gswade
my selfe, the designe of this authority in makeing
Correctiue laws are not for distruction or ruine of
any gson or family but reformation, w ch I hope will
bee the effects that will ffollow as a warneing. suffi-
cient to my selfe and others, hereby the honor of
this court may bee sufficiently salued and preserued.
thus waiteing the lords pleasure (who is the Com-
mander of hearts) for yo r fauorable Construction
of this Address in hope of acceptance from yo r
Supplicant
Nic. Shapleigh
The 27 th 3 mo 1674.
30 May 1674.
In Ans r to this petition the magis's See 8 no cause to
make any furth r Abatement then the Court of Assist-
ants on his peticon in march last made to him = their
brethren the Deputies Consenting.
Edw : Rawson Secret
Petition of Nic s Shapleigh.
To the Generall Court now assembled in Boston
Where as I am informed the Court hath beene pleased to
42 DQCUMENTAEY HISTORY
inact and order me to pay fifty pounds now in hand and one
hundred & fifty pounds more in three six mounths after
(personall security being giueri) my request and desier is
that the Court would be pleased to accept in Lew therof my
self and Estate bound for the gformance of said order per-
sonal security being uerie difficult to be by me obtained if
at all my Estate lying now ingaged to the Tresurer of this
Collony :
Therefore my secondarie mocion and request is that if the
Courts pleasure be not to accept of my tender as abouesaid
then that the Court would be pleased to order the relink-
quishment of my estate that I may thereby be Enabled to
Comply with yo r order otherwise I must remaine yo r
prissonor
Nic : Shapleigh
6 June 1674
In Ans r to y s peticon y e Court ordered y* on y e peticone r s
giving such sufficient & satisfactory security his engagem*
of his house & land so farr as it respect the Country as to
y e Criminall pty shall be Dischardged.
Edw. Rawson Secret
Letter George Mowing to John ffreke
S l Johns Riuer Noua Scotia the 27 th decemb 1 ' 1674
M r ffreak
Sir after my humble Seruice presented to you, this is
to lett you vnder stand that one the 4 th of this instant
1 mett w th the duch and Cap* Roads to the Eastward
of douakesc bay wher I was piledged of all my pel-
try and by Reson of my Resistance they mad prisse
of all ou r goods and vessell, and shott me thorow the
hand and Cutt James one the writt arnie for James
his Cutt is allmost helled vp againe butt mine is I
hope vpon the mending hand, they would haue Sent
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 43
me away in my boact aboue 250 leages of frorne any
of ou r English harbours butt by much intreting toke
mee and my Company in the vessell againe or ells
I must neds haue perished. I and James being
wonded and non to help vs butt the ffrench man ffor
y e boy wold haue gone w th them, they haue, vpon
Condition that wee goe w th them resstored vs the
vessell againe butt whether they will goe I Cannott
giue you any account of itt, they haue since in S*
Johns Riuer on the 21 th of this Instant taken a barke
of Major Shaply of piscatque, that Came ffrome portt
Royall they hauing serued them the lieke Sause, I
desier you to acquint my wife of itt and tell that I
am thanks be to god in good helth,
Sir I am very much trobled att ou r : losse and Crosses
butt must leue all to the will of almiety god, I haue
nott soe much liberty ffor to writt a word to any one
butt what I haue gotten done by Stelth I hauing the
opertunity of itt by y e Majors barke and hauing de-
siered one of the young men that belonged to hir to
writt to you being that I can nott haue liberty, this is
all att present James desiers to be remembred to
You and presents his Seruice to all his ffriends and I
w ch am att all times to Comand-
Sir Yo r most hu m ble and obeiediant Seruent-
George Maning
I desier you help my wife if shee
hath occaition of any thing and I will
satisfie att my returne-
[Superscribed]
ffor m r John ffreak Merch*
Liuiug
in
Boston
44 DOCUMENTARY HISTOKY
Deposition of Thomas Skillion
The deposision of Thomas Skillion Agged About 29 th years
Sworen Saith that About the ninth or tenth of this p r sent
month of Nouember Thomas Michell M r of A Small Vessell
Come into Casco bay Edward Evines & som others with
him in the Vessell & they said the ware bound to the french
at Eastward & ware Equall partners & shoores to Gether
& there vessell was at seauen povnds p month affter the
Eate to them that ware with them this Deponent Dwelling
on A Ilond Nere where the Rood with there Vessell Thomas
Michell with som of his Compony Come to his house &
Thomas Michell Asked this deponent what Creatures ware
on hodg Hand this deponent said nothing but hodgs there &
then they loadid tharge Gons with Bollots. This Deponent
seing that) Asket them whether the went A fouling with
Bollots the Answvred yes the Could Kill A singell Dock
with A bollot & when there Boot Retorned the Deponents wife
said it seined to her ther boot was Almost laden & on the
14 th day the sett Seall & went out of the Horbour & torned
A poort of An Hand where m r Georg Munjoy had sheepe
on (& this Deponent Hues on) & their Boot was on Bord)
& A littell After this Deponent hord A gon shout of on the
Ilond) & This deponent ran to see how it was & why the
Gon went of ther & when he Come Thomas Michell with
his Vessell lay a littell of the Ilond with his foreseale on the
mast & his Mein Scall Shaking in the wind & his Boot on
shore & his men had taken on sheepe in the Boote & I meet
on mon Corring with Another Abord which he did) I tould
them : soe this is A brave trade is this yovr trade) the An-
swered yes we most doe Any thing for A liuing) & said it
was none of youre sheepe & soe Corried them on Bord
mitchell vessell as she lay of & then the Scales Away) only
he Asked If the wore His sheepe) If he had the would not
haue killed them) & on day After was fovnd A great yew
Shout through with A bollot or A Slvg to the Best of my
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 45
Judgment by the place where the killed the other which
Sheep was m r George Munjoy & forth r saith not.
Thomas Scillin appeared the 30 th of Decembr 1674 & made
oath to what is aboue written & on the other side to Every
part thearof Before mee
Brian Pendleton
Asocite
Complaint of John ffr eke
To the Hon rd Governo r & the Rest of the Hono rd
Magistrates Setting in Councill at Boston
ffeb r y 15 167* )nn
The Complaint of John ffreake of Boston
humbly Sheweth./ That whereas yo r Complainant had a
Small Yessell under the comand of George Manning bound
home on her Voyage from the Eastward, was by accident
met withall in the River of S* John, by John Roades &
some Dutchmen his complices in a small Vessell, sometime
in the month of December last past ; who overpowring of
them with men piratically Seized my said Vessell & goods
on board her & have wounded the Master of her & another
of his Company & doe still keepe both vessell goods & men
as by a letter from the Master given in to yo r Hono rs ~
My humble Request therefore to yo r Hono rs is, that
you would bee pleased to take some speedy Order
for the Seizing of the saide Roades & his Complices,
by Comissionating meete persons whome yo r Hono rs
Shall thincke fit, with such aide as may bee requisite,
to goe out in a small Vessell. & range alongst the
Coast. & to seize & secure the said Roades & all his
Complices & to bring them to Boston for due tryall.
they being out upon a pyraticall Account. & having
Seized severall of the goods of the Inhabitants of
46 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
this Jurisdiction, besides yo r Complainant's & it is
very probable will doe much more mischeife without
yo r Hono rs in your Wisdom's finde some Speedy
course to prevent the same. Submiting mySelfe to
yo r Hono rs Wisdom. & dispose therein
I Subscribe yo r Hono rs
most humble Servant.
Jn tfreke
Deposition of W m Pitt.
Will Pitts Aged about 45 yeares being Examined doe
Testifie and Say
That vpon Munday the 21 th day of Decemb r last past,
being in the Barke Try all of Kittrey (belonging vnto Maj
Nicholas Shapleigh) w th one Isaac Chippien o r Merchant &
Geo : Walton Jun r m r w th his frenchmen that were shipt at
Port Royall, wee putt into S 1 Johns River the day aforesaid
(coming hither from Port Royal! where wee had made o r
voyage) and there were taken by a Certaine Barke Com^
manded by a Dutch man, named Peter Redreguo Cap 1 and
noe other Dutchman with him, but there was with him John
Rhoades, Richard ifowler Lieu 1 and three other English
men namely Oho. Mitchell Edw ld Vrin & John ffarmer, who
did vpon the following day take from vs the whole gduce of
o r homeward bound Carguos (Consisting of Beaver Moose
other ffurrs Bief Hides Salte flower Cloathing) Excepting a
very Inconsiderable quantity of Hatchets & Kniues, with
a simile quantity of pviss lls to bring vs home, and further the
said Pitts doth affirme, that the aforesaid Rovers had for-
merly taken Geo : Manning and in taking of him had shott
him in the hand, and Cutt his mate ove*r the Arrne and de-
tayned them with the rest of his Company prissoners and
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 47
the Barke in w ch they were taken, And further doth not
expresse.
Taken vpon Oath this 24 th 12 mo 167f
before me
Richard Cutt Cornt 6
I Isaac Trippier aged about 28 yeares doth Testifie as aboue ;
and furiher that y e said John Roads vpon his Coming
aboard did present his pistol to my breast w th a great othe
that he wold kill me or words to that porpos.
Isaac Tripere made oath to the aboue writting
& also to what he hath more aded this 2 th
March 167f Portsmouth
Before mee Richard Cutt Comit 6
Isaack Trippier Sworne in open Court to what is aboue
as form r ly in open Court y e 17 June 1675 & y t Jn Roads
was the first man in handing out y e Goods : to w ch last Georg
Maning also deposeth :
as Attests E R S
Isaack Trippier on his former oath added and affirmed on
his oath that y e Cap* Roades being on board w th his owne
hands tooke the beaver out of the Cabbins and told him Goe
tell majo r Shapleigh that he should provide a better Cargoe
for them y e next time
as Attests Edw. Rawson Secret
George Walton also on his forme r oath adds that being pres-
ent at the time doth testify to y e same as y e trueth.
Edw Rawson Secret
Isaac Trippier on his former oath affirmes that Rich d touler
was y e person y* tooke his two suites of clothes out of his
cabbin & carried them on board Mitchells vessell
48 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Georg Maning testifieth on his former oath that he saw
Eich d fouler to weare on of the cloathes of s d Trippier
"Deposed y e 17 June 1675 E R S
Letter from Daniel Denison
Much Hon S r
you are not ignorant of my engagement to Major
Pyke that he assisting Major Walderne upon that streight
at Nechiwannick I would not taile him in case, w ch you see
by his letters he claimes & for the performance thereof (ac-
cording to my Comission) I gaue orders in my Regiment
for a force competent for what I intended, only proposing
the designe of visiting the enemys head quarters but not to
be attempted without further order, but doe see it I feare
not forsable, the difficulty of getting men, is beyound my
former beleife ; I am now aduancing to Major Pyke to Salis-
bury hoping I shall haue 50 Musquetiers to follow me, when
I am there upon the place wee shall aduise how to dispose
of any or all of the men, & except there be extream neces-
sity I thinke shall be able to affoord them no more then the
comfort of our presence for a while, our parts as Topsfield
& Andouer, being affrighted with the sight (as they say) of
Indians which I haue not time to examine till my returne ;
I thinke I had not troubled you with the last within which
I remember viz that John Lines son of wamesit was amongst
those very lately that assaulted the English about Piscatoy,
It is hardly imaginable the pannick fear that is upon our
upland plantations & scattered places deserting their habi-
tations, which upon my returne I hope to remedy, I am
sorry to heare the Newes from Hadley & Conetticut, The
Almighty & merciful God, pitty & helpe us, in much hast
I breake of
your humble seruant
Daniel Denison
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 49
Petition of John Roads others
To the Right Hon ble Governo r & worshipfull
Majestraits The Honnorable Court of Assist-
ence now assembled
The Humble Petition of John Eoads : Ranle judgson~ Pet-
ter Grout And Richard ffovvler Convicted Prisono r s
Humbly Shewth
That yo r Petitino rs haueing ben Arraigned before yo r hon-
no rs for Pirrazye. and haueing had a faire tryall : stands now
by Law Legally Convicted : the Jewry haueing found them
Guilty according to inditemen 4 : w ch bespeakes a Sentence
of Death to be pronownced vppon yo r poore petitino ac-
cording to the Exactnes of Regar off the Law : but being
Contieous to ou r Selues that what wee haue thus acted to
bring ou r selues vnde r this predicament was not from anny :
Mallas of heart or Contrived wickednes to designe anny
thing in a pirraticall manno r to the prejudize of anny mans
person or Estate, but out of ffoolish ignorance and svpose-
ing ou r Cap" pretended Comision or ordo rs would a boare
them out : w ch we now finds proues insofitient to ou r Rewen
& therefore sence God in his Mersye hath prevented that no
mans life hath ben Lost, in anny of ou r Attempts and y* yo r
Honno rs being a Chancery to medicate y e Regar of the jus-
tis of the Law, we doe humbly fly to yo r honno rs fo r mersye
before Sentence is passed : w ch yet Lyeth in yo r Honno 1 *
brests to Consider Satisfaction to y e psons injuried. we
should to ou r powre Answare : and the Gratieous Spareing-
ou r Hues may be a meanes to put fewter optunitye in ou r
hands to be not only more servisable to ou r King & Cuntry
but by a santified improuem* of such a Cleamencye may
prepare ou r Soule for a Chang w ch God knowse at present
are very vnfitt for another world : thus beseeching yo r hon-
Doc. VOL. vi. 4
50 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
no Grace & favou r to yo r / petitino rs as in dutye
bound shall euer pray
John Roads
Randle Judson
Fetter Grout
Rich, ffowler//
Commission
Ich Cap : Petrus Rodrigo, &c., &c.
Dit is Cap Peter f (^C C\ Rodrigo s Marck
2 Aprill : 1675
Own d by Randoll Judson to bee
the power by virtue whereof hee
acted.
This Cornission & its Interp r tation was read in open
Court & was owned by Peter Rodrigo : as he y l Gaue
it & also by Randal Jnson or Judson who Reed it
& acted on it (in open Court this 27 May 1675
I Cap 1 Peter Rodrigo, giue full charge and power vnto Reg-
ner Jansen with his Comrades or associates, to trade,
recourse ; and saile vppon the coast of the lande of Noua
Scotia, which wee haue taken by the sword and to keepe &
mainteyne possesion till the further order of E H : M : H :
M : H : the Prince of Orange Earle of Nassou Baron of
Earsenelbogen &c a . : Actum in Nassyas the 10 : De-
cemfc: A : 1674
This is Cap 1 Peter Rodriges s marke
This agreeth in Substance w th the Dutch aboue written
beinge translated out of Dutch according to the best under-
standinge of yo r humble Serv 1
May 17 th 1675. Simon Lynde
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 51
Plea $ Answer of Peter Rodrigo $ others.
Cap" Pette r : Eodrigo : & Cap" Cornelius : An-
dreson : And theire Asociates : officers & Soul-
diers belonging to the Prince of Orrange & as
his subjects Inhabytants In his highnesses Ter-
rytories, in New Holland Allias Nova Scotia,
And now Prisono rs in the jurrishdiction of the
Massathusetts Collony in New England, &c :
There Plea : And An s ware for theire Defence
against what they stand Charged with, and Im-
peached of as Pirates ffor Acting Pirazie on Sev-
erall vessells belonging to the inhabytants of the
aforesaid Jurishdiction//
May it Please yo r Honno rs the Honno ble Bench :
[(And also the Gentlemen of the Jewrye //)]
To take notis that wee thankefully acknol-
edg the Hon ble Benches Fauoue 1 in a Redy
Answareing ou r Petition by vouchsafeing vs
to Express our Broaken English by way of
Decleration,
And, that wee might not be too Capicous, therein
shallin shortt p r sent this Hon ble Court [(& Jewrye)]
as a direct Answare. to the Tenor of our inditement
as wee stand Impeached of Pirazie or being Pirates,
wee doe say that wee are not Guilty neither in Act
nor yet intent neither are wee Contieous to ou r Selues
of anny thing that wee haue Done that is either a
breach of anny Knowne. or may so much as tend
either by ou r words or acts injurieous to the Liber-
tyes or Gennarall Privaleadges of this yo r Jurishdic-
tion or Comon : wealth, but if anny of yo r in haby-
tants haue Sustayned Loss by vs they haue benne
only ptickeler psons Private Intrests occationed by
them selues (or there owne Seekeing) and not ours,
in theire Presumeing To Intreanch vppon our Great
52 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Princes Rights and Priveledges Gained him from His
Declared Enemies by the Blood & Swoards of his
Leige Subjects amongst whome wee arenombread,
Yett not withstanding had anny of those yo r Inhab-
ytants ifound themselues Agreeued there was a more
regular wa}^ for theire Releefe w ch they might haue
* had : Naimely. that vppon Makeing theire Complaynt
to this Authoritie. We should vppon the Least Sum-
mons, from the Cheife Authority e of this Place, in
honno r to our Prince, and Vindication of our Selues.
so farr Honnored them, (being Desireous of a Con-
tenewed ameable vnity & Commerce of Trayd as
Naighbores. and being subjects to such Great Princes
in Loue pease And ametye with each other) as forth-
with to a Dispatched a shallop away with not only :
one to Give acc ott of our actions : but with soffitient
Effects to a Answared anny Civell action in yo r Law,
and then if by Law ; wee : Could not a warrented
our Actions : we ware Redy to Giue and make the
injuried psons satisfaction ; w ch in our Aprehentions
would A benn far better then such Indirect And
hostiele proseeding against vs : that Except by the
wisdom of yo 1 Authority be not tyrnely Pevented will
inevetably invoulue the subjects of a Potent Prince
and yo r Cofnon : wealth : whare euer they meete in
such Brieles & discontents, w ch yet by a Preuden-
tiall : Care may be Preuented) but if not) as will
hardly Bee Determaned : with out : a Declarative
warr : from ou r Great Masters : (Which God iforbid)
that anny of our Blood should be shead to be so.
Omynus. as bespeake so sad a Conclution : for as its
ile medling with Edg tooles its as ile inter medleing
to vsurp Princes Prerogatiues & Priveledges : But
to pseed in giveing the Honnor able Court [(& Gentle-
men of the Jewrye)] ffarther Satisffaction : and to
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 53
Confirme what we have Asserted shall by way of
Demonstrance,
1 st Give a breefe accompt of ou r Actions & tranceactions
as they are in truth :
2 ly Wee shall Giue the Grounds and reasons for ou r so
acting to vindecate w* we haue donn.
3 ly Wee shall Present yo u with a Breviate of the injuries
wee haue sustayned and Severall ilelegall gseedings.
agst vs, by sume of yo r inhabytants By w ch both
Court & Cuntrey will better see who may be most
justly Termed Pirates, and in the fourth & last place.
4 ly : Wee shall Present sum Genarall Conseptions : bounded
by either Precept or Example of either Law or
Practis of this Jurisdiction or sum of the inhab-
ytants thereof for our farther vindecation. as we
the Honorable Court
doubt not there by : so to Euince [(both bench (and
Jewry)] of the Legallytye of our actions as not only
our innosensy in Guilt of that whereof wee are im-
peached will appeare to the world but that the Guilt
of our Adversaryes in justis will Lye obvieous to
the Same Censures: wchich with the whole : shall
Submisiuely Leaue to the Canded judgm fc of the
Hon ble Bench [(& Jewrye)] with which not trouble-
ing yo r Patience ffarther shall : Conclude-
1 st Therefore with Leaue may it please the Honor able
Court. [(& Jewry)] to take Cognizence that wee are
parsons whome by our Aleigance are swoarne Sub-
jects to the Great Prince of Orrange his heires And
Sucsesers : and as such ware the Last yeare vndo r the
Comand of Cap" Vrine Arnhoutson : Comano r of the
fflying horse ffrigott whome Receued from the Re-
nouned Governo r : our Princes Representatiue at
Carrysaw in the west-indias as a Genarall Comition
in our Princes Naime in Genarall tearmes : Compre-
hending to take Plundo 1 ' spoyle and Poses anny
54 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
of the Garrisons Townes Terrytories Priveleadges
Shipps Persons or Estates belonging to anny of his
highneses Enemies : that are at varyence and in acts
of Hostility against his highnes & the Great states
of Holland.-
A accompt thereof to take : and the Tenths there of
Secure & all Princely Prerogatines indeauo r to mayn-
tayne for the Honiio 1 ' of ou r Prince according to our
Power : and Alleagence.
in psueance of w ch Comition our Frigott Arriued at
Yew yoarke dureing w ch tyme of our abode theire to
recrueit with vituall Cap" John Roades came to vs
from Boston : who Gaue our Comand r such a Satis-
factory accornpt of his acquaintence on the Coasts of
Nova Scotia and occada : and Rasionall Probabilities :
of makeing ou r selues Masters thereof to ad to or
inlardg our Great Princes terrytories it being then
Mantayned and Possesed by the french our Masters
Implacable and Declared Enemies in open hostillitye
wee did with a vnanimus Concent all conclude to dis-
patch the Designe as an Honnor able Expedition to
w ch end ingaged Cap" John Roades as our Pilott
haueing Swoarn him to a leagence of our Prince the
Prince of Orrange. our master, and then admited
him one of vs. our Princes Leige Subjects whare in
Due tyme wee Arrived on the Coast of Nova Scotia :
and Landed at Penobscott the Enemies Principle
Garrison the w ch in storming after a shortt Dispute,
by Gods Blessing quickly made our selues Masters
Thereof, but haueing not sofitient strenth to Leaue
to Garrison the Place, wee Demolished the ffort and
fired sume of the houses of the ffrench : bringing
a way the Artillerye & Plundo r And after wee had
made our selues masters also of S l Johns. Mathyas
and Garnseake & severall other Places of ffortifi-
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 55
cation And Trayding bowses of the ffreinch and
Brought away the Plundo r and Principle Persons
Prisono rs wee did not only Burrye in two Glass Bot-
les at Penobscott & S* Johns vndo r Ground. A tru
Copia of ou r Cap* Comition and a Breviate of the
Manno r of takeing the said Places by the Swoards of
the Prince of orringe subjects for his hignes vse but
also left both att Penobscot and Jamshoke Sume
men of the poorer soart of oure Cap tives the former
Inhabytance whome had submited to be subjects to
our Prince to whome wee gaue libertye to trayd and
orde r d to keepe Possion for his highnes till farther
ordo r or Suni of vs Retorned theither//
wee then Coming a way in ou r ffrigott to Boston where
after you r Authorytie was aquainted with our Comision
and Enterprises w ch was so farr satisfactory to them :
as rnanufasted theire Aprobation theireof by Admit-
ing vs to dispose & share ou r Plundo r & sell our Mar-
chandize & Plundo r to the Inhabytants heere, yea
ou r Cannon or Great Gunns being Bought for the
Safe gaurd & vse of this very Collony whare our
Cap 1 was Adressed to by severall traydors to the
Eastward belonging to this Jurisdiction : to Grant
them. Libertye to trayd in those his higneses the
Princes of Orranges : gsinctes taken by vs but by
our Comando r in Cheife was Refused whome Replyd
to them that if there was anny Priveleadg of trayd
to be had it did gperly belong to his men : who had
with him ventered theire Liues with the Loss of
there blood for it : And therefore all such psons
vppon the Perrell of there being made Prize on was
by him forbid Comeing to trayd on those Coasts,
within our Masters gsinctes. &c/ Yett not with-
standing did sum of these psons : in Contempt in-
trench on our Priviledges as is heere after Expresed,
56 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
ffor after our ffrigott was Gon fFrom Boston : and the
Cheife Comando r had Given Cap" Fetter Rodrigo &
Cap" Cornelius Andreson with 8 more of there Con-
soarts an ordo r to Retorne to new holland : Alias nova
Scotia : & ocadda our Princes Lands (w ch after wee
had Gained it by the Swoard Called it as afforesaid
New holland) And ordors from him theire to trayd
keepe posesion & in what vs Lay : mantayne our
Princes Prerogatiues theire = till farther ordor :
either from our Masters in holland : or himselfe.
Wee then did with the Assistence of sume Creditt
in Boston fitt a Cople of smale vessells out & went
to new holland : Alias Nov a Scoti a whare as we ware
on our coasts :
The ffirst English we mett with theire was one billiard
of Salem vvhome finding him trayding on ou r Coast
Comanded him aboard who me imediatly Submiting
and Complayning of his bad voyage And that he was
ignorant of our being theire we Returned him not
only his vessel 1 and Goods againe. but also all there
Peltry And after we had Bought sume Nesesaryes of
them Paying them theire Price for the Same we dis-
missed them : with an Admonition And warning to
Com no more on there Perrall to trayd theire with
in our Masters persinctes.
The Second English vessell wee tooke was William
Waldron : who me we had for warned severall tymes
not to p r sume to Com to take away our Priveledges :
of trayd on therre Perall of being made Prize on by
vs : yet in verry Contempt as wee may say he Came
to take our trayd from vs : whom when we found
him that he had ben trayding with the indians and
was vppon our owne Coasts wee tooke him and made
Prize of ownly his Peltry And after A Civell treating
them dismised them with is vessell and other Goods,
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 57
The third English Yessell : we tooke was George Man-
ing whome was forewarned both by our Comando r of
our ifrigott & our Selues at Boston : that if Came to
trayd theire in ou r Princes Persinctes wee would
make Prize of him : but now finding of them that he
had ben trayding wee Comanded him aboard And
demanded of him weather he had Anny ordo r from
the Honor ed Governo r or Authortye of this Place, to
Com and trayd there or Anny Lett Pass from anny
Authoritye of this Jurishdiction he tould vs no : So
then finding his Peltry aboard him wee only tooke
that from him : and Cively treating him : we ten-
dread him also a Pass to Goe free from being againe
Examened by our other Consoarts and also A Letter
to m r John Freake his Merchan* that wee would Se-
cure his Peltrye by it selfe & send it to Boston (with
others) in the Spring. And if we did not then and
there Cleare to be a Leagall Prize would Retorn it to
his Imployer againe, and in the mean tyme haue
afaire Corry spondensy with them : to which End the
said Maning went aboard his owne vessell And theire
invited Cap" Rodrigo aboard, whom (after that Civ-
ell vsedg) he had Privately designed to murdor :
haueing prepared a Pistell charged with a Brace
of Bullotts vndo r his Pillow And whilst he was a
Drinkeingin his Cooke roome to a Pistolled him Butt
was Discovered by the boye aquainting Cap" Rodrigo
to Looke to him selfe informing of his masters De-
signe which Caused the said Rodrigo forthwith to
Com out vppon the Deck : and rann to the Cabbin of
Georg Maning according to the boyse information
And found the Pistoll theire Loaden : as aforesaid
whome after he had in few words sharply Reproued :
Georg Maning for his treacherous and Murdorous
Designe. Cales for his owne Boot and Goes aboard
58 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
his owne Vesseil : whare had not ben Long, but
vnexpectedly Geo : Maning haueing had all his
Gunns and Blunderbuss Redy on his Decke at once
Presented his Gunns at vs Lending them each one
at our men vppon our Decke, Desineing at once to
Cutt them off, and then to Surprize vs and Cutt off
the Rest. And whilst they ware Thus a ffireing at
vs, as God in his mercie and Wisdom, ordered it.
there Powdo r fflashed in there Paniis and there Gunns
Did not Goe off (to Admiration by w ch Meanes wee
may all thanke God theire hath benii no bloodshead,)
the w ch oure Men : Perceueing at once Leapt Downe
for theire Armes. Cryeing Cap" shall wee be Killed
without flighting for our : Liues : at w ch word in
A Maize euery man of vs hasted vp his Armes, and
forthwith Gaue them such a Charge : as Comanded
him aboard vs. then wee thought that wee had Good
Reason to Condemne him wholly for a Prize but
instead thereof wee only tooke his Goods and Gaue
him his Vesseil : againe and would a Dismissed, but
he so ernestly beged and Besought vs that he might
stay with vs, and that wee would take his Vesseil
and men into our Seruis at whose solicitation wee
hired of him his vessell with him selfe & men : and
ingaged to Pay him Seauen Pounds, g month : it
being his first gfer & full demand of vs.
The ffourth and Last English Vessell wee tooke : was :
viz",
Majo r Shapleigh Barque whome wee ffound by Seu-
erall Papers that they had not only trayded for Pel-
try but was Com. with gvition ffrom Port Royall to
Releeue ou r Enemies at Gamshoke w ch Place had
Reuoalted ffrom vs : w ch actions to vs was Ground sofi-
tient to make Prize thereof, but we only tooke from
them y e quantitie of three Beefes and a few skynes and
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 59
after a Civell Vseadge of them Gaue them a dismis-
sion :) &c After w ch wee ware betrayed by Georg Man-
ing to Cap" Sam : Mosely. whome at the taking of vs
wee ware at one tyme psued And chased with vessells
vndo r both English ffrench & Dutch Collo r s Cap*
Sam 11 Mosely flighting vs vndo r English Collo r s And
had Putt Both force and men aboard the ffrench : and
Georg maning fireing vppon vs vndo r Dutch Collo r s :
w ch manor of disiplyn and actions wee vndo r stand
not : And therefore with submision Desiere Cap"
Moselyes Comission : may be produced and Read to
the Honn able Bench [(and Jewrye)] that so it may
Appeare weather the Cuntrey And Authoritye will
vindecate not only such theire actions Butt by fforce
bringing of vs from out of our Princes Countrye
Gained him by the Swoards Leige Subjects and also
his Accomodating of our Princes Declared Enemies
with both force men Amoniton & gvition against vs.
and thereby to disposes our Great Prince of his
Rights Priveleadges & Prerogatiues So Honnorably
Gained him,
Thus may it Please yo r Hon able Bench [(& Jewrye)]
we haue Given A shoart accompt of our Particuler
acts and tranceactions as they are in truth : & : Now
with Leaue in the second place shall shoe by what
Powre or the Reasons of our thus fan* gseedings and
wherfore wee haue thus Acted// as viz".
1 st Because wee Looke at and beleeue Cap" Vrin Arnhout-
sons Comissio To be sofitiently Lawfull and war-
rantable for the takeing the fore Mentioned Places of
Nova Scotia w th the Priviledges and trayd thereof To
Ad to his highnes our masters Terrytories and also
a like Confirmed Lawfull by this authority as by ou r
Second Conseption heereafter : expressed//
60 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
2 ly A second Reason for ou r thus acting is because wee
ware ps waded and doe judg the ordo r wee had from
Cap" Vrin Arnhoutson : as our then Cheife Comando r
had it ben only verbaly ware Equivalent with his
Comision : vnto vs : that was Equally Concearned in
the stormeing & takeing y e same : Butt more Espea-
tinlly for the Keepeing Possesion & mantayneing our
Princes Prerogatiues & Priveleadges w ch wee had for
the Honno r of our Prince before so gained by our
Swoards with the Loss of our Blood and Perrill of
our Liues//
3 ly : Because of the great ^vocations of: and Insolences
Comited by the English in theire first abuseing and
Plundering our subjects And Conquered Places be-
fore euer wee Assumed to medle with army of yo r
inhabytants vessels. w ch is more fully Explayned
heereafter in the first & second Recited injuryes wee
haue sustayned//
4 Iy : we had sofitient Reason because wee ware not vnsensa-
ble that y e verry Places thus for our Prince Gained
him by vs hath in all Changes of Govenu 1 ben a .
Lowed a distincke Priveledg Place of Trayd : And
all psons Attempting so to trayd with out Licence
from the then Present gpriato r s to be made Lyable
to be made Prize on : and that both vessells and
Goods, w ch Propriato r s at p r sent wee owne ourselues
to bee in the behalfe and for the vse of the Prince of
Orange to whome only we are Legaly accomptable
for what wee haue donne//
5 ly : Because we ware farther Sensable that the Author-
itie of this jurisdiction hath taken such Cognizence
of our Last foregoing Reasons as hath made it a
Ground to Establish a Law : as an inhabytant. To
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 61
zeise both vessell and Goods of anny so trayding in
the persincts of this Jurrisdiction : and therefore war-
rantable for vs to mantayne those formar Priveledges
as we mind the vindecation and mantayneing of the
Honno r Prerogative and Priveledges of our Great
Prince in this his highneses : Territories Gaind him
by vs As afforesaid//
6 ly : Because wee being ilitterate ou r selues : or at Least the
principle of vs : The Consideration of the Aproba-
tion : of the Authoritye of this Place. Aproueing of
ou r Comando" Comision : Manufasted by Admiting
vs not only to sell and share our Plundo r heere but
yo r Authoritye Eyeing our Great Gunns. for the vse
& safegaurd of this verry Jurrisdiction, Confirmed
our : judgmen ts in the Legality of our gseedings : and
actions,
7 ly : Because those Comando rs of the vessells wee did so
take & make Prize off ware only such men whome
wee had forbiden and Given fore warning not to Com
to trayd or p r sume on our Priveleadges in those our
masters psincte vppon the Perrill of Being made
Price : w ch we Legaly might : according to the Practis
of Sum of the Inhabetants of this Jurisdiction when
they had the Powre as gpriato r s of the very same
places witnes the Case of Cap 1 Spenser & others : but
wee ware so favorable as tooke only there Peltrye :
8 lr Because further what wee haue acted hath not bin out
of anny Mallace or Prejudize. wee haue to this Cun-
trty or ile will to the Authoritie thereof but out of a
tru Souldiers of ffortunes intrest and Vallou r and an
vpright Honnest heart to Mantayne the Honno r Prir-
eleadge & Prerogatiues of our Prince w ch wee haue
Lately Espoused in his highneses Intrest in new hoi-
land Allias Nova Scotia, &c
62 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
And thus haueing Given the Honno rable Court sum
Principle Groundes and Reasons w ch we make for
our Defence and vindecation : shall in the Third
Place with Leaue give the Bench [(and Jewry)] a
short acc ott of the injuries wee haue Sustayned : And
Abuisses given vs : by yo r inhabetents and then Leaue
to yo r worships Breasts to Consider : weather wee
haue not benne sofitentty gvoaked to a acted with
farr Greato r Seuerritye then as yett wee : haue donn :
l $t Gamsjiake fFort. w ch wee Left for a Garrison for those
that wee Left behinde in w ch wee putt sum of the
Honnestest and Poorer soart of the formar Inhaby-
tents. that submited themselues to vs : in y e Posses-
ion theireof .-. and to Keepe the same for the vse of
ou r Prince vntill sum of vs Retorned : but George
Hollett. Rich. Suiet And John Greene : in octobe r
Last went to Port Royall : & from thence Trance
Ported ffrench men : our Enemies to the said ffort &
setled them theire : ffurnishing of them : with Arms
Amonition & Goods, that when wee Came to S t Johns
Riuer : in order to Posses the said fFort : The ffrench
so setled by them maintayned it against vs and being
winter time wee Could gseed no farther but Re-
treated to Penobscott and the other of our Conquered
Places whare wee found those wee left there wel-
coming vs and Redely yealding there obedience to
vs : w cl1 thing when Com to vnderstand wee thought
it straing. that yo r inhabytants should not only in-
deauoer to Cercomvent vs of the Priveledges of our
trayd with the Indians, the w ch they might one
would a thought haueing taken there share thereof a
beiin Contented : and not a medled with states mat-
ters : in furnishing the ffrench ou r Enemies : and
suporting of them against y e Dutch (with whorne you
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 63
are at Amytie) and that in ou r Princes owne Cuntrye.
so that how this is Consistant with the Late Articles
of Peace made betwext our Great masters, wee Leaue
for the wise to judg.
2 ly The inhabytants of Pemequid or quack & severall Eng-
lish ffishermen Came to Penobscott whare did not
only Breake. vpp : the Plankes of our Demolished
ffort and Gott out y e Iron worke and Speikes : &
Carryed them away : but also Robed pilidged &
Plundered ou r Poore Subjects theire. w ch wee Left
to keepe Possesion for our Prince till we Retorned.
of all theire gvition. and store w ch wee Left them for
to sustayne there Poore ffamelyes in the hard winter,
that nessetatees the men to Leaue there wifes and
children to Joyne with the Indians, and with them
Runn in the woods a hunting for there ffamelyes to
Keepe them from starueing whilst yo r English had
taken there gvition as aforesaid from them that when
wee Retorned, those our Subjects presently welcom-
ing of vs : Gaue vs a ptickeler accompt thereof with-
all Declareing to vs, that the abuises they so Receved
from the English was term : times worse, then when
the Dutch first came and tooke there fforts. and all
this was done before euer wee offered to take anny of
yo r vessels: according to our third Reason, before
Recited//
3 ly : On : March the 10 th Last Thomas Coole of Nantaskett
on of yo r Inhabytants : Came to Maythijas a place
whare wee had built A Trayding howse and Layd in
a stocke of Goods, the said Coole Comes a shoare
with his boat full of men : Armed with Gunns Pis-
tels swoards whare finding but foure of our men
takes them at a Disadvantage : surprizes ther psons
$
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Prisono r s Riefels and Plundo r s ou r howse and Car-
ryes away all ou r Peltry and other trading Goods :
Plucks downe our Princes fflagg as it was fflying &
Carryes our men Prisono r s aboard his vessell and in
pticuler binds Randall judsons : Arms behind him
and torned him ashoar for : foure nights & foure
dayse without anny shelter or Couering in that Could
Season : but in that Condition to be left as a pray to
the mercye ot his Enemies had they found him : and
all this without any Powre or Comision from anny
Authoritye So that how farr this Lookes like Pirazie
wee Leaue the impartiall to judg ://
4 ly : Geo : Mailing after that Ciuell vsedg shewed to him at
our first takeing of him : that he should so secretly
in a treacherous way, Contrived and Designed to
Murdor our Cap 1 & after discovered and our men all
aboard our owne vessell : to Com vp vnexspectedly
and Attempt to fire a broad side of smale shott vppon
vs : who Could a done Less in there own Defence
then wee did : yett wee Rewarded him Good for his
Euell as witnes Geo. Mailings owne Letter : to m r
John : ffreake. this Likewise wee desire may be
Considered : with its Cercomstances.
5 ly vppon Cap" Moselyes takeing of vs : this Geo : Maning,
Reuoalts fro vs being then vndo r both our Comand
imploy & hire both for Men and vessell : and with a
Lye in his mouth he betray es vs. and afterwards fires
vppon vs or ffights vs vndo r Dutch ou r owne Princes
Collors : and how like new England Pirazie or Pirates
this may be tearmed : w ch Law of Pirazie Defines
those : that Rise vpp in Rebellion against there Com-
ando" marchan 18 owno r s or Tmployers : to be such wee
Leaue to the impartiall oppinion of both this Hon-
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 65
nor abie Bench [(and Gentlemen of the Jewrye)] to
judg : &c.//.
6 lr : Whilst wee ware thus taken by Cap" Mosely : hee had
before : flurnished a ffrench man our Enemie : with
both men & force to assist him against vs. and after
wee so submited : he Plundo rs vs of all wee had Got-
ten the whole Winter, not only by ou r Swoards from
ou r Enemies : but all that w ch wee had trayded : with
the stocke w ch wee Carryed out of Boston : with vs.
and also our owne Goods & the Remaindo r of the
Goods w ch wee had on the Credit of those Merch ts in
Boston, to whome wee are still obleiged, and thus
Brings vs all away from our Princes Cuntrey : Leane-
ing it to be Sirprized by ou r Enemies, whilst hee : by
his Consoarts Reapes the Great Benefitt & Advan-
tadg of our Spring trayd, and that with our Good 8
And wee kept Closs : Prisono rs all the while, and not
Admited neither ou r owne nor yet a Copie of our
Comision or ordo rs from : Cap" Vrin : Arnhouthson :
ou r Cheife Comando r and Papers taken from vs By
Capp" Mosely, by w ch wee should better be Capassi-
tated to make our Defence, Although hath ben Re-
quested of Cap" Mosely severall times : and how
farr these actions are Consistant with the Maintay-
nence of that Amycable Peace Made betwext ou r
Great masters : for there Subjects in these Parts thus
to act Wee Leaue to the wisdom of the Prudent im-
partialy to Judg whome are the Trancegressers : <&c//
Thus may it Please the Hon able Court [(and juriie)]
haueing Given sum. shoart accompt. of the Princaple
Injuries, wee haue sustayned Craue only yo r Patience
to Give vs Leaue. with Submition, in the fourth And
Last Place to Present you with suine few Consep-
tions of ou r owne as an Aditionall matter for our
Doc. VOL. vi. 5
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defence And Confirmation of our Reasons before
recited & that Grounded vppon either Precept or
Example of This verry Jurisdiction, viz"-
1 st Wee humbly Conceue : if our first Comison Given
Cap" Vrin Arnhouthson by vertue of w ch wee tooke
the Cuntrye, be warrantable, & by Law Loyall, then
as we ware gportionably Concearned : & Parties in
that Expedition all that wee haue acted for the keepe-
ing Posesion & Mantayning the Priveledges of the
Same for the Honno r of ou r Prince is alike warrant-
able and by Law Legall : for if the Cuntry thus
Gained becoms thereby gperly the Stats of hollands
Land : then all the interest and Priveledges of trayd
in those his highneses gsincke Belongs to the Hol-
lando rs likewise,
2 ly Wee Humbly Conceue : that the Authoritye of this
Place when they first saw our Comando rs Comision
and had a full & tru accomp" of our Actions : in
there wisdom : had not benn well & fully : satisfied
in the justis : or justness and Legalytie : of our En-
terprizes, they would not a suffered, anny such
Goods or Plundo r soe vnjustly to a benne Receued.
or Sould Amongst yo r inhabytants : By Reason (Re-
ceuers And takers in A sence : are termed alike)
But rather : by a Discountenanceing the same : would
A boar a testymony against vs as an Enterprize vn-
Lawfull : and so ilelegal &c.
Butt ou r Comision and Enterprize, by this Authori-
tye was so well Aproued on & satisfied in : as boath
ou r Comando r & men : ware Civelly treated and
Admited to share and sell our : Plundo r to yo r Inhab-
ytent : and ou r Great Gunns : Bought By yo r Author-
itye for the farther Safe gaurd And vse of this verry
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 67
Collony : and therefore vnto vs : Confirmes our En-
terprize, and Actions to be boath Lawfull warrant-
able and Legall : By w ch this Authoritye, also : hath
Confirmed our first before Recited Reason &c as we
humbly Conceue.
3. ly Wee Humbly Conceue, that should wee out of zeale
for the Honno r of ou r Prince : through our want of
judgmen* as being ileiterrate : or misvnderstanding of
ou r ordo rs Goe beyond our Comision in anny of the
acts wee haue donne. Wee are accomptable only to
ou r Prince for the same : at whose marcie wee are,
who is sofitiently Responce ablc to make Good anny
injurie his Subjectes doth : (weather it be Reall or in
Pretence) vndo r a Collo r of his name or Athoritye :
hee haueing Security given in Holland from all pra-
vateteers to make good y e same before thire Comis-
ion is granted them.
4 ly Wee Humbly Conceue that as our Accusations touch-
ing Life, that we beleeue the Authoritye of this
Place is gper for the tryall and Determenmg this our
Case (at Least without a joynt Consent) by Reason
the ffact wee are Charged with was donne in the Hol-
lando rs Cuntrye : ffarr Enough out (with submition)
of the Powre of the Charto r of this jurishdiction,
the Case and matter in differrance arriseing there by
sum English of the inhabytants of this Collony : in-
treanching vppon the Prince of Orrange : ou r Great
masters trayd & Priveledges in his owne psinctes :
and that anny ordo r or Comision from either anny
Authoritye or gpriato r to impowre them : soe to doe
but at the ownly Hazerd of theire owne fortunes of
being made Lyable to be made Prise off:
5 ly Wee Humby Conceue : againe : that the Esentioll Part r
of this, Differrence Lyeth Not so Much in the Meum i
68 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
& Tuum : of Single gsons Intrest properly as mat-
ters of Genarall Priveledges and Princely Preroga-
tiues : and therefore none but ou r Great masters or
suirie imediately Authorized from them is Legally
Capiable to take Cognizence thereof: so as to Con-
tradict vs or hindo r vs in ou r dutye as obleiged by ou r
oaths & in Honno r to mantayne to ou 1 ' Powre, for ou r
Prince all ftbrmar Priveledges in this ou r Case vntill
wee are Contradicted by ou r Superiors of ou r Great
Masters Leige Subjectes.// &c :
6. ly : Wee Humbly Conceue if yo r Honno rs Please : only to
Consult yo r owne Lavvse and Records and but Exer-
size yo r Refletiue fFaculties : by Lookeing back on the
Practises in yo r Remembrances : you will find such
Parellel Cases with ours to bee tearmed warrantable
and Legal 1 ://
That Putts vs to a startle how wee Can be questioned
for ou r Liues with Pirazie : without Breach of yo r
owne Law Page 143 Granting Libertye for straingers
to haue Equall Priveledges of justis as yo r owne
inhabytants, without Parshallitye.) and that wee may
Cleare this ou r Argurnen 1 wee shall indeauoer to
Euince the Honno r able Bench [(and Juriie)] with
the truth of ou r Assertion : by Sum pticuler In-
stances : w ch wee may appeale to the Contiences of
Sum of yo r Honno rs Breasts for the verrytie of a
Good Part theire of: viz 11 //
1 st Instance, Majo r Sedgwicke, that well knowne worthy
Comando 1 ' : whome in his Comision for these parts
doubtles by pticuler instructions was designed agst
new yoarke, the Dutch being then declared enimies
Although his Comision at Lardg against anny of the
protecto rs Enemies (if sum of vs then ware not mis
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 69
informed) but when he Came heere. before he Could
Gett Redy : newse of peace betwext the two states
Came that torned his Expedition another : way : to
those verry ifrench fforts : w ch places after so taken :
became the then states of Englands : Lands trayd
and Priveledges. w ch was by this Authoritye Counted
warrantable and Lawfull : A Case pellell with our
first before recited Reason : whare ou r Cap" Comision
though in Genarall tearmes. against ou r Princes Eni-
mies yet pticulerly Expressed to Com to these Parts,
on the Coasts of Vergina against tha English : our
Enemies: as the Dutch ware then, but sence our
Coming Into these parts the welcom newse of Peace
Came betwext ou r Great Masters, that torned ou r
Expedition another way : to the makeing ou r selues
masters : of the selfe same fforts and Places now
Gained from ou r declared Enemies : and therefore
those Lands : trayd And Priveledges, of Nova Scotia
are now properly becom : the staits of Hollands Pro-
prietye and so with submision wee humbly Conceue
alike Lawfull & warrantable,
Instance, Those officers and souldiers : majo r Sedgwicke
Left behind to keepe posesion, Looked at it as
Jheire Dutye to mantayne those Priviledges of trayd
in those parsinctes : w ch they ware actiue in Gaineing
by the Swoard, for doeing of w ch they ware not
deemed Pirates but by this Authoritye such actions
then : ware accompted just and Legall : a Case Par-
elell with ou r Second before recited Reason wee
being psons Equally : ingaged in the Gaineing the
Place with the Loss of ou r Blood and Perrell of our
Hues and thereby obleiged to mantayne the Prive-
ledges. thereof & therefore ou r Actions therein a
Like Legall :,
70 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
3 Instance. Both in Majo r Sedgwick & Collonall temples
tyme and all other chang of Govermen* those ves-
sells that hath Presumed to a traided with the In-
dians : in those psinctes without Lycence from the
Propriato hath Ben deemed by this Authoritye
Lavvfull Prizeis (to pticulerize. the Case, of Cap 1
Spencer not out of memory :) A case pelell with ou r
3 : before Recited Reason : whare : we being for ou r
Prince, till further ordor the present gpriato such
vessells : Coming not only without ou r Leaue : but in
Contempt to vs after fare warning, to vsurp from vs
our travel, and Priveledges : becoms Legaly a Like,
Lawfull Prize,//
4: againe, for anny Private inhabytent in this Jurrishdic-
tion to zeise and make Prize both of vessell and
Goods, of anny : so tray ding in this Jurishdiction it
is by yo r Law Page : 75 : warrantable : w ch Case is
pelell with ou r fourth : before recited Reason : whare
wee in like nature Acting for the Priveleadges for
ou r Prince in his Territories may with submision to
yo r Honno" Judgm" be a like warrantable//
So that we thinke we may say, we haue either by Pre-
cept or Example of the Practises or Lawse 1 of this
Cuntry : for to justifie the Legal litiie of what wee
haue donne, without being deemed Pirates, the Cer-
comstances of w ch with submition shall Leaue to the
Breasts of the Hon able Court : to seriously Consider//
Butt seventhly and in the last Place without troub-
ling yo r Honno rs farther wee Humbly Conceue : that
if the Authoritye vppoii heereing and Debateing our
Case see Ground to aquit vs as wee see no Cause to
the Contrarye, yett wee Cannot but pswade ou r Selues
that there must be Such a Comodations propossed or
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 71
found out as Rationaly might Reconsile all psons
agreeued or injured on boath sides : that so ou r mas-
ters might heere only of the Amicable according of
theire Leige Subjects in these Parts of ou r Great
masters territoryes :
Thus may it please the Hon able Court haueing vouch-
safed vs yo r Patience now to beare with our Copia-
ousnes : Excuseing ou r obserdityes Pardon ou r
Bouldnes and Accept of this ou r Deffence, and dec-
leration as wee are not only in the vindecation of
ou r persons Arraigned for ou r Liues, but the Honno r
Priveledges and Prerogatiues of ou r Prince w ch as
swoarn subjects : wee are in good Contience to ou r
God : tru valou r as souldiers and Loyaltie to ou r Lord
and master obleiged to mantayne to the Last Drop
of Blood : in ou r Bodyes And surely then : wee that
hath so oft Hazearded and jeoperded our Hues for
trifels or things of Nought : wee hope shall not vppon
so Honnorable accompt : be affrieghted at the threat-
ing of Death : for its not that wee feare. being Con-
sieous to ou r Selues That it is not imposeble for men
by the subtlety of there Adversaryes to be Cheated
out of there sweet Hues when in justis they Cannot
be taken from them : but blessed be God that we
haue not only Ground to hope but beleeue ou r Lott
is not Cast in such a place but amongst mersifull
judges, and men so feareing God as we doubt not
but will judge for God : And then : will : before
judgmen* Consider That what wee haue Donne and
acted against anny of the Inhabytents of this Jurish-
diction, hath Benne, from the Reasons Before Ex-
pressed, and not out of anny Piraticall Designe, or
mallas to the Cuntrye, but in Honno r and Aleigence
to ou r Prince, and if we haue Earred therein : wee
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hope the the Hono r able Court will impute it Rather,
to ou r ignorance, then anny Mischeife Designed by
vs : and thus Beseeching the Hon able Court with the
most favourable Construction : of ou r Lynes : to way
the varrious Cercomstances of this our Defence in
the Ballance of a tru and impartiall judgmen*, To
which End that Wisdom may be a directorye therein :
wee doe Submissiuely Conclude Subscribing ou r
Selues, Loyall subjects To ou r Great maste r : the
Prince of Orrang And yo r Honno rs Closs Confined
Prisono rs to Doe with all in justis
As Wisdom shall Dirrecte :
wee Subscribe : for ou r selues \
And our Asociates >
or Soldiers
the marke of
Petter
Rodrigo
the marke of
Cornelius
Anderson
Jn Rhoades
Randall Judson
Richard ffowler
Peter Grant
John Thomas
Jn Williams
all these in open Court owned this
pape r or their Declaration to be their
deffenc to y e
1675.
Court as 17 1
may
E R S
A Postscript to be Annexed to a Dec-
laration Given from Cap u Pette r Rod-
rigo : & Cap" Cornelius Andreson theire
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 73
Asociates being officers and Souldiers,
belonging to the Prince of Orrang.
and as his Subjects & servan ts in haby-
tents in new holland alias nova Scotia
And now Prisono rs in Boston in N : E :
being in Answare to theire Charge of
Pirazie for w ch they stand impeached
by the Inhabetants of this Jurishdic-
tion w ch s d Deceleration : in the Penning
was designed there defence in this
Court of Assistence but in the intrem :
being Called to an Examenation before
the Hon able Court of Adrnaralltie is
theire Lodged with other Papers : w ch
wee presume is in Redynes for this
Hon able Bench And jurye to Call for:
in ordo r to Reueiw : the Same~
May it Please the Hon able Bench //
And Gentlemen of the jurye//
As wee are in defence fo r ou r Lines give vs Leaue
that wee may haue all Euedence heard that is for vs
and Cognizence taken thereof as well : as well : as
Cercomstances against vs : And to Make ou r defence
with a Submissiue Bouldnes as becoms y e Cause &
Honno r of a Prince : whose Subjects & Servants we
are : & his honno r Priveledges & Prerogatiuea wee
Looke in Good Contience we are bound to mantayne
with the Perrell of ou r Liues according to ou r Powre
and a Leidgence and Sence as straingers of a nother
Nation wee ar not Denyed but ftauorered to Express
ou r Broaken English by way of Decleration & so to
Answare for ou r selues to what wee ar Charged with
so well as wee Cann : to that End wee humbly De-
sire that all ou r Papers Lodged in the Court of
'
74 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Admaraltie as well for vs as agst vs may be heere
gduced and ou r ordo rs from Cap" Vrine Arnhoutson :
also the Euedences we haue there for vs ; togeather
with ou r decleration Contayneing thirteene Pages :
w ch Given there as our plea & Answare for ou r De-
fence, may be againe Read : and delivered to the
Gentlemen of the jurye to Consider the Cercom-
stances thereof according to Law : this being done
wee haue litle more to say for ou r selues : then what
is in them Contayned : so that if anny pticuler of vs
is accused or Charged with anny thing y fc is not Con-
tayned in these ou r Declerations we doe not joyntly
Consearn ou r Selues therein but Let or Leaue anny
such pson in pticuler to [answer] for them selues :
only with Submision to the Hon able Court the im-
provement of all ou r Declerations and ordo rs wee
would make for ou r selues is this
1 st wee humbly Conceue : that if the Land and places in
Nova Scotia Gained ou r Prince from the frence his
Declared Enemies be now gperly deemed the Hol-
lando Land then all the trayd and priveledges of
the place as hath ben in all Changes of Govermmen**
is the hollondo rs likewise and y l in ou r Aprehention
wee haue Reason to be leeue it is so : please to see
ou r 1 st & 6 : Reasons & ou r 1 st & second Conseptions
in ou r said decleration : and therefore ou r actions in
mantayneing our said priveledges hath ben by vs
Legall & not piraticaly designed :
2 Wee Say of the Hollando" Land & Priueledges : then
with Leaue & submision wee humbly desire to be
satisfied, by what powre or Authoritye this jurish-
diction challenges a Priveledge in that Land : or at
Least such a powre as to fetch vs the Hollanders
Subjects & Servants : from out of this there owne
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 75
Lands : Left there by their Superio r s to keepe pos-
esion off & trayd in till farther ordo r : vide ou r 4 th
Conception And if anny Law for it then with Leaue
& Submision we desire to to know by w* pticuler :
Express Law or statute of this Cuntry it is you act
by warranting the same according to the Expressions
of yo r owne : La we rnargent : titled Civel Prive-
ledges : in page 1 : of yo r Law Booke//
wee humbly Conceue that anny pson or subject acting
by either ordo r or Comision from there Superiours if
in the Execution of there office or discharge of theire
trust comited to them : they act nothing but what is
either Expressed or implyd in there said Comision or
ordo r all such parsons doth then act nothing but what
there said Comisio or ordo rs soe Given : will beare
them out in it, vide the pticaler Cases & Cercom-
stances in ou r 6 Conception of ou r said decleration,
And fourthly
And Lastly that our ordo rs from Cap* Vrine ArnHout-
son ou r there Cheife Comander by Express words
doth impowre vs : to trayd & keepe posesion : for
our prince till farther ordo r See ou r Respectiue ordo ri
Rightly Read & interpreted And what wee vndo r
stand is therein implyd by (Keepeing posesion) And
warranting ou r action : wee shall : with Leaue & Sub-
mision in short demonstrate, viz"
Wee humbly Conceaue : that the Expressions : of
Keeping posesion in our ordo rs is indiffinatly and in a
Genarall Sence Spoaken : and not to be vndo r stood
to keep posesion of a part and Let the othe r part of
eithe r Lands or priveledges to be taken from vs :
with submision that is not the meaneing : but if we
mistake not it is according to ou r Powre to keepe
posesion of and mantayne all : the Rights Priveledges
76 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
& Prerogatiues for the Hono r of ou r Prince as well
as the Land : otherwize wee Let the Cornell be taken
from vs & keepe only the shell : And that wee may
more Clearly Euence the truth heereof, shall by way
of an Allution : with Leaue & Submision p r sent a
Case ://
Admitt anny of yo r honno rs Goeing out of towne,
Cals on or two of those yo r Servants yo r honno rs Can
most Confide in : and deliver a Cabinett w th many
Pretious Jewels in it to him or them : with this
Charg to keepe Posesion of the same for yo r Hon rs
vse till forther ordo rs : without pticulerizeing the
jewels : in the Cabynet : although yo r said servan ts is
Consieous that there is such treasures in it although
not perticulerly expressed in y e Charg or ordo r . Now
may it please yo r Honno rs should such Servants or
psons be privie to or knowing of anny to Com and
take a way but on of those Jewels and not accord-
ing to his powre and strenth withstand hin wee doe
humbly Conceaue yo r hono rs : would haue just Rea-
son to Count y* servan 1 vnfaithfull and Condemn him
for breach of trust : and on the Contrary should hee
vpon anny discovery or notis of anny of those psons
that had taken any of those Jewels in his Charg as
aforesaid : forthwith svrprize them before they Got
out of his house and so Recove r those Jewels againe
for there master before they had made an Escape
wee humbly Conceue such servants are not blame-
worthy but rather by there masters will be Comended
for there faithfulnes in there trust : ordo r or Charg
Comited to them to keepe posesion : off with Sub-
mision & Leaue wee looke at this alution to be gper
as as a Case gelell : with ours : for our ordo rs are
Expresly to keepe posesion now : ou r Coasts are the
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 77
howse : the Land or places is the Cabynate : the trayd
and Priveledge are the Jewels & treasurye : we are
the Servants whome are to ou r selues Contieous of
this treasurye in the Cabenet : our Prince & the
states of holland is ou r Cap* vrin es ordo r as ou r then
Cheife Comando r : is ou r Charg : our Adversaryes :
are the vsurpers to take ou r Jowels from vs : & wee
haueing notis thereof are the sirprisers according to
our decleration and Recovered ou r masters Jewels
againe, in discharg of ou r trust : for w ch action we
are impeached before yo r hono rs vndo r a spetieous
p r tence of Pirazye : y e w ch when y e Hon able bench &
Jewrye, hath Considered y e Cercomstance of ou r
defenc they will : we doubt not but huue Reason to
p r sensent a more Charitable Compleaction to the
world of vs : being Consieous to ou r selues that what
we haue don hath ben according to ou r Powre in y e
obserueing ou r ordo rs to keepe posesion : & therefore
w th submision what we haue don is Legall.) But
againe as the honored Governo r is pleased to say if
we mistake not his worship : that ou r Capt : Vrine
Did tell his hono r : that he Gave no powre or Leaue
to vs to take anny English or prevent them to trayd
w cb Admit he did say so yet that is no rule for vs :
(being ignorant thereof) to be vnfaithfull in ou r trust
Exsept wee had had the the like ordo r or heard y*
like Expresion from him or at Least a few Lynes
from the Honored Gover 1 as a Lett pass by anny
such vessels, & therein Giveing vs a bint of any
such Expresions by ou r Cheife Comondo r to his
Hono r and then had wee not in obedience to such a
word although but verbaly Spoaken : yet as Coming
to vs from the Hon able Governo r would a ben so Cre-
dentiall to vs that if then we had taken anny such
78 POCUMENTARY HISTORY
vessell or Goods ou r Adversaryes might a had sum
speatieous Ground to a impeached vs : & we a
thought ou r selues Les Excusable, but as our Case is
Cercomstanced : according to truth in Good Con-
sience : wee Looke at ou r selues obleiged to stand
O
vpon our vindecation & with submision shall Leaue
to the Hon ble bench & Jewry to Consider this like-
wise, Thus may it please the Hon able Court wee
Leaue ou r humble Conceptions : and actions with all
y e Cercomstances wee haue made for ou r Defenc to
be impartialy Considered with the Hon able Bench and
Gentlemen of the Jewrye : & in the whole if: judg
we haue acted ilegally & more then ou r ordo r s will
beare vs out in : wee pray the Court would rather
Atrebvte it to ou r ignoranc & ileteratenes than anny
Designed Malhice or prejudize eithe 1 ' to anny of this
Authoritye or priveledge of this Jurishdiction but at
p r sent submiting to y e Canded judgm* of y e Hon able
bench & Jurye to act in justis : as wisdom shall di-
rect : we shall Aqueis : and as Loyall subjects & ser-
vants to y e Princ of Orrang our Great, master : doe
for ou r Selues & Sociats : Subscribe
yo r Honno r s : Prisono rs
The mark ^T of the marke of
J\ y
capitaine rodrigo /^ J
Cornelius Andreson
May 17 th 1675
Imprimeis, with Leaue,
May it Please yo r Honno",
Vppon the Penning of ou r Decleration we thought :
wee Should a had ou r Triall by a Court of Assistance
& a Jewrye Therefore is ou r said Decleration ac-
cordingly Directed to the Hon able Bench and jurie :
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 79
w ch now being otherwise but instead there of: a
Speatiall Court of Adraarraltie, Ordered for this
Expedition, wharein theire is no Jurie made vse on :
w ch wee are very well Sattisfied in : Counting it ou r
great hapines and Advantadg that the Cercomstanc
of ou r Defence Corns only to be Debated before &
with such wise judges, who soe well vndorstands
not only marshall or millitary aifaires as souldiers.
but marritane, ast his Honnorable Court of Admar-
altie, Wee Doe : Therefore. Humbly Pray yo r Hon-
no rs to over : Looke the obserdities in the Reading
and Consider ou r said : Decleration : as Reall from
ou r selues : and now properly Directed to this Honn
or abie (j our t of Admaraltie for wee ware ware Loath
so much to deface ou r Decleration by : raceing Cleane
out what was obserd therein : And had not time to
ingross the same againe : So yo r Honno r * Exscuseing
yo r Suplycants heerein : shall : as in ou r Petition,
Subscribe,
Deposition
The Deposition of James Debeck aged Twentie six
yeares or thereabouts Testifieth
That being hired vppon monthlie waiges by M r John ffreack
on a Traideing voyadge to the Eastward in a Shallopp Calld
the Philipp George Maning M r : was on the fourth day of
Decernb 1 " last Seizd and Robb d by Peter Andrego John
Rhodes and Cpa in manner followeing. As wee were at an
anckor neere to Mount desart Iletts homeward bound, Came
to vs Rodrego ( ; Rhodes Edward Vrim and Tho : Michell in
another Shallopp They toulde vs wee were they they lookt
for, and fourthwith Commanded ou r Sckipp r aboarde, which
hee obeying they then sent five or six Hands a boarde of
ou r shallopp whoe opened the Hatches, and Carried awaie
80 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
all ou r pelltrie of Everie soarte aboard of theire vessell
which being done I fletcht ou r Sckipp r back againe whoe goe-
ing downe into ou r after Cabbim bad mee hand him downe
twoe small gunns which lay vppon the Cuddie that he might
putt them out of the way. One I had given to him And
the other I had in my hand readie to Reach him ; Where-
vppon presentlie Rody and his Cp. ffired in vppon vs with
theire small shott saying, and swearing they would Kill vs
all three and ffire ou r vessell, pretending wee took vp armes
against them, by which vallie sd Maning was Shott thorough
the hand, And Calld to mee you Dogg Come a boarde, I
gott into the boate to goe to them and Capt. Peter mett
mee and sunderie times struck at mee with his Cuttlash and
I fending to save my headd was by him Cutt through the
Ellbowe. After which the}^ Concluded to turne wee three
into ou r small boate to shift for ou r selfes ffowrtie leauges
from the succou r of anie English, At which wee being sadlie
dismay d beggd wee might rather bee shott to death, or Else
Carried alonge wth them, But to whomever wee soe ad-
dressed ou r selfes Tvrned vs of alledging they Could doe
noething without the Consent ot y e whoale partie, till at
last One Randall Judgson Throade mee downe vppon the
Deck, stampt vppon mee severall times and Tould mee you
Dogg you Deserve to bee Killd-
The next day they halld ou r vessell aboarde of theires, and
took everie part and parcell of ou r goods out of vs leaveing
vs noething but ballast in the houlde In which Transaction
of Piracie Edward Vrim and Tho : Michell were Concernd
as y e Rest ifor still as they did see anie thing they had a
likeing vnto, They would Call to theire partners to hand it
to them, as two Quoiles of new Roape and Sundrie other
odd things besides. This being done, at last It pleased god
they Resolved to take vs alonge with them, In order to
which putt Peter Grant Commd r aboard of vs with some
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 81
others, and soe Carried vs as theire prisoners, Till Rescued
by Cap 1 Mosslie .
Sworne in Court 17 th May 1675. by James Debeck
as Attests Edw Rawson Secret
Owned in Court on his form' oath
24 th May 1675 in Court Edw Rawson Secret
Owned in Court 17 June 1675 on their former oath.
as Attests Edw Rawson Secret
owned also on y e former oath as to Judsuns E R S
James Debeck on his oath Added that Jn Rhoades came
one night aboardey 6 s d Manings vessell & lay in his Cabbin :
to keep possession
E R S
2 d Aprill 1675.
The Examinacon of the severall prison 1 " 8 brought in
by Cap 1 Sam 11 Mosely are as folio weth-
Jn Rhodes Examined S th that hee came from the East-
ward w th Cap* Mosely being asked whither hee had any
comission hee Answered. No being asked why hee fought
ag* the Kings colours hee answered, because that they with
Cap* Mosely fought under ffrench colours, dutch colours &
English colours & they thought they should haue noe quar-
ter & therefore fought. this was owned to be the trueth
by Jn Rhoades in open Court 25 May 1675 E R S
Peter Rodriego Examined, S th that his name is Peter
Rodnego & that hee sailed from Boston to Nova Scotia
withe power from Cap 1 Vrin Arnelson which power was
written at the beare in Boston, & that the s d Arnelson put
the Scales to it S th that hee hath taken two english ves-
sells one from George Manning the other from Walton, &
that goeing to the Eastward, Stopping at Casco, hee was
one day asleep in his cabbin. & his men, went ashoare &
killed four Sheep & brought them aboard.
Doc. VOL. vi. 6
82 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Owned in Court by Peter Rodriego 24 May 1675 this his
Confession on examination to be the trueth & in open Court
as Attests
E R S:
Cornelius Andreson. Examined, S th that he came now
from round pond neare Mascone Island, S th that hee hath
taken two English Vessells, one from Waldrou the other
from Hilliard. owned that he had took two vessells vnder
his power but deliuered them againe only took the Peltry
from them : = E R S
25 3mo
75
Tho : Mitchell Examined S th that hee lives neere Maul-
don & that hee came last from Penequid & that hee sailed
in a Vessell part of her his own & that the privateers hee
carried with him tooke Some English Vessells, that hee him-
selfe was in her & one Peter Rodriego comanded her ; but
it was against his s d Mitchells will they tooke the Vessells
& that he eat of the mutton that the company on board his
Vessell tooke away from m r Mountjoy which were in num-
ber ffour, And that Rodrigo, Grant, ffowler & Rhodes com-
pelled him to pilot the Vessell from Johns into twelve
penny harbour where they plundred one Lantrimony &
killed his cattle.
Randolph Judson Examined S th that hee came now
from Matchias with Cap 1 Mosely & that hee was one of
Cap 1 Rodrigos company & was at the taking of George
Mannings Vessell Waldrons Vessell & Milliards Vessell &
that they tooke them by virtue of the comission to Peter
Rodrigo & that George Manning was wounded in the hand
& James Debeck was cut over the arnie by Cap 4 Rodrigo. '
owned in Court 17 th June 1675 E R S
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 83
Edward Youring Examined 8 th that he went out in a Ves-
sell with Thomas Mitchell upon a trading voyage to the
Eastward, & that going along the Shoare Cap 1 Rodrigo &
the Company on board theire vessell tooke George Man-
nings & Waldrons Vessells.
Richard ffowler Examined 8 th that hee was in company
with Peter Rodrigo & sundry others when they tooke
George Mannings & George Waltons vessells & goods &
that hee was onshoare at casco & ffetcht on board theire
Vessell some Sheep from off an Island saide to bee m r
Mountjoy's & that Tho : Mitchell sent him on shoare for
them Saying there was noe body lookt after them
y s examination was owned as aboue writt 17 th June 1675
E R 8
Peter Grant Examined 8 th that hee was in company with
Peter Rodrigo & sundry others when they tooke George
Mannings & George Waltons Vessells & goods by order of
theire Cap 4 Rodrigo & that hee was ashoare at Casco & did
help take the Sheep on board & ffetcht wood to make the
fire to dress them with & eat part of them-
Peter Grant owned the 1 st pt of this Confession as to be
w th Cap* Pet r Rodrigo &c.
John Williams Examined S th that hee is a cornish man.
Sailed out of Jamaica with Cap 1 Morrice, was taken by the
dutch & carried to Carrisaw came hither with Cap 1 Urin
Arnelson & that hee went from Boston in comp a with
Cap 1 Peter Rodrigo & sundry others & was in comp a with
Cap 1 Peter Rodrigo & sundry others & was in company &
acted with the s d Rodrigo & the rest in the taking of George
Mannings Vessell ; but was ashoare at Machias when the
rest were taken-
John Tomas Examined S th that hee was one of the com-
pany that sailed with Cap 1 Peter Rodrigo & sundry others
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& was present at the taking of George Mannings & George
Waltons Vessells ; being asked whither hee did not kill a
{Frenchman ; hee denyed it ; confessed that hee did shoote at
him ; but knew not that hee hit him
Taken & read to the several persons
& owned by them before us
John Leverett Gov r
Edward Tyng
the parties all owned in Court their
Seuall Confessions as aboue written being
Read to them in Court of Admiralty
17 May 1675
* viz.
c Jn Dennis
\ Pilgrim Simpkins
John Seely
Jn Lave r dure
Tho Cole Deposed
to y e oath by y em
ag* Judson
on y e long side only.
17 June 75
E R S.
The Deposition of Thomas Cole and
Company * Testifieth thatt being att
nescaque where three of the Six men
thatt was thare came aboard and
John toms being thare aboard did
sware dame him thay would have
the Ketch before she went outt of
the bay butt being weake att thatt
gsent time thay would be frinds with
us thatt day and enimies to morrow
where upon I the said Cole told him
lett them gett there Crue together
and some should blede before thay
had the ketch : John Lauerdure fur-
ther sayeth being ashore with them
the said John toms sware dame him
he would weaken our vessell takeing
me for M r Coles mate whereupon J
Lauerdure told him the Contry was
troubled Att them for takeing of
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 85
en^lish uessells the answer I had
from him was before he would yeld
to any order that the Contry Could
grant to Surprise them he would be
the first man that should plant agun
before the gouernors dore to driue
O g; 3 O 3 d t ^
I** | f 1 | him out of his house further these
o I I Q % y deponents sayeth being At Mechias
2 where Cap 1 Randall Judson Came
5? i i i i- -i i
aboard and being seuily yused ex-
o a
'
5 * o *? specting itt had bin a uessell to
s t, s. @ | Supply them butt finding to the Con-
o * S 1 f trary he was trovbled for Coming
g f o 5* aboard and the said Kendall owning
&> *** I ? f hi s owne accord thatt whatt thay
3 a f * had ashore thatt itt was all Man-
OQ' o" *"^ CD ^
|- ^ J & nings=where vpon I the said Laver-
2 o | J dure being ashore with him the space
*: a f three owers Thomas Cole and
P s* f John Sealey was troubled for mee
o ^ o I 2f And after sun sett the said Cole and
d y o H p
H S o a 2. Sealey Came ashore knoeins: whatt
w S, & s w
w ff | | thay would doe to us and whatt thay
would doe to the Contry surprise
him ' and goods for george maning
thatt the right owners might haue
there owners again And further
Sayeth nott
Deposition
The Deposition of George Maning Aged thirty
years or there Abouts Testiffieth/
That Being sent out By the Latte M r Jo 11 freke a traideing
voyadge to the Eastward in y e Shallopp Called the Philipp
86 DO.CUMENTARY HISTORY
Was on the ffo worth day of Decemb r last surprized and taken
in adowake Bay to y e Estward of Mount deZort By Cap 1
Fetter Rodrigoe & Cap* John Rodes In Maner as following
I Being att An Ancor as aboue said they came vpon vs
w th theire Duch Cullers fflyn and Comanded mee aboard By
Cap 1 Fetter Rodrigoe & their vpon I went w th my Boatte :
on board of their vesell and being there hee Ordered mee
to bee theire detained, & Went him Selfe w th seu r11 of his
Comp a on board of my Shallop & theire Opened the hatches
& tooke all my peltery & Caried itt on board their owne
Vesell and alsoe Seu 1 ' 11 other things and then they would
haue me sett my hand to a papier that they had taken
nothing ffrome me, butt w 1 was of the groath of that Coun-
trey butt knowing of itt to bee ffals I Refused soe to doe
but I desiered him to Showe me his Coraition by Vertue of
w ch hee was Soe Impowered to acctt as hee did, vpon w ch hee
said hee would goe and ffech itt and then brought a lardg
puiper w th Seuer r11 Sealls an Extract, butt nether Read itt
nor would sufer me soe to doe, butt only asked mee what I
thought of itt to w ch I Replyed nott hauing opertunity to
hear itt nor to Read itt I Did nott know butt itt might bee a
Lawfull Condition, vpon w ch hee Demanded my Invoice of
y e goods I had, I Replyed againe that his people hauing
rumedged my Chest & Cabin that some of his Comp a might
haue itt butt hee asking of them they all denied itt, wher-
vpon I went on board to Looke for itt and their found itt
and then being down e in y e Cabing James Debeck handing-
one of the small guns that was on the downe before I Re-
ceud the other ther was an vproar amongst them and they
presently ffiared in Seu r11 Shott vpon vs by w ch I was
wounded in my hand and presently Comanded James on
board of their vessell and much abused him in striking him
many blowes w ch I heard and alsoe him Crie for god sake to
Spare his Life ; after w ch y e Cap 1 hauing broake his Cuttles
a boutt James he presently went aft and fetched my Cuttles
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 87
& Came forward to mee saying wher is this dogg maning
I must talke w th him alsoe wher vpon I Beged them to Spaire
my Life. Sume of them Replyed that if I would Come vpe
I should haue noe harme, butt Coming vp by y e Scuttell I
Receud seuerall blows vpon my head w ch soe stuned me
that for agood Space of time was depriued ot my senses
nott knowing where I was thought throwne ouer board and
Caried one board of their vessell and keept me prisner till
the next day wherevpon they Concluded to send me away
w th m y k oa tt and hall my Yessell ashoer and burne here ; I
then heareing of theire sentance ; I Beged Cap* Rodrigoe
that I might nott be sent away soe Considering the Condi-
tion I Was in and y e time of y e yeare & wounded as I am
hee Shaking of his head replied that hee Could nott doe any
thing in itt w th out y e Consent of y e Rest of y e Comp a , where
vpon I Adresed my selfe to Cap 1 Roedes he then Replyed
w th an oth saying Dam you what doe you Come to mee ffor
Can I Clear you, then I Adresed my selfe to Randell Jetson
desiering of him y e Like hee then w th y e Like othes told me
if I had my desarts should bee turned ashoar vpon an Island
and there to Eatt the Rootts of the trees, wherevpon I de-
siered that I might Rather bee keept as a prisnor amongst
them and goe ALong w th them then to bee doe soe by, w ch
Could not bee granted, Then I desiered that I might bee
putt out of my troubles and End my clays att y e Mast, they
then hering of What I said Withdrew them selues Consult-
O
ing what they should doe w th mee and hailing Tho : Michells
Vesell on board of me and toke outt all my goods and pro-
uision Except a Small Matt r of prouision pretending itt Was
to Cary mee home and gaue mee my Vessell agaiue, butt
By Cap 1 Roeds & Tho : Michells Doeings was fforced to
Condesend to goe along w th them, & ffurther Cap 1 Roads
did before my going frome boston thretne John King that
if hee went to the Estward w th me hee would be y e death
of him & iff itt had nott ben for y e rest of their Company
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hee had suffered, The niet before I sailed frome boston I
demanded of Cap* vrrin iff hee did grant any Comision to
Cap* Roades or any of y e Comp a that went w th him ffor to
take any English men, I desiered him iff hee did hee miet
Resolue mee of itt, where vpon hee replyed hee had nott
nor would not grant any, and that I had as much liberty to
goe as any one as they had, and Wishing mee a good
prosperus voyadge wherevpon hee departed,
After wee sett saille ffrome Adowaket to Aplaisse Called
Muspeka Racke where I Caused ou r boatte to be histed outt
and went aboard of them ; and Desiered that they would
looke vpon my hand ffinding my selte in much paine, I de-
siering they would Clear me ffor I was afraid of loosing of
my hand, and they Replyed itt was afleshe wound and their
was noe fear of y e Cure soe would nott lett me goe home
butt was forced to goe withem and further sayeth- taken
vpon oath in open Court the 17 th of June 1675.
As Attests Edward Rawson Secret
Georg Mailing on his forme 1 " oath owned y s testimony
on his forme r oath to y e trueth as to y* gt of Judsons
17 June 1675
E R S.
ffor Maj r Rich d Waldron :
Hauing Acquainted the Council w th w* I aduised yow the
fifteenth Ins* I am Comanded by them to order yow y 1 forth-
with w lh 50 or 60 souldie's vnder yo r ovvne or m r Plaisteds
or some othe r Sufficient Conduct yow march to Pennicooke
supposed to be y e great Randevous of y e Ennemy where
you may expect to meet Cap 1 Mosely, who is ordered
thithe r & hath sufficient Comission to pursue kill & de-
stroy them, wch also you must attend as yo r worke vnless
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 89
such as shall willingly deliuer vp their armes & themselues
or sufficient hostages to secure their peaceable behauiour
yow had need take along w th yow : a Chirurgeon. & make
all possible expedition. A great part of our forces are at
present at Hadley &c.
Boston August 17 1675
Daniel Denison Maj r Genl
By order of y e Counsill//
Letter. Greorge Ingersol to Lieut. Augur Sept. 10, 1675
Lief 1 Angur
Yesterday morning ; being y e 9 th : of Sep* : was heard
three gunnes, & was seen a great smoke up in y e Riuer
aboue M r Mackworth's whereupon I caused an alarme, but
could not get y e Souldiers together, by reason of w ch I was
uncapable for y fc day to know y e cause thereof, & what y e
issue might be ; but this day, being y e 10 th : of y e said
Month hauing strengthened my selfe, I went up with two
fils, & and when I came to y e place, I found an house burnt
downe, & Six persons killed, & three of y e same family
could not be found, an old Man & Woman were halfe in, &
halfe out of y e house, neer halfe burnt : their owne Son was
shot through y e body, & also his head dashed in peices :
this young mans Wife was dead, her head skinned, she was
bigg with Child, two Children hauing their heads dashed
in peices, & laid by one another with their bellys to y e
ground, & an Oake planke laid vpon their backs, while
we were upon this discouery we saw a smoke, & heard two
Guns about one Mile or more aboue in y e same Riuer, we
judge y r be a company of Indians, but how many we know
not ; y r tore I would intreat Major Pembleton & your selfe
to send to me, each of you adouzen men ; I shall y n goe to
90 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
see whether it be according as we thinke or noe, pray post
this away to Major Walden ; thus takeing my leaue, I sub-
scribe my selfe ;
Your loueing friend
Leif : George Ingersol
Concerning M 1 * : Purchases ; y e Indians killed none, but
plundered only : atKennebeckalso seuerall houses plundered.
reed from L l Ingersol this instrument y e 10 of y e month
aboue by W m Sheldon to be posted to Major Pendleton.
This reseved this 12 th of S r & thought not any time to
daylay, & Hue in security ; but desire your ; diligence in
furderence ; the security ; of the Cuntery ; which the desire
& prayrs of your frinde
John Daves
Jobe Alcock
Letter " Jn Davese $ Jn Wincoll to " Major Walden "
Septemb r 16 th 1675 from blackpoint about 1 a clock
Major Walden
Hon r d Sir : yesterday morning wee Marchd
from Wells & at night about 9 a clock came to this
point & after a litle refreshing went vp to Leiut Augers at
Dunstun. where in the day time before there were two men
shott at in the Marsh (as they were carrieng hay) by 3 guns
out of the bushes by the Marsh but the indans were not
then seen ; but seene after there were 3 guns more shott off
about halfe a mile off < two of the Indians seene goeing by
a hill on the .n e. side of Dunstun : wee stayed at Dunstun
all night & in the morning sent a small ptie to the s d hill
but they returned & saw nothing but some tracts of In-
dians feet : we stayd at Dunstan till about 8 of clock & then
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 91
went down to the point & so to black point & by the way
wee mett with Messengers from cascoe who informed vs that
on tuesday last there was 2 houses burnt & two men kild :
as also since we came from Dunstun came messengers after
vs that Informed vs that there was 4 indians seen goe cross
some- pt of the marsh & some of them fired as they marched
& seemed to goe toward Cascoe : wee find our souldiers
verrie short of Aminifcion & that they have is verrie bad, &
the bodie too small to answer the present nesessities of these
parts, & the dangers on everie side so apparant that wee
scarce know which way to march o r intent is for cascoe this
night : I pray hast away suply according to yo r discretion :
& not haveing time to Inlarge I rest
Y r s to be Comanded
Jn Davese
Jn Wincoll
Letter Tho* Gardner to Grov. Leverett
Pemaquid Sep 22z 1675
Honnored Sir I thought it my duty in our present
feares & dangers to Inform you how things stand with vs
vpon the Newes of the Suksese of the Indianes to the South-
ward & the Robing Lattly of sixe or seven Houses in Kenni-
bek River but Espechally Killing of Nine persones in Casco
the Inhabitants of these parts ar fled & Left their houses
Corne Cattell & all to the Ennimy (if Anny) & Cannot Ex-
pekt but the End will be A famin if thay liue thay ar fled
som to Damerels coue but most to Munhegan wher may be
thought most safty thay want Powder & shott for their
defence at the Hand Sir I Conceiue the Reason of our
Troubles hear may be occcationed not only by som southern
Indianes which may Com this way But by our owne Acct-
ings & Because I much doubt of such Accting do ernestly
92 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
desiere Advice & ordere Sir vpon the first Newes of the
wares with the Indianes at Plimouth diuers persone from
Kenibek & Shepscott gott togeather makeing them selues
oficers & went vp Kenibeke Riuer & demanded the Indianes
Armes who Came downe Quiettly & Brought & deliuered
thear Armes how thay wear Treatted with Captain Thomas
Lake Can Better Inform you then my self & now I vnder-
stand Liuterient Sillvanus Davis did Againe Requier their
Armes thay Refused to deliuer them & Kept in hold as I
vnderstand his men sent to them for to or thre daye but at
last sent them Away without any farther harme to persones
or goods my doubt is seing these Indianes Amongst vs Hue
most by Hunting as your Honnor well Knoweth how we
Can Take Away their Armes whose liuelywood dependeth
of it.
And seeing these Indianes in these parts did neuer
Apeare dissatisfied vntill their Armes wear Taken Away I
doubt of such Acctions whether thay may not be forced to
go the french for Releife or fight Against vs hauing nothing
for their suport Almost in these parts but their guns Sir to
dayes Ago thre Indianes Came to me from saint Georges
Riuer as it is Called whom I Sent to fetch som of the Sag-
imouers from Kennibeke Riuer to me that I might treat
with them who willingly went but by the way thay mett
with an Indian who told them he came from thenc & that
thay wear fled into the woods as he thought & Could not
speke with any) so these persones Returned & brought me
this Newes whom now I haue sent Againe to see if thay
Can find anny of these Kennibek men & to bring them to
me to the End Aforsaid who haue promised in sixe dayes
to be hear Againe & bring vs Newes how things stand or
the persones Sir I do not find by Any thing I Can discerne
that the Indianes East of vs ar in the least our Ennimies
only fly for tear from Any boats or English thay se & good
Reason for thay well Know it may Cost them their Lives if
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 93
the wild fishermen meet with them Sir I doubt wheather
we should Kill these Kermibeke Indians if we meet with
them that haue not Killed any of vs & who those persones
ar that haue Killed our frinds in Casco or Robd the houses
on the south side of Kennibek doth not yet Apear I supose
it may be som stragling persones from the Southwards Most
persone think fitt to go into the woods & Kill or sease on
All Indianes thay find but for my part I hearing thay ar fled
from their forte & Hue in the woods think such procedings
will not only be frutles, but ouerbalanced with Abundance
of Danger but do think best to get our selues into as defen-
siue A posture as we Can Thus Sir if you will be pleased
to let these Bearers to Returne with powder & shott for our
suply & your orders & Instruktions in the premises & your
prayers to god for our Asistanc which we Craue you will
Obleadg him who is your Vnworthy Servant to pray to him
who only hath wisdom to direkt you & Power to help vs all
in our Need that his Asisting presenc in all your weighty
Afayers may be with you
[superscribed] Thomas Gardner
To the Honnored
& Esquier John Leu[eret]
his house in Bos [ton]
these with all due
Douer 25 th September 1675
Much Hon rd
My Absence from home (being this Week at Eastw d :)
hath Ocation'd) yo r hearing nothing from me Soe long but
being Just now return'd this evening thought it my Duty
w th an expedition to giue Ace" of the state of y* Place.
Since I sent away Cap 1 Dauis w th about 50 men at y e ene-
mies ffirst Assault of those places (haueing ffurther Infor-
mation of their killing & Burning According to yo r direction
94 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
raised a gty of souldiers out of Douer & Portsm & w th an
Addition of Some from Kittery I did my Selfe Aduance
eastw d for y e ffurther Succour of those places but before I
came soe ffarr as Sawco (Cap 4 Dauis being gone to Falm th
where the first damage was done by the enemy I had Ad-
uice of y e enemies Marching Westward ffalling upon Scar-
brough & Sawco killing & burning on Saturday & Sab-
bath day last at Scarbrough they killed an old man &
Woman & burnt their house & at M r Foxwells two young
men Were kill'd being att y e barn about y r Cattle the enemy
y n Aduanced tow ds Sawco riuer w ch is not aboue 4 miles
distant from y i Part of Scarbrough & there fell to burning
of houses. y e People 1 before haueing Intelligence ffrom an
Indian calld Scossaway of y e time w n they Would come
deserted their houses most of y m repairing to Maj r Pendle-
tons but M r Bonighten & Some other ffamilies to Maj r
Phillips s on Saturday Morning y e Indians rifled & burnt
Seuerall houses on y e north Side y e riuer among w ch M r
Bonightens was one he being the night before fled to Maj r
Phillips's while said houses were burning a gty of y m
Judged about 36 Ind ns came ouer y e riuer in english canooes
& w n come Ashore cutt holes in y m & turn'd y m Adrift but
all this time finding noe men they went to Maj r Phillips
Sawmill & 1 st Set it goeing then on fire & burnt it & af-
ter w ds did y e like to his corn mill it being Judged to be
their design therby to draw y m out of y e house & Soe to
Surprize both y m & itt but Maj r Phillips being ffbrwarn'd of
their comeing made Some Small defence about his house
haueing w th him of his own ffamilie & Neighbours to y e
Number of 15 men besides women & Children in all about 50
the bushes being thick w th in shott of his house could not at
ffirst See Ind" but one of y e men Perceiueing a stirring Among
y e ffearnes Maj r Phillips looked out of his Chamber Win-
dow y l Way & ffrom y nce was Imediately shott att & slightly
Wounded in y e Should r (2 more were alsoe Wounded Af-
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 95
terw ds y 1 being all the harm done there) after w ch y* Shott
came thick w ch was Accordingly Answered ffrom wi th in hut
no Indians as yet apear'd but onely Creeping deck't w th
flearnes & boughs till some time after they gott a p r of old
truck wheels & flitted y m up w th boards & slabbs for a
barricadoe to Safeguard y e Driuers thereby Endeauouring
to burn y* house haueing prepared combustible matter as
birch rinds pitchwood Turpentine & powd r ffor y* end but
they in y e house gceiueing their Intention Plyed their shott
against itt & ffound Afterw ds their shott went through a
little before they came at y e house there was a little wett
ground into w ch ye Wheels sunk & y t obstructed their
driueing itt fforw d they Endeauouring to gett it out of y e
dirt again by turning a little on one side thereby layeing
y m Selues open to y m in y e house w ch oportunity they Ini-
prou'd & made y m quitt their work & ffly but Continued
fireing at y e house all night till Sabbath day Morning about
9 a clock & then they Saw y e Indians at a distance March
away they Judg'd between 20 & 30 & Some of y m w th 2
guns but before they went they sett fire on a little out
house & in itt burn't Seuerall hogs Since w ch Maj r Phillips
is remou'd down to Winter harbour to Maj r Pendletons
where I found him after this y e Same or another Party
of Indians went to Scarbrough to a Place call'd Dunstan
where L l Alger being Abroad w th 6 more well arm'd being
about their Ocations mett 14 Ind ns compleat in Armes in 2
ranks he retreating a little tow ds his house y e Ind ns Aduanc'd
& ffbllow'd whereupon he fac'd y m y e 1 st rank of y e Ind nt
fired & orderly ifell in y e rear of y e other I/ Alger w th his
6 men fired & gceiued they Struck Some of y m whereupon
they Imediately fled they being at a Considerable Distance
none of y m Rec d any harm but Notw th standing all this
neither my selfe nor Cap* Dauis nor any gty I sent out th<5
I had y n in those gts 120 Souldiers could euer See an Ind n
therefore Considering y e Weaknesse I left our gts in nearer
*'''
96 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
^
homew d by takeing Soe many thence & the little hopes wee
had of meeting w th y e enemy who Assoon as euer they dis-
couered a gty of Souldiers in one place fled to another & by
Reason of y e Vast Inconueniences Attending a March in y i
Country ocation'd by many riuers Marshes, &c. I thought
it most prudence to Contract y e people into as Small a
Compasse as may be in those townes & there make some
fortification to to defend y m selues haueing left about 60
Souldiers in garrison at Sawco Scarbrough & Falm th ffor y e
defence of those places & ffor their help in gathering their
corn & Secureing their prouicons bringing y e Remaining
forces back w th mee to their seuerall towns again haueing
likewise ordred Wells york & Kittery to garrison y m Selues
ffor y r own defence y e distractions of those places by Rea-
son of gsons being fforc'd to fforsake y r Plantations & leaue
their Corn & Cattle to y e enemy doth portend Ineuitable
want &c a to ensue unlesse god by his extraordinary proui-
dence doe preuent, their case being Considered beg yo r
Thoughts & direction aboutt it w ch w n Rec d shall be readily
Attended by
Hon rd S r yo r Humble Seru"
Richard Waldorne
Att A Council held at Boston the 16 October 1675
To Majo r Bryan Pendleton m r Humphry
Warren Left Joshua Scottow & m r George
Mumjoy any or either of them? :
The Council being Informed of more then Ordinary Suspi-
tion of Lef 1 Thomas Gardiners still tradeing w th the french
& Indians, to the great dainger & trouble of the English &
encouragment of the barbarous natives now in Hostillity
Judge ineete relateing to the not only discouery of but the
prevention of so daingerous a practise to Orde r Authorize
& Impower yow or any or either of yow to Inquire into the
s d Complaint examining all persons as John Abbot of pis-
catqua Riuer Jn Lux w th such weomen as there lately saw
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 97
certeine frenchmen to Come ashoare at Pemacquid & Carry
vp theire moose & beva r to Lef* Gardiners house as also
such fishermen as did disarme the said ffrnchmen (or others
yow know or heare of Cann Giue testimony of & Concern-
ing such daingerous practises & on yo r strict examinations
yow finde the said Gardiner Guilty of tradeing w th the In-
dians Discouraging the English by his warrants or othe r wise
taking their depositions before him & forthwith Cause him
and any otbe r s that haue binn abetto r s w th him in like man-
ner to be brought Downe to Boston before the Go & Coun-
cil to Giue Ans r ffor such his Evill practises=
By y e Council Edw. Rawson Secre*
To the Constable of Pemacquide or any other officer there
yo w are hereby Required in his Maj ty name forthwith to
Aprehend Left Thomas Gardiner [and his abetto r s] and him
or them forthwith to bring safely before the GoQno r & Coun-
cil in Boston to Ans 1 what he shall be chardged w th for traid-
ing w th the french & or Indians since these barbarous Indians
haue Raised & gsecuted a Cruell warr ag* the English :
heereof no* to faile.
Dated in Boston the 18 th of octobe r 1675 :
By y e Council Edw : Rawson Secret
This is to Certify to all Captains Comissione" Constables
or any whom this may concerne in any part of this Juris-
diction that M r Humphry Warren w th those w th him & their
Armes & Vessel 1 is hereby freed from all Impresses during
this voyage.
E R. S.
Receipt.
Receiued by vs whose Names are vnder written videlicett
Danield Wakley, & Thomas Hues, by order of y e Comitte
Doc. VOL. vi. 7
98 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
now Sitting att ffalmouth by order of y e councell att boston,
of M r James Andrvews Senior of ffalmoth one barrell of
powder being by estimation one hundred weight wee Say
received by vs, by order & Comand of y e Sayd Comitte,
one barrell of powder of M r James Andrews as aforesayd as
witnes our hands this 21 of October 1675
~T
Tho Huse his mk
Daniell Wak J? ley
his mark (_/
Witnes vs
fFrancis Neale
William Rogers
Petition
To the Hono r d Governo 1 ' and Councell James Andrews of
Casco Humbly Sheweth that m r George Munjoy and Leif 1
Ingerson of Casco with the rest of the Comitte there by
their warrant did send to my house to demand of me a bar-
rill of Powder : and I haveing but one Ban-ill in my house
which I had purchased for the defence of my owne famaly
and the rest of my neighbours that were come into my
house for security : I refused to deliver the same : where-
upon the said Comitty sent their warrant to bring me before
them : So I went with the messengers to m r Munjoys : and
there the said Comitty kept me as a prisono r till such time
as I had Engaged to deliver the said Barrill of Powder to
such persons as they should send for it : whereupon they
then sent men with me to my house to receive it : unto
whome I was forced to deliver it and they carryed my bar-
rill of powder to mr Munjoys house : and so I and my poore
famaly with the rest of my neighbours that were come into
my house for security were left utterly destitute of Powder
where by to defend our selves against the violence of the
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 99
Barbarous Enimy- Thus leaveing the p r misses for yo r Hon-
o r s consideracon humbly intreateing yo r Hono r s releife here
in
I remaine
Yo r Hono r s Humble serv*
James Andrews
In Ans r to the peticon of James Andrews Complaining of
himself to be Imprisoned in m r Munjoy 8 house till he deliu-
ered his barrell of powde r to the orde r of the s d M r Munjoy
Left Ing r soll & othe r s Comittee w ch he was forced to doe as
Appares by a Receipt presented It is Ordered that the
Comittee forthwith deliuer to the said James Andrews
twenty pounds of his powder backe againe & make him
Just & due Satisfaction for the same.
By y e Council Edw d Rawson Secret
Letter from Capt. Joshua Scottow to Q-ov. Lever ett
Nov. 6, 1675.
Honourd S r
After all due submission to yo r self w th the Hon-
oured Councill these are to declare y e state of o r affaires at
p r sent, since y fc by Jo : Shurt o r men being sent vp y e riv r
to secure those barnes of Corne left w ch accordingly the ap-
plyed y m selves to doe & to repaire o r water mill (being o r
onely releif for grinding) they met w th no opposition nor
could have sight for 3 daies of above one Indian vpon the
3 d of this Curr* they having finished one mans corne & vpon
loading of it in canews 29 of o r ptie being there were as-
saulted & surrounded by at least 60 or 80 Indians & had
bin all [cut] of had not Ser* Tippet come in w th his ptie to their
timous releif who was on y e other side river to help wheat
&c out of another barne wherevpon the enimy retreated into
the bushes it being a foggy day could not soe well discerne
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w* execution they did vpon y m more y n disinabling one In-
dian soe as to leave his Speare behind him, much firing on
both sides owne of o r s wounded one drowned by hasting into
a Cano, next day a souldie r of his owne accord went
downe y* marshes & hallowd & an Indian came vp to him
being of Piscataquay & his acquaintance they pleed &
smok't a pipe of tobacco togither, the Indian having laid
downe his gun & he seemingly did y e same, a small riv r pting
y m (y c larger narracofi) C. winkall & my Self have sent to
Maj r Walden to be conteyed vnto o r Maj r Genii I refer y r
Honours vnto) y e substance of y r discourse was they will-
ingly would have peace, & kept 2 women, two casco chil-
dren, foure men prisoners to dl r vp if it might be &c if not
let time & place be appointed & they would fight y e english
& as it was misreported vnto C. Winkel & myself they
would stay 48 houres for an answer but it seemeth it was
y e next day, the Indian gave his signall next day but none
having an order to treat him [our] men [took] care to secure
the wheat threshd out, & a shallop being there to fetch it if
they sent none to discourse him, vpon w ch the enemy had
done y e day before & y fc during the parlee fired stackes of
hay & some houses, o r men y t afternoone being pinched for
want of bread & victualls, could not be prvailed w th by their
officers to continue in y* far me house w ch they had fortified
vntill further order w ch was designd a retreating place vpon
fighting y m , though a small riv r pted y m & y e Indians ren-
dezvoux, in order to fighting y m I had visited y e next garri-
son & drawne of w 1 I durst to assist o r souldiVs vp y e riv r ,
but towards y e evening vnderstanding o r mens resolves, sent
y m vp bread &c with an exp r sse charge not to desert y c place
w th out further order, but it could not come to y m soe as to
hinder their moving downe w ch was vpon the 5 th day Curr*
in the night, next morning we designed y e settling y m all vp
assoone as y e tide would pmit & had orderd all to y 1 end,
but vpon y e sight of the enemies burning of y* house w ch
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 101
they had fortified & of my barne of Corne w ch was left un-
burnt there, vv th advice of Cap ne Winkell & the rest of y e
officers, we alterd o r designe & this day purpose w th all o r
strength to fetch in the Inhabitants Corne, left in their
deserted houses, the enimy firing all before y m in w ch doing
an opportunity of fighting y m may allso p r sent w ch o r soul-
die" long for but we want fixed armes [most] of those sent,
not serviceable & two or three disinabled in o r last ingagem*,
please to dispatch o r supply of flints &c sent for in my last
to Maj r Clark we are in distres for want of y m , especially
bread not having two dayes bread left at a Cake a day w ch is
y e allowance I reduced o r souldi r s into at first coming, w ch
bread is borrowd from fishermen & my myself, we have
no grinding neerer then Piscataquay, not else but begging
prayers & y fc y e Deluge of sin w ch I gceive is among o r soul-
die rs aswell as Inhabit" may be stopped by reason whereof
this overflowing scourge pursueth vs (this place being now
y e seat & center of the Easterne war) Casco Quenybec
being all quiet & peace as by yesterdaies intelligence I
understand, I humbly subscribe myself
Yo rs & y e Countries
most humble serv*
Josh Scottow
ifrom y e Head quarters
at Black point at 3 : o clock
in y e morning this 6 th
9ber 1675
May it please you to take notice
that instead of the 50 designed
here are but 38 sent div r se of y m
insufficient for service & some
soe mutinous that we canot with
safety inflict y e punishm* they
deserve, for the pursuing of my
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Comiion to effect there is need at
least of 100 men compleatly armed &
bread sent, for flesh I hope we
have enough
J: S
Letter from the Council to Capt. Scottow Nov. 16, 1675
Cap 4 Scotow
We rece v d yo r letter & saw another sent by yo w to majo r
Walderne ; wee peeve the Indians ; do somtimes ; allarum
you & obstruct the getting in prouisions & corne, If such
an other oQture as that indian made y* met y e Soldeiur in
y e marsh for a treaty of peace to delifi) y e English prisoners
should be made, againe, wee aduise & order you shall
Apoint to treat w th y m & see what terms you can come to &
a cesatio of armes vntill their offers may be considerd by
vs, & endeu r to procure the deliuery of y e prisoners & wee
will deliuer as many of theirs y* are at Boston ; peace is
better y 11 warr if it can bee obtained vpon good terms, &
som pledges or hostages giuen ; for security, as for A sup-
ply of more men wee cannot comply w th you therin, wee
haue so many places to strengthen y l wee cannot doe all,
wee are sure you haue as great a proportion as most places,
of the like concern, : wee here you want neither corn, flesh
nor fish & so long you can not be in straits & though yo r
mill ly at a distance yet a samp morter or two will make a
supply to p r uent any great sufferings as for sending of
Bisket, wee, dare not giue y l p r sedent for all other places
garisond by the country soldiers are prouided for with vict-
ualls by the people they secure, it is enough for y e country
to pay wages & find Ammunition, our Armies y l are in motio ;
require more y 11 the country is well able to beare especily
yo r eastenie parts are concerned to ea.se the publicke purse
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 103
what they may : because : wee know of nothing y* way efi)
put in to it, from thence ; Therfore wee desire you to
make the best Improuement you can w th the strength you
haue for yo r owne deffence & offence of the enimy vntil God
send better times ; wee haue inclosed the printed laws to
restreyne mutinous soldiers let y m be read to y e Soldiers ;
And notice taken of y m y* transgrese ; & if you find yo r selfe
to weake to deale w th them let y e Ringleaders bee sent hither
w th euedence of y e fact., wee haue not more at p r sent but
desire the Lords p r sence blessing & protection of God to be
w th & ofi) you all
Remaine yo r louing freind
post script if you find our
Soldiers any Burden or inconvenience
to you You are Authorised herby
to dismisse y m or any of y m either
heither or to majo r Walderne
Order of Council.
Att A Council held at Boston y e 9 th of December 1675
p r sent The Council taking into their Consideration
Gofi)n r the p r sent state of the Towne of Wells in
m r Bradstreet respect of the vnsetled frame of the Inhab-
Cap* Gookin itants there in this Tyme of Dainger To
m r Tyng the end that there may be some Remedy &
m r Clarke for the future a better mannagement of Af-
faires there in orde r to the Safety of the
place
It is Ordered And Appointed that the Leiftenn* Jn Litle-
feild Doe Effectually Apply himself to Comand in cheife all
that are capable of bearing Armes in y l Towne & to orde r
them in the best manner y 4 may be for their mutuall safety
who are hereby seuerally required & comanded to Obey him
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& Attend his orde r s in all respects vpon poenalty of being
reputed & dealt w th all as false to y e interests of the publick.
In all matte's of moment y e sd Left Jn Litlefeild aduice as
much as may be Consult w th m r Samuel Whelewright & M r
W m Symonds
And for the better effecting of w* may be needfull It is
further ordered that m r Sam : Whelewright m r W m Symons
& y e s d Left Litlefeild be & are heereby Impowred to be a
Comittee or y e majo r pt of them by warrant vnde 1 ' their
hands.
In Case there be need to Impresse all such persons pro-
uission Amunition or othe r things w tb in theire owne Towne
as shall be necessary & Canno* otherwise be had And y e
Council Doth also Declare y l y e y expect & Require y* all
persons belonging to y e sd Towne & y i may be vsefull &
helpfull there Doe in no case Desert the place to y e weak-
n ing of y e hands of those y l are willing to remaine vpon
poenalty of being liable to forfeit all their estates & interests
in y fc towne & y s order is forthwith vpon the receipt thereof
to be published by Lef 1 Jn Litlefeild to y e Inhabitants of
Wells
By y e Council E R s
p r sent The Council mett 18 JanQy 1675. The
The Goii) Council hauing Receaued An acco* from
m r Brads 1 majo r Walderne relating to the Indians
Maj r Gookin already come in to him & Expected to Come
M r Danforth in It is Ordered that it be left to him &
m r Tyng left Peter Coffyn by their best discretion to
m r Stoughton secure the men Come w th their Armes and
m r Clarke to Imploy the Weomen & children to Gett
their livings to preuent charge to the Coun-
try and Also to procure more to Come in
and what euer shall Come in w th their Armes to secure till
further order from the Council and that the majo r from time
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 105
to time Give account to the Council of what shall be don
therevpon, and for effecting thereof It is left to y e majo r to
Improove whom he sees Cause
past E R S
Job Alcocke being Complained on for neg-
lecting to obey the Majo r Waldren 8 warren 1
was sentenct to
Order of Council.
It is ordered by the Councill that the Secretary forth w th
issue forth warrants to the Constables of the several!
Townes, to Sumons in the persons mentioned in a list from
ffalmoth & Blackpoint as delinquents in departing from the
Garrisons where they were placed contrary to order ; also
those mentioned in a list from Saco & Yorke to appeare
before the Councill on munday next the 24 instant at !
a clock to answer as aboues d informing himselfe of Cap tn
Scotto or others where the s d persons are ; also to send a
warrant to the Constable of Bilrica to Sumons in Simon
Crosbey to appeare before the Councill at the same time to
answer for his neglect of the Country's Service for which
he was impressed./.
Councill adjourn d to munday 24 instant at one a clock.
Petition
To the Right Hono ble the Gov r : & Councell now
sitting in Boston January the 24 th 167|
The Petition of William Griffith
Humbly Sheweth that yo r Petitiono r hath a great famaly and
some of them have beene Sick for a Considerable time
and his famaly have their whole dependance upon his labour
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and imploym* : and about three months since yo r Petition 1 "
was Prest to goe out in the service of the Country to Black
Point : and Considering the urgent necessityes of his fam-
aly, he was forced to hire a man to goe out in his roome :
and agreed to allow him ten Shillings g weeke : and also
that he should have all the Countryes pay : which said man
hath beene at Black point above three month : Now Yo r
Petitiono r humbly Craves the favo r of yo r Hono r s to consider
that he is a poore man and hath a great famaly : and to pay
Six or Seaven pounds out of his Labour besides the main-
tenanc of his famaly, (in this time when traiding is so dead)
will be Exceeding difficult : therefore humbly beggs that yo r
Hono r s will please to give order for the release of the said
man by him hired as aifores d (namely Samuell Johnson).
So shall he for ever pray for yo r Hono r s &c
William Griffith
granted that the man
bee sent for home, & that
hee haue an order for that end.
Petition of Henry Jocelyn others
To the Honorable Gov r & Councill
The humble peticon of the Inhabitants of Scarborough
Whereas by the good hand of fav r of God & En-
couraging protection wee have hitherto bin p r served from
the rage & fury of the heathen, & though sundry have left
o r Towne yet the subscribers doe intend not a man of vs to
leave our station without a speciall order from yo r Honours
nor without the leave of o r Coinanders if yo r Honours shall
think meet to incourage o r continuance by vpholding a small
garrison among vs otherwise to send vs convenience for o r
transporting from hence we not being Capacitated to beare
the charge of it (/selves, we humbly conceive it will be an
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 107
expedient to maintaine the English intherest in his Ma ties Do-
minions & yo r honours happy government which we heartily
pray for y e Continuation of, & we further are bold humbly
to suggest, that it will not onely tend much to y e damage of
the whole Countrey but to y e dishonour of y e nation, that a
place soe naturally seated for defence vpon which there hath
bin somuch laid out to fortify should either be dismantled
or deserted to y e publique enimy, it being the frontier & if
not supported the whole County in all probability will be
ruinated. In hope of yo r Honours further fav we humbly
pray for yo r peace & gsperity.
F Henry Jocelyn
Shaw Raphe Allanson
Henry Watts J()hn Tim ^
mrke Sam : A Oakernan Sen r
Hen : ^ 1 Berrkins
John Cocke Geo : -4- Taylovrs
Daniell L/ Moore Joseph Olliver
Petition of Joshua Scottow others ^1676"
To the Honoured Gouerno r and the rest of the Hon-
oured Counsell Now sittinge in Boston./
The Humble request of vs whose names are hearevnder
written ; in the behalfe of the County of yorke, request yo r
Honours Consederation and assistance ; in this our distresed
Estate and Condition ; of the Inhabitants in that Conty
Consarninge our Comon Enemies ; the barbarous Hethen ;
who indeour to insult ouer vs ; but g the Blesseinge of God
heather to he hath Keept vs ; vnder his protection : we fly
to yo r Hon rs ; for releife ; requestinge yo r Care heare in ; we
humbly request your hon r s, that Care may be taken for o r
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present releaife and destruction of o r said Enemy : we hum-
bly Conseaiue as foil
Impri./ That the Contry would be pleased to Ereckt or
Setle Two Garrasons viz 1 one at Cascoe bay ; the other at
Wells or Newchonicke ; w ch we leaiue to yo r hon rs Conseder-
ation ; with Souldiers in Euery Towne to be vnder the Coin-
and & Conduckt of Sume men w ch may be Chosen g yo r
boners ; out of Every said Towne ; both for the destroyinge
of o r Enemiies ; & securinge the said Townes ;
2) That order may be Giuen to those men Impowred ;
that noe man neither old nor younge, doe desart the townes
they now Liue in, w*out Concent, and approbation of those
soe appoynted ; or not w'out Consent of the millitia of the
said Townes ;
3 That yo r hon rs would be pleased to Conseder our ina-
billity & vncapablenes of Cariinge on this warre our selfes ;
but with your assistance we are willinge to o r vttermost
4) The premises beinge well Considered ; and the Gar-
rasons soe settled & well improued ; may be Much for the
destruction of the said Enemies ; and Incouraclgment of
Traide-/ all which we leaiue to yo r honors Consederation
and remaine yo r Hon rs Humble Sarv tts
Josh : Scottow George Munjoy
John Davis
Sam 11 Wheelwright
John Litlefield
Letter Richard Waldern to John Leverett Esq.
"about 1676:'
Sir M r Colcord was Implyed by my selfe and m r moody in
the case depending betwixt the Country and george and
mason and spent many days in procuring Euidences which
were sent to England : and desiereth some Recompence for
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 109
his time spent his pertickler arrant will shew : but this I
Cann say many days he did spend in the seruis and he de-
siereth me to signify the same to you which he hopeth you
will put him in some way for it he being very poore.
Your hum bell seruant
Richard Waldern
To John Leverett Esq r
about 1676
u Councils letter to y* Secre* of State " 5 April 1676.
Right ho ble
Y u may please to rememb r
That in Decemb r last wee did by o r hon ed John Leueret
EsOg present to y r hon r a short narratiue w th a printed pap
Declaring the state and condicon of this and other his
G
ma ties Colonyes & plantacons in New England (in reference
to a warr wee were ingaged in w th the pagan natiues of the
Country) humbly to be rep sented to his Sacred Ma tie : A
better account (as to the yssue thereol) wee then hoped,
wee should have bene able to haue giuen by the next convey-
ance : but such hath bene the wise and odruling providence
of almighty god, that o r losses & calamyties, hath since
that tyrne, bene much increased and augmented, and there
is none amongst vs that can tell how long, o r holy god (for o r
sins) pmitt theis barbarous heathen to afflict and distresse vs :
Wee shall not p r sume to giue y r hon r the trouble of repeat-
ing what for filly wee informed, as to the beginning & ryse
of this warr : but humbly p r sent to y u the gceedure thereof
and what hath befallen vs since that tyme,
About the 10 th of Dec r last, wee w th the Colonyes of N :
Plymouth & Conecticott sent forth about 1000 men, w th
some Indians in Amyty w th vs, against the Narragansetts
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%
one of the greatest & most considerable people amongst
theis barbarians. Whoe notw th standing all their former
ingagem's and gmises had ayded & abetted Phillip Sachem
of Mount hope and other o r Enemyes and Dealt treacher-
ously w th vs. Theis marching in the depth of wint r (a tyme
op tune
judged most expedient to distresse them) into the Narra-
gansett Country after much hardshipp indured, assaulted
them att their head q rts in a rude ffort, they had made in
agretit swampe, or groue of trees and vnd r wood, where vpon
o r knowledge & the confession of some captiues then taken
many hundreds of them were slaine, their howses or wig-
wams Destroyed, and they dryven from thence about 40.
myles vpp into the Nipnmg Country towards Conect. Ryv r
whith r our ft'orces pursued and slue many of them : but not
w th out some consid r able losse of o r owne in o r first ingagem 1
att there fFort, where wee had slaine about .70. & twice soe
many wounded, att the last pursute not aboue .3. or .4.
Our forces hath bene out since in the pursute of them more
then 100. myles to the westward and oft Conecticott Ryv r :
but cannot meete w th anybody of them, their maner being to
remoue from place to place almost eQyday, leaueing their
worn & children in hydeous swamps & obscure vnaccessable
places, of w eh the Country is full and the men sometymes
dispceing themselues in small pties all oS the Country and
by ambuscadoes & secret skulkinge soe infests the passages
and highwayes that many teamest r s hath thereby been cutt
of. And then againe on a suddaine multitudes of them
gnth r ing togeath 1 " falls vpon o r out Townes (vv ch for their con-
venvency of tyllage &c. liued dispced agreat Distance from
one :inoth r soe y l it was impossible to p r serue more a few
fortifyed howses that were in those Townes, the incursions
of the Enemy being soe suddaine & haueing in a few howres,
fyred the deserted howses & barnes &c. are as suddainly
fledd into the woodds and hyding places, before any releife
.OF THE STATE OF MAINE. Ill
could possibly come vnto o r people, whereby it is come to
passe that many in o r Country Townes and ffarmes are de-
stroyed & many of our people brought to great want &
extremyty both in this Colony & that of Plymouth, and
some Townes vpon Conecticott Ryv r and the like in that
pt of the Country to the Norward of Paskataqj Ryv r called
yorke River formly the Province of Mayne. May it please
y r hon r to be furth r informed that imediatly aft r the begin-
ing of this warr by Phillip Sachem of mount hope in the
Jurisdiccofl of Plymouth, it was suddainly dispced all ou r
the Country .2. or 300. myles from Kenebeck noreast to
the vtmost bounds of Conect. Jurisdiccon southwest, as if
it had bene a p r meditated Jesuiticall contriuance complotted
long before, and though wee indeav r ed to the vtmost of
o r power, to releiue and succ r (att o r great charge both by
sea & land) those Townes & plantacons to the Norward of
Paskataq^ Ryv r yet by reason of their remote liueing, one
from anoth r & the incomodious scituacofi) of their Townes
they could not be p r serued : but are mostly destroyed, many
of the people being slaine, and the rest retyred to places of
bett r securyty. Wee judge according to o r best computa-
tion, that since the begining of this warr there hath bene
slaine of his Ma ties subject aboue 500. sedall Townes or vil-
lages some wholy some in pt ruyned. the howses burnt not
easyly to be numbred ; the people much destracted, hus-
bandry and trading much obstructed, & scarcity of bread
come & oth r gvisions much feared, if god should prnit o r
Enemys furth r to p r vaile, and hind r o r planting and reape-
ing, as vndoubtedly they will indeav r to doe the vtmost of
their power.
Wee haue expended in the gsecucofi) of this warr more then
2000 1 agreat some for soe poore a people in a wildernes w ch
yet wee should cheerefully vnd r goe, could wee see but a
gbable way how we might secure w* remaines of his Ma ties
interest & o r owne yet remaines agst o r barbarous & blood-
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thirsty Enemyes, o r great want for the carrying on of this
vvarr and bringing of it to a good conclusion, is money,
some armes & a few men many of o r s being lost or disabled
for service since the begining of this warr and very many
hands necessaryly imployed in makeing fortificacons & gvid-
ing habitacons for multitudes of people depriued thereof,
ffor such is the maner of o r Enemyes fighting flying retreat-
ing & incursions w th many oth r advantages that wee judge
it much easyer for the people of this Country to Defend
themselues agst many thousands of a forraigne nation then
agst. .2. or .3000 of theis barbarous heathen. Att o r
o
first comeing hither vnd r the Countenance & gteccofi) of his
ma tie ' royall ffather of blessed memory more then 40 yeares
since it was o r great care to see all the people vnd r o r goQrn 4
well armed & constantly trayned, that wee might be able to
defend o r selues and p r serue the Country agst any inuasion
of Enemyes. the Inds. then had few or noe firearmes and
we had strickt lawes ghibiting the selling of them any vnd r
seuere penalties : but in a short tyme they were furnished
by the french & dutch w th as many as they could buy & soe
now haue as many as they desire, and many of them doe
affirme they are incnuraged and animated by the ffrench att
Canada (who also as they say haue gmised them recruites
of amunicon) and ayde of men this surner great quantyties
likewise of amuuicofl they say haue bene brought to them
by some Dutchm. whoine they name) ffrom ffort Albany, w ch
wee haue much reason to beleeue, for in wint r both by their
owne confession, & by some p r son r s wee tooke it apped
they had but lyttle. Wee haue intimated thus much to
Maj r Andros the Goujn r of yorke who wee hope will doe his
vtmost to p r vent the like for the future. Wee are not
vnsenceable of w* concerne the keepeing of this Country, is
not onely as to o r owne welfaire but as to his Ma ties interest
in sefiall respects & therefore shall willingly spend o r Hues
& o r all for the p r servacofl thereof, humbly beseeching y r
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 113
hon r to beleeue that the losse & sufferings that hath befallen
vs hath not gceeded from want of care in the goQm*, or
conduct & currage in the comand r or soldiers whose reso-
lucofle and forwardnes in ingageing vpon to great disadvan-
tages is rather to be blamed, yet soe it must be or the
Enemies not fought w th at all. Wee are vnwilling and
ashamed, but necessitated to make knowne the trueth vnto
y r hon r that for the carrying on of this warr & bringing of
it to agood and hopefull conclusion, wee want money amu-
nicofi) & armes for the Country is become poore & brought
very lowe./
The contynuance of his Ma ties smiles and royall fav r vnd r
whose shadow & princely grace wee haue bene contynued a
people hith r too will deeply oblidge vs by Duty & many obli-
gacons already bound to implore the blessing of heaven
vpon his Ma ties pson royall ffamyly & goQrn*. And that y r
hon r may be blessed here & eternally blessed hereaft r is the
earnest prayer of/
R 1
Hon rble
His Ma tys most loyal
Subjects
& y r hon rs humble
Serv te
past by y e Council 5 Aprill 1676 : E : R : 8.
Petition. 1676.
To the Honored Governo r & Councell
att Boston
The Humble Petition of Daniel Landon Sheweth That he
being Prest the 20 th of October last and sent on y e - Ser-
vice of y e Country to y e Eastward where he served
three Months under the Comand of Cap 1 Scotto, In
Doc. VOL. vi. 8
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which time once upon a Scout passing over some Ice
his horse fell under him and brewsed his leg verry soar
and broak his Gun also and after, being dismist by Cap*
Scotto and being at home, when the Maj r Gener 11 propounded
for Vallenteers under y e Comand of Maj r Savage, Consider-
ing the great necessitie of relieving y e adjacent townes w ch
the Indians were then Consuming, Yo r Petition 1 " Volluntarily
& freely listed him selfe under his Comand, to y e Service of
god and y e Country, the which still I beliue is my Duty as
god Inables me and by his providence Calls me, After I
Came to Hadley I had such distemper In my body that 1
am not yett freed of & hath Exposed me to grate weekness,
besides a grate pain in my head & swelling in my face that
for sume while I Could hardly eat bread, and in our March
homeward from Hadley, almost Ever since have had a
tedious paine with some swelling in that leg that was for-
merly hurt at y Eastward w ch I Judge is fro y e fall I had
there, & still abides me, and being left w th Cap* Sill at Sud-
berry, and not able to Continue in March w th him when he
went from Concord I assayed to march w th him but finding
my selfe not able desiring leaue to Come home, and his
dismiss but he told me he Could not dismiss me, and so
being Left behinde at Concord I was faine to hier a Horse
o
to Ride home, and Now Yo r Humble Petitioner Humbly de-
sires you would be plased to dismiss him, who is and shall
be alwaise Redie when god shall In able him, to serve the
Country to his uttrnost power.
21 Ap r 1676. y e peticone r s Request is Granted
Edw d Rawson Secret
These are to testifie before whome it may concern, that M r
Scottow of Boston, being w th us when y e men were killed
upon Sacho sands, at the first hearing of the guns fired
there w th consent of M r Josselin gave y e Alarum att our
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 115
garrison to y e whole towne, drew up such of us in our armes
as were at home, dispatcht our Corporall to call in such as
were abroad, as also the said Scottow was very Angry with
John Mackshawne, for saying that Captane Wincoll and his
Company were all cut off, telling him though some might
bee killed, and the rest ffled yett it might bee to gaine y e ad-
vantage of ground as it prooved, as also at the same time
Scottow
[hee] 1 seartcht the armes and amunition of us which were
drawne up, exchanging y e armes which were insufficient for
his owne ffixed armes, and that hee suplied every man of
all those that were sent forth, and wanted, both w th powder,
bulletts, swan shott, biskett, and a dram of y e bottle out of
his owne store, there not being at the same time one pound
of powder in y e towne that we knew of but what they rec d
from Scottow & that the said Scottow did alsoe upon the
fist alarum enquire whether some of us might not be sent in
a shallop or in Canows to y e releif of those men, it was
answered that they could not bee sent w th safety neither for
y e men nor for their armes because of the suff of y e sea,
the wind blowing ffresh vpon the shore, the said Scottow
with the consent of M r Henry Josselin did w th as much pos-
sible speed as they could dispatch away about twenty men
over our fferry to march by land to the releif of that pty
under y e charge of Serjeant Olliver, Yea so many men did
they send away that some of us complained against them
saying they did not doe well to send out so many of their
husbands and Children supposeing that if they should haue
been cutt off wee had not strength Left at the Garrison suffi-
cient to defend o r selues if assaulted, Yea, wee doe ffarther
testifie y* the said Scottow Acted therein to the uttmost of
his power for when some of the company manifested a back-
wardness to the releif above in Vexation hee threw his kane
upon the ground saying hee would through up his Comimis-
1 Erased in the original.
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sion and never meddle more w th it, and alsoe that wee could
not answer it to god, men, nor owne consiences vnless we
used the utmost of our endeauour to releiue those men, in
testimony of the truth of what is above written wee have
heervnto signed and shall to the substance of the whole
depose if called thereunto by lawfull Authority.
Black point July y e 15 th 1676
y e mark of Hen : -M Elkins j ohn L ibby fti
John ^ Libby Ri cn : Wilkins j un r
Andrew fl Browne
Thomas
Anthony row
Thomas Cleverly
ffrancis
Peter
White
Hinxen
Henry
kins
The pmises aboue written
I attest to be truth giuen
under my hand this 18 July
1676
Henry Jocelyn
Com
Letter Council to Maj. Cren. Denison, Aug. 1, 1676.
S r
Before you Gott ouer to winisemet Came a post
Informing from m r Jocelyn m r Burrow 8 of falmouth about
10 Instant was sett vpon by the Pemaquid Indians & kild
& carried away ten men sixe weomen & sixteen children^
The Gouerno r & Council now mett Doe Orde r you r selfe
forthwith to Rayse such force out of Essex Norfolke &
Portsmouth Douer w th Kittery york &c as you Judge Suf-
ficient to pursue Repell & Destroy the Ennemy. Cap 1
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 117
A ffrost & Ensigne Arthu r Bragdon : of
& in case there be Kittery haue binn Comended as meete
not sufficient psons persons to haue the Conduct of the
there you are out said forces in those pts & what els yo w
of Portsmouth Douer Judg meet to Raise Such forces to be
Norfolk & Essex to in a Readines to march [and] them
place as you see meet the Ennemy is
said to be a two hundred.
14 August~1676
g Concilifi) E R S
To Maj r Genl
Dan : Denison :
Order in Council
Boston the 20 th August 1676.
p r sent M r Munjoy you are hereby Ordered &
Dep 1 Gofi) Impowred to Impresse an able master
m r Ting & seamen to man the vessell in w ch m r
Maj r Clark Rishworth fiueteen hundred of bread
is now in for the supply of the forces
sent unto Casco bay for the expelling of the ennemy = and
Considering the distresse the souldiers may put vnto for
want of their provissions as also the distresse of the people
on m r Andrews Island you are hereby required forthwith to
dispatch the said vessell away w th out delay & deliuer the
said bread according to yo r orde r from m r Rishworth for the
Ends aforesaid & for the speedy releife of those on the
Island the chardge whereof is to be borne by that County
& shall be secured =
By orde r of y e Council Edw d Rawson Secre*
To the Constables of Boston
These Require you in his Maj tys
name forthwith to be ayding and
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assisting m r George Munjoy in
the Impressing of men & seing the
order aboue performed & not to faile
Dated as aboue// By y e Council Edw d Rawson Secre 1
Petition from Tho Gardner $ others inhabitants of
Pemaquid.
Munhegon 21 = 1676
Honered Sir I thought it my duty having this opertunity
to let you vnderstarid our distresed Condition we the Inhab-
itants of Pemaquid being fled to Munhegon for the saueing
of our Liues from the barborous heathen who haue killed
Most of the Persons dwelling at Arowsuk in Kenibek Riuer
& for ought we know Captayne Thomas Lake we being
Com to Munhegen do finde the Hand vnprouided of Powder
& Espeshally of gunes we do therfore Intreat that with what
speed may be Gunes & Powder may be sent vs we Judge
ther Cannot be fewer gunes sent vs then forty the fishermen
being gennerally without we farther Judge that without
helpe sent Either to Setle A garison vpon the maine or oth-
erwise as your Hon r s Apoynt the Hands will quickly be
deserted & the Country left to the Indianes The Cause of
the Indianes Riseing Apeares to vs to be threfold the first
& Cheefest being the Coming of diuers Indianes from the
westwards who by ther perswation & Asistance have set
these Indianes on this vngodly Enterprise The Second
Cause being the perfidious & vnjust dealing of som English
as we Supose who haue Stollen Eight or Nine persones
from the Indianes About Micheas River & Caried them
Away the Indianes being Incensed for their lose we desier
that Enquiry may be made of one Lawton that went in A
Cach of Mr Simon Lines one John Lauerdore being of Com-
pany About it. The Third Reason which thay likewise
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 119
Render : diuers the last winter for want of Powder died in
the Conntry haueing nothing to kill food & thay say that
After their present Crop of Corne be spent this winter thay
must Starve or go to Cannade our Request is farther that if
the Honored Counsell think it not fitt to settle A garison
for the defence of the Contry som Yesell may be thought
on to fetch Away distresed ffamilies of which ther ar many
not farther to Trouble your Honnors but Intreting god to
be in your Counsels & to blese them shall rest your distresed
Servants & Pettetioners
John I Allen Thomas Gardner
George Bickford Richd : Oliuer
John J-> L/ Pamers mark
Honord S r
That of majo r Walde r nes to yo r self Came to hand 22 Instant
& by it The Council was Informed of y r vncerteine Intelli-
genc & Condition at present of y e Eastern parts together
w th the Indeavo r s of Majo r Waldron & the othe r of y e Com-
ittee to be doing the Council hath Ordered me to write two
or 3 lines to Majo r Walde r ne & orde r him to be dilligent
in his endeavo r s & Speedy in his Intelligence to yo r self
& the Goti)no r of the state of Affayre 8 there, tha 1 so
meete & speedy Remedies may be speedily & seasonably
Aplyed as occasion p r esents, & to lett y r self vnde r stand
that the forces to be raysed or y* are Raysed by yow
in Essex they are left at yo r dispose to send by water
sea or land to those parts as you shall Receive any
Intelligenc any place stands in need & they may be of
Reall vse to put a stop to the Ennemys Rage & to
pursue & destroy &c. in the meane time till furthe r Intel-
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ligenc Comes to order their being in a Readines on all
occasion*. S r y e Gofi)no r Continues full of payne day &
night for y e ten day 8 in great ex'rmity. Going to him
last night to shew him my letter I wrote according to y e
Councils order to GoG)no r Leet of Connecticott to desire him
to acquaint Y er Gefilll Cour 1 or Council y* ou r Council Con-
curring with their Intimation 8 accordingly desired a Com-
missioned meeting to be at Boston 22 Septem for y e
Colonies to Consider & determine of all things Relateing
to the warr : y e Gofi) desird me to Issue ou* warrant for the
app r hending of Henry Lauton & W m Waldron & Comitting
them to prison w th out baile or mainprize in orde r to their
tryall for Seazing & Carrying away a 30 Indians where on
Sagamore & his squaw to y e Eastward was a pt. wch I did &
Henry Lauton is fast in prison & so I doubt no 1 bu* will the
othe r be by & by & Waldron 8 vessell stop 1 y* is bound out I
haue no 1 to Adde But my respects & se r vice to yow Remaine
S r
You r Humble Servant
Edw d Rawson Secret
Boston. 23. of Augus 1
1676
Boston the 27 th of Agust 1676
M r Geo Munjoy Jr.
Your fformer Order vnto Cansoe & Kenebecke River, vpon
further intellegence haue appoynted you vnto Welles : theis
are to order you with all speed to saile thether there deliuer
your souldiers and two thousand waighte of Bread with the
amunition, In wch, vse all Expedition, wch Beinge done
you are discharged Excepte the nessety of the place Call
for further helpe ; the Lord Bee with you & prosper you In
your worke
Tho Clarke sig 1 majr
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 121
Letter from Edward Crick
Hon rd Sir
My Orders is to Accquaint yo r Hone r by al oppertu-
nitys of our proceedings wee sett saile one Mundy neight
the 27 of August un r Munjoy being our master then one
board, I had Along with thirty four men-besids my self
although major Clark told me of forty men we A Riued att
york one wensday 29 following and we that neight march t
to wells whar we found them generally in fear and tharfor
wellcom to them, for newes we haue heard of 250 Indians
that is com into major walden in this town of wells thar
hath been now & then An Indian seen and some hath heard
them talk near thar habbitations butt vppon Serch we can-
not find Any, we being informd that thar was 3 Indians
that was seen att m r sawoods sawmill gathering of corn we
march* to the place but found none & from thence to y e
Higher falls which is (8) mills beyound the Sawmill, whar
we haue seen thar places whar they made thar firs and
Hosted corn as we soppos, by Information of A post cam
this morning throw this town goeing to major waldens that
thar was thirty men besids wemen vppon Juels Hand and al
Kild to six which made ther Escaps & one of them was shot
throw the arme noe moor att p r sent but my prayers to god
to preserue your Honer and desir yo r prayers for vs I
Remaine youer Honers and Contrys Humble Servuant
Edward Crick Lif u
from wells this 7 of
Sep* 1676
it may like yo r Honner thar was 37 men that was inlested to
com with me butt three of them is left behind thar is Robert
millard A Cooper that was hired by Lif" Ingrim who was
Aboard butt did gett Ashoar Againe we know not how, and
thar is one Joseph Johnsonn and one Cristopher porttingall
that did belong to Cap 1 Huls company thar is seauerall of
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our men that are trobled with the flux one John Buckman
is soe ill I question whar he will Recouer some of o r men
wants clothing shoes stockings sherts wascots drawers hear
is none to be gott hear tharfor I desir that yo r Honer wilbe
plesed to send some such suplys if yo r Hone r pleas
To the Hono r Generall Court now Assembled
att Boston ; ^^^^\
May it please y r Hono red Court, o r nescesity may Excvse o r
Modesty, if Our daly Importvnities doe press two hard
vpon yo r patience, for to speake things as y a are, o r case at
present seems to bee more y n ordinary dangerovs, Consid-
ering y e nearness of y e Enemy now in o r borders by whome
wee daly Expect to bee Svrprised, if not speedily gvented,
diverse of o r men being drawn of from vs into y e Army,
wherby wee are made y e more vnable to helpe o r selfes, &
y r fore if it please y e Hono r Covrt soe farr to Consider as to
Setle two Sufficient Garrisons in o r p ts , One at N. Wonake,
& Another at Cascoe or where y e Hono r Covrt Sees Con-
venient whereby y* part of y e Covntry left may be put into
Aposture to hold thing where they are & repell y e Enemy,
& Supply the three towns with A competency of men for
their defence, or otherwise wee must be Constrained to
desert o r places, rather then to Expose o r selves to y e fury of
A merciless Enemy, whome wee are not able to w th stand, or
Secvre our Selves Ag st .
Craueing pardon for o r bouldness we Subscribe our Selues
y r Saruents to Command. ~ ~
Septembr y e 11 th . 1676 : George Munjoy
Sam 11 Whelwright
Jn Littelfeld
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 123
Letter from W m HatJiorne
Cascho 22 th Sep* 1676
Att 9 a'clock at night
HoD rd S r
I have not had any thinge to writte or any thige worth
Information, wee came Into these parts y e 19 th Instant,
when wee catched an Indian ; Sagamore of peggwakick (&
took y e gun of An other), who Informed vs that Kennibeck
Indians were to Come Into these parts that night or the
next day he told vs that y e Indians In these parts are not
above 30 or 40 fighting men & that these keep vp at Orsy-
bee or peggwackeck, which is .60. myles from vs, he saith
he know of noe French men among them as y e Inhabitants
Informed vs, wee found him in many lyes, & so Ord r him
to be put to death, & y e Cochecho Indians to be his execu-
tioners ; which was redily done by them, this day, going
Ouer a River wee were Ambuscaded, but soon gatt Oiie &
put them to flight, Killed dead In y e place but one Indian ;
Named Jn Sampson, who was well Aquainted with maj r
Waldens Indians, they say he was a Captaine & he was
double Armed which wee tooke but such are all y e Enamyes
they Kill, wee find itt very Difficult to Come neire them
there is soe many Rivers & soe much broken land, that they
soon Escape by Canoes y e Country being full of them I
would Intreat your Hon rs to Ord r something Concerning y e
state of affaires here, many Inhabittants of y e place being
Come to take off there Corne & Kill there Cattle only they
want some helpe from vs. I know not whether itt may be
for y e Interest of y e Country, for all to Stay ; & If Wee goe
Into y e Country to peggwackick we can Leave none, I De-
sire your Hon rs Advise & Command this Also. Wee have
had noe bread this three dayes I suppose y e Reason is y e
Contrary Winds, because I have sent to M r Martin twice ;
haue had one returne but noe bread, Wee can doe well
124 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
without vnlesse we goe vp Into y e Country while our peo-
ple are In health as they are generally praysed be y e lord
for itt ; I Humbly Request your Honour to Remmember my
duty to my father & loue to Rest of Friends If you have an
oppertunity, & soe I Rest
Your Hon rs Humble Servant
William Hathorne
The Indian that was taken
told vs that there be 20 English
Captives at Peggwacckick ; 2 of them
men, & that Cap 1 Lake was killed,
they say that Kennebeck Indians kill all
Letter from Daniel Denison Sept. 26, 1676.
S r
the inclosed give you an account of the Easterne parts
which I thought necessary to dispatch to you, that suitable
orders & necessary prouisions might be conveyed to them,
upon the first account of y e disaster at Cape Nedduck & the
desire of those of yorke Comunicated to me by Major Pike
I haue ordered him to send 20 or 30 shoalers to yorke to
comfort them, I can ad nothing to the intelligence nor con-
tribute any aduice I suppose Majore Walderne hath fully
informed you of the state of those parts. It cannot but be
full of difficulties to deale w th such a skulking enemy, espe-
cially in such a hideous country. The God that hath saued
& deliuered us from a more numerous enemy, will doubtles
in his owne time perfect his worke begun ^'restore unto us
our former peace your present aduice & orders (wherein
I pray God to Guide) is the earnest desire of
S r
Y r humble servant
Daniel Denison
Ips. Sept : 26 at 8 at night.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 125
Letter Bob* Pike to Dan 1 Denison Sept. 26, 1676.
Much hon rd
S r Sine my first this morning from Cap* Daniell now
another from m r martin requesting present order or help for
besides w*.in y e morning of Cape Nedick vnderstand that
Lords Day 2 shott down at Wells pray s d yo r present Direc-
tion as to y e present exegent y 4 will admitt of no Delay I
haue ordered from portsmoth y fc thay send such present
relief as them selves Judg may be spared w ch thay only
desire order for : as to II of sholes pleas to give your order
w ch I shall obserue as to a present suport hope a more ample
suply will soon be made
I am s r
Yo r humble servant
Ro : Pike
Salsbury Sept 26 76
[Superscribed]
To y e bond maj r Gen 11
Denison thes p r sent
att Ipswich
hast post hast
Letter from Richard Marty n
Honored
S r
This serves to cover A letter from Cap* Hathorn
from Casco bay in w ch I suppose you will vnderstand their
want of bread w ch want I hope is well Supplyed before this
time : for we sent them more then 2 m: waight : w ch I Sup-
pose they had last lords day night : the boat y* brought the
letters brings also word y r Satturday night last the Indians
burnt m r Munjoys house & 7 persons in it : y* is his house
at y e fishing Hand the Sagamore of Pegwackick is taken &
126 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
kild & one Jn Sampson by our army : but the enemy is
doing mischeife Apace on Saboth day last A man & his
wife namely one Gouge were shot dead & stript by y e in-
dianes at wells yesterday at 2 of y e clocke cape nedick was
wholly cut of only two men & A woman w th 2 or 3 : chil-
dren escaped So y t we Expect now to here of farther mis-
chiefe euery day : they send to vs for helpe both wells &
yorke, but we have so many men out of our town y* we
know not how to spare any more your Speciall Speedy ord r
for the Impresing some from y e Shoales will be of good vse
at gsent : S r please to give notice to y e Councill y* Supply
be sent to ye army from the bay for they have eaten vs out
of bread : & here is little wheat to be goten & lesse money
to pay for it Supplyes may as easily be sent y m from Boston
as from hence : & should their be another armay com among
vs as I suppose there must Speedily be wee shall be very
hard put to it to find bread for them : the lord direct you &
vs in y e great concerns y i are before vs : w th dutifull Service
gsented in hast I remaine
S r Yo r Seru 1
Richard Marty n
portsm Sep' 26 th 1676
Letter from Daniel Denison to Edw d Rawson, Sec y
Sept. 28, 1676.
S r
yours of the 27 instant came to my hands about 10
at night being then in Bed & uery ill yet notwithstanding
by breake of day I gott up, though then in a feauerish dis-
temper to impart the contents thereof to the deputy &
major Hathorne, but by reason of their distant lodgings
Could not understand their minds till they judged it impos-
sible for them to reach Boston till late at night, you may
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 127
expect their answer from themselues. I would haue assayed
to haue come had they so concluded, though hopeles of
reaching Boston this night by reason of my present distem-
per. I had hoped that my former reasonable excuse might
haue satisfyed for my absence on Munday last, And though
it be true Major Walderne spake much to me & the Deputy
(as men that apprehend themselues in danger usually doe)
yet I did not upon all he said apprehend any necessity of
my presence for his dispatch. I perceiue the failer is ill
resented, & therefore as a punishment, a burden is imposed,
which I cannot undertake nor beare. I shall not willingly
omitt any thing that my place or duty obligeth me unto, &
accordingly haue by order of the Council raised & dis-
patched those forces under Capt : Hathorne with Comission
orders & instructions, which if it be the councils pleasure,
I shal yet continue to doe to my best skil. But to prouide
& furnish them w th prouision & amunition which must be
had from Boston, I thinke it needles for me to undertake
otherwise then by representing their wants to the Govern 1
& Council, or at most giuing orders to the Comissaries to
dispatch them w th speed, which I suppose would be more
effectually done by an order from the Authority upon 'the
place. Further 1 neuer understood or intended the forces
now on foote further then yorkshire & did almost assure
them (for their incouragment) they should not be employed
further East, if therefore any thing be expected to be done
at Kinnebet Pemaquid Monhegin One I dare not undertake
it but intreate the Council to take order therein, who under-
stand the state of those parts, & necessity of take g care
thereof, wherein I am altogether a stranger & unacquainted,
& [must be done by those that came,] l which places as
Intimated in my last may best be secured by the persons
that are concerned therein, at least w th the helpe and assist-
ance of some Suffolke men. I cannot judg more forces
1 Erased in the original.
128 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
necessary for the defence & security of yorkshire, then are
there at present, if well improued, if more should be
required they will not at this time be easily raised heere, it
being now harvest which calls for all hands. Any perticu-
lar directions from the council shall be attended, which I
thinke under correction should be drawne up in an order &
not crowded into a letter, the messengers stay, bids me (w th
my seruice to the Govern 1 " & Council) conclude
y r humble servant
Daniel Denison
Ips. Sept: 28 at 9 mor :
It were in vayne to tell you of
the extraordinary disapointment
would be should the Court haue
adjourned.
[Superscribed]
For
M r Edward Rawson Secretary to
be Comunicated to the Govern 1 "
& Council with speed.
Letter W m Hathorne to the Q-ov r Gen 1 Court
Wells. 2 d 8 : 1676 ||
Att. 9. Clock morning
Hon rd Senat"
I Received your Ord r , of y e 16 th of Sept r , on y e :25 4 : of
y e same, In Answare to w ch , I have sent Cap 1 Hunting, from
hence to Maj r Walden ; y e Occation of our Returne was y e
Sad news of y e Enimy, burning Cape Nettiok & Destroying
y e people to y e Number of .6. or 7 psons besids those of this
Towne, .which are .3. two of them y e 24 th y e other 27 th of
the month In our Returne we mett, w th divers things of
Concernment, w ch I Ingadged to Aquaint you Hon r w th ;
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 129
Imp ris att blackpoint, the people there are in great distrac-
tion & disord r , I know not of former Neglects but now they
are a people vngouerned, & Attend little to y c Gouerrnent
there established Soe that y e most of y e towne will desert
y e place, though we told them of a law they were Ignorant
of w ch we think we doe pfectly Remmemb r of 20 1 penalty
for Any that Desert y e frontiers, w ch we thinke is most
Rationall y e Inhabittants there having little to doe ; we are
Ready to think they might better be Imployed there then
many of ours, who have famillys att home & a Considerable
Charge, to be breife Cap 1 Joslin & C Scottow desire an
Expresse from your Hon rs they having had noe knowledge
of y e law. 2 ly Maj r Pembleton At Wint r Harbour w th whome
I would have left some men ; as Also w th M r Warrin they
made there Objections ; The Maj rs were these that he could
not Subsist long & he had as good Remoue while he had
some thing, as to stay while all was spent. Therfore vnlesse
Country send a supply or maintaine y e Garrison there ; he
cannot hold out, M r Warren is otherwise minded but I can-
not Enlarge, supposing Majo r Clarke Can Intbrme your
Hon rs . Since our Commiug Heither we have consulted y e
Millitia, who Informe vs that the mind of this towne In Gen 11
is to leave the place, & though y e Hon rd Court or Councell
have formerly giuen an Ord r concerning them ; In pticule r
yett y y now begg that it might be Renewed & that your
Hon rs would ord r as to there Numb r of Garrison Souldiers
soe to maintainance, they being poore yet many of them
willing According to Abillity. The next thing I shall
trouble your Hon rs vv th , is y e dissatisfaction that is amongt
our seines ; about y c drawing y c Indians off, & Majo r Wai-
dens liberty, to Command off Cap 1 Frost, w ch he pretends
to have, the w ch are two thirds & more of y e Army, Cap*
Sells Company & myne being not aboue .9. or .10. fyles
now, who are Judged here not more then is nessesary, to
Garrison this towne & york, we would be bold to speak
Doc. VOL. vi. 9
130 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
our minds further, & Crave that your Hon rs may not be
offended at vs, or Receive from others false Informtion.
The Indians thus drawne off by themselves as long as they
have only Ind 11 Speritts, will doe little or noe seruice for y e
Country, who In tyme of Ingadgment have euer took y e
English for there bullwark & will not Charge to Any pur-
pose vntill y c Enemy ffly, I think some of vs have had tyme
to be Aquainted w th there manors As to my selfe I would
Humbly Request your your Hon rs to call me home ; though
I have An Earnest Desire to doe god to y e Country service.
Yett there is a Straing Antypathy in me Against lying in
Garrison. Here is many of our Company sick of violent dis-
temp rs one of myne is dead & two others I much feare.
The lord derect your Hon rs , & giue vs, your servants pru-
dence to Act by your Ord r , According to his good will &
pleasure, I Rernaine Your Hon rs Humble Servant now &
ever William Hathorne
[Superscribed]
To the Hon rd y e Govern' &
y e Gen rl Court of y e Massa
thusetts v-v^"--vv
// In Boston
Hast post Has 1
Letter from Dan 1 Denison
Honord S r
you will understand by this Bearer the state
of the Easterne parts & our forces there, it seemes when this
post came from thence Capt : Hathorne had not receiued
my order sent by Major Walderne for their march up to the
Enemies head quarters which I suppose they will readily
attend if furnished w th victuals w ch they cannot haue there
I suppose a fortnights bread & cheese w th powder & bullets
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 131
for 260 men will he as little as may be & that to be Speeded
to Pascataqb to M r Martin or Major Walderne for the vse of
our forces. I am sorry so much time hath beene lost about
Casco to little purpose & now they are drawne southward
& divided, to their great discontent by an order of y e Coun-
cil the 16 of Sept : I suppose upon Major Waldernes solic-
itation, \v ch would undoe all, but I haue by your later order
contradicted that order & by name required all the Comand-
ers as Hunting, Sill & Frost to attend the orders & comands
of Cap* Hawthorne & ordered him twice to March to y e
Indian Quarters where the women & children are as also
more than 20 English prisoners & to take a convenient
strength giuing notice to y e Towns to stand upon their
defence in the meane time w th such assistance as can be well
spared. I hope the Council will take order to make the peo-
ple keepe their stations, & hasten prouisions w ch M r Martin
as well as this Bearer can assure are not to be had in those
parts. I haue not further to add but Comennding you to
God subscribe my selfe
your humble servant
Daniel Denison
Ips: oct: 3: 1676
Answer to Complaint of the Lords States General
To the Kings most Excellent Majesty.
The answer of the Governo r & Councill of the Mattachusetts
Colony to the complaint exhibited against them by the ex-
traordinary Embassado r of Lords States Generall of the
United Provinces January 22 167| which came to o r hands
ffebruary
Sep r 3 d 1676 That Capt n Jurian-Aronson, Comand r of the
Ship fflying Post horse of Curassoa, haveing received Com-
ission from the Governo r of that Island made himselfe Mas-
ter of the Sorts Penabskop and S* John, belonging to the
132 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
ffrench and scituate upon the River Pentagouet in the North,
of America in New=ffrance, and having left part of his men
there for defence of the s d place and to trade with the In-
habitants thereabouts : The English of Boston have thought
fit by force of armes, to attack the men left in garrison in
the s d place making them prison rs and raceing theire ffortifi-
cation made upon no other consideration ~ but because they
would not suffer any Holland 1 " 8 there ; which being an open
violation of the treaty of peace &c.
That Capt 11 Jurian Aronson, Comand r of the Ship fflying Post
horse of Curassoa came into the harbour -in the Mattachu-
setts in the yeare 1674: and applied himselfe to the Govcr-
no r to have liberty to come up to Boston - to repaire &
revictuall his Ship, hee having been at the River of Pente-
gouet and there made himselfe Master of the ffort & brought
the ffrench Governo r his prison 1 ", Shewing his Comission for
what hee had done which Comission was against English as
well as ffrench , the Governo 1 " having the proclamation of
the peace agreed between his Majesty and their Lordships,
granted him the s d Capt a liberty according to his desire to
come up with his Ship ; who informed the GovermV that
hee had not left any men to keepe possession of his con-
quest, but had dismantled the ffort and brought away the
gunns. The Capt 11 having fitted his Ship and dispatched
his business hee came to the Governo r to take his Leave
and have a permit for Suyling ; at which time the Governo r
asked him if hee had given Comission to any to goe and
keepe that Country or any part of it, or whither hee had
given to any a coppie of his Comission to that end ; hee
said hee had given no Comission nor a coppie of his nor
would hee give any, for that hee would not make himselfe
liable to answer for others actions, this was in October 1674.
at his departure hee left in Boston severall that had been of
his company in the former action ~ viz 1 John Rhodes a Bos
ton man and four other English -two of them of Boston-
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 133
with one Cornelius Andreson - a dutchman - and Peter
Rodrigo a fflanderkin. The Governo r hearing that there
were of those men going forth to those parts, sent for John
Rhodes, being informed that hee was the principall, and
demanded of him, whither hee was goeing, hee saide a trad-
ing to the Eastward, being whither- hee nor any of the
Company did not goe to take Vessells that were coasting &
trading there, he answered no, nor had they any Comission
so to doe.
In December following William Waldron made his com-
plaint to the Gov r & Councill that upon the Seas coming
homeward, hee was met with by Cornelius Andreson- John
Rhodes and some others in a Vessell, out of which they
fired two guns at him and comanded him to anchor , they
came on board him - and forceably tooke from him ,
beaver - with other peltry & small ffurrs to value of about
60 sterl. & carried himselfe & goods by force on board
theire vessel 1 and there forced him to Set his hand to a
writing drawn by John Rhodes that they had taken from
him nothing but peltry and had taken it in New Holland -
after, in ffebruary 167 John ffreake Merchant made com-
plaint - that hee had a small Vessel! under the comand of
George Manning bound homeward on a Voyage from the
Eastward, by accident was met withall in the River of S 1
John by John Rhodes & some Dutchmen his complices in a
small Vessell sometime in the month of Decemb r last past -,
who overpowring them with men - piratically Seized s d
Vessell & goods on board her -, had wounded the Master
& another of his company and kept both Vessell goods &
men - ; Severall other of his Ma ties Subjects complained,
some of them being of the Jurisdiction of the Mattachu-
setts that the s d persons had robbed & plundered them ;
who prayed that some course might bee taken for theire
Security against them - ; Whereupon the Gov r & Council
taking the same into theire consideration what might bee
134 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
requisite to bee done for the securing of the Inhabitants on
shore & the Navigation by Sea, concluded it necessary to
send forth -that they might bee certainly informed by
what Comission the s d persons and theire complices had so
acted, and in case of theire resistance to bring them in by
force, and for that end comissioned Capt" Sam 11 Moseley ;
who in pursuance of his Comission Seized & tooke John
Rhodes Peter Rodrigo Peter Grant Thomas Mitchel and
Edw cl Touring in the vessell that Tho : Mitchels, whome
they hired for a trading Voynge as by Charter party ap-
peared - afterwards hee also tooke the other Vessell
wherein Cornelius Andreson- John Thomas & John Wil-
liams with others were, and returned to Boston - with
them -the 2 d of April 1675. Capt" Moseley bringing his
prisoners before the Governo 1 ' and Magistrates at Boston,
who Examined them whither they had done according to
the complaints exhibited against them in Seizing goods &
vess'ells &c. they owned the flact but denied that they had
done it piratically : then it was demanded of them by what
comission they had done what was done in taking vessells
& goods from his Ma ties Subjects in a hostile way, and by
what authority they had robbed & plundered the Inhabi-
tants of this Colony all which was fully proved against them
by honest men upon Oath whereupon Peter Rodrigo pro-
duced a paper vv th three Scales according to the inclosed
Coppie. Cornelius Andreson produced another of the like
tenor without any Seale, which gave them no power to Seize
any Vessell or goods onely had liberty to trade, keepe th
Country & Saile upon the coast ; for which they were not
Seized and imprisoned ; but for piratycally Seizing the ves-
sells & goods that belonged to his Ma ties Subjects and so
were comitted in order to theire triall. Peter Rodrigo John
Rhodes Richard ftbwler, Randolph Judson, Peter Grant and
Cornelius Andreson by the Grand jury were indicted
severally by theire severall bills for such theire pyraticall
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 135
practices and after by the Jury of Tryalls all but Cornelius
Andreson found guilty ; for which they were sentenced to
death ; but after repreived, and upon theire humble petitions
to the Generall Court wherein they acknowledge the just-
ness of the Courts proceedings, the s d Court pardoned them
for their lives, but banished them the Colony upon pain of
death unless they should obtain from authority leave to
return ~ So that what was done in prosecution of that
matter was not done because the English would not suffer
any Hollanders to be nigh them - , but to prevent & sup-
press the pyraticall practices of English, Dutch or other
Nations ; of them that were brought to tryall there was but
one Dutchman - flour Englishmen - & one fflanderkin,
wee did not nor do judge it tolerable for any Government
much less for a Goverm* deriving theire authority from his
Ma tie to Suffer any under pretence of theire useing the name
of any Prince or State from whome they have derived no
power -to associate themselves and by wayes of hostility
molest peaceable and quiet minded Subjects in theire lawfull
occasions : So that had the matter been truly laide before
the Lords States Generall wee doubt not but theire Lord-
ships would have seen the justice of o r proceedings at Bos-
ton both by the laws of God of all civill Nations as well as
the Laws of o r Colony, & no cause of complaint against the
innocent whose principles profession & practice are against
such proceeding as the complaint imports : and wee doubt
not by the clemency & Justice of his Ma tie o r Sovereign to
bee justified in these o r just proceedings & have not been
any violato" of the treaty of peace between his Ma tie and
theire Lordships.
This letter or narrative is past by y e Council to be sent to
one of his Maj'ies Secretary 8 of State to be presented to his
Maj ty as an Answer to his Majtys Comands.
5 th of October 1676
Edw d Rawson Secret
136 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Petition of George Manning.
To the honnored Counsil Oktober 9 167(>
The hvmbel Petteshon of George Manninge
Sheweth that his Eldest son George Manninge hath ben a
sowldger in the contries servis this therten months and his
famele sofers for want of his help at horn he being in yers
and havinge no other help in his calinge but hem he cam
horn som two months ago and was at horn thre days and
was prest ovt aggayn and is now at Wells your Pettishoners
humbel rekwest is for a dismishon for hem and yover
Pettishoner shal Ever pray as his dvty is.
Letter from .Richard Martyn Oct. 16, 1676.
Much Hon rd
These are to in for me you y l George Davis an inhabi-
tant of Zacadehock was very much wounded at Rousick
Island when the Enemie did the mischeife there, but escap-
ing w th his life the first port he came into was our River
in a very dangerous condicon : Cap* Stileman & my selfe
thought it our duty to take care for the presentation of his
life & curing of his wounds, prevailed w th m r Jn fletcher
Cbyrurgeon in our town to take him (& another in like con-
dicon w th himselfe) in to his house & to Administer w* was
ncedfull to him in ord r to his cure : w ch he did & hath per-
fectly cured him of his wounds though w th a great deale of
trouble & charge for w ch he demands Six pounds : the man
having lost all his estate is vncapable of making him sattis-
facon : wherefore we that have Imployed the Doctor desire
yo r Honors to send vs A line or two who shall sattisfie him ;
we thinke it doth not belong to our Gouty to do it, becavse
the man reced his wounds farr from vs : but by y e Country
in whose seruice he was when wounded : I shall say no more
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 137
in it but leave w th yo r selves humbly desiring yo r Answer :
Subscribe
Yo r Hon rs Humble SeiV
Richard Marty n.
Portsm8 br : 16 th 1676
The Magistrates Judge Meet -That Major Apleton be
speedily dispatched to Pascataq to take the Charge of all the
forces there or to be sent with full Commission to Manage
the whole affayre & that y e New force be with all expedition
sent by water & other wise, with bread and other Necessa-
ry es for their supply.
19. 8. 76, Past by the Magistrates their Breth-
ren the deput}'es Consenting
J Dudley per order
Consented to by the Deputyes
This was evaccuated by y e Court by Pet : Bulkeley
y e ir order & Comission to majo r Gefilll.// Speak r
" 23 oct. 1676 : & so not entrd.
Letter from Rich d Waldern $ others.
Portsm 19. 8 br . 1676
Much Hon rd
Being upon y e occasion of y fl Alarms lately rec d fro y e
Enemy mett togeth r at Portsm thought meet to give yo r
Hono rs our sense of Matt r s in y s pt of y e Country in y e best
Mann r y* upon y e place in y s p r sent Hurry wee are able to
get. How things are now at Wells & York wee know not,
but p r sume yo r selves will be informed ere y s comes to yo r
hands p y e Post sent fro y e Comand r in chiefe w ch (as we
und r stand) went thr6 y s Town y s Morning. Only thus m ch
wee haue learnt y* y e Enemy is Numerous & about those
138 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
pts, having carried all clear before him so far as Wells.
That hee is gceeding towards us & so on toward yo r selues
y e Enemy intimates & y e thing itselfe speaks. What is
meet to bee now don is w th yo r selves to say rather than for
us to suggest, however being so deeply and nextly con-
cerned humbly crave leave to offer to Considern. Whither
y e secureing of what is left bee not o r next Work rather
than y e attempting to regain w* is lost, unles there were
strength enough to doe both. It seemes little availeable to
endeav r ought in y e More Eastern places y i are already
Conquered, unles there bee severall Garrisons made & kept
w th provision & Amunition & what may be suitable for a
Recruit upon all Occasions, w ch to doe (at least y s Winter)
cannot say y t y e profit will make amends for y e charge.
Sure wee are y* o r selves (y 1 is y e County of Northfolk w th
Douer & Portsra ) are so far from being capeable of spare-
ing any fforces for y* Expedition y l wee find (/selves so
thinne & weakened by those y 1 are out already y l there is
nothing but y e singular Prouidence ot God hath prevented
our being utterly run down. The Enemy obserues o r Mo-
tions & knowes o r strength (weaknes rather) bett r y" wee
are Willing hee should, & pbably had been w th us ere this
had not y e Highest Power over-ruled him. And that Haver-
hill, Excett r &c are in like p^icam* w th Dover &c seems
apparent, & hence as uncapeable of Spareing Men. Its true
there is an Army out in Yorkshire who will doubtles doe
what may bee done, yet there is room enough for y e Enemy
to slipp by them unobserued, & if so, what a Condition wee
are in is evident. Our own men are not enough to main-
tain o r own places, if any Assault bee made, & yet many of
o rs are now on the other side of Pascataq, River. Wee
expect an Onsett in one place or other every Day, & can
expect no Reliefe fro those y 1 are so fan* fro home. If it
should bee thought meet y 1 all y e Men y 1 are come to us &
other parts of y e Jurisdiction from y e deserted & conquered
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 139
Eastern Country should bee ordered to y e Places y l are
left on thayr own side of y e River, y l so o rs may bee recalled
to theyr severall Townes, it might possibly bee not unavaile-
able to y er Ends ; Especially if w th all some Indians might be
ordered to these parts to bee upon a perpetual 1 scout fro
place to place. Wee design not a loosening or discourag 1
of y e Army, who rather need strengthen 8 & Incouragm 4 , for
we verily think y* if by y e good Hand of Providence y e
Army had not been there, all y e Parts on y e other side of y e
River had been possest by the Enemy, & perhaps o r selves
*oo ere y s Time. But what wee aim at is that ourselvs also
may bee put into a Capacity to defend o r selves. Wee are
apt to fear wee have been too bold w th your Hono rs but wee
are sure our Intentions are good, & o r Condition very bad
except y e Lord of Hosts appear for us speedily, & wee
would be found in y e Use of Meanes, commending o 1 Case
to him y l is able to protect us & direct yo'selves in order
thereunto, & remain
M ch Hon rd yo r Humble serv ts
Rob 1 Pike Richard Waldern
Richard Marty n John Cutt
=W m Vaughan// Tho : Daniel
Petition of Joshua Scottow Oct. 1676.
To y e Honourd Gnrall Court now assembled.
The humble petition of Josh. Scottow humbly
sheweth
Whereas yo r petitioner hath by sumons from this hon-
ourd Court bin drawne from his habitation at Black point,
to appear before you, to answer such vnjust charges as were
drawne vp ag l him, as by yo r honourd selves hath bin
declared & himself vindicated, during w ch vnhappy buysines
w l damage hath befalne both y e Countrey, but especially
140 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
himself to whome & family it will be exceeding pinching,
which he doubts not had bin p r vented if he had bin there.
Yo r petitioner humbly craveth, that y e vessell designed
to transport souldio" &c to Piscataquay, may be ordred to
saile as far as Blackpoint w ch is not above 7. o 8 houres
further with a faire wind, whereby the Countrey will have
opportunity of full intelligence how matters are there &
there will be ineouragem* to div r se small vessells who are
ready to goe to bring of w l may be left of the ruines of y e
ffort & habitaons if burnt, & allso w fc Corne & Cattell is left,
there being above 1000 bush : of graine left in y r storehouse
& fishhouses, & above 300 head of great Cattell & about as
many sheep, besides, hides, beif & gvisions a part belong-
ing to yo r petitioner & y e rest to div r se of the poore Inhab-
itants w ch have not y e least bit of bread for their releif,
which will further oblige yo r petitioner to pray for y r Hon-
ours peace & gspity.
this petition is referred to Major
Denison to Do therein as he Judg-
eth Meet.
past by y e Magis ts their brethren the deputies hereto
consenting
24 octobe r 1676 Edw- liawson Secre*
The Deputyes Consent hereto provided M r
Scotto beare the whole Charge of this affayre
Dureing the whole time that the vessell is Im-
ployed about it o r Ilon rtl Magis ts hereto Consent-
in ge
William Torrey Cleric
Consented to by y e Magist*
Edw. Rawson Secre*
o
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 141
Letter Brian Pendleton to the G-ov. Council.
Honored Govenor & Counsell
Much Honored Gentellmen I am will-
* * ^"*
a inge to giue youre worships a breef naration of
* a ! i 2 j 5 matters con serninge my selfe & the state of
1 || 1 1 g Winter Harbor - / / aboute the 14
ogl f Ig'-'of Octofcr .76. in the day time wee heard
3* ^_j ^ QQ 2 3
8 * & g | much shooting at blak poynt but could not un-
y a * x 3 e. derstand the ocasion of it but did suppose it
p- " v< g **
| 1 1 B s na d beene onely the people that weare goinge
s o-w *- s away did it to take theare leave of those that
g < O o 1 * J
it o ^ S stayd behind : in the afternoone wee saw boates
E. HJ &
vnder sayle cominge away thence & w" thay
* came against [apoynte] of Land thay fired many
1 * 5 1 s S uns which wee took to bee in farewell to vs.
1 1 H g-*! at last the hindmost boat Cominge vp 3 of Oure
ffi s S- S ^
g ^ | * yong men took a canoo & went oute to sea to
o 2 8^ S S meete that boate & w n thay came to them thay
told them that black poynt Garison was taken and all the
people gon exept M r Josselen & 2 or 3 old folks hoe would
not goe away but stay theare : & theare weare 500 : of In-
dians & 300 : of french & 100 Indians at m r foxwells house
& that if you loue y r Hues bee gon as soone as you can for
thay say thay will bee with you to morrow morninge or at
night at farthest : w n otter soldiers heard this newes thay
weare as mad to make away as euer I saw any men & fell to
tomblinge vp cure goods to get it aboard & with all plun-
dred vs of many things w l thay Could if my bak was turned :
oure fishermen alsoe hasted to get away sopposinge it noe
boote to stay heare against such a multitude of enemyes : :
w n I had got such goods I could a board & my family of
women sexs 1 told oure soldiers if they would goe & keepe
the Garison I would never leave them soe longe as I could
live : but thay would not heare of it : soe that if I would
142 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
haue stayed alone I mite I should have noe Company : the
fishermen had but 14 men & boyes & but 8 seruisable guns.
After wee came to puscntta theare Came in 2 Caches with
soldiers vidz Thomas Moore & Siluanos Davis : the Maj r
Generall sent away Sarjent Tippin with soldiers to blak
poynt & promised mee if oure men which went by y m in a
boate of oure owne of Winter Habor with 8 men in it) that
if oure men would asist theare company into blak poynt Gar-
tson then thay shold com back to Winter Harbar & asist
oure men ; oure men did asist them in & insteed of asistinge
oure men Tippin did prese oure compnie & force them to
stay by him, soe that our desine in savinge oure goods &
for which thay went, was frustrate : & while thay weare
stayed theare against theare wills : came the 2 Caches from
puscateag with Thomas Moore my old aquaintance hoe
promised mee to doe mee all the good hee could & w n hee
came to Winter harbor with the Rest went ashore to ouer
house & killed my teame of 4 oxen & Plundred much of
my goods which for want of Roome in the vessell I could
not cary away : of which goods I cannot giue account at
present but shall giue in it vpon oath afterward as now for
the oxen, which is heareinclosed : much honored I may say
with good Jeremy pitty mee pitty mee oh my frend for the
hand of the Lord hath tuched mee. God hath emtyed mee
from vessell to vessell the Lord my God bringe mee foarth
to leaue nothinge behind but dreggs of Corruption that I
may yet prays him in the Land of the liueinge hoe is the
health of my Countenance & my God : Thus desireing the
Lord to guide you all youre waytie ocations & cravinge par-
don for my boldnes in trobling youre worships Take leaue
& Rest yours to same as in duty am boun d
Brian Pendleton
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 143
Deposition.
The deposicon of Jn Layton Jun r & Benjamine
Trust-rum & Robert Booth all of Winter harbour.
These deponents say y l they all of them heard Cap 1 Tho s
Moore of Boston (Com r of y e Rose Ketch y* went to y e
reliefe of y c Eastward) say y* we had Majo r Bryan Pendle-
toiis foure Oxen about y e begining of this instant mounth
of Nouember, & further Jn Layton & Robert Booth say y*
y said Cap 1 Tho s : Moore said y* it was free plunder, & fur-
ther saith not
Sworne this 14 Nouember 1676
before mee Elias Stileman Comisr
Petition
To the Honoured Gouernor & Councill Now Assembled
At Boston
The Humble petition of George Manning & Hanah His wife
Humbly Sheweth
That whereas your poore petitioners hath A son of theirs
Now In the Seruice of the Country att wells Named
George Manning & he haueing Bene In the Seruice of the
Country eleuen months before this Eastern Expedition &
was at home but four days before he was prest Againe for
this present seruice haueing now bene in this seruice About
thirtene weeks our selues being grown Aged & he the onely
helpe And stay that we haue vnder god the Rest of our
Children being young humbly Suplicate your hono to take
these things In to your Serious Considerations And graunt
A Releas to our said Son from that Seruice he Is Now In
which shall Ingage your poor petitioners as In duty bound
for your honors peace & prosperity Euer to pray.
This Request is Granted by y e Council : 27 th Novemb r 1676
Edw. Rawson Secret
144 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Order.
Whereas the Council hath binn Informed that there are
many necessitous psons in y e seQll Townes brought in dis-
tresse by y e Indian warr w ch they as yet haue had no pticu-
lar Account It is y r fore Ordered that the muster out such as
they shall depute w th the Selectmen of euery Towne in this
Jurisdiction, doe forthwith take a list of the names of all
such persons, Inhabitants, or strangers, resyding therein
membe r s or non membe r s w th what losse they haue suffered
in their persons or estates and are in Distresse by [the In-
dian warr] l and that they Carefully & speedily make
rcturuc thereof vnder their hands to the Council sitting in
Boston at or before the eighteenth day of this Instant
December that so they may make an aequall distribution of
what is or shall come to their hands for y e Releife of such &
hereof they are not to fayle. Dated in Boston 4 th of
Decemb r 1676.
By y e Council E R S.
Letter Edw d Rawson, Sec* to Major Waldron
Majo r Waldron
I am Required by the Hono r ed GoG)no r & Coun-.
cil to acquaint yow that it is their desire & you are ordered
forthwith to signify to the Select men of Kittery York Saco,
& the Rest of y e Townes in yorkshire, that they are Required
forthwith & w th out delay according to their promise made
by those they sent downe to the Council on 5 of October last
to Giue acquaint for their neglect in not prosecuting of the
orde r of the Generall Court in February & may last for y c
speedy Raising & Collecting of nine Contry Rates & such
others the Tresurer shall send his warrants for for the de-
fraying of y c charges of the warr y l it be speedily levyed &
1 Erased in the original.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 145
payd in to y e Tresurer of the County &c that yow quicken
their motion// & give an account of their forward proceed-
ing therein// making Returne of the names of any you shall
find to Giue any obstruction thereto
4th Dec r 1676
By y e Council Edw Rawson Secret
Letter from Daniel Denison Dec. 14, 1676.
Much Hono rd
I receiued yours of the 11 Instant referring to a
letter of mine to serg 4 Tipping, published by Walter Gendal
w ch occasioned a mutiny. Concerning which business be
pleased to accept this account. When said Tipping came to
Pascatacjj (the only time that euer I saw him) with a Com-
ission from the G 1 Court to possess Black point, upon his
desire I furnished him with more men & prouisions and lik-
ing the temper of the man hasted him away with a boate of
Major Pendletons to oe with him to Black point, & by him
to be ayded backe to winter harbour, when Nety & Mog
came in to Pascataqaquey they Sayd they mett Tipping
neare Blacke point and sayd he commanded them under his
Lee when there, were about to fire on them Snapping at
them, being all druncke, which indeed I did not beleiue
though they affirmed it to my selfe M r Moodey &c. upon my
returne I wrott to the Govern 1 " & council an account of the
want of amunition &c in these parts and receiued this an-
swer, that Black Point garrison was upon the charg of M r
Scottow, and not long after, from M r Moodey, major Pendle-
ton &c had a great Complaint ag st Tipping brought by
Walter Gendal as that he detained Major Pendletons men
w4i him, that he tooke from Gendal Corne of his owne w ch
in his returne from Kennebecke he had fetched from his
owne barne intending to haue brought it to Pascataq for the
Doc. VOL. vi. 10
146 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
releif of his family there with much other stuff, adding that
Tipping sayd all was theirs whereupon I wrote to Tipping,
blaming him for detaining major Pendletons men & boate,
& telling him he mistooke his errand if he thought they were
sent only to serue themselues, for certainely it was to secure
the place & assist any inhabitants in the recouery of their
owne &c : and this was the substance of my letter at the
utmost, (for I had not then an ill opinion of the man) this I
comitted to M r Moodey & possibly unsealed, that those of
Black point that were at Pascatack might be incouraged to
goe thither to assist & saue what they Could there, not im-
agining he would haue sent it open, which I suppose he did
not, for he wrott himself as others did, as Tipping informs
me, all w ch Gendal instead of delivering him published to
the people there other order or letter I neuer sent him nor
was I concerned so to doe after I understood he was wholy
at the charg of Capt. Scottow, nor euer imagined my letter
to him should haue beene published to his souldiers, which I
beleiue was Gendals artifice to obtaine his owne Ends or to
reveng hirnselfe of Tipping : But I shal not further trouble
you presenting my service rest
your humble Servant
Daniel Denison
Ips. decemb : 14: 1676.
Letter from H. Brunett Jan. 3, 1676
Boston y c 3 d of January 1676
S r
I haue Beene sensibly Affected with the Losse of your
sonne, together with the takeing of yo r Ketch As to the
Latter I offer you my Seruice to Endeauor the Regaininge
of it from the Indians As Also of the prisoners which they
haue. If you doe designe it, Cause mee to Knowe it. 1
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 147
may bee heere about a month. I am goeinge to penobscott
W th mons r de Marson who is heere with mee Who hath the
command of our Coasts vntill Mons r Chambly shall Arriue,
hee hath dispached A connu for the ruer of Kenebeck With
french, to know in what Estate the Indians Keepe your said
prisoners, and what they doe with your Vessells, wherefore
at the s d penobscott wee shall haue full Intelligence of said
matters.
I Assure you S r that I am
Yo r humble Seruant
H Brunett
Letter Ichabod Wiswall, Silvanus Davis Tho. Moore to
the G-ov r Council 8 Jan. 167$
8. January: 167$
To y e Honoured Governour and Councell of y* mas-
sathusets :
May it please your Honoures : whereas you were pleased
to encourage ua to present you with our present thoughtes
how the ruines and desolationes by the heathen may be
salved and the like or a further progresse westward may be
prevented wee are bold under considerationes of y e premis-
ses to tender our present thoughtes as tending thereto with
submission to y e maturitie of your wisdome and prudence.
1 provided that thinges of this nature might be effected in
time proportionate to the discourse thereof : i : e : without
any tedious delayes we apprehend that the present season
may be judged properly expedient to retalliate to y e
heathen the injuries offered to and forced upon y e english.
If a considerable number of able men were sent forth with
orders that one party land in Cascoe Baye near mare=point :
and another party at pemaquid with comission to move
towards Abaquedussets and Damrascottey or sheepscoat
148 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
fortes in such proportion of time that neither Abaquedus-
sets men nor Damrascottey men might haue releife from
eich other but be universally allarmed and distressed if not
distracted by war : during which time a small [force] with
a flag of truce not finding Madockawandoe at New= har-
bour might saile to penobscutt and with much ease 3
without expence of bloud make prisoner of him and
thouse with him :
2 yet because we ordinarily say that winter never rottes
in y e skye : and the usuall time for Snow is in this and y e
next month : we apprehend that if the mohawkes were em-
ployed in this service they might Save much English blood
and cut of much of that expence which will otherwise rise
unavoidably : we meane if the shoare were in some places
garrisoned the fishery (which is the staple comoditie of the
country) may be continued and the mohawkes might from
thouse garrisones be supplyed with w* they want from time
to time : which would much encouradge y m in this expedi-
tion and render our expence more inconsiderable and their
work more easie & speedy :
Your Honoures Humble Servantes
Ichabod Wiswall
Siluanus Dauis
Tho Moore
The humble peticofi) of John Start ; Tho : Bigford,
& Hen : Libby on behalf of y m selves & rest of soul-
dio r s at Black point
To y e Honoured humbly sheweth.
Gov r & Councill
assembled at Boston Whereas yo r poore petitioners
according to an order from The Hon-
ourd Gnall Court did as volunteers goe forth vnder conduct
of Serg 1 Tipping for recovery or discodie of y e ffort at Black
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 149
point, & made an agreem* w th M r Scottow in order there-
vnto, w ch agree in* their Comand r could not pforme by reason
of a prohibition from y e Honourd Maj r Gniill, they being
according to said order imp r ssed vpon y e Countries service
vpon y e 1. Nov r last, & having ever since indured much
hardship for want of clothing & lodging, by reason whereof
some of vs who were sent sick to Piscataquay there dyed,
& the rest of vs in great need of necessaries as Ser 1 Tippings
Ire to said Scottow doth testify.
They humbly crave that y e value of one month or two
pay may be sent in clothing to their Comander to be des-
tributed as o r necessities may require, & we are y e more
bold in o r request being informed, y fc y e Comissary at Bos-
ton hath in his hands left of y e last Easterne expedition such
clothing &c as probably may save some of o r lives, the
granting whereof will be a great incouragem 1 to vs all in
pforming of duty, & ad further obligation to pray for yo r
Honours peace & prosperity.
The ans r to y 9 pedition
vide Booke : 8 JanQy 76
E R S
Francis Card's Declaration.
ffrancis Card his declaracion the first of ther begining
A gust the 14 the Indenes cam to richard hamand and there
kiled richard hamanes Samell Smith Joshua grant ther part-
ing ther company : 11 : mem cam up cenebek reuer to my
house and ther tok me and my famelley prsnowes the rest
of ther company went to rousek and ther toke the gareson.
About a fortnet after they cam down cenebek reuer and so
went downe to damrescoue and there burnt howses and kilet
catell ther coming back parted ther company on party went
to Jeweles Ileand and the other party went to Sakerehoke
150 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
being in number about 81 thoes that went to cakerehok
toke a shalop from thence came to canebeke reuer and ther
went to ciling and destroying of catel and howseing for they
had intelegence of a catch and a sloop at damarascoue and
going ther they toke the slope and ciled 1 man they being
inunber about 80 the nezt they mad up ther forces went out
to black poynt being about 100 feyting men and is now at
tow fortes about 60 at a place with 6 or 8 wigwames betwen
the 2 forts I being cared to pemequed I herd a french man
tell the Idenes that casten was uery thankful to them for
what they had don and tould them that he and his men would
help them in the spring and that he would se for pouder
this winter.
four Inden wemen cam from canede and did tell the indenes
that the gouerner of canedy did thank them for what they
had don and towld them that they would help them with
100 : men and amunesion now they be short of pouder as I
her them thre relat onto another that they had about 2
galons and a halfe at that place whe I cam from now the
best plae to land men is in casco bay and in cenebeke reuer
the on place being 8 miles the other about 14 miles from the
fort wer I was kept and if the arme do not go now with
sped they will be gone 40 miles further ny in the contrey at
the first takeing of me they cared me up to taconet and the
men coming down they browt downe me and 2 men rnor
for fer ot our ciling ther men and childr for thy kept ther
women and children at taconet all the somer asson as the
warrne wether doth set in they do intend to go awa to
taconet and ther to bild 2 fortes for ther is ther fishing
places and planting grownd Sqand doth inform them that
god doth speak to him and doth tell him that god hath left
our nacion to them to destroy and the indenys do tak it for
a truth all that he doth tell them because they haue met with
no afron now mog the rog he being com agan to the fort he
doth mak his br[ag] and laf at the english and saith that he
**> c^
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 151
hath found the way to burn boston and doth make lafteres
of your kind entertanement they mak ther brages how they
do in tend to take ueseles and so to go to all the fish-
ing ilandes and so to driue all the contre befor them so
even reckening to be agret noumber in the spring, ther is
a gret many endenes at canedy that hath not ben out thes
somer both of canebeck and of damroscogin ther for aget
many of thes do intend to go to canedy in the spring to call
the indenes to canebeck and they do giue giuftes both of cap-
tiues and of goodes to the ester inendenes haue them go out
with them but as yet I do not know what they do for dock-
ewando and Sqando ar of seuerell Judgmentes and so have
parted and dokewando doth pretend loue to the english they
do use our english captiues as civilly as we can ezpect by
such a pepell.
that this is the truth declared by mee
ffrancis Card
the 22 of Jeneuery.
Letter Sam 1 Symonds to Edw d Rawson, Secretary.
2, 1676.
M r Secretary
The app r heution of people here being so much for sending
forth against our easterne enymies I thought good to
1 examine the grounds they goe vpon : First is the Season
of the yeare. This tis said, that now is the fittest tyme,
and that it will last (according to former yeares) till the
2 begining of March, or a weeke in March. Concerning
mony Though that be a very vrgent thinge, yet if pay
be sure, it is not soe necessary for p r sent, as the savetye
of mens lives is. It may be supposed that if it should
cost the country 1000 1 in the expedition, yet it is not
comparable to the daiiiag we may expect. The country
152 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
wilbe soe in feare that they will not dare to plant &c The
desire & expection of the Townes here about is for it, for
some of Kowly, haverhill, Newbury, having had occasion
to be with me have expressed as much, & scarce a man of
an other minde (that I can pceive.) If we send not
fourth now we must gvide severall strong garrisons merely
for defence which throughly considered, & the damage
otherwise will cost 10000 1 its likly, and if we sende in
the Spring or in sum r , Its but what they (the enymy)
doe desire. They then can shift by their canoos & we
loose our labour, as we have form r ly done. And there
wilbe more danger of ambushcaders, then now, the trees
be naked &c.
3 They haue done what mischeife is knowne already, and
what if they goe over the Line ? Shall we not pursue our
enymy? and have they not our people captive there, and
doe they not at pleasure sende for powder, & doe they not
kill cattell when they need? and if that were granted,
will it not at once distroy our fishing, & the best of our
Timber &c?
4 from Salem to the east, will count themselves vnsafe (at
(p r sent) if they be lett alone till the Springe./
S r if the counsill doe sende, two things are desireable first
that there be choyce men in each Towne, for such a pur-
pose, and secondly that tyme be not lost in consultacofi),
but pursued with speed./
Thus I have written to you, and you may vse your liberty
whether you will acquaint any of the Councill with it,
yea, or noe./ But you may easly gesse what I thinke
you should instantly doe.
S r your loving frende
S : Symonds./
Ipswich 22 th of January 1676. /
Rec d 5 Jafi) & Read in Councill
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 153
Order of Council. Jan. %9, 1676.
The Council upon the information of ffrancis Card a pris-
oner escaped from the Indians at Kinnebeck of their security
& possibility (if endeavors were timely used) to surprise
them in their quarters Considering also the representations
made to them by Major Waldern M r Whelwright &c of the
estate of the English in those parts together w th their earnest
desires tha* some speedy helpe might be afforded at this
season to assaile the enemy & thereby hopefully to secure
those parts & to preuent their further ruine, upon the former
& other considerations the Councill haue ordered that 200
souldiers be foorthw th raised fitted & furnished w th all expe-
dition for the sayd seruice & that they be under the Comand
of Major Richard Waldern who shall haue Comission for
the conduct of the s d affaire And that all the s d forces shall
be at a rendezvous at Black point on the 8 of febr : next,
which forces shal be raised & fitted out in manner following
viz 60 men out of Douer Portsmouth & eastward to be
euery way fitted & furnished w th amunition, prolusion &
vessels for transportation at Pascataq, for the effecting
whereof Major Waldren is hereby empowred w th Authority
to press vessels provisions amunition in the places aboues d ,
and That Major Gookin is heereby empowered to impress
& haue in a readines 80 Indians & 20 English of his regi-
ment at charlstowne or Boston on the fift of febr : ready
to be embarqued on vessels for Black point <&c. And that
Major Clarke haue also in a readines out of his regiment 30
able souldiers armed & fitted for such a seruice as also so
many uessels & seamen as shall be sufficient to transport
the s d souldiers of Suffolk & Middlesex English & Indians
to Kinnebeck & to attend the seruice, with authority also
to prese & furnish vessels & sovldiers w th so much prouis-
ion & amunition as shal be sufficient for 6 weekes Also
that M. G. Denison out of the Countyes of Essex & Nor-
folke press & send 30 able souldiers w ch shal rendevous at
154 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Salem the 5 of febr : from whence he is also impowred to
impress vessels & seamen prouision & amunition for 6 weeks
seruice & to send them to the Gil rendevous at Black P* all
w ch shall from thence attend the direction orders & Comands
of Major Waldern who is heereby appointed Comander in
cheife for this present expedition to Kinnebeck &c. And
for all Amunition & all other things necessary for y e s d De-
signe & persons to be Imployd therein is left also : to y e
power & Care of the said majo r s respectively to see y* sea-
sonably & effectually they be provided & furnished and all
Comissaryes are hereby Required to Attend & accomplish
their orde r s accordingly
29 th of January 1676 past Edw. Rawson Secret
Instructions 29 Jan* 1676.
Instructions for Major Rich. Walderne you shal repaire
to Black point w th the 60 souldiers under Cap 1 frost that
you are authorized by y e Council to raise in Dover Ports-
mouth & yorkshire, by the 8 of this febr. where you are to
take under your comand the other forces from Boston &
Salem under the comand of Capt : Hunting & Leiftenant
Fiske & other sen officers, from whence w th all expedition
w th the aduice of your Comanders & m r W you
shall aduance towards the enemy at Kinnebeck or elswhere,
& according to the proposed designe, endeavor w th all si-
lence & secresy to surprise them in their quarters, wherein
if it please God to succeed you, you shall to your utmost
endeauor to saue & rescue the English prisoners.
If you should faile in this designe you shall assay by all
meanes in your power to disturb & destroy the enemy,
unless you shall haue such ouertures from them, & may
giue some competent assurance that an honorable & safe
peace may be concluded w th them, wherin you must avoyd
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 155
all trifling & delayes & with all possible speed making a
dispatch of this affaire not trusting them without first de-
livery of all the Captiues & Vessels in their hands.
If you shall in conclusion, find it necessary to leaue a
garrison in Kinebeck wee must leaue it to your discretion.
you shall use utmost expedition as winds & other advan-
tages will permit least y e season be lost and Charges accrue
without profitt. praying god to be with you
29 Janfi) 1676 past E. R S
Commission Jan. 29, 167 / 7
J. L. G w th the consent of the Council!.
To Major Richard Walden
Whereas you are apoynted C6d in Cheif of the
forces now to be raised ag 4 the Enemy the pagans in the
east for the assaulting the at Kinnebeck &c haue ordered
the rendevous of the s d forces at Black point the 8 of febr :
next doe hereby ordered & Authorize you to take under
your Comand & conduct the s a forces w ch you are to require
to obey & attend your orders & comands & their comander
in cheife & you to leade conduct & order the s d forces for
the best seruice of the Country against the Comon enemy
whom you are to endeavor to surprise & destroy by all
meanes in your power & al officers & sooldiers under you
are required to yeild obedience to yo r Comands [as alsoe] 1
to endeauor to recover the English prisoners from out of
their possession you are also to governe the forces under
your Comand according to the Laws lately enacted by the
Generall Cor 1 you are to attend all such orders & comands
as you shall receive from time to time from the general!
Court Councill or other superior Authority,
given in Boston. 29. Jan. 167f
past E. R S
1 Erased in the original.
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s*
Commission. Feb. 5, 167 /
To Lieuetenant Thomas Fiske
Whereas you are appointed by the Governor & Council
to haue the Conduct of sixty souldiers of Suffolke Essex &
Norfolke in this present expedition to Kinnebeck under the
Comand of Major Richard Walderne Comander in cheife
you are heereby ordered & Authorized to take under your
care & Comand the s d Company of Souldiers requiring them
to obey you, as their Leiuetenant & Comander, whom you
are to lead & conduct on this service of the Countrey to
persue kill & destroy the enemy or make them your pris-
oners, And the s d Souldiers are heereby required to obey
you as their Comander, and your selfe to attend all orders
& comands of your Comander in cheife, & all further orders
or instructions you shall from time to time receiue from the
Gen 11 Court Council or other Authority, and this shall be
your warrant.
Dat: Feb. 5: 1676
Daniel Denison, Major G 11
Major Walden to impress provisions, c.
Major Walden is hereby ordered & Ira powered to rayse
provisions in the Countyes of Dover Portsmouth & York for
the supply of y e garrison, soldiers & others Distressed in
the eastern parts & give receipts, keeping Account thereof &
is hereby Impowred to appoynt Meet persons to effect the
same//
past 13 M rc h 76
E : R : S r :
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 157
Petition of Joshua Scottow 19 March 1676.
To the Honoured Gov r & Council! now assembled at
Boston
The humble petition of Joshua Scottow on behalf of him-
self & the rest of the Inhabitants of Black point who have
any estate there left
Humbly sheweth.
Whereas a Company of volunteers were by Consent & order
of the last Sessions of the Honourd Gnalt Court assembled
at Boston, sent forth vnder Conduct of Ser 1 Tipping for
discoQie & settling of y* garrison at Black point, w ch designe
was carryed an end at the charge of your Petitioner, though
it was looked at to be soemuch of publique concerne, as
there was a vessell & men imp r ssed at Piscataquay by warr*
from y e Honour d Maj r Gnalt to have effected it, at the Coun-
tries charge, had not yo r petitioners vessell come in the
interim & diverted it, whose successe was y e settlem* of a
garrison there, which proved a sanctuary & refuge to six
Captives who thither fled, & w th out other ransome were
there rescued, and allso it hath bin a receptacle to div r se
sick men turned ashore by M r Moore, one of whome is there
at this instant, w ch garrison was vpon an exp r sse sent to yo r
Honours reduced to the number now it is.
There being now vpon y e place as it is credibly informed
300 head of Cattell if not more, belonging to about 30 In-
habitants, the most of w ch gsons are now vpon y e place, of w ch
number of Cattell your petitioner hath not above 15 : his
stock being Killed vp & above twenty barills, togither w th
eighty bush : of Corne spent & now reserved for y e vsse of
y e garrison : the said Cattell being most milchk Cowes & y*
rest working Cattle are now soe poore as that they will not
(there being div r se rivers to swim) beare driving by land,
& hay is not to be got for their transportacon by water,
that yo r Honours will please to consider the necessity of
some poore people who have not above two or three Cowes
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158 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
left for their subsistence, that there may be incouragem 1 to
y* garrison at least vntill the Cattle may be brought where
they may be p r served, & it is humbly conceived that it will
not be long before the determinacofi) from his Ma tie relating
to y 1 County may be knowne, & in y e meane time vntill we
are declared not to belong to yo r Governm 1 (which y e Good
Lord avert & grant it never may be) it is with all humility
conceived, that we may crave & vnder God ought to depend
vpon the gtection of this Collony, according to the late law
established for settling of garrisons in all frontire townes
and should this garrison be throwne vp, & the Inhabitants
left to y m selves, should any disaster by slaughter or Cap-
tivity befall y m it is humbly conceived it would be a greif of
heart if not regch to y e Countrey, however vnworthy a peo-
ple we be of your protection, thus humbly craving the Can-
dour of yo r gracious acceptaon, your petitioner shall ever
pray for yo r Honours peace & p r servacofl as in all duty he
is bound.
Josh : Scottow
this petition Referd to y e Consideration of y e Council
when fuller 19 th March 76
E R S
To The Honor d Governor & Councill now Sitting In
Boston
The Humble petition of Tho ffitch
Humbly Sheweth
That whereas your petitioner is very Much straitned In the
Carying And end of his Buisenes In the Way of the trade
By Reason two of his Men Are Ran away from him & Can-
not As yet be heard of soe As to be Brought Back Againe
& haveing A Servant of his which was prest away Into the
Countrys Seruice this Indian Warr Sum time In August
Last & Left In Garison At Wells where he still Continues
your petitioner humbly desires your honours to take Into
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 159
your Serious Consideration his present Case & Condition
for want of his Aforesaid Servants & order A Releas of that
Servant of his now at wells from his present Service if your
hon" shall soe see meett that he may be In part Againe
Suplied for the Carying An End of the work of his Trade
wherein you will oblidge your petitioner As in duty he Is
Bound to pray for your hono rs peace & prosperity, who
subscribes himselfe your Humble Servant,
Thomas fitch
Boston March 26 th 1677
Rich : godfrey : is his : name
The petitioned Request is Granted by y e Council 26.
M r ch 77
E R S:
Petition of Ambrose Bery.
To the Hone r d Councell now
Sitting in Boston
The Humble Pet ion of Ambroes Bery
Humbly Sheweth
That Whereas yo r Humble petion r Haueing been att
Black= point one y e Service of y e Countery and Been Very
sore wounded and Been undo r y e Docters Hand this Fiue
weeks here in Boston, And noe Friends here to support me
in this time of my neccessity, nor haue Reed nothing for my
pay, And my Doctor hath Left mee, by Reason that I haue
not to pay him. Therefore this is to Humbly Request you
that you would Consider my Distresed Condition, and Grant
mee wherewith that I may not gish in this my Condition, For
my Wound is now at y e mending hand, and if it bee neg-
lected my Life is gon. Besides I haue not wherewith to pay
for my Quarters since I came into Boston which is as
abouesd Fiue weeks, Soe Desireing yo r Hon rs to take it
into yo r Consid r ation and wey ray Distressed Condition,
and Grant this my Humble Address unto you and you will
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%
Obleidge yo r Humble PetJ^ To pray as in Duty Bound
Ambross Bery
To y e Honoured Governor and Counsell now Assem-
at Bostone
The Humble Petition of John Liby Sin r Late of
Scarbrow
Humbly Sheweth That the good and pieous report that was
spread abroad, into our Natiue Land of this Country, caused
your Petitioner to come for this Land 47 yeares agoe where
he hath Ever since Continued but now by the Incursion of
y e Barbarious Enimys, had his houses burned ; and his
Catle and Corne destroyed, soe that yo r poore Petition 1 " is
in a very Low Condition, beeing about y e age of 75 years
Therefore not any way Capable to procure A Livlihood
neither hath he been noe waves Chargable to y e Country
hitherto, but yo r poore Petition 1 " and his wife with smale
Children was mentained from perrishing ; By 4 sonns of
yo r Petitioner whereof one is Latly kild at Black point of
which two one was brought here to Boston about Tenn
dayes agoe and died last night, And the other two Sonns
are at Black point, and hath been there this 9 months.
Therefore yo r poore Petitioner Intreats yo r Worships Seri-
ously to Consider of yo r petitioner helplesse Condition by
ordreing that his two Sonns be dischargd from y e Garrison
at Black point. May it please yo r Worship first to Consider
of your petition 1 " age 2 d That hee haueing 9 in family which
hath there dependence vpon the Labours of yo r petition's
two Sonns, namly Henry Liby and Anthony Liby, 3 d That
yo r petition 1 " Beseeches yo r Worships to Consider that 9
months is agood time to Continue in Garrison and that few
or none ever Continued soe Long in Garrison Soe yo r peti-
tion 1 " hops that these Considerations being but Seriously
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 161
Considered off; will move yo r Worships to Grant yo r peti-
tion 1 " an order for y e Discharging of yo r Petition 1 two Sonns,
which wilbe a meane to preserue yo r petition 1 & family
from perishing. Soe yo r Subplicant with his wife and Chil-
dren shall have great cause to pray for yo r Health and
Happynese and subscribe himselfe yo r poore Distressed
Subplicant John Liby
Instructions given vnto Mr Shuball Dumer, & Mr
Willam Symonds in the behalfe of Yorke & Wells,
A
touching these grticulars for y e obtayneing wof they
are to make applycation to y e Hono rd Gouer &
Counsell
1 : That some seasonable & Certen course may be stren-
ously prosecuted, by the vse of all possible & seffectuall
means, to destroy the enemy both in there persons, &
Corne & w fc other guissions they haue for y r subsistance,
2 : That this course bee Endeauored & continued vntill y e
Enemy be fully & throughly subdued,
3 : That the souldgers wee haue with us may bee contin-
ewed, & not taken off by Interchanges, w r by such as are
supplyd are taken off, & those y* are in want are put
vpon us/
4 : That y r may bee a supply of cloathing & other necessa-
rys for y e souldgers,
5 : That a satisfactory answere may bee resolued to y e prem-
isses, for o r further Incouragem 1 in reference to o r staying
or otherwise,
Job Alcocke
Eic : Bankes for Yorke
Abr : Preble
Sam : Wheelwright
Jn Litlefeild for Wells
Francis Litlefeild
Doc. VOL. vi. 11
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162 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
'Order. April 2, 1677.
To M r David Middleton, Chirurgeon
You are hereby ordered forthwith to address yourself to
Cap 1 Samuel Hunting now going forth on the Country's ser-
vice to the Eastward with him to Goe as Chirurgeon, his
directions & commands you are to Attend as to dilligent
attendance & using your best skill & Improvements of the
Emplaisters & other medicaments delivered to you by the
s d Cap 1 : Hunting for the best & speediest releife of all
wounded & sick souldiers, looking vp to God, for a bless-
ing on your Endeavours=
dated in Boston, 2 d Aprill ; 1677
By order of the GotD & Councill
Ed : Rawson, Secret
Letter from Richard Waldern
Cochecha 18 th April 1677
May it Please yo r hon r :
I haue lately Rec d Some lines from Maj r Gookin inti-
mateing an order of y e hon rd Council for y e Sending mee 10
Ind ns to releiue & Strengthen y s gts w ch fauour I gratefully
Acknowledge but of the Said 10 are but 2 come from Cam-
bridge & 3 from Ipsw ch 2 of y e latter being old & unfitt for
Seruice w ch must dismisse again to Saue Charge
Maj r Gookin hints y 1 y e Ind ns Auersion to comeing hither
is not w th out Some Reasons of weight w th out telling mee
what they are but am Since better Inform'd of their Com-
plaints from y e Secretary Viz 1 of my Improueing them to
labour about my own Ocations w th out any Allowance &
their dissatisfaction w th my Prouisions. ffor y e fformer I
did Employ Some of y m 5 or 6 dayes but p d y m for it to their
then full Satisfaction. Indeed w n I sent out men to Cut
wood ffor y e ffire they Went out w th y m as our English Soul-
diers use to doe to prouide wood to make y m Selues a fire.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 163
I think Some of y m in my Absence were ordered 2 or three
dayes to Cutt bushes on y e Side of y e Comon Road w th out
w ch .no Post or other could Passe w th out danger of being
cutt of by an unseen enemy.
As to their Prouision know not why they should unlesse
because I did not keep a Maid to dresse their Victuals for
y m but ordred y m to doe it y m selues. I did not discouer
any Kind of dissatisfaction till Peter Ephraim came & after
y* nothing w d Content y m but they must goe home. W n I
had y e 1 st Intimaton of those Ind ns Seen up Mirrimack I had
Ordred 20 forthw th to haue gone out w ch might haue pre-
uented w* after happen'd but through the S d Peter's means
they were grown Soe high & Yngovernable that was fforc'd
to dismisse them.
Since my last wee haue been & are almost daily Alarm'd
by y e enemy An Acc tt of y e Mischeifs done Presume yo r
hon r haue already had.
11 th Ins 1 2 men more kill'd at Wells 12 th 2 men one worn a
& 4 Children kill'd at York & 2 houses burnt 13 th : a house
burn't at Kittery & 2 old people taken Captiue by Simon & 3
more but they Gaue y m their liberty again w th out any damage
to their gsons, 14 th a house Surpriz'd on South Side Pis-
cataqj between Portsm & bloody Point a young man kill'd
& 2 young Women caried away thence, 16 th a man kill'd at
Greenland & his house burn't another Sett on fire but y e
Enemy was beaten off & y e ffire put out by some of our
men who then recouer'd alsoe one of y e Young Women
taken 2 day's before who S ts there was but 4 Ind ns , they run
Sculking about in Small gties like Wolues wee haue had
gties of men after y m in all q r ters w ch haue Sometimes Re-
couer'd Something they haue Stoln but can't Certainly say
they haue kil'd any of y m Cap*, ffrost is after y m in York-
shire, ffrom Black point you will haue y e Intelligence of y e
Enemies March, ffrom Cap* Scottow to whome haue sent
Some letters from Tippen. ~
$
164 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
I add noe more at p r sent but Comend You to Gods Protec-
tion who hath hitherto & is able still to be our Guard
resting
S r
Yo r Very humble Seru"
Richard Waldern
Silanus Davis others' Report Rec d 23 April 1677.
To The Honore d Goua r nar and Counsell of Boston Thes
Humbley Sheweth
Thatt whare as wee ware By the Comand of Majo r Richard
Waldren ordred to stay att Kenibeck Riua r thare to Bwild
A garison in ordar for the settling of thooes Esteren parts
of The Countrey & all for the subduing The peagen enemey
wee ware Lefte By the Armey in a very Sad Condition if
the enemie had made an Assalte vpon vs when the Armey
Lefte vs wee shoold nott haue Bin able to with stand them
for wee had noe fortification naitho r Iron worke nor Tooles
to efecte ou r worke all Though Store of Iron worke & Tooles
ware Taken from sundrey Houses the Heathen had Lefte
standing in Kenebeck Riua r and allsoe from the Ruens of
o
whatt howses the heathen had Burned itt was all Carrid
aboard the visells soe much as things Riped of The Doares
of Howses thatt was standing That The Enemie did nott
Disstroy naither Coold any poore man thatt had Loste all By
the enemey and did Uenture thai r e Lifes along with the
Armey in hopes to presarue thatt Litel the enemey had
Lefte in his Howes or vpon his Land itt was tooke from him
and mad plunda r Wee Coold gett none or verey Litel of Any
such nessesarys to fitt ou r garison By Reson whare of wee
ware in forst to send on of ou r men far Abrood from ou r
Garison to pike vp Iron worke & Tooles such as wee wanted
for : ou r supleys whilest the Reste of ou r men att home did
OF THE STATE OF MAINE.
165
Labou r exceding harde to : make vs a shelter to Blinde the
Eyes of The enemy ou r Hard Labou r By day & ou r waching
By night with ou r Bare Lowanss of prouisians almoste
Brought ou r men on kepable for : sarvis Butt itt plesed god
to keepe the Knowleg of ou r weake Condition from the ene-
mie Otha r wayes as wee ware Lefte wee ware a prey for
the enemey to destroy vs al The Tooles & Iron worke
that was Lefte vs to fitt ou r garison ware onley one Iron
Crowe one pike And thatt one of ou r men Brought from y e
Indian forte one ould mattoke one ould Broken spade
one Broad Axe one Broad Axe worth Litel or : Nothing
2 Addes 2 Alges about 30 speekes about 200 nailes
Besides a smal quantetey of Burnid Spikes & nailes that
had Bin piked vp att the Eueens of Acozock which Spekes
& nailes one in 10 : woold nott drife
Ateste Siluanus Dauis Coman r
Anthonie Brackett
Andrew Johnson
Shaw Jr
Jeremiah Hidsdan
Marke
William
his marke
A\\
Bacer
his mark
Order.
Boston 3 d day of May 1677.
It is Ordered that the Comissaryes forthwith prouide one
hundred p r of Shooes one hundred p r of Stockings forty
wascoats & forty drawes with two barrells of powde r to be
sent by y e s d Comissaryes to m r martyn for the supply of
166 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
the souldiers at & wells & york w th a thousand of bread w th
40 shirts & bulletts
By the Council Edw d Rawson Secrety
" Councils letter to y e Major Grenll c 5 th May 77"
Much Honored S r
These are to Informe yow that yours to the Hono r d
GofcV Dated the 3 d of may was Rec d the 4 th Instant at night
Also this morning the Gouno r Rec d a letter from majo r
Pinchon dated 2 d of May Informing of the ve r y Curteous
enterteinment at Albany by Gofi)no r Andrew who shewed
himself ve y Ready to Assist them in their treating w th the
Macquas & at their request Dispatcht away A messenger to
the cheife Sachem 3 of the said Macqua 8 who came Readily
downe 7 of y e cheife w th whome Maj r Pinchon & m r Richards
had oppetunity to treat w th them & declare to them that
there had bin long frendship w'h them & the Colonies &
how much the Continuanc thereof was desired presenting
y e m w'h three seuerall presents of peage Duffills a 9 Guns
& some poude r after a pause betweene each - w c h was kindly
Accepted & presents of 3 Girdles of peage Returned w'h
Assurance of their Glad acceptance & Resolution to en-
deavo r & kill ou r Indian Ennemy at kinnebeck &c as farr as
Caunada, y* they had killed and taken 200 of ou r ennemies ;
some signes Agreed vpon for their Coming to ou r Planta-
tions for a two months now other signes Agreed vpon for
two mon ths more, the first signe by order from the Goulno r
& magis's now mett I haue sent you three Copies one
whereof yo w are desired to dispatch to maj r Pike & majo r
Walden (& by yo r self in Essex :) Giving caution to them
that they be ve r y circumspect in making it knowne to y*
English out Plantations, to the Comittees of militias or
cheife office 1 " there only as you see meet that it be not dis-
couered p r judicially to any of y e English & not to the Indi-
ans & that there be by yow due orde r taken In each Planta-
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 167
tion to Accomodatate the macquars so coming w th necessary
Provissions freely : not els at present but my se r vice to yo w
& yo r Lady : to the Hono rd Deputy & his Remaine S r
You r Humble Se r vant
Edward Rawson Secre ty By ord r of
the Gofi)no r & Magis ts
Boston 5 th May 1677.
Signes for the Mackqua r s or Mohawkes whereby to come
Securely to ou r Plantations//
The signe for the first two mon th s to be a green bush put
into the muzells of theire Gunns advanced of all that are in
company together & one man to Goe out before the rest w th
it & one at a time to come w th a Green bush in his Gunne-
Petition 1677
To the Hon rd John Leveret Esq r and the other Wor-
shipful! Members of the Councell now sitting the
humble petition of Timothy Wily trumpeter Hum-
phry Millard Samuel Bull, Henry Sparkes Shewing
That wheras they have been sometime imployd in the Coun-
treys service under the Command of Captain Hunting and
by a Judgment of Maj r Waldens they were ordered to loose
their wages in their time of service, haveing undergone
some other Considerable degree of penalty, and finding the
sentence fall heavie upon them doe humbly repaire to y r
Honours for a releife : Withall professing It was not any of
their intentions, to offend Authority or any by doing what
was done about the wheeles. And had it been unjust for
them to take off the Iron from the wheeles, they cannot
understand how the said Maj r Could Very justly possesse It.
furthermore, the Judgm 1 was not unanimous, and wanted
the approbation of Sundry of the Assesso r s as they have
since acknowledged. Yet they desire not to Justifie them-
selves wch either the Law or the hon r able Judges shall de-
168 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
clare their dislike of: But begge that every failure of such
in their imploym 1 and especially themselves in this case bee
not too far urged upon Least it should prove a discourag-
ment to them and others who as they have ventured so are
still ready to expose their lives and all for their King and
Countreys service.
Which being granted shall oblige
y r petition 1 ^ to pray ,
Timothy Wiley
Humphrey Millard
Samuell Bull
b
In the name of the rest
This peticon Refferrd till
major Waldron Comes 17 May, 1677
Instructions.
(May 18 th : 1677)
Instructions given to Mr Samll Wheelewright chosen Dep-
uty, for the Towns of Yorke & Wells by the sayd Towns,
1 : To Indeauo 1 ' fully to vnderstand the mind of the Gen-
erall Court in what Capacity Wee now stand in, In ref-
errence to the Carriing on of the charges of this grsent
warr, wherein if hee find any obstructions respecting our
Articles, hee is to declare our willingness to cast our
selues vnder the publique charg 8 for the earning on of
grsent & future warr, & for payment of such arreas as
are already due, with Continewance vnder such Comon
charges for the future as the rest of this Jurisdiction doe/
Edw : Rishworth Jos : Bolles
Henry Sayword William Simonds
Ric : Bankes fr Littelfild
In the behalfe of In the behalfe of
[the behalfe of the] l the Town of
Town of Yorke, Wells,
1 Erased in the original.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 169
Order.
To M r Jn ffairweather M r Jn Morse &c. Comissarys.
You are Ordered forthw th w th out delay to prouide one
thou[sand] of bread w th some tobacco & a litle Rume w th
one hundred or two weight of cheese one Barrell of powder
& shott proportionable to be in a Readines w tb in an howe r if
it m[ay] be as also to Impresse a meet vessell Imediately
to trans [port] twenty souldie r s w th said Prouissions Iinedi-
ly to Blacke [point] to be deliuered to LeP Tipping for y e
Se r vice of the Contry, w th out delay, hereof faile not Dated
at Boston 23 of May 1677
By orde r of y e Goii) & Majest Edw Rawson Secrety
Petition. 27 May 1677.
To the Hono rd Generall Court now Assembled at Boston/
The daly Molestations & Massacers which wee haue mett
with all from our cruell & sculkeing adversarys, by whom
wee are Constantly oppressed & destroyed, Casting us into
wasting & Consumeing difficulty 8 , as that he that runeth
may easily reade our destinys, to bee afflicting & ruinous,
things amongst us being come into such a low ebb, that wee
are noe longer able to support nor secure o r selues, vnless by
some future supply ; Our humble request y r fore to y 8 hon-
o rd Court is,
That you will bee pleasd to send us 20 or 30 souldgers
able men to bee at the disposeing of the Militia for the vss
of o r Town, with ammunition ; Cloathing & victualls, for y r
Mantenance, ffor although o r charges hitherto haue not risen
soe high as amongst others of our Neighbours for the Man-
tayneing of souldgers : wee had them not for to provide for,
nor were our Estats soe able to doe It, yet in proportion
wee haue not been short to Intertayn foraine souldgers nor
mantayn our own at home, w n called out for the good of the
whoole : w r by w 1 wee haue had for our own support is
170 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
almost exhusted, & by our late loss of diverse vssfull men
by the Enemy, & otherwise, soe disinabled, that without
some speedy helpe, wee are out of a Capacity, either to
secure our selues, or mannage our Occasions for our future
subsistance, soe that if this bee not granted us, Necessity
will inforce vs to desert all, w c h will bee more prudence
now whilst wee haue something left, then at last w n all is
gone, for y e enemy lyeth Constantly about us, & hath begun
to riff e le our forsaken places & destroyeth what wee haue,
w r by wee haue little cause to expect any cessation of there
continewed outrages aganst our grsons or Estates, which of
o r selues wee are not in any capacity to pvent, this is our
Case, w c h we hope this Hono rd : Court will Consider craeing
pardon for o r bouldness, wee take leaue to subscrib o r selues,
yorke : 27 th of May : 1677 your hmble & poore distressed
servants/
Edw : Rishworth
John Daues
Job Alcock
Arthur Bragdon
Motion.
To the Hon rd Generall Court June 6, 1677
A motion of the Easterne Deputies
That Whereas there are verry manie of the Inhabitants of
the Countie of yorkesheire and of the countie of Dover and
Portsmouth that haue left their Habitations & garrisons and
are gone into other parts of the country, our humble request
is they may be ordered by this court to returne and those
that remaine may be comanded not to depart without licence
from authoritie vppon their perrill : and that those young
men that are out of Imployment & not capeable of provide-
ing for themselves may be Impressed into the service of the
country.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 171
Letter
S r
this day you r s of 14 Ins* at 10. Came to our hono rd Got} 8
hand not till about 5 y s morning & is now before the Coun-
cil who in orde r to the Act of y e Geflll Court for the vig-
orous prosecution of y e warr ag* the eastern Indian Ennemy
to vissit them at their headquarte r s and to be at black point
26 Instant haue ordered y* you r self forthwith rayse thirty
fou r able English Souldiers compleate Armed w th Armes &
Amunition to be at the Randevous at Charls Towne on two
& twentieth Instant at one of clocke where vessells are or-
dered to be in a readines by y* time w th prouissions of all
sorts in them Ready to saile away w th them, not doubting of
yo r Readines to serve the Country at such a Juncture :
Remaine S r
Boston the 15 th of You r Humble Se r vant
June 1677 Edw d Rawson Secret by
orde r of the Council.
Order.
June 15 th 1677
It is refferd to Majo r Gookin, forthwith to suply Leift
Richardson & his gty at Chelmsford w th prouisio agel nes-
cary & to order him to scout & range y e woods betwne
merimack & pascatawy Riuer & ended to kill & sease y e
Lurking enemy in those parts for wch the majo r is ordered
to encourage y m w th a reward : of twenty shillings for euery
scalpe & forty shillings for eQy prisoner or y e prisoner. And
also to make vp his number 25 men=& to order y m after
some time spent, thenc to Mar to Blacke point garison &
their to bee at the ordering of Liftenant Tipping vntill fur-
ther order from the Council the time of Rendeuooze ,at
Blackepoint is to bee the 26 of this Instant June if possible
// past Edw d Rawson Secret
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172 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Letter
This day the Council mett & In order to the act of the Gen-
erall court for Raysing their proportion to meet w th our
Confederates forces at Black point on 26 Instant Ordered
that you r selfe forthwith Impresse & send twenty fowe r able
souldiers out of y e County of Essex well accomodated w th
Armes & Amunition, to be at their Randevous at Charls
Towne on 22 th Instant by ait of the clocke where Vessells
are ordered to take them in & prouissions w th them : as also
100 bushells of Indian for prouission for the macquaes.
Order.
The Councell upon Consideration of y^Dificulty of At-
tendance upon Dover & york Courts for either Courts or
partyes Concerned by reason of y e Enemyes Lying in those
parts, Do adjourne y e Court to be held in Dover the Last
tuseday instant unto y e last wedensday in October & york
Court to be held first tuseday in July unto y e first tuseday
in November next :
21 June 1677 By the Council
Edw d Rawson Secret
[The following was written on the same paper as the fore-
going Order]
Orde r to y e Commissary e s to
prouide. 100. or 200 1 of Sugar Ordered that Leiftennant
w th like proportion of to- Benjamin Swett haue a
bacco// E R S Comission for a Captains
place & that he be the
conduct & cheife of Comande r of the English & Indian
forces now Raysed & to Goe forth on the Se r vice of the
Country agt the Eastern Indian Ennemy ; as also to order
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 173
& Dispose of the maste r s & marrine r s & vessells now
Going on said Service for the better mannagement of that
affaire :
of those Souldie r s now
w th him at his Returne to
be in Ordered that y e Souldiers left
in Garrison 8 by Cap* Swayne
after that Cap* Swett hath br that be orde r the
dismission of them to their homes & such as he sees m [eet] .
"Major Clark's Oomission 22 June 77."
Jn Leveret G r [with the Consent of the] l Councill of
the Masachusets Jurisdiction in New England.
To M. T. C.
whereas the forces now raysed and going forth against the
Eastern Indian Enemy have been committed to y e care &
Conduct of Cap : Benjamin Swett referring him when ar-
rived at B. P. to your advice & order These are therefore to
Impower & order your self when Arrived with all possible
care & prudence to advice & Manage y e s d forces to the best
advantage against the Common enemy by enabling them
either to March to y e Head quarters, which yet without y e
Advice of the office's vpon the place & good probability we
would not Hazard, or to other service against their p r ivate
lurking places or for y e strengthening & preservation of y e
frontier towns according to Instructions & orders given to
s d Swett, as also you are ordered with one or More of the
vessells & such part of the force as you shall see Meet to
sayle for Kenebecke river & if Major Andros &c arrived
there to treat & Comply with him in Making an Honorable
& secure peace, or otherwise for y e Public^ benefit, allwayes
therein taking Care to secure the Hono r of our prince
1 Erased in the original.
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y e english Nation & the Just rights of y e Masachusets
Jurisdiction.
past 22 June 1677 g E R S.
Instructions.
Capt : Swett
you are ordered with the forces now raysed & by your
Comission put under your Command to repayr to Black
poynt & there use all possible dilligence by scouting & oth-
erwise to und r stand the State &
if y e Head quarters of Motion of the enemy & with your
the enemy by Advice of force assayle & annoy them as
Major Clark & those Much as in you Jyeth [if a] l
upon the place be if any other small quarter of the
possible to be as- enemy lyes near & your force be
saulted you are or- in any Measure Capable in a short
dered to March time to visit and fall upon them
thither with all you are accordingly ordered with
your force all yo r force Indians & English to
Make your March thither & assalt
them/
if otherwise no service against the enemy ofer, advising
with Major Clark to whom the Councill doth refer you for
Advice you shall with your whole force March down towards
Pascato^, or the backside of winter Harbor wels york et cet :
if possible to discoQ the lurking places of y e enemy & fall
upon them
after which you shall supply out of your Company the
places of y e old garison soldiers which went out under C.
Swayne or other dismissing them, & lodge y e remaynder in
most Convenient & Necessary places for the Countryes Ser-
vice & in such Companyes that upon future exigent or order
1 Erased in the original.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 175
you may Call y m again for further excursion or expedition,
keeping good Correspondence with Leiu* Tippen giving
account to y e gouern r and Councill of all occurrents
Dated at Charlstown y e 22 th of
June 1677 g Consilifi) E. E S.
To be released
Sam 11 Clark
Isaak How
W m Hopkins
W m Stanley
Moses Whitney.
Warrant, $c.
For Serjeant Will m Coleman.
yo u are in his Majestys name required to impresse one able
Soldier, well fitted w th fire Armes & amunition, and cause
him to appeare att Fort Hill the 22 d Instant, by one of the
Clock in the afternoon there to attend the service of y e
Country. w ch is in obedience to an order from the Serjeant
Major, hereof fail not, & this shall be yo r warrant.
June. 18. 1677.
John Richards : // Cap*
[endorsed]
Josiph Dill prest
John barker hiered for him
by Will. Colman
William Colman Aged thirty foure yeers or thairabouts tes-
tyfy & saith y 1 he being ordered to Impress Josiph Dill for
y e Contry saruis in this Expedition to y e Eastward y e s d Dill
did one y e 25 of this presant Juen did present Sackerry
Crispt to sarue for him y e sd Crispt before I Cam vp to
y e towen had hyered himselef to goe in Cpt hinksmans
176 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Company but at Last Crispt hyerd John barker to goe in
bis Rome for Dill & a Cording to my worrant I did Retorn
him & barker to sarue in this Expedition & Crispt paid sd
barker thirty shillings in Mony in my presants & tacken &
Harker accepted the service & arms accordingly
Sworne to before the Gofi) &
Council this 28 June 1677 by s d
Coleman Edw d Rawson Secret
Jn Harke r owned y 1 he had Rec d
the thirty shillings of said Cole-
man for s d Joseph Dill.//
Request
To the Hono ble Gov r and Councell
now sitting in Boston June 28 : 1677
The Request of the Millitia of
the towne of Concord
Humbly sheweth that the millitia of the said towne receive-
ing a warrant from the worp 11 Maj r Gookin to impress foure
men for the service of the Country : and being informed
that those that were to be prest were intended onely to
Scout about Chelmesford ; and the said millitia not being
able to obtaine those persons that were intended and desired
they sent foure youths promiseing to releive them within
one week after they went but so soone as they came to
Chelmesford they were conducted to blackpoint where they
now remaine.
Our humble request to yo r Hono rs therefore is : that you
will please to consider how unfitt these youths are for the
Countryes Service : Namely Samuell Stratton John Wheat,
John Ball : & Thomas Woolley : : and that they may be dis-
missed from the said Service : and be returned home with
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 177
the first that doe returne, so shall we Ever pray for yo r
Hon" &G
Timothy Wheler Cap
in the name of y e
Millitia
Maxes Indians W. H. $ Gr reed by Mrs Hamond
1 July 77
Having English friends I have sent Mrs Hamons to tell
you that we have been careful of our prisners this is 3 times
we have sent to you & have allways mised of you govenour
of boston we would find your [mind] you find us all way
for peace you allways broke the peace I would entreat
you to send us a Answer of this [letter] by Mr. garner or
Mr. Oliver If they be not at home send Mr wesell but
send non of them that have been here already we think
that them men that you sent before were minded to [shoot]
us Mrs Hamons and the rest of the prisners can tell that
we have drove Away all the damrallscogon engins from us
for they will fight and we are not willing of their company
we are willing to trade with you as we have done for many
years we pray you send us such things as we name pow-
der cloth tobacko liker corn bread and send the captives
you toke at Pemaquid
governor of boston we do understand that Squando is
minded to cheat you he is mind to get as many prisners as
he can and so bring them to you & so make you believe that
it is Kenebeck men that have don all this spoul
govenour of boston we have bin cheted so often & drove
off from time to time about powder that this time we would
willingly se it furst & you shall have your prisners we can
fight as well as others but we are willing to live pesabel
we will not fight without they fight with us first
here is 20 men women and children that is prisners most
of them was bought we have not don as the damrellscoging
Doc. VOL. vi. 12
178 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
engons did they kiled all their prisners at the spring we
would have you com with your vessell to Abonnegog Mr
Garner can tell that last somer that we did Agree and it was
Squando Angons that did all the hurt
William Woum Wood
hen nwedloked
his H mark
winakeermit
moxes
essomonosko
deogenes
pebemoworet
tasset
John
shyrot
mr thomas
. . . gov of boston this is to let you understand, how
we have been abused, we love yo but when we are dronk
you will take away our cot & throw us out of dore if the
wolf kill any of your catell you take away our gons for it
& arrows and if you see a engon dog you will shoot him if
we should do so to you cut down your houses kill your dogs
take away your things we must pay a 100 skins if we brek
a tobarko pip they will prisson us becaus there was war at
naragans you com here when we were quiet & took away
our gons & mad prisners of our chief sagamore & that win-
ter for want of our gons there was severall starved we count
it kild with us whenever we are bound and thrown in the
siler this doings is not like to mans hart it is more like
womon hart now we hear that you say you will not leave
war as long as on engon is in the country we are owners
of the country & it is wide and full of engons & we can
drive you out but our desire is to be quiet as for exsampl a
hors was kiled by som yung boys & we are were to pay
40 skins
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 179
governor of boston this is to let you to understand how
major walldin served us we ca*red 4 prisners abord we would
fain know whither you did give such order to kill us
for bringing your prisners is that your fashing to com &
mke pese & then kill us we are afraid you will do so agen
Major Waldin do ly we were not minded to kill no body
Major Waldin did wrong to give cloth & powder but he
gave us drink & when we were drunk killed us if it had
not a bin for this fait you had your prisners long ago [Sen-
tence unintelligible.] Major Waldin have bin the cause of
killing all that have bin kiled this sommer you may see
how honest we have bin we have kiled non of your Eng-
lish prisners if you had any of ours prisners you wold a
knocked them on the hed do you think all this is nothing
deogenes madoasquarbet
Journal, kept by Mr. Manning
1677 A Journall of a Voyage from Salem in y e Ketch Sup-
ply to Cape Sables, Against y e Indians that took y*
fishing Ketches.
July 19 Set saile about 10 of y e clocke at night, w th a
moderate gaile of wind at W S W, out of Salem harbour.
20 Cape Ann bore W N W about fiue leagues, see seuer-
all shallops & one Ketch, belonging to piscatiqua. & y c
Isle of Sholes, Richard Reof, Shalop gaue us 4 pickled
Cusk. y e wind at S S W, steerd away N E E, a fresh
gale, ou r men all chearly & tolerable well, about 3 of y e
clock see a Ketch steering away N N W, gaue her chase,
& fetched vp [w th ] her but night comeing on left ou r
chase, & steerd ou r Course again E N E
21 Thick & foggy weather y e wind at South Caught fish, &
heard a Gun which was north from us, aboute 2 itt cleard
vp and spied a saile, & gaue her chase & gued to be a
M H Shallop y* made fish at Montenicus who Informd us
180 .DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
of a peace made between Cap* Nichols at pemaquid &
Moxis w th 7 sachems more*, whose names we could not
know, which sachems haue brought in one Captiue, & he
purchased a Considerable number more, & are gone for
them Also y* Squando would not consent to y e peace,
but vnd r standing y e resolution ot y e other sachems aboute
a conclusion of the peace aboue said, Imediatly falls vpon
7 or 8 captives & kills them. & flyes in his p r son to Can-
ada as some Indians reports Squando w th those verry
Indians, y* concluded a peace as abouesaid, doe say that
those very Ind was at black point & did a great Exploitt
against our English they receiueing noe more losse then 2
kild & 2 wounded fighting them in an open feild only a
few small bushes, alsoe this verry day y e sachems have
Engaged by articles of peace to send away to pannop-
scutt to Informe dociwondo & his company of a peace
Concluded & for to bring him to assigne y e same, about 6
y e wind come vp verry fresh, at S W & Continued all
Night, & we steerd away S- E- E-
22 About eight this morning y e wind dullerd, & hasey
thick weather, & y e wind came about 2 to N W & cleard
vp, aboute 10 of y e clocke to N, thick weather & Raine
& soe continued til y e Next Morning.
23, The wind at N. Spied a saile she bore N of us it
proud a ship from Libon y e Coand r Cap 1 pyr in y e ship
Distance from y e Cape 16 She was bownd for bos-
ton to ir/ oxe, y e wind at East taked & stood to y e north-
ward about fore in y e afternoon, Thick & hasey weather.
24 Thick & hasey weather & Raine y e wind at S Caught
a great quantity of fish about 2 in y e afternoon cleard a
little steerd away N E Came into thirty fathom e of
water, soe came to an Anchor, thick foggy & Rainy
weather.
25 foggy thick weather little wind A N. still at an Anchor
26 foggy thick weather y e w N E at an Anchor, broke
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 181
ground & stood in N N E 3 leagues In Came to in 16
fathom water, y r to E S E" lightning Thund r Raine very
much.
27 still foggy y e w S S W about 10 or 11 in y e night
heard y e Rout of y e shore N N E
28 foggy weather noe wind.
29 foggy weather wind S W
30 foggy weather noe wind about 6 came to saile w tu y e w
E N E tolerable clear, stood of SEES houres y n stood
in 3 bourse N. y n Came to in 40 fathome of water, blew
fresh Raine.
31 Raine y e W N N E fresh gale Came to saile aboute
Eight in y e morning stood in E. N. Much Wind & Raine.
y e wind back to y e N W. About 12 head sea, clear
weather made land, Cap Negroe distance fiue leagues, y e
wind westerd, stood into y e harbour see a ketch, Vm-
phry Combs y l knew nothing of y e Ketchs takeing, Came
to an Anchor about 5 a clock., Capt Prices ketch.
Aug. 1 Aboute 10 came to saile & went away for port
La tore coamding Capt prices ketch Vmphry Combs to
goe along w th us y e Wind N W little gale & clear weather,
came to an Anchor there about 6 of y e clocke but could
not see any vessels, aboute Eleven we came to saile &
in goeing out we ran aground, & lay there till flood that
floated us againe,
2 Aboute 3 in y e Morning we came to saile & aboute 8 got
y e length of y e Cape Clear weather y e wind at N W, Ex-
changed Jn Dowster for Jn parker one of Vmphry
Combs men because he was some wat accquainted w th y e
harbours about y e Cape to y e westerd as y e passage passes
Islands came to anchor in 6 fathom of water aboute 6 y e
Cape bares S S E distance fiue leagues, in a braue Rood
where we see many braue places for harbours but could
not discouer any thing, but heard three hollow of y e
Indians.
182 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
3 Came to saile aboute 6 in y e morning & stood to y e N.
ward of y e Road & see seuerall Cricks y e wind W S W,
Saild vp three leagues Verry vncertain soundings from 7
fathom to 2 & then aground, but being near y e top of
his;h water we 2fot off againe & stood back into flue fath-
O O O
ome & came to ; being near Ebb, A few hands went ashore
vpon an Island where there was a place newly burnt alsoe
they see y e halfe of a block w ch was Re fired, we was well
shutt vp in to y e sound & y e Hand bore W S W, about 4
or 5 it was flood & came in thick of fogg & noe wind &
soe did p r uent us.
4 This Morning clear weather y e wind W S W aboute 7 of
y e clocke Came to saile & went to y e mouth of y e Road
Keeping y e eastern shore aboard, where we made a very
good harbour or a deep bay, we came too in 7 fothome of
water & sent ou r boat to discouer itt & they steerd E,
they sounded & had graduall soundings from 5 to 1 fs. but
it was high water then ; sandy ground, y e wind S W Came
to saile about 2 of y e clocke & steerd away tor y e seal
Islands & aboute 6 of y e clocke Anchored on y e East side
in 10 fathoe of water, & there rid all that Night.
5 came to saile about 6 in y e morning steerd away for Gar-
nett Rock, y e wind S W y e Garnett Rock bore N. by W.
from y e Great seal Island, & from y e Gannet Rock pur-
pose for to find Inskitt harbour but Came into great Rip-
lings & shole water & verry Rocky ground, & was in
verry great difficulties ; for we went about to y e N & in
standing to wards Cape f r sue } we made a very braue &
large harbour into which we steerd & had braue soundings
of (obscure) fathoms of water & stood so soe farr in itt
to discouer what we could, & y e wind still y e same, did
not come to an Anchor, but likly to be taire weather, we
stood vpon a wind ouer y e bay for ponnobscutt, aboute a
11 of y e Clocke, & that harbour we Judge to be up r f v sue
harbour ( ?)
1 Cape Fourchu (?)
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 183
August 5 Latatude by observation 44.06. departed from
Cape f r sue itt bore NEE distance 2 leagues stood away
w E by N. in y e 24 bourse we ran 33 leagues.
6 aboute 1 this day we made Mount desert & itt bore N
W N aboute 5 leagues, & aboute 5 we made Mounte-
desert harbour & y e wind being Just in ou r teeth, was
forcd to tack & in tacking we see 2 sailes gaue them
chase, to y e Eastward they steerd away East, itt was
aboute 11 a clocke at night when we came vp with one of
them, which was a Ketch, & itt was francis Garlands, &
there was 6 french men on board, soe we brought them
by y r Cry & caused y m to Come on boord of us, & in y e
mean time y e other went away from us but Enquireing of
them what they was, they said they was a barke that had
been but five dayes from Boston that had y e Gou r ners
passe, soe we tacked to & againe that Night,
7 & in y e morning stood vp into a great Eiuer, & about 12
or 1 we see a Conoe Coming from y e land, w ch was very
fearfull of us & went ashore againe, soe we ventured in
w th y e land & spied a saile coming downe y e riuer, soe we
stood off y e wind being at S. & y e riuer lay N & in tack-
ing aboute standing to wards the westward, we made her
to be a Ketch, we bore vp vpon her, & she claped close
vpon a wind & shott into a Cruell & most formidable
place, that if we had shott a Cables lenght more on head
Doowookett
we had lost Ketch & men, but we came too, & had a
stout scurmighs w th them & they all left y e vessell & be-
toke them to y e Rocks, which if it had been Artificially
made it Could not haue been better contriued for there
designe, & by this time itt was sun sett soe we came to
an anchor w th in halfe shott, & Rid by them till 2 or 3 of
y e clock in y e morning they allmost continually fireing at
us, itt being calme <fc a very difficult place we Roed out
by which time we had a gaile of wind at S S E, then we
went to seeke for ou r Ketch that we tooke, & when we
had found them, we steerd away from Mount desert
184 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
8 harbour, & 7 or at at night came to an Anchor of of y c
harbour.
9 y e wind being fresh at north we came to saile & stood
too and againe som little time, then steerd away for pe-
nobscut & in y e offin we see 2 saile that Stood to y e
Eastward, & we gaue them chase but it proued little wind
& Calme ; y e wind came vp to S W & we still p r sisted in
our chase, & gained vpon them but night comeing on, &
hasey weather we left ou r chase, & stood to y e N W for
to look for ou r prise & little wind all night
10 Calme aboute 12 y e wind sprung vp at S W, little gaile,
stood into y e shore till 12 at night then tacked & stood to
y e Sward,
11 about 6 this morning we see 2 sail in w th the shore we
tacked & stood w th them the wind being at S. they steerd
away for Monhiggon, into w ch place we followed them
& itt was Jn Pumrye & Gen. penny well, toward night
little wind & verd aboute to y e Westward & then to y e N
12 aboute 6 this Morning came to sail & sterd away S W W
tor Cape Ann y e wind at N N E, aboute 12 y e wind dul-
leud & vered to y e S W, & about 8 little & at N.
13 this morining Made Accamenticous y e wind at W N W.
Petition of Andrew Browne Sen r
To y e Hon rtl Gouernor & Counsell now
Assembled at Bostone-
The Humble Petition of Andrew Browne Sin r Sheweth
That wheras yo r Petitioner had all his houses Burned to
Asses ; and his Catle Destroyed by y e Barbarrous Enimys
soe that yo r poore subplicant is in a very Low Condition
having 9 Smale Children wherof 7 : of them and himselfe
is not any way Capable nor able this 2 years to procure A
Liulihood ; neither has he been any way Chargable to Towne
nor Country; But yo r poore petition 1 " and his wife with 7
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 185
smale Children was Mentayned and withoulden from per-
rishing by two Sonns of yo r Petition 1 " namly Andre Andrew
Browne and John Browne they both was Impressed here at
Bostone in September Last to goe to Kenebecke vnder y e
Command of Cap 1 Thomas Moore and y e said Cap 1 Thomas
Moore at his Returne then from Kenebecke y e abouesaid
Andrew Browne And his Brother John Browne both then
was Left at Black point Garrison where they euer since
Continued/
Therefore yo r poore Petition 1 " Humbly Intreats yo r worships
seriously to Consider of his helplesse Condition by ordre-
ing that his two Sonns be discharged from y e Garrison of
Black point for there is 9 in yo r Petitions family that hath
there Dependence vpon the Labours of y e said Andrew An-
drew And John Browne/ 2d That yo r Petition r intreats yo r
worships to Consider y i : 9 : or 10 months is a Longe tim to
Continue In Garrison ; 3 d That few or any hath Continued
soe Long in Garrison ; soe yo r petition 1 " hopes that these
Considrations will move yo r worships to Grant yo r petetion 1 "
an order for y e Discharging of his two Sonns, which wilbe
a meane to preserue yo r poore petition' from Perishing, soe
yo r petition 1 " with his wife and Children shall haue great
Cause to pray for yo r health and Happy nesse,
Andrew Browne Sin r
This Request is Granted to July 77
E R S
Letter to Oapt. Brockles $ others
Gentlemen
You r s from Pemaquid by the Hands of majo r Thomas Clarke
of July 3 d 1677 we received, & therein perceive your
freindly & forward Inclination for the procuration of a set-
lement of the Inhabitants of those easterne parts who haue
been so great suffered in the vnhappy warre, the same hath
186 -DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
been Considered by us & the result of our thoughts are
that you* selues being now vpon the place, & not hauing
yet been Concerned in any Acts of Hostility against them
may Sooner obteyne Credence with them for the redemption
of those miserable Soules Captives in the hands of those
Intidells, and for the Setlernent of a peace w l h them if to
be obteyned with Hono r for the accomplishment whereof we
haue sent Ou r Trusty & welbeloued freinds majo r Generall
Daniel Dennison & Joseph Dudley Esq r two of ou r Majes-
trates fully Instructed to effect the same with such othe r s as
are knowne vnto & desired by the Indians in a late Aplica-
tion to us by the principall Sachem of the Kennebecke
Indians \\ 7t h which Gentlemen ; if yo w please to Juyne you
assistance it may be a Comon benefit to His Majesties Inter-
est in these parts & resetlement of those parts ;
Gentlemen
wee are your Humble Servants.
The Gofi)no r & Council of the
Massachusets, In their name & by their
Orde r signed Edw d Rawson Secret
Maj Q-en 1 Denison $ Joseph Dudley to treat with the
Indians.
At A meeting of the Gouerno 1 ' & Council of the
Massachusets Jurisdiction In New England held at
Boston the tenth day of July 1677
The Gouerno r & Council having read & considered sundry
letters to them directed & sent from Winnekemet ; & Moxes
Indean Sagamores & from some other Indians about Kenne-
beck by the Hand of M r s Hammond an English Captive,
Late an Inhabitant of the abouesaid place w th refference
thereto haue nominated & requested & doe heereby Author-
ize & Impower, major Generall Daniell Dennison & Joseph
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 187
Dudley Esq r forthwith : with such meet attendance as they
shall Judge meet to I m barque themselues & saile Directly
to Pemaquid & acquaint the Gent 11 there from New yorke
That the Kennebeck Indians &c haue made an ouerture of a
treaty of peace & the deliuery of about twenty English
prisoners, for the obteyning of whom the Gouernor & Coun-
cil haue sent you to take any oppertunity that may be
offered for the setling of a peace w th the English and for
that end doe desire & promise themselues theire vtmost
assistance vpon the place.
Hauing aduised w4i the aforesaid Gent" of the speediest &
best way of Coming to speake w l h the Natives either by
sending out the Squa or otheruise, yo w shall endeavo r to
Sattisiy those Indians that the Gouerno 1 ' & Council are Igno-
rant of those many Injuries by them Complained of, which
had they been made & prooved to them ; they would haue
endeavored to haue had satisfaction made them ; and that
the persons that haue don the injuries were disorderly per-
sons that liued out of our Jurisdiction ; And that for the
time to Come such disorde r s wee hope may be prevented,
by a more orderly & full setlement of Gouernment in those
parts :
If the Indians will be draune to deliuer their prisoners
yo u may make a suiteable returne or recornpence & the
greater hopes yo w may Gather of theire desire of Amity or
peace the larger may be the Recompence especially if they
will send to Squando & the Amoroscoggin Indians, & can
bring them to Come to treate w th yow in order to a peace,
or vpon their refusall to Joyne their forces for the Suppress-
ing of them ; which treaty yo w shall not attend vnless
Squando will Imediately recall all the scattered & sculking
Indians about our Plantations or the Kennebeck Indians
make warre vpon him.
If Squando or any for him appeare yow may acquaint
him that the GotDno 1 was wholly Ignorant of any Injury
188 bOCUMENTARY HISTORY
offered to him or his child at Saco ; And if by any treaty
yo w Can bring him to a Cessation or peace yo w shall doe it
vpon the best termes yo w may for the Hono r of the English.
In all you r Negotiation w th English or Indians yow shall vse
yo r best discretion ; and shall mannage it so as may consist
w l h honnesty & Hono r
Att you r returne yo w shall dismiss the Garrison at
Blackpoint, or otheruise dispose of them as yo w see
meet prouiding against losse or wast of what may be
remooved thence
By the Goue r no r & Council of the Massachusets
Jurisdiction in New England & signed by their
orde r Edward Rawson Secret
Petition of Joseph Bemmiss
To the Hon r d Governour, and the Rest of the Hon r d
Majestrates, now Assembled in Boston July y e 10 th
77.
The humble Petition of Joseph Bemiss, Sheweth vnto yo r
Hono r s, that yo r Petitioner hath a Son whose name is John
Bemiss out in the Army, and is now Ressident at york, at
the Eastern parts, vnder the Comand of Lieutenant Alcock,
by Reason of which, his absence is such a Damage, and prej-
udice, to yo r petitioner, who is Aged, and weak in body,
not able to go forward with his Husbandry, y l he is not able
to Subsist, without Assistance, wherefore yo r Petitioner be-
seecheth yo r Hono rs to Consider his Condition and infirmity
of body And Release his Son to Come and be an Assistant
to yo r petitioner as formerly, being in great necessity of
him. I beseech yo w to Grant my Request which if yo r
Hono r please to Grant, it shall oblige yo r Petitioner to pray
for yo r hon rs health & prosperity
Joseph Bemmiss
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 189
In ans r to this pet icon the
Request is Granted & orde r already
Given out for y l end before y s was
presented By y e Council Edw. Rawson Secret
10 July 1677
Letter from A. Brockholts others
Gentlemen
We writte you by Majo r Clarke July the 3 d , in
answer to yo rs of June 25 th , wherein wee acquainted you
with our having taken possession of these parts of his Roy-
all Highnesse Government, according to our Comission and
Instructions ; Wee then told Major Clarke of our Intents
to make a Peace with the Neighbour Indyans, if they should
desire it, the which wee happily effected yesterday, with
the Indyan Sachems of Kenebeck which are all betweene
that River & Penobscott :~It is done upon Condicon of their
forbearance to make Warre upon any of his Ma ties Subjects,
& delivery of all English prisoners to us here ;
Of the first they have engaged to give Notice to all their
Indyans, together with their friends & Allyes, Wee prom-
ising to doe the like to the English, that they may likewise
forbeare all Acts of Hostility, & for release of the Captives
they hope wee will see a Meanes that theirs may bee releast
also/.
Wee have sent this Messenger M r W m Sturt from hence
expresse to let you know what wee have done in these mat-
ters, who wee have ordered to stay twenty foure houres for
your Answer, how farre you think fitt to bee concerned in
the Peace with these Indyans, & what you will please to
doe, as to the giving notice to those under yo r Comand,
to forbeare any Act of Hostility, as also touching the Re-
leasement of the Indyan Captives with you, upon the deliv-
ery of the English by them, (which wee thinke to bee very
reasonable.)
190 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Wee are informed that the Indyans that were under
Squando, have deserted him, looking on him as an Impos-
tour, & blame his bloudynesse, & that hee went privately
away with one or two onely with him, about two dayes
after the late Engagement at Black Point, and as they sup-
pose he is gone for Canada :
Wee have not farther but expecting your Answer, remaine
Gent
Yo r most humble Servants
Antho : Brockholts
Ca : Knapton
Matthias Nicolls
Fort Charles in Pemaquid [Superscribed]
July. 17. 1677. For the hon ble the Governo r
and Council of his Ma tle *
Colony of the Massachusetts
These
In Boston
The Cheife Sachem 8 name of Kennebeck w th whom wee
haue made the peace is head of all the Indians from Piscat-
aqua to Ponobscott Squando 5 men & all y e Rest hauing put
themselues vnder him.
This was omitted in ou r s to the Gofi)no r & Council
A true transcript of w l was Inserted in m r Taylo r s letter to
be Comunicated, as Attests E. R. S
Warrant.
To Marshall Joseph Webb :
Whereas A Dutch Ship Riding in Piscataqua Riuer (most
of the Company being ffrenchmen) loading or loaden w th
masts & suspected to be for the vse of the ffrench, the mas-
ter of the said ship having broake his word w th y e Gou r nor
in not clearing the said ship to belong to the English These
are therefore to Require you in his maj'ies name, forthwith
to Repaire to Piscataqua & to Enter on board the said ship
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 191
and forthwith to take the Sailes on shoare making stop of
her till he Come & make a full Clearing And all marshalls
Constables '& other office r s millitary & Civil (if neede be)
are alike Required as aboue to be Ay ding & Assisting to
you therein.
Dated at Boston the 25 th July 1677
By the Council
Edward Rawson Secret
you are Impowred to Impress a hors
or horses as you need w th other neces-
sary 8 on account &c
Letter A. Brockhollt $ other* to the Q-ov r $ Council
Aug. 18, 1677.
Hon ored Gentlemen
Yo" of the 25 th past in answer to ours by m r Sturt, con-
cerning the peace with the Indyans, wee received at his
returne, wherein you are pleased to intimate that as to a Ces-
sation of Annes & a mutuall Returne of Captives, you were
willing to condiscend, on Condicon that the English in
their Custody bee delivered to us, & the vessells lately
taken, tackling & lading &c with a Restriction for the Indy-
ans not to come neare your Plantacons : The Indyans with
whom wee had made the Peace (waiting as well as wee, yo r
Result upon our Message,) wee acquainted with the heads
thereof, & enjoyned them to the observance of that Caution
of not coming neare yo r plantacons, bounding their Prog-
resse by Casco bay westward (as more certaine then a ten
miles Limitt :) A while after Capt Scottow arrived here
(with six Indyan Captives) by whom wee rec a yo r Letter of
the 31 th & after him Squando the Sachem of Saco, with the
Sachems of Ambuscoggan & Pequagick came here, being
desirous to bee included in the Peace made with their Neigh-
bo rs , which wee consented to (although Exceptions might
192 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
haue beene made against some of them) being willing to
make the Peace as generall as may bee ; Wee layd the like
injunction on them as on the former, but the greatest diffi-
culty was yet behind, concerning the Restauracon of the
Ketches, none of these being concerned in their taking, &
indeed wee did looke upon it, to be a kind of Imposicon on
us, As if you had no desire to bee concerned in the Peace,
proposing so difficult Termes, from the w ch neither in yo r
first or second Letter, you doe in the least vary, Although
in the former part of that by Cap* Scottow, you say (yo r
Case being so circumstanced, as before recited) that you
shall rest & confide in o r discrecon to perfect the same for
yo r & the English Inteerst ; The which being followed by a
subsequent positive Clause,, of returning the Captives if the
Condicons of yo r preceding Letter were not performed,
made yo r Confidence in us of small value./ Besides this,
Gent, give us leave to tell you, that the Captive prison"
being brought hither with the Condicon afore menconed,
& those so publickely made knowne, by yo r owne people
(to Indyans as well as others) It was like to spoyle all
wee had done, & make a new breach, Some of the looser
Indyans throatning to rescue the Captives by force (there
being then about 60. of them here) & they told us of
breach of promise in not delivering our Captives, they
having brought in Eighteene, besides M rs Hamond, who
they releast to us, (though they tax her for breaking
her Paroll) intending to bring in all the rest, being neare
such another number, & that wee should keepe sixe of
theirs close prison", before their faces, To the which in-
deed wee had litle to say, but by authority & good words
restrayned them till Madackawando's coming who was sent
for, but came not before yesterday, & very happily wee
concluded a Peace with him likewise this day, including a
Surrender of the Ketches &c. which hee with his Indyans
assented unto, almost contrary to our Expectacon, Wee
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 193
having but slender hopes thereof, & no great Grounds, as
not apprehended or thought on, in the peace first made : So
many of them as Madackawando hath or can procure, wee
haue great Confidence hee will deliver as hee hath engaged :
As to other particulars relating to these affaires, wee shall
not give you farther trouble about, but referre you to Capt
Scottows Relacon, who for a fortnight hath beene an Eye
wittnesse of all passages here : Wee had five Captives
delivered up by Madackowando at making of the Peace ;
(which Capt. Scottow takes with him) & wee delivered up
the six you sent by him (there being but foure of them
really Captives or prison" of warre, the other two (misera-
ble creatures) had too long beene innocent sufferers, & yo r
Charity in their Redemption, will without doubt have its
Reward : Wee sent sixteene Captives the beginning of this
month to Piscattaqua, & two others were taken on bord
Capt Silvanus Davis about a week since, to bee carryed to
Boston :
When the others come in, wee shall take the best Care wee
can to send them to their habitacons or friends, & shall like-
wise give notice of the Ketches at their Arrivall : Wee
thanke you for the Caution you give us to bee carefull of
the Indyans Treachery, It is not of to day onely that wee
are acquainted with their Tempers, so shall not Neglect our
selves or dutyes, yet would not bee too much posses't with
a groundlesse Jealousy of them : Wee hope God almighty
will give a blessing to the Peace now made with the Indy-
ans, & that it will be firme & durable for the Generall Good
of our Nation, which hath beene very much our aime, &
shall be the daily prayer of
Gent
Yo r most humble Servants
Fort Charles in Anth Brockhollt
Pemaquid Aug : 18 th Csesar Knapton
/ 1677. / Matthias : Nicolls
Doc. VOL. vi. 13
194 .DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
[Superscribed]
For the hon ble Governo r and
Council of his Ma tles Colony
of the Massachusetts
These
At Boston
g Capt Joshua Scottow
Q. D. C.
Soldiers' Charges.
Common Arrer 8 ffor Souldiers Charges of the Late warre
Granted and allowed by the Comittee of Millitia of Wells
from the first Begininge of the Late Indian warre vnto the
first September 1677
To John Wells 1 : 07 : 18 : 07 1
William Sawyeard 1 : 12 : 08 : 00
m r William Simonds 1 : 26 : 12 : 11
Ensigne John Barrett 1 : 01 : 03 : 00
To m r John Busse 1 : 19 : 17 : 06
To Joseph & Benjamine Storrer 1 : 44 : 07 : 06
To John Cloyce 1 : 24 : 05 : 01
To Abraham Tilton 1 : 07 : 00 : 00
To William Ashley 1 : 09 : 05 : 10
To Merebate Litlefield 1 : 38 : 05 : 00
To Robert Wacum 1 : 03 : 09 : 02
To Joseph Crosse 1 : 33 : 01 : 07
To William Hamond for himselfe }
To & Jo : Gough Estate > 1 : 15 : 07 : 06
To Jonathan Hamonds 1 : 01 : 03 : 03
To ffrancis Litlefield 1 : 62 : 06 : 01
To Leif fc John Litlefield 1 : 55 : 10 : 04
M r Samuell Wheelwright 1 : 48 : 04 : 11
Samuel Austine 1 : 83 : 10 : 02
M r Joseph Bowles 1 : 90 : 01 : 04
To Nath : Cloyce 1 : 16 : 03 : 10
OF THE STATE OF MAINE.
195
M r Ezekiell Knight
James Oare & Henry Browne
Thomas Dowty
Ezekiell Knight Junio r
Roger Gilburd
Emanuell Dauis
Thomas Litlefield
Samuel Storrer
Thomas Baston
Jeremiah Storrer 10 = 00 = 0*0
flrancis Backhouse
Thomas Couzins
Goody ffarrow
Israeli Hardin
To George Pearson
To Peter Cloyce
To John Barret
To Abraham Collins
To Goody Mountigue
To peter B
To Nath' Masters
To John Driscoe
Elisha Hooper
John Eldridge
Terne ouer the lefe
Edmon Littelfeld 3:6:0
Abraham Tillton
mon Littelfeld
Totoll sum is
719 = 4 = 2
: 05 : 13 : 04
: 05 : 07 : 05
: 03 : 02 : 06
: 01 : 13 : 03
: 02 : 15 : 00
08 04 00
: 13 : 08 : 00
04:
1:19:
1: 08:
1:02:
1:04:
10
04
1:07:
1: 10:
1 : 08 :
06
03
05
00
00
1:03
01 : 05
00 : 00
05:00
00: 00
13 : 00
08:07
05 : 07i
04: 08
02: 02
05: 00
07 : 00
07 : 00
06: 08
05 : 00
12: 06
12: 00
714: 16: 06
714: 16:06
4: 7: 8
719: 4: 2
Sam 11 Whelwright
William Symonds
John Littlefield
196 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Letter from Andrew Johnson.
Black point Octob r y e 8 th 1677
Honour* S r
May it please your honour I thought it good to acquaint
your honour desiring you would be pleased to take into Con-
sideration our desperate Condition and Estate y* we are
here left in ; in y e midst of our Enymyes w ch are dayly
about us ; and haue killed Seuerall Cattle this day about
three miles off from us ; insomuch that we being so weake
are not able to goe out against them to hinder them nor yet
to fetch in Cattle for o r Selues ; being but fourteen men in
all of us ; they are very many of them here in these partes ;
therefore I would humbly desire your honour would be
pleased to send us more helpe if you se it meet for us to
stay here they haue not as yet made any assault vpon us
but I know not how soon they may they being treachours a
barbarous Enymye Not Else to trouble yo r hono r w th all
I rest
Yours and the Countryes faithfull
Seruant to Command
Andrew : Johnson Serj 1
Black point Octob r y e 8 th : 1677
Cap 1 Scottow
S r After my humble Seruice gsented unto you ; these
are to acquaint that o r Supply is most of it all spent there
is not enough bread left for to last vs aboue a weeke or fort-
night longer and o r Tobacco is all spent likewise my fellow
Souldiers wants shoes stockings westcoates & drawers &
Coates y e weather Comes on pretty Cold and therefore I
would desire you would make what despatch you can ; like-
wise S r A dram now & then would not be amisse S r I would
desire you would get an order and Send it here to Command
the Inhabitants if any Comes here to be helpfull to us to
beare duty w th us we being so few on us its uery hard for
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 197
us As for news the Indians are uery rife here round about
vs and haue been discouered Seuerall tymes by us this day
they haue Killed Seuerall Cattle about Oakmans plantation
how many and where I cannot as yett informe you Not Else
att gsent
I rest S r
Yo r Seruant to Command
Andrew : Johnson Serj 1
[Superscribed]
These
ffor Cap* : Joshua Scotto
att his house in
Boston
Petition
To the Hon 1 Gover n & Councill with y e Genera 11
Court now sitting in Boston,
The Humble Petition of Joshua Scottow on y e behalf of
himselt & Sundry of y e Inhabitants of Scarborough, &c
Humbly sheweth
That whereas your Petitioners have disbursed In Provisions
for y e Support of y e Garrison at Black point, for the Releif
of Severall Armies that have passed to & fro Eastward, to
a considerable Value above one hundred & fifty pounds as by
y e Acc given in by Lef * Tipping & otherwise doth fully
appeare, being by y e s d Tipping Impressed according to an
Order of y e Hon d Councill Some of your Petitioners being
hardly pinched, & others In distresse for want of Provisions
for themselves & familyes, not having had any opportunity
to Plant this yeare, by y e Extremity of y e Indian Warr.
Your poor Petitioners therefore humbly crave your Releif
Clemency & Consideration of their Conditions, so as that
you would be pleased to Order the Payment of their dis-
198 , DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
bursments, In such a way, as your wisdoms shall think most
fitt & convenient, which will further oblige them, as In all
duty they are bound, to pray for your honors peace &
prosperity.
The Deputyes Judge meete that the pet r s
10 th 8 th - 77 be referd to proceed for Satisfaction as the
law Touching Disbursments Doth Direct,
desireing the Consent of o r Hono rd Mag-
ists hereto
William Torrey Cleric
The Magistrates Consent Hereto
provided after such proceedure,
y e Accounts be remitted to the County
of York for payment our brethren
the Deputyes Consenting
11. 8. 77. J Dudley per order
Consented to by the Deputyes
William Torrey Cleric.
Order.
Vpon the Reading the Letters from Blackpoynt
Do order that the persons there Concerned take Care for
Supply & Maintainance of that garison at their own Charg
or be Instantly Drawn off.
y e Magistrates have past this, our brethren y e Deputyes
Consenting J Dudley, per order
17. 8. 77
Consented to by the Deputyes
William Torrey Cleric
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 199
Petition of Joshua Scottow
To the Hon d Govern 1 " & Councill with the General!
Court now assembled at Boston
The Humble Petition of Joshua Scottow on behalf of
himself & y e rest of y e Inhabitants of Scarborough,
Humbly sheweth, That whereas y e trecherous Enimy, since
y e peace made at Pemaquid, have burned 2 houses at Casco,
& are now killing up your poor Petitioners Cattle, which
were about 200 left, for whom they had Provided Winter
meate, That your Honors would please to Incourage them
with your further Protection, by y e Continuance of those
Souldiers which are now there, or so many as you shall
think fitt, Humbly Conceiving that if y e Garrison should be
deserted, y e Enimy would bee much Incouraged to make
further Inrode Into y e Next Townes, looking at y e English
to flee before them, Our Selfs y e distressed Inhabitants dis-
couraged, being Reduced to y e Loss of that little left, & put
upon to make application for Eeleif unto a forrain power,
which how Honorable it will be to this Government, or how
consistent with their Oath of fidelity may be questioned,
unlesse you please to declare, that they may so doe, & how
prejudiciall it may be to y e fishing trade & publick weall by
strengthning y e Claimes of y e Monopolisers thereof, is left
with all Humility to your Honors Consideration, If that
you should think it Inconvenient to Grant our Request,
That you would please to Order w 4 Amminition &c is of y e
Countryes upon y e Place may there be left, for the Incour-
agement of y e Inhabitants, if such a Number should Pre-
sent, as In Probability may be with their Safety, Leaving
y e whole to Gods Gracious disposall to guide you In what
Your Wisdoms shall think best, they shall further pray as
in all duty they are bound for y e Continuation of your
happy Government in peace & prosperity.
200 .DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
In Answer to this petition the Deputyes Judge meete to
grant the pet r s all such Armes & Amunition as are now in
the garison at blacke poynt belonging to the Country for
the Defence of the same the quantitie to be taken notice of
by some Meete pson appoynted, & that a like proportion be
returned when cald for by this Court or Councill & also that
all Such the pet r s Inhabitants of Scarborough who shalbe
engaged in the vpholdinge of this garison to be ffreed from
all Country rates while they shall so doe with refference to
the Consent of o r Hono rd magists hereto
William Torrey Cleric
18 th 8 th 1677 Consented to by the magists
Edw d Rawson Secret
Letter. Q-eorge Munjoy to Maj r Tho s Clarke
Worsh 11 S r
My bereauements hath Necessitated me to trauell
Againe ouer The Great Depts that I Cannot Attend Courts
for passing bils) yett I haue made bould to treble your wor-
shipt with these lines Requesting your Assistance for the
Getting of what the Court pleasure is for laying outt the
Easterne bounds for twise Going East that Cost me Consid-
erable & 6 p s of Eight I paid in Borbados for forming the
draft vnto m r Witherington) is the value of 3 11 of Sugor &
haue sent vnto my wife to Gitt som one to be there not
Els at p r sent
but Remeane your Humble Seruant
George Munjoy
Great Hand pascataqua Indorsed
21 Octo r 1677 To the worsh 11 majo r
Thomas Clarke
in
Boston
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 201
The magis* 8 Judge meete to orde r the Tresure r to pay m r
George Munjoy the some of five pounds : for his paynes
their Brethren the Deputies hereto Consenting :
Edward Rawson Secret
The Deput 8 Consent hereto provided that It be payd out of
the rates of the County of yorke & desire the Consent of o r
hon rd magistrates hereto
William Torrey Cleric
21 octobe r
1678 Consented to by y e Magis ts
Edw d Rawson Secre*
present the Gofin r Major Walden & Major Pendle-
Sam : Symonds Dep* Gou r ton from your selves by sever-
Symon Bradstreet all Letters we have receivd
Daniel Gookin Information of Squando & the
Daniel Dennison other Indians east their Desire
further to treat the English of
ysse parts for a more firm peace & that Major Shapleigh &
C. Champernoon are Desired to Advance in that matter as
most acceptable to the Indians, if themselves or any other
persons Judged Sutable by your selves for such an occasion
be obtayned to treat them they may In the name of the
Governor & Councill promise them a Safe Conduct coming
& returning hither in way of treaty whether any thing Con-
cluded or no as Mog formerly Had if otherwise they may
take the Indians Demands, of which our selves here may
Consider & give Answer. In the Meantime advising as the
Spring Cometh on to be upon your watch & guard for your
own security
not els but Remaine S ra
you r freind & servant
Edw d Rawson Secre* By ord r
of the Council
9 th of March 77
202 .DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Letter Henry Jocelyn to Edw d Rawson
S r
My request to y u is y* y u would be pleased to procure for
me pay for y e prouisions Cap* Tippen pressed of mine at
Black point according to his certificate here sent by Edw d
Houn who I have made my assigne to receiue it and
what he shall doe here I shall allow at and euer rest
y r freind and Ser vt
Kittery 18 th Aprill 1678.
Henry Jocelyn
[Superscribed]
M r Edward Rawson
Secretary these
Depositions
The testimony of Samll Wheelewright aged about 40
years & Joseph Storer aged 29 years, or y r aboutes Tes-
tifyeth that the bread w c h Mr Munjoy brought to Wells in
the yeare 76 : w c h bread was Delivered to y e Country soul-
dgers y e great part of It as they did March to y e Eastward
w ch quantity the said Munjoy sayd was nineteen hundred
weight, or y r aboute,
Samll Wheelewright further testifys y* Mr Munjoy sayd y*
hee had fiueteen hundred weight of the abouesd bread by
ord r of Majo r Clarke of Arther Mason which M r Rishworth
bought of the aboue sayd Mason/ Mr Samll Wheelewright,
& Joseph Storer testifyed to y e truth of y s there testimonys,
& Mr Wheelewright to his addition, vpon oath 17 : of Sep-
temb r : 1678 : before mee
Will Symond 8 Assote
Vera Copia transcribed & Compard 23 Aprill 78
Edw : Rishworth Recor.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 203
Boston y e 25 : 2 d : 78 :
These are to certifie y* on y e ninth of y e eleuenth 1676
there was pressed of M r Henery Jocelins two barrells of
beefe & one hundred twenty two pound of mutton for y e
seruice of y e country at Black point garrison/by me/
Bartholomew : Tipping Lieft nt
Petition
To the Hon d Govern* & Councill
now sitting in Boston,
The Humble Petition of Lydia Scottow
on the behalf of her Husband,
Humbly sheweth That whereas your Humble Petitioner
having better Considered on the Eminent danger of her
husband, since y e Hon d Councill last sate, so that if y e En-
imy should rise up against them (as they daily exspect, &
they have said they would since the peace made) they being
able to make but small Resistance against them, being but
four In y e Garrison, & them at his Sole Charge, he being
not able to mantain more. Wherefore the Premises Consid-
ered, It may not seem Just & Equall to your Honors, in
such a Case so circumstant, not only to afford your Peti-
tioners Husband some meet Number of Soldiers, six or
eight, as your Honors see meet, on y e Countryes Charge,
as may be in point of exigence & extremity, as none knowes
how soon it may come to that, to enable your Petitioners
Husband to defend y e place, & prevent y e Barbarous Enimy,
to make Inroade in & march further into the Country to y e
great prejudice of y e Country & people thereabouts, before
it be too late, thus leaving y e Country & my Husbands dis-
tressed Condition to your Honors wisdom & Justice, take
leave to Subscribe myself,
Your Honors humble handmaid
Lydia Scottow,
The Ans r to y 8 peticon is in y e booke
The Council vnderstanding &c 10 Jafily.
204 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Execution, Return Mason v. Jtishworth
To the Marshall of the County of Suffolk or his Deputy
You are required in his Majesties Name to levy by Execu-
tion upon the estate or person of Edward Rishworth in
mony the sum of eighteen pounds, four shillings & nine
pence with two shillings more for this execution, and deliver
the same unto Arthur Mason which is in Satisfaction of a
judgment granted him for so much (including the costs of
Court) by the last County Court held at Boston, and hereof
you are to make return according to law, and may not faile.
Dated in Boston 18 th October 1678 )nn By the Court
Is a Addington Cler.
I Depute Henry Williams my lawfull Deputy to levy this
Execution makeing return thereof according to law, witnes
mine hand Novemb r 11 1678
/ Joseph Webb Marshall of Suffolk.
This is a true Coppy of the execution granted ag* m r
Edward Eishworth, and the Deputation attested
g Joseph Webb Marshall
Jan r y 27 th 1678 Then this execution was read to rn r Edward
Rishworth at his house in yorke, but not Served then
by reason of his Sicknesse as attests by me
Henry Williams marshall
Deputy
Aprell y e 24 th Then this execution was extended vpon y e
1679 body of m r Edward Rish worth at yorke who then
was not In Capacity to be brought to Boston neither
by land nor by watter as it doth appeare by a Certificate
vnd r y e hand of Cap* Davis of yorke and others as attests
g me Henry Williams Marshall Deputy
The Charges (beeing 70 miles to m r Rishworth house at
york : where 1 twice went through m r Mason Importunety)
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 205
in my Apprehension cann not be Lese Then 50 s A time,
or more) howsoever am willing to referre it to this hon rd
Court ; not doubting but they will Consienciously Consider
y e Charges at Such A Season of y e year as I went
Henry Williams
Marshall Deputy
Charges in y e Action Contra Geo Munoy in y e same Action
at yorke Court 01 : 6 : 4 Comenced by Edw : Rishworth,
Octob r 1678
Petition of Edward Oolcord March 6,
To the Honoured Gouerno r & Councill
Now assembled in Boston,
when Major Waldrine Went from the Generall Court of
Boston about May last was Two yeares : when he returned
through Hampton he requested m r Edward Colcord to Come
to his house wheare he showed me the Complaint y* was put
into his Majesty against the Masathusetts Majestrates, w r in
he said the said Mason had Charged the Majestrates sume
thinge to this purpose w ch I heare relate y* they had taken
away the Gouerment of the people ; & burnt the houses &
banished seuerall psons ; vpon w ch Major waldrine desireing
me being an Antient Inhabitant in these parts : to speak w*
seuerall Inhabitants theire, y* weare antient inhabitants to
speake to the truth theireof ; who gaue in o r testimoneys
to the truth for yo r Honours Vindecation : & to accomplish
this it Cost me Eighteene dayes tyme : & one weeke Com-
inge hether w ch was in the prime of Sumer ; for w ch I desire
Satisfaction.
Boston 6 th March 167f Edward Colcord
I hope yo r honours will giue me at least tenne pounds
for I really desarue it & more, for I was noe sunner absent
but post was sent after me / vale /
206 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
At a meeting of the Councill
7. 1. 7f
In answ r to this Pet r it is ordered that the Coufi Court to be
held at Yorke in July next Do examine the grounds of the
Peticcone r s clayme & so farr as he hath been employed by
order from authority in those p ts tha* they take his ace* &
make him allowance out of their Treasury
Ordered by the Councill
J Dudley per o r
John Davess aged 73 years or there abouts, testifyeth
& sayth y l about the 16 of July last past, I being bound
for Boston, Meeting with Mr Geo : Munjoy at the Great
Ysland at Pischataqua fell into some discourse with him
w r in I tould him, that I thought Mr Rishworth had a great
deale of wrong about fiueteen hundred of bread, w ch Mr
Munjoy brought from Artter Mason of Boston, w c h Mr
Munjoy owned y 1 hee received the bread, & had delivered
It at Wells by Major Clarkes order, & tould mee hee had y*
aboard y* would cleare Mr Bish worth vnd r Majo r Clarkes
hand, w r vpon I tould him I would stay a day or two If hee
would fetch it, y* I could do any thing for y e Cleareing of
y e thing, for I was a goeing to Boston, w r vpon hee went
aboard & brought the writeing ashoare, but w n I saw It,
there was none of Mr Rishworths name in It, w r vpon hee
tould mee hee had the bread of Mr Mason as aboue sayd &
that hee must Cleare Mr Rishworth for hee sayd hee received
the bread by Mr Rishworths order, & further sayth not.
Cap 1 Davess did own this Taken vpon oath this 28 th of Sept-
be r 1678 oath aboue written in Court before mee Edw :
Johson Comissio r of Assotiates at Wells, 1 : Octob r 78
g mee
Richd Walden Comissio r
vera Copia transcribed, & Compared this 23 : Aprill : 79 :
Edw : Rishworth ReCor :
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 207
Petition of Edw d Rishworth June 3, 1679.
To the Hono rd General! Court now Assembled at
Boston Edward Rishworth humbly offereth to the
Consideration of this Court
as ffolloweth
Whereas in theyeare 1676 : the Town of yorke Desired mee
to procure & send them fiueteen hundred of bread from
Boston, for the supply of more souldgers, & of y r respec-
tiue garrisons, w c h I accordingly did, & gaue g r sonall obliga-
tion for payment vnto Arther Mason of whom I bought it,
& the said bread being delivered on board Mr Geo. Munjoy
then bound for our parts, to bee Landed at yorke, yet vpon
his ariuall y r , the sayd Munjoy refused to deliver the bread,
sayng hee had an order from Majo r Clarke to deliver all the
bread on board him, to the Countrey souldgers in the East-
erne parts (hee haueing alsoe on board him about foure or
fiue hundred of bread of the Countrys for tha vse & noe
more) all which bread hee did accordingly deliver to y e vse
of the Countrey for these parts, as hee hath affirmed to sev-
erall testimonys, being in all about nineteen hundred weight,
as appears by witnesses sufficient, since w c h Mr Mason hath
recouered a Judg* against mee of = 18 1 = 4 s = 6 d with
Court Charges, & execution taken out & extended vpon
mee, & expect euery houre to bee carryed away to pry son,
though neither my selfe nor the Town of yorke did euer
receiue one ownce of the bread, & though I cannot justly
Complayn of Arther Mason, yet I am like to bee a great
sufferer vnless the Hono rd Court do releiue mee, w c h will
arise from Inflameing of Charges ap well as by payment of
the principall & the bread being delied to the vss of the
Countrey, as the sayd Munjoy doth affirme, which I subject
to your wisedome & Justice to Consider,
who am & shall euer remaine
3 : June : 79 : i 1 1
your humble servant
Edw : Rishworth
208 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
In Ans r to y e peticon of Edw Rishworth (It is ordred)
In answer to this Peticon this Court doth Order that the
A
Treasurer of the Country pay vnto the s d Edw d Rishworth
the sum of twenty pounds sixteen shillings nine pence in
money (w c h is 18 1 4 s 9 d as g the execution & 2 s for the Ex-
ecution, w th 2 1 10 s the Marshalls fees for serving the Execu-
tion at yorke wherein there was 2 Journeyes g the Marshalls
deputy.
June 7 th 1679 The Deputyes haue passed this
w th re f er ence to the Consent of
our hon rd Magistrates hereto
William Torrey Cleric
The magists Consent not hereto : but Judge the Tresurer of
Yorks, pay the petitione r desiring their brethren the depu-
tyes consent heereto Edw d Rawson Secret
upon further Consideration
10 June 1679
The Magistrates consent heereto prouided M r Rishworth
giue security to the Treasurer to repay the same sum
backe to y e s d Treasurer within six months and the s d Rush-
worth from the Country Treasurer shall haue an order from
them to the Treasurer & Inhabitants of yorkshier to pay to
the s d Rushworth [twenty pounds] sixteen shillings & nine
pence.
Petition of Gf-eo. Munjoy
To the Hono rble Gov r Deputy Gov r Magistrates and Depu-
tyes now assembled in the Generall Court held at Boston
October 15 th 1679
The Petition of George Munjoy.
Humbly Sheweth, that yo r Petitio r , by an order from the
hono ble Councell about the Latter end of August An Dom 1
1676 : did Impress a vessell and Seamen for the Transpor-
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 209
tation and Conveyance of Soldiers and provisions to the
Garrison at Wells, and M r Edward Rishworth had Shipt or
Laden aboard the said vessell about fifteen hundred of Bis-
cake before She was Imprest and More was sent aboard by
the Comissary ; And Majo r Thomas Clark ordered the whole
Quantity of Bread to be deliG) d by yo r Petitio r at Wells
affores d : which s d Order he punctually performed : Yett the
s d Rishworth arrested yo r Petitio r to appeare at the Associ-
ates Court for detaineing the afforesd Bread, Where he ob-
tained a judgm* against yo r Petitio r , upon which he appealed
to the County Court : but before the County Court came :
the Gen 11 Court passed an order to the Treasuro r of the
Country for Satisfieing of m r Arthur Mason for the said
Bread : Eighteene pounds foureteene shillings and to the
Marshall fforty two Shillings, which was Accordingly paid :
Whereupon Yo r Petitio r did not prosecute his Appeale : the
s d Rishworth being then at the Gen 11 Court, Told m r Samuel
Wentworth who stood bound as a Surety with yo r Petitio r ,
that he need not trouble himselfe about y e Matter before-
mentioned, for the Gen 11 Court had it under Consideracon,
and would putt an End to it, Yett Since y* the s d Rishworth
hath obtained, and Leveyed an Execution upon the s d Went-
worth (as Surety) in the Case afforementioned, to y e value
of about Thirty pounds which he was forced to pay to the
s d Rishworth, Notwithstanding the Gen r11 Courts Care and
order about it as afforesaid, In which action the s d Went-
worth (Suerty as affores d ) in the Absence of yo r Petitio r is
Damnified as he affirmeth to the Value of Ten pounds or
thereabout
Yo r Petitio r therefore humbly Intreates the favor of this
hono r ble Court that they will please to pass some Effectuall
order for yp r Petitio r & his Suertyes Releife, and that they
may have some Compensation for their greate trouble and
charge therein, and that the said Rishworth may not be
twice paid for his Bread : and heape unnecessary Charges on
Doc. VOL. vi. 14
210 'DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
the Country as he hath done in this matter^ So shall yo r
petitio r ever be obliged to pray &c
In Answer to this petition warrant was granted by the
Councill Against Edward Rishworth to appear & Answer
before the Court & Councill
J. D.
oct. 20. 79.
This Court do grant unto cap* Ri : Sprague, as a gra-
tuity for his attendance the service of the Country in the
the presid*
Expedition unto Casco with [Tho Danforth Esq] l for w ch
no recompence hath ben allowed him, 500 acc r s of land, to
be layd out in any free place in the Province ot Mayne.
The magis ts haue past this their brethren the Deputies
hereto Consenting
Edw d Rawson Secre*
13 th May 1684
The Deputs Consent not hereto
William Torrey Cleric.
This Court do grant unto m r Bartholnew Gedney for his
Service done by the order of this Court in y e Expedition to
Canso, in the yeare 79. for w ch no allowance hath ben
made him. 500. ace r s of land to be layd out in any free
place in the Province of Mayne.
The magis ts haue past this their brethren the Depu-
ties Consenting.
13 th May 1684 Edward Rawson Secre 1
The Deputs consent not hereto.
William Torrey Cleric
1 Erased in the original.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 211
Lieut. Fra* Johnson. Commission. 1686.
S r Edmond Andres Kn* One of the Gentlemen of his Ma ties
most hon ble Privy Chamber Cap* Generall Gov-
f N. ornour in Chief and Vice Admirall of his Ma ties
( seal. ) Territoryes and Dominions of New Engld and
\^^J Appendences in America. To Lieutenant ffran-
cis Johnson Greeting I do by these presents
Pursuant to the Authority given unto me by his Ma tie Con-
stitute and Appoint you to be Lieutenant of a Company of
Militia in the town of Pemiquid whereof Nicholas Manning
Gent is Captaine : You are therefore carefully and dilli-
gently to discharge the duty of a Lieutenant by Ordering
and Exerciseing the said Company both Inferiour Officers &
Souldiers in Armes Keeping them in good Order and Disci-
pline, Comanding them to Obey You as their Lieutenant
and your self to Observe such Orders and directions as You
Shall Eeceive from Your said Captaine or other Your Supe-
riour Officers according to the Eules and Discipline of War
pursuant to the trust reposed in You.
Given under my hand and Seal at Boston this
day of in y e year of his Ma ties Reigne Annoo^ Dom
1686/
Tho s Scottow's Complaint 1686.
To the Honora ble President & Council of his Majestyes Ter-
ritory & Dominion in America
now sitting at Boston ~
Whereas by vertue of a special 1 Warrant subscribed by the
Honora ble President bearing date the 18 June 1686 _ Y r
humble Complayner was to demand & Eeceive the Records
of M r Edward Rushworth late Record 1 " of the Province of
Main, with all the ffiles Papers & Utensills belonging to the
s d Office, whose Receipt for them should be his discharge
212 " DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
According to the aboves d Warrant Exhibited, Your Humble
Complayner went to Yorke to demand them whose Answer
after a long Demurr, was, That he could not deny the Pres-
ident Warrant, but as for the present he would not deliver
any, but in convenient time he should, & y* no tyme in the
Warrant specifyed, whether forthwith, or on sight hereof,
therefore did not Oblige, Answer was Returned him, no
time mentioned in the writt, the present demand was the
Certain time, as allso by Reason of Cap* Edward Tynges
Order, that a Certificate should be sett up in every Towne
of the s d Province, with the publishing of the Acts of the
Council, that himself with the Clerk of the s d County should
be at Wells, where all persons concerned should find him on
the first Tuesday of August next for the better settlement
of the affayres of the s d Province, and whereas some per-
sons had come to him for copyes of the Original! Records
he could not grant their Requests, because they were not in
his Custody M r Rushworth Replyed That the President
being so Rationall could not at present demand them, they
being not in convenient Order, or whensoever a Court
should call for them, he would deliver them. Answer was
made, he did not well to reflect, in saying, whenever a
Court calld for them, he would deliver them, but as for
their not being ready = he was willing to stay three or four
dayes as allso assist him, yea a Weeke, in case, he desired it.
M r Rushworth replyed, he would sett no time, but when
they were ready he would send him word,
The consideration whereof Incited him to Return to Bos-
ton, with some chargs & Trouble to Acquaynt your Hon-
ours with the premises, as allso y* some meet person maybe
appoynted, to serve as Marshall, the Place being wholly at
present destitute, & make bold to Subscribe, Y r Honours,
Humble Servant
Tho : Scottow
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 213
Petition of Justices $ other Inhabitants of Maine. 1686.
To the Hon rble Joseph Dudley Esq r President, and the rest
of his ma ties hon rble Councill of his Ma ties Territoryes in New
England America
The Humble petition of severall of the Justices and
other Inhabitants of the province of Maine July. 6. 1686
Humbly sheweth
That wheras the records of this province of Maine haue
for these thirtie or fortie yeares past been betrusted in the
hands of M r Edw : Kishworth at Yorke to the Generall sat-
isfaction of the Inhabitants of this province and hath beene
for the greatest convenience of the whole province which
wee also Humbly Desire might continew If it might stand
with your hon r s good pleasure, not to remoue them so farr
from vs as to black point: the hazard wherof will be very
Great there being so many rivers between black point and
york which in former time hath swallowed vp both re-
corder & records also to the great Damage of many of the
Inhabitants, the place being so remote will be in great
danger If warrs should arise with the Indians as also sever-
all Gentlemen of the Massatusets & New Hamshrere haueing
Interest in s d province will be opposed to vnreasonable trav-
ells for the benefit of the records it being neare fiftie mile
from pascatway river and there the records being in the
hands of a single yong man not acquainted with them seems
verry Inconvenient all which wee Humly present vnto your
Hono rs serious consideration with all Humble submission to
your hon r s Good pleasure and take leaue to subscribe o r
selues
Yo r Hon rs Humble servants
Cape porpus Sacoe Wells
John Sanders John Serjeant Sam 11 Austin
John Downinge sen r Pendleton Fletcher John Stover
John Downing Jun r Roger Hill William Sayer
Richard Randell ifrancis Backhouse Isreall Harding
214
DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
William Barton
John Purington sen r
John Purington Juner
Robert Junkines his
marke T^
Nicarm Markeyntyre his
marke
Samell Twisden his marke
6/ ^
Hen : Lampell his
marke H
Arther Bragdon
Arther Beale his marke
Joseph Moulton
Thomas Mose Ju r
Thomas Hally sen r
Arthur Wormstall
Christopher Hobbs
John Abbott
Stuen berthbe
Willam Diser
Wallter Penewell
Charles ffrost
John Davis
Will Hafiiond
Jonat : Hamond
Joseph Littlefield
William Blaisteed
James Plaisteed
William Loue
Daniel Goodin Jun r
James Smith
John Broughton
John Wincoll
Nath ffryer
Sam 11 Wheelwright
Elisha Plaisted
Thomas Goodging
Icabod Plaisteed
Daniel Stoone
James Emmery
Thomas holmes
John Sayword
Matthew Austin
Thomas Cusens
James Wakefeild
Thomas Beaman
John Bugg
Jonathan Littlefield
Henery Brown
James Ore
Robert Stewart
Nathaniell Cloyce
Nicholas Cole Sen r
Nicholas Cole Jun r
John Buckland
Ezekiel Knights
Thomas Littlefield
Moses Littlefield
Nathanell M
Samell Hatch
John Barrel his
marke r\
Eman vel Davess
Joseph Preble
Abraham Preble
Nathani Preble
Thomas Auerill
Francis Hooke
John Bray
Edward Johnson
Job Alcock
Thomas Bragdon
Ric : Bankes
Nathaniell Preble
Silluester Stouer his
marke
Arther Cane his A
marke
OF THE STATE OF MAINE.
215
Humphrey Chadbourne
Elias Broaded
Rich rd Tozer
Anthonie fibtham
Thomas Abbott
Jonathan Lambert
John Parker
Hen : Symson
Will m Crofts
Ephram Crockett
Clement Bearing
Roger Bearing
Richard Bancks
Biggory Jeffory
Jonathan Sayword Will : Wormewood
Samuell Bonnell
Phillip frost
John Mane
J
John Preble
John Parsons
John Harmon
John J Grant A J
Thorn Longley his mark ^
Enochp |[Huchins Daniel l Liueingston
his Marke /
John phenix
John Stouer
John Smith
Sam 11 Bragdone
Alexand r Maxell J
his market/^''
Hon d Gentlmen/
I haue perused the petition of diuers of the inhabitants
of the prouince of Mayne relateing to the records of the
sayd prouince which petition I doe uery well aproue of if it
may stand with the pleasure of the hon d president & Coun-
sell not els but am
Yo rs to Comand
July the 1686 ffran : Champernoon
The Reason why I signed it not was because I was one in
comission
Letter of Edward Tyng 1686
Blackp* 6 th July 1686
Hono rd S r
After all Respective Remembrances^ these are con-
sidering o r County Court draweth nigh, & there being no
stated person who can officiate in order thereunto, that
there may be a proposall to the Hon d President & Council,
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216 , DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
%
of Jonathan Hammonds of Wells & John Graves of Kit-
tery, or some other fitt persons to be Marshalls for o r Prov-
ince, humbly conceiving there will be need of two /y o r County
extending about seventy Miles in Length, And allso y fc
the Order relating to the Trade of Peltrey, may be printed
with addition of Power to any Just 6 of Peace upon sus-
picion of any persons trading without License, upon his
Warrant to the Constable, to make search for any Furrs or
Peltrey, which found to be seized as forfeit for the use of the
Treasurer, unlesse the Party concerned can prove he came
by them some other Way, then with trading with the In-
dians,- And allso there being a high contempt in the
Towne of Scarborough ag t the former Authority, in not
placing their Meeting house according to their Oders, &
that there may be some Impowred at the next County Court
to determine the Matter, the Partyes concerned thereunto
being summoned there to appear upon writt of Scire facias,
which is humbly conceived will put an end to about four
yeares difference, & y t whatsoever Acts of Council doth
pass the Presse, may be conveyed g the first Opportunity.
The consideration of the Premises will further Oblige him,
who Subscribes, S r
Y r freind & humble Ser vt
Edward Tyng
W m Start v. Edward Griffin. 1686.
William Sturte Debtor of Our Sovereigne Lord King
James y c Second That now is Cometh before y e Judges of
his Maj tics Court of Exchequer in his Plantacoii & Collony
of New Yorke & Complaineth ag* Edward Griffin of a Plea
of Trespasse & Ejectm* of him Out of his ffarme for that
is to Say That Whereas One John West of the Citty of
New Yorke Gentl the Twenty Seventh Day of August in y e
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 217
Second Yeare of y e Reigne of our Said Lord y e King That
now is at James Towne in y e County of Cornwall Had De-
mised Granted & to ffarme Letten to the said William Starte
of James Towne Afforesaid in y e County afores d y fc Messuage
or Tennem* & Tract or Parcell of Land Commonly Knowne
& Called by the Name of Rowsick Island Scituate Lyeing
& being on y e Eastward of Kenebeque River within y e
County Affores d with their Appurtennces whatsoever to y e
said Messuage or Tennem 1 & Tract or Parcell of Land be-
longing or in any wise Appertaining - To have & to hold
The said Messuage or Tennem* & Tract or Parcell of Land
& All Other y e Premisses with their Appurtennces To y e
said William Sturte his Excecuto r Administrato rs & Assignes
from y e said Twenty seventh Day of August vntill y e full
End & Terme of four Years from thence Next & Immedi-
ately following to be Compleate & Ended by virtue of which
Demise y e said William Starte into y e Messuage & Land
afores d with y e Appurtennces Entered & was thereof Pos-
sessed & soe being thereof Possessed The said Edward
Griffin Afterwards That is to say y e Twenty Eighth Day of
August in y e Second Yeare of y e Reigne of Our S d Sove-
reigne Lord y e King that Now is afores d with fforce & Armes
&c into y e Messuage & Land Afores d which y e s d John West
to y e said William in forme Afores d Demised for y e Terme
Afores d Which is not Yett Ended Entered & y e s d William
from his fiarme afores d thereof (his Terme afores d not Ended)
Did Eject Expell & Amoue & other wrongs Did vnto him
to y e Great Damage of y e s d William & ag 1 y e Peace of Our
Said Lord y e King that now is Wherevpon y e said William
Saith y* he is the worse & hath Damage to y e vallue of one
hundred Pounds Soe as y e Lesse y e Affores d William cannot
Sattisfie our said Lord y e King that Now is the Debts which
to y e said King he Oweth att his Exchequer. And thereupon
he Bringeth Suite &c
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218 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
. called Kowsick Island with their appurte-
nances whereof you are in Possession & wherevnto I Clayme
the Title - -
These are therefore to give you Notice thereof & to Desire
you to appeare in his Maj ties Court of Exchequer holden att
y e Citty of New yorke for y e Province of New yorke on y e
first Monday in Novemb r next Ensueing y e Date hereof,
then & there to Defend Your Title if any You haue to y e
Premisses otherwise I shall suffer Judgem 1 to be Entered
by Default & thereby You will be Turned out of Possession
Yo r friend
Edward Griffen
August 30 th 1686
Warrant 1686
Province of } To y e Constable of y e town of
Main ) Falmoth ~
For as much as a speciall warrant being granted y e 30 th of
Aug 1 Last past vnder y e hand & Scale of Cap 4 Edward Tyng
one of his Majesties Justices of y e peace, vpon y e Complaint
of Cap 1 Sillvanus Dauis that a parsell of thatch was stolen
from himselfe & Company, The Constable John Skillion
according to y e warrant exhibited found y e said thatch in y e
Custody of m r Rob 1 Lawrence requireing him to appeare
before y e s d Ting, he refused to abey y e s d Warrant &
whereas y e s d Constable went to secure y e s d thatch y e s d
Lawrence opposed y e s d Authority w th three others in his
Company ; These are therefore in his Majesties name to
require you that Imediately on y e Receipt hereof you cause
y e s d Lawrence to come before vs (at y e house of m r Richard
Scacombs) or some other of his Majesties Justices, to find
Sufficient surety & maine prize as well for his good bearing
towards o 1 ' soveraigne, & all his Leige people vntill y e next
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 219
Gennerall Sessions for y e peace to bee holden at Yorke on y e
second teusday of October next as allso for his appearance
then & there to answer for his high Contempt of Authority
& Riotous behauior. & If y e s d Lawrence shall refuse so to
doe that then you him safely Convey to y e Common Goale
of this provence, & deliver him to y e Keeper thereof who is
hereby in his Majesties name commanded ; him to receiue &
Keepe him prisoner vntill he become bound as afores d &
hereof fayle not at y r perrill. Falmouth 4 th Sep* 1686
Edward Tyng
Josh. Scottow Just cs p ce
This is a true Coppy ) his marke
ofyoriganall $ P* Jn 1 c Skillion
Constable
Petition of Jeremiah Dummer and others. 1686.
To The Hon rble The President & Councill
The Humble Petition of Jeremiah Dumer Simeon Stoddard,
Jn fibster & Walter Gendall In the Behalfe of themselues
& Sundry Others :
Sheweth. That M r Danforth Late president of the
prouince of Maine formerly granted to yo r Pet r Gendall &
Others A tract of Land for A Township in Casco Bay on
which some Settlem 1 & Improuements are Begun & the town
Called North Yarmouth. Butt in regard of the pouerty of
the people now concerned and the Sundry grants of farmes
in the s d town and Lands adjacent and the propriettyes of
m r Gidney and m r Wharton the s d Towne is not like to ariue
to any 'Considerable growth nor Sustaine the Charges Inci-
dent without Assistance & Inlargem* & Whereas most of
the Distressed people that are Come irom Ilutherea are
rather Willing (If any will Venture for their Supply &
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220 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Accomodation) to Settle in the Country then to transport
themselues ~
And yo r Pet rs who haue Some of the Best & most Accom-
odable farmes for y e s d Town being not only willing to An-
nex the Same thereto butt Otherwise to concern themselues
for promoteing a Settlem* and hopeing M r Gidney & m r
Wharton may be preuailed with upon Condishon that the
wast & Interjacent Lands & Islands may also be added
thereto to afford farther Inlargment & Accomodation.
Yo r Pet rs Humbly pray that all the wast lands between m r
Whartons Land (being about three Miles to the westward
of puggamugga riuer) & m r Gidneys bordering upon the
former grant togather with the Islands before the Same being
nott Impropriated may be granted to yo r Pet rs for themselues
& Such as may be willing to concern themselues with them
in planting & peopling the s d Town & that the said Pugga-
mugga Riuer if m r Wharton shall consent thereto may be
the Stated Easterly Bounds of s d Township, or Otherwise
that meet persons may be appointed to run the line between
such lands as you shall be pleased to allow to the s d Towne
& m r Whartons Land that the present Settlem* may not be
discoraged. ~
nor these poore people who may make a considerable addi-
tion to a new plantation may not be Driuen away for want
of those Supplyes yo r pet rs are willing to add to the pub-
lique Charyty & Beneuolence
And yo r Pet rs shall Euer pray &c
Jer h Burner
Sim Stoddard
John fibster
Walter Gendle
In answeare to this petition
The presid* & Councill doe approue of
and allow of the petitioners remouing the distressed Elu-
therian people into Casco Bay for their Settlement & Sup-
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 221
port & will recommend their prayer for y e Grant of the
Lands desired, vnto his Ma tle for his Royall favour there in :
Councill house By y e presid' & Councill
Sep* 15 th Ed Randolph Sec 17
1686.
Alsoe at the motion of the Petition It was further
consented to by R d Wharton & Bartholomew Gidney Esq rs
That they will annex their lands in or neer s d Towne to y e
Same and as Improvem* shalbee made on their respectiue
lands to contribute toward Charg & Improvem* and M r
Wharton consents reserveing his gpriety that y e towne
bounds shall extend Easterly as far as Puggamugga Riuer
Ed Randolph Sec ry
Pemaquid fort. 1686.
James R
Trusty and well-beloved Wee Greet You well :
Whereas Wee have thought fitt to Direct that Our Fort and
Country of Pemaquid in regard of its distance from New
York be for the future annexed to and Continued under the
Government of Our Territory and Dominion of New Eng-
land, Our Will and pleasure is That You forthwith deliver
or Cause to be delivered Our Said Fort and Country of
Pemaquid, with the great Guns amunition and Stores of
Warr, togeather with all other Utensils and appertainances
belonging to the said Fort in to the hands of our Trusty
and Wellbeloved S r Edmund Andros Knight Our Captaine
Generall and Governour in Chief of Our Territory and Do-
minion of New England, or to the Governour or Commander
in Chief there for the time being, or to such person or per-
sons as they shall Impower to receive the same. And for so
doing this shall be Your Warrant.
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222 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Given at Our Court at Windsor this 19 th day of Septemb r
1686 in the Second year of Our Reigne
By his Ma tys Command
Sunderland P.
Copia J>
Coll Dongan to deliuer Pemaquid=Fort to S r Edmond
Andros
Petition of Edward Tyng.
To his Excellency S r Edmond Andros Kn* Cap*
Gener 11 and Govern r in Chiefe of his Majestys
Territory and Dominion of New Engl d
The Humble Petition of Edw d Tyng Esq r
Sheweth
Thatt Whereas by an Order of Councill bearing Date the
11 th Day of Novemb r 1686 Before Your Excellencys Arrivall
Your Petitioner had Granted to him for his Care and Ser-
vice in ffort Loyall att Cascoe bay all Mill Rents in the
Province of Mayne, as by the said Order may Appear and
Whereas the said Rents yet Remain unlevyed and uncol-
lected as by the said Order is Directed. He therefore
humbly Prays that Your Exellency will Order thatt Whatt
of the said Rents Remain uncollected be Collected and
paid unto him Agreeable to whatt the Presid* & Councill
Did Order on thatt Behalf
And he shall Ever pray
Edward Tyng
Petition of Bart w G-edney 168 6 / 7
To his Exelency the Govern 1 " S r Edmund Andros Bar-
tholomew Gedney humbly Sheweth that in the year 1673
Thomas Stevens : an Inhabitant in the province of maine
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 223
nere Casco bay purchaced of the Indian Sachems a tract of
Land scituate at the head of s d bay on the western side two
miles in Bredth on Either Side of a Small River Called
Wesgustogoe begining at the Salt water : Extending upward
into the Country the same Bredth on Each side unto the
head of said River & in the yeare 1674 the same was pur-
chaced by me of the said Stevens for my self & Henry
Say word of yorke in said province : but the purchace wholly
paid by myself I then Advanced neer thre hundred pounds
vnto the said Sayword he ingageing : to Erect & build a
saw mill with dam & houseing suitable upon the s d River
whoe alsoe tooke a Lease of me for thre yeares & morgaged
his interest in the said Land for performing of Conditions
on his part which faileing I Reentered on the whole and made
sale thereof unto m r Walter Gendle of sd Casco bay & put
him in possession & toke a mortgage of the same from him
for sure performance of the paiments agreed on : sd Gendle
alsoe forfeited his mortgage & Reinstated me. Giving Re-
lease & quitted Claime of him selfe & his heires for ever
that now I stand possessed of the whole may it pleas
your Exelency to Confirme the sd Land with its prive-
ledges & apurtenances unto me & my heires for ever by
patent under the Seale I shall indeavour forthwith to
promote plantation and setlement upon the place & frely
give unto persons fit to be improved proportions of Land
that may invite & incourage them : ading such Assistanc
as may be needfull for their suport & suply at their first
setlement : & alsoe yeild such accknowledgment as yo r
Exelency shall Appoint & therein Crave yo r favo r
Subscribing my self yo r Exelencies most humble Serv lt
Barth 1 Gedney
4 th of January 168f
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To His Excellency the Governor
S r Edmond Andros
The Pettition of Jeremiah Dinner, Simeon Stoddard &
Walter Genall
Hubly Sheweth
That in July Last past Arriued at this
town of Boston from Illutherea one of the Bahama Islands
many famylys haueing ben Spoiled by the Spaniards of all
they possesed & Driuen oft' Naked & destitute, who on
ariuall here ware like to be a continuall charge unto this
place.
Yo r Pet rs considering the Same made apply cation unto the
president & Councill offering that if the Interjacent Land
at the head of casco : Bay Scituate between mr Wharton &
mr Gidneys Lands in that place might be graunted unto us
who haue Each of us Some Land upon the place, that we
would aduance mony for their Support & Supply & Settle-
ment on S d Land, who were pleased thereupon to pass an
order for o 1 ' remoueing the s d Distressed people unto that
place. Declaiming they would recomend o r request unto his
Maj ty for his Royall fauor therein. Whereupon we ware at
the charge of remoueing about Nine famylys of the s d Dis-
tressed people & haue ben at Considerable Charge in fur-
nishing them with necessaryes for their Supply & Support
this Winter & Must farther Disburst for their further Set-
tlement if we are Incoraged therein. & being Informed that
your Excell cy hath Direction & power from his Maj ty to
Confirme such Lands under the Seal of this his Maj tys
Dominion of New : England.
Yo r Pet rs therefore humbly pray that yo r Excell cy would
please to graunt & continue the s d Tract of Land with
all its Appurtenances & Priuiledges unto us o r heires &
assignes for Euer. & we shall be ready farther to disburst
for the Settlement of these & such other as we shall Ob-
taine to Settle on the place, who without farther aid and
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 225
Assistance will be under utter Discoragements. & not be
able to proceed any farther. & we shall also yeild such
resonable acknowledgment as is fit. & Subscribe o r selues
yo r Excellencys
Most Humble Seru tts
Jeremiah Dumer
Sim Stoddard
Boston. Janu a 6 th
1686
Concerning Richard Whartorfs Title. 1686
By His Excellency S r Edmond Andross Knight Cap-
taine Gennerall and Gouernour in cheife of his Maj-
esty Territory and Dominion of New England
Whereas his Majesty hath been graciously pleased to direct
me to heare and Report the title of Richard Wharton Esq r
to and in certaine Lands and Vplands and Priuiledges
thereto between the East side of Kennibeck and Casco Bay
claimed by the said Wharton in the Prouince Maine these
are to declare that I am ready to receiue What may be offerd
and haue appointed the Last ThursDay in the next month
being the : 24 : day of ffebuary at Boston to heare all such
claimes, challenges or Pretentions as any Person or Persons
shall Exhibitt or offer either on his majesty behalfe or in
their owne Right to any of the Lands Islands or Priuiledges
within the lines or bounds of the said Whartons Claimes
that proceeding may be had and Report made thereon with
all conuenient Speed And all persons concerned are hereby
required to take notice hereof accordingly Dated in Boston
this : 12 : day of January : 1686 in the Second yeare of his
Majesties Reign
A true Copy
Doc. VOL. vi. 15
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4
Petition of Edmond Crale.
To his Excellency Edmond Andrews Cap* Generall
of his Majes ts Territory's & Dominions of New
England./
The humble Petition of Edmond Gale
Humbly Sheweth
That whereas yo r poore Petitiono r And his Majesty 8 flaith-
full subject, Haueing formerly, And of Late At your Excel-
encies cofnand aproued himself And hopes for the ifuture To
Demonstrate my Keadyness and willingness more at Large
by Yo r Exsalencys permtion to Sirue you more Your Peti-
tion 1 " being verry Poore and haueing noe Estate and a
Greate famaly of Children to maintaine And Nothing to
Depend vpon for his and their subsistance But his Laboure
in the way of a Saileing Coaster whome hath had Large
Experience To Know all or most part of Kricks and Har-
bours a Longe Shoare which necessaty hath Ensited There-
unto, in a ffishing Imploy, And haueing found Out in this
Terratory, within your Excellencies Jurisdiction in the
Province of Maine in North Yarmoth, Between that Poynt
Caled Maynes Poynt, And Holmans poynt a Certaine Tract
of Land in the wilderness, vn Occupied, or possest, made
vse of or Enjoyd By any one the owno r Knowne Bee it 200
Acres more or Less, which your Poore and Humble Peti-
tion 1 " Consaiues is in Your Exalencies power & Disposall ;
And If you please Gratiously To bestow it on and Giue it
to his M[ajestys] y r E[xalency]s Petition 1 " He will Ever
I (obliterated) Exalency
as in Duty bound
Letter from the Custom Souse in London. 168 6 /7
S r Having notice that under Colour of Trade to Newfound-
land for Fish great Quantities of Wine Brandy and other
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 227
European goods are Imported from thence into his Ma ts
Plantations (particularly New England) on an Allegacon
that the said Newfoundland is Accompted as one of the said
Plantacons, To which Purpose tis now become a Magazine
of all Sorts of goods brought thither directly from France,
Holland Scottland Ireland and other Places which is not
only Contrary to Law, but greatly to the Prejudice of his
Ma ts Customes and to the Trade and Navigation of this
Kingdome, To the end therefore that soe destructive and
growing an Evill may be timely Prevented Wee desire you
for his Ma ts Service to giue Publicque Notice to all Persons
concerned w th in your Governm* That the Newfoundland is
not to be taken or Accompted a Plantacon being under noe
Governm' or other Regulation as all his Ma ts Plantacons are
But that all Evropean goods Imported from thence will be
Seized together with the Shipps Importing the same as for-
feited by the Act of Trade made in the 15 Yeare of his late
Ma ts Reigne and his said Ma ts Proclamation pursuant there-
unto, And you are strictly to give in charge to all his Ma ts
Officers, That they be very Carefull not to Suffer any Evro-
pean goods, (other then what are by the aforesaid Law and
Proclamacon Excepted) to be Imported into New England,
But such as shall Appeare by Corquetts or Authenticque
Certificats from some Port of England Wales or Berwick to
have been there duly shippt and put on board under forfeit-
ure of shipps and goods as aforesaid, And in order to pre-
vent the Acceptance of forged Cocquetts or Certificats
which have been heretofore Practiced, You are (according
to his Ma ts Particular Instruccons to you) to give Effectuall
orders That the Cocquetts for such goods be produced to
the Collector of the Customes in New England or to his
Deputys there for the time being before the Vnloading of
the goods, and that noe Evropean goods be landed but by
Warrants from the sd Collector or his Deputy's in the Prov-
ince of one or More officers appointed thereto, and that for
$
228 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
the better Prevention of Frauds of this kind, Noe Shipp
or Vessell doe Lade or Vnlade any goods or Commodity's
what soever untill the master or Comander thereof hath
first made knowne to your selfe or the Person appointed by
you the Arrivall of such Shipp or Vessell with her Name
and the Name and Sir Name of the Master and hath Shewne
that she is a Ship or Vessell duly Navigated and otherwise
quail ified according to Law and hath delivered a True and
Perfect Inventory of her Lading together with the Place or
Places in which the said goods were Laden and taken into
the said Shipp or Vessell under forfeiture of such Shipp
and goods ~
We are frequently Informed from our Agent in Scot-
land of Severall shipps coming thither with the Enumerated
Plantacon Commoditys without touching to Clear in any
Port of England Wales or Berwick, being generally Shipps
that pretend to belong to, and give Bond in the Plantac5ns,
which are Plaine Instances of the great Neglect or Corrup-
tion of the Officers Employed in Executing the Law's, with-
out which Wee think it almost Impossible that shipps should
take in their whole Ladings and not be discouered either at
their Arrivall or Departure. W T herefore Wee desire you for
his Ma ts Service, not only to make a Strait and Speedy
Examination of these and the like frauds tending soe appar-
ently to the Prejudice of his Ma ts Revenue and the Trade
of this Kingdome But to take Care and give Effectuall
orders that the like may be Prevented for the future, which
may be done these Two way's 1 st By your Care that all
Shipps not Producing Certificats of Bond given in England
Wales or Berwick be Obliged to give Bond to your selfe or
Navall officer according to Law before they Load or take on
Board any of the Enumerated Commodity's under the Pen-
alty of the forfeiture thereof.
2 (lly That Such Shipps having Soe given Bond you use
your Vtmost Care and Diligence to discover whether the
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 229
Conditions thereof are Performed and Certificats thereof
Produced in a Convenient time after, or in failure thereof
that the said Bonds be Effectually Prosecuted Wee are
S r
Custome h London Your very humble Serv ts
12 January 1686/ 7 T Chudleigh
Ch : Cheyne
D North
Duplicate Jo Werden
I Butler
Buckworth
S r Edm Andross/ Govern 1 " of New England
Capt. NicTi s Manning Commission 168 / j.
S r Edmond Andros Kn* One of the Gentlemen
,of his Majesties most Hon ble Priuy Chamber,
'Captaine Generall Gouernour in Cheif in and
over his Maj ties Territories and Dominions of
New England in America To Capt n Nicholas
Manning Greeting Reposeing Speciall Trust and Confidence
in your Loyalty Courage and good Conduct I Do by these
presents pursuant to the Authority giuen unto me by his
Ma tie Constitute and appoint you to be Captaine of a Com-
pany of Militia in the Town of Pemiquid In the Country
of Pemiquid annexed to his Ma ties Dominion abovesaid
You are therefore Carefully and Dilligently to discharge
the Duty of a Captaine by Ordering and Exerciseing the said
Company in Arms both Officers and Souldiers Comanding
them to Obey you as their Captaine and keeping them in good
Order and Discipline, And Your self to follow such Orders
and Directions as you shall receiue from me or other your
Superior Officers according to the Rules and Disciplines of
Warr pursuant to the Trust Reposed in you, Giuen under
230 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
my hand and Seal att Boston this fourteenth day of March
in the Second year of his Majesties Reigne Annoqj Domini
168 6 / 7
Petition of Province of Maine p r Edward Tyng.
To his Excellency S r Edmund Andrews Gov r of his
Maj ties Territory and Dominion in New England
May it please yo r Excellency
The late Govern m* of the Massachusets Company have-
ing purchased the land and Title of S r fferdinando Gorges
in the Province of Mayne and upon such Purchas designe-
ing and intending to give all incouragem* to all persons that
inclined to goe and Set downe, and Setle them selves and
famalyes in, and upon the said Province of Mayne, The said
late Govern m* did by Comission under the Seale of the late
Governm* Impower Thomas Danforth Esq r to lay out and
appoint places for Towneships in the said Province : and
also to grant power unto such Towneships or Inhabitants
or the Select men of all such Towneships to give and grant
lands to any persons whatsoever that would setle them
selves and famalyes, in the said Province under such quitt
rent, as did then seeme good unto the said Thomas Dan-
forth. In Persuance whereof several 1 persons and their
famalyes have satt downe in severall Towneships, in & upon
the said Province with great charge, trouble, and Expence,
and many more (in probability) would, had not the burthen
of Quitt Rents discouraged.
It is therefore Humbly prayed of yo r Excellency that such
Towneships and settlem ts so made as above may have yo r
Excellencyes Confirmation of their Titles obtained as
above : And the Quitt rents appointed to be paid as above
for such Lands being Experimentally found to Lye heavy
upon the Inhabitants there resideing may receiue some
abatem*
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 231
And yo r Petition 1 " 8 of the whole Province affores d as in duty
bound shall ever Pray ger
Edward Tyng
Petition of Hanah Jackson.
To his Excell ie S r Edmond Andros K* Captain Gen-
all, and Govern 1 ", of his Ma ties Colony of New
England./
The humble Peticon of Hanah Jackson of
Biewpoint in y e province of Main Widdow
Sheweth
That wheras y r Pet r and her late husband have setled Im-
proved, and lived on, (neer 10 years) a parcell of Land
lying, and being in Scarbrough, in the province of Main
conteyning : 160 : acres of upland, and : 40 : acres of Medow
Most humbley prays for the future and better preservacon
of her selfe and Children, That your Excell ce will be fav bly
pleased to grant y r pet r y e sayd Tract of: 160: acres of
upland, and : 40 : acres of Medow, and for a confirmacon
of her Title therto, y r Excell ics fav ble Warrant for a Survey
therof, in Order to a patent
And y r Pet r shall pray &c
Petition of Ambros Berry.
To his Excell ie S r Edmond Andros K' Captain Genall,
& Govern 1 of his Ma ies Colony of New England./.
The humble Peticon of Ambros Berry of
Saco province of Main./
Sheweth
That wheras y r Pet r is desirous, and redy w th himselfe, &
Stock to build and Settle upon a Tract of Land conteyn-
I
232 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
ing : 50 : acres, lying & being at a place called, Stage Neck,
(in the province of Main) on the West Side of the En-
trance into Winter Harbour pool, w ch sayd Land being now
vacant
Y r Pet r humbly prays y r Excell ies fav ble grant of the sayd=
50= acres of Land, and y* his Title therto, may be con-
firmed by y r Excell ies Warrant for a Survey thereof; in
order to a Patent
And y r Pet r shall pray &c :
Silvanus Davis $ others. Confirmation.
James the Second &c. To all &c. Whereas Our Loving
Subjects Silvanus Davies of fallmouth in y e Prov. of maine
Merch* & James English of Boston in the County of Suffolk
by their humble peticon presented to S r Edmund Andros
Kn 1 Our Cap* Gen 11 & Govern 1 " in Chiefe of our territory &
Dominion of New England prayed our Grant and confirmacon
for severall tracts & parcells of Lands and Islands herein
after pticulerly Mencioned & Expressed whereof they are
possessed & whereon att their owne proper Cost & Charge
have built & errected Severall Messuages & tenements
houses mills and other improvements Know yee that of our
Especiall Grace Wee have given Granted Ratifyed and con-
firmed And by these presents Doe for us our heires and
Successors Give grant Ratify and confirme unto them the
sd Sylvanus Davies and James English their heires and
assignes forever all that certaine tract or parcell of Land
scituate lyeing and being in ffalmouth in y e Province of
Maine betwcene long Creeke and nonsuch Creeke upon a
certaine River there called & Knowne by the name of Casko
River beginning att a small oake tree standing at the mouth
of sd nonsuch Creeke by the sd Casko river and stretching
in breadth by the said River northerly fourteene chaines &
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 233
a half to the mouth of long Creeke aforesd and from thence
in length by the sd Long Creeke as it runns one hundred
chaines and three quarters to spader Creeke and from thence
S. W. and by S 4 d. southerly 17 chaines and a halfe to a
pitch pine and then turnes S. S. E. half a degree Easterly
27 ch : and a halfe to a heap of stones and from thence
South East and by East 4 d & 40 min : Easterly thirty chaines
to a sumper tree which stands in a swamp and from thence
E. N. E. 7 d & i northerly 20 ch : to a burch tree standing
by nonsuch Creeke and then in length by sd Creeke as it
runs including all the points but measured upon a straight
line 73 ch : to the oake where first begunn bounded halfe
round with sd Creeks and River and the rest by vacant Land
not layd out containing within sd bounds four hundred &
forty acres there being allowed sixteen acres and a halfe for
the high way or Roade.
Alsoe another tract or parcell of Land lyeing and being in
fialmouth aforesd adjoyning to Nonsuch point beginning at
the East-riuer at a redd oak tree and Ranging thence in
breadth Northwest 100 Rodd to a pitch pine and then in
length on the northwest side southwest 148 Rodd to a stake
placed in Scarborough line then in breadth on the S. W.
and S. E. 100 Rodd and from thence in length N. E. 148
Rodd to the sd Redd oak tree where first begunn bounded
Southeast N. E. & N. W. by vacant Land and S. W. by
Scarborough line containing 92 acres & a halfe.
Alsoe another tract or parcell of Land lyeing and being
in falmouth aforesd upon both sides of Long Creeke begin-
ning att a hemlock tree standing on the S. W. side of the
Creeke & stretching N. & by East 20 Rodd crossing the
River to a white Pine and then turning N. W. & by N 164
Rodd to a white pine and from thence S W. & by W. 184
Rodd, to a black ash standing by a brooke & from thence
S. E. by S. 184 Rodd to a pitch pine & from thence N. E.
234 DOQUMENTARY HISTORY
6 d & 50 min : Easterly 174 Rodd to the s d Hemlock where
first begunn., bounded all round with vacant Land & con-
taining 210 Acres 3 quarters & 38 rodd.
And Alsoe another tract or parcell of Land lyeing and
being in falmouth aforesd upon the North East side of non
such River beginning at a white pine tree marked with 4
notches on both sides standing by the River side and from
thence Ranging N. N. E. 55 ch : & 20 linkes to a stump of
a pine tree standing neere long Creeke brooke and from
thence W. N. W. 73 ch. & a halfe to a black ash marked &
from thence S. tenne d. & a halfe Westerly 67 ch : & a halfe
to a stake placed by the river side from thence by the river
as it runns to the place where first begunn & is bounded on
the S. by Nonsuch River on the north & West by vacant
Land & East by George Ingersons Land containing 381
acres one halfe & 8 rodd upland & marsh., alsoe another
parcell of Land lyeing & being in ffalmouth in the Province
of Maine upon the S. W. side of Casco River & on the
South side of Stroudwater River beginning at a white oake
tree by sd Casko River & ranging W. and by N. 2 d & 15 min :
northerly 5 chs and a halfe to a small oake tree then South
west and by West thirty two chaines to the fence on land of
John Welding then North W. and by N. 41 ch : to a greate
white pine by the side of Stroudwater River aforesd and
from thence by the sd Stroudwater River as it runnes to the
sd Oake where first begunn bounded to the northeast by
Stroudwater river aforesd Southwest by the land of John
Weldin & southeast by the Common or vacant Land con-
taining 55 acres there being five acres allowed for highwayes
and brookes. like a small peece of ground lyeing against
the mill on the north side the sd Stroudwater River con-
teining six Acres. & Also another tract or parcell of land
lyeing and being upon the same side of stroud water river
beginning at a red oake standing by the River which is the
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 235
northeast corner and Ranging in length S E & by south 50
ch : to a marked pitch pine and from thence in breadth S.
W. & by W 36 ch : to another pitch pine and then in length
on the S : W. side N. W. & by N. 85 ch : to the river side
then in breadth by the river as it runns to the sd Redd oake
where first begunn bounded to the north East by land of
John Weldens S. E. & S. W. by vacant Land and North by
Stroudwater river conteining 249 acres there being tenn
acres allowed for a high way or road./ Allso another tract
or parcell of Land lyeing & being on the north side of
stroud water river aforesd opposite to the two former par-
cells beginning at the S. E. Corner at a point or turne in y e
river against the aforesd 55 acre parcell and ranging in
length north & by west 42 ch : to a Juniper tree and then
in breadth W. by S. forty ch : to a white pine & from thence
S & by E. 19 ch. to a white hasell tree standing by the
river side and then by the river as it runns to the first sta-
tion bounded to the East by land of Samuell Ingerson &
S. with the river & west & north with vacant land Con-
taining 126 acres there being 5 acres allowed for a highway,
and alsoe another certaine tract or parcell of Land lying &
being in fialmouth aforesd upon the north side ot Cascoe
River beginning at a great pine tree standing by sd River &
ranging in length northwest one degree & a halfe westerly
304 rodd to a marked burch tree then in breadth N. E.
1 d & i northerly 33 rodd to a stake then in length S. E.
3d. & a halfe Southerly 326 rodd by a fence to the River &
then in breadth by sd River as it runns 33 Rodd bounded to
the N. E. By Thaddeus Clarke on the S. W. by M r George
Beahamhall Northwest by Vacant land & S. by Casco River
out of which being Excepted two acres of meadow land
lying at the Northwest and It Containes 56 acres. Also
another small parcell of Land lyeing and being upon the
southerly side of Back cove within the limitts of Falmouth
236 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
aforesd beginning att a willow tree by the cove and Ranging
in breadth by said Cove E & by S. 4 ch : and 93 linkes then
in length S. & by W. a point Westerly 13 ch : to a
marked white oak tree then in breadth S. W. & by W. 3
ch : and ninety three linkes to an oak tree & then in length
N. & by E. a quarter of a point northerly 15 ch : and 70
linkes to the willow tree where first begunn bounded to the
west by the Land of Robert Marrell South by y e Land of
Richard Powsley East by y e Land of Robert Marrell &
north by back cove containing 5 acres & . Alsoe a house
lott lyeing & being neere the little cove in Falmouth aforesd
beginning att the corner of a fence and ranging in breadth
N : 38 d Easterly 7 Rodd then in length N. W. l d westerly
26 rodd & fifteene foot then in breadth in y e Reere S. W.
& by W. l d 45 min : westerly seven rodd & then in length
S. E. 7 d Easterly 29 Rodd & 4 foot to the sd fence where
first begunn bounded to the N. W. by ffleete streete S.
W. by John Ingerson N. E. by Thomas Cloyce & S. E. by
Thomas Streete containing 1 acre & 22 Rodd. alsoe another
house lott lyeing & being in the sd Towne of ffalmouth
neere the fort there Ranging in breadth S. W : 15 d westerly
3 ch : & 20 linkes then in length on the S. W. side N. W.
2 d & $ northerly 6 ch : & % then in breadth on the N. W.
end Northeast 16 d Easterly 3 Ch : & a halfe & then in length
on the northeast side S. E. 5 d & one half Southerly 6 ch :
and a halfe bounded to the North west by Queens streete
Southeast by ifleet street North East by Kings street and S.
W. by y e Land of Sam 11 Webber containing 2 ackres & 26
rodd. Alsoe another house lott whereon the s d Silvan us
Davyes now liveth scituate lyeing & being in fialmouth
aforesd neere y c sd fort beginning att the corner of a fence
and ranging in breadth on the south east and N. E. 4d.
Easterly 8 rodd & 15 foot then in length on the N. E. side
thirty Eight rodd & 3 foot then in breadth in the Reere W.
S. W. tenn Rodd & 12 foot & then in length on the S W.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 237
side S. 31 d & i Easterly 41 Rodd 4 foot & $ bounded to the
S. E. by Tho. Streete N. E. by John Palmer S. W. by
Rich d Seacomb & Jonathan Norris & N. W. by the burry-
ing place containing 2 acres and a quarter./ & Alsoe a Cer-
taine Island Called & knowne by the name of Ceabeck
lying E. N. E. a point Northerly distant 5 miles from y e
ffort in ffalmouth aforesd containing 62 acres as by the sev-
erall platts or drafts of the respective parcells of Land &
premisses may more fully & att large appeare./ Together
&c : To have & to hold &c : Yeilding rendring & paying
&c : In testimony &c :
Petition of Walter Barefoot
To his Excellency S r Edmond Andros Kn 1 Capt.
Genenerall and Governor in Cheife of his Ma ties
Territory and Dominion of New England in
America
The humble Peticon of Walter
Barfoote Esq r
Sheweth
That your Peticoner for several years past hath been pos-
sessed of that peece or parcell of Vpland & Swamp Scituate
Lyeing and being in Kittery in the Province of Maine
Knowne by the name of Spruce Creeke Containeing 216
Acres as Alsoe of another Tract or peice of Land Con-
taineing 500 Acres Adjoyning in Length vpon the Bath
in the said Province As alsoe Another peice or Tract of
Land in Kittery aforesaid in the said province At A place
Knowne by the name of Spruce Creeke Called the Mill
Creeke or point Extending it selfe halfe Amiel Containeing
by Estimacon one thousand Acres As alsoe one Other peice
or tract of Land Lying on the Harbour Mouth on the East
Side of Piscataqua River Containeing 500 Acres with A
238 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Dwelling Lying in the province of Maine Aforesaid Vpon
which said several Tracts peices or pcells of Land your peti-
tioner hath made A Considerable Settlem 1 and Improuem 1
And is willing and Desirous ffurther to Improue the same
If he may haue the Incouragem* of your Excellencys Grace
and ffavor to Confirme his Right thereto vnder his Most Sa-
cred Ma tics
Your Peticoner Therefore humbly prayes yo Excel! to giue
him A Grant and Confirmacon for all the said seuerall
peices tracts & pcells of Land according to Its Knowne
'bounds & limits vnder such Moderat Quitt Rent And Ac-
knowledgm* to be paid to his Ma ty for the same as to yo
Excellency shall seeme meet
And your peticoner shall pray
Petition of JWicolas Davis and others.
To his Excellency S r Edmund Andros Governo r of
his Majesties Territories in New England
The humble petition of
Nicolas Davis, Nath Sanders John Alberry & Daniell San-
ders in y e behalfe of Selues, familes & y e rest of o r Company
y 1 was on y c same accompt with vs. Humbly sheweth yo r
Excellency, y 1 whereas we agreed with some gentlemen
here, namely M r Richard Wharton, M r Simeon Stoddard,
M r Jerimiah Dummer & Majo r Gidney of Salem, for y e set-
tlement of a plantation about Casco bay, to manure & settle
it according to Articles drawne upp betweene us, we haue
performed o r parts & haue planted about sixteene acres of
Corne, but in as much as these gentlemen haue not per-
formed their obligation to vs in y* w ch they were bound to
supply vs y 1 wee might carry on y e plantation, we were
forced to desert y c plantation because wee had not food to
subsist there to o r great damage & vndoing, for now wee
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 239
are in a farr worse condition y n we were before we went
thither, not knowing w* course to take to subsist hauing
worne out o r cloths & wasted y* little we had, o r humble
petition to yo r excellency is y* we might haue releif in this
matter, for if we had forfeited o r bond to these gentlemen,
as they haue forfeited their bond to vs y e law would haue
beene open for y m so y* inasmuch as they haue forfeited
their bond to vs o r humble petition is to yo r Excellency is
y* wee may [have] restauration as yo r Excellency shall
thinke meet, w ch will obleige yo r poore petitioners euer to
pray for yo r Excellency.
Petition of Eph m Herrick
To his Excellence S r Edmund Androsse Kn* Cap*
Generall & Governor in Cheife und r his Matye
& Over the Territory & Dominion of New England,
The humble peticon of Ephraim Herrick of Beverly in
y e County of Essex
Sheweth/
That yo r petitioner is an husbandman & minded
to make up & improve Vnappropriated Land within this
Dominion That yo r Petitioner is advised of some such Land
lying on Kennebeck Riuer Wherefore he humbly prayes
That it may please yo r Excellence by yo r Excellencyes War-
rant to direct y e Surveyor to lay out such Quantity of acres
of Vnapropriated Land to yo r petitioner at Kennebeck
afores d as to yo r Excellency shall seeme reasonable To y e
End thut Yo r petitioner may Obteine a pattent for y e Same
and settle & Improue thereon And so paying a Quitt rent
to his Matye therefore And yo r petitioner shall Euer pray
&c./
Ephraim Herrick
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Petition of Richard Adams Edward Ewster
To His Excell^ S r Edm Andros Kn' Cap* Gen 11 &
Govern 1 " in Cheife of New England &c.
The humble Peticon of Rich d Adams m r chant and Edw d
Ewster
Humbly Sheweth
That there is in Sheep Gutt River alias New Dartmouth
Great Quantyties of Vacant Land that want inhabitants and
understanding noe Improvem ts can be made without yo r Ex-
celpys or der, &c.
The Premises Considered yo r humble Peticon rs Prays yo r
Excell cys warr* directed to the Survey 1 " now goeing Eastward
to lay out for yo r Peticon rs four hundred acres of land adja-
cent to M r Edw d Taylor on the North Syde of the sayd
River, that they may Pattent the Same according to Law &c
And Yo r Peticon rs shall pray &c
Ri : Adams
Edw. Ewster
Petition of Edward Tyng
To his Exellency S r Edmond Andros Kn* Capt Generall
and Gouern r in Chiefe of his Majestys Territory and Domin-
ion of New England in America
The Humble Petition of Edward Tyng Esq r
Sheweth
That Your Petitioner in Right of himself and by Severall
Grants from Divers Persons and from the town of falmouth
Stands Justly and Truely Seized of a Certain Messuage or
Tenement Consisting of a house and half an Acre of Land
Lying Near fFort Loyall as Also three Acres of Upland be-
longing to the said Tenement as Also forty two Acres of
Upland and a house and Barn Standing thereupon and One
hundred Acres of Land Lying Between the Land of Thad-
deus Clark and Ralph Turnor and four Acres of Marsh
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 241
adjoining to the said Land being Divided from the Marsh of
the said Thaddeus Clark by a Certain Creek Called Back
Creek and also One half of Barbary Creek Marsh the Whole
Containing Eight Acres Next Adjoining to the Land of
Peter Bodwin the Grants of Which he is Ready to Lay
Before Your Exelency he therefore humbly Prays of
Yo r Exellency the Confirmation of the said Severall Tracts
of Land under the Seale of the Territory Aforesaid under
Such Moderate Quit Rents as to Your Exel cy shall Seeme
Meet and the Distance of the place will Admitt
And he shall Ever pray &c a
Edward Tyng
Petition of Hob* Lawrence
To his Excellencie S r Edmond Andros Kn* Cap 1 Gen-
erall & Gouern r in Chief of all his Majesties Ter-
ritory & dominion of New England in America
The Humble petition of Robert Lawrence of fialmouth
in Casco bay
Sheweth
That y r petitioner hath been for seuerall yeares last past
possessed of a Certaine Tract of land & Marsh lying & be-
ing at Capissick vpon y e northern side of y e Riuer to Extend
to y e Riuer Side of Amencongen bought & purchased of one
Francis Small & by him purchased of an Indian Sagamore
as by y e s d deeds will appeare vnder their hands & seales,
& confirmed by a generall Court, Wherevpon y e s d Francis
Small built a house & Improued y e s d land considerably
aboue thirty years last past, Since w ch time y r Petitioner
hath made a considerable & settlement & now Hues vpon y e
same.
Y r Petitioner therefore humbly prays y r Excellencies con-
firmation vnder his Majestie of y e s d Tract of land & marsh
as in y e deeds mentioned saueing only a mile square of
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vpland at Capissick on w ch Cap 1 Siluanus Davis hath built a
Saw mill w ch he had only by a town grant aboute fiue yeares
past & noe otherwise w ch mile square y r petitioner is willing
to quit Claime to vpon Condition y* his marsh may not bee
damnified Therby.
And y r Petitioner shall euer pray./
Petition of Joseph Phippen sen r
To his Exellencie S r Edrnond Andros Gouernour in Chiefe
ouer his Majesties Territories & Dominions in New England
the humble petition of Joseph Phipen Senior now Inhabi-
tant of Salem
Humblie Sheweth./
That your petitioner hath been a long time an Inhabitant in
this Cuntrie, and that aboutt thirtie seauen yeares since,
your petitioner purchased and had Granted vnto him, by
M r George Cleue Deceased who then had the Gouerment
and Disposall of Land in those parts a tract of Land con-
taining one hundred Ackers lying and being in Casco Bay,
and then had a Deed for itt, by which Deed your petitioner
was bound to pay all Such Dues as were or hereafter should
be Due vnto his Majestic and rents to those who should bee
appointed to receive the same as by his Deed which he here
withall humbye presents to your Eellencies pervsall more
largelie will appeare, Which Land your petitioner by him-
selfe and Children euer since by cleareing of Ground, build-
ing, & fencing quiettly with outt disturbance or Lawfull
evection of any person hath enjoyed and Should haue im-
proued the same to more effect if with many others we
had nott beene Disappointed by those sad desolations the
Indians made in those parts, Your petitioner hath payd, and
hopes euer shall be willing to pay according to his abilitie
to whom itt shall please his Majestic to appoint all Such
Dues as Shall bee Due from him, Your petitioner being
Antient and very ill nott able of himselfe according to his
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 243
Desier to present this his humble Supplication vnto your
Exellencie hath commanded his sonn the bearer hereof hum-
bli to present this his humble Supplication to your Exellencie.
Which is that your Exellencie would bee pleased to take y r
petitioners case into your pious consideration and to Grant
y r petitioner a consideration of what he hath soe long since
bought & payd for and hath quiettlie posessd and enjoyd,
y r petitioner haueing payd rent for the same, and still is
willing to pay his rent and arrears for y e Same which is or
shall be Due, Soe that others may nott by any pretence by
ffraude or Deceite wrong y r petitioner or his of what y r peti-
tioner humblie conceiues is his Just Due, ffor which ffauour
y r petitioner shall euer bee bound to pray ffor y r long &
porsperous being in this world and euerlasting hapines in
the world to come And humbly Subscribes y r Excellencies
in all humble dutie and seruice to be commanded
Joseph Phippen
Sener
Receved of Joseph phippen all the Rent of too shillings &
six pence a yere due to m r Allexander Rigby as by his
apointment from the yere 1650 to this psent day the nine &
twentieth day of Septembar 1662 and this shall be his dis-
charg witnes my hand the day & yere abouesaid
Georg Cleeve
Petition of John Skilling
To His Exelency S r Edmond Andrews Knight Captt
Jenerall and Gouer r ou in Chefe in & ouer his Ma ties
Territories and Dominions of New England in
America.
The petition of John Skilling of ffalmouth in
the prouince of Maine Humbely showeth
That whare as yo r petitino r haue bin & is in Aittewell pos-
esion & improufments of seuerall eyers before the Late
Indian wars & sense to this day of seuerall Tracts of Land
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& Teniraents with in sd towne to say a house Loot about
seuen Acors & all soe two Acors & a halfe nere Adjoyning
& abought seuenty Acors at the Backe Coue all soe abought
sixty Acors nere to Grate Saw mill & Coren mill beloning
to Cap" Dauis all soe abought three Acors & a halfe of
Salte mash nere said mills all soe abought ten Acors of fress
Meddow in nonsuch meddows vpon all which you r petitino 1 '
haue made Improfernents & haue binn at Grate Charges in
Bwildings : yo r petitinor humbly prayeth yo r Exelences Con-
firmation for the same & that yo r exelency woold bee plesed
to Grante a warrant to yo r Survoyer to Survay & Laye
ought the same according to its former Bownds & vpon
such Esey quit Rente as yo r Exelence shall see meete & yo r
petitino 1 ' as in duty Bownd shall euer pray
Petition of Andreiv Broivn
To his Excelen^ S r Edmund Andros Kn* Cap 1 Genar 1
and Gouern r in Cheif of his Majes tis teritory and
dominions of New England
The humble petition
of Andrew Browne Seno r
Humbly Sheweth to you r Excelency that you r petitioner
hath possesed A Certaine parsell of Land Lyinge and beinge
in Scarborough in y e prouince of Maine Containinge fower
hundred Acrs with one hundred Acres of Salt Mash Ajoyn-
ing and hath made Large Improuents vpon y c Same vou r
petitionar humbly prays that your Exce y would be pleased
to grant A warr 1 to your Sirueyor to Lay itt out & that 1
may haue Confirmation vnder you r Excelency 8 hand and
Scale att Soe Easy A quitt rent As your Exce y shall see
meet and your petti 1 ' Shall Euer pray
Andre w ^ 1^ Brown
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 245
Andrew Browne J r Pet r
To His Excely S r Edmund Andros Knig' Cap* Gen-
er 11 and Gouernar in Cheife of his Majesties Territo-
ries and dominion of New England
The Humble pettin of
Andrew Browne Junior
Humbly Sheweth to you r Excelled that you r pettin r hath
possesed A Certaine parrsell of Land Lyinge and beinge att
Scarbrought in y e prouince of maine Containing ffive hun-
dred Acrs of VpLand and Mash and hath made Large Im-
prouements vpon y e Same you r pettion r humbly prays that
you r Exce y would be pleased to grant A warr* to your Sur-
uey r to Lay itt out that I may haue Confirmation vnder
your Exce y hand and Seale att soe Esey A quitt rent as you r
Exce y shall see meet and your pette r shall Euer pray
Andrew Browne
Petition of R. Huniwell
To his Exce~in y S r Edmund Andros Kn tt Cap* Gene 11
and Gouernar in Cheife ouer his Majesties Territory
and Dominion of New England
The Humble pettion
of Liu 1 Eich Huniwell
Humbly Sheweth to your Excelen 7 that you r pettion 1 " hath
bin In y e Late Indian Warr A ueary yousfull and seruissab 16
person to his Majestie and hath since bin fauered with your
Excel n ys Comition as Liutenant for this towne of Scarbrough
now to shew to your Excelen y that your pettitionr hath
since bin possesed of Noe more then Sixtie Acres of Land
whearon he hath bult a veary ffaier house and tenn Acrs of
Salt and ffresh Mash more or less which hee did purchas of
Kober Jordin Your pettison humbly Prays that you r
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ExceleV would be pleased to grant a Warr* to you r Siruey r
yt ye Aboue said may be Layd out With An Addition of one
hundred Acres of VpLand and Mash prepors ble and that the
Same may be Confirmed by his Majesties patten Accordin
to Law and you r petton 1 ' as bound in duty shall Euer pray
Rich j^ Huniwell
To his Excellency S r Eclmond Andros Knight Cap*
Generall and Gouern 1 ' in Cheif of this His Majestyes
Territory & Dominion in New England
The Petition of Doniinicus Jordan Son of the late
Robert Jordan
Humbly Sheweth That Whereas y r Petitioner by the
last Will and Testament of his ffather had therein bequeathed
unto him a thousand Acres of Land besides Meadow apper-
tayning thereunto, as by the s d Will more amply doth and
may Appear, and whereas he hath had y Possesion of it
and built and Improved a Considerable Part thereof for
about Ten Yeares, and hath Setled five or six Tenants on
the s d Tract along the River or Crick of Spurwinck
He Therefore Humbly Prayes That Your Excellency would
be pleased for his further Incouragement to Order the said
Land to be Surveyed, And to Grant unto your Petitioner
for the further assurance of his s d Title, his Maj ty Pattent
under the Great Seal of New England, under such moder-
ate Quitt Rent to his Majesty as y r Excellency shall See
Meett
And your Petitioner shall ever Pray &c
Dominicus Jordan
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 247
To his Excellency S r Edmund Andros Knight Cap*
Generall and Governour in Cheif of this his Maj tys
Territory and Dominion in New England
The Petition of William Barrage of Scarborough
Planter,
Humbly sheweth = That whereas y r Petitioner hath had
for many Yeares, before and Since the Last Indian Warr,
a Small Tract of Land of the value of fivety Acres with
Some Addition of Meadow which he Purchased of one
Henry Watts who Claymed Right thereto, from George
Cleave Agent to the late Esq r Rigby Proprietor to this
Province of Main,
Hee therefore humbly Prayes That your Excellency would
be pleased for his further Incouragement to Order the said
Land to be Surveyed, and to grant, to your Petitioner for
the further Assurance of his s d Title his Majestyes Pattent
under the Great Seale of New England, under Such Moder-
ate Quitt Rent to his Majesty, as y r Excellency shall see
Meet
And y r Petitioner shall euer Pray &c
William Burrage
Petition of John Ho well
To His Excellency S r Edmund Andros Knight Cap*
Generall and Governour in Cheif of this his Maj ties
Territory and Dominion in New England
The Petition of John Howell of Scarborough Planter
Humbly sheweth That whereas your Petitioner hath had
possesion for about thirty Yeares, a parcell of Upland &
Meadow to the value of fivety Acres in the Towneship of
Scarborough alias Blackp 1 butting and bounding upon a
flfarm of Joshua Scottow Adjoyning thereunto,
He Therefore Humbly Prayes That your Excellency would
be pleased for his further Incouragem to Order the said
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Land to be Surveyed, and to grant to your Petitioner for
the further Assurance of his said Title his Majestyes Pat-
tent under y e Great Seale of New England under such Mod-
erate Quitt Kent to his Majesty as Y r Excellency shall see
me,
And y r Petitioner shall ever pray &c
John Howell
Petition of John Pamer
To his Excell ce S r Edmond Andros K* Govern r , and
Captain Gen a11 of his Ma tes Colony of New England
The humble Peticon of John Pamer
Sheweth
That whereas y r Pet rs Father in Law Andrew Awger gave
to y r Pet r in marriage with his Daughter, a Tract of upland
conteyning fifty acres more or less lying & being at Dun-
ston, in Scarbrough, in the Province of Maine, about twenty
year agoe, w ch land y r Pet rs said Father held, by virtue of
an Indian Deed, And y r Pet r peceably injoyed y e same ten
years, but hath Since bin driven off by the Heathen, in the
time of the Indian Warre
Since w ch May it please y r Excell ie y r Pet r is informed that
M r Elliot hath fenced in the sayd Land, w ch y r poor Pet 1 '
improved with his hard labour.
Most humbly prays Therefore That y r Excell io will be fa-
vourably pleased to grant y r poor Pet r y r Excell ies Warrant
to Survey the Sayd Land, and fourteen acres of Meddow,
thereunto adjoyning, in order to a Patent
And y r Pet r shall pray &c :/.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 249
Petition of Roger Vicars
To his Excell ce S r Edmond Andros Knight, Govern r
& Captain Genall ot his Ma es Colony of New England
The humble Peticon of Roger Vicars
In all humility Sheweth
That about : 36 : years agoe, One old Will, then known
and called by that Name, Setled on a peece of Land, con-
teyning about a Rood (on w ch he had only a Garden) lying
on the Westward side of Non such River, in Scarbrough in
the Province of Main, w ch said Tract, he sells to M r Robert
Jordan for a pair of Bootes, & some other small Truck.
Since w ch May it please y r Excell ce the sayd Robert Jordan,
hath possesed himselfe, not only with the sayd small Tract,
but under colour thereof w th neere 2000 : acres of Marsh, and
woodland, 1000 : acresthereof, or thereabouts he hath lately
Sold, but by what Title y r Pet r knows not.
About : 18 : years jince y r Pet r Seted upon a part of
y e Land, w ch the said Jordan claimes (& one M r Hincks
now possesseth by a pretended Sale from the sayd Jordan)
butting upon the Land of Henry Watts Spruce Swamp be-
hind it, & an Ashen Swamp before it, joining to the Medow
conteyning : 150 : acres more or less. As also upon a parcell
of Marsh Land upon the Western Side of Nonsuch River,
& on the North= East Side of blew point River, conteyn -
ing about : 6 : or :7 : acres, & joyning to Pizcutt Rivers
mouth in y e Province aforesayd.
all w ch Land y r pi r injoyed by clearing it, w th hard la-
bour, Since that May it please y r Excell ce it was confirmed
to him by y e then Select Men of Scarbrough about : 18 :
years since w ch the Matacuses, als the now Town of Boston
gave to Scarbrough a Township, wherein y r Pet rs Tracts lye ;
All w ch lands y r Poor pet r hath bin driven from in y e time of
the late Indian War, and farther hindred from his resetling
the same by y e aforesayd M r Hincks running his Line on y e
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sayd Land, although y r pet r is redy with his Stock & family
to resettle y e same.
Most humbly prays therefore That y r Excell ce will be
fav lly pleased to confirm to y r poor Pet r (who hath a wife &
eight Children to provide for) y e aforesayd Tracts of Land,
by granting him your Excell ces favou ble Warrant for a Sur-
vey thereof, in order to a Patent, or That the sayd M r
Hiucks may produce to y r Excell ce his Title or reasons to
the contrary
And y r Pet r shall ever pray
&c
Petition of Francis Neale.
To his Exellencie S r Edmond Andrews Knight Gou-
ernour in Chiefe ouer all his Majesties Territories
here in New England
the humble petition of ffrancis Neale
Humblie Sheweth
That your petitioner was for Vpward of thirtie yeares Since
an Inhabitant in Casco alias ffalmouth vntill such time as he
with Seuerall others lost his all in this world and was forced
from thence by y Barboros Indians During which time y r
petitioner with two more, videlizott George ffelt & Jenkin
Williams Did purchos a tract of Land lying & being in
Casco bay alias ftalmouth of y e Indians, of those Indians as
they sayd M r Munoy M r Lawrence pordecessor. did purchas
theires which he still enjoyes Wee then nott Knowing of
any power here then or of any perticular person Laying
claim e to y e same payd to y e Indians to there content for y e
Same, George ffelt was Killed there in defence of y e Cun-
trie Jenkin Williams built & posessd y e same in y e behalfe
of himselfe and y c rest till beaten of by the Indians Y r pe-
tioner vnderstanding that there are Seuerall Gentlemen Goe-
ing that way to Servey Land there humbly concerned his
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 251
Dutie in behalfe of himselfe and y e rest to make Knowne
vnto y r Exellencie, what right they haue therevnto Haueing
proued theire Deed before two of the Magistrates then in
power
Y r petitioner humblie begging like ffauour from y r Exel-
lency, as other his Majesties subjects haue, they being y e
first purchassers & y e first posessors, noe one as yett Laying
any Just claime therevnto, May nott by pretence of Towne
right who say they will Dispose of y e same, be putt out of
what they conceiue to be theire right y r petitioner nott
Knowing but those y* are with him concerned, are willing
to pay such Dues or Duties as shall be Due for the Sam,
however y r petitionor is willing to pay Such Dues or Duties
as shall be due from him for soe much as itt shall seem
Good to y r Exellencie to lett him haue & shall euer bee
bound to pray for y r Exellencie &c/
Petition of Joshua Attwater
To his Excellency S r Edmund Andros KD* Cap 1 Generall
and Governour in Cheife of his Ma ties Territory & Dominion
of New England in America./
The humble Peticon of Joshua
Attwater of Boston./
Humbly Sheweth
That Whereas your Peticon 1 being possessed for these
SefDall yeares past of a house peece or parcell of Land Scit-
uate Lyeing and being vpon the River of Westgostuggo in
Casco Bay Conteyning about Two Hundred Acres Lyeing
by the Land of James Lane to the East West by the said
River north & South with Creekes And alsoe of another
peece or pcell of Ground & Meadow Containing about six-
teen e Acres Lyeing about a Mile & halfe from the aforesaid
Dwelling house ; On all w ch Lands yo r peticoner hath made
Considerable Improvements./
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Therefore yo r Pet r most humbly prayes yo r Excellency will
be pleased to Grant unto him his Ma tys Pattent for the said
Land and to give vnto him such further Addicon or Quan-
tity of Land ; for the Strenghening of his title to y e same ;
vnder such Moderate Quitt rent or acknowledgm* to be paid
to his Ma ty As to your Excellency shall Seeme meete./
And yo r Pet r as in Duty
bound shall ever pray &c a
Petition of Tho. Walton
To his Exelency S r Edmund Andross Knight Cap 1
Gen 11 & Gouernor of New England & its Dependen-
cy 8 & to the hon ble Councell &c
The Hum blc Petic r of Tho : Walton
Sheweth
That youre Pettic r haueing had two Cows Detained
from him by the Sherrife of the County of Richmond for
the Arreares of Quitt Rent for foure yeares last past, youre
Peticioner haueing peticioned the hon ble Councell for releife
in y e premisses ; itt was Ordered y e second day of June last
that the s d Sheriff Should deliver the s d Cows vnto youre
peticioner giveing good Security for y e Space of Six Months :
Humbly implores youre Exelency that y e s d Quitt rent may
bee taken off haueing a firme patten t from Gouor r Nicholls,
Comeing over as a Souldeir with him ; whearein noe Quitt
rent is Expressed ; And youre peticioners desyre is To take
out a New pattent from youre Excelency And trowes him
selfe & premises for the future what Quitt rent youre Exe-
lency shall think fitting that hee may avoyde further trouble
And Your Peticioner as in
Duty bound shall Ever pray
for youre Exelencys health
& hapiness &c
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 253
Petition of P. Hinckson
To his Ex cie S r Edmond Andross K* Captaine Gen-
erall & Gouerno r of his Ma ties Teritorye & Dominion
of New : England &c.
The humble petitio of peter
Hinckson,
Humbly sheweth
That whereas yo r petition 1 hath for about sixteene yeares
last past, enjoyd occupid made use of posest & bult upon
A certaine Tract of Upland & marsh, giuen him by the
Township of Scarbarow in y e prouince of Mayne. And haue-
inge a greate familye of children & Grandchildren ; humbly
prayeth yo r Ex cies confirmation w th such an Addition as your
Ex cie shall see meete. Haueing but thirty e three Acres
beside by Deede from M r Scottow
And yo r petition r
shall euer pray <fec.
And beinge measured alsoe with .Robert Elliotts into y e Line
of m r Hincks & the widdow Jordan.
peter T") Hinckson
P
his mark.
The Towne lott, being sixty fiue Acres.
M r Walker
Our desire of yo w only is. That yo w would become o r Re-
membrancer to his Ex cy or y e Secretarye That a Tract of
about 70 Acres of Marsh on y e Eastward side of Nonsuch
Riu r , & y e Eastward side of Blew point Riuer (y e proprie-
tye thereof beinge uery doubtfull) to be equallye divided
amongst us togeather w th w* upland his Ex cie shall see meete,
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to be added to o r Towne Lotts And as touching ought elce,
that regard bee had to y e humble petition of us.
Lif te Rich : Huniwell.
Antho : Roe, Tho : Ridford.
John Libbye Rob : Tydye.
Hen : Libbye Tho : Baker
Dauid Libbye Dan : ffogg.
Math : Libbye John Slaughter
Dan : Libbye. Tho Leatherby
Moses Durant
And we humbly & thanckfullye desire yo w , to entreate y e
Ho ble Cap 1 Nicholson 8 Aduice and assistance.
Petition of Robert Eliott
To his Ex ece S r Edmond Andross K* Captaine Gen-
erall & Gouerno r of his Ma ties Teretorye & Dominion
of New= England
The humble petitio of Robert Eliott,
Humbly sheweth
That whereas yo r petition 1 " hath for aboue eighteene yeares
past: enjoy d, occupied, made use of & posest ; A certaine
Tract of Upland & Marsh, Giuen him by the Township of
Scarbarow in y e prouince of Mayne. And is since by yo r
Surueyo r measured into y c Lott of y e Ho ble M r Hiock 68 one
of the Counsel] & M rs Sarah Jordan wield. And in feare
without yo r clemencye & Justice of looseing his s d Land
Wherefore he humbly Desireth yo r Excellency 8 confirmatio
of y e p r mises aforesd soe granted And yo r petition 1 "
shall euer pray &c.
The Towne lott being One Robert p EHott
hundred Acres of Up Land *V
P m r- * nis mark
& Twentye of Marsh. Or
w t y w please.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 255
Petition of Edmund Gale.
To his Excellency S r Edmund Andros Kn* Cap* Grail and
Governour in Cheife of his Majesties Territory and Domin-
ion of New England &.
The humble Peticon of Edmund Gale of Beverly
Marriner./
Sheweth
That your Peticon r before the breakeing out of the Late
Indian Warr for a valuable Consideracon Did purchase of
One Nathaniell Wallis a peece or parcell of Land Lye [ing
at] back Cove in Cascoe Bay Containing about fifty [acres]
w ch ground Since one James Rosse has Erected a h[ouse
and] begins to improve ; vnd r Colour of a Better [title
unto it] then your Pet r
Yo r Pet r Therefore prays yo r Excellency will Ord r a hearing
of Our Titles, and to grant his Ma ties Gracious Confirmacon
y e said ffif [y and] for Two Hundred Acres more, Lyeing
in [ye town of] Yarmouth in Cascoe afores d (w ch yo r Exc[ y
sees fit] to promise your Peticon r vnde such m[oderate
quit] Rent or Acknowledgment as to [yo r Ex cy ] shall Seeme
meete./
And yo r Pet r as in duty bound s[hall]
ever pray &c a ./
Edmund Gale
Petition of T. Scottow in behalf of Joshua Scottow.
To his Excellency S r Edmund Andros Knight Cap*
Generall and Governour in cheif of this his Maj-
estyes Territory and Dominion of New England-
The Petition of Thomas Scottow in behalf of Joshua
Scottow-
Humbly Sheweth
That whereas your Petitioner for about Twenty Six
yeares last Past purchased for a valuable Consideration a
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Tract of Land containing about two or three hundred Acres
Upland and Meadow in the Towneship of Scarborough, and
having a Warrant from your Excellency to his Ma ty Sur-
veyor for the Surveiing of the Same, which is Performed,
And a Draught thereof sent to Your Excellency ~ Surveyor
General!
Your Petitioner therefore humbly Erayes That your Excel-
lency would be pleased to Grant out an Order so that your
Petitioner may have a Pattent under the Great Seale of
New England for the further Confirmation of s d Title, under
such Quitt Rent to be Paid to his Majesty as your Excel-
lency shall See Meett
your Petitioners property to the said Messuage being by
Conveyance and not by Entry, and hath Cost your Peti-
tioner above two hundred Pounds/
And your Petitioner shall
ever pray &c
Tho : Scottow
Petition of John Hinckes.
To his Excell y S r Edmund Andros K l Captaine Gen-
arall and Cheife Gouarn r ouer his Majesties Teritory
and dominion of New England
The humble pettition
of John Hincks
Humbly Sheweth that wheareas theare hath bin A pettition
Lattely p r sented to your Excill y by Rob : Elliot of Scar-
brough in y e prouince of maine in Answer to w ch you r pet-
tic 1 " humbly Sheweth that wheareas hee Sayeth that he hath
possesed y e Land Now hee Liueth on : About Eightteen
years ; butt you r petti r Cann proue thatt he wass ffirst pos-
sessed vppon the same Neck of Land by m r Rob : Jordin
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 257
deces d whoe purchassed itt and Injoyd itt Aboue twentie
yeares before : Eliott beinge A Tennant and A Siruant for
Seuerall years : butt m r Jordin declaringe that y e Mathatu-
sets had Noe wright to y e prouince of maine wass Impris-
soned att boston and by the power of y e Mathatusets y e
townships weare sett vp in thatt prouince and from A Tenn-
ant he became A pettition r to the towne for that hee pos-
sesed of M r Jordin and setteled vppon y e best place and
since you r Excill y Arriuall hath mad veary slight of y e Kings
power in y e disposal 1 of Lands and Came to disturbe y e
Sirueyor Ass hee wass Layinge itt out Accordinge to Warr*
and did luight a bad Neighbour to Settell vppon his Towne
grant since your Excell y Arriual w ch I forbad him to doe
Now iff your Excell y pleass thatt I may haue the whole
Necke grantted to me I shall be willinge that hee shall Injoy
what he now posseseth duringe his owne Life and his wiues
being bouth Aintchant persons and hauing noe Children and
your pettition r humbly Submitts to your Excill y pleasure/
John Hinckes
Petition of John Hinckes
To his Excellency S r Edmund Andros Kn* Cap* Gen-
erall and Governour in Chiefe of his Matyes Terri-
tory and Dominion of New England in America
The humble peticon of John Hincks
Sheweth
That there is a certaine parcell of vacant and unim-
proved Land and meadow lying and being in the Towne of
Scarborough in the Province of Maine in a certaine place
called nonsuch neck on the west side of the Land in posses-
sion of Sarah Jourdain whereon yo r Peticoner desireth to
settle and improve a Plantacon
Doc. VOL. vi. 17
258 DQCUMENTARY HISTORY
Your Peticoner therefore humbly prays yo r Excellencye
That for his Encouragement therein yow would please to
Grant unto him twelve hundred Acres of Land and about
seventy or Eighty acres of meadow thereto adjoyning under
such moderate Quitt rent & acknowledgements as to you r
Excye shall seerne meet and yo r Peticoner shall ever pray &c :
John Hinckes
To his Excel ce S r Edmund Andros Cap* Gen 11 Gover-
nour in Chief in and over his Majesties Territory &
Dominon of New England in America
The humble Petition of George Turfrey
Sheweth
That whereas your Pet r is desirous to settle upon a tract of
land (beyond any improved Plantation & not prejudiciall to
any) lying and being in the Province of Main, con [tain-
ing] two square miles on the South side of [Saco] River,
beginning att a Stump Tree above Poles westerly
of the Saw-Mill now Si[tuate] upon the said River lower
falls up [the said] River, untill two miles be compleated :
from the said stump=tree, along by y e r[iver] or out=most
part of John Stover's (whi[ch is] remotest) Plantation, one
mile up into the and butting by the said River to
the Northw[ard] and the vacant land to the Southward:
And a lott of marsh at Blue Point or Dunstan. Being
in all about 1000 or 1200 acres. For your Petition" better
Encouragement therein
Most humbly craves yo r Excell cies Warrant of a Survey in
order to a Patent upon such moderate Quitt=Rent, as to
yo r Exce ce shall seem meet
And your Pet r shall ever pray &c
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 259
Petition of George Turfrey
To his Excel ce S r Edmund Andros Cap n Gen 11 & Gov-
ernour in chief in and over his Majesties Territory
& Dominofl of New England in America
The humble Petition of George Turfrey
Sheweth.
That your Pet r having bin at charge & paines to purchase
Instruments & informe himself in the art of Land Survey-
ing, for his further incouradgement therein
Most humbly craves yo r Excell ies Admittance to be the
Deputy Surveyor for the Township of Saco & Cape Porpus
in the Province of Main, Hopeing to give your Excel 06 such
satisfaction in the generall Draft of the same, as to deserue
something better in future
And your Pet r shall ever pray &c
Petition of Q-eorqe Barge.
To his Excell 6 S r Edmond Andros K 1 Captain Genall,
and Govern 1 " of the Colony of New England
The humble Peticon of Giles Barge
Sheweth
That whereas y r Pet r some years since lived on, and im-
proved a Tract of land lying, and being in Scarbrough, in
y e province of Main conteyning : 200 : acres of upland and :
60 : acres of Medow more, or Jess, w ch Land is bounded
upon the Norther side, on y e Land of Tim 7 Collins and Dun-
kin Stuart, and upon the Southard side by a Rock in y e
Marsh, and so Northwest, & by west, into the Woods, (w ch
said lands are now vacant, by reason of yo r Pet rs being
driven off in y e time of the Indian war But being desirous
& redy with his family to return & improve y e same : for
their future settlem 1
260 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Most humbly prays for y r Pet" incouragm 1 in his labours,
That y r Excell ce will please to grant your Pet r a confirmacon
in y e sayd Lands, by y r P]xcell ies Warr* to the Survey" in
order to a patent
And y r Pet r shall ever pray &c
Petition of Bridgitt Phillipes
To His Excellency S r Edmond Andros K nt Captain
Generall and Governour in Chiefe of his Majesties
Territory & Dominion of New Engl d
The humble Petition of Bridgett Phillips widow
Humbly Sheweth
That yo r Pet r is Informed that one George Turfrey hath
made his application unto yo r Ex cy for a Grant of a tract of
Land of the Contents of One Thousand or Twelve hundred
acres Lying on the South side of Saco River described as
in his Petition, wherein he also saith it is beyond any Im-
proved Plantation. Yo r Pet r humbly craves Leave to In forme
yo r Ex cy that the said Land which said Turfrey prays a
Grant of Lyeth in the very mids't of a Tract of Land which
yo r Pet" Husband William Phillips formerly purchased and
peaceably possessed and enjoyed for the space of Thirty
yeares by past without the molestation disturbance or claim
of any person made thereunto (Except the disturbance by
the Heathen in the Indian warr time) and that part peti-
tioned for by him Lyeth so neer a Saw Mill, that as well in
the Life time of yo r Pet rs husband as since hath been as
much improved as any part of the whole Tract, and is the
Chiefe thereof without which the other wilbe but little
worth ; And the said Turfrey hath lately pretended to claim
part thereof in behalfe of the heires of m r Abraham Hayman
as Agent or Attourney for them.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 261
Yo r Pet r humbly prayeth yo r Ex cy not to grant the s d Tur-
frey his unjust & unreasonable Request which will prove so
injurious if not ruinous unto yo r Pet r unto which Lands She
shalbe ready to shew forth her Title whensoever it shall
please yo r Ex cy to Order her to waite on yo r Ex cy for that
end, hopeing She shall not be unsetled or dispossessed of
what her Husband and her Selfe have for so long quietly
enjoyed, by any false Suggestions or pretentious.
And yo r Pet r as in duty bound shall ever pray &c a
Bridgitt Phillipes
Petition of Edw d Woodman
To his Excellency S r Edmond Andros K* Cap* Gen-
eral 1 and Governour in cheife of his Maj ties Territory
and Dominion ot New England in America
The Humble Petition of Edward Woodman late of Marble-
head now of Kennebec River
Humbly Sheweth that the Petition 1 by Deed und r the hand
and seale of Marke Parsons beareing date the 7 th of April
1687 hath purchased of him all his right and Interest in and
to a Tract of Land (whereon the sd Parsons formerly Dwelt)
lyeing and being on a branch of the Easterly side of Resco
Hegen River (soe called) in Kennebeck afores d containeing
about Two Hundred acres of upland, and about sixty acres
of Salt marsh : whereby he is become rightfull owner of the
same
Therefore Yo r Petition 1 " humbly Prayes yo r Excell cy to Con-
firme the same unto him according to law under such easy
Quitt rent as in yo r Excell cy11 Wisdom shall seeme meet
And Yo r Petition 1 " as in duty bound shall ever pray &c a
Edw d Woodman
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To His Excellency S r Edmond Andros Kn* One of
the Gentlemen of his Majesties most Honorable
Privy Chamber Captain Generall and Governour in
Chiefe of his Ma ties Territory 8 & Dominions of New=
England
The humble Petition of James Stilson
Most humbly Sheweth
That yo r Pet rs wives Grand Father John Browne in the
year of our Lord 1652 purchased of one Somerset an Indian
Native a Small Island called and known by the name of
Somersets Island Lying not far from New Harbour in Pem-
aquid, and made some Improvement thereon, and after-
wards ttve the same unto Alexander Gold in marriage with
his daughter who entred upon the same. Built a house there-
upon, broke up and improved a considerable quantity of
Land, and dwelt there for severall years, untill driven off
by the Indians in the time of the late warr with the Indians
An 1676. and yo r Pet 1 ' marrying with one of the daughters
& heires of s d Gold, had the s d Island transferred to him as
his wives Portion, and had quiet Possession thereof, and
disburs't upwards of Fourscore Pounds on his Setlement
and Improvements there ; whereto he was the farther en-
couraged, by a Certificate given him in the year 1681, by
m r Henry Jocelyn One of his Ma ties Justices of the Peace
in Quorum, under his hand, therein declaring. That the s d
Land and Island should not be disposed of to any other
Pursuant to an Order and Coniand unto him from yo r Excel-
lency, then Leivetennnt Generall unto his Royal Highness
of all his Territory's in America, Importing That no former
Inhabitant should be dispossessed of his former Improvement
& Possession Provided he Setle in convenient place for
defence & Company for their own preservation which yo r
Pet r doubteth not of, if he may obtain a Confirmation of his
Right from yo r Excellency, which will give encouragement
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 263
to Two or three Family's more, who are willing to go
thither and settle with him. ~
Wherefore he is humbly bold to Address yo r Excellency,
that yo r Excellency wilbe pleased to grant him a Confirma-
tion and Patten t for the s d Island and Lands thereon, upon
the payment of such Quit Rent to his Majesty as yo r Excel-
lency shall thinke reasonable and which yo r Pet r may be
inabled to yield, with the comfortable Support of his Fam-
ily, and consideration of his great Expence already laid out
and further disburstrnents must be made, in order to the
well Planting and Safe Setling of the same to the advance-
ment of his Majesties Territory's and Dominions ; wherein
he most humbly Prays yo r Exellency's Favour, and shall
waite to know yo r Excellency's Pleasure in this matter ;
which hath occasioned his undertaking so great a Journy
And as in duty bound shall
for ever Pray & ca
Boston : 14 April : 1687. /.
Petition of John Maine 1687.
To his Excellency S r Edmond Andros K' Captaine Generall
and Governour in Cheife of his Majestyes Territory and
Dominion of New-England in America./
The Petition of John Maine of Casco Bay
Humbly Sheweth
that yo r Petition 1 " about thirty yeares since purchased an
house in Casco Bay, with sixty Acres of Land Adjoyneing,
Scittuate neare the Middle of Casco Bay ; on the Westerly
side of Westgostuggo River, at a Certaine place there, Corn-
only Called and Knowne by the name of Maines Point :
Also he tooke up about six Acres of Salt Marsh : and hath
Enjoyed the same (as it is Scittuate neare the head of the
Eastermost Branch of Westgostuggo River) untill the Late
264 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
warr with the Indians : at which time two of his sones in
Law were Staine : his Evidences for his houseing and Land
were burnt : and he with his wife and the rest of the famaly
hardly Escaped with their Lives ; and some yeares after the
Warr was ended he returned and ever since his returne,
hath kept his possion of said Lands, and some that were
strangers there, before the Warr : and have since settled
there : have Laid out sundry Lotts on yo r Petition's upland
have taken the s d Marsh Land into their hand : and refuse
yo r Petition 1 " the Improvem* thereof
Yo r Poore Petition 1 therefore humbly prayes that yo r Excel-
lency will please to pass an order to Cap* Edward Tyng to
see that he may be settled in his Just Right so shall he
ever pray &c :
John Maine
By His Excellency
The Within Peticon is Reffered to M r Walter Gendall to
Enquire & Exaine into y e Contents & forthwith make Re-
porte thereof to me accordingly. Dated att Boston y e 10 th
day of June 1687
By his Excell* Command
John West. D. Secry
June 10 th 1687.
Peticon of Jn Maine About Land in Casco bay Reffred
till the Governo r See M r Ting or Heare from him ab l y e Same.
Petition of John Swarton. 1687.
To his Excellence The Honoured Governour of his Majes-
ties Territories in New-england &c
This to acquaint your Excellence that I John Swarton of
y e town of Beverly your poore suplicant ; having formerly
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 265
served his Late Majestic King Charles y e second of Blesed
Memorie in y e wars in flanders under y e Comand of Colonell
Marloe & elswhere : & being now by Gods providence with
my wife & Children ; brought in this place where I am des-
titute of Land to setle upon for my & my families Comfort-
able subsistance ; this Induced me to Look out & having
lately taken A Journey to North Yarmouth in Cascoe bay I
found favour in y e sight of M r Kendall one of his Majesties
Justices of y e peace in so much y i he shewed me A certain
ten Acre Lot Adjoining to y e Comon Lying westward of y e
Land of John Yorke ; & he told me y 1 there was an Addi-
tion to be made therunto as others y 1 setle there have, & y 1
sd Lott is vacant & not yet appropriated by Any man : &
sd Cap* Kendall ; told me he was willing I should have it
but y 1 1 must first make my Adress unto your Excellence
& procure an order concerning it & therfore y* humble peti-
tion of your poor suppliant is that your excellence will be
pleased to give me an order to sd Capt Kendall for y* Lay-
ing of it out unto me ; And I am ready to defray such dues
& duties as are nescecary in y* mater & soe remain your
humble suplicant Atending your Excellencies pleasure herin
Beverly June 16 th 1687
John Swarton
Order. 1687.
By his Excellency
Wind & weather permiting y u are forthwith to Saile with
His Maj ties Kecth Speedwell from this port to Casco bay &
having deliuer'd y r letters & p'visions sent to Cap 1 Walter
Gendall y u are to make y e best of y r way to Pemaquid &
deliuer y r letters & p'visions to y e Comander there & attend
s d Comanders orders for His Maj* 8 service, till dispached
back w ch yu are to desire as soon as may be, vnles so im-
266 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
ployed by him, & when despacthed make y e best of y r way
back to this port accordingly.
Boston the 23 th day of June 1687
John Cook master
of His Ma t8 Kecth y e Speedwell
By his Excellency. .
Soe Soone as Insigne Andros shall arriue yo are to deliver
up the Garrison & Souldiers to be und r his Command &
haueing receiued a shore what Orders for yo r Garrison yo
are to Repaire on board his Ma tys Ketch Speedwell & with
the Souldiers Sent in her & Such others as yo u shall think
Necessary by the first Opportunity of wind & Weather to
Saile for y e River of Penobscott to view y e State & Condi-
con of that River & what Christian Inhabitants are there
where if yo find any yo are to treate them with all Civillity
& Direct them to apply to Pemyquid or this place
You are likewise to use yo r Endeavour to See & speake
with the Indians there pticulerly Medockowando The Cheife
Sachem & Lett them Know You are Ord r ed by me und r his
Ma tie to Visitt that parte of his Dominion & Enquire of their
Welfare & giue to y e Sachem a Blankett, and an Anchor of
Rhum to drink amongst them
In yo r Returne from Penobscott yo u are to Call att y e
Island Mintimous & View y e State & Condicon of that
place & the Inhabitants there Encourageing them in their
fishery. And yo u are to Appoint & Sweaer a Constable
for the Keeping ol y e Peace & Good Ord rs for one whole
Yeare & Untill an other be Sworne in his Stead. And lett
y Inhabitants Know that on all Occasions they may Apply
to Pemyquid or to me here
In the performance of this Voyage yo are to make as
much Dispatch as possible & to returne to Pemyquid where
yo are to take y e Charge & Command of y e Garrison &
Souldiers againe & Ensigne Andros with y e sd Ketch to
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 267
Returne hither with all Speed vnlesse any thing Extraordi-
nary for y e Kings Service in w ch Case yo may deteine y e
Ketch as occasion may requier. Given und r my hand att
Boston y e 27 th day of June 1687.
To Ensigne Joshua Pipon
Command 1 " att Pemyquid
Grant of Land to John Swarton. 1687.
By his Excellency
Whereas John Swarton hath by his pet icon desired to have
a parcell of Land Surveyd & layd out to him in y e Towne
of Northyarmouth in Cascobay ffor his p r sent Settlem* &
ImprovS These are therefore to Authorize & Impower You
to Survey & Lay out for y e sd John Swarton y e Quantity of
50 acres of Land in some Convenient place within y e sd
Towne & thereof to make returne to y e Secretarys Office
That y e same ma}' be pattented to him accordingly. & for
Soe doeing this shall be yo r Warr 1
Given und r my hand att Boston y e 29 th day of June 1687
To Cap 1 Walter Gendall
Justice of y e Peace att
Cascobay.
A List of Military Commissions.
Sent to the Prouince of Maine
Imp r s Saco
Benjamin Blackman Cap 1 . 2 d July 1687
Pembleton ffelcher Lieutenant 2 d July 87
Edward Sargent Ensigne 2 d July 87
Black point
Thomas Scotto Captain 2 d July 87
Richard Hannowell Lieut 1 2 d July 87
Andrew Browne Ensigne 2 d July 87
upper part of Kittery
268 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Thomas Abbott Ensine to
o d T 1 87
Capt Joseph Hammond
Lower part of ditto
William Scriven Ensigne to > ,.
Capt 11 francis Hooke )
Yorke
Henry Simson Ensigne to ^ ^ g?
Capt 11 Job Alcott 5
Wells
John Whileright Ensigne ^ g?
to Captaine John Littlefeild $
Petition of Elizabeth Rowdon
To his Excell^ S r Edmond Andros Kn 1 Cap 1 Gen 11 &
Govern 1 " in Cheife of New==England
The humble Peticon of Eliz a formerly the
wife of Rich d Hammons now the wife of John
Rowdon
Humbly Sheweth
That yo r Peticon r in the late Indian warrs being possest of
a Plentifull Estate in Mills & other things w ch was much
damnified Burnt & wasted by the Indians yo r Peticon rs hus-
band Slain w th her son & Servants and yo r poore Peticon r
taken Captive Afterward Maj r Walden was sent to the East-
ward w th Comition to redeem Captives, he Vtterly Destroyed
the Remainder of yo r Peticon rs Estate by Cutting of her
Mills Spoyling her Smith-shop & Carrying away her Iron
work &c
The Premises Consider'd by your Excell cy yo r Humble Peti-
con 1 ' humbly Prayes yo r Excell cys Warr 4 to bring the sayd
Maj r Walden before yo r Excell cy to answer her Complaint
&c And yo r Peticon r
shall Ever Pray &c
Eli : Rowdon
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 269
Petition of Vines Ellacott. " Aug. 6, 1687"
To his Excellency S r Edmond Andros Knight Cap"
Gen r11 and Cheif Goveno r of this his Ma u Territory
and Dominion of New England & c
The Humble Petion of Vines Ellacott
Humbly Sheweth that wheareas yo r Petioner is now in the
Actuall Possestion of an Island in Cascoe Bay Aintientley
called Hogg Island & Since Coussens his Island, Containe-
ing by Computation Seaven hundred Acers, which Said
Island was possest by Cap" Richard Vines whome was yo r
Petioners Grandfather neare fifty years since, for which
Island yo r Petioner humbley desirs a Patten, & yo r Petion r
Shall Ever Pray
Vine 8 Ellacott
Rich d Seccombes Petition. 1687.
If it might please y r Exelency to Grant me a patten for
one hundred Eakers of land which I bott ffifty of it & the
rest lyinge voaid & not Improued sence the first Ingen warr
by any one but my selfe the which land I haue layd out
great Charges vpon in buldinge & fencinge & ame now in
possesion of, as Cap 4 Dauies can declear the which land was
confirmed to me by the Towne.
It is Bounded on the south Eaist Syde by the sea, & one
the north side by one John Sraeath by a north west lyne
roninge backe in to the woods, it is bounded one the south
westren side by one James Ross by a north west lyne ron-
inge backe in to the woods, till the hundred eakers of land
is up, & Tenn Eakers in the fresh mash att the Eastren
Eaind which be longe to the said farme.
all which land lyinge in a place comonly caled by the name
of the backe Coue in ffalmoth in Casco bay, for I remaine
yo r seruan* Rich. Seccombe
ffalmoth in Casco
the 11 th of Agust 87
270 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
By bis ExcelL
The Above peticon Reffered to M r Edward Tyng one of
y e Council! to ExaTne & reporte if what desired may be
granted accordingly. August 26 th 1687
E Andros
By his Excell" Comm d
John West D Secry
In pursuant to your Excellencys Comand I haue Exam-
ined the within written Petition, and I find that the peti-
tion 1 " is in present possession and Improuement & knows of
no Claime (Except Philipe Lewis) the Eldest son of George
Lewis who was possest of the aforementioned plantation
before the Indian Warr, August the 30 th 1687. /
Edward Tyng
David Phippen's Petition. 1687.
To his Excellency S r Edmund Andros Kn 1 Cap* Grail and
Governour in Cheife of his Ma ties Territory and Dominion
of New England./
The Humble Peticon of David
Phipen of Salem in the County
of Essex shipwright
Humbly sheweth
That by Vertue of a Deed of Gift Dated the ffifth day of
August Instant from his father Joseph Phippen of Salem
Deceased stands possessed of a Certaine Tract or parcell of
Land scituate Lying and being att Caskoe Bay Containeing
One Hundred Acres be it more or lesse, which said Land is
part of a greater Tract yo r Peticoners father purchased of
George Cleeve some yeares Since Deceased, but then Liue-
ing att Caskoe bay aforesaid./
Yo r Pet r Therefore most humbly prayes yo r Excellency to
be pleased to Ord r that the said One Hundred Acres of Land
may be Laid out & Surveyed ; and to grant him a Confir-
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 271
macon or Pattent for the same vnder such moderate Quitt
Rent or Acknowledgment to his Ma tle for the same as to yo r
Excellency shall seeme meete./
And yo r Pet r as in duty
bound shall ever pray & c
David phippen
Petition of John Usher. " Aug. 15. 1687"
To His Excellency S r Edmund Andros K nt Captain
Generall & Governour in Cheife of his Majestys Ter-
ritory & Dominion of New England
The Petition of John Usher./
Humbly Sheweth
That there being an Island Lying Scituate in the Mouth
or Entrance of Casco Bay, within the Province of Main,
comonly called Long Island, which hitherto hath Layne
without Improvement, & as yo r Pet r is Informed, nott be-
fore granted to any other person, or Persons, The Settle-
ment and Improvement, whereof may be a convenience and
generall Benefit and accomodation to the adjacent places &
Planta cons as well as of particuler advantage to yo r Pet r if
his undertakeing & Setting thereabout meet with success
Yo r Pet r therefore humbly Prayeth yo r Excellency's Favour
in granting him the s d Island, And that yo r Exc e will be
pleased to Order a Survey to be made of the Contents and
Quantity of Land upon the said Island, and thereupon to
grant a Pattent and Confirmation of the Same unto yo r Pet r
and his heires To be holden of his Majesty, upon such ac-
knowledgm* and Quitt Rent therefore to be paid as yo r Exce e
shall thinke meet & reasonable, which yo r Pet r shall Like-
wise farther acknowledge with all humble and hearty Thank-
fulness, unto yo r Exc e
And as in duty bound
for ever pray &c a
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Indorsed :
August 15 th 1687
Peticon of Jn Usher
for A grant for Long
Island in Casko bay
To his Excellence S r Edmund Androsse Kn* Cap 1
Generall & Governour in Cheife und r his most Sacred
Matye in & Over y e Territory and Dominion of
New England./
The humble peticon of Joshua
Scottow Esq :
Sheweth
That Whereas yr peticon 1 " about seaven & twenty yeares
Since Did purchase of Abraham Josseline late of Scarbo-
rough als Black Point in y Prouince of Maine a Certaine
parcell of Vpland & Marsh conteining about two hundred
acres more or lesse scituate lyeing and being in the said
towne of Scan-borough als black point for Which Yo r peti-
tioner is desirous to obteine a Pattent or Confirmacon That
soe he may hold the same und r his most Sacred Matye yeld-
ing & paying a reasonable Quitt rent To Which End
May it please yo r Excellence To grant unto yo r petitioner
Yo r Excellencyes Warrant Directing the surveyor To lay
out & survey y e same in Ord r to yo r petitioner's obteining
such pattent as aboue & yo r petitioner shall Euer pray &c./
Josh : Scottow
Indorsed :
August 18 th 1687
Peticon of Joshua Scottow
for Confirmacon of
Land att Blackpoint./
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 273
Ames Andres's Commission. 1687
8 r Edmund Andross Kn 1 Cap* Generall & Gov r in Cheife of
his Ma ties Territory & Dominion of New England
To Ensigne Ames Andros Greeteing
I Doe hereby Constitute Authorize & appoint yo u to be
Command 1 " of y c Garrisson & Soulers att Pemyquid in y e
County of Cornwall & of y e Millitia in y e sd County.
Yo u are therefore Carefully & Dilligently to pforme & Exe-
cute y e Duty of a Command 1 " by Ord r ing & Exerciseing y e
sd Millitia in Armes both Oficers & Souldiers Keeping them
in good Ord r & Disciplyne who are to Obey you as their
Command 1 " & yo r selfe to Obserue & follow Such Ord r s &
direccons as yo u shall from time to time receiue from me
according to y e rules & disciplyne of Warr pursuant to y e
Trust in yo u reposed. Given und r my hand & Scale at Bos-
ton y e 27 th day of August in y e 3 d yeare of his Ma ties Reigne
Annoq, Dni 1687.
Subal Dummer's Petition. 1687.
To his Excellency S r Edmond Andros Kn* Capt n
Generall and Gouernour in Cheif of his Majesties
Territory and Dominion of New England & ca
The Humble petition of Suball
Dumer Minister att Yorke in the
prouince of Maine
Sheweth
That your Petition 1 " the 18 th of Nouember 1678 did for a
valuable Consideration purchasse of John Wisden of Yorke
aforesaid who was Administrator of the Estate of Joseph
Alcocks late of Kittery Deceased the One half or Moyetie
of the Neck of Land Commonly knowne by the Name of
Alcocks Neck Lyeing in Yorke aforesaid neere the Riuers
Doc. VOL. vi. 18
274 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
Mouth as also a parcell of Meadow about four Acres on the
Western branch of York Riuer Knowne by the Name of
Alcocks Marsh, and the Same hath Euer Since peaceably
and Quietly Enjoyed./
Your Petition r therefore humbly prayes your Excellency to
Grant him his Ma ties Gracious Confirmation for the same
under such Moderate Quitt Rent or Acknowledgement as to
your Excellency shall Seeme Meete
And yo r Pet r shall Euer
pray./
Jer : Duiner
g ord r of y e above
s d S Dumr
By his Excellency
The aboue Peticon Reffered to Cap 1 Hooke Justice of y e
Peace & Majo r Charles ffrost Sherriffe to Exaine & reporte
if as aboue alleadged & may be granted accordingly
Dated the 27 th Aug fc 1687
By his Excel! 8 Command E Andros
John West. D. Secry
Petition of Elizabeth Clarke $ Ann Grraves. 1687.
To his Excellency S r Edmond Andros K nt Captain
Generall and Governo r in Chiefe of his Majesties
Territory & Dominion of New England
The humble Petition of Elizabeth Clarke and
Ann Graves the Co= heires of Michael Millen
sometime of Casco Bay deced
Humbly Sheweth./.
Whereas yo r Pet rs s d Father in Ann 1637 was pos-
sessed of a certain Island formerly called Pond Island, after-
wards called and known by the name of Michael Island
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 275
Lying in Casco Bay afores d of the Quantity of One hundred
acres of Land or upwards, by virtue of a Grant or Lease of
the same from George Cleave Agent for S r Ferdinando
Gorges Knight for and under a yearly Kent therefore to be
p d . And afterwards in Ann 1642 confirmed unto him his
heires & assignes for ever by Thomas Gorges Esq r which
yo r Pet rs s d Father occupyed and improved, and dyed Seized
thereof; But is now possessed and occupyed by one John
Palmer.
Yo r Pet rs therefore humbly Pray yo r Excellency wilbe pleased
to direct & Order that the said John Palmer may be called
to shew forth by what Title he holds or claims the s d Island
and if he be unable to produce any Legall convayance or
assignement thereof from the said Michael Mitten, That
yo r Pet ra may be restored to their Inheritance, and have the
same confirmed unto them by Patent from yo r Exc e upon
such moderate Quitrent or acknowledgem* as yo r Exc e shall
thinke fit.
And yo r Pet rs as in duty bound
shall ever pray &c a
Edward Tyng
In behalfe and g order of the
above named Petition"
Boston 2 ond Sept r 1687.
Petition of John Alcock. 1687.
To his Excellency S r Edmond Andros K nt Captain
Generall and Governour in Chiefe of his Majesties
Territory and Dominion of New=England
The Petition of John Alcock of Kittery
Humbly Sheweth
Whereas yo r Pet rs Grand ffather John Alcock of Kittery
some considerable time since dyed Seised of a Tract or
276 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
parcel of Land lying in the Township of Yorke within the
Province of Mayne, and being suddenly surprised with
Death had not oppertunity to make his will and Settle his
Estate, though many times upon severall occasions had ex-
pressed his intention & purpose to bestow the same upon
yo r Pet r who am his next and right heire at comon Law
being the first born of his Eldest son Joseph Alcock like-
wise deceased, and was educated and brought up by his
said Grand ffather untill he was put forth to Service and
apprehendeth that the s d Estate cometh unto him by De-
scent, his Grand ifather not haveing alienated or otherwise
disposed of the same : But so it is that m r Shubal Duiner of
Yorke doth at present hold & occupy the Quantity of one
hundred acres or thereabouts upland & meadow belonging
to the Estate of yo r Pet ls Grand Father and whereof he
dyed possessed, and yo r Pet r is kept out and witheld from
his right and Inheritance
He therefore humbly Prayes that he may obtein yo r Excel-
lency's Favour to grant him a Patent for Confirmation of
the s d Lands unto him & his heires To be holden of his
Majesty upon payment of such moderate Quit Rent or
acknowledge^! 1 as yo r Exc shall thinke fit ; Or if that may
not be at present obteined That it would please yo r Exc e if
m r Dumer or any other should make their application for a
Confirmation to him, To suspend and defer the granting
thereof untill such time as yo r Pet r may have oppertunity
to be heard, and assert his right unto the said Lands
And yo r Pet r as in duty bound
shall for ever pray &c a
21 th Sept r 1687.
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 277
Petition of Bridget Phillips Sam 1 Phillips 1687.
To his Excellency S r Edmond Andros K nt Captain
Generall and Governour in Chiefe of his Majesties
Territory and Dominion of New England
The Petition of Bridgett Phillips widow and Samuel
Phillips Son and heire of Major William Phillips late
of Saco deceased
Humbly Sheweth.
Whereas m r George Turfrey hath Entred upon yo r Pet rs
possession & Inheritance Lying in Saco afores d and as yo r
Pet" are informed is about Erecting of a Tenement upon
part of their Land and exposed other thereof to sale upon
what pretention or Claim they know not, and giveth inter-
ruption unto their Tenants. Understanding that by himself
or some others he hath made application unto yo r Ex cy
whither for a Grant of some part of said Land or otherwise
referring thereto they are not informed, Being unwilling
the sd Turfrey should invade their property, and they neg-
lect to assert their Right for so long time past held by
Grant or Patent from the Council 1 for the Affayres of New
England in America under their Comon Scale. Dated
yeoven the Twelvth day of February Ann 1629. upon
which they have made considerable disburstm ts
Yo r Pet rs humbly pray yo r Ex cys Favour, That there may be
a Suspention of any Grant or Encouragement to be given
unto the s d Turfrey for any Setlement there, untill yo r Pet rs
be notified of any motion or Petition he shall make or pre-
sent in that behalfe and haue opportunity to Offer and Lay
before yo r Ex cy what Deeds and Evidences they have to
make out their Title thereunto
And yo r Pet' 8 as in duty bound shall for ever pray &c a
Boston 6 Octob r 1687 Bridgitt phillips
Samuel Phillips
278 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
To his Excellency S r Edmund Andros Kn l Cap 1 Gen 11 and
Govern 1 " in Cheife of this his Ma ties Territory and Dominion
of New England.
The humble Petition of Sarah Jorden widow
and John Hincks
Humbly Sheweth
That yo r Peticoner Sarah Jorden's former p r decessors were
the first possessors of a certaine Farme Track or neck of
Land scituate lying and being in the Province of Maine
about six miles from the Water side commonly called or
knowne by the Name of Jordens or Nonsuch Farme and
have ever since quietly Injoyed the same on the w ch in the
life time of her Husband sev 11 improvem ts were made thereon
and that since his decease yo r peticoner John Hincks for a
valuable Consideration is become intituled to one Moyety of
the same w ch cannot be equally devided and being desirous
joyntly to improve the same.
They therefor most humbly pray that yo r Excellency will
be pleas'd for the Confirmacon of their said Title and thier
further incouragem 1 to improve the same to Grant unto yo r
Peticoners his Ma tics Pattent under such moderate Acknowl-
edgm 1 to his Ma tie as to yo r Excellency shall seem meet
And yo r Peticoners shall pray &c
John Hinckes
Warrant for Survey of Walter Barefoot' s Land. 1687
S r Edmund Andros Kn* Cap 1 Generall & Governo r in Cheife
of his Ma ties Territory & Dominion of New England
To Rich d Clements Deputy Surveyo r Whereas Walter
Barefoot Esq r hath by his Peticon Sett forth that for Sev-
erall yeares past he hath been possessed of a parcell of
Upland & Swamp in Kittery in the Province of Maine att a
place there called Spruce Creeke Conteineing two hundred
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 279
& sixteen acres. Alsoe another parcell of Land adjoyneing
in Length upon y e Both conteineing five hundred acres Also
another parcell of Land att a place called the Mill Creek
or point conteineing about one Thousand acres And alsoe
one other parcell of land lyeing by y e Harbours mouth on
y e East side of Piscattaqua River Conteineing fiue hundred
acres upon w ch he hath made Considerable Settlem ts & Im-
prouem ts & praying to haue Confinnacon for y e same und r
his Ma tie These are therefore to Authorize & Require yo w
to make a Survey & Draft of y e s d Severall parcel Is & Quan-
tityes of Land & the Same to Returne to y e Surveyors
Office at Boston That Ord rs may be giuen therein for Accom-
odating of y e petion 1 ' as Desired. And for soe doeing this
shall be your Wai-rant. Giuen und r my hand & Scale att
Boston the th day of October 1687.
John Browne s Petition 1687.
To his Excell ny S r Edmvnd Andros Kn" Cap 1 Generall
and Gouernou 1 ' in Chife in and ouer his Maj ties Territorie &
Dominion of New England-
ffallmouth prounce
of maine O br 6 lh
1687
The petetion of John Browne senio r of
the Towne of ffallmouth in the prouince of
Maine
Humble sheweth
That whare as yo r petetiono 1 " is possesed & in Acttuell im-
p ro me t of sartaine Lands & Teniments for abought this seuen
or 8 years part hauing bin purchesed with his mony & soom
parte haue bin Granted vnto yo r petetino r by the Towne
viz. sixty Acors whareon hee now Liueth att Backe Coue
nere the Claim es of one Marten which Land hee purchesed
280 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
of Nath Wallis it hath Bin improofde nere 50 years Improoue-
ments is Two Dwelling bowses ought bowses & Grate parte
of the Land fensed & Intilleg 2 ly 250 Acors by a Towne
Grante for an Addetion nere the Grate marsh, the Improue-
ments is howssing & fenseing & Clereing praying a grante
for about 5 Acors of marsh in the Grate marsh adjoying
to said ffarem of the aboue 250 acres : 3 ly a howse Loot :
Neere the forte of aboute \ an Acre whare on standes a
Good faire howse & a ffaimley Leuing in it yo r petiteno r
prayeth : an addition of 3 Acres may be Granted for accom-
adation to said howse vpon the Necke neere the forte yo r
petetino r haue bin at Grate Charges vpon the sevrell Im-
proufments aboue humbly prayeth : yo r Excell es Confirma-
tion for the same that yo r warrent may be Granted to yo r
servayer to servoy the said seurell Loots & Teniments that
Returcns may bee made in order that a pattent may bee
Confirmed to yo r petetino r vpon such Essey quite Rente as
yo r Excel! 11 shall see meete & yo r petetino r as Bound in
Duty shall ever pray :
John A /in /Browne seno r
his singe
John ffinki Land. 1687.
By Vertue of A Warrant from his Excellency S r
Edmond Andros knight Captaine Generall and Gov-
ern 1 " in Cheife of his Majes ts teritory and Dominion
of New England baring Date the 6 th Day of Octob r
1687
Haue Survaied and Layd out for John Hincks Esq r A Cer-
taine tract of Land being Siteuat and Lieng upon Nonsuch
Riuer within the bounds of Scarbrough in the prouince of
Maine being part of A neck of Land Knowne by the name of
Nonesuch begin ing at A Certaine stake placed by the River
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 281
side and from thence Rainging north north west two degrees
and thirty minits northerly one hundred seuenty Eight
Chaines to an Elme tree which standeth by non such Riuer
side and is Marked on both sides with foure notches and from
thence by the Riuer as it Runs to A Certaine poynt in the
Riuer Called Beauer Knucld and from thence South and by
East five Degrees and A half southerly one hundred sixtie
two Chaines to y e 'Riuer side wheare is A stake placed and
from thence by the Riuer as it Runs to the place where first
began and is bounded on the west with Vacant Land on y e
East with the same and on the north with non such Riuer
one the south with the same all conteyned within said
bounds is one thousand two hundred Eighty fiue Ackers
there being seuenty of it Marsh oat of which is tenn Akers
Excepted for Richard Hunniwell.
Suruaied according to the Magnett g rnee
Examined g Phillip Welles Surti
R. Sacombe's Land to be laid out. 1687.
S r Edmund Andros Kn l Cap 1 Generall & Governo r in
Cheife of his Ma ties Territory & Dominion of New England
To M r Rich d Clements Deputy Surveyo r
Whereas Rich d Sacombe hath by his Peticon set forth That
he is possessed of a certaine parcell of Land or ffarme lye-
ing in y e back Coue in ffalmouth in Casko bay containeing
one hundred acres of upland & tenn acres of Marsh where
he hath been att Greate Charge in buildings fienceings &
Improvem 1 y e same being between y e Land of John Smeath
& y e Land of James Rosse praying the same may be Granted
& Confirmed to him und r his Ma tie These are therefore to
Authorize & Require yo u to Survey & Lay out for y e sd
Rich d Sacombe y e sd hundred acres of Land & Tenn acres
of Marsh in y e ffresh Marsh att y e Easterne End belonging
282 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
to y e sd ffarme & to make a Draft thereof & Returne y e
Same to y e Surveyo r s Office att Boston That a Confirmacon
may be Granted thereupon to y e Peticon r as desired & for
soe doeing this shall be yo r Warr* Giuen und my hand &
scale att Boston the 6 th day of October 1687.
R. Lawrence's Land to be Laid out. 1687.
S r Edmund Andros Kn* Cap 1 Generall & Gov r in Cheife
of his Ma ties Territory & Dominion of New England To M r
Rich d Clements Depty Survey o r Whereas Rob* Lawrence of
ffalmouth in Casco bay hath by his peticon Sett forth That
for Severall yeares past he hath been possessed of a certaine
Tract of Land & Marsh lyeing att Sapissick on y e Northerne
Side of the River to Extend to y e River Side of Ameriscon-
gen whereon he now liues & hath made Considerable Set-
tlem 1 & Improvem* praying to haue Confirmacon for y e Same
und r his Ma tie (Excepting thereout a parcell of Land ab* a
Mile Square whereon Cap 1 Silvanus Davis hath built a Saw
Mill) These are therefore to Authorize & Require yo u to
make a Survey & Draft of y e sd Tract of Land & Marsh
before Excepted) And y e Same to Returne [to the]
Surveyo r s Office at Boston That fvrther Ord r s may be giuen
therein for accomodating of y e Peticon r & for soe doeing
this shall be yo r Warr* Giuen und r my hand & Seale att
Boston y e 6 th day of October 1687.
Warrant to Survey land of Sarah Jordan $ John
Hinclcs. 1687
S r Edmund Andros Kn 1 Cap 1 Generall & Governo r in Cheife
of his Ma ties Territory & Dominion of New England
To M r Rich' 1 Clement Depty Surveyo r
Whereas Sarah Jordon widdow & John Hincks haue by
their peticon Sett forth That y e P r decessors of y e sd Sarah
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 283
Jorden were y e first possessors of a certaine farme or Neck
of Land lying ab 1 6 miles from y e Water side in y e Province
of Maine commonly Called & Knowne by y e name of Jor-
dons or Nonsuch ffarme, on w ch in y e lifetime of her Hus-
band severall Improvem ts were made & that since his Decease
y e sd Jn Hincks for a Valuable Consideracon is become
Intituled \/o one Moyety of y e same which they desire
Joyntly to Improue Praying y e same may be Confirmed to
them by Pattent und r his Ma tie
These are therefore to Authorize & Require you to
make a Survey & Draft of ye sd ffarme or Neck of Land &
y e Same to Returne to y e Survey o r s Office att Boston that
Ord rs may be giuen therein for accomodateing of y e peti-
tion's. And for soe doeing this shall be yo r Warrant Giuen
und r my hand & Seale att Boston y e Sixth day of October
1687.
Warrant to Survey land of Edward Tyng. 1687.
S r Edmund Andros Kn 1 Cap 1 Generall & Gov r no r in Cheife
of His Ma ties Territorv & Dominion of N England
** O
To M r Richard Clements Deputy Surveyo r
Whereas Edward Tyng Esq 1 ' hath by his Peticon Sett forth
That in his owne right & by Severall Grants from Diverse
persons & from y e Towne of ffalmouth he is possessed of a
Messuage or Tenem* & halfe an acre of Land lying neare
ffort Loyall, as alsoe three acres of upland belonging to y e
sd Tenem* & alsoe another house & barne with forty two
acres of upland. & One hundred acres of Land lyeing be-
tween y e Land of Thaddeus Clarke & Ralph Turner & four
acres of Marsh adjoyning to y e sd Land being devided from
y e Marsh of y e sd Thaddeus Clarke by a certaine Creeke
called back Creeke & alsoe one halfe of Barbary Creeke
Marsh y e whole Containeing Eight acres next adjoyning to
284 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
y e Land of Peter Bodvvin all in y e Province of Maine pray-
ing That y e Same may be granted & Confirmed to him
These are therefore to Authorize & Require yo u to Survey
& lay out for y e set Edward Tyng The sd Severall Peeces &
parcells of Land Meadow & p r mises & to make Platts or
drafts thereof & The same forthwith to Returne into y e
Surveyors Office att Boston. That a Pattent may be granted
to y e sd Edward Tyng accordingly & for soe doeing this
shall be yo r Warrant Giuen und r my hand & Scale att Bos-
ton y e 6 th 1687
Survey of Joshua Scottow^s Land. 1687.
8' Edmund Andros Kn* Cap* General! & Governo 1 ' in Cheife
of His Ma tlcs Territory & Dominion of New England To
M r Rich' 1 Clements Deputy Survey o r Whereas Joshua Scot-
tow Esq r hath by his Petition Sett forth That ab* 27 yeares
since he did purchase of Abraham Josseline a parcell of
upland & Marsh contcincing ab* 200 acres lying in y e Towne
of Scarborough als Black point praying to haue a Confirma-
con for y e same und r his Ma tie These are therefore to Author-
ize & Require yo 11 to Survey & Lay out y e sd parcell &
quantity of Upland & Marsh & to make a platt or draft
thereof & y c same to returne to y e Surveyo r s Office att Bos-
ton That a Confirmacon may be thereupon granted to y e
pcticon r accordingly & for soe doeing this shall be yo r Warr*
Giuco und r my hand & Scale att Boston y e 8 th day of Octo-
ber 1(587
Survey of David Phippen's Land. 1687.
S r Edmund Andros Kn* Cap 1 General 1 & Gov r in Cheife
of His Ma tio * Territory & Dominion of New England To M r
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 285
Richard Clements Deputy Surveyor Whereas David Phip-
pen of Salem in y e County of Essex Shipwright hath by his
Peticon Sett forth That his father Joseph Phippen Sen r ab*
37 yeares since purchased of George Cleve a parcell of
Land in Casco bay conteineing one hundred acres the w ch
by himselfe & Children was quietly possessed & buildings
& other Improvem 18 made thereon untill disturbed & de-
stroyed by y e late Indian Warr And that y e 5 th day of
August last past his sd ffather did by deed give & grant y e
same to y e Peticon r & Praying Confirmacon for y e same und r
his Ma tie These are therefore To Authorize & Require yo u
to Survey & lay out for y e sd David Phippen y e sd One
hundred acres of Land & to make a platt or Draft thereof
& y e Same to Returne to y c Surveyors Office att Boston
That a Confirmacon may be thereupon granted to y e peticon r
as desired & for soe Doeing this shall be yo r Warr 1
Giuen und r my hand & Seale att Boston y e 8 th day of Octo-
ber 1687
Survey of Pierre Baudouin's Land. 1687.
S r Edmund Andros Kn l Cap 1 Generall & Governo r in Cheife
of his Ma ties Territory & Dominion of New England To
M r Richard Clements Depty Surveyo r ,
Whereas Pierre Baredouin hath by his Peticon Desired
a Grant of one hundred acres of Vacant Land in Cascoe bay
for his p r sent Settlem* & Improuem' These are therefore to
Authorize & Require yo u to Survey & lay out for y e sd
Pierre Baudouin y e sd Quantity of one hundred acres of
vacant Land in Casco bay aforesd in such place there as
yo u shall be directed by Edward Ting Esq r one of his Ma ties
Councill & To make a platt or draft Thereof & Returne y e
Same into y e Surveyors Office att Boston That a patten t
J
286 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
muy be granted to him accordingly. And for soe doeing
this shall be yo r Warrant
Giuen und r my hand & Scale att Boston The 8 th day of
Octob r 1687.
Survey of Tho s Shippard's Land. 1687.
S r Edmund Andros Kn fc Cap* Generall & Governo r in Cheife
of his Ma tics Territory & Dominion of New England To
M r Rich d Clements Depty Surveyo 1 "
Whereas Thomas Shippard Gentl hath by his Peticofl
prayed a Grant & Confirmacon for seven acres of Land att
Saco River in y c Province of Maine which he hath lately
purchased & one hundred acres more of upland lying be-
tween little River & Goose ffarme adjoyning to y e sd land.
These are Therefore to Authorize & Require yo u to Survey
& lay out for y sd Thomas Shippard y e sd Seven acres &
one hundred acres of Ypland & meadow proportionable if
vacant there & to make a platt or draft thereof & return e
y c same into y e Surveyo r s Office att Boston That a Grant
may be giuen to y c Peticon rs accordingly.
Given und r my hand & Scale att Boston y e 13 th of October
1687.
Letter from John Payne. 1687
Octob r 19 th 1687
Hon rd S r haueing this opertunity Makes bold to Informe y*
yo r mony for my pattent haue been Ready Ever since Spring
and shall Readyly attend yo r ord r with the paym* thareof on
the Receipt of my bill w ch I desire may be done w th Expe-
dition being vnwilling to Lye in dept when haue wherew th
to pay : And whereas my pattent Exspresses twenty Acrs
of Meadow And for y w ch I am obliged to pay Quit Rent,
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 287
As yet it is Not Laid out Nor I perceiue Canot w th out an
ord r and w th all a small peese of Land Cald the deep Swomp
w ch formerly belonged to My sd farme & Nere ajoyning
Containing 8 or 10 Acrs, w ch togather w th the meadow men-
tioned in my pattent I humbly desire yo r fav r for the gcure-
ing of an ord r for the Survaying it to mee And y* it may
be Confirmed accordingly : for y c w ch I shall Look on my
selfe highly obliged : And w th all ready ness sattisfye all
charges And Remayne S r Yo r Humble Serv 4 /
Jn Payne
S r pray fav r me Soe farr as to put mee into a way and assist
g advice &c w ts most proper to be done by mee.
H. Amory $ Sam. Leache to Greo. Turfrey 1681
Know all men by these presents That We Henry Amory
& Samuel Leache both of Bideford in the Countie of Devon
and kingdome of England merch ts haue nominated, consti-
tuted ordained appointed and in our place & stead, put Our
trusty and wellbeloued friend George Turfrey of Boston in
New England to be our true and lawfull Attorney, to aske,
demand, levy, recover and receiue of and from all and
euery person or persons all and every such sum and summs
of money, Quantetyes of goods, parcells of land, and Chat-
tels of what kinde soeuer in New England which formerly
were or now are become due to us as heires at law to the
lands of Abraham Heiman late of Bideford aforesaid merch*
dec d Giving & hereby granting unto our s d Attourney full
power & lawfull Authority in Our Names, for us and to our
use, to arrest implead imprison and condemne, all and every
such person or persons, and on satisfaction made, him or
them to release and discharge, and whatsoeuer our s d At-
tourney shall doe in any or either of y p r emises, according
to law, Wee will ratifie allow & confirme, as amply and fully
288 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY
as wee our seines could doe, were wee there in person pres
ent. In witness whereof Wee haue hereunto sett our hands
& seales, this twenty sixth day of July an Dm 1681
Henry Amory (L S.)
Sam. Leache (L S.)
Signed sealed & deliver'd
in gsence of us
Eusebius Easterbrook
Arthur Easterbrook
John Smyth
Octofc 26 th 1687
Then appeared before me Eusebius Easterbrook and Arthur
Easterbrook and made Oath that they did see the aboue-
named Henry Arnory and Sam. Leache, Si<nie, seal and
deliver the aboues d Lre of attorney, and deliver the same
as their act and deed, and they subscribed their names as
witness thereto, and saw John Smyth Controler of the Cus-
tome house at Bideford put his name as a witness thereto.
Earth Gedney
of the Councell
ffallmouth Octob r
28 th 1687
To His Exelency S r Edinond Andros Knight Captt
Jencrall & Goueno r in Cheefe ouer This his majestes
Teritorys & Dominions in New-england
The pctction of Richard .powssley of ffallmouth in the prov-
ince of Maine Humble showeth
That whare as m r Georg Cleefes Did by a Deede Convey
vnto his Grand sonn Nathaniell Mitten a tract of Land to
quantety of one hundred Acors of Land & Massh yo r pete-
tino r bought of the said Natha Mitten & hath bin in thee
posetion & Improufement this thirtene or ffortene eyers by
Bwilding fensing & planting I Humbley Showess to yo r
Exelency as all soe Twenty Acors of Land Adjoyning to
s d fifty Acors Granted to yo r petetinor by the select men of
OF THE STATE OF MAINE. 289
the Towne of ffallmouth all which Lands hath bin Laid
ought by the fformer survoyers yo r petetinor Crafes yo r Ex-
elencys Conformation of the s d Tractes of Land by pattant
& that it may be Laid ought According to the bounds all
Redy settled vpon s d Land be the Acors more or Less
& yo r petetino r
shall ever pray
Richard powssley
I presume to Inforem yo r Exelency vpon the petetino r s
desire that I know Noe Claime to the within menshoned
Land & mash, only m r Georg Brimhall whoe Claimes it by
vertu of A Deede from the same m r George Cleefes being
Dated abought two eyers After the petetino r s but Recorded
before.
Edward Tyng
Petition of Richard Seccombe. 1687.
To S r Edmond Andros Knight Cap" Generall &
Gouerno r in Chefe of his Majestes Teritoris & Do-
minions in New England
Nouemb r 5 th 1687
The petition of Richard Sacom of ffallmouth in
Casco Bay
Humbley showeth-
That whare as yo r petitino r is posed of a howse Loot nere
the forte of a bought halfe an Acor & all soe abought sixe
Acors of Land vpon the Neke nere forte Loyall whare on
yo r petitino r haue bin at Grate Charge in Bwilding a faire
howse & all soe fensing & Braking vp the said Loots yo r
petitino r Humbley prayeth that thare may bee a warent
Granted by yo r exelency to survoyer to Lay ought the said
two Loots according to the bownds the Towne haue Laid it
ought That soe yo r petitino r may haue a Conformation of
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the same from yo r Exelency & all soe that it may bee Added
in the pattent that yo r Exelency shall Grante yo r petitino r
for other ought Lands that 
