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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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CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE 



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 



OF CONTENTS. IX 

PAGE 

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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Q 

PAGE 

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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PAGE 

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 



XII CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE 

PAGE 

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 



OF CONTENTS. XIII 

PAGE 

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 



XIV CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE 

PAGE 

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 



OF CONTENTS. XV 

PAGE 

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 



XVI CHRONOLOGICAL TABLE. 

PAGE 

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 
Doc. VOL. vi. 1 



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. 



28 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

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 



30 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

% 

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 



32 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

% 

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 



$ 

64 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

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 



66 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

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 



72 



DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 



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 



84 



DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 



& 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 



88 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

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 



100 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

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 



102 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

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 



104 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

& 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 



106 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

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 



108 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

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 



110 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

% 

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- 



112 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

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 



114 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

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. 



116 



DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 



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 



118 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

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- 



120 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

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 



122 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

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. 



156 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

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 



160 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

% 

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 



J 

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. 



J 

174 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

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, 



$ 

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 



9 
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 & 



$ 

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 



224 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

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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226 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

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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242 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

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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244 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

& 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 



246 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 



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 



248 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

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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250 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

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 



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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, 



254 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

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 



256 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

^ 

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 
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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 







272 DOCUMENTARY HISTORY 

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 



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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