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July the 4th 1657 Stilo Novo

Know all men by these Presents that wee the Indians of Marsapege Merieock And Roakaway whose Names be Underwritten for our Selves and all the rest of the Indians that doe Claime any Right or Intrest in the Purchase that Hemsteed bought in the yeare 1643. And within the bounds and limitts of the Whole tract of Land concluded upon which the Governor of Manhatans as it is in this Paper Specified Doe by these presents Ratifie and Conforme to them and their heires for ever freely firmly quiettly and Peaceably for them and their heires and Successers for ever to enjoye without any Molestacion or trouble from us or any that shall pretend Any Clayme or title unto itt The Montoake Sachem being present att this Confirmacion, In Wittnesse whereof wee Whose names bee hereunder written have hereunto Subscribed in the presence of us

Vera Copis Concordans Cum Originales Scripsit per me
John James, clerk.

Wee the Indians Above Written doe hereby Acknowledge to have received of the Magistrates and Inhabitants of Hempsteed all our pay in full Sattisffacion for the tract of land Sould unto them According to the Above And within written agreement And Accoding to pattent and purchase The Genll. Bounds is as Followeth-beginning att a place called Mattagaretts bay and soe running upon a direct line North and South and from North to south And from Sea to Sea the boundes running from Hempsteed harbour due East to a Pointe of Trees Adjoyning to the lands of Robt. Williams where wee left marked trees the same Line runing from Sea to Sea the Other line beginning att a marked tree Standing att the east end of the greate Plaine, and from that tree runing upon a due south line and att a south sea by a marked tree Made in a neck called Maskutchoung And from thence upon the same line to the south sea. And wee whose Names are hereunto Subscribed doe further Ingage our Selves and our Successors to uphold and Mantaine this our present Act and all our former Agreement to bejust and lawfull that the Aforesaid Inhabitants of Hempsteed Shall Enjoye the Said Lands Accoring to the Equity marked bounds with all priviledges thes unto Any way belonging or Appertaining for them their heires and successors for ever. And wee Doe bind out Selves to save and defend them harmlesse from Any manner of Claime or pretence that Shall be made to disturbe them in their right or any parte thereof hereby binding us and our successors to cause them to enjoye The Same Peaceably without any Mmolestacion or Intercepcion for them their heirs and successors for ever Whereunto wee have subscribed this Eleventh Day of May Anno 1658 Stilo Novo.

A true Copy Compared with the Originall and both of them being written by me

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