named. To witt, Sr Richard Saltonstall kn' Isaac Johnson Samuell Aldersey John Ven Mathew Cradock George Harwood Increase Nowell Richard Perry Richard Bellingham Nathaniell Wright Samuell Vassall Theophilus Eaton Thomas Goffe Thomas Adams John Browne Samuell Browne Thomas Hutchins William Vassall William Pinchion and George Foxcroft their heires and Assignes All the said part of New England in America lyeing and extending betweene the bounds and lymitts in the aforesaid recited Indenture expressed and all Lands and soyle place and places Woods and Woodlands Bayes Rivers Waters Mynes Mineralls jurisdiccons Rights Royalties Libertyes Imunityes priviledges franchises preheminencies and hereditam bargained sold enfeoffed aliened and confirmed or menconed or intended thereby to be given granted bargained sold enfeoffed aliened and confirmed To haue & to hold the said part of New England in America and other the premisses by the said Letters Patents menconed to be granted and confirmed and every part and parcell thereof wth ye appurtenances vnto them the said S Henry Rosewell St John Young S Richard Saltonstall Thomas Southcott John Humfrey John Endecott Symon Whetcombe Isaac Johnson Samuell Aldersey John Ven Mathew Cradock George Harwood Increase Nowell Richard Perry Richard Bellingham Nathaniell Wright Samuell Vassall Theophilus Eaton Thomas Goffe Thomas Adams John Browne Samuell Browne Thomas Hutchins William Vassall Wm Pinchion and George Foxcroft their heires and Assignes for ever To their sole and propper vse and proffitt for ever. And whereas furthermore the said late King Charles the first by his said Letters Patents for himselfe his heires and Successors Did give and grant to them the said S Henry Rosewell St John Young S Rich Saltonstall Thomas Southcott John Humfrey John Endecott Symon Whetcombe Isaac Johnson Samuell Aldersey John Ven Mathew Cradock George Harwood Increase Nowell Richard Perry Richard Bellingham Nathaniell Wright Samuell Vassall Theophilus Eaton Thomas Goffe Thomas Adams John Browne Samuell Browne Thomas Hutchins William Vassall Wm Pinchion and George Foxcroft their heires and Assignes All that part of New England in America

which lyes and extends betweene the said River called Monomack River als Merriemack River and the said River there called Charles River being in the bottome of the said Bay called Massachusetts als Mattachusetts als Massatusetts Bay And also all and singular those Lands and hereditaments whatsoever lyeing within the space of three English miles on the Southerne part of the said River called Charles River or any or every part thereof, And also all and singular those Lands and hereditaments whatsoever lyeing and being within the space of Three English miles to the South on the most Southerly part of the said Bay called Massachusetts als Mattachusetts als Massatusetts Bay And also all those Lands & hereditamts whatsoever which lye or are within the space of Three English miles to the north of the said River called Monomack als Merriemack or to the north of any and every part thereof And also all Lands and hereditaments whatsoever lyeing within the Lymitts afores to the north and south in Breadth and length of and within all the said breadth through the Continent there from the Atlantick and Western Sea and Ocean upon the Easterne part to ye South Sea upon the westerne part and all Lands place and places soyle Woods and Woodgrounds Bayes Rivers Waters and hereditaments whatsoever lyeing within the said bounds & Lymitts and every part and parcell thereof To haue and to hold possesse and enjoy the said premisses to them the said St Henry Rosewell St John Young Sr Richard Saltonstall Thomas Southcott John Humfrey John Endecott Symon Whetcombe Isaac Johnson Samuell Aldersey John Ven Mathew Cradock George Harwood Increase Nowell Richard Perry Richard Bellingham Nathaniell Wright Samuell Vassall Theophilus Eaton Thomas Goffe Thomas Adams John Browne Samuell Browne Thomas Hutchins Wm Vassall Wm Pinchion and George Foxcroft their heires and Assignes for ever To their propper vse and behoofe for ever And whereas also the said late King Charles the first Our most Deare Father for the support of the Royall Authority of him his heires and Successors within the lymitts and bounds aforesaid in New England in America aforesaid and to the intent that the affaires and business which from time to time

should happen touching the Lands and plantacon aforesaid might be the better ordered Did giue grant and confirme by his said Letters Patents to the said S Henry Rosewell St John Young S Rich Saltonstall Thomas Southcott John Humfrey John Endecott Symon Whetcombe Isaac Johnson Samuell Aldersey John Ven Mathew Cradock George Harwood Increase Nowell Richard Perry Richard Bellingham Nathaniell Wright Samuell Vassall Theophilus Eaton Thomas Goffe Thomas Adams John Browne Samuell Browne Thomas Hutchins William Vassall Wm Pinchion and George Foxcroft And for himselfe his heires and Successors Did will and order That they the said S Henry Rosewell St John Young St Richard Saltonstall Thomas Southcott John Humfrey John Endecott Symon Whetcombe Isaac Johnson Samuell Aldersey John Ven Mathew Craddock George Harwood Increase Nowell Richard Perry Richard Bellingham Nathaniell Wright Sam" Vassall Theophilus Eaton Thomas Goffe Thomas Adams John Browne Sam" Browne Thomas Hutchins Wm Vassall Wm Pinchion and George Foxcroft and all such others who should then after be admitted and made free of the Company therein menconed from time to time and att all times then after should by virtue thereof be one body Corporate and politique in Deed and name By the name of the Governor and Company of the Mattachusetts Bay in New England And them by the name of the Governor and Company of the Mattachusetts Bay in New England one Body pollitiq and Corporate in Deed fact and name for him his heires and Successors did make ordaine constitute and appoint by the said Letters Patents And that by that name they should haue perpetuall Succession And that by the same name they and their Successors should be capable and able as well to plead and be impleaded and prosecute to demand and answere and be answered in all and singular suites Causes complaints and accons of what kind or nature soever And also to haue take possesse acquire and purchase any Lands tenem1s or hereditaments or any goods or chattells, and the same to grant Demise alien bargaine sell and dispose as any of his subjects of this Kingdome of England or any other Corporacon or body politique thereof might lawfully doe.

And furthermore that the said Governor and Company should alwaies haue a Comon seale to be vsed in all Causes and on all occasions of the said Company and alter change break and make a new the same from time to time att their pleasure And furthermore the said late king Charles the first by the same Letters Patents for himselfe his heires and Successors Did order and grant That from thenceforth there should be one Governor One Deputy Governor, and eighteene Assistants of the said Company from time to time to be constituted elected and selected out of the Freemen of the same Company for the time being in such manner and forme as therein was afterwards expres't Which Officers should apply themselues to take care for the best disposicon and Ordering of the generall Busines and affaires of for and concerning the said Lands and premisses thereby menconed to be granted and the plantacon there and Governing of the People there And for the better execucon of his Royall Will and Grant upon that Account The said late king Charles the first Did thereby name Ordaine make and constitute the said Mathew Cradock to be the first and then present Governor of the said Company and the said Thomas Goffe Deputy Governor And the said S Richard Saltonstall Isaac Johnson Samuell Aldersey John Ven John Humfrey John Endecott Symon Whetcombe Increase Nowell Richard Perry Nathaniel Wright Samuell Vassall Theophilus Eaton Thomas Adams Thomas Hutchins John Browne George Foxcroft Wm Vassall and Wm Pinchion to be the then present Assistants of the same Company To continue in the said severall places respectively for such time and in such manner as in and by the said Letters was after declared and appointed And furthermore the said late king Charles the First thereby for himselfe his heires and Successors Ordained and granted That the Governor of the said Company for the time being or in his absence (by occasion of sickness or otherwise) the Deputy Governor for the time being should haue authority from time to time vpon all occasions to give Order for the Assembling of the said Company and to call them together to Consult and Advise of the business and Affaires of the said Company And that the said Governor Deputy Governor and Assist

ants for the time being should once in every Moneth or oftner if they pleased assemble and hold and keepe a Court or Assembly of themselues for the better Ordering and direccon of their affaires And that any seaven or more of the Assistants together with the Governor or Deputy Governor soe assembled should bee called taken, held and reputed to be a full and sufficient Court or Assembly of the said Company for the debating Ordering and dispatch of all such businesses and occurrences which from time to time should happen touching or concerning the said Company or Plantacon And that should be held by the Governor Deputy Governor and seaven or more of the Assistants of the said Company for the time being upon every last Wednesday in the Termes of Hillary, Easter, Trinity and Michaell respectively for ever, one Great generall and solemne Assembly Which Foure generall Assemblyes should be called the Foure great and generall Courts of the said Company En all and every or any of which said great generall Courts soe assembled the said late King Charles the first for him his heires and Successors Did thereby give and grant to the said Governor and Company and their Successors That the Governor or in his absence the Deputy Governor of the said Company for the time being and such Assistants and Freemen thereof who should be present or the greater number of them soe assembled (whereof the Governor or Deputy Governor and six Assistants att the least should be seaven) should haue full power and authority to elect name and appoint such and soe many others whome they should think convenient and who would be willing to accept thereof to be Freemen of the said Company and Body and admitt them thereto and to elect and constitute other Officers whome they should think convenient and requisite for the Ordering Treating and dispatch of the affaires of the said Governor and Company and their Successors and to make Laws and Ordinances for the good and safety of the said Company and for the governing and Ordering of the said Lands and Plantacon and of the People then inhabitting and to inhabitt there as to them from time to time should be thought convenient So that such Laws and Ordinances should not be contrary or repugnant to the Laws and