editor, "Records of the Great Council," American Antiquarian Society, "Proceedings" (1857), 100, 101.

Although the considerations for issuing the grant were that Stratton had lived at Cape Porpoise three years and had expended £1000 on the settlement, it does not appear that he made the lands thus derived his permanent residence, for, according to J. B. Felt, "Annals of Salem," his name was on the list of inhabitants there in 1637. In "York Deeds," I., folios 85, 86, there is a record of the conveyance of Stratton's Islands to Thomas Cammock in 1640.

This abstract of the grant of Cape Porpoise is from the "Records of the Great Council."

Text.

There was another Pattent agreed upon for John Stratton for a proporcon of Land containing 2000 Acres, butting upon ye south side of border of ye River or Creeke called by the name of Cape Porpus, and on ye other side Northwards Creeke mouth of Cape Porpus, into the south side of the Harbours mouth of Cape Porpus aforesaid, with all Comodityes & priviledges proper for his necessary occasions, as by his Said Grant more at large appeareth. The consideration for and in respect that he had lived in New England these 3 yeares last past, and had expended £1000 in transporting of Cattle and maintaining of servants in that employment, And for yt he now purposeth to transport more cattle and to settle a plantačon there according to his grant, and for that he is to pay the one fifth part of ye Gold and Silver Ore there to be found to the King's Maty, and one other fifth part to the President & Councell, and also to pay 11a for every hundred acres of land in use by the yeare, when it shall be demanded by the Rentgatherer, and not to alien the same without consent first had and obtained; which said Pattents were signed by the Lord Gorges and S Ferdinando Gorges, and ready to pass the seale, and afterwards were left with Mr Walter Willms to be dispatcht by the Earle of Warwicke, Presid

XXXIV.

GRANT OF PEMAQUID TO ALDWORTH AND ELBRIDGE, BY THE GREAT COUNCIL FOR NEW ENGLAND.

FEBRUARY 29 1631/2.

March

MARCH 10'

Sources.

Of the patent of lands at Pemaquid to Robert Aldworth and Gyles Elbridge (Eldridge) by the Great Council for New England, February 18, 1631/2, a certified transcript on parchment made in 1648 for notarial purposes is in the Library of the American Antiquarian Society at Worcester, with two volumes of the records of its proprietors. In 1737 the patent was recorded at York, manuscript volume of York Deeds XVIII., fols. 112-114. An examination of the transcript shows marks of carelessness on the part of the recorder; whereas the notarial copy at Worcester conforms in spelling and general style with original documents of other grants by the Great Council.

An "abstract" denoted "original" is given by Ebenezer Hazard," Historical Collections" (Philadelphia, 1792), I., 315-318; the text is printed entire from the York Deeds in "An Order of Both Branches of the Legislature of Massachusetts, to Appoint Commissioners to Investigate the Causes of the Difficulties in the County of Lincoln; and the Report of the Commissioners thereon with the Documents in Support thereof" (Boston, 1811), 33-39. A text based on the notarial copy is given by John Wingate Thornton, "Ancient Pemaquid, an Historical Review," in Maine Historical Society,Collections," V., 207-214, also bound separately, (Portland, 1857), 75-82; another copy is found in John Johnston, "A History of the Towns of Bristol and Bremen in the State of Maine, Including the Pemaquid Settlement" (Albany, 1873), 70-74.

The source selected for this collection of documents is the notarial copy at Worcester.

Text.

This Indenture made the Nine and twenteth day of February Anno D'm 1631, And in the Seaventh yeere of the Raigne of our Sovraigne Lord Charles by the grace of God King of England Scotland ffraunce and Ireland, Defender of the ffaith, &c. BETWEENE the President and Councill of New England on the one parte, And Robert Aldworth and Gyles Elbridge of the City of Bristoll merchants, on the other parte, Witnesseth that whereas our Souvraigne Lord King James of famous memori late King of England Scotland ffraunce and Ireland, by his highnes Letters Pattente and Royall graunt vnder the great Seale of England bearing date the Third day of Nouember In the eighteenth Yeare of his Raigne of England ffraunce and Ireland &c for the causes therein expressed did absolutely giue graunt and confirme vnto the said President and Councell and their Successors forever, All the land of New England in America lying and being from fortie to fortie eight degrees of northerly Latitude, and in length by all that breadth aforesaid from Sea to Sea throughout the main land, together with all the woods, waters, soils, rivers, havens, Harbors, Iselands, and other commodities whatsoever therevnto belonging with divers other priviledges preheminences proffits and timbers, by Sea and land As by the said Letters pattents amongst other things contayned wherevnto due relacon being had it doth and may appeare NOW this Indenture Witnesseth That the said President and Councell of New England by virtue and authoritie of the said Lres Pattents and for and in consideračon that the said Robert Aldworth and Giles Elbridge have and will transport and doth ondertake to Transporte att their owne Costs and Chardges divers persons into New England and there to erect and build a Town and settle diuers Inhabitants for their own safetie better assurance and advancement of the

generall plantacon of that Country and for the furtherance of the said Plantačon and encouragement of the said vndertakers HAVE agreed and doe hereby agree graunte assigne allott and appointe to the said Robert Aldworth and Giles Elbridge theire heires and assignes and every of them one hundred acres of ground for every Person soe by them or anie of them Transported or that shall now or hereafter be Transported besides diurse other priviledges liberties and Comodities hereafter menconed And to that intent they have graunted allotted assigned and confirmed And by theis P'sents doe grante allot assign And confirme vnto the said Robert Aldworth and Giles Elbridge their heires and assignes and euerie of them One hundred seueral acres of ground in New England for every p'son transported or to be transported within the space of Seaven yeeres next ensuing That shall abide and continew there Three yeares either att one or severall times or dye in the meane season after hee or they are Shipped wth an Intent there to inhabite The same lands to be taken and chosen by them or either or anie of them their deputies or assignes in anie place adjacent to the said Twelve thousand acres of land hereafter menconed to be granted and not lately granted setled and inhabited by anie English and wherein noe English person or persons are allreadie placed or settled Togeather with free libertie to ffish in and uppon the Coste of New England in all Havens Ports Rivers & Creekes thereunto belonging and not granted to any others And that noe person or persons whatsoever shall take anie benefit or libtie of or to anie of the said grounde (excepting the free use of highe waies by land and Navigable Rivers) but that the said Robert Aldworth and Gyles Elbridge their heires and assigns shall haue the Sole right and use of the said grounds with all their proffits and appurteñces AND the said President and Councell doe further graunt assigne allott and confirme vnto the

said Robert Aldworth and Gyles Elbridge theire heires and assignes Twelve Thousand acres of land more over and above the foresaid proporcon of One hundred the person for every person Transported or to be Transported as foresaid as his or their proper inheritance forever The same land to be bounded Chosen taken and laid out neare the River Comonly called or known by the name of Pemaquid or by what other name or names the same is or haue ben or hereafter shal be called or knowne by and next adioyning to the lands where the people or servants of the said Roberd Aldworth and Gyles Elbridge are now seated or have inhabited for the space of three yeares last past and the same to be taken and chosen together and not straglingly both along the Sea Coast as the Coast lyeth and soe upp the River as farr as may Containe the said Twelve Thousand acres within the said bredth and length Togeather with the said hundred acres for every person by them the said Robert Aldworth and Gyles Elbridge to be Transported as aforesaid Togeather alsoe with all the Iselands Iseletts within the lymitts next adioyning the said land butting within the lymitts aforesaid Three leagues into the Main Ocean YEALDING and paying vnto our Sovraigne Lord the King his heires & Successors One ffith parte of all the Gould and silver Oare to bee found and had in or on the premises or any parte thereof and one other ffith part of the same to the said President and Councell aforesaid and their Successors fore ever AND alsoe Yielding and paying to the said President and Councell in the name of all other rents services duties and demands whatsoever for every hundred acres of Arrable lands soe obtayned by the said Robert Aldworth and Gyles Elbridge their heires and assignes and every or any of them and by those said other p'son or p'sons their heires and assigns The yearely rent of two shillings of lawfull money of England At the ffeast of St Michaell the Archangell To