The history of King Philip's War

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a Farm, found the Gentlemen of the Ifland 9 very Civil &
obliging And being himfelf a Perfon of uncommon
freeman"; Thomas Pope; John Richmond
(in right of John Price) ; Walter
Woodworth (in right of Thomas Si-
Nathaniel Thomas (in right of
mons) ;
Nicolas Preflong) ; Ephraim Tinkham ;
Thomas Pinfon; and William Shirtlife.
They "proved their rights," and
agreed, —
i. That all were equal proprietors
of the granted premifes, " that is to fay,
to have and pay alike, according to
each man's proportion."
2. That all lands on their grant at
Saconet that fhall any way become
alienated from the Indians, and appropriated
to the Englifh, " mall belong and
be to the aforefaid proprietors."
3. That one equal fhare ihall be ap-
propriated " to the ufe of the miniftry,
and fo to remain fuccefiively forever."
4. That no perfon lhall appropriate
to himfelf more than txvo JJiares at Sa-
conet, on penalty of forfeiture to the
company of all fuch overplus.
5. That no proprietor ihall alienate
any of his land to one "not related to
him by affinity or blood," without confent
of the major part of the company,
or their committee.
6. That any proprietor not paying,
by the laft of October next, for his part
of what might have been purchafed by
the laft of September next, with his
proportion of charges, fhall forfeit his
lhare to the other proprietors.
7. That at any meeting of the company
duly warned, the major part of
them that lhall appear fhall have full
power to act for all, except to difpofe
of any of the lands.
8. That William Pabodie fhall be
their clerk.
9. That Mr. Conftant Southworth,
William Pabodie, and Nathaniel Thomas,
fhall be a committee to act for them
in purchafing of the Indians, calling
meetings, " and fuch other occafions as
may concern."
Having now authority to extinguifh
the Indians' titles at Saconet, the Com-
mittee proceeded to the work; 31 July,
purchafing of Awafhonks, Squaw-Sachem,
for £75, the land from Pachet
brook on the north, to a landing-place
called Toothos, and a white-oak tree in
Tomfie fwamp (in the range of what is
now called Taylor's Lane — fee map),
on the fouth ; with a depth, from the bay
on the weft, of one mile inland. There
feems, however, to have been a queftion
of ownerfhip long unfettled among the
Indians ; for in 1662 [Plym. Col. Rec. iv :
16] Tatacomuncah, and a Squaw-Sachem
called Namumpam (Weetamoe,
of Pocaffet) came to Plymouth with
complaints againft Wamfutta, for fell-
ing Saconet neck, which was claimed
by them. So, to make a fure thing of
it, the Committee, 1 Nov. 1673, re "
purchafed of Mamanuah (who could
9 The ifland of RhodeTfland ; in plain fight acrofs the " Eaft Pafiage.
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