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provided of land and to have the former agreement fullfilled
and to remane as firme & sure as though there never had been any
Such act or deede as here is Specified: and that dureing the time of
the Indians abode att Montakut they Shall be carefull of doeing
any wrong to the English Either by their own persons or doggs
or any other way whatsoever: In witnes of the premises wee
doe here Sett to our hands: Dated at:
Easthampton Feb 11 Anno Dom.: 1661

[Left side]
Sealed Signed & Delivered in
presence of us
Edward Codner
William Miller

[Center Column
Theise two Mr Gardiner ]
& his sonne fuly confir=
=ming the premises being
guardians to the above
Said Sachem
Lion Gardiner
David Gardiner

[Right Column
The Sunck Squa X Her mark ]
wiondombone his X mark Sachem
[..]oquttouns mark X
[..]owhy his mark X
missoquat X his mark
mokkattas his mark
Obehhonnu X his mark
tommouk X his mark
Syana his X mark
Soukinnoush X his mark
aukeamt X his Mark These in
the name & consent of the rest of
the Indians of Montaukut

The above written being extracted out
of the originall Deede of which this is
A true Copy by mee
Thomas Tallmage Reco[rder]

This agreement following agreed & Concluded Decem[ber] first Ann Dom ..
one thousand six hundred and seventy And in the two and twentieth yeare
of the soveraign LordCharles the Second King of great Brittaine france and
Ireland Defender of the faith:
Bee it known to all men by these presents that I Voniute Sachem ofMontakut Alias Mousup,Pehihouwan:Mauhsianan Smith: Mahtompait
Obadiah & Ohekonnoo In the name & with the Consent of Pauquatoun . .
Counsellor: Missaguat Askommaug wussouwan, Niuvgin & the rest of the associate[s]
the true and lawfull Proprieties of a portion or parsell of land called Montaukut
beyond a certain pond ralled the fort pond Eastward, Wherias Mr John
Mulford, Mr, Thomas James Minister, & Jeremiah Conkling Inhabitants
of Easthampton in New Yorksheire on the East Rideing were bound in a bond
of a hundred pounds to the Commissioners of the Right Honourable frunns Louelan
Governor in our behalfe, wee having bound over and mortgaged all our lands for
their securitie inCase of the nonpayment of a certain sum of mony viz
foure Hundred Bushells of Indian Corne:wee having forfeited our land to you
forenamed Person att & upon the advice of the Worshippfulll William
Wells of Southhould one of the aforesaid Commissioners that wee should come
to a Speedy Composition with the aforesaid freinds, we aforementioned after
searious Consideration & Debate have agreede & Concluded: And by theise
presents doe deliver upp bargaine for & [Enfe] off a certain parsell of
land to the foresaid John Mulford, Tho. James & Jeramiah Conkling
as it is thus limitted & bounded by [..] the foresaid parties Wachebehsurk a
plan by the fort pond being a valley Southward from the fort hill to the
beach [Shahchippitchuge] being on the North Side the said land midwayBetwene the
great pond & fort pond Soe on a streight line to [Chebiatinauhsuk] from
there to a swampe where the Haystack stood called Mahshougitchuge
and soe throughthe Swampe to the great pond then Straight from the
haystacks to the great pond. Soe along by the great pond to a place called

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