THE PETICION

1 May it please this Honourd Court to Ratifie vnto your humble petitioners your grante formerly made of a Plantacion aboue the Falls that we may posesse all that Land which is left out of all former grants vpon that side of Charles Riuer. And vpon the other side five miles square. To haue and enjoye all those Lands Meadowes. Woodes and other grounds. together with all the Waters and other benifits what so euer now being or that may be within the Compasse of the afore said Limits to vs with our ascociats and our assignes for euer.

2 To be freed from all Countrey Charges for foure yeares. And millitarye excercises to be onely in our owne Towne except som extraordinary occasion Require it

3 That such distribution or Alottmts of Lands Meadowes woods &c within our said limits as ar done and pformed by the Grantees their successors or such as shall be deputed there vnto: Shall and may stand for good assureance vnto the seuerall posessors ther of and thier assignes for euer

4 That we may haue Countenance from this Honoured Courte for the well ordering of the Nonage of our scocietie according to the best rule. And to that purpose to assigne vnto vs a Constable that may regard peace and trueth.

5 To distinguish our Towne by the name of Contentment or otherwise what you shall please.

6 And lastly we intreate such other helps as your Wisdoms shall knowe best in favour to grante vnto vs for our well empveing of what we ar thus entrusted withall vnto our pticular but especially vnto the genrall good of this whole weale publike in succeeding times.

Subscribed by all that haue vnder written in Covent at [prst]

1636 The 10th of ye 7 Moneth this Peticion was published in a full Genrall Court and granted as followeth: vizt:

1 That this Plantacion shall haue 3 yeares Immunitie from publike charges

2 That our Towne shall beare the name of Dedham

3 All the rest of ye Peticion fully granted by a genrall voate. freely and cheerefully with out any exception at all where vpon this short Order was drawen vp and Recorded by ye Secretary Mr Bradstreete

Ordered yt the Plantacion to be setled aboue Charles Riuer shall haue. 3 yeares. Immunitie from publike Charges. as Concord had. to be accounted from the first of Maye next. and the name of the said Plantacion is to be Dedham.

To inioye all that Land on the Easterly and southerly side of Charles Riuer. not formerly Granted. vnto any Towne or pticular pson. And allso to haue 5 miles square on ye other side of the River

This Draught: or Tract of our Plantacion. being prsented vnto the Court Genrall. after publishing of our Peticion. It pleased the said Court. by a full consent. to grante our said Towne of Dedham to extend euery waye according to the same forme there in Delineated. without any contradiction at all made of. or concerning the same. being viewed by the whole Courte.

Dedham, Towne Booke, for the Entering, and Recording, of all such Orders as ar or shall be for the Gouerment there of as followeth,

THE COVENANT

1. We whose names ar here vnto subscribed. doe. in the feare and Reuerence of our Allmightie God, Mutually: and seuerally pmise amongst our selues and each to other to pffesse and practice one trueth according to that most pfect rule. the foundacion where of is Euerlasting Loue:

2 That we shall by all meanes Laboure to keepe of from vs all such. as ar contrarye minded. And receaue onely such vnto vs as be such as may be pbably of one harte, with vs as that we either knowe or may well and truely be informed to walke in a peaceable conuersation with all meekenes of spirit for the edification of each other in the knowledg and faith of the Lord Jesus: And the mutuall encouragmt vnto all Temporall comforts in all things: seekeing the good of each other out of all which may be deriued true Peace

3. That if at any time difference shall arise betwene pties of our said Towne. that then such ptie and pties shall prsently Referre all such difference. vnto som one. 2 or. 3 others of our said societie to be fully accorded and determined. without any further delaye. if it possibly may bee:

4 That euery man that now. or at any time heereafter shall haue Lotts in our said Towne shall paye his share in all such Rates of money. and charges as shall be imposed vpon him Rateably in pportion with other men As allso become freely subiect vnto all such orders and constitutions as shall be necessariely had or made now or at any time heere after from this daye fore warde. as well for Loveing and comfortable societie in our said Towne as allso for the psperous and thriueing Condicion of our said Fellowshipe

especially respecting the feare of God in which we desire to begine and continue. what so euer we shall by his Loveing fauoure take in hand

5 And for the better manefestation of our true resolution heere in. euery man so receaued: to subscribe heere vnto his name. there by obligeing both himself and his successors after him for euer. as we haue done

Names subscribed to the Couenant as followeth:

Robert: Feke

Edward: Alleyn

Samuell: Morse

Philemon Dalton

John: Dwight

Lambert: Generye

Richard: Euered

Ralph: Shepheard

John: Huggin

Ralph: Wheelock

Thomas Cakebread

Henry: Philips

Timothie Dalton

Thomas Carter

Abraham Shawe

John Coolidge

Nicholas Philips

John: Gaye

John Kingsbery

John Rogers

Francis Austen

Ezekiell Holleman

Joseph Shawe

William: Bearstowe

John: Haward

Thomas: Bartlet

Ferdinandoe Adams

Daniell: Morse

Joseph: Morse

John Ellice

Jonathan Fayerbanke

John: Eaton:

Michaell Metcalfe

John Morse

John Allin

Anthony: Fisher

Thomas: Wight

Eleazer: Lusher

Robert: Hinsdell

John Luson

John: Fisher

Thomas: Fisher

Joseph Kingsberye

John Batchelor

Nathaniell Coaleburne

John: Roper

Martin Philips

Henry Smyth

John: Fraerye

Thomas Hastings

Francis Chickering

Thomas: Alcock

William: Bullard

Jonas Humphery

Edward Kempe

John Hunting

Tymothie Dwight

Henry: Deengaine

Henry Brocke

James: Hering

Nathan Aldus

Edward Richards

Michaell Powell

John Elderkine

Michaell: Bacon

Robert Onion

Samuell Milles

Edward Colver

Thomas Bayes

George Bearstowe

John: Bullard

Thomas: Leader

Joseph Moyes

Jeffery Mingeye

James: Allin

Richard Barber

Thomas: Jordan

Joshua: Fisher

Christopher Smith

John Thurston

Joseph Clarke

Thomas: Eames

Peter Woodward

Thwaits Strickland

John: Guild

Samuell Bulleyne

Robert Gowen

Hugh Stacey

George: Barber

James Jordan

Nathaniell Whiteing

Beniamine Smith

Richard: Ellice

Austen: Kalem

Robert: Ware

Thomas: Fuller

Thomas: Payne

John: Fayerbanke

Henry Glover

Thomas Hering

John Plimption

George Fayerbanke

Tymoth Dwight

Andr: Duein

Joseph Ellice

Ralph Freeman

Joh: Rice

Danll Ponde

John Hovghton

Jonathan Fayerbank Jur:

James Vales

Thomas Metcalfe

Robert Crossman

William Avery

John Aldus

John: Mason

Isaac Bullard

Cornelus Fisher

John Partridge

James Draper

James Thorpe

Samuell Fisher

B Benjamin Bullard

Ellice W woode

Thomas Fisher