Grant to Sir Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason (November 17, 1629) by the Council of New England:
<This Indenture made the seventeenth day of November Anno Domini 1629, and in the fifth year of the reign of our sovereign lord Charles, by the Grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, &c., between the President and Council of New England in the one party and Sir Ferdinando Gorges of London, Knight, and Captain John Mason of London, Esquire, on the other party...the president and council intend to name The Province of Laconia...
And also yielding and paying unto the said president and council and successors yearly the sum of ten pounds of lawful money of England at one entire payment within ten days after the feast of St. Michael the archangel yearly.> 1629FG001
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American Quotations by William J. Federer, 2024, All Rights Reserved, Permission granted to use with acknowledgement.
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1629FG001. William J. Federer, American Quotations (2014). Grant to Sir Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason, November 17, 1629, by the Council of New England.