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HISTORY OF THE COLONIES.
[BOOK I.
CHAPTER V.
NEW-HAMPSHIRE.
§ 78. Having gone into a full consideration of the origin and political organization of the primitive colonies in the South and North, it remains only to take a rapid view of those, which were subsequently established in both regions. An historical order will probably be found as convenient for this purpose, as any, which could be devised.
§ 79. In November, 1629, Capt. John Mason obtained a grant from the council of Plymouth of all that part of the main land in New-England "lying upon the sea-coast, beginning from the middle part of Merrimack river, and from thence to proceed northwards along the sea-coast to Piscataqua river, and so forwards up within the said river and to the furthest head thereof; and from thence northwestwards until three score miles be finished from the first entrance of Piscataqua river; and also from Merrimack through the said river and to the furthest head thereof, and so forwards up into the lands westwards, until three score miles be finished; and from thence to cross over land to the three score miles and accounted from Piscataqua river, together with all islands and islets within five leagues distance of the premises."[1] This territory was afterwards called New-Hampshire. The land so granted was expressly subjected to the conditions and limitations in the original- ↑ 1 Haz. Coll. 289; 1 Holmes's Annals 190; 1 Belk. N. Hamp. ch. 1, p. 18.
