Witness, Joseph Ilorton, Shanaroeke,

Witness, John Rawls, • Romackqua,

The mark of Coco, Indian. • Pathung,

Sachems.

The proprietors of Rye appear to have viewed these extensive purchases of John Budd, with no little degree of anxiety, for we

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find ihe following petition dispatched to the 2:eneral court by the inhabitants of Rye, on the 2d of October, 1(368.

The humble petition of the inhabitants of the town of Rye, to the R,ight Honorable the Governor and the rest of the gentlemen of the general court at Hartford.

May it please your Honor, with the gentlemen of the general courte, to understand that about four years since, that John Budd did present a paper with several names toil, of inhabitants on his neck or island, so called and patented. It was for the settling of himself and children; on which we conceived had it been performed it had done noe great injury to the towne ; but he noe ways pretended it, as doth agree, but hath and doth dayley let it and settle people upon it, extreamely prejuditiall to the towne, without the towne's approbation, which wee humbly conceave may be our injury if not speedily prevented ; Doe humbly request that neck of land may be delivered up to the town, we paying him by Indian purchases with interest, he abating for what land he hath sold, if not prejuditiall to the towne. And ihem that are prejuditiall, may be removed, and that you would be pleased to depute two or three persones whom you shall think meet, to come and settell amongst us with what speed may be. Soe we rest your humble petitioners.