These deponents testify & affirme, That they being at Peter Disbroes Island - (being to the westward of Greenewich) the 23* day of September last past & being there employed by me John Richbell for to Interpret betwixt the said Mr. Richbell & the Indyans (mentioned in this writing annext) about the purchase of three Necks of Land. The said deponents doe both of them affirme, that this herein written was a true and reall bargaine, made the day above s*. betwixt the said Mr. John Richbell & the said Indyans, & the Condicons thereof.

Taken before mee

John Heickes Hempsteed this 20th of December 1661.

Peter Dinbrorv'i, affidavit. ^ " The Deposicon of Peter Disbroe of Monussing Island abates suce 30th.

3. The s* deponent upon oath Testifieth, that Mr. Richbell &c went to Mr. Revell (then on the Island afores'') & warned Mr. Revell not to buy the Land

j beyond Maramaraneck River of the Indyans, for that (hee said) bee had bought it already: At that time Wappaquewam came to my house Mr. Richbell and John ffinch being there also, the said Wappaquewam said hee was the owner of the Land, & did in my hearing owne that hee had sold the land to Mr. Richbell, but the other Indyans over persuaded him to sell it to Mr. Revell, because hee would give a great deale more ; The said Wappaquewam did also owne that hee had rec'd part of pay for the Land, of Mr. Richbell & John ffinch : This to my best understanding was y* Indyans speech unto them ; Also at the same time the said Indian Wappaquewam did verbally offer unto Mr. Richbell the Pay that hee had rec'd in part for the sd Land. But Mr. Richbell refused, saying hee would not receive it, but according to bargaine hee would have the land & pay him (the sd Indian) his pay: Moreover the said deponent saith that Mr.