The sd Deponent upon oath testifieth, That Thomas Close & himselfe being mates, the said Close having beene at oyster bay upon his returne to Monussing aforesd, did tell him that when hee was at oyster bay, That John ffinch and Henry Disbroe of oyster bay did tell him, that John ffinch & Richbell had agreed to purchase the land at Mammaranock River, & desired* him not to discover what hee had told them, for that hee had promised them to keepe silence, & if it should bee knowne that hee had told him (the said Joanes) hee should then bee counted a Trayto'', this was about September 1661 : Severall moneths after M' Richbell & John ffinch & Edward Griffin being at Mamaranocke River & they waiting for the Indyans coming to them to receive that part of the pay for the land as was agreed there to bee paid, & Richbell had then by him ; They wanting bread sent for some to the Island Monussing, wherefore the sd deponent came and carryed them some : when to the land he came M' Richbell had there sett up a Shedd to shelter from the weather, & took possession there, Staying for y'' Indians to receive the pay as was promised. M' Revell being then at Monussing, & hearing that M"^ Revell came to buy the land, did tell M' Richbell what hee had heard : Wherefore M"^ Richbell & John ffinch & myselfe came to Monussing M'' Richbell saying that hee would purposely goe to forewarne M"' Revell not to buy the land, being hee had already agreed for the same : When to Monussing they came, there was some of the Indyans that had sold y" land viz': Cakoe & Wappaquewam, who would have secretly gone away (as they judged) but that, John ffinch spyeing of them, called them againe, saying to them, are you ashamed of what you are doeing: Then at Peter Disbroe's house the said Cakoe & Wappaquewam did tender to M' Richbell & John ffinch the pay againe which they had rec"* in part of payment for the Land, but they refused.